England to take part in United World Games

Three England women’s teams will compete in the 2025 United World Games in Klagenfurt, Austria taking place from 19-22 June.

35 under-21 players across three England squads will play teams from USA, Germany, and Austria in the latest edition of the United World Games.

As with The World Games and the upcoming LA28 Olympic Games, the United World Games will see athletes play the sixes version of lacrosse; indeed some of the 35 England players attending may be in contention for Great Britain squads at the Olympics in three years’ time.

2025 will be the first time England teams have taken part in the multi-sport competition that also showcases tennis, basketball, volleyball, field hockey, rugby, floorball, football, ice hockey, handball, and ball hockey alongside lacrosse.

Holding its first edition 20 years ago in 2005, the United World Games is an annual event that aims to give young athletes the opportunity to play their sport against other nations with an added Olympic flair.

For more information about the United World Games, click HERE.

Team White Squad

Hannah Ashley
Darcey Bance
Orla Burner
Olivia Cameron
Alice Cox
Sophie Ellis
Lucy Peel
Marie Rudd
Poppy Russell
Leya Spencer
Isla Subramarian
Emily Warrack

Team Blue

Sophie Beane
Emily Fearne
Minnie Foreman
Pip Francis-Mcgann
Olivia Gomarsall
Lily-Grace Greer
Marlena Hite
Georgie Millett
Sienna Rust
Eve Sewell
Amelia Theodorou
Anna White

Team Red

Emma Arnison
Katie Billings
Amelia Brand
Mary Briscoe
Amelia Carr
Taya Dangerfield
Freya Hunt
Molly Male
Emily Porter
Emma Ripley
Anna Son

Staff

Sofia Best | Coach
Lucy Halliday | Coach
James Stansbury | Coach
Matt Tolley | Coach
Ed Knight | Physio
Ally Willetts | Physio
Rebecca Wood | Manager 

UKLacrosse 2025 Macclesfield Box League begins this weekend

The UKLacrosse 2025 Macclesfield Box Lacrosse League begins this weekend at Macclesfield Rugby Club, Cheshire with men’s games on Friday and women’s games on Saturday.

Reigning men’s champions Heaton Hornets take on challengers Brooklands Badgers at 6:30pm tonight with Stockport Sharks and Mellor Mud Dogs facing off at 8:30pm.

On Saturday, following an open junior session between 10am and 12pm, Atlantic Dolphins will take on Hornet Queens at 12:30pm in the inaugural women’s competition.

All six teams are stacked with international players, including England players who took part in the World Lacrosse Box Championships last year, and there is plenty of up and coming talent to keep an eye on too with every game being streamed live by Lacrosse Live UK HERE.

If you’re in the area, spectators are welcome completely free of charge with the bar open this evening and all day tomorrow.

The competition will run for three consecutive weekends with champions being crowned on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 June.

For more information about UKLacrosse and the Macclesfield Box Lacrosse League, click HERE.

2025 Squads

Hornet Queens

Alice Loughran
Alys Johns
Cassandra Uthoff
Charlotte Madeley
Claudia Lane
Erin Tuffnall
Georgie Rutter
Hannah Foxcroft
Heather Cegla
Imogen Day
Iona Lazare
Issy Keane
Katie Daynes
Lexi Reynard
Lily Tyler
Lucy Ford
Rebecca Davy
Sarah Hontz
Sophie Murells

Atlantic Dolphins

Annabelle Akintoye
Davina Emetulu
Emily Chong
Emily Rossiter
Fran Parshall
Georgie Greenwood
Helena Prettyman
Jane Lee
Karma Kabbani
Laura Beaman
Lauren Hurley
Lucy Mayers
Millie Hughes
Millie Johnson
Paige Rushton
Rosie Jones
Steph Grimes

Stockport Sharks

Dave Groves
Matt Gale
Archie Bland
Kelton Phipps
James Thompson
Luca Shurink
Nick Bunbery
Alex Davidson
Grady Jackson Fayle
James Holt
Luke McCrone
Bartosz Kanarek
Ryan Martin
Morgan Brown
Hugo Peel
Jack Omahney
Tom Riley
Jamie Sutton
Dom Fitzgerald
Albert Whitehead
Owen Keeley
Mark O’Kane
Ben Roberts
Arron Davy

Brooklands Badgers

Jacob Brindle
Will Allsop
Ollie Allsop
Matt Tatton
George Bascom
George Dury
Peter Cicchetti
Dougie Tewnion
Alasdair Trimmer
James McIlhagger
Archie Carr
Rob Ingham Clark
Ben Howells
Steven Smith
Will Greaves
Dylan McGowan
Owen Shuttleworth
Connor MacDougall
Sam Wilks
Oscar McCarthy
Billy Kershaw
Silas Burke
James Ready
Adam Rogers
Ollie Dawson
Finn O’Brien

Heaton Hornets

Jack Ferdinand
Josh Clegg
Alex Russell
Josh Turner
Will Brown
Ming Trinh
Elliott Leonard
Ryan Hunns
Ollie Lee
Tommy Kirkland
Danny Eddows
Vimal Raval
Kia Phillips
Chris Wood
Charlie Morley
George Medd
Jacob Arnison
Joe Harris
Tom Bracegirdle
Noah Arnison

Mellor Mud Dogs

Elliott Bickerton
Ben Cunliffe
Ben Mochan
Ben Tipping
Cam Major
Cam Reid
Dan Jones
Dan Teal
Dan Watson
Drew Wilkinson
Finn Howie
George Davies
Henry Haughton
Jack Robinson
Jacob Ferns
James Wild
Jamie Mochan
Matt Marsh
Matt Watson
Miles Qualter
Nathan Edwards
Nick Hughes
Oli Rogerson
Tom Hallam
Tom Roche
Ian Murray
Seb Ogley
Sam Cooper

Mellor to celebrate century of lacrosse with Centenary Ball

Mellor Lacrosse Club in Greater Manchester will celebrate its 100th birthday on Saturday with a special Centenary Ball.

Held in the clubhouse at Mellor, the Ball will be a chance for those associated with the club over the years to come together and celebrate a whole century of lacrosse.

A two-course meal will be followed by a series of speeches from members of the Mellor lacrosse community before a live band and party to finish off the night.

Founded in 1925, Mellor spent 36 years jumping from ground to ground within the Mellor, Marple, and Marple Bridge areas before landing in their permanent home at Mellor Sports Club in 1961 alongside the village’s cricket, tennis, badminton clubs.

One of the oldest and most successful clubs in the country, Mellor has a trophy cabinet full to the brim and prides itself on its work within the local community and getting a regular stream of youngsters into the sport.

Mellor continue to thrive with three men’s senior teams, a women’s team, youth teams in both boys and girls from under 9/8 through to under 18/19.

For more information about Mellor Lacrosse Club and the Centenary Ball, click HERE.

12 England stars join British Lacrosse's Japan tour

12 England stars have been selected as part of the latest British Lacrosse women’s squad touring Japan ahead of The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, China in August.

Emilie Chandler, Emily Gray, Cece Green, Lauren Hart, Minty Loxton, Laura Merrifield, Anna Neville, Emma Oakley, Sienna Parekh, Emma Savage, Dylan Whittington, and Liv Wimpenny have all travelled to Asia as part of a 16-strong squad.

The latest tour to Japan will see the British Lacrosse team take in matches against Japan and a couple of Japanese University sides alongside team training sessions and the occasional excursion.

Having arrived in Tokyo yesterday (Monday 9 June), the squad held a training session before being invited to a special meeting at the British Embassy in the city where they met Japanese officials.

The tour comes just two months before British Lacrosse make their return to The World Games in August, where they’ll be looking to equal or better their fourth place finish at the 2022 edition, and only three years before the 2028 Olympic Games in LA.

For more information about British Lacrosse, head to their website HERE or follow them on Instagram HERE.

British Lacrosse Squad | Japan Tour

Emilie Chandler
Zoe Dickson
Chess Gray
Emily Gray
Cece Green
Lauren Hart
Minty Loxton
Laura Merrifield
Anna Neville
Emma Oakley
Sienna Parekh
Lottie Robertson
Emma Savage
Hannah Whiteley
Dylan Whittington
Liv Wimpenny

Staff

Erica Erb
Andrew Jones
Rich Lalor
Kate Nelson-Lee
Ailsa Scott
Thomas Wesley

UKLacrosse to host box sessions at Macclesfield Rugby Club

UKLacrosse is holding three extra special box lacrosse sessions at Macclesfield Rugby Club, Cheshire later this month open to boys and girls who play at under-12 to under-16 level.

Focusing on skill development, gameplay, and fun in a supportive environment, the sessions are open to players of all abilities whether they’ve been to a UKLacrosse event before or joining for the first time.

The cost of attending is just £40 for the three sessions and, as an extra little bonus, those attending will be able to stick around afterwards to watch some of the women’s matches in the Northern Box League and be inspired by some of the best box players in the country.

Attendees will need to bring full kit and a water bottle but equipment will be provided for the girls.

To sign up for the sessions, simply email UKLacrosse on rosie@uklacrossecoaching.com and for more information about UKLacrosse, click HERE.

Session Schedule (all sessions 10am-12pm at Macclesfield Rugby Club, SK10 4AF)

Saturday 14 June
Saturday 21 June
Saturday 28 June

England Lacrosse to host men's playing rules webinars

England Lacrosse is hosting two webinars later this month to explain and discuss recommended changes to the men’s rules as played in England.

The webinars come after the England Lacrosse Refereeing Advisory Group (RAG) recently recommended that all clubs and universities adopt the latest 2025-2027 World Lacrosse men’s playing rules for the forthcoming season.

There have been a series of changes to the men’s playing rules within this rules book which include:

• 1.1 Field Dimensions

• 5.1 Goal Area Lines

• 6.1 Wing Lines

• 29.2 Administrative Stoppages

• 34.11 Facing at Center

• 37.2 Free Play

• 49.3 Prohibitions Relating to the Goal Crease

• 49.5 Prohibitions Relating to the Goal Crease

• 67 Conduct Foul

The webinars will take place online from 7pm on Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 June with members of the RAG in attendance to explain the new rules/rules changes in greater depth.

To register for one of the two upcoming men’s rules webinars, click the button below.

Four English officials selected for world competitions this summer

Four English officials have been selected to officiate across two international competitions later this year, World Lacrosse has announced.

Top sixes officials Michael Leahy and Lara Owen will travel to Chengdu, China in August to officiate at the lacrosse competition at The World Games 2025 and experienced field officials James Hawsworth and Emma Jones will head to Jeju, Korea later in the month for the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship.

Leahy, Owen, Hawksworth, and Jones represent four of the brightest sparks in English officiating and have a wealth of experience at all levels and formats of the game.

The World Games will see teams play the sixes Olympic version of lacrosse and marks one of the final world sixes events before lacrosse makes its return to the Olympic Games in LA in 2028.

The World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship showcases the best young talent in the world playing the traditional 10-a-side version of the sport.

England Lacrosse would like to congratulate all four officials and wish them luck as they prepare for and officiate at the competitions later this year.

For more information about all officials selected for this summer’s world competitions, click HERE.

Heaton Mersey and Mellor take part in U14 exhibition match before The Fly finals

Heaton Mersey and Mellor Lacrosse Club’s under-14 boys teams took part in a special six-a-side exhibition match prior to the final day of The Fly Sixes Lacrosse League on Sunday.

The fixture was a repeat of the U14s Centurion Cup that was competed for at the 2025 Northern Flags Festival earlier this year.

The exhibition match was all part of The Fly’s community engagement during the 2025 competition that also included special free skills festivals for young people in and around The Fly’s 2025 venues in London and Manchester.

Heaton Mersey won an exciting match 16-13 and it is hoped that more events involving young players can be incorporated into The Fly over the coming years.

With lacrosse making its long-awaited return to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028, the match was the perfect opportunity for young players at both clubs to play the sixes rules, complete with shot-clocks and high-level officials.

And with lacrosse’s inclusion in the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane, Australia very much still on the cards, it is a possibility that some of the players who played in the exhibition match on Sunday morning could be in a Great Britain Olympic lacrosse team in seven years’ time.

For more information about The Fly, click HERE and watch the exhibition match in full on YouTube HERE.

Over 100 young players join The Fly for Manchester skills festival

The Fly Sixes Lacrosse League welcomed over 100 young players to Cheadle Hulme Lacrosse Club on Friday as part of a community skills festival ahead of the conclusion of The Fly’s 2025 season.

Boys and girls from the Greater Manchester area who play at U10 to U15 level joined several stars of The Fly 2025, including British Lacrosse and Swift men’s Head Coach Ravi K. Sitlani, England player William Baxter (Swift), and Swift Team Manager Lyndon Stewart, for the skills festival.

Attendees had the opportunity to play the Olympic six-a-side version of lacrosse that is played at The Fly and be coached by some of the best in the UK.

Four skills stations were set-up with attendees rotating through defending/goalkeeping, shooting, ground balls, and transition sessions before playing some matches later in the day.

The Manchester skills festival follows a hugely successful version held at Blackheath Rugby Club before the opening weekend of The Fly 2025 that saw 150 school children from the Bromley and Greenwich areas of London take part in several skills stations throughout the day.

The aim of both festivals was to give children in the local area the opportunity to play lacrosse and be introduced to the sixes Olympic version of the sport that the whole world will be watching at LA28.

This skills festival is all part of The Fly’s commitment to promoting and expanding the knowledge of Sixes Lacrosse within the local community.

The Fly Sixes Lacrosse League is the world’s first National Lacrosse League featuring the six-a-side version of the sport and was founded in 2021.

Since its first season four years ago, the competition has gone from strength to strength featuring the best players in the UK and featuring 10 nationalities in 2025.

For more information about The Fly Sixes Lacrosse League, follow them on Instagram HERE or head to their website HERE.

Finals Weekend at The Fly Sixes in Manchester

The Fly Sixes Lacrosse League, the world’s first national sixes lacrosse league, reaches its 2025 conclusion this weekend with Finals Weekend in Manchester at the Manchester Regional Arena on the Etihad Campus

The 2025 edition once again features Swift, Rise, Hustle, and Forge as the four men’s and four women’s teams competing for the championship.

After pool play weekend at Blackheath Rugby Club two weeks ago, we move into the knockout fixtures for Finals Weekend and our 2025 finals.

Forge are the reigning champions in both competitions and have successfully qualified for the for the finals as they bid to retain their crowns.

While Forge Men go for a second Championship, Forge Women are on for a remarkable fourth consecutive win

Tickets are still on sale to join us for Finals Day on in Manchester and see our 2025 champions crowned.

Sunday 1 June
11:00 - Men’s 3rd Place Playoff - Hustle x Swift
12:15 - Women’s 3rd Place playoff - Swift x Rise
13:30 - Men’s Championship Final - Forge x Rise
15:00 - Women’s Championship Final - Hustle x Forge

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."

130 young players to take part in The Fly's skills festival

The Fly Sixes Lacrosse League is set to welcome 130 young players to Cheadle Hulme Lacrosse Club tomorrow (Friday 30 May) as part of another community skills festival ahead of the conclusion of The Fly’s 2025 season on Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June.

Boys and girls from the Greater Manchester area who play at U10 to U15 level will join several stars of The Fly 2025, including British Lacrosse and Swift men’s Head Coach Ravi K. Sitlani, England player William Baxter (Swift), and Swift Team Manager Lyndon Stewart, for the skills festival.

Attendees will have the opportunity to play the Olympic six-a-side version of lacrosse that is played at The Fly and be coached by some of the best in the UK.

The Manchester skills festival follows a hugely successful version held at Blackheath Rugby Club before the opening weekend of The Fly 2025 that saw 150 school children from the Bromley and Greenwich areas of London take part in several skills stations throughout the day.

The aim of both festivals is to give children in the local area the opportunity to play lacrosse and be introduced to the sixes Olympic version of the sport that the whole world will be watching at LA28.

This skills festival is all part of The Fly’s commitment to promoting and expanding the knowledge of Sixes Lacrosse within the local community.

The Fly Sixes Lacrosse League is the world’s first National Lacrosse League featuring the six-a-side version of the sport and was founded in 2021.

Since its first season four years ago, the competition has gone from strength to strength featuring the best players in the UK and featuring 10 nationalities in 2025.

For more information about The Fly Sixes Lacrosse League, follow them on Instagram HERE or head to their website HERE.

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's Alice Ripper wins NCAA title

England’s Alice Ripper became a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) champion for the first time on Sunday after her University of North Carolina side defeated Northwestern University 12-8 to lift the 2025 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship.

It’s a fourth national title in 12 years for Carolina who gave as good as they got on Sunday afternoon at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts in front of 14,423 spectators, a record attendance for an NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship match.

The Humphrey sisters, Chloe and Ashley, were the outstanding performers for the Tar Heels on the day with four goals and five assists between them.

This latest title makes Carolina the third most successful side in National Championships’ history with four but they’ll be hard pushed to catch up to 2025 runners-up Northwestern who have eight and Maryland who have a massive 14 titles to date.

Ripper, who plays in midfield for England and already has one European Championship title to her name, has represented UNC eight times since she moved to the United States last year to study for her masters after three years at Exeter University.

After winning the title, Ripper said:

“I feel so incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to be part of the UNC team this year. I have met the most amazing coaches and teammates, who I have learnt so much from both on and off the field, and winning the National Championship together was the cherry on top of a phenomenal experience.”

Ripper has now completed her studies at UNC and will return to England shortly where she’ll be preparing for the 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship in Japan with the rest of the England senior team.

The Fly searching for unwanted lacrosse sticks to help DBA Africa Lacrosse Academy

The Fly Sixes Lacrosse League is to hold a lacrosse equipment drive at their Finals Weekend at the Manchester Regional Arena this weekend (Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June) to help support the DBA Africa Lacrosse Academy in Uganda.

The DBA Africa Lacrosse Academy relies entirely on donations from the wider world lacrosse community and they’re specifically asking for men’s and women’s sticks of all kinds that current or former players don’t need anymore.

DBA Africa is a social enterprise focused on youth sport academies, coaching development, sports events, and youth sports tours.

Investing in the long term future of sport in Africa is at the heart of everything they do and their grassroots projects do so much more than keep children active – they teach important health lessons, strengthen communities, nurture future leaders, and help the youth aspire to better lives.

A donation point will be open on both Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June by the main spectator entrance at the Manchester Regional Arena with donations being flown out to Uganda in July.

If you want to know more about the work of DBA Africa or visit their lacrosse, rugby, or athletics programmes in East Africa, please take a look online: www.dbaafrica.com and contact Storm Trentham via storm@dbaafrica.com.

England Lacrosse to host series of women's playing rules webinars

England Lacrosse is hosting a series of webinars in June to explain and discuss recommended changes to the women’s rules as played in England.

The webinars come after the England Lacrosse Umpiring Advisory Group (UAG) recently recommended that all clubs and schools adopt the latest 2025/2026 World Lacrosse women’s playing rules for the forthcoming season, with the following exceptions/guidelines:

• No shot-clock

• Clubs/schools continue to adapt the field dimensions to suit the size of the ground/field

The webinars will take place online from 7pm on Wednesday 4 June, Thursday 5 June, Monday 9 June, and Tuesday 10 June with members of the UAG in attendance to explain the new rules in greater depth.

Ahead of the webinars, the UAG would like attendees to pay particular attention to the following rules:

1. Return to a 15m arc and 11m marking area (advantage of being able to call shooting space earlier) (Rule 1)
2. New shooting space rule (this has now been played by all schools at National Schools/Senior Regionals) (Rule 20.A.19)
3. No restriction of colour of mouthguard (Rule 6.A.5.a)
4. Defenders may run through any portion of the goal circle (Rule 17.A.14-17)
5. Goalkeepers may NOT be tackled/checked once in possession of the ball when grounded in the goal circle regardless of whether stick is outside the goal circle sphere (Rule 17.A.1-11)
6. Goalkeepers may only hold the ball for 5 secs (count does not start until the ball is in the stick) (Rule 17.A.5)
7. Attacking team may play a ground ball inside the goal circle from outside the goal circle (Rule 17.A.12-13)
8. Alternate possession (no throw) (Rule 16)
9. No body ball (Rule removed – see withholding Rule 19.A.8)
10. No empty stick check on ground balls (Rule 19.A.9

To register for one of the four upcoming women’s rules webinars, click the button below.

Registration for latest England Lacrosse Level 2 Refereeing Course now open

England Lacrosse is delighted to announce that registration is now open for our latest Level 2 Refereeing Course.

The England Lacrosse Level 2 Refereeing Course requires individuals to attend one online webinar and one practical training day alongside a complete game assessment.

Our latest Level 2 Refereeing Course webinar will take place online on Tuesday 3 June from 6:30pm-8:30pm with the practical element to be arranged with each participant individually.

To embark on the Level 2 Refereeing Course, individuals must have a valid Level 1 certification and England Lacrosse membership.

For more information about officiating, click HERE.

Forge and Hustle riding high going into Finals Weekend

Forge Men and Hustle Women secured top spot in their respective groups after recording 100% winning records at The Fly 2025 ahead of finals weekend in Manchester on Saturday 31 May & Sunday 1 June.

On a beautiful weekend in London at Blackheath Rugby Club, our four sides renewed rivalries across 12 games of high-level Sixes action that entertained the crowds with top quality lacrosse and set the platform for finals weekend and the real crunch fixtures.

The pool stages both reached a perfect climax on Sunday afternoon, as we were treated to repeats of both 2024 finals as straight shootouts for the number 1 rankings between the Forge and Hustle sides.

Forge Men came out on top to underline their status as the reigning champs, but Forge Women were downed by Hustle and will be looking to bounce back at Finals Weekend as they go for an unprecedented fourth consecutive title.

Hustle and Swift Men got us underway for the weekend under the sun with a quality contest that set the standard for the weekend.

Hustle Men took victory, Ryan Hunns leading the way for the weekend with 15 points (12G 3A) and topping the individual points table.

The same teams opened our women’s competition, and Hustle Women set the standard, picking up a 12-7 win, and momentum which they carried through the weekend to win 3/3.

Georgie Southorn, who had a difficult debut year at The Fly in 2024 with two red cards, truly banished all those bad memories to storm to the top of the women’s points table with 13 (9G 4A), four points clear of her nearest competitor.

Our closest game of the weekend came on Saturday evening when Rise Men took down Swift 16-15, recording their first win in the competition since 2023 and announcing their arrival for the 2025 edition.

Forge Women faced stiff competition on Sunday, but overturned a 5-1 deficit against Swift to pull through and win 12-8; but couldn’t quite pull off a comeback against Hustle in their final game, going down 10-12.

However, the real contest will come in Manchester as the two sides will go head-to-head again on Saturday for a direct place in the final.

It will be a similar scenario in the men’s competition as Forge and Hustle will face-off for the direct route to the final on Saturday, though Forge have the upperhand in this battle with a strong 21-16 win on Sunday at Blackheath.

However, all teams are still able to win this year’s competition as and as we saw last year, there is plenty of drama to unfold on Finals Weekend as our finalists emerge and all our teams fight it out for the crown.

Don’t miss out! Get tickets for Manchester below:

Watch last week’s action on The Fly’s YouTube channel in full:

Women’s Results

Hustle 12-7 Swift
Forge 15-12 Rise
Swift 11-9 Rise
Forge 12-8 Swift
Hustle 12-7 Rise
Forge 10-12 Hustle

Men’s Results

Hustle 17-13 Swift
Forge 23-18 Rise
Swift 15-16 Rise
Forge 16-10 Swift
Hustle 18-12 Rise
Forge 21-16 Hustle

England discover World Lacrosse Men's U20 Championship pool play opponents

England’s young lions will take on Jamaica, New Zealand, and hosts Korea in the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship pool stage, World Lacrosse has announced.

The team’s opening match against Jamaica on Friday 15 August will be a replay of England’s play-in match from the last iteration of the competition in 2022 which England won 10-2.

Games against New Zealand on Sunday 17 and hosts Korea on Monday 18 August will follow and mark the first time the England Men’s U20 team has played a competitive match against those teams.

This year’s championship will feature 20 teams split into five groups for pool play, followed by playoffs that will include quarter-finals, semi-finals and medal games.

The top four teams from the 2022 edition of the event – United States, Canada, Haudenosaunee and Australia – were placed into Pool A, while the remaining 16 teams were snake seeded into pools based on their finishes at the 2022 edition of the tournament and balanced by Continental Federation.

Taking place at the Gongcheonpo Training Centre on Jeju Island, Korea, six to eight games will be played per day across two pitches; the centre previously hosted the 2022 Asia-Pacific Lacrosse Union Men’s Championship.

The pool stage will take place over five days, with each team playing three games, after which the four Pool A teams will advance directly to the quarter-final, while the top two teams from Pools B, C, D, and E will enter a play-in round on Wednesday 20 August.

The four play-in round winners will advance to the quarter-finals on Thursday 22 August, before the semi-finals and eventual medal round games on Sunday 24 August.

The full schedule is released just days after England announced their 22-player squad heading to Korea to take part in the competition.

For more information about the competition and the schedule, click HERE.

England Pool Stage Schedule

England v Jamaica | Friday 15 August | 12pm

Sunday 17 August | New Zealand v England | 4pm

Monday 18 August | England v Korea | 11am

The Fly Sixes Lacrosse League doing its part in the community

The Fly welcomed 150 local school children to Blackheath Rugby Club, London as part of a community skills festival on Friday 16 May ahead of the opening weekend of The Fly’s 2025 season.

Teams from schools in Bromley and Greenwich, featuring a mix of children who have experience of POP lacrosse and some who have never picked up a stick before, attended the session on Friday led by community lacrosse champion Mike Barrett.

Stars of The Fly 2025 such as Ben Page-Laycock, Laura Beaman, Madi Jones, Minty Loxton, and Liv Gomarsall were also in attendance, coaching the kids through seven different skills stations including shooting, catching, and passing.

Following the skills stations, a spot of lunch, and an autograph session with The Fly players, the 150 children took part in some small-sided games where they were able to put their skills into action.

The aim of the festival was to give children in the local area the opportunity to play lacrosse and be introduced to the sixes Olympic version of the sport that the whole world will be watching at LA28.

This skills festival is all part of The Fly’s commitment to promoting and expanding the knowledge of Sixes Lacrosse within the local community and will be followed up with a sister event on Friday 30 May in Manchester before The Fly’s 2025 Finals Weekend at the Manchester Regional Arena.

Young players in the Manchester area can still sign up for the FREE skills festival on 30 May by clicking the button below with the session being held at Cheadle Hulme Lacrosse Club.

For more information about The Fly and how to buy tickets for this year’s competition, click HERE.