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LacrosseYouthMar 26 – 28, 2027Researched by us

Cape Town Lacrosse Open

Hamiltons Rugby Club Grounds — Cape Town, Western Cape (ZA)

GameVoyaGradeB66/100
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Ours, from the published record

Attendee Rating

3.6/5

3 reviews · 100% would return

Theirs, from the teams who went

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B · Sound on paper66/100

Sound. Either fair value on ordinary terms or good terms at an ordinary price.

Grade components

Value for money30.4 / 41
Terms and transparency25 / 37
Exposure for players11 / 22
How this is calculated

How much of this is published

Fully published4 of 4

This organizer publishes all four terms facts, so the grade rests entirely on stated figures.

The four gradeable facts are the entry fee, the refund policy, the hotel requirement and the guaranteed game count. Anything the organizer leaves out is priced at the middle of its range rather than counted against them — most operators quote on application, and a grade that punished silence would be reporting our own missing data as their failing.

  • Tiered refunds+8.5
  • No hotel block required+9
  • 5 games guaranteed+7.5
  • Organizer not yet verified0
  • Exposure not published+11

Attendee Rating

Mixed3.6/5

Real trade-offs in what attendees reported. Read the reviews rather than the average.

What attendees rated

Organization3.0
Officiating2.7
Value4.7
Venue3.3

100% of reviewers would bring a team back

Attendee Rating

3.6/5

3 reviews · 100% would return

Coaches, managers, parents, players, officials and scouts who attended. Never the organizer.

Reviewers here averaged 3.2 out of 5. The published figure is 3.6 because a rating from a handful of reviews is pulled toward the directory average until there are enough of them to stand on their own — which is what stops one glowing review putting an event at the top of the table.

Coaches, managers, parents, players, officials and scouts who attended. Never the organizer.

Organizers may answer a review in public, and their responses are labelled and shown. They are excluded from every average, count and return rate here, so an operator cannot move their own rating.

What to expect

Five games and meals for well under a thousand dollars, on shared rugby grounds with an equipment loan pool for teams that cannot travel with sticks. A development event rather than a competitive showcase: the field is small, officiating is volunteer, and reviews say so plainly while still recommending it.

What it costs

Team entry fee$820USD · $820 USD equivalent
Games guaranteed5Round robin (4) + final
Cost per guaranteed game$164 USD14% below the median for youth lacrosse
Hotel blockNot publishedOptional — teams may book their own accommodation.
Refund policyTiered refundsFull refund to 30 days out, 50% to 14 days.
Registration deadlineFeb 26, 2027Closes Feb 26, 2027

What a player gets seen doing

Not published

11 / 22 exposure points

The organizer publishes nothing about scouts, streaming, video or stats. That is normal for a house or in-season tournament and is not held against the event.

Not stated by the organizer

  • Scouts and college coaches attend
  • Showcase format
  • Advances to a championship
  • Games streamed
  • Game video for teams
  • Live stats and standings
  • Professional photography

Silence is scored as an unknown, not as a no. Nothing here is deducted for a feature the organizer simply did not mention.

Format and divisions

Age brackets
U15U18
Competitive tiers
DevelopmentOpen
Field size
20 teams
Fields in play
3
Included
  • Volunteer officials
  • shared rugby grounds
  • equipment loan pool
  • meals included

3 reviews from teams that went

Attendee Rating 3.6 / 5

  1. A development event, described honestly

    Sipho Ndlovu-Mabaso · Coach · Cape Town Colts U18 · attended 2026

    4/5

    The listing says the field is small and officiating is volunteer, and both are true. What it does not say is how much the equipment loan pool matters: two of our teams could not have entered without it. Five games and meals for 820 dollars.

    Organization
    3
    Officiating
    3
    Value
    5
    Venue
    4
    Would return

  2. Worth the flight from Nairobi

    Imogen Fairweather-Blythe · Team manager · Nairobi Ravens U15 · attended 2026

    4/5

    Grounds are shared with a rugby club so the surface is uneven in places and there are no lacrosse-specific facilities. The organisers are doing something genuinely useful and it shows in how the weekend feels. Do not come expecting a competitive showcase.

    Organization
    3
    Officiating
    3
    Value
    5
    Venue
    3
    Would return

  3. We need more trained officials

    Grant Oosthuizen · Official · Volunteer crew · attended 2025

    3/5

    I officiated three games with no formal accreditation because there was nobody else. The teams were understanding but it is not good enough long term, and the trust would say the same. Everything else about the weekend was well handled.

    Organization
    3
    Officiating
    2
    Value
    4
    Venue
    3
    Would return

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