Ireland Lacrosse Men’s National Team 2001-Present

Ireland Lacrosse Men’s National Team Silver Medallists ELF European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2012 Silver Medallists [Reference: 54]

Final Record 2001-Present

YearTournamentFinal PlacePWLGFGAPct
2001ELF EC Wales6th6062481.000
2002ILF WC Perth, AUS13th55080121.000
2004ELF EC Czech Rep7th7618225.857
2005Celtic Cup1st2201.000
2006ILF WC Ontario, CAN7th7528962.714
2008ELF EC Finland6th
2009Celtic Cup Scotland3rd4223731.500
2010FIL WC England9th76111346.857
2012ELF EC Netherlands2nd9549383.556
2013Celtic Open Ireland1st1101971.000
2014FIL WC Colorado, USA10th862157115.750
2016ELF EC Hungary11th8539157.625
2018FIL WC Israel12th8448875.500
Ireland Lacrosse Men’s National Team Final Record 2001-Present [Reference: compiled from 1-58]

ELF European Championship Cardiff Wales 2001

DateIreland / RoundOpposition
Group Round
07.2001Ireland1Germany11
07.2001Ireland5England17
07.2001Ireland5Czech Republic22
07.2001Ireland5Scotland13
07.2001Ireland5Wales7
5th Place Playoff
07.2001Ireland3Wales11
ELF European Championship Cardiff Wales 2001 [Reference: 58]

ILF World Championship Perth Western Australia 2002

DateGreen Division (Div 3)
06.07.02Ireland16Hong Kong1
07.07.02Ireland14Korea5
08.07.02Ireland19New Zealand3
09.07.02Ireland15Hong Kong0
10.07.02Ireland16Korea3
[Reference: 2-7]

ELF European Championship Prague Czech Rep 2004

DateIreland / RoundOpposition
Division B
07.2004Ireland12Finland3
07.2004Ireland14Denmark2
07.2004Ireland15Netherlands3
07.2004Ireland13Italy1
07.2004Ireland15Latvia1
Playoff
07.2004Ireland9Sweden1
7th Place Playoff
07.2004Ireland12Finland6
[Reference: 48]

Celtic Cup 2005

DateIreland / RoundHome Team
Group
2005IrelandWWalesL
2005IrelandWScotlandL
[Reference: 59]

ILF World Championship London Ontario 2006

DateRed Division (Div 2)
14.07.06Ireland19Hong Kong4
Ireland15Italy7
Ireland16Scotland9
Ireland12Wales4
DateSecond Round (Quarter-Finals)
18.07.06Ireland5Australia1
Semi-Finals Day (5-8 Place)
20.07.06Ireland9Japan11
Finals Day (7-8 Place)
22.07.06Ireland13Germany5
[Reference: 8-12]

ELF European Cup Finland 2008

DateIreland / RoundOpposition
5th-8th Place Semi-Finals
2008IrelandLGermanyW
5th Place Playoff
2008Ireland10Netherlands11
[Reference: 49-50]

Celtic Cup Edinburgh Scotland 2009

DateIreland / RoundOpposition
Group
12.08.2009Ireland5Scotland14
13.08.2009Ireland13France2
14.08.2009Ireland5Wales11
3rd Place Playoff
15.08.2009Ireland14France4
[Reference: 43-44]

FIL World Championship Manchester England 2010

DateIreland / RoundOpposition
DateOrange Division
16.07.10Ireland21Korea3
17.07.10Ireland23Slovakia4
18.07.10Ireland16Switzerland3
Intermediate Round (Top Division)
19.07.10Ireland12Sweden7
20.07.10Ireland9Scotland15
Consolation Round (9-12 Place)
22.07.10Ireland17Finland6
23.07.10Ireland15Sweden8
[Reference: 13-19]

ELF European Championship Amsterdam Netherlands 2012

DateIreland / RoundOpposition
Division 1
21.06.2012Ireland7England11
2012Ireland7Netherlands11
2012Ireland11Germany12 (et)
2012Ireland8Finland7 (et)
2012Ireland12Sweden4
Playoffs
2012Ireland15Slovakia3
Quarter-Finals
2012Ireland15Germany12
Semi-Finals
2012Ireland13Sweden8
Final
2012Ireland5England15

Celtic Open Limerick Ireland 2013

Celtic Open Tournament Poster 2013 [Reference: 47]
DateIreland / RoundOpposition
Final
17.08.2013Ireland19France7
[Reference: 45-47]

ELF European Championship Budapest Hungary 2016

DateIreland / RoundOpposition
Group B
28.07.2016Ireland8Scotland10
29.07.2016Ireland16Austria0
30.07.2016Ireland5Wales3
01.08.2016Ireland17Denmark5
02.08.2016Ireland8Norway10
Minor Quarter-Finals
03.08.2016Ireland15Poland5
9-12 Semi-Finals
04.08.2016Ireland12Latvia17
11th Place
05.08.2016Ireland10Norway7
[Reference: 55-57]

FIL World Championship Israel 2018

DateIreland / RoundOpposition
DateYellow Division
12.07.18Ireland18China3
14.07.18Denmark3Ireland14
DateTournament Tree Rounds 1-3
15.07.18Ireland12Latvia7
16.07.18Ireland15Italy7
17.07.18Israel16Ireland4
DateFinal Placement Rounds
Place 3
18.07.18Ireland10England11
9th Semi-Finals
19.07.18Ireland5Germany14
11th Place
20.07.18Ireland10Scotland14
[Reference: 33]

ELF European Championship Cardiff Wales 2001

Ireland stood in for Sweden at the ELF European Championships in Cardiff, Wales in 2001, entering their first International Lacrosse tournament in the process, although the matches went to form and the team lost all five group matches and the 5th place playoff to hosts Wales.

ILF World Championshi Perth Western Australia 2002 Report

The Irish National Team for the 2002 World Championships consisted of Americans, Canadians, Australians, South Africans and Englishmen from Irish backgrounds. The team was the brain-child of Goalie Joe Garvey and its purpose in competing at the Championships was to raise the profile of Lacrosse in Ireland. A Tout of Ireland to promote the game would follow. Ireland competed brilliantly in the Green (third) Division, winning all five matches, finishing in 13th Place

ELF European Championship Prague Czech Rep 2004 Report

Ireland finished in 7th in the European Championship in 2004, topping Division B with five wins from five before losing to Sweden in the playoff for a Semi-Final place and then defeating Finland 12-6 in the 7th Place game. Ireland had wins over Finland, Denmark, Netherlands, Italy and Latvia in the Division Round phase.

Celtic Cup 2005

Ireland defeated Wales and then Scotland in the decider as the triumphed in the Celtic Cup Tournament in 2005.

ILF World Championship London Ontario 2006 Report

Ireland ran out easy winners of the division, defearing Hong Kong, Italy, scotland and Wales, notching up double figures in each match while holding their opponents to single figures.[8][9]. they then lost matches in the knockout rounds to Australia and Japan, before defeating the mighty Germany 13-5 to finish 7th in the World.

ELF European Championship Finland 2008

Ireland finished second in their division, before narrow heartbreaking losses to Germany and Netherlands saw the Men’s team finish 6th.

Celtic Cup Edinburgh Scotland 2009

Ireland finished in third place in the Celtic Cup in 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland, losing to the hosts and Wales, but defeating France twice.

FIL World Championship Manchester England 2010

Every attacker and midfielder got on the scoreboard over 8 days for the Ireland Men’s National Team in the Federation of International Lacrosse World Championships in Manchester, england in 2010, as as what was described as a “special group” by Team Director John Cavanaugh showed “great character” to win six of their seven games and finish in 9th place.[19]

ELF European Championship Amsterdam Netherlands 2012

Ireland lost their opening three games in the European Championships in Amsterdam in the Netherlands before winning their next five, including a victory over Germany in the Quarter-Finals where the Irish fired off 8 early goals and the Germans could not recover, avenging an Extra-Time loss in the opening group round. thisset up a mouth-watering Final against the top country in Europe, and one of the six World Powers, England, but the Irish could not muster any more heroics and lost 15-5, settling for Silver.

Celtic Open Limerick Ireland 2013

This match was the first International Men’s Lacrosse match held in Ireland since 1903, and Ireland created history in the process, winning their first International Tournament on Home Soil, the Celtic Cup, by beating France 19-7, having previously won the Cup in 2005. Zak Jordan scored the first goal of the match, and Kevin Owens scored six goals.

ELF European Championship Budapest Germany 2016

Ireland could not repeat the heroics of the previous European Championships, finishing 11th after losing two group matches, which left them in the Minor Quarter-Finals, where they beat Poland, but then lost to Latvia, and gained revenge for a shock defeat to Norway in the Group Round, winning the 11th Place Playoff.

FIL World Championship Israel 2018

Ireland’s Men’s National Team finished 12th out of 46 Nations at the Federation of International Lacrosse world championships in Israel 2018. After winning their first four matches Ireland lost to hosts Israel in the last tournamemt Tree Round before narrowly losing 10-11 to World Lacrosse power England, and the running out of steam with lossesto Germany and Scotland.

References

Newspapers

[32] Laura Toogood (2006) SPORT DIGEST – LACROSSE The University Observer (UCD) 5 September 2006, pg. 19

Websites

[1] Inside the Games (2017) Federation of International Lacrosse Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.insidethegames.biz/media/image/48326/o/federation-of-international-lacrosse-logo.jpg [Accessed 20 March 2017]

[2] Activity Workshop (2018) Lacrosse World Championships 2002 [Internet] Available from: https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/worldcup02/index.html [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[3] Activity Workshop (2018) Lacrosse World Championships 2002 – report, 7th July 2002 [Internet] Available from: https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/worldcup02/reports07.html [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[4] Activity Workshop (2018) Lacrosse World Championships 2002 – report, 8th July 2002 [Internet] Available from: https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/worldcup02/reports08.html [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[5] Activity Workshop (2018) Lacrosse World Championships 2002 – report, 9th July 2002 [Internet] Available from: https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/worldcup02/reports09.html [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[6] Activity Workshop (2018) Lacrosse World Championships 2002 – report, 10th July 2002 [Internet] Available from: https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/worldcup02/reports10.html [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[7] Activity Workshop (2018) Lacrosse World Championships 2002 – report, 11th July 2002 [Internet] Available from: https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/worldcup02/reports11.html [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[8] Activity Workshop (2018) Lacrosse World Championships 2006 [Internet] Available from: https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/worldcup06/index.html [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[9] Activity Workshop (2018) Lacrosse World Championships 2006 – report, 14th July 2006 [Internet] Available from: https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/worldcup06/reports14.html [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[10] Activity Workshop (2018) Lacrosse World Championships 2006 – report, 19th July 2006 [Internet] Available from: https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/worldcup06/reports19.html [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[11] Activity Workshop (2018) Lacrosse World Championships 2006 – report, 20th July 2006 [Internet] Available from: https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/worldcup06/reports20.html [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[12] Pointstreak (2006) SCOREBOARD [Internet] Available from: http://pointstreak.com/framed/prostats/scoreboard.html?leagueid=336&seasonid=1285 [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[13] Manchester 2010 World Lacrosse Championships – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2010) Group Standings [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20100917073646/http://2010worldlacrosse.com/results/?cmd=group-standings [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[14] Manchester 2010 World Lacrosse Championships – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2010) Game Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20100917073757/http://2010worldlacrosse.com/results/?cmd=game-schedule [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[15] Manchester 2010 World Lacrosse Championships – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2010) Ireland Roster [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20100917105057/http://2010worldlacrosse.com/results/results/?cmd=team-about&teamid=irl [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[16] Manchester 2010 World Lacrosse Championships – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2010) Ireland Game Schedule and Statistics [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20100917095023/http://2010worldlacrosse.com/results/results/?cmd=team-schedule&teamid=irl [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[17] Ireland Lacrosse (2010) WC 2010 GROUP PHASE [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2010/07/15/wc-2010-group-phase/ [Accessed 13 January 2018]

[18] Ireland Lacrosse (2010) WC 2010 PLAY-IN GAMES [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2010/07/18/wc-2010-play-in-games/ [Accessed 13 January 2018]

[19] Ireland Lacrosse (2010) WC 2010 PLACEMENT GAMES [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2010/07/21/wc-2010-placement-games/ [Accessed 13 January 2018]

[20] Denver 2014 World Lacrosse Championships (2014) Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/nations/standings [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[21] Denver 2014 World Lacrosse Championships (2014) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/nations/schedule [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[22] Denver 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships (2014) Final 23 Man Rosters France Germany Hong Kong Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://static.psbin.com/y/n/xl6h3c6yee96oc/RostersFraGerHkgIre.pdf [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[23] Denver 2014 World Lacrosse Championships (2014) July 11: Nine Nations Make FIL Lacrosse Debut – Ireland 17, Uganda 1 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/071114_nine_nations_make_fil_world_championship_debut [Accessed 13 January 2018]

[24] Denver 2014 World Lacrosse Championships (2014) July 12: Eight Divisions move closer to bracket stage – Ireland 22, France 5 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/071214_eight_divisions_move_closer_to_bracket_play [Accessed 13 January 2018]

[25] Denver 2014 World Lacrosse Championships (2014) July 13: Eight division winners and Canada wins a wild one – Ireland wins Yellow Division, United States rolls [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/071314_july_13_running_updates [Accessed 13 January 2018]

[26] Denver 2014 World Lacrosse Championships (2014) July 14: Running updates from day five – Germany, Israel advance to next round of playoffs [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/071414_daily [Accessed 13 January 2018]

[27] Denver 2014 World Lacrosse Championships (2014) July 15: United States wins Blue Division – Japan picks up first victory [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/071514_july_15_running_world_lacrosse_championship_updates [Accessed 13 January 2018]

[28] Denver 2014 World Lacrosse Championships (2014) July 16: Iroquois, australia advance to semi-finals – Italy opens day with victory over Turkey [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/071614_running_updates_from_fil_world_championship [Accessed 13 January 2018]

[29] Denver 2014 World Lacrosse Championships (2014) July 17: U.S., Canada advance to Championship – Filbotte scores sudden death game winner for Italy [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/071714_running_updates_from_day_eight_at_world_lacrosse_championship [Accessed 13 January 2018]

[30] Denver 2014 World Lacrosse Championships (2014) July 18: Score Updates/Schedule Changes – Maas leads Germany to ninth place finish [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/071814_running_updates_for_day_nine_fil_world_championship [Accessed 13 January 2018]

[31] Irish Central (2014) Irish Lacrosse team enjoys Terrific World Championships in Denver {Internet] Available from: https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/irish-lacrosse-team-enjoys-terrific-world-championships-in-denver [Accessed 13 January 2018]

[32] World Lacrosse 2018 (2018) FIL Men’s Lacrosse World Cup 2018 – Groups [Internet] Available from: http://worldlacrosse2018.com/schedule-app/#cmd=group-rank-full-ex [Accessed 20 August 2018]

[33] World Lacrosse 2018 (2018) FIL Men’s Lacrosse World Cup 2018 – Games [Internet] Available from: http://worldlacrosse2018.com/schedule-app/#cmd= [Accessed 20 August 2018]

Social Media

[34] Ireland Lacrosse Facebook Page (2018) Post July 13, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irelandlacrosse/posts/1787937981284864 [Accessed 25 August 2018]

[35] Ireland Lacrosse Facebook Page (2018) Post July 15, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irelandlacrosse/posts/1791172557628073 [Accessed 25 August 2018]

[36] Ireland Lacrosse Facebook Page (2018) Post July 16, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irelandlacrosse/posts/1792731640805498 [Accessed 25 August 2018]

[37] Ireland Lacrosse Facebook Page (2018) Post July 16, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irelandlacrosse/posts/1792797850798877 [Accessed 25 August 2018]

[38] Ireland Lacrosse Facebook Page (2018) Post July 18, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irelandlacrosse/posts/1795700857175243 [Accessed 25 August 2018]

[39] Ireland Lacrosse Facebook Page (2018) Post July 19, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irelandlacrosse/posts/1796943067051022 [Accessed 25 August 2018]

[40] Ireland Lacrosse Facebook Page (2018) Post July 20, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irelandlacrosse/posts/1798827890195873 [Accessed 25 August 2018]

[41] Ireland Lacrosse Facebook Page (2018) Post July 20, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irelandlacrosse/posts/1799098433502152 [Accessed 25 August 2018]

[42] Ireland Lacrosse Facebook Page (2018) Post July 21, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irelandlacrosse/posts/1800747823337213 [Accessed 25 August 2018]

References

[43] Ireland Lacrosse (2009) 2009 Celtic Cup [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2009/08/14/2009-celtic-cup/ [Accessed 14 January 2017]

[44] Ireland Lacrosse (2009) Ireland’s Men win Celtic Cup bronze Medal [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2009/08/15/irelands-men-win-celtic-cup-bronze-medal/ [Accessed 14 January 2017]

Websites

[45] Ireland Lacrosse (2013) Ireland wins Celtic Cup and makes history in the process [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2013/08/20/ireland-wins-celtic-cup-and-makes-history-in-the-process/ [Accessed 5 July 2018]

[46] Ireland Lacrosse (2013) 2013 Celtic Cup Roster [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2013/08/12/2013-celtic-cup-roster/ [Accessed 5 July 2018]

Images

[47] Sports Tours Ireland (2013) 2013 Celtic Cup Tournament Poster [Internet] Available from: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/1Q2gHywj3Dn71yGHA-vmqcaM3xuDKsjAgEb6qBF4LPqXuwPT9llatSz0o7qIidIe2ZppaCO0643uZAUsYIfax4b07Vj3dxYEev0lQAlBhq5QTG2xZCoApDP82Ui_HJDRFjP8TQ [Accessed 9 March 2020]

Websites

[48] Activity Workshop (2018) Lacrosse European Championships 2004 [Internet] Available from: https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/eurocup04.html [Accessed 12 January 2018]

Newspapers

[49] Kerin, Fearghal (2008) “Sports digest: Lacrosse” The University Observer [UCD] 23 September 2008.

Websites

[50] Sports News Ireland / O’Neill, Michael “Irish Lacrosse Teams hoping for successful Europeans” [Internet] Available from: https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/uncategorized/113440/ [Accessed 2 June 2018][Broken Link]

[51] Activity Workshop (2018) Lacrosse European Championships 2012 [Internet] Available from: https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/eurocup2012.html [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[52] Ireland Lacrosse (2012) Irish Men Claim European silver [Internet] available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2012/07/04/irish-men-claim-european-silver/ [accessed 10 January 2017]

[53] Ireland Lacrosse (2012) Ireland teams seek glory in European Championships [Internet] available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2012/06/14/ireland-teams-seek-glory-in-european-championships/ [accessed 10 January 2017]

Images

[54] Ireland Lacrosse (2012) silver [Internet] available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/silver.png [accessed 10 January 2017]

Websites

[55] ELF Men’s European Lacrosse Championships 2016 (2016) Game schedule [Internet] Available from: http://stats.pointbench.com/ecm/2016/index.php?cmd= [Accessed 14 January 2017]

[56] 2016 ELF Men’s Lacrosse European Championships Facebook (2016) [Internet] available from: https://www.facebook.com/lacrosse2016/photos/a.886045848099872.1073741828.802324553138669/1078896305481491/?type=3&theater [Accessed ]

[57] 2016 ELF Men’s Lacrosse European Championships Facebook (2016) [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanLacrosse/photos/a.214307511931958.75765.119551654740878/1356222374407127/?type=3&theater [Accessed ]

[58] Activity Workshop (2018) Euro Cup 2001 [Internet] Available from: https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/eurocup01.html [Accessed 12 January 2018]

Newspapers

[59] Anon. (2005) “Sports digest: Lacrosse” The University Observer [UCD] 27 September 2005.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Murphy (Ireland Lacrosse Commissioner)

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