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Everything You Need to Know About The 2026 IIJL Commonwealth Cup
Box lacrosse fans, get ready! The 2026 IIJL Commonwealth Cup (COMCUP) is shaping up to be yet another thrilling chapter in International Junior Indoor Lacrosse! Here’s everything you need to know to follow the tournament, cheer on your favourite teams, and enjoy some global lacrosse action.
The 2026 IIJL Commonwealth Cup runs from February 27 to March 2, 2026. This compact, high-intensity tournament features a full round-robin schedule culminating in final medal game over four exciting days of competition. This marks the 5th Anniversary of the tournament — with Canada having an undefeated record, having gone 16-0 overall.
All games are hosted at Altona Lacrosse Club, minutes outside of beautiful Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, at the Alan Lewer Box Court — the only dedicated box lacrosse facility in the southern hemisphere.
[PHOTO: Alan Lewer Box Court at Altona Lacrosse Club, minutes from downtown Melbourne, VIC.]
Altona Lacrosse Club has been a cornerstone of the Victorian lacrosse since since its formation in 1967, growing from its local roots to becoming one of the state's leading clubs with premier facilities — including floodlit grass fields utilized by Stats and National teams and dedicated box lacrosse court.
The Club competes against other historic Victorian Clubs in field lacrosse competitions under Lacrosse Victoria, helping foster fierce but friendly rivalries with traditional clubs across the state while also serving as the home of box lacrosse in Australia.
In addition to CLL's Canada Development Team (CANDT) roster, the 2026 Commonwealth Cup includes three (3) international teams battling it out in a round-robin format before heading into the medal game. Teams include:
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While each of CANDT's opponents will have a smattering of Australia players from the State of Victoria, the state with the large majority of box lacrosse is played comparatively, the Eastern Rage will be feature players from South Australia, the Western Thunder will be comprised of players for Western Australia, and finally New Zealand will be made-up of New Zealanders (Kiwis), Australia players as previously mentioned, and several Canadian expats.
This tournament provides a proving ground for up-and-coming box lacrosse players and offers Australian Box Lacrosse and Canadian lacrosse League to evaluate players ahead of the 2026 IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship in Lethbridge, AB later in the year; and provide them with unique international experience.
Each teams; Canada, Eastern Rage, New Zealand Storm, and Western Things, will faces the others in a series of six (6) games for a full round-robin. The fourth and final day of the tournament, fans will see the best players from the three (3) Australian/New Zealand teams come together as the Australian Box Lacrosse All-Stars and play against Canada in a winner-take-all final for a chance to lift the Commonwealth Cup and international bragging rights.
[VIDEO: Subscribe to the IIJL Commonwealth Cup YouTube channel and turn-on notifications so you don't miss a game.]
Game broadcasts for the 2026 IIJL Commonwealth Cup are available internationally on the IIJL Commonwealth Cup YouTube Channel. Links are already available directly on the CLL website and CLL YouTube Channel as well — so fans won't miss a minute of action.
Canada's first game takes place on February 27th at 8:00 PM AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) against the Western Thunder. Additionally, all of Canada's games will take place at 8:00 PM AEST. To help fans navigate the time-difference, below is a breakdown of viewing times for the game on the 27th at 8:00 PM AEST in each Canadian time zone.
CANADIAN TIME ZONES
Newfoundland (NST): February 27 – 4:30 AM
Atlantic (AST): February 27 – 4:00 AM
Eastern (EST): February 27 – 3:00 AM
Central (CST): February 27 – 2:00 AM
Mountain (MST): February 27 – 1:00 AM
Pacific (PST): February 27 – 12:00 AM (midnight)
Fans are encouraged to follow official CLL social accounts; X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube for live-stream notification, score updates, replays, and travel highlights.
Can Canada remain undefeated and reach the 20-0 milestone? Will this be the year that once of the teams sneak a win in the round-robin or can Australia win their first IIJL Commonwealth Cup? If you can't wake-up early, or stay-up late, be sure to watch the replays and catch all the action from Melbourne, Australia over February 27 - March 2.