England men's national lacrosse team
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]
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| Association | English Lacrosse Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | ELF (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Doug Shanahan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 13 (first in 1967) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Runner-ups (1974) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
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| 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 Russell | 5 | Attack | Poynton LC | LIU Post '20 |
| James Yanes | 19 | Attack | Hofstra '20 | |
| Nick Watson | 2 | Attack | Cheadle LC | Adelphi '14 |
References
- "Men's World Championship History". www.worldlacrosse2014.com. US Lacrosse. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- "World Rankings". World Lacrosse. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- Admin. "Members". World Lacrosse. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- 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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