On Friday evening, ahead of the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship in Jeju, Korea, the England Men’s U20 squad held a special presentation evening in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, with each player being presented with their England shirt for the competition.
The players and coaching staff were joined by friends and family along with representatives from some of the England Men’s U20 Programme’s 2025 sponsors, including Innov8 and ITS.
Former England Men’s U20 captain and current member of the senior squad Daniel Madeley provided an after-dinner speech, giving our young lions a taste of what’s to come after he helped his England U20 sides to a European title in 2019 and a sixth place finish at the World Championship in 2022.
A pre-tournament raffle was also held, organised by the players’ parents, raising a further £5,000 which will go directly towards helping the athletes with the financial cost of attending the World Championship that begins on 15 August.
The presentation evening came just a day after the playing numbers for the squad were announced and just over a week before the team travel to Korea on Sunday 10 August.
After a period of acclimatisation, the England Men’s U20 team will take on Jamaica in Group C on the opening day of the World Championship on Friday 15 August.
This will be followed by group stage games against hosts Korea and New Zealand before the knock-out stage begins.
England Lacrosse would once again like to thank the generous contributions of the sponsors of the Programme, including Innov8, ITS, Informed Sport, and Firefly, and recognise the huge efforts of the players’ family and friends in supporting our young athletes over their fledgling careers to date.
For more information about the competition, click HERE, and follow all things to do with the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship across the England Lacrosse social media channels and website.