England men's national lacrosse team

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England
Flag of England.svg
AssociationEnglish Lacrosse Association
ConfederationELF (Europe)
Head coachDoug Shanahan
World Championship
Appearances13 (first in 1967)
Best resultRunner-ups (1974)
Websitewww.englandlacrosse.co.uk
Medal record
World Lacrosse Championship
Silver medal – second place 1974 Melbourne
European Lacrosse Championships
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place Manchester
Gold medal – first place Glasgow
Silver medal – second place Cardiff
Gold medal – first place Prague
Gold medal – first place Lahti
Gold medal – first place Amsterdam
Gold medal – first place 2016 Budapest

The England men's national lacrosse team is one of the premier national teams in Europe and the world having competed at every World Lacrosse Championship since its inception in 1967[1] and having won all but one of the European Lacrosse Championships. Currently the team is ranked 5th in the world.[2] The team is governed by England Lacrosse which has been a full member of World Lacrosse since 1972.[3]

History[]

The England men's national team has played in every World Lacrosse Championship since 1967, earning a Silver medal in 1974. The last world championships to be held in England were the 2010 World Lacrosse Championship, in Manchester, England, where they placed 5th. The men's team has competed in the European Lacrosse Championships since 1995 and has won nine gold medals.

Current roster[]

2018 FIL World Championship[]

The following 23 players made up the roster at the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship.[4]

Player # Position Club Team NCAA College
William Baxter 20 Goalie
Hal Dwobeng 1 Goalie
Andrew Baxter 24 Defender Stockport LC
Alister Berven 88 Defender Princeton University '17
Joshua Hurry 3 Defender
Tommy Kirkland 25 Defender
Daniel Smith 4 Defender Cheadle LC
Thomas Brooks 8 FO/LSM Poynton LC Whittier '12
Sam Patterson 26 LSM Stockport LC
Jak Wawrzyniak 10 LSM Heaton Mersey LC Providence '14
Thomas Bracegirdle 21 FO/SSDM Timperley LC
Tim Collins 30 Midfield Brooklands LC Mount Olive '21
Zachary Guy 61 Midfield Heaton Mersey LC Georgetown '14
Peter Hayes 15 Midfield Heaton Mersey LC
William Hardy 22 Midfield Poynton LC
Sam Russell 6 Midfield Poynton LC Whittier '11
Christian Scarpello 14 Midfield Rutgers '17
Joshua Sherry-Brennan 16 Midfield Stockport LC
Ryan Sweetman 17 Midfield Brooklands LC
Ryan Hunns 7 Attack Heaton Mersey LC
Alex Russell 5 Attack Poynton LC LIU Post '20
James Yanes 19 Attack Hofstra '20
Nick Watson 2 Attack Cheadle LC Adelphi '14

References[]

  1. ^ "Men's World Championship History". www.worldlacrosse2014.com. US Lacrosse. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. ^ "World Rankings". World Lacrosse. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ^ Admin. "Members". World Lacrosse. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. ^ Morgan, Liam (29 December 2017). "England name 23-man squad for 2018 Men's Lacrosse World Championships". inside the games. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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