Box Score & Match Report

Saturday, 17 August 2013, University of Limerick, Ireland: Ireland 19 France 7

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.

At U Limerick,	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Ireland	8	3	3	5	19
France	0	3	3	1	7

Ireland Scorers	France Scorers
Kristian Prior (4), Zak Jordan (3), Cillian Murphy (3), Sean Gibson (1), Sean O’Shaughnessey (1), Liam O’Mahoney (1)	Felix DeClerq (2), Axel Andurp (2), Pierre Atkinson (2), Dominic Sandy (1)

Ireland Team Roster Celtic Cup 2013

Number	Name	Position	Residence
22	Tadhg Bolger	Midfield	Dublin, IRL
48	Conor Dockery	Midfield	Athlone, Co. Roscommon, IRL
7	Patrick Ferry	Defense /LSM	Belfast, NI
13	Sean Gibson	Midfield / Attack	Stepaside, Co. Dublin
4	Jamie Hanford	Defense / FO	Darien, CT, USA
18	Zak Jordan	Midfield /FO	London, ENG
91	Kieran Limming	Defense / LSM	Victoria, BC, CAN
17	Tom Henry McDonald	Midfield	Stockport, Cheshire, ENG
9	Jacob Morris	Midfield	Canterbury, Kent, ENG
2	Cillian Murphy	Attack	Dublin, IRL
29	John O’Connor	Midfield	Waterford, IRL
14	Paddy O’Leary	Midfield	Enniscorty, Co. Wexford, IRL
37	Liam O’Mahoney	Attack	Chigwell. Essex
5	Sean O’Shaughnessey	Midfield	Dublin, IRL
32	Kevin Owens	Midfield / FO	Fairfield, CT, USA
11	Kristian Prior	Attack	Merrick, NY, USA
1	Kevin Quinn	Goalie	Ballina, Co. Mayo, IRL
85	Martin Scanlon	Midfield	Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, IRL
24	Conor Walsh	Defense	Dublin, IRL
	Coaches & Staff	Coaching Position	Other Post
–	Tom Prior	Head Coach
–	Sean Bodie	Assistant Coach
–	Colm Murphy	Assistant Coach
–	John Cavanaugh	Athletic Trainer	National Team Director
–	Ryan Cavanaugh		Equipment Manager
–	Michael Kennedy		Ireland Lacrosse CEO / Event Director
–	Donald Cavanaugh		Logistical Support Officer

References

Websites

[1] 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]

[2] 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

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

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Brian Bird & Cillian Murphy (Ireland Lacrosse Commissioner)

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