England to take on Norway, Switzerland, and Germany at E-Box 2023

England will take on Norway, Switzerland, and 2022 European Box Lacrosse Championship runners-up, Germany, at the seventh annual E-Box European Box Lacrosse Invitational this weekend.

The tournament, being held at the LCC Radotín outdoor arena in Prague, Czech Republic, marks England’s first competitive fixtures since they became European Box Lacrosse Champions in summer 2022.

England head into this competition looking to extend their six-game unbeaten run that saw them defeat Scotland, Ireland, Switzerland, Sweden, Czech Republic, and Germany on their route to gold in Hanover last year.

The selected 19-player England squad contains a mix of experience and up-and-coming talent with seven of the squad having taken part in the European Championship last year, including captain Tom Roche; 10 of the England squad will be making their full international debuts at E-Box 2023.

Running alongside the E-Box men’s tournament will be the second edition of the She-Box women’s competition, featuring a UK-based women’s box lacrosse team for the first time in the SBL Ravens.

Games will be live streamed across the weekend on the LCC Radotín YouTube channel HERE.

For more information about the tournament, including the 19-player England squad, click HERE.

Schedule (UK times)

22 April | England v Norway | 11:50am
23 April | England v Germany | 7am
24 April | England v Switzerland | 10:15am

The lacrosse community continues to support ex-England forward David 'Wavey' Leach (11 caps, 15 goals, 11 assists) who suffered a life-changing injury playing lacrosse in December last year.

Find out how you can help HERE.

Nominations open for BUCS Awards 2023

Nominations have opened for the 12 awards to be handed out at the 2023 British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Awards.

The awards are designed to celebrate the very best of university sport over the 2022/23 season and nominations are open until Wednesday 26 April.

Awards up for grabs include the Special Recognition Award, Digital Engagement Award, Coach of the Year, Unsung Hero, Diversity and Inclusion Award, AD Munrow Award, Dan Porter Award, Sportsperson of the Year, Club of the Year, Team of the Year, Student Volunteer of the Year, and Participation Programme of the Year.

Lacrosse has appeared at the awards in previous years with England international, Tilly Shires, finishing as a runner-up for Sportswoman of the Year in 2020.

The awards nominations are only open to those people who currently work or study at university and have had an impact during this current 2022/23 season.

To read more about each of the awards and to check out the selection criteria, click HERE.

2023 Home Internationals Series LIVE

Day 1 Schedule - Saturday 15 April

10:00 U21 W: England 19 - 4 Wales (7-0; 13-1; 14-3; 19-4)

England Scorers: Molly Light 5, Lara Renders 4, Millie Cant 3, Fiona MacLean 3, Ella Dimbylow 1, Carys Johnson 1, Emma Pearce 1, Bonnie Russell 1
Wales Scorers: Emily Hook 2, Zoe Cripwell, Evie Tipping

10:30 U18 W: England 16 - 7 Scotland (2-2; 7-4; 11-5; 16-7)

England Scorers: Taya Dangerfield 4, Martha Halford 3, Phoebe Jones 2, Lily Myers 2, Amelie Spooner 2, Ceci Tallis 2, Ellie Pobjoy 1
Scotland Scorers: Tabby Black 3, Poppy Breeze 1, Rebecca Davey 1, Anna Hutchison 1, Robyn Macdonald 1

12:30 SNR M: Scotland 5 - 9 Wales (0-2; 3-5; 5-8; 5-9)

Scotland Scorers: Peter Ross 4, Jack Crawley
Wales Scorers: Alex Williams 4, Rob Hopkins 2, Jamie Chambers 1, Aaron Eastwood 1, Joe Harris 1

13:00 SNR W: Scotland 15 - 4 Wales (3-1; 7-2; 12-3; 15-4)

Scotland Scorers: Lottie Robertson 5, Zoe Dickson 3, Chess Gray 2, Hannah Whiteley 2, Jenni Aiton 1, Emilie Ballard 1, Hannah Grant 1
Wales Scorers: Rozy Baynham 1, Katie Birt 1, Hayley Burke 1, Katie Lehovksy 1

15:00 U21 W: England 14 - 2 Scotland (3-0; 7-0; 9-2; 14-2)

England Scorers: Habi Littlehales 3, Ella Dimbylow 2, Rachael Ball 2, Genevieve Alcock 1, Carys Johnson 1, Molly Light 1, Kitty Marvin 1, Annie Mather 1, Lara Renders 1, Bonnie Russell 1
Scotland Scorers: Grace Penny 1, Izzy Sale 1

15:30 U18 W: England 24 - 2 Wales (4-0; 12-0; 16-1; 24-2)

England Scorers: Sofia Best 5, Sophie Ellis 5, Martha Halford 4, Ellie Pobjoy 3, Amelie Spooner 2, Ella Brophy 1, Sienna Davison 1, Phoebe Jones 1, Megan Swan 1, Poppy Winters 1
Wales Scorers: Romilly Behagg 1, Millie Ryan 1

Day 2 Schedule - Sunday 16 April

10:00 SNR W: England 18 - 5 Scotland (4-1; 7-3; 12-4; 18-5)

England Scorers: Georgie Southorn 5, Tilly Shires 3, Milly Home 2, Liv Wimpenny 2, Julie Wise 2, Ella Cohen 1, Claire Faram 1, Anna Neville 1
Scotland Scorers: Jenni Aiton 2, Zoe Dickson 1, Chess Gray 1, Hannah Whiteley 1

10:30 SNR M: England 7 - 3 Scotland (1-1; 3-1; 5-2; 7-3)

England Scorers: Drew Bickerton 3, Sam Dexter 1, Danny Hilditch 1, Elliot Leonard 1, Michael Pomfret 1
Scotland Scorers: Gabriel Barrie 1, Thomas Gilbrook 1, Peter Ross 1

12:30 U18 W: Scotland 14 - 3 Wales

Scotland Scorers: Talia Ress 3, Elsa Scott 3, Carys Bucknall 2, Imogen Cochran 2, Tabby Black 1, Katie Hiley 1, Robin Koehler 1, Robyn MacDonald 1
Wales Scorers: Sophie Worthington 2, Kaitlin Miller 1

13:00 U21 W: Scotland 14 - 6 Wales

Scotland Scorers: Grace Penny 5, Tallulah Jeffes 4, Kai Harper 2, Fi Cameron 1, Phoebe Thornett 1, Own Goal
Wales Scorers: Emily Hook 2, Annabel Noble 2, Florence Rodgers 2

15:00 SNR W: England 13 - 3 Wales

England Scorers: Milly Home 3, Claire Faram 2, Georgie Southorn 2, Sofia Wise 2, Ella Cohen 1, Minty Loxton-Barnard 1, Alice Ripper 1, Emma Savage 1
Wales Scorers: Katie Birt 1, Hayley Burke 1, Roberta Lack 1

15:30 SNR M: England 8 - 3 Wales

England Scorers: Danny Hilditch 3, Dan Watson 2, Drew Bickerton 1, Tom Bracegirdle 1, Mike Pomfret 1
Wales Scorers: Alex Williams 2, Rob Hopkins 1

Lacrosse Talk is back with episode focusing on women's box lacrosse

England Lacrosse is delighted to announce the return of its only official podcast, Lacrosse Talk, with an episode focusing on women’s box lacrosse.

The episode, the third in the Lacrosse Talk series, features interviews with box lacrosse enthusiast, player, and part of the World Lacrosse women’s box lacrosse network, Lizzie Bottrill, as well as with Canada lacrosse legend and Chair of the World Lacrosse Women’s Box Lacrosse Working Group.

Listen to the podcast in full below:

OPRO renew long-standing 20-year partnership with England Lacrosse

OPRO, the world’s largest manufacturer of the most technically advanced mouthguard, today announced the renewal of its long standing partnership agreement with England Lacrosse.

The deal will see OPRO support the national pathway as well as grassroots lacrosse players across England, providing them with the highest level of protection for their teeth.

Alongside England Lacrosse, OPRO are now the official mouthguard partner of over 60 associations including the Great Britain Hockey, England Rugby, Wales Rugby, the UFC, the GAA, and Great Britain Taekwondo. With 25 years of experience, OPRO is dedicated to bringing leading technology and safety to athletes at all levels of sport.

Caroline Royle, England Lacrosse Marketing Manager, commented: “We are pleased to be continuing our ongoing relationship with OPRO.

“In such a dynamic, fast-paced sport, safety and quality protection is paramount, so we are delighted to be continuing our partnership with the market’s leading mouthguard brand and look forward to working together to support lacrosse players across England.”

OPRO Commercial Director Daniel Lovat, said: “OPRO have been partnered with England Lacrosse for 20 years and we are delighted to be able to continue support them, ensuring players from grassroots to the national pathway have access to the best protection for their teeth.

Canada box lacrosse star, Megan Kinna, to host coaching clinics this weekend

Canada box lacrosse star, Megan Kinna, will travel to Macclesfield and Oxford on Saturday and Sunday respectively to deliver two special women’s box lacrosse sessions ahead of next year’s proposed Women’s World Box Lacrosse Championship.

Both sessions cost £20 to attend and will take place from 1pm-4pm with the first session on Saturday 15 April at Macclesfield RUFC in the north of England followed by a second on Sunday 16 April at the Oxford Academy in the south.

Kinna will be delivering the sessions and giving interested women’s box players in England the opportunity to learn from her vast experience in the box format.

Having started playing lacrosse at the age of four, Kinna quickly became a valued player for Team British Columbia girls box lacrosse helping them to three box lacrosse national championship titles in a row (2012, 2013, 2014); during this time, Kinna also contributed to British Columbia’s 2012 national championship-winning field lacrosse side.

It was around this time, during her high school years, that Kinna began playing for the Maple Ridge Burrards where she played for 14 years including eight years in their boys box lacrosse team.

As she moved on to college, and following a gold medal win at the 2015 U19 Women’s World Lacrosse Championship, Kinna became an ever-present for Northwestern University where she started all their competitive games between 2017 and 2020 becoming a regular goal-scorer and earning herself a spot in the Canada senior team for the 2017 Women’s World Lacrosse Championship.

In that tournament, she played in all eight games, including the final defeat to USA, scoring six and creating five and she has since played in two more World Championships plus two World Games, most recently helping Canada to the gold medal at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

To book onto one of the sessions, click the relevant link or email address below.

Macclesfield RUFC session | Email [email protected]

Oxford Academy session | Click HERE

2023 Home Internationals series match schedule confirmed

England, Scotland, and Wales all head to Nottingham next weekend for the 2023 Home Internationals series competing across Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 April in the annual international fixtures.

Nottingham University’s Riverside Sports Complex is the venue for two days of elite international competition featuring all the Home Nations sides across senior and junior competitions.

The Home Internationals features men’s and women’s senior competitions, as well as junior women’s competitions at U21 and U18 age groups.

England are the defending champions in all competitions having completed a clean sweep at the 2022 edition in Edinburgh, and are gunning to retain their titles ahead of important international competitions for a number of our squads.

There are plenty of interesting narratives to play out across the competition with World and European events on the horizon; England Senior Men and other home nations men’s teams will be fine tuning their squads for this summer’s World Championship and looking to lay down some markers in terms of their preparations.

Similarly, with a Women’s Under 21 European Championship in July, England Junior Women’s programme, headed up by Vic Alexander, will be ramping up efforts with eyes on finalising squads for the tournament and continuing to develop style and tactics for the summer.

It will also be England Senior Women’s first full field international since their memorable bronze medal win at the Women’s World Championship last June, now under the leadership of new Head Coach Mike Molster.

Below is the full competition schedule across the Senior Men (SNR M), Senior Women (SNR W), Under 21 Women (U21 W), and Under 18 Women (U18W) competitions.

Look out for England squad announcements in the coming days!

Day 1 Schedule - Saturday 15 April

10:00 U21 W: England - Wales

10:30 U18 W: England - Scotland

12:30 SNR M: Scotland - Wales

13:00 SNR W: Scotland - Wales

15:00 U21 W: England - Scotland

15:30 U18 W: England - Wales

Day 2 Schedule - Sunday 16 April

10:00 SNR W: England - Scotland

10:30 SNR M: England - Scotland

12:30 U18 W: Scotland - Wales

13:00 U21 W: Scotland - Wales

15:00 SNR W: England - Wales

15:30 SNR M: England - Wales

Join us as a volunteer at Home Internationals 2023!

England Lacrosse is searching for a number of committed and enthusiastic individuals to volunteer as part of Home Internationals 2023.

Taking place on 15 & 16 April 2023 at the University of Nottingham, Home Internationals brings together England, Scotland, and Wales teams across the men’s and women’s formats of lacrosse in one competition where they battle it out to be named the best.

Volunteering opportunities are available across both days (Saturday 15 & Sunday 16) with days beginning at 8:30am and concluding at 5pm.

Volunteers can agree to either or both of the days across Home Internationals with volunteers required to man the table to help with scoring etc.

To apply to be a volunteer at Home Internationals 2023, please email England Lacrosse Competitions Officer, Helen Amos, on [email protected].

Spencer to play Hampstead as SEMLA Flags Finals schedule announced

The South East Men’s Lacrosse Association (SEMLA) has announced the schedule for its 2023 Flags Finals with Hampstead taking on Spencer in the Senior Final on Saturday 15 April.

Taking place at Surrey Sports Park, after a late switch from Horsham Football Club, the day will also see Spencer 2 play Reading Wildcats in the Intermediate Final and Exeter University battle it out against City of Stoke in the Minor Final.

As well as the senior finals, the 2023 SEMLA Flags Finals day will also include a junior tournament that will run alongside the senior competition.

SEMLA is welcoming spectators to the event with the gates opening at 10:30am and snacks and drinks available from within the main building at Surrey Sports Park.

Entry for this year’s Flags Finals day is FREE with spectators being asked to make a donation to David Leach’s GoFundMe page and/or buy a ticket for Wavey’s Big Raffle with prizes such as a six-night stay for two on the Suffolk coast, a Stenaline return crossing to Ireland for two, an overnight stay for two at the Bridgewood Manor Hotel & Spa in Kent, and four tickets to Tony Christie live at The Concorde Club in Hampshire!

David Leach is a former England Box Lacrosse player and prominent member of the lacrosse community who unfortunately suffered a life-changing injury while playing in the Winter Box League last year.

For more information about the SEMLA Flag Finals day, click HERE or follow SEMLA on Twitter HERE.

Schedule

10:30am | Gates open
11:30am | Minor Flags Final
1:30pm | Intermediate Flags Final
2pm | Junior Tournament
3:30pm | Junior Tournament Final
4:30pm | Senior Flags Final
7pm | Close

Triple Arrow Camps | Spotlight on... Worth School

With our Triple Arrow Camps 2023 schedule just around the corner, we’re shining a spotlight on each of our 2023 host venues. This week it’s Worth School!

Based in Worth, West Sussex, Worth School is a Roman Catholic day and boarding school for pupils from the ages of 11-18.

The School is located within Worth Abbey, a Benedictine monastery, in 500 acres of Sussex countryside and until 2008 was exclusively a boys’ school.

Worth boasts a whole range of excellent sports facilities, including nine rugby and 12 football pitches, three cricket squares and a floodlit Astro pitch.

The School has its own golf course, floodlit netball and tennis courts (and access to indoor courts) and has recently opened an indoor golf facility with a simulator, state-of-the art launch monitor and analysis capabilities.

The Worth Sports Hall, squash courts, fencing salle, hard court five-a-side pitch, multi-gym and cardiovascular suite provide additional facilities.

Strong affiliations and links with local clubs means the school has access to other high quality sports facilities in the local area, including the use of 3G playing surfaces, competition standard athletics facilities and an Olympic-sized swimming pool at the nearby K2 sports centre.

Worth School Fact File

• Location: Worth, West Sussex

• Established: 1617 (406 years ago)

• Type of school: private co-educational Roman Catholic boarding and day school for pupils from 11 to 18

• No. of pupils: 650

• Former pupils: Harry Enfield (comedian), Robert Bathurst (actor), Tom Mitchell (rugby player), Henry Surtees (Formula Two driver)

• Website: CLICK HERE

Nottingham & Nottingham Trent win Championship titles at BUCS Big Wednesday

The University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University ensured the National Championship titles stayed in their city as they overcame tough opposition to win the respective women’s and men’s competitions at the David Ross Sports Village on BUCS Big Wednesday.

In the women’s competition, Nottingham blew away the University of Exeter with a huge performance in the fourth quarter, including five goals from England’s Alex Cant, to claim an 11-6 victory to retain the Championship title they won last year.

While it was Nottingham Trent who flexed their muscles in the men’s Championship final who defeated huge rivals Nottingham in their own backyard, eventually coming away with an 8-5 win.

Earlier in the day, and in what proved to be a foreshadowing of the Championship final, Nottingham lifted the women’s National Trophy after a big 16-4 victory over Exeter.

And Newcastle ensured it was a difficult day for all the southern teams involved in BUCS Big Wednesday as they saw off a spirited and dogged Imperial College London side, winning 10-5 to lift the men’s National Trophy.

Final Scores

National Trophy (women)

Nottingham 16-4 Exeter

National Trophy (men)

Newcastle 10-5 Imperial

National Championship (women)

Nottingham 11-6 Exeter

National Championship (men)

Nottingham 5-8 Nottingham Trent

MVP Awards

Sienna Parekh (Nottingham)
Cam Herbert (Newcastle)
Marina Chapman-Garzon (Exeter)
Tyler Hughey (Nottingham Trent)

Bumper day of lacrosse as BUCS Big Wednesday takes place tomorrow

British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Big Wednesday returns tomorrow with four games of lacrosse across the men’s and women’s competitions in the battle to be crowned National Trophy and Championship winners.

Reigning champions Nottingham take on Exeter in the Women’s Championship final hoping that home advantage will see them retain their crown, while the Nottingham Men will be looking to make it a home double as they play city rivals Nottingham Trent in the Men’s Championship final.

Exeter and Nottingham also meet in the Women’s Trophy final as their 2s teams meet, while Newcastle are also out to retain their title, battling it out against Imperial College London in the Men’s Trophy, which they won last year.

Taking place at the David Ross Sports Village at the University of Nottingham, BUCS Big Wednesday is the culmination of the domestic university cup competitions that started back in January and saw 94 lacrosse teams from around the UK whittled down to just eight finalists.

Seven of the eight finalists featuring at this year’s BUCS Big Wednesday finished top of their league at the end of the 2022-23 season with only Nottingham Trent Men finishing second behind fellow Championship finalists Nottingham.

Each team has proved difficult to beat over the course of the season with five teams (Nottingham Men 1s, Nottingham Women 1s, Newcastle Men 1s, Exeter Women 2s, Nottingham Women 2s) winning all ten of their league fixtures to remain undefeated.

And there’s plenty of international interest in the squads too with over 15 England national team players and coaches involved across the eight squads, including the likes of Dylan Whittington and Emma Savage (Nottingham) Alice Ripper and Anna Neville (Exeter), Josh Poke and Will Shirt (Trent), Ed Loveland and Daniel Madeley (Nottingham) and England senior women’s Head Coach Michael Molster in charge of Exeter.

Both Championship finals will be streamed live on BUCS TV this year with the women’s final starting at 4:30pm and the men’s final facing off at 7pm.

If you are unable to watch the games live, England Lacrosse will be providing updates across social media.

BUCS Big Wednesday Schedule

National Trophy

Women | Exeter 2s v Nottingham 2s | 10am
Men | Newcastle 1s v Imperial College London 1s | 12:30pm

National Championship

Women | Exeter 1s v Nottingham 1s | 4:30pm
Men | Nottingham Trent 1s v Nottingham 1s | 7pm

Roads to the final

National Championship

Exeter women 1s

Quarter Final | Exeter 1s 12-8 Birmingham 1s
Semi-Final | Exeter 1s 9-8 Durham 1s

Nottingham women 1s

Quarter-Final | Nottingham 1s 18-4 Edinburgh 1s
Semi-Final | Nottingham 23-3 Oxford 1s

Nottingham Trent men 1s

Quarter-Final | Nottingham Trent 1s 20-1 Exeter 1s
Semi-Final | Nottingham Trent 1s 19-2 Manchester Metropolitan

Nottingham men 1s

Quarter-Final | Nottingham 1s 17-0 Oxford 1s
Semi-Final | Nottingham 1s 13-5 Durham 1s

National Trophy

Exeter women 2s

Round 1 | Bye
Round 2 | Exeter 2s (walkover) Oxford 2s
Round 3 | Exeter 2s 19-7 Exeter 4s
Quarter-Final | Exeter 2s 9-2 University College London 1s
Semi-Final | Exeter 2s 10-8 Exeter 3s

Nottingham women 2s

Round 1 | Bye
Round 2 | Nottingham 2s 26-2 Manchester Metropolitan 2s
Round 3 | Nottingham 2s 9-8 Liverpool 1s
Quarter-Final | Nottingham 2s 24-5 St Andrews 1s
Semi-Final | Nottingham 2s 7-6 Warwick 1s

Newcastle men 1s

Round 1 | Newcastle 1s 24-1 Lancaster 1s
Round 2 | Newcastle 1s 18-3 Sheffield 1s
Quarter-Final | Newcastle 1s 20-1 York 1s
Semi-Final | Newcastle 1s 16-2 Glasgow 1s

Imperial College London men 1s

Round 1 | Imperial College London 1s 9-4 Bristol 2s
Round 2 | Imperial College London 1s 8-7 Canterbury Christ Church 1s
Quarter-Final | Imperial College London 1s 6-5 Warwick 1s
Semi-Final | Imperial College London 1s 10-4 Kent 1s

Stockport September Sixes to return in 2023

Stockport Lacrosse Club has today announced the dates for their third annual Stockport September Sixes competition.

Following the successful launch of the Stockport September Sixes in 2021 and the subsequent well attended second edition last year, the 2023 competition will take place on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 September.

As has been the case in previous years, the competition will run over two competition days with four pitches running six-a-side teams with 10-player squads starting from U12 level all the way up to senior level.

More details around schedule will be announced in due course but the price of entry has been set at £35 per team until 31 August when the price will rise to £45 per team.

The deadline for entries is 8 September and any club or team looking to take part should contact Stockport Lacrosse Club via email on [email protected] detailing the competition/s they are interested in entering.

Planned age group competitions

Junior Boys U12 (Saturday 16)
Junior Boys U14 (Saturday 16)
Junior Boys U16 (Saturday 16)
Junior Girls U13 (Saturday 16)
Junior Girls U15 (Saturday 16)
Senior Men (Sunday 17)
Senior Women (Sunday 17)