The Richmond Roadrunners’eighth annual Richmond Romp will feature a record 51 teams — making it the largest field lacrosse tournament in B.C.
Action gets underway Friday night and continues through to the finals on Monday with all three turf fields at Minoru Park, as well as Richmond High being utilized. The event originally began as an eight-team jamboree back in 2008 with two divisions and has grown since.
Age groups of play include: U11 (Tiers 1 and 2), U13 (Tiers 1 and 2), U15 (Tiers 1 and 2) and U18.
The host Roadrunners will have two teams in action. The U18s play at 9 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday.
There will also be a U11 team competing in Tier 2 with games at 6 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. Saturday and 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Three Richmond players are also part of a Langley team in the U13 Tier 1 Division.
Helping make the tournament of this magnitude possible is support from other field user groups in the city that re-schedule their games to other venues.
