Ukraine support
British Lacrosse is appalled at the ongoing situation in Ukraine. We fear for the safety of our friends in the Ukrainian lacrosse teams and their compatriots.
British Lacrosse joins other lacrosse organisations and sporting bodies from around the world in calling for an immediate end to all hostilities. We hope for the urgent restoration of peace.
Clean Sweep at EuroLax Sixes
See the British Lacrosse results here
"I’m extremely proud of all who represented British Lacrosse. It was great to have both teams in the final, but the real success was how we were able to come together as a group.
We hit all our targets and the event will undoubtedly be a hugely significant stepping stone on our route to the World Games."
Tom Wenham
Men's Head Coach
"What a great weekend for British Lacrosse.
Making history as the first ever European Sixes Champions. The teams put on an exciting display of top class Sixes in an All-GB final.
The tournament has helped us to make excellent progress in our development as we prepare for the World Games in July."
Phil Collier
Women's Head Coach
British Lacrosse is dismayed that our friends in the Ukrainian lacrosse teams were unable to participate in the EuroLax Sixes Cup 2022 due to the ongoing situation in their country and we fear for their safety.
British Lacrosse joins many national and international sports organisations in calling for an immediate end to all hostilities in Ukraine and we hope for the urgent restoration of peace.
Eurolax Sixes Cup
British Lacrosse is sending 4 teams to compete in the inaugural Eurolax Sixes Cup..
The tournament runs from 25th to 27th February at Vila Real de Santo António Sports Complex, Algarve, Portugal.
This competition forms a key part in the preparation and selection process for both Coach Collier & Wenham as they look to select their final squads to compete in the World Games.
Follow the teams via the live stream. More information here.
Men's Teams
Red Team
| 13 | Elliott Hurry |
| 25 | Tobias Cleaver-Ross |
| 11 | Nicolas De Caprio |
| 7 | Ryan Hunns |
| 2 | Tommy Kirkland |
| 6 | Luke Mills |
| 4 | William Prescott |
| 5 | Alex Russell |
| 15 | Christian Scarpello |
| 23 | Ryan Sweetman |
WHITE TEAM
| 1 | Hal Dwobeng |
| 12 | Thomas Bracegirdle |
| 14 | Lyndon Bunio |
| 26 | Zac Guy |
| 3 | Ben Page-Layock |
| 8 | Resham Panesar |
| 10 | Michael Pomfret |
| 19 | Jamie Powell |
| 17 | Tomos Rosser |
| 9 | Dan Watson |
Women's Teams
Red Team
| 1 | Emily Gray |
| 5 | Liv Thomas |
| 7 | Hannah Grant |
| 8 | Chloe Chan |
| 9 | Laura Merrifield |
| 17 | Sophy Coombes-Roberts |
| 18 | Torz Anderson |
| 19 | Tilly Foster |
| 20 | Katie Greenwood |
| 4 | Res: Miranda Nicholes |
Blue Team
| 2 | Iona Dryden |
| 6 | Emma Oakley |
| 10 | Laura Warren |
| 11 | Liv Wimpenny |
| 16 | Claire Faram |
| 21 | Julie Wise |
| 22 | Tilly Shires |
| 24 | Anna Featherstone |
| 25 | Emilie Chandler |
| 13 | Res: Georgie Southern |
| 15 | Res: Chess Gray |
Joint Training Session
Our Men’s & Women’s squads trained together on 30 January 2022, breaking new ground for British Lacrosse. The rules for the new World Lacrosse Sixes format are very similar for men and women, so there’s a lot to learn from each other and together.
We were thrilled to be joined by GB Hockey captain and two-time Olympic medallist Hollie Pearne-Webb. She gave an inspirational talk on what it takes to succeed on the international stage and then had a throw around with the players afterwards.
We caught up with a few of our players to find out what it’s like to be part of the British Lacrosse squads and what they are learning from each other.
How are you enjoying being part of the BL sixes squad?
Resh Panesar: To be at the beginning of a journey that will hopefully take our sport to the Olympics is incredibly exciting. I’ve played lacrosse internationally for a long time and to be included in this team is an absolute honour. The sessions are physically and mentally tough, but they are a ton of fun. Our coaches have done a fantastic job bringing in speakers and guests to motivate us to perform at the highest level we can.
Alex Russell: We have a great group across both teams. The new format makes everything a learning process with lots of different problems and scenarios to work out, which I’m loving. Working with the women’s team has brought more knowledge to the table and has helped both teams in different ways. It also makes us feel like we’re one British Lacrosse team which I haven’t felt before with my home nation.
Hannah Grant: Playing alongside members of the English and Welsh teams is an amazing opportunity and experience. Having competed against each other for years, it’s exciting to bring together the skillsets and knowledge from the different nations into one team.
Hal Dwobeng: It’s the most competitive squad I've ever been a part of, and we’re all learning and adapting to a new game.
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How are you benefiting?
team culture and vision
British Lacrosse ... legacy
Chloe Chan: I think both teams benefited from the weekend together. Everyone was sharing tactics and giving feedback. The games are similar, but I did notice that the men like to operate behind goal more than we do and they take more risks during play. That’s made me consider situations differently and adapt my game.
Resh: We were all really impressed with the women’s footwork, conditioning, and stick skills.
Hal: As goalkeepers, the women are more used to the inside and closer range shots that happen in the Sixes format. We’re learning from their techniques and seeing how to add it to our game.
Iona Dryden: We spoke a lot about learning from the men’s attacking style of play in our Zoom sessions. The women’s Sixes can feel quite a bit more physical, so closer to the men’s game. Their footwork is rapid and they’re willing to rip shots as soon as their hands become free.
What were your takeaways from Hollie Pearne-Webb?
Hal: Listening to her journey from being a new player to the squad to transitioning to a leader as captain was really interesting. She spoke a lot about team culture and how this must come from within and be something that everyone gets on board with.
Resh: The biggest takeaway for me was to be process driven rather than results focused. This helps to build team culture and vision. Seeing the Olympic medals was also really cool!
Hannah: She was so focused and passionate. It was interesting to learn how the hockey team set out their vision, values, and behaviours at the start of each season and then use these, not only to drive them in their training, but to hold themselves and each other accountable to be the best they can be.
Chloe: It really makes you put into perspective the time and effort it takes to be successful and how hard work pays off.
Iona: To leave the sport and the team in a better place than she found it. The reason she continues to play is to give back to the sport to help continue its growth for future talent coming into the system. For me, this is one of my major motivations for being part of British Lacrosse and the legacy we want to leave. We hope our vision of medalling at The World Games will grow lacrosse throughout the UK and worldwide, and to move it closer to being chosen as an Olympic sport in 2028. Whether I’ll still be competing, or whether future talent will have taken over, only time will tell… but I know we’re playing (quite literally) our part in taking the sport to a better place than when I discovered it back in 2010!
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We are delighted that Pioneer Teamwear is now an on- and off-field apparel provider to British Lacrosse with plans to offer a range of merchandising and clothing products.
Buy now to support our teams in raising funds as they prepare for The World Games 2022 in the USA.
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Zoom kick-off meeting
Our men's and women's squads recently got together on Zoom to mark the start of the British Lacrosse Sixes journey.
This is such an exciting time for our players and sport at what is hopefully the beginning of the road to lacrosse in the Olympics.
The squads heard from British Lacrosse coaches and board directors on their strategic vision, the program and journey to @TWG2022 and the new branding.
The players, who are the heart of what we do, then had a chance to meet and talk in small groups about how to make the most of the collaboration opportunities between the men's and women's squads. They offered lots of good and actionable ideas which you can listen to below.
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Training Squads
Coach Wenham and Coach Collier have announced the British Lacrosse 2022 World Games training squads.
The final squads will be selected in the spring after a series of training weekends.
These teams will represent British Lacrosse in the new Sixes format at the World Games.
It’s a really exciting training squad with significant international experience across both field and box lacrosse. I’d like to thank all the players for their commitment to the selection process and look forward to working with the group as we prepare for the World Games next summer.
Tom Wenham, Men's Head Coach
We have chosen a squad of twenty from the best players across Wales, Scotland and England. There was competition for places at every position and without doubt the most difficult selection I’ve ever faced. However, the outcome is a really strong squad that can be confident of being genuine medal contenders at the World Games.
Phil Collier, Women's Head Coach
World Games Schedule Announced
The full schedule has been released for The World Games 2022, taking place in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
There will be 34 sports taking part at next year’s 11th edition of the Games across six different categories: Artistic & Dance Sport, Ball Sports, Martial Arts, Precision Sports, Strength Sports, and Trend Sports.
Lacrosse will be in the Ball Sports category and both women’s and men’s six-a-side versions of the game will be featured.
This comes after women’s lacrosse made its World Games debut at the 2017 edition of the competition.
At that Games, Great Britain women finished fourth behind winners USA, runners-up Canada, and bronze medal winners Australia.
Men’s lacrosse will make its World Games debut next year, initially taking part as an invitational sport.
The World Games was first staged in 1981 and is meant to highlight those sports that do not compete at the Olympic Games.
Many sports, such as badminton, beach volleyball, and triathlon have all been World Games events but have since been allowed to take part in the Olympic Games and so no longer compete.
The 2022 Games are due to start on 7 July and will run for ten days until 17 July with the men’s lacrosse competition running from 8 to 12 July and the women’s tournament from 12 to 16 July.
Check out the lacrosse schedule and the full World Games 2022 schedule.
Home Nations 6s
England’s men and women remained unbeaten as they took home the inaugural Home Nations 6s titles on a sunny August weekend in Edinburgh.
The competition is the first time that international teams from England, Scotland, and Wales have been able to battle it out in the new, and proposed Olympic, 6-a-side version of lacrosse and was organised in collaboration with World Lacrosse and World Lacrosse Sixes.
In a World Lacrosse statement released after the conclusion of the competition, World Lacrosse CEO, Jim Scherr, said:
“Lacrosse Sixes continues to gain momentum. World Lacrosse is appreciative of the efforts of Lacrosse Scotland for organising this event and thanks the participating National teams of Scotland, England, and Wales. The new discipline is proving to be as fast paced and exciting as we hoped.”
As with The Fly earlier in the month, the whole tournament was streamed live on Lax Sports Network and can be re-watched on demand.
Results
Women’s
England 17-15 Scotland
Wales 4-18 England
Scotland 23-10 Wales
Scotland 9-20 England
England 19-2 Wales
Wales 13-14 Scotland
Men’s
England 24-6 Scotland
Wales 4-14 England
Scotland 8-20 Wales
Scotland 7-13 England
England 14-10 Wales
Wales 11-5 Scotland
