England Lacrosse would like to thank the four sponsors who have helped propel our England U20 Men’s Programme during 2025 so far.
The investment and support from Innov8, ITS, Informed Sport, and Firefly was vital as our 22-player England U20 men’s squad travelled to Jeju Island, South Korea in August to compete at the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship, finishing in seventh place.
Because of the help from our sponsors and partners, we were able to enjoy memorable moments like the one-goal win over Mexico featuring a last second match-winning save from Jackson Davies, first ever competitive matches against Korea, New Zealand, and Mexico, and an exciting victory over Jamaica in the seventh place game.
Read more about each of our four England Men’s U20 Programme sponsors below.
Innov8
Manchester-based technology solutions firm Innov8 injected significant investment to help our young lions with the financial cost of being an international lacrosse player.
Innov8’s goal is simple: they want to help ambitious businesses to Get Further, Faster through smart finance and business management systems and technology-led transformation.
And in 2025 they brought that same drive to the lacrosse field.
As we look to continue to build a performance culture from the ground up, driven by planning, focus, and clear goals, Innov8 have been working with us to ensure our players can perform to the best of their ability throughout their preparation period and during the competition.
Innov8’s values perfectly align with those of England Lacrosse; with a data-driven approach and analysis-based operation our new partners are a strong fit for a squad aiming to reach their potential on the world stage.
ITS
A fast-growing force in digital infrastructure, ITS builds and operates the UK’s largest dedicated business-grade local access fibre network — delivering the connectivity that powers everything from high street names like Starbucks and Asda, to hospitals, universities, and sports venues including Loftus Road, the home of Queens Park Rangers, and Everton’s new ground, Hill Dickinson Stadium. ITS also supports major public events, such as broadcasting the BBC’s Eurovision coverage to global audiences.
As part of their commitment to the future of English lacrosse, ITS invested to help the young lions squad as they prepared for and competed at the 2025 World Championship.
Informed Sport
Informed Sport are the world’s leading testing and certification program for brands producing sports and nutritional supplements and injected significant investment in the England Men’s U20 Programme this year.
As experts in protecting elite athletes from inadvertent doping caused by supplements contaminated with banned substances, Informed Sport was and remains a vital source of information as our young athletes competed with some of the best in the world last month.
Firefly
Firefly donated a set of their revolutionary recovery devices to help our players’ muscles recover faster following their long journey to Korea, making playing seven games in nine days slightly easier.
The devices are portable and can be used on the go, perfect for active lifestyles and ensuring efficient recovery without the time commitment of traditional tools.
Some of the world’s top athletes already use Firefly, including professional marathon runner Jordan Hasay, 2024 Olympic Gold Medallist Tara Davis-Woodhall, and two-time Olympic Medallist Galen Rupp.
England Lacrosse is continually searching for new partners and sponsors and if you’d like to be involved and help the next or current generation of lacrosse talent, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our Head of Marketing & Partnerships Caroline Royle on [email protected].
In 2026, we’ve got three senior teams competing in international competition:
England Senior Men’s Box Lacrosse Team | 2026 European Box Lacrosse Championships (25 June - 4 July, Prague, Czechia)
England Senior Women’s Box Lacrosse Team | 2026 European Box Lacrosse Championships (25 June - 4 July, Prague, Czechia)
England Senior Women’s Field Lacrosse Team | 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship (24 July - 2 August, Tokyo, Japan)