England Lacrosse partners with Learning Experience Platform specialists eCoach

England Lacrosse logo, eCoach logo, and England player celebrating

England Lacrosse is proud to announce a new partnership with eCoach, a leading Learning Experience Platform (LXP) provider, to develop a tailored online learning hub for the lacrosse community.

This new platform marks the next step in our commitment to building a connected, confident, and capable workforce across the game by delivering learning that is flexible, accessible, and relevant to your role, whether you're coaching, officiating, volunteering, or managing the game.

What’s changing?

The eCoach platform will fully replace the existing England Lacrosse learning site currently used for:

  • Coaching and officiating courses

  • Annual Rules Tests (ARTs)

The transition is expected to begin in January 2026, with clear guidance provided to support users in accessing and navigating the new system.

If you’re currently mid-course or working towards certification, don’t worry, we’ll ensure your learning progress is not disrupted.

What you can expect

Designed specifically for the needs of the lacrosse community, the new platform will offer:

  • On-demand, mobile-friendly access to learning content

  • Interactive and engaging courses with video, quizzes, and scenario-based learning

  • Personalised learning journeys tailored to your goals and role

  • Easy tracking of your certifications, progress, and achievements

This shift will allow us to deliver learning that works around your schedule and is better aligned with the way people develop skills today.

Why this matters to you

Whether you're just starting out as a Level 1 coach, managing your club’s development, or aiming to progress through the officiating pathway, the new platform is designed to support your journey.

This is more than just a digital upgrade, it's a step towards creating a consistent, inclusive, and values-led approach to learning in lacrosse. With eCoach, you’ll be able to:

  • Learn at your own pace

  • Access content when and where it suits you

  • Feel more supported as you grow in your role

England Lacrosse’s Caroline Royle said:

“We see the platform as a catalyst; it will allow us to deliver more consistent, high-quality learning across the country, reducing barriers to entry and supporting people to progress at their own pace.

“Ultimately, we expect the eCoach platform to support a more confident and better-connected workforce, create clearer pathways for personal development, and contribute to a stronger, more sustainable future for lacrosse in England.”

Next steps

We’ll be sharing more details over the coming weeks and months, including a full launch timeline, user guides, and how you can get started.

To find out more about eCoach and what to expect from the new platform, click HERE.

Stay tuned to our website and social channels for regular updates as we roll out this exciting new chapter in learning for lacrosse.

Vacancy | England Women's Field Development Programme Assistant Coach

England players huddle with sticks in air

England Lacrosse is looking for expressions of interest from committed, enthusiastic, and inspirational individuals to work alongside the England Women’s Field Development Head Coach, Sally Keogh as Assistant Coach.

The England Development Programme is a continuous, open-age, invitation-only programme sitting between the Aspire and Women’s Senior Performance Programmes that aims to provide an environment of high challenge and support for invited athletes to pursue and prepare for potential transition to the Performance Programme.

The primary responsibility for this Assistant Coach role will be delivering discipline-specific technical and tactical coaching aligned to the Programme’s playing philosophy and integrating these skills with physical robustness, attitudes, and behaviours to eventually perform on the senior world stage.

To be successful in this role you will need to be comfortable working with high potential young people, providing individualised challenge/support, and working collaboratively as part of a team of coaches to achieve maximum output from available resources. 

Alongside supporting the delivery of a domestic training programme, there will be the potential requirement to support athletes gaining exposure to relevant competitive experiences and potentially playing against foreign opponents overseas.

The Assistant Coach will work closely with the Head Coach, additional coaches and support staff, overseen by the England Lacrosse National Performance Manager, to ensure the Programme is aligned with England Lacrosse’s vision and values.

As with all coaching roles, England Lacrosse will be holding a full, open application and interview process with all prospective candidates welcome to apply.

Please note, this is a voluntary role with reasonable and necessary expenses available as agreed and flexibility is offered with relation to frequency of commitment to training dates.

There is also the potential for more than one appointment, when submitting your application please specify any specialism preference, for example, attack/defence/goalie etc.

For more information about the role, click HERE.

How to apply:

To express interest in this role please email the following documents to Abi Merrill at a.merrill@englandlacrosse.co.uk:

  • Cover Letter outlining your motivation for the post and relevant experience (Max 500 words)

  • A current CV.

  • Evidence of any existing First Aid Certificate, DBS Check, Safeguarding & Protecting Children qualifications.

  • Complete Equalities monitoring form – via this link - Equalities Monitoring Form

Responsible to | National Performance Manager.                      

Application closing date |  Friday 8 August.

England's Ana Green & Anna Boyne to coach at Withington Triple Arrow Camp

Anna Boyne next to Ana Green

Triple Arrow Camps has announced that England duo Ana Green and Anna Boyne will be coaching at the upcoming 2025 Triple Arrow Summer Camp at Withington Girls’ School, Greater Manchester, taking place on Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 August.

Green joins the camp after just completing her university studies at the University of Nottingham where she ended on a high with another league title and defeating Exeter University to become national champions on BUCS Big Wednesday.

She also brings with her a wealth of international knowledge and experience after leading the England U20 team as captain to a European title and a sixth place finish at last year’s World Championship in Hong Kong, China.

Following her successes with the U20 team, Green has been promoted to the England Performance Squad where she recently competed at the 2025 Home Internationals Series.

Another recent University of Nottingham graduate, Boyne has been a part of the England set-up for a number of years and currently sits within the England Women’s Development Programme where she recently took part in the 2025 Home Internationals Series.

Both Green and Boyne will have an all-round coaching focus alongside the other coaches at the Withington School Triple Arrow Camp in August.

Prices for the Withington School Camp start at £167.50 with day options available.

Vacancy | England Women's Field Development Programme Team Manager

England Lacrosse is looking for expressions of interest from committed, enthusiastic, and inspirational individuals to work alongside the England Women’s Field Development Head Coach, Sally Keogh.

The England Development Programme is a continuous, open-age, invitation-only programme sitting between the Aspire and Women’s Senior Performance Programmes that aims to provide an environment of high challenge and support for invited athletes to pursue and prepare for potential transition to the Performance Programme.

The Team Manager will work closely with the England Lacrosse National Performance Manager, Development Programme Head Coach, Sally Keogh, and the Women’s Performance Squad Manager 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 they are informed regarding the expectations of the Programme at all times.

They will execute planning and delivery of the operational/logistical needs of the Programme whilst monitoring and reporting the ongoing finances for the squad.

Along with domestic camp responsibilities, this role will also provide the post-holder with the opportunity to plan and deliver international tours with scoping already underway to take a squad to next summer’s international festival running alongside the 2026 Women’s World Championship in Japan. 

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

This is a voluntary role with reasonable and necessary expenses provided as agreed.

For more information about the role, click HERE.

How to apply:

To express interest in this role please email the following documents to Abi Merrill at a.merrill@englandlacrosse.co.uk:

  • Cover Letter outlining your motivation for the post and relevant experience (Max 500 words)

  • A current CV.

  • Evidence of any existing First Aid Certificate, DBS Check, Safeguarding & Protecting Children qualifications.

  • Complete Equalities monitoring form – via this link - Equalities Monitoring Form

Responsible to | National Performance Manager.                      

Application closing date |  Friday 8 August.

Richmond to enter SEMLA leagues for first time

Richcroft players in a huddle last season

Richmond Lacrosse Club will take part in South of England Men’s Lacrosse Association (SEMLA) league and cup competitions as an independent club from next season after its application to compete was approved last week.

Following a successful pilot season in 2024/2025 where Richmond ran a joint team with Hillcroft under the moniker Richcroft, Richmond will now compete across the SEMLA senior men’s leagues and cup competitions independently for the first time which is crucial development for the club, providing a clear pathway for their junior boys to transition into the senior game.

Founded in 2021 to introduce lacrosse to youngsters in West London, Richmond have been hugely successful as a junior club, running under-8, under-10 (both mixed), under-12, under-14 boys, and under-13 girls teams.

After growing expontentially in just three years, Richmond teamed up with nearby Hillcroft last season to put together a senior team to compete in the SEMLA leagues.

This team was hugely successful going unbeaten throughout the season, winning seven out of seven games with 22 players representing them, which ultimately led to the application to SEMLA for Richmond to become an independent club.

Richmond Lacrosse Club’s Captain Matt Blom said:

“We’re so excited to be recognised as an independent club for the 2025/2026 SEMLA season and we can’t wait to get stuck in after getting a taste of things with Richcroft last year.

“We’re on the look out for players in the West London area right now so if you fancy joining us on this journey, feel free to get in touch!”

To find out more about Richmond and how to join their senior team for next season, head to their website HERE or send them a message directly on info@richmondlacrosselondon.com.

England defeat Ireland to claim bronze at 2025 Men's Euros

England players lift Drew Bickerton into air

England claimed the bronze medal at the 2025 Men’s European Lacrosse Championship with an impressive 7-4 win against Ireland in the third place play off.

The team rounded off their hard-fought campaign on a high with another strong defensive showing, restricting the Irish to just the four goals and putting the disappointment of Thursday’s semi-final loss behind them.

Danny Hilditch again impressed, leading the way with three goals from midfield, to finish the Championship as England’s top goal scorer and earn a spot on the All-Europe Tournament Team.

England set the tone by scoring after just 19 seconds as Nick DeCaprio, who was also named to the All-Europe Tournament Team, surged forward off a face-off win to fire a long pole goal past the Irish goalie and put his side ahead.

That momentum continued throughout the rest of the first half, England dominating possession and taking their chances: Hilditch, Dan Watson and Ed Loveland all scoring to give England a 4-1 lead at the half.

However, Ireland came charging out of the blocks after the break and capitalised on a number of England penalties to close the gap to just one goal midway through the third quarter.

Ireland continued to put pressure on the England defence, sensing their moment to turn the game around, but they found a resolute defence in front of them refusing to give away the lead.

William Baxter made four big third quarter saves, totalling 11 for the match at 73% and holding the opposition at bay.

Hilditch briefly released the pressure to send England 5-3 ahead, but Ireland grabbed another back to trail by just one at the ¾ time.

Hilditch was involved again in England’s sixth having his shot saved, but Blair Pachereva was first to the rebound, collecting the loose ball and firing home for another two-goal advantage.

There was yet still more defending to be done from a couple of long Ireland possessions, including a two-man up opportunity, but England’s four-man zone saw it off to all but break the spirit of the Irish.

Hilditch completed his hat-trick and gave England and their supporters some relative breathing space for the final couple of minutes as they closed out the match and claimed the bronze medals.

England Points: Danny Hilditch (3G), Nick DeCaprio (1G), Ed Loveland (1G), Blair Pachereva (1G), Dan Watson (1G), Tom Hallam (1A), Alex Russell (1A)

Informed Sport becomes Official Supplementation Partner of England U20 Men's Programme

England Lacrosse logo and Informed Sport logo with England U20 Men player to right of image

England Lacrosse is excited to welcome Informed Sport as the Official Supplementation Partner of the England U20 Men’s Programme in 2025.

Informed Sport are the world’s leading testing and certification program for brands producing sports and nutritional supplements and have injected significant investment in the Programme to help our young lions compete at the 2025 World Lacrosse U20 Men’s Championship in Jeju, Korea later this year.

As experts in protecting elite athletes from inadvertent doping caused by supplements contaminated with banned substances, Informed Sport will be a vital source of information as our young athletes strive to compete with best in the world in August.

Throughout the build up to the 2025 World Lacrosse U20 Men’s Championship and during the competition, you’ll see Informed Sport featured across England Lacrosse on social media.

To find out more about Informed Sport and how they can help you to be the best athlete you can be, click HERE.

England to face Ireland in third place play off at the Men's Euros

England will face Ireland in the bronze medal match at the Men’s European Championship after suffering an agonising 8-6 defeat to Israel in the semi finals.

In a low-scoring contest England led for most of the game before Israel edged 7-6 ahead in the final quarter and the team were unable to send the game into overtime - Israel scoring a breakaway goal in the final seconds to seal it.

The defeat sets up a third place match up against Ireland, who lost 10-8 to Italy in the other semi final, on Friday at 7pm CET/6pm UK time as England look to take home the bronze medal.

England had comfortably beaten France 18-4 in the quarter final to set up the final four meeting against Israel and a repeat of the 2016 European final.

In a predictably close match England started on the front foot, Danny Hilditch opening the scoring inside two minutes.

And as the rain poured down in Wroclaw the sides traded scores throughout the first half - Drew Bickerton bagging twice before Alex Russell gave England a 4-3 lead at the half.

Israel again levelled the scores before Dan Watson put his side ahead once more, but Israel responded right on the 3/4 time to make things 5-5.

England were totally dominant from the face-off, the combination of Mac Moreland and Daniel Madeley winning 14 out of 17 from the X, and it was another win at the beginning of the fourth that helped to put England back in front; Hilditch scoring a stunning diving rebound from his own initial shot that was saved by the Israel goalie.

However, it was after this point that the tide began to turn and Israel turned the screw. Ryan Cohen scored two good individual efforts in the space of three minutes to turn the game on its head and leave England chasing the match at 6-7.

England’s attack worked hard to look to level things but just couldn’t get anything to land, taking 10 shots in the final quarter for just the one goal.

Even with less than a minute to play the England defence worked tirelessly to force a turnover and snatch one last England possession to force the extra period.

However, the attacking possession was also turned over and Israel were able to break upfield and seal the victory.

You can watch England’s bronze medal game on Friday (18 July) at 7pm CET/6pm UK on YouTube HERE or at World Lacrosse TV.

Sport Welfare Officer network in place to assist with promoting safe sport

A new Sport Welfare Officer (SWO) Network is being put in place to assist club welfare officers in building safer clubs across the nation. 

The SWO Network has been created to support clubs from all sports on a regional basis to promote good practice and safer sport for all.

The SWOs are working with key partners, including National Governing Bodies, to develop a local approach to assisting and supporting club welfare officers, to create safer club environments and improved experiences for children, young people and adults.

The network is managed by Active Partnerships and funded by Sport England through National Lottery funding.

How can the Sport Welfare Officer Network help you?


Your local SWO is there to assist you as a club welfare officer. Their role is completely dedicated to supporting clubs in your area.

A SWO is someone you can talk to, get to know, and work with to create safer, more inclusive club environments, and improved experiences for children, young people and adults.

Your local SWO is available to all clubs and is able to:

- Give free, local, professional support for club welfare officers
- Support you at club events to raise awareness of welfare
- Provide ways for you to connect with other club welfare officers and volunteers
- Give free 1-2-1 support to develop safer club cultures
- Provide or signpost you / your club to training and learning


Opportunities to connect and learn

There are many Club Welfare Officer forums, events and training opportunities taking place in your local area for you to attend virtually or in-person.

You can find upcoming events HERE

We recommend emailing your SWO to let them know about your club and ask how they can help you Introduce yourself and let them know about your club so they know who you are and can include you in local communications and opportunities.

Find your local SWO by clicking the button below.

England qualify for 2027 World Championship

England men's team sing national anthem in a line

The England senior men’s team qualified for the 2027 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship in Japan after reaching the final four of the 2025 Men’s European Championship yesterday.

The Lions booked their spot in world lacrosse’s top competition after a convincing 18-4 quarter-final victory over France in Wrocław, Poland, on Wednesday.

After winning all four pool stage games against Bulgaria, Netherlands, Latvia, and Finland by an aggregate score of 70-12, their quarter-final win over France sees England progress to the semi-final of the Euros for the 11th time, maintaining their record of reaching that stage of the competition in each iteration since its inception 30 years ago in 1995.

Qualifying for the 2027 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship means England will once again have the opportunity to show their quality on the world stage after a sixth place finish at the 2023 tournament.

2027 will be the first time the World Lacrosse Men’s Championship has been held in Asia with this year’s World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship and next year’s World Lacrosse Women’s Championship also due to be held on that continent in Korea and Japan respectively.

England will bid to qualify for the final of the 2025 Men’s Euros later today as they take on Israel in a repeat of the 2016 final that England narrowly won 7-6 in Budapest, Hungary.

Watch that game on Lax TV HERE and keep up to date with the whole competition HERE.

Vacancy | England Lacrosse Remuneration Committee Member

England players fist bump

England Lacrosse is looking for a new member for our Remuneration Committee to play a vital role in ensuring that the England Lacrosse People Plan and remuneration practices support the organisation’s strategic objectives, uphold governance standards, and reflect the values of inclusivity, excellence, and collaboration over the next three years.

A voluntary role with reasonable and agreed expenses, the Remuneration Committee member will be able to understand and evaluate the human resources (HR) implications not only for paid staff but also for the volunteer workforce that forms the backbone of the community and grassroots sport of lacrosse.

With lacrosse returning to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028 after an 80-year absence, there has never been a more exciting time to be involved in the sport and, by joining the Remuneration Committee, you’ll be coming along with us for the ride!

As a Committee member, you’ll contribute to shaping a progressive and inclusive culture within England Lacrosse, ensuring that our people - whether paid staff or volunteers - are respected, valued, and supported.

Your expertise will help sustain a high-performing and people-focused environment across all levels of the sport and your contribution will help drive us towards our over-arching vision faster: “together we will be a major team sport”.

For a full description of the role, click HERE.

To submit an application for this position please email the following documents to Abi Merrill at a.merrill@englandlacrosse.co.uk.

  • Cover Letter highlighting your motivation for the post (500 words max.)

  • Up to date CV

  • Complete Equalities monitoring form, via this link - Equalities Monitoring Form

Application closing date |  Friday 15 August 2025

England's Freya Moody to coach at Charterhouse Triple Arrow Camp

Freya Moody celebrating with arms outstretched

Triple Arrow Camps has announced that England player Freya Moody will be a coach at the upcoming 2025 Triple Arrow Summer Camp at Charterhouse School, Surrey, taking place from Tuesday 5 to Friday 8 August.

Moody heads to Charterhouse with a huge amount of international experience despite being just 19 years of age after helping her England U20 team to sixth place at last year’s World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship.

At that competition, Moody finished as England’s top points scorer with 27 (26 goals, 1 assist), cementing her place as one of England’s top young talents in the process.

Following the conclusion of the World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship, Moody was immediately moved into Mike Molster’s England Performance Squad alongside the best women’s players in the country.

Outside of lacrosse, Moody is studying at Cambridge University where she’ll be starting her second year when the 2025/2026 academic year begins in September.

Despite her prolific talents as an attacker, Moody will have an all-round coaching focus alongside the other coaches at the Charterhouse School Triple Arrow Camp in August.

Prices for the Charterhouse School Camp start at £390 with both day and residential options available.

England advance through Men's Euros group stage with perfect record

England Men eased through the group stages of the 2025 Men’s European Lacrosse Championship with 100% winning record from their four group matches to come out on top of Group A.

Four victories against Bulgaria (26-0), Netherlands (16-4), Latvia (8-3), and Finland (20-5) saw the Lions finish as the number two seed overall, with only Group D winners Italy above England in the seedings by virtue of goal difference.

The number two seeding gives England a direct route through to the quarter-finals where they will meet France on Wednesday (Face off: 09:50 CET/08:50 UK) the number seven seeds, who narrowly beat Switzerland in their play-in match on Tuesday 8-7 after finishing second in their group behind Italy.

The team opened with a commanding 26-0 shut out win against European newcomers Bulgaria, before continuing with hot scoring streak with a 16-4 victory against the Netherlands.

As expected, Latvia proved a much sterner test in England’s third group match, after racing into a 3-0 lead, the Latvians fought their way back into the match, led by outstanding performance from their goalkeeper, England only led 5-3 at the 3/4 time.

However, England’s defence also remained strong throughout, generally restricting Latvia to outside shots, while the attack then rediscovered their scoring talents from the opening two games to hit three unanswered goals in the final quarter and pull away for a well-deserved win.

Finally, a fourth game in four days saw England get off to a bit of a slow start against Finland, going into the 1/4 time all tied up at 2-2.

But once again, the squad found their rhythm and began to deliver a ruthless exhibition in front of goal, hitting another 18 across the following three quarters for an impressive 20-5 win.

Danny Hilditch and Drew Bickerton are England’s top point scorers after the group stage with 16 each, (both 11G 5A); however, the depth of the English roster is apparent with a number of other players just behind them - Will Prescott (5G 10A), Alex Russell 14 (6G 8A), Dan Watson 13 (8G 5A) all in the top 30 point scorers, while no other country has more than three.

Tomorrow’s quarter final match up will prove another test for the England side with the added bonus of a win securing at least a Top 4 finish, and therefore a place at next year’s World Championship in Japan.

The winners of England’s quarter-final will then play the victors of the game between Israel and Latvia i the final four on Thursday.

Chris Russell appointed British Lacrosse Olympic Performance Lead

Chris Russell with arms folded with sunglasses on top of head

Phot Credit | Thomas Wesley

Chris Russell has been appointed as the British Lacrosse Olympic Performance Lead as lacrosse continues to prepare for its return to the Olympic Games in 2028. 

Since 2024, Russell has been an Independent Non-Executive Director on the British Lacrosse Board as well as Performance Director and he brings a wealth of experience from the world of high-performance sport with over 30 years dedicated to the sport of sailing. 

From being an athlete to working in the development of the sport, and from being an Olympic team coach to working within the management structures, Russell has overseen the execution of high-performance strategies for Olympic programmes, most recently at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 

Russell also brings a strong background in leadership, athlete and partnership management, strategic planning, and advertising, having served on a number of Board structures over the years and running a non-profit foundation designed to support world-class athletes from a variety of sports in realising their potential. 

As British Lacrosse’s Olympic Performance Lead, Russell will play a pivotal role in realising the organisation’s medal-winning targets over the coming years, including at The World Games, European and World Championships, and, of course, the LA 2028 Olympic Games.  

He will work with the British Lacrosse Board and other stakeholders to shape British Lacrosse’s men’s and women’s national teams’ performance as they seek Olympic qualification to and success at the Olympics in three years’ time. 

British Lacrosse is at the forefront of the opportunities being presented as a new Olympic sport, and lacrosse more broadly has a proud track record of international success that Russell will seek to continue into the future. 

Upon being appointed, Russell said: 

"I feel privileged and excited to have been given this opportunity as Performance Lead, and I'm looking forward to continuing to build on the high-performance culture at British Lacrosse. The past six months, in my interim role, have been some of the most rewarding of my career. 

"With lacrosse returning to the Olympic family in LA, it represents an incredibly exciting time for everyone involved in the game. I feel fortunate to be able to support our group of incredibly talented athletes in realising their potential, and working alongside our dedicated group of staff who have long been the lifeforce of British Lacrosse." 

British Lacrosse Chief Operating Officer and England Lacrosse CEO, Mark Coups, said: 

“We’re delighted that such an experienced individual as Chris has been appointed to take British Lacrosse and the sport forward over the next three years. 

“It can’t be understated what an incredible opportunity it is to have lacrosse in the Olympic Games in 2028 and we at England Lacrosse look forward to continuing to work with Chris over the next few years.” 

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

England women's box team in a huddle

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.

England set to get Men's European Championship campaign underway

England Men begin their 2025 European Championship campaign on Friday morning (10am CET/9am BST) against Bulgaria, taking to the field for the first time in the competition since gold medal success in the 2016 edition nine years ago.

Due to the postponement and then cancellation of the full 2020 Championship, this year’s tournament in Wroclaw, Poland is the long awaited return for the championship with England back to retain a title won at the last four Men’s Euros going back to 2004.

The standard and breadth of competition in Europe has boomed since then though and England are under no illusions that the 2025 tournament will pose the biggest challenge yet, with Head Coach Sam Patterson calling it ‘the toughest European tournament ever’ with countries also competing for one of seven coveted spots at the 2027 World Championship in Japan.

The 24-team tournament features five groups, with England drawn against Netherlands, Latvia, Finland and newcomers Bulgaria in Group A.

The Top 12 teams will qualify for the Championship stage, with England going in search of a 1st place finish in the group to secure a direct route through the quarter finals.

All matches can be watched on YouTube HERE and follow the tournament and stats on Pointbench HERE

You can also of course follow the team’s progress right here across the England Lacrosse website and social media for match updates, reports, interviews and extra content throughout the Championship.

England Group A Schedule

Friday 11 July - BULGARIA - 10:00 CET/09:00 BST
Saturday 12 July - NETHERLANDS - 15:50 CET/14:50 BST
Sunday 13 July - LATVIA - 15:40 CET/14:40 BST
Monday 14 July - FINLAND - 16:30 CET/15:30 BST

England Men’s European Lacrosse Championship Squad

Goal
William Baxter (Poynton LC)
Simon Bellamy  (Brock University)

Defence
Nick DeCaprio (Camden LC)
Grady Jackson-Fayle (Stockport LC)
Tom Hallam (Mellor LC)
Josh Poke (Mellor LC)
Luca Schurink (Stockport LC)
Matthew Tatton (Brooklands LC)

Face off
Daniel Madeley (Rochdale LC)
Mac Moreland (Salisbury College)

Midfield
Tim Collins (Brooklands LC)
Dan Flisk (Stockport LC)
Danny Hilditch (Stockport LC)
Edward Loveland (Timperley LC)
Cam Major (Mellor LC)
Tom Roper (Hillcroft LC)
Alex Russell (Poynton LC)
William Shirt (Cheadle LC)

Attack
Drew Bickerton (Mellor LC)
Blair Pachereva (Brooklands LC)
William Prescott (Spencer LC)
Daniel Watson (Spencer LC)

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

North squad photo at the 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).

England's Sofia Best to coach on 2025 Summer Triple Arrow Camps

Sofia Best playing at 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships

Triple Arrow Camps has announced that England box player Sofia Best will be a coach at the upcoming 2025 Triple Arrow Summer Camp at St Swithun’s School, Winchester, taking place on Wednesday 30 and Thursday 31 July.

Best will arrive at St Swithun’s School off the back of leading the England Lacrosse Aspire Programme teams to victory as a coach at the United World Games in Austria earlier this month.

She also has experience coaching at Triple Arrow Camps before after joining camps over the past couple of years.

Having played for England at the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships in Utica, USA, last year where she was an integral part of the team as they finished fifth, Best comes to Triple Arrow Camps with some serious playing experience despite being just 19 years old.

Outside of lacrosse, Best will begin her university studies at Manhattan University in New York City next month after being awarded a scholarship to play Division 1 lacrosse and study over the next four years, no small feat for a player outside of North America!

A defender by trade, Best will have an all-round coaching focus alongside the other coaches at the St Swithun’s School Triple Arrow Camp at the end of July.

Prices for the St Swithun’s School Camp start at £167.50.

England Lacrosse in conversation with Official Partner Innov8

England U20 men's players celebrate

Ahead of the 2025 World Lacrosse U20 Men's Championship in Korea in August, England captain Joachim Ruby sat down with Carl Maher, Managing Director and Founder of England Lacrosse Official Partner and Headline Sponsor of the England U20 Men's Programme, Innov8.

In the first part of the series on how business can learn from sport and vice versa, Joachim and Carl discuss "trusting the process."

Watch part 1 of the new series on the England Lacrosse YouTube channel below with more videos dropping each week.

England Lacrosse University Aspire teams compete in Lisboa Cup

England Lacrosse University Aspire women's squad at Lisboa Cup

The England Lacrosse University Aspire Programme men’s and women’s teams finished eighth and fifth respectively at the 2025 Lisboa Cup in Lisbon, Portugal, this weekend.

The women’s team played five games over the course of the competition, picking up one win, while the men played six, winning two.

With teams taking part from all over the world, including Spain, Portugal, England, and the USA, the quality of lacrosse on show at the Lisboa Cup was high and the two England University Aspire teams learned a great deal from playing in such a competitive tournament.

The Lisboa Cup acts as the culmination of the 2024/2025 University Aspire Programme season that has seen talented university athletes from all over the country train throughout the year with England Lacrosse coaches, honing their skills with a view to potentially progressing to the England Lacrosse Perform Programme.

Last year’s University Aspire Programme cohort also ended their season with a trip to compete in the Lisboa Cup with the one men’s team finishing fourth overall.

This year’s Programme is the first edition to include a women’s section and the Lisboa Cup was their first competitive opportunity to show how far they’ve progressed as athletes over the year.

For more information about the 2025 Lisboa Cup, click HERE.

Applications for the 2025/2026 University Aspire Programme will open later this year with more information available HERE.

Women’s Competition

  1. Beer Pressure

  2. Hawks

  3. Spain

  4. Sawusa Stripes

  5. USA All Stars Stripes

  6. Portugal Development Team

  7. Sawusa Stars

  8. England University Aspire

  9. USA All Stars Stars

  10. BSI Owls

Women’s Results

Day 1

England University Aspire 5-8 Portugal Development Team
Sawusa Stars 4-5 England University Aspire
England University Aspire 0-12 Beer Pressure
USA All Stars Stripes 10-1 England University Aspire

Day 2

England University Aspire 5-11 Sawusa Stars

Men’s Competition

  1. Sawusa Stars

  2. Sawusa Stripes

  3. Leicester City

  4. Lisboa Gladiators

  5. England University Aspire

  6. Beer Pressure

Men’s Results

Day 1

Lisboa Gladiators 2-1 England University Aspire
England University Aspire 6-6 Sawusa Stripes
Sawsusa Stars 5-0 England University Aspire
Leicester City 1-0 England University Aspire
England University Aspire 4-3 Beer Pressure

Day 2

England University Aspire 5-4 Beer Pressure