England Tops European Double with 2017 Women’s Lacrosse World Cup Bid Win

July 12, 2012 - PRLog -- This topped a good fortnight for the governing body which saw an England double gold at the European Championships, where both the men’s and women’s teams emerged victorious.

The English bid enjoyed cross-parliamentary backing from nearly 100 MPs including David Cameron, Nick Clegg, Ed Miliband and Hugh Robertson.
The tournament will take place at Surrey Sports Park in Guildford, which has previously hosted the Lacrosse Home Internationals last April as well as the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2010, with 30 nations expected to compete.

Stan Cockerton, FIL President, acknowledged the hard work that the ELA has already undertaken to secure the bid, ‘I extend my congratulations to England and look forward to the event, which I am confident will maintain the high standard previously set by the ELA.’

Sue Redfern, Chair of the English Lacrosse Board, said ‘We are honoured and delighted to be the 2017 Women’s World Cup hosts. English Lacrosse has worked hard to grow the sport domestically and our international squads have represented us excellently abroad. In addition, we know that hosting a World Cup will help lacrosse’s continued growth but will also make a valuable economic contribution, if Manchester 2010’s success is anything to go by, we can look forward to generating over £5 million for the country.’

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Editor’s Note: The English Lacrosse Association has delivered participation growth figures over the last 4 years that has resulted in significant increases; these include a 100% rise in adult participation levels, 80% increase in University participation, 40% increase in lacrosse member numbers and over 126 jobs in the community.

INTO lacrosse initiative has delivered lacrosse to 2424 new lacrosse participants. For more information visit www.englishlacrosse.co.uk

The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) is the international governing body for men’s and women’s lacrosse. F.I.L. currently has 45 member nations and sanctions 5 World Championships (Women’s & Men’s Field, Women’s & Men’s U-19 Field and Men’s Indoor).
FIL is responsible for the governance and integrity of all forms of lacrosse and provides responsive and effective leadership to support the sports’ development throughout the world.
For more information on FIL please visit www.filacrosse.co.uk