Great Britain men's national lacrosse sixes team

For the historical traditional field lacrosse team, see Great Britain men's national lacrosse team.

Great Britain

Association	British Lacrosse
Confederation	N/A
World Championship
Appearances	None
First international
Great Britain 27–10   Germany (25 February 2022; Santo António, Portugal)
Biggest win
Great Britain 35–0   Belgium (25 February 2022; Santo António, Portugal)
Biggest defeat
Great Britain 11–22   Canada (11 July 2022; Birmingham, United States)
Website	britishlacrosse.org

A Great Britain men's national lacrosse sixes team is under the auspices of British Lacrosse.

The Home Nations have their own national federations which are members of World Lacrosse.

History

Great Britain historically fielded a traditional men's lacrosse side. Their first ever game was in 1883 against Canada. ^[1] The team played Canada against in the 1908 Summer Olympics when traditional lacrosse was last organized as a regular event. ^{[2] [3]} Great Britain fielded a team again in the 1928 and 1948 Summer Olympics when lacrosse was a demonstration event. ^{[1] [4]}

In 2021, when World Lacrosse became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The federation created a new variant of the sport called lacrosse sixes. ^[1] This prompted the organization of a Great Britain lacrosse sixes team for the lacrosse event of the 2022 World Games in Birmingham. They qualified on the basis of England traditional lacrosse team's finishing at the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship. ^[5] Two Great Britain teams (Red and White) took part at the 2022 Euro Lax Sixes Cup in February 2022. ^[6]

They finished fourth in the men's lacrosse event of the 2022 World Games in July. ^[7]

Lacrosse would potentially return to the Summer Olympics, when the sixes variant of the sport was included in the 2028 Summer Olympics calendar. ^[8]

They played at the Euro Lax Sixes Cup in February 2024 and the USA Lacrosse Experience in October 2024. ^{[9] [10]}

In December 2024, UK Sport announced funding for a potential 2028 Summer Olympics qualification bid. ^[11]

Competitive record

World Games

Year	Host	GP	W	L	GF	GA	Finish
2022	United States	5	3	2	73	78	4th
2025	China	Women's event only					–
Total	−	5	3	2	73	78	No Medal

Euro Lax Sixes Cup

Year	Host	GP	W	L	GF	GA	Finish
2022 [6]	Portugal	5	5	0	107	19	(White)
		5	4	1	108	38	(Red)
2023 [12]	Portugal	—
2024 [9]	Portugal	5	5	0	125	49
Total	−	5	3	2	73	78	3 golds, 1 silver

References

1. Carnegie-Horrocks, Alex (9 December 2021). "History of Great Britain Lacrosse" . Retrieved 9 January 2025.
2. Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2000). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland & Co. pp. 197–199. ISBN   9780786440689.
3. "Lacrosse's Olympic return hailed as 'immense' and 'watershed moment' for sport". Bracknell News. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
4. "Official Report of the 1948 London Olympics" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. pp. 532–533. Pages 716-717 in viewer.
5. "Teams qualified for lacrosse at the 2022 World Games". worldlacrosse.sport. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
6. "Eurolax Sixes Cup Results". 24 February 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
7. "Great Britain men earn fourth spot at The World Games". England Lacrosse. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
8. Brooks, Christian (10 October 2024). "Why lacrosse's Olympics return is 'huge' for Manchester". BBC News. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
9. "Clean sweep for British Lacrosse at Euro Lax Sixes Cup". England Lacrosse. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
10. "British Lacrosse teams take part in USA Lacrosse Experience and World Lacrosse Super Sixes". England Lacrosse. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
11. McGowan, Elliot (19 December 2024). "British Lacrosse receives historic Olympic funding". InsideTheGames.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
12. "British Lacrosse announces Euro Lax Sixes Cup squads". England Lacrosse. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.