England men's national lacrosse team

England
Association English Lacrosse Association
Confederation ELF (Europe)
Head coach Tom Wenham
World Championship
Appearances 12 (first in 1967)
Best result Runner-ups (1974)
Website www.englishlacrosse.co.uk

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] They are governed by the English Lacrosse Association and are a full member of the Federation of International Lacrosse.[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 have been named to England's roster for the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship[4]

Player # Position Club Team NCAA College
William Baxter 20 Goalie Poynton LC
Hal Dwobeng 1 Goalie Brooklands LC
Andrew Baxter 24 Defender Stockport LC
Alister Berven 88 Defender Oxford University LC Princeton University '17
Joshua Hurry 3 Defender Heaton Mersey LC
Tommy Kirkland 25 Defender Timperley LC
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 Russel 5 Attack Poynton LC
James Yanes 19 Attack Hofstra '20
Nick Watson 2 Attack Cheadle LC Adelphi '14

References

  1. ↑ History of World Lacrosse Championship
  2. ↑ Federation of International Lacrosse World Rankings
  3. ↑ http://filacrosse.com/members-by-type/
  4. ↑ https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1059572/england-name-23-man-squad-for-2018-mens-lacrosse-world-championships. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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