GB announce 2026 Men’s Performance Programme Squad

British Lacrosse has announced its Men’s Performance Programme Squad that includes 14 Podium Athletes, 12 Potential Podium Athletes, 11 Development Athletes, and 10 Overseas-based Athletes.

The full squad features nine of the 12 players who represented Great Britain at The World Games in Birmingham, Alabama in 2022 and has been put together ahead of another huge year for international lacrosse in the build up to the LA28 Olympic Games.

2026 will see the first stage of European qualifying for the 2028 Olympics take place in Salou, Spain in November with a European Sixes Lacrosse Championships acting as a continental qualifier for the 2027 World Lacrosse Sixes Championships.

Pending International Olympic Committee (IOC) approval, the 2027 Sixes Championships will showcase the top 16 men’s and women’s teams in the world and will serve as the primary qualifier for LA28.

The 47 players within the British Lacrosse Men’s Performance Programme will now work with the coaching team and Performance Lead Chris Russell over the next few months to ensure they’re in the best possible shape to compete at the European Sixes Lacrosse Championships in November.

For more information about British Lacrosse and the Men’s Performance Programme, click HERE.

Podium Athletes

William Baxter
Lyndon Bunio (RTP)
Drew Bickerton
Tom Bracegirdle
Nick DeCaprio
Hal Dwobeng
Ryan Hunns
Dan Jones
Tommy Kirkland
Ben Page-Laycock
Josh Poke (RTP)
Alex Russell
Will Shirt
Dan Watson

Potential Podium Athletes

Josh Clegg
Tim Collins
Dan Flisk
Thom Gilbrook
Elliott Hurry
Luke Mills-Doig
Jamie Powell
Will Prescott
Tom Roper
Tomos Rosser
Joachim Ruby
Drew Wilkinson

Development Athletes

Noah Arnison
Luke Bond
Ellis Baythorpe
Leo Baythorpe
Tobias Cleaver-Ross
Cam Major
Josh Phillips
Kieran Phillips
Zac Spreckley
Thomas Stansfield
Oliver Thomasson

Overseas Athletes

Jack Allen
Fraser Berrett
Rowan Birrell
Reece Callies
Jackson Davies
Cam Fewster
Will Goodwin
Jim Hartley
Hugo Peel
George Shonfeld