Tomorrow morning, England will make their bow at the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship in Jeju, Korea when they take on Jamaica in Group C at 4am UK time.
It is a repeat of the play-in game at the last iteration of this competition, held in Limerick, Ireland in 2022, that finished 10-2 to England.
At that competition, England eventually finished sixth while Jamaica finished ninth and, three years on with two vastly different squads, England’s opening encounter is set to be another mouth-watering affair.
This will be Jamaica’s second appearance at a Men’s U20 World Championship after debuting in 2022 while England make their ninth appearance, finishing within the top six in every previous edition.
Nine of England’s 22-strong squad helped them to second spot at last year’s 2024 Men’s U20 Euros in Poland, including captains Joachim Ruby, Will Brown, and Jamie Mochan.
Incredibly, Jamaica’s Stone Evans returns to this tournament after also competing in 2022 aged just 16 and having played for his country’s senior squad at the 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship in San Diego.
He’s certainly one to watch in the Jamaica ranks after appearing in nine games for his university side, Providence, in 2025.
England defender Alex Cartwright will be heading to the US to study and play in September after committing to New Jersey Institute of Technology while attacker Spencer Mason has experience playing box lacrosse in Canada.
England take on Jamaica in Group C on the opening day of the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship at 4am (UK) with fans outside of Korea able to watch the game live on World Lacrosse TV by purchasing a game pass HERE.
For more information about the competition, click HERE.
Check out some images from the last time England’s young lions took on Jamaica at the 2022 World Lacrosse Men’s U21 Championship.
