Coaches announced ahead of 2026 Men's Box Euros

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The England Box Lacrosse Men’s Team has announced its five-person coaching team as they continue to build towards the 2026 European Lacrosse Box Championship in Prague, Czechia.

Head Coach Walt Christianson, who helped England to their first piece of major silverware at the 2022 Euros in Hanover, Germany, has named Chris Wainer, Rob Ingham Clark, Cai Jefferies, and Pete Wilson as his backroom staff.

Wainer steps into the Domestic Head Coach role after the long-serving Andy Downing bade farewell to the box team after more than a decade last year to focus on coaching with British Lacrosse.

Wainer played for England at the 2019 World Championship and was part of the 2022 Euros squad and will double up as the squad’s Defensive Co-ordinator.

Ingham Clark will add Offensive Co-ordinator duties to his Assistant Coach role after being involved with the team for a number of years.

Cai Jefferies and Pete Wilson return to England as Assistant Coaches after successful stints as players; Jefferies was part of the 2019 World Championship squad as well as the squad that secured the European title three years ago while Wilson featured for England at the 2017 Euros.

The pair took part in their first competition as England’s Assistant Coaches at April’s 2025 E-Box event.

Head Coach Walt Christianson, who is based in Canada, leads the squad into his fifth major tournament with England and will be determined to retain the European title in 2026.

Christianson will be in England for the squad trials in November, will join the squad for the annual E-Box tournament in April, and will be in Prague at the end of June for the Euros.

2026 Euros England Coaches

Walt Christianson | Head Coach
Chris Wainer | Domestic Head Coach & Defensive Co-ordinator
Rob Ingham Clark | Offensive Co-ordinator
Cai Jefferies | Assistant Coach
Pete Wilson | Assistant Coach

England's Jack Royer joins Calgary Roughnecks in NLL Draft

England box lacrosse player Jack Royer, who was England’s top scorer as they finished fourth at last year’s World Championships, has joined Calgary Roughnecks in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) after the annual draft took place on Saturday 6 September.

Drafted by Calgary in the fourth round of picks as pick 49, Royer will team up with fellow England star Cam MacLeod who joined the Roughnecks in 2024 and helped them to sixth place in the league and a play-off run last season.

Calgary is a three-time NLL champion with title wins in 2004 and 2009 but hasn’t reached top spot in six years since their last victory in 2019.

Royer is one of box lacrosse’s brightest young sparks having averaged over four points per game with the Edmonton Miners over three seasons when he was younger.

Last summer, he scored 10 goals and claimed four assists as England became the highest place European side at the 2024 World Championships in Utica, USA.

The Roughnecks are based in Calgary, a city in the Canadian province of Alberta, which Royer is more than familiar with having grown up in Edmonton, a short three hour drive away.

Royer studied at Queen’s University of Carolina where he scored 122 points over four seasons before graduating earlier this year.

The NLL is a professional box lacrosse league in North America comprising 14 teams - seven in Canada and seven in the USA.

For more information about the NLL, click HERE.

England Women's Box Lacrosse Team to hold open sessions this autumn

The England Women’s Box Lacrosse Team is hosting a series of open training sessions in Autumn for players who qualify to play for the national side.

Four sessions will be held in September, October, and November in London, Stockport, Oxford, and the Midlands, providing a great opportunity for players to try out this format of the sport.

The sessions are all part of England’s journey to the inaugural Women’s Box Lacrosse European Championship in Prague next year.

Indeed, following the open training sessions, the team will then hold two trials sessions in late November after which newly appointed Head Coach Conor Dockery and his coaching team will select a training squad to work together ahead of that first ever Euros.

Each open and trials session is open to all England Lacrosse registers players aged 16 and older and kit will be available to borrow for the open sessions.

For more information about the sessions, click HERE.

Open Sessions

14 September | London
28 September | Stockport
26 October | Oxford
2 November | Midlands

Trials

22/23 November | Oxford
30 November | Manchester Metropolitan University

Please note, attendance is not required on both trial weekends to be considered.

North team complete three-peat at 2025 North v South Box Lacrosse Series

The North men’s team secured a third title in a row at the 2025 North v South Box Lacrosse Series over the weekend after a 10-5 win over the South team.

Ryan Hunns and Matt Marsh each scored a hat-trick for the North team, with further goals from Ollie Allsop, Will Allsop, Tom Bracegirdle, and Dave Groves seeing them go unbeaten in the three 2025 series games.

The women’s competition, that had players split across two teams regardless of geography, saw a series victory for Washington All-Stars against B-Oxford Blaze after a final day 6-5 win.

Rosie Bathurst and Claudia Lane scored two each alongside single goals from Jane Lee-Whitehead and Monks.

And in the two-game men’s B series, the North team eventually claimed the title on goals scored after each team won one and lost one.

A 7-5 win for the South team on day one was followed by a 6-3 North team victory on day two, meaning the North claimed the title after scoring one more goal than the South (11-10).

The entire 2025 North v South Box Lacrosse Series was streamed on Lacrosse Live UK’s YouTube channel HERE.

Main Men’s Series

Game 1 | North 7-6 South (1-1, 1-3, 4-5, 7-6)

North scorers | Hunns (2G, 1A), Marsh (2G), Bracegirdle (1G, 1A), Edwards (1G), Trinh (1G), W Allsop (1A)
South scorers | Page-Laycock (2G), Walker (2G), Murray (1G)

Game 2 | North 15-3 South (4-1, 9-1, 10-2, 15-3)

North scorers | Hunns (4G, 1A), O Allsop (2G, 2A), Martin (3G), Bracegirdle (2G), Marsh (2G), W Allsop (1G), Groves (1G), Edwards (1A).
South scorers | Page-Laycock (2G), Walker (1G, 1A), MacDougall (1A), Thomas (1A).

Game 3 | North 10-5 South (2-1, 4-3, 6-4, 10-5)

North scorers | Hunns (3G, 2A), Marsh (3G), Trinh (3A), O Allsop (1G, 1A), W Allsop (1G), Bracegirdle (1G), Groves (1G), Martin (1A).
South scorers | Thomas (2G, 1A), Walker (2G), Macqueen (1G), Nichols-Cook (1A), O’Mahoney (1A).

Women’s Series

Game 1 | Washington All-Stars 7-4 B-Oxford Blaze (4-0, 6-0, 7-4, 7-4)

Washington All-Stars | Reynard (2G, 1A), Bathurst (2G), Lane (1G), Lee-Whitehead (1G), Monks (1G), Jones (1A), Podger (1A), Russell (1A).
B-Oxford Blaze scorers | Keane (2G), Grimes (1G), Kabani (1G).

Game 2 | Washington All-Stars 6-5 B-Oxford Blaze (2-1, 4-2, 6-4, 6-5)

Washington All-Stars scorers | Bathurst (2G, 1A), Lee-Whitehead (1G,2A), Lane (2G), Akintoye (1G).
B-Oxford Blaze | Kabani (3G), Keane (2G), Prettyman (1A).

Men’s B Series

Game 1 | North B 5-7 South B (2-3, 2-4, 3-5, 5-7)

North B scorers | Jefferies (1G, 2A), C Bland (2G), Holt (1G), Morley (1G).
South B scorers | Rodberg (1G, 2A), Farrer (2G), Dawson (1G, 1A), Lynch (1G, 1A), Anaya (1G), Milner (1G).

Game 2 | North B 6-3 South B (1-0, 2-1, 4-2, 6-3)

North B scorers | Jefferies (4G), C Bland (1G), Smith (1G).
South B scorers | Farrer (1G), Haxton (1G), Rodberg (1G), Deans (1A).

Meredith Ingham Clark named England Women's Box Team Manager

England Lacrosse is delighted to announce Meredith Ingham Clark has been appointed as the England Women’s Box Team Manager.

She’ll be working with newly appointed Head Coach Conor Dockery and the pool of talented English players as they prepare to compete at next year’s first ever women’s box Euros.

A relative late-comer to the sport after first picking up a stick in 2020 at the age of 30, Ingham Clark joins the England team having packed a lot in to her five years in lacrosse.

She’s a founding member of the Camden Capybaras women’s team and has served on their executive committee since 2021 where she is the current Vice Chair.

It was Ingham Clark’s husband and England men’s box team Assistant Coach, Rob Ingham Clark, who first gave her the box lacrosse bug which eventually led her to be part of the original steering group to develop a domestic box offering for women in the UK, alongside fellow pioneers Lizzie Bottrill, Jane Lee, Evie Stephens, and Issy Keane.

Since then, Ingham Clark has gained a lot of box experience, having represented teams at the annual ShE-Box event, the USBOXLA Nationals, the Tasko Cup, and the Southern Box Lacrosse (SBL) Winter Box League.

Having been a part of the very first women’s England box training squad in 2023/24, Ingham Clark currently serves as the South East Women’s Lacrosse Association (SEWLA) and the South England Men’s Lacrosse Association (SEMLA) Women’s Box Development Rep.

Ingham Clark’s has previous experience managing team’s as Team Manager of Rise men at this year’s The Fly, EdinBru at ShE-Box 2025, and the women’s field tournament team Marmaladies who won the Blues Fest Plate in 2024.

Upon her appointment, Ingham Clark said:

"This is the beginning of an incredibly exciting chapter for the England women's box team as we build towards the first ever women's box Euros next year, and I'm so honoured and excited to be on that journey with the team as Team Manager. 

“With Euros, along with key fixtures in the box calendar like ShE-Box and national training sessions, there’s a real sense of momentum. It's going to be a very busy 18 months for women's box — but that’s what makes it so exciting. I’m proud to be helping drive the programme forward."

Conor Dockery named England Women's Box Team Head Coach

England Lacrosse is excited to announce experienced coach Conor Dockery has been appointed England Women’s Box Team Head Coach.

Dockery has over a decade of coaching experience across multiple levels of the game, including working with some of the brightest young talent in the country on the England Lacrosse Aspire Programme and helping to lead the England Women’s U20 Team to European Championship glory in 2022 as Assistant Coach.

Dockery’s experience nourishing some of the best young lacrosse talent in the country has been further enhanced over the past few years as a teacher and lacrosse coach at both Cheltenham Ladies’ College and Queen Anne’s School.

As well as an extensive coaching CV, Dockery was also a valuable team player in his own right having played for Brighton University, East Grinstead, and Cheltenham Lacrosse Club in the field discipline.

He’s no stranger to box lacrosse, though, having played for Dublin Riggers, Emerald Islanders, and London Knights at club level and represented Ireland at two World and two European Championships notching up 23 appearances during the four tournaments and helping his team to 6th (2015 Worlds), 11th (2019 Worlds), 6th (2017 Euros), and 7th (2022 Euros) placed finishes.

His knowledge of the box lacrosse game has also come in handy in recent years when leading Forge to two league titles at The Fly that showcases the six-a-side Olympic format of the sport.

His initial remit is to prepare an England team to compete at next year’s first ever Women’s European Box Championship as well as to grow and improve the current pool of England women’s box players.

England all-time top scorer raising money to help conquer cancer

England men’s box lacrosse team all-time top scorer Lyndon Bunio is about to embark on an extreme cycling challenge to help raise money for Canada’s The Princess Margaret Ride to Conquer Cancer.

Bunio, who grew up in Canada, is unable to take part in the official ride that takes place on 7 and 8 June and has instead challenged himself to cycle 250 metres for every dollar donated towards his campaign between now and 1 August; if he hits his goal of raising $5,000, he will cycle a total of 1,250 kilometres over the next two months.

Any money raised by Bunio, who has scored 71 points for England so far in his international career, will go towards helping to fund life-saving cancer research at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Canada, one of the world’s leading cancer research and treatment centres.

The England superstar has been inspired to take on the challenge by his father who is currently fighting Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer.

Having already raised $412.20 (as of Tuesday 20 May), Bunio is set to cycle 103.05 kilometres around London; as an added incentive to donate, anyone pledging $50 will be able to choose any pub with five kilometres of Tower Bridge in London and he will send a photo to them enjoying a beverage from that pub and anyone donating $100 or more will be able to choose any pub in Greater London.

For more information about The Princess Margaret Ride to Conquer Cancer, click HERE.

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Former England goalie Frank Scigliano wins NLL Goaltender of the Year Award

Former England goalie Frank Scigliano has been named 2024/25 National Lacrosse League (NLL) Goaltender of the Year.

Scigliano, who represented England at the 2019 World Lacrosse Box Championship, won the award after an outstanding season for Saskatchewan Rush and edged out fellow nominees Matt Vinc and Nick Rose, also a former England international goalie.

The 33-year-old, who has also represented Calgary Roughnecks and San Diego Seals in the NLL, earner the honour for the first time in his 13-year-long NLL career after posting a league best 9.40 goals against average and finishing with a .795 save percentage.

His excellent season also included a new high in wins with 11, despite missing two games due to the birth of his daughter.

The Rush have had a finalist for Goaltender of the Year twice before with Aaron Bold being nominated in 2014 and 2015 but they’ve never had a winner until now.

All awards are based on regular-season performances with voting having taken place prior to the start of the 2025 NLL Playoffs; media, coaches, and team personnel ranked their top five selections for each award.

For more information about the awards, follow the NLL on Instagram HERE.

Former England goalie up for top NLL gong

Former England goalie Frank Scigliano is one of three finalists up for the Goaltender of the Year Award in the 2024/25 National Lacrosse League (NLL) season top honours.

Scigliano, who represented England at the 2019 World Lacrosse Box Championship, has been nominated alongside Nick Rose and Matt Vinc for the top gong after an incredible season for Saskatchewan Rush.

The 33-year-old, who has also represented Calgary Roughnecks and San Diego Seals in the NLL, is up for Goaltender of the Year for the first time in his 13-year-long NLL career after posting a league best 9.40 goals against average and finishing with a .795 save percentage.

His excellent season also included a new high in wins with 11, despite missing two games due to the birth of his daughter.

The Rush have had a finalist for Goaltender of the Year twice before with Aaron Bold being nominated in 2014 and 2015 but they’ve never had a winner.

All awards are based on regular-season performances with voting having taken place prior to the start of the 2025 NLL Playoffs; media, coaches, and team personnel ranked their top five selections for each award.

The National Lacrosse League will announce award winners from 12 to 16 May.

For more information about the awards, follow the NLL on Instagram HERE.

One win, two defeats for England at 2025 E-Box Invitational

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England came away with one win and two defeats from their three games at the 2025 E-Box Invitational event in Prague, Czechia over the weekend.

On Friday, England fell to a 22-10 defeat to hosts Czechia, before a 15-7 loss to Germany on Saturday and then a final day 18-10 victory against Japan.

With 16 players making their England debuts at the competition, this year’s E-Box event was a chance for Head Coach Walt Chrisitianson to give some of the younger and less experienced players in the England player pool a chance to play international box lacrosse.

Indeed, two of the England roster, George Medd and 16-year-old Finn Ward, had never played a full game of box lacrosse until this competition.

England’s opening game against Czechia started quickly and took some of the younger members of the squad by surprise as their 2022 Euros semi-final opponents stormed to a 7-2 first quarter lead.

Another powerful quarter from the hosts left England battered and bruised and 17-6 down at the half but England regrouped and gave a good account of themselves in the second half scoring four and conceding five.

It was a good showing in the end for an England team with seven debutants in the offence and eight different scorers, including first England goals for Nathan Edwards, Ryan Martin, Oscar McCarthy and Jack O’Mahoney.

England’s second game against Germany saw them play excellently in the second and third quarters but punished for a slow start and some tiredness in the final minutes.

Germany, who England defeated in the 2022 Euros final, were out for blood and ended the first quarter 5-1 up but a tight defensive display from England in the second quarter allowed them to push on in the third quarter and early in the fourth quarter dragged themselves back to 10-7.

Fatigue kicked in with 10 minutes to go and Germany ended the game scoring five goals without reply to win 15-7.

England’s final game at the 2025 E-Box Invitational was a first ever competitive game against Japan and three goals in seven minutes had England in the driving seat.

The improvement in the players over the three games was clear to see and, despite being pegged back at 3-3 early in the second quarter, they went from strength to strength in this final game heading into the half-time break 7-4 ahead.

A huge third quarter in which England scored eight and conceded just two meant England were heading for their first win of the competition.

England tired once again in the fourth but the damage had been done in the third and England celebrated an 18-10 victory.

Head Coach Walt Christianson said:

“This has been a fantastic weekend for box lacrosse. It’s been so exciting to see so many young, new players to the game and, not only are they young and new to the game, there’s a tremendous amount of skill so I’ve been very very happy with the growth.

“We’re obviously not measuring what we’re doing this weekend in wins and losses but in little wins and the difference between the players on the first game compared to our third game has been outstanding.

“So it’s really really exciting to see all these young players and I’m really looking forward to seeing them all at trials in November.”

Captain and all-time most capped England player Tom Roche said:

“It’s been a great trip. We’ve managed to expand the group of players with international exposure by a lot. There’s been some big performances from some young players, and it’s been really fantastic to have probably the youngest group of offensive players we’ve ever had before. I think the future is really bright for this group of players.”

A scratch team of English athletes also took part in the ShE-Box event that runs parallel to E-Box with that team winning two of their four fixtures against Netherlands (12-3 W), Women’s Box Lacrosse Global Network (7-6 L), Japan (8-6 W), and Germany (11-6 L).

Watch all the action from the 2025 E-Box and ShE-Box Invitationals HERE.

Czechia 22-10 England (7-2, 10-4, 3-1, 2-3)

England scorers | Lyndon Bunio (2G, 3A), Elliot Leonard (2G), Ollie Allsop (1G, 1A), Nathan Edwards (1G), Ryan Martin (1G), James McIlhagger (1G), Jack O’Mahoney (1G),Tom Roche (1G), Sebastian Di Siena (1A), Travis Payne (1A).

Face-off | Tom Roche (30 face-offs, 14 wins).

Germany 15-7 England (5-1, 1-2, 4-3, 5-1)

England scorers | Lyndon Bunio (3G), Tom Roche (2G), Ollie Allsop (1G, 1A), Oscar McCarthy (1G), Ryan Martin (2A), James McIlhagger (1A), Jack Robinson (1A).

Face-off | Oscar McCarthy (25 face-offs, 11 wins).

England 18-10 Japan (3-1, 4-3, 8-2, 3-4)

England scorers | James McIlhagger (4G, 1A), Ollie Allsop (3G, 1A), Finn Ward (3G, 1A), Lyndon Bunio (2G, 2A), Elliot Leonard (2G, 2A), Sebastian Di Siena (1G, 2A), Jack Robinson (1G, 2A), Nathan Edwards (3G), Harry Edwards (1A), Ryan Martin (1A), Oscar McCarthy (1A), Travis Payne (1A).

Face-off | Tom Roche (20 face-offs, 8 wins), Oscar McCarthy (11 face-offs, 6 wins).

England head to Prague for annual E-Box Invitational this weekend

The England men’s box lacrosse team heads to Prague, Czechia this weekend for the 2025 E-Box Invitational event.

Over the course of the three day event taking place from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 May, England will take on Czechia B/U20, Germany, and, for the first time ever in a competitive fixture, Japan.

The 23-player squad, that includes four players who represented England at last year’s World Lacrosse Box Championships, also features 16 players who are yet to receive a single cap for the national side.

The competition comes just days after England Lacrosse announced that Walt Christianson will be continuing in his role as England men’s box lacrosse team Head Coach until at least the end of next year’s Euros.

Christianson and his coaching team see this year’s E-Box Invitational as the perfect opportunity to help develop the wider England box playing pool as preparations begin to defend the European Championship title next year.

While there is no official England women’s team entering ShE-Box this year, several English women’s players are heading to Prague to take part in the competition.

Claudia Lane and Emily Chong will feature for the Women’s Box Lacrosse Global Network team and Lauren Lewis, Rosie Bathurst, Leah Catton, Lexi Reynard, and Georgie Rutter will compete for Scotland.

Annabelle Akintoye, Torz Anderson, Laura Beaman, Phoebe Blakeley-Crewe, Holly Dodds, Millie Johnson, Rosie Jones, Sandra Lamplugh, Jane Lee-Whitehead, Harriet Mann, Ellie Racle, Laura Wright, Helena Prettyman, Davina Emetulu, Francesca Parshall, and Lucy Mayers will all compete at ShE-Box as an Athletes for England team.

Founded in 2015, the annual E-Box Invitational aims to provide international box lacrosse teams with the opportunity to play full, competitive games against various opponents from across the continent outside of major international tournaments.

There are no winners, no points, and no trophies with the goal being the games themselves as well as gaining experience and making new friends.

England has entered a team into the E-Box competition at three of the past four editions (2019, 2023, 2024).

Previous editions of the event have been live streamed and can be re-watched HERE.

For more information about the England box lacrosse programme, click HERE.

England 2025 E-Box Invitational Squad (caps)

Ollie Allsop (5)
Will Allsop (17)
Lyndon Bunio (20)
Archie Carr
Oliver Dawson
Sebastian Di Siena
George Dury (5)
Harry Edwards
Nathan Edwards
Joseph Hodgkins
Ollie Lee
Elliot Leonard (19)
Ryan Martin
Oscar McCarthy
James McIlhagger
George Medd
Jack O’Mahoney
Travis Payne
Tom Roche (39)
Jack Robinson
Ben Stowe (3)
Finn Ward
Kristien Warren

Reserves
Kyle MacQueen (3)
Tyler Rodberg

Staff

Walt Christianson | Head Coach
Rob Ingham Clark | Assistant Coach
Cai Jefferies | Assistant Coach
Pete Wilson | Assistant Coach
Merrisa Heraldson | Physiotherapist
Rob Gooch | Team Manager

England 2025 E-Box Invitational Schedule (all times UK)

Friday 2 May | England v Czechia B/U20 | 3pm
Saturday 3 May | England v Germany | 6pm
Sunday 4 May | England v Japan | 5pm

Walt Christianson to continue as England men's box Head Coach until 2026

England Lacrosse is delighted to announce that Walt Christianson will continue in his role as the England men’s box team Head Coach, taking him up to at least the end of next year’s 2026 ELF Men’s Championship.

Following last year’s fourth-place finish at the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships, Christianson will now continue in his role as Head Coach and begin the team’s preparations as they bid to defend the European title they won for the first time in Hanover, Germany in 2022.

The 2026 Euros will see Christianson’s tenure extend into its ninth year, having taken up the role in 2017, and means he will take charge of the national side at a major tournament for a fifth time.

Born in Rossland, Canada in 1959, Christianson attended the University of Victoria to become a teacher and play college basketball.

When his basketball career didn’t take off, he turned to lacrosse at 19, playing the field game for Victoria Sea Spray and eventually Canada from 1981 to 1984.

Christianson’s huge success, however, came in the box lacrosse format with Victoria Shamrocks as both a player and coach winning the Mann Cup, Canada's National Lacrosse Championship, four times in 1983 and 1999 as a player and 2003 and 2005 as a coach.

As coach of the Shamrocks, Christianson was named Coach of the Year in the Western Lacrosse Association in 1990 and 2002, and was named Sport BC's Coach of the Year in 2006.

After stepping down as Head Coach of Victoria Shamrocks in 2011, he took up a coaching role in their junior set-up before, after retiring from a career in teaching in 2016, crossing the Atlantic to become England Head Coach in 2017 ahead of that year’s European Championship.

At that tournament in Turku, Finland, England won four games and finished fifth before Christianson lead England to the 2019 World Lacrosse Box Championship in Langley, Canada.

In his home country, Christianson helped England to fourth place after a memorable bronze medal game against USA finished 11-8 to the North Americans.

Off the back of becoming the highest placed European team at the 2019 World Championship, England were one of the favourites heading into the 2022 European Championship in Hanover, Germany and they didn’t disappoint.

Six wins from six, including an enthralling 13-12 semi-final win against 2017 finalists Czechia, meant England, with Christianson at the helm, lifted their first piece of major silverware.

Last year’s 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships once again saw England finish fourth, and as the highest ranked European side, impressively with an all-domestic defensive line for the first time in history.

With a win percentage of 51.9% in major tournaments as England Head Coach, Christianson is undoubtedly one of the best coaches in the world and, having helped shape the box lacrosse programme in England up to this point, we’re looking forward to see what the next year or so will bring.

Walt Christianson said:

“I’m excited to be continuing as England Head Coach as we look to defend our European title next year!

“Since I took up the role in 2017, box lacrosse in England has grown exponentially with the men’s national side cementing their position as one of the best European sides and fourth best in the world.

“I can’t wait to continue with the project, helping to further grow the game in England and improving home-grown players during the next year.”

SEMLA to host two coaching seminars with guest speaker Walt Christianson

England men’s box lacrosse team Head Coach Walt Christianson has been announced as the headline act as the South of England Men’s Lacrosse Association (SEMLA) hosts two coaching seminars later this month.

The seminars are aimed at coaches and those interested in coaching but anyone from any background is welcome at the sessions in London and the Midlands.

The first seminar will be held at Spencer Lacrosse Club, London on Monday 28 April with Christianson being joined by Head of Lacrosse at Putney High and England Lacrosse Aspire Programme Coach, Emilie Ellston, and Head of Lacrosse at North London Collegiate and England Men’s U20 Assistant Coach, Corey Carver.

The second session will take place the following day on Tuesday 29 April at Nuneaton Lacrosse Club where Christianson will once again be on the panel along with Nuneaton Coach Chris White and England women’s box lacrosse team Assistant Coach, Millie Geddes.

Alongside the formal seminar sessions, there will also be a question and answer session with individuals able to submit questions to panel members prior to the event by emailing SEMLA President Rob Gooch on [email protected].

SEMLA Coaching Seminar Schedule

Walt Christianson, Emilie Ellston, & Corey Carver | Monday 28 April | Spencer Lacrosse Club | 7pm-9pm (doors open at 6pm).

Walt Christianson, Chris White, & Millie Geddes | Tuesday 29 April | Nuneaton Lacrosse Club | 7pm-9pm (doors open at 6pm).

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Women's box players invited to training session led by Walt Christianson

The England men’s box lacrosse team is inviting women’s box players to their training session on Sunday 27 April ahead of the 2025 E-Box and ShE-Box Invitational events, with men’s Head Coach Walt Christianson set to be in attendance.

Taking place at the Oxford Academy Dome from 12pm-4pm, the session will run separate men’s and women’s groups working the same drills and activities with scrimmages played over short periods alternating between the two groups.

The hugely experienced England men’s team Head Coach Walt Christianson will be attending and leading the session imbibing some of his wealth of knowledge to participants.

Under his tutelage, England has risen from fifth in Europe to fourth in the world, winning a first European Championship title in 2022 along the way.

Priced at just £15 per person (payable on the day), the session is the perfect opportunity for women’s box players to learn from one of the best coaches in the world.

Players will need to supply their own box lacrosse equipment and should email [email protected] to confirm their attendance ahead of the session.

Walt Christianson names 23-player England squad for 2025 E-Box Invitational

England men’s box lacrosse team Head Coach Walt Christianson has named his 23-player squad heading to Prague, Czechia for the 2025 E-Box Invitational from 2-4 May.

The squad features four players who represented England at last year’s World Lacrosse Box Championships, including captain and most capped player Tom Roche, all-time top goal-scorer Lyndon Bunio, Elliot Leonard, and Ollie Allsop.

Will Allsop and George Dury return to an England squad for the first time since the E-Box Invitational last year after narrowly missing out on final spots in the World Championship squad; Allsop has 17 caps and a European title to his name while Dury has won five caps during his career so far.

Ben Stowe will add to his three England caps during the 2025 E-Box Invitational as the only goalie in the squad after also last featuring for his country at last year’s E-Box Invitational.

Christianson and his coaching team see this year’s E-Box Invitational as the perfect opportunity to help develop the wider England box playing pool as preparations tentatively begin to defend the European Championship title next year with 16 of the 22-strong squad having never played a competitive game for England before.

England will take on long-term European rivals Czechia B/U20 and Germany during the three-day tournament as well as a first competitive fixture against Japan.

The England squad has two training sessions on Sunday 6 April in Sheffield and Sunday 27 April in Oxford before the squad leave for Prague on Thursday 1 May. Players not within the E-Box squad are welcome to attend the sessions with 50% off the entry fee for non-squad players.

Founded in 2015, the annual E-Box Invitational aims to provide international box lacrosse teams with the opportunity to play full, competitive games against various opponents from across the continent outside of major international tournaments.

There are no winners, no points, and no trophies with the goal being the games themselves as well as gaining experience and making new friends.

England has entered a team into the E-Box competition at three of the past three editions (2019, 2023, 2024).

Previous editions of the event have been live streamed and can be re-watched HERE.

England 2025 E-Box Invitational Squad (caps)

Ollie Allsop (5)
Will Allsop (17)
Lyndon Bunio (20)
Archie Carr
Oliver Dawson
Sebastian Di Siena
George Dury (5)
Harry Edwards
Nathan Edwards
Joseph Hodgkins
Ollie Lee
Elliot Leonard (19)
Ryan Martin
Oscar McCarthy
James McIlhagger
George Medd
Jack O’Mahoney
Travis Payne
Tom Roche (39)
Jack Robinson
Ben Stowe (3)
Finn Ward
Kristien Warren

Reserves
Kyle MacQueen (3)
Tyler Rodberg

Staff

Walt Christianson | Head Coach
Rob Ingham Clark | Assistant Coach
Cai Jefferies | Assistant Coach
Pete Wilson | Assistant Coach
Merrisa Heraldson | Physiotherapist
Rob Gooch | Team Manager

England 2025 E-Box Invitational Schedule (all times UK)

Friday 2 May | England v Czechia B/U20 | 3pm
Saturday 3 May | England v Germany | 6pm
Sunday 4 May | England v Japan | 5pm

England star Katie Greenwood to coach at 2025 Triple Arrow Camp

Triple Arrow Camps has announced that England field and box star Katie Greenwood will be a Lead Coach at the 2025 Cheltenham Ladies’ College Plus+ Camp, taking place from Tuesday 8 to Friday 11 April.

Greenwood brings a wealth of experience to Triple Arrow Camps having played in three major tournaments with England across two disciplines: she was England’s field goalie at the 2019 ELF Women’s Championship and 2022 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship and appeared in the offence at the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships.

An experienced Sixes Lacrosse player, Greenwood is also a part of the British Lacrosse training squad, representing them at the 2022 World Games, and has appeared in two seasons of The Fly Sixes Lacrosse League (2021 & 2024).

Initially a midfielder, the 33-year-old transitioned to the cage during high-school which continued through to college, first at St. Mary’s College before taking a year off during her sophomore year and transferring to Florida Southern.

It was at Florida Southern that Greenwood really honed her goal-keeping skills and was named a two-time NCAA DII All-American and Goalie of the Year.

Following college, and after turning down offers to try out for the American professional women’s league and the USA national side, she began coaching at her old school St. Mary’s College before eventually moving to England.

In 2017, after that year’s World Lacrosse Women’s Championship in England, Greenwood was persuaded by a friend to try out for the England senior national team and since then has never looked back becoming an integral part of the national team set-up and helping to mentor up-and-coming goalies like Emilie Chandler and Dylan Whittington in the process.

Greenwood is the first coach to be announced on the 2025 Triple Arrow Camps programme and will have an all-round coaching focus, although any goalies attending the camp will have the opportunity for one-to-one time with her.

The 2025 Triple Arrow Plus+ Camp is for the true lacrosse lovers and allows campers to be immersed in a full lacrosse learning environment.

In addition to the typical top-class coaching you would expect from a Triple Arrow Camp administered by the National Governing Body, the Plus+ Camp is specifically tailored to help young athletes improve their game with expert sessions around strength & conditioning (S&C), nutrition, and recovery using the state-of-the-art health and fitness facilities at Cheltenham Ladies’ College.

Plus+ offers campers a range of sessions delivered by our experienced coaches including small-sided games, positional skills, transition and overload, inside S&C, and much much more.

In addition to access to both grass and artificial playing surfaces on site, Cheltenham Ladies’ College boasts two sports halls, a climbing wall, a refurbished 25m swimming pool, a multi-purpose activity studio and 58-station fitness gym with free weights, spin, and rowing areas for camp access.

For the Triple Arrow Plus+ Camp, there are both residential and day places available from £402.50 with residential campers having access to all the available facilities at Cheltenham Ladies’ College alongside scheduled activities following their evening meal each night.

Vacancy | England women's box team Head Coach

England Lacrosse is looking to appoint an inspirational and highly professional individual as the second-ever women’s box lacrosse team Head Coach following last year’s inaugural World Lacrosse Box Championships.

As the organisation seeks to build on the incredible achievements of our women’s box team at the 2024 World Championships in Utica, New York, where the team placed fifth, the next major assignment will be to consolidate our unofficial position as Europe’s leading team at the inaugural Women’s Box European Championship scheduled for summer 2026.

The successful Head Coach candidate will have the opportunity to shape and evolve a performance culture providing players with an environment in which they can thrive in pursuit of individual and collective excellence.

They will be responsible for leading the coaching strategy and delivery, along with the development and implementation of plans for a programme to prepare athletes to compete on the international stage and perform consistently to the highest standards required.

Comfortable working with elite athletes, the ideal candidate will also be adept at managing and working collaboratively with a team of staff to achieve maximum output from available resources. 

The Head Coach will work closely with the England Lacrosse National Performance Manager in overseeing the strategy, standards, and ongoing direction of the programme and ensuring the overall culture of the programme is aligned with England Lacrosse’s vision and values.

For more information about the role, download the role description HERE.

Please note, this role is voluntary with reasonable and necessary expenses provided.

How to apply:

To apply for this position please email the following documents to Abi Merrill at [email protected]:

· Cover Letter highlighting your motivation for the post and relevant experience (500 words max.).
· Up to date CV.
· Complete Equalities monitoring form, via this link: Equalities Monitoring Form

Responsible to: National Performance Manager

Application closing date:  Sunday 9 March

Vacancy | England women's box team Team Manager

England Lacrosse is looking to appoint a dedicated and hard-working individual as the women’s box Team Manager following last year’s inaugural World Lacrosse Box Championships.

As the organisation seeks to build on the incredible achievements of our women’s box team at the 2024 World Championships in Utica, New York, where the team placed fifth, the next major assignment will be to consolidate our unofficial position as Europe’s leading team at the inaugural Women’s Box European Championship scheduled for summer 2026.

The Team Manager will work closely with the England Lacrosse National Performance Manager and England women’s box team Head Coach in overseeing the planning, logistics and financial monitoring of the programme and ensuring the overall culture of the programme is aligned with England Lacrosse’s vision and values.

They will be responsible for providing the highest quality of communication to players to ensure that they are at all times informed regarding the expectations of the programme.  They will execute planning and delivery of the operational/logistical needs of the programme whilst monitoring and reporting the ongoing finances for the squad. 

They will also hold responsibility towards ensuring the welfare and wellbeing of individual players is a priority to this programme.

For more information about the role, download the full role description HERE.

Please note, this role is voluntary with reasonable and necessary expenses provided.

How to apply:

To apply for this position please email the following documents to Abi Merrill at [email protected]:

· Cover Letter highlighting your motivation for the post and relevant experience (500 words max.).
· Up to date CV.
· Complete Equalities monitoring form, via this link: Equalities Monitoring Form

Responsible to: National Performance Manager

Application closing date:  Sunday 9 March

England discover 2025 E-Box Invitational opponents

The England men’s box lacrosse team has discovered its opponents for the upcoming 2025 E-Box Invitational event taking place from 2-5 May in Prague, Czechia.

In their first competitive fixtures since finishing fourth at the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships in Utica, USA, England will take on Czechia B/U20, Germany, and Japan in the annual exhibition of box lacrosse.

Czechia and Germany both boast impressive box lacrosse programmes highlighted by their respective third and second placed finishes at the 2022 Euros in Hanover, Germany.

Over the past 20 years, Japan have had an exponential rise within the world of lacrosse and have finished in their highest ever placings at the recent 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship (field, 5th) and 2022 World Games (sixes, 3rd).

Their box lacrosse programme is still in its fledgling stage but an impressive eighth place finish at last year’s World Championships shows they have ambitions to break the top six in this format of the game too.

Founded in 2015, the annual E-Box Invitational aims to provide international box lacrosse teams with the opportunity to play full, competitive games against various opponents from across the continent outside of major international tournaments.

There are no winners, no points, and no trophies with the goal being the games themselves as well as gaining experience and making new friends.

England has entered a team into the E-Box competition at three of the past four editions (2019, 2023, 2024).

In 2022, a women’s event, entitled ShE-Box, was introduced with five teams from across Europe taking part and in 2023 the first ever English team, SBL Ravens, entered; 2024 saw England’s first ever women’s national side enter where they won four of their five games.

Previous editions of the event have been live streamed and can be re-watched HERE.

2025 E-Box Invitational England Men’s Schedule (all times UK)

Friday 2 May | England v Czechia B/U20 | 3pm | Radotín
Saturday 3 May | England v Germany | 6pm | Malešice
Sunday 4 May | England v Japan | 5pm | Radotín

England men's box team's Corey Small hits 400 NLL goals

The England men’s box team attacker Corey Small reached a huge 400 career National Lacrosse League goals with a hat-trick for Toronto Rock in a 10-11 defeat to San Diego Seals on Saturday.

An elder statesman in the team at 37-years-old, Small currently sits fourth in the top points-scorers table for Toronto Rock this season with 20 (nine goals and 11 assists).

Originally selected by Edmonton Rush in the first round of draft picks in the 2009 NLL Draft, Small made his NLL debut over 15 years ago on 15 Januray 2010 against Washington Stealth where he scored his first NLL goal and assist.

Since then, Small’s career has been nothing short of extraordinary and 241 points (102 goals and 139 assists) in 70 games across four seasons for Rush earned him a move to Vancouver Stealth midway through the 2015 season.

Another 349 points (148 goals and 201 assists) in 70 games over three seasons followed including an incredible 2017 season where he bagged 117 points in just 19 games.

Small moved from Canada to USA ahead of the 2019 season to join Buffalo Bandits where he recorded 126 points (62 goals and 64 assists) over two seasons that also included the shortened 2020 season due to the pandemic.

A single season in Philadelphia with Wings in 2021/2022 (66 points: 30 goals and 36 assists) was followed by a return to his homeland in 2022 as he was snapped up as a free agent by Toronto Rock where he returned 91 points (45 goals and 46 assists) last season.

Small made his England debut at the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships in Utica, USA where he scored 12 points (six goals and six assists) in five games as England finished fourth.