The sport of lacrosse in Great Britain gained popularity when Queen Victoria championed the sport as suitable for girls in public schools. The sport was embraced in Wales, and an international women's team was representing the country by the 1920s. In the 1930s the Welsh Lacrosse Association was formed, but an attempt to form a men's national team in the 1940s failed to establish.
Queen Victoria endorsed lacrosse for girls in British public schools, leading to its popularity. The sport expanded in Wales and an international women’s team appeared by the 1920s. In the 1930s, a Welsh Lacrosse Association was formed, but efforts to establish a men's national team were unsuccessful.