Venue: Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 28 April – 4 May 2003
Final Standings
| Pos | Country | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 42 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 85 |
| 3 | South Africa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 94 |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 97 |
| 5 | USA | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 80 |
| 6 | Ireland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 101 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 80 |
| 8 | Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 171 |
Group Stage Results
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | ||
| Group | ||||
| 28.04.03 | USA | 5 | Australia | 29 |
| 28.04.03 | Ireland | 9 | South Africa | 29 |
| 29.04.03 | Ireland | 5 | Australia | 26 |
| 29.04.03 | South Africa | 26 | USA | 9 |
| 01.05.03 | Ireland | 11 | USA | 15 |
| 01.05.03 | South Africa | 7 | Australia | 26 |
| Group | ||||
| 28.04.03 | Canada | 1 | New Zealand | 42 |
| 28.04.03 | Zimbabwe | 23 | United Kingdom | 15 |
| 29.04.03 | New Zealand | 15 | United Kingdom | 14 |
| 29.04.03 | Canada | 0 | Zimbabwe | 41 |
| 01.05.03 | Canada | 5 | United Kingdom | 31 |
| 01.05.03 | Zimbabwe | 14 | New Zealand | 24 |
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Final Group Standings
| Pos | Country | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| Group | |||||||
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 17 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 44 |
| 3 | USA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 66 |
| 4 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 70 |
| Group | |||||||
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 29 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 39 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 53 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 114 |
Knockout Stage Results
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | ||
| Semi-Finals | (3rd & 4th Division) | |||
| 02.05.2003 | US | 26 | Canada | 1 |
| 02.05.2003 | United Kingdom | 15 | Ireland | 16 |
| Semi-Finals | (1st & 2nd Divsion) | |||
| 03.05.2003 | Zimbabwe | 12 | Australia | 31 |
| 03.05.2003 | New Zealand | 31 | South africa | 24 |
| 4th Division Final | (7th & 8th Places) | |||
| 03.05.2003 | Canada | 1 | United Kingdom | 31 |
| 3rd Division Final | (5th & 6th Places) | |||
| 04.05.2003 | USA | 16 | Ireland | 13 |
| 2nd Division Final | (3rd & 4th Places) | |||
| 04.05.2003 | South Africa | 27 | Zimbabwe | 31 |
| World Cup Final | ||||
| 04.05.2003 | Australia | 32 | New Zealand | 13 |
Report
Ireland finished in sixth place in the inaugural International Polocrosse Council Polocrosse World Cup in 2003, losing to USA 13-16 in the 3rd Division Final, having lost all their matches in the Group Stage, but then defeating United Kingdom 16-15 in the 3rd & 4th Division Semi-Finals.
About Polocrosse
Australian Sports played in Ireland include Polocrosse, first played in Australia. Polocrosse is similar to Polo except the players use a Lacrosse stick rather than a Mallet.
References
Logos
[8] Polocrosse World Cup 2003 – Wayback Machine (2003) navTop3 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20031203042841im_/http://www.polocrosse.com.au:80/worldcup/images/navTop3.gif [Accessed 25 July 2018]
Internet Archive
[1] Polocrosse World Cup 2003 – Wayback Machine (2004) Results – Monday, 28 April [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040305233815/http://www.polocrosse.com.au:80/worldcup/results_28.htm [Accessed 25 July 2018]
[2] Polocrosse World Cup 2003 – Wayback Machine (2004) Results – Tuesday, 29 April [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040308201724/http://www.polocrosse.com.au:80/worldcup/results_29a.htm [Accessed 25 July 2018]
[3] Polocrosse World Cup 2003 – Wayback Machine (2004) Results – Thursday, 1 May [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040308201551/http://www.polocrosse.com.au:80/worldcup/results_1.htm [Accessed 25 July 2018]
[4] Polocrosse World Cup 2003 – Wayback Machine (2004) Results – Friday, 2 May [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040308201617/http://www.polocrosse.com.au:80/worldcup/results_2.htm [Accessed 25 July 2018]
[5] Polocrosse World Cup 2003 – Wayback Machine (2004) Results – Saturday, 3 May [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040308201809/http://www.polocrosse.com.au:80/worldcup/results_3.htm [Accessed 25 July 2018]
[6] Polocrosse World Cup 2003 – Wayback Machine (2004) Results – Sunday, 4 May [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040306000801/http://www.polocrosse.com.au:80/worldcup/results_4.htm [Accessed 25 July 2018]
[7] Polocrosse World Cup 2003 – Wayback Machine (2004) Overview – Welcome [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040204112450/http://www.polocrosse.com.au:80/worldcup/overview_welcome.htm [Accessed 25 July 2018]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Frank Winters and David Marlborough.
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 16 November 2020
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