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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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Ireland Lacrosse Men’s National Team Roster & Match Reports FIL World Championship Israel 2018

Ireland Lacrosse Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Record

Final Record: 12th PlacePWLGFGAPts
Ireland84488754

Final Standings Yellow Division

Yellow DivisionPWLGFGAPct
Ireland2203262
Denmark21117181
China2027320

Results

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

[33]

Tournament Report

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.

Match Reports

Ireland 18 China 3 (Yellow Group) – 12 July 2018: Ireland opened their 2018 FIL world Championships in style with an 18-3 victory over China. Ted Forst (6 Pts) and Corey McMahon (5 Pts) led the Irish points scorers.[34]

Ireland 14 Denmark 3 (Yellow Group) – 14 July 2018: Ireland finished top of the Yellow Group by dominating Denmark in their second game. The Offense controlled the game with help from Luke Palmadesso and Sonny Campbell at the Face-Offs, while the Defense almost totally shut-out the Danes. Offensive Player of the Game was Andy Meyers for a couple of goals and two-way performance. Defensive Player of the Game was Gearoid Dunbar for great positioning and tough defending.[35]

Ireland 12 Latvia 7 (1st Tournament Tree Round) – 15 July 2018: In the first of the Tournament Tree Rounds, Ireland defeated Latvia 12-7, taking control of the game early on, but Latvia were able to stay in touch as the game progressed. Ireland’s Offense kept possession, taking advantage of Latvia’s no pressure Defence, while Latvia were the first team in the tournament to challenge Ireland’s Defense, with big, athletic forwards. Offensive Player of the Game was Teddy Forst for his hat-trick and smart play, while Defensive Player of the Game was Connor Kelly in goals for making dynamic saves.[36]

Ireland 15 Italy 7 (2nd Tournament Tree Round) – 16 July 2018 Ireland went 4-0 in the Tournament beating Italy 15-7, keeping the Italians pinned down for course of the match. Despite the tough Italian Defense Ireland were able to score with almost every shot on goal, and Aaron Cahill took a pounding from the Italy Defense while scoring two important goals, which earned him Offensive Player of the Game. Peter Sullivan earned Defensive Player of the Game for Lock-Down Isolation Defense and team defense awareness, as well as causing a number of turnovers.[37]

Ireland 4 Israel 16 (3rd Tournament Tree Round) – 17 July 2018: Ireland came away from this match with their first loss of the tournament to the Hosts, who played the best match of their tournament. Israel’s defense was big and dexterous, and their goalie kept Ireland to only four goals, as Ireland faced their biggest challenge yet everywhere on the field. Plamadesso and Campbell hotly contested each Face-off and held their own, although Ireland’s Defense took the biggest pounding anywhere on the field, though they recovered somewhat in the second half.[38]

Ireland 10 England 11 (Placement Round 1: Place 3) – 18 July 2018: Ireland were punching above their weight in this match against England. Twice the Top Division side were held even with Ireland, at 9-9 and 10-10, after Ireland came out strongly, going 5-1 up in the First Quarter to shock one of the Old Powers of the sport. England made some big adjustments to their style of play in the second quarter, running a run-and-gun sttyle attack and taking advantage of superiority in man-up opportunities as they came back into the game, as the game was tied 7-7 at the half. The second half saw few goals scored as both teams scored two in the thord to again be level at the end of a quarter. With only fives minutes remaing the score was still level at 10-10 but the English found a hole in transition and put one past the Irish goalie. Ireland went on the attack immediately to try and get the equaliser but it was to no avail as a technical foul in the last minute saw the ball turned over and England managed to run out the clock. It was a remarkable performance from the Irish team which showed what the Ireland Lacrosse program is capable of, coming within a whisker of beating one of the top 5 teams in the World. [39]

Ireland 5 Germany 14: (Placement Round 2: 9th-12th Semi-Finals) – 19 July 2018: Coming down after the high of the near shock match with England, Ireland lost 14-5 to old nemesis Germany. Ireland made a number of miss-steps in the Penalty Box, giving Germany plenty of Man-Up Opportunities which they capitalsed on. For most of the first half Ireland led as the Offense found the net on a few occasions. After that, the offense conceeded forced turnovers which left the Defense on the back foot for most of the second half. Tiredness had set in and the Defense also made mistakes, failing to clear consistently, as Ireland wilted under pressure and lost 14-5.[40]

Ireland 10 Scotland 14: (Placement Round 3 11th Place) – 20 July 2018: With the last game of the tournament, Ireland fought gallantly but lost to a Scotland team which had started in the Top Group and had lost all of its matches prior to this one. Despite leading early with goals from Wallace, Cahill, Forst and Wichmann Scotland fired off seven wwithout reply to put the game beyond the Irish, however, 12th out of 46 was a good finish for Ireland and they could look over the tournament with some sense of Pride with success early on and close games against some of the giants of the game.[41]

Team Roster

PositionName
GConnor Kelley
DGearoid Dunbar
DPeter Sullivan
Wallace
Wichmann
ATeddy Forst
Corey McMahon
ALuke Palmadesso
ASonny Campbell
AAndy Meyers
AAaron Kelley

References

Websites

[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]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Murphy (Ireland Lacrosse Commissioner)

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Ireland Lacrosse Men’s National Team Roster & Match Reports FIL World Championship Denver, Colorado 2014

Ireland Lacrosse Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Record

Final Record: 10th PlacePWLGFGAPct
Ireland862157115.750

Yellow Division Final Standings

PWLGFGAPct
Ireland330105631.000
Bermuda3216485.667
France3125086.333
Uganda3034078.000

Results

DateIreland / RoundOpposition
Yellow Division
11.07.14Ireland17Uganda1
12.07.14Ireland22France5
13.07.14Ireland14Bermuda5
Intermediate Round (Top Division)
14.07.14Ireland9Israel18
15.07.14Ireland12Czech Republic10
Consolation Round (9-16 Place)
16.07.14Ireland13Switzerland6
17.07.14Ireland12New Zealand10
18.07.14Ireland6Germany8

Tournament Report

Ireland finished 10th with a 6-2 record in a tournament where they had high hopes of reaching the quarter-finals, following their silver medal performance in the European Championships two years previously. The team this time around featured 50% Irish-born players and 50% players from an Irish background who were based in USA or Canada, who had Irish passports.[31]

Match Reports

Ireland 17 Uganda 1 (Group Phase) – 11 July

Ireland easily overcame Uganda in Uganda’s first ever FIL match17-1, which was called after the third quarter due to lightning. Tom Riley top-scored for Ireland on four goals. [23]

Ireland 22 France 5 (Group Phase) – 12 July

Ireland stormed back from being 2-1 down to rattle off 17 goals in a row to defeat France. Michael Shea and Tom Riley topped the scoring with four goals apiece while Brian Gillis netted two.[24]

Ireland 14 Bermuda 5 (Group Phase) – 13 July

This game was close, Bermuda only trailing 4-2, until late in the first quarter when Ireland scored eight on the trot. Brian Gillis was ireland’s top marksman with 6 goals as Ireland won the Yellow Division.[25]

Ireland 9 Israel 18 (Intermediate Round) – 14 July

Ireland were outclassed by an Israeli team that included only two players from Israel, the rest Jewish-Americans who played professionally or at a high level in college in the USA. Ireland held them scoreless for the first ten minutes, but lost 9-18 in the end. Tom Riley scored four goals and Tom Burke two for Ireland.[26]

Ireland 12 Czech Republic 10 (Intermediate Round) – 15 July

Ireland found themselves 10-7 down late in the game before a Michael Shea goal started a comeback, Ireland scoring four more unanswered goals in three minutes to finish out 12-10 winners.[27]

Ireland 13 Switzerland 6 (Consolation Round) – 16 July

Ireland got off to another slow start but capitalised on Swiss turnovers to win 13-6. A five goal run in the first half saw Ireland go in 7-2 up at half-time. Brian Gillis scored four goals for Ireland.[28]

Ireland 12 New Zealand 10 (Consolation Round) – 17 July

A third victory in a row for Ireland set up a 9th Place Playoff with Germany. A late rally by New Zealand was not enough to spoil the day for the Green Machine as Michael Shea scored with 18 seconds left to seal it, 12-10. Connor sweeney made an impressive 18 saves and Michael McTernan scored four to set up the match against Germany.[29]

Ireland 6 Germany 8 (Consolation Round) – 18 July

A bitter defeat for Ireland as it was a match they felt they could have won, racing out to a two-goal lead. Germany however, replied with four consecutive goals to go in front and Ireland would never regain the lead. Brian Gillis was Ireland’s top scorer, with four goals. Ireland thus finished 10th in the World.[30][31]

Team Roster

Players

PosPlayerYearsGPGA
MTadhg Bolger2014
MTom Burke2014
MAaron Cahill2014
MSonny Campbell2014
D/LSMPatrick Ferry2014
M/ASean Gibson2014
ABrian Gillis2014
MZak Jordan2014
D/LSMRyan Licht2014
MMichael McTernan2014
ACillian Murphy2014
APaul Murran2014
DJerry Nevin2014
MJohn O’Connor2014
MPaddy O’Leary2014
D/LSMJoseph Prior2014
AKristian Prior2014
GKevin Quinn2014
A/MTom Riley2014
MMartin Scanlon2014
MMichael Shea2014
Peter Soden2002
GConnor Sweeney2014
DConor Walsh2014
Ireland Lacrosse Men’s National Team Roster Denver, Colorado 2014 [Reference: 22]

[4][5][8][32]

References

Images

[1] Ireland Lacrosse (2015) Ireland Lacrosse Logo [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ireland_logo1_text-Revised2015.png [Accessed 6 November 2017]

[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]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Murphy (Ireland Lacrosse Commissioner)

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Last Updated: 22 August 2020

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Ireland Lacrosse Men’s National Team Roster & Match Reports FIL World Championship Manchester England 2010

Ireland Lacrosse Logo [Reference: 1]

FIL World Championship Manchester 2010

Final Record: 9th PlacePWLGFGAPct
Ireland76111346.857

Final Standings Orange Division

PWLGFGAPts
Ireland33060103
Slovakia32121332
Switzerland31215321
Korea30315380

Results

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

Tournament Report

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]

Match Reports

Ireland 21 South Korea 3 (Group Phase) – 16 July 2010

Paddy O’Leary scored Ireland’s opening goal as they ran out comfortable 21-3 winners over South Korea. They were 12-1 up at half-time as both offense , midfield and defence all played their part in the victory. Kevin Owens top-scored with 5 Goals, and there were contributions from Brian Gillis (3G), Sean Gibson (2G), Tom Riley (2G), Paddy O’Leary (2G), and one from Kris Prior.

Ireland 23 Slovakia 4 (Group Phase) – 17 July 2010

Ireland had a second good win with a “total team effort” as coach Tim Weir commented. Kris Prior top-scored with 6 goals, and Tom Riley netted 4, as there were contributions from Matt Walsh (2G), John O’Connor (2G), Sean Bodie (2G), and one apiece from seven players: Martin Scanlon, John Ryan, Dan Leidl, Michael Kennedy, Zak Jordan, Brian Gillis, Sean Gibson.

Ireland 16 Switzerland 3 (Group Phase) – 18 July 2010

Ireland built up a ten-goal half-time lead on their way to capturing the Orange Division title with victory over Switzerland. Kris Prior was again top-scorer, with 5 goals, as Brian Gillis and Matt walsh netted three each, and Tom Riley scored two. John Ryan, Kevin Owens, Sean McTernan each scored once, as Ireland won their Group outscoring opponents 60-10.

Ireland 12 Sweden 7 (Play-In Round) – 19 July 2010

Ireland built up a 6-0 first quarter lead under the stellar display of Matt Walsh who scored 5 goals in the quarter alone, out of his total of 6, as Ireland shutout Sweden in the last quarter to halt a comeback, to win by 12-7. Other scorers were Brian Gillis with three, Kris Prior with two and a single goal from Kevin Owens.

Ireland 9 Scotland 15 (Play-In Round) – 20 July 2010

ireland’s fifth game in five days saw tiredness creep in as they surrendered a 6-5 half-time lead to lose 15-9 to a Scottish second-half comeback. Kris prior was again Ireland’s top-scorer with three as John Ryan, Brian Gillis, Sean McTernan each netted two. It was Irelan’s first defeat of the Championships and meant the team had to settle for the 9th-12th Place Playoffs.

Ireland 17 Finland 6 (Placement Games) – 22 July 2010

After a well desreved days’ rest Ireland came out fired up for the meeting with Finland, building up a 10-1 half-time lead. In what was described as a “super effort” by Team Director John Cavanaugh, Ireland won 17-6 with Matt Walsh top-scoring on six and other contributions from Kris Prior (4G), Sean Gibson (2G), Brian Gillis (2G), and one each from Paddy O’Leary, Kevin Owens and John Ryan.

Ireland 15 Sweden 8 (Placement Games) – 23 July 2010

Ireland beat Sweden for the second time to clinch 9th spot in the Final standings. Sweden appeared frustrated by the Irish, giving up numerous penalties, as Ireland scored in three straight man-up situations to overturn a two-goal Swedish lead and go 9-2 up in the second quarter. Ireland would finish out the game, with Conner Sweeney excellent in goal, for a 15-8 victory. Kevin Owens top-scored on 4 goals as John Ryan scored three, and Walsh, Prior and Gillis two each. Tom riley and Paddy O’Leary also got on the scoresheet once, Paddy O’Leary scoring Ireland’s last goal as he had the first of the Championships.

Team Roster (Players and Coaches)

Players

PosPlayerYearsGPGA
MSean Bodie2010720
LSMChris Byrne2010700
LSMMike Conway2010700
DJohn Frame2010701
M/ASean Gibson2010742
ABrian Gillis20107163
MZak Jordan2010711
MMichael Kennedy2010720
DDan Leidl2010710
D/LSMRyan Licht2010700
DDara McCreary2010700
ASean McTernan2010732
DJerry Nevin2010700
MJohn O’Connor2010712
MPaddy O’Leary2010743
MKevin Owens20107125
AKristian Prior20107247
GKevin Quinn2010700
A/MTom Riley2010799
MJohn Ryan2010793
MMartin Scanlon2010711
GConnor Sweeney2010700
AMatt Walsh201072416
Ireland Lacrosse Men’s National Team Roster FIL World Championship Manchester England 2010 [Reference: 15]

Websites

[1] Ireland Lacrosse (2015) Ireland Lacrosse Logo [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ireland_logo1_text-Revised2015.png [Accessed 6 November 2017]

[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]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Murphy (Ireland Lacrosse Commissioner)

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 22 August 2020

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You are free to copy this document in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

Ireland Lacrosse Men’s National Team Roster & Match Reports ILF World Championship London Ontario 2006

Ireland Lacrosse Logo [Reference: 7]

Tournament Report

Ireland’s first World Championship with Irish based players, captained by UCD’s Michael Kennedy, saw them storm through the opening group games before losing to Australia and Japan in the knockout stages. Ireland finished 7th with a win over Germany in their last match.[32]

Final Record: 7th PlacePWLGFGAPct
Ireland7528962.714

ILF World Championship London Ontario 2006

PWLGFGAPts
Ireland44062244
Scotland4313
Italy4222
Wales4131
Hong Kong4040

Red Division Results

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

Match Report

Red Division

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]

Ireland 5 Australia 21 – 18 July 2006

Topping the Red Division saw Ireland face-off against Australia in the Quarter-Finals. With more expierence and better conditioning Australia ran out 21-5 winners, although it was not until the final quarter, when Australia ran off 12 unanswered goals, that Ireland were finally dispatched, as Ireland held them close for the first three quarters, the scores 5-2, 8-3, 9-5 at the end of each quarter. Connor O’Rourke netted two for Ireland and Tim Chryssikos, Brian Murray, and Michael Hartfolis one each for Ireland.[10]

Ireland 9 Japan 11 – 20 July 2006

Japan raced out to an early lead against Ireland, leading 3-1 after the first quarter and 8-2 at the half.It was a lead the would hang on to despite a second half Irish comebac, bringing the scores to 10-6 after three and 11-9 by the final whistle.[11]

Ireland 13 Germany 5 – 22 July 2006

Ireland played Germany for the first time since the 2001 European Championships, where Ireland debuted and lost every match, in the match for 7th Place. Ireland ran out comfortable 13-5 winners to finish off a successful tournament for the team.[11][12]

Team Roster (Players and Coaches)

Players

PosPlayerYearsGPGA
Tim Chryssikos2006
Michael Hartfolis2006
John Kelly2006
MMichael Kennedy2006
Brian Murray2006
Connor O’Rourke2006
Leonard Skelly2006
Eric Timmreck2006
Ireland Lacrosse Men’s National Team Roster ILF World Championship London Ontario 2006 [Reference: 8]

References

Images

[1] Ireland Lacrosse (2015) Ireland Lacrosse Logo [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ireland_logo1_text-Revised2015.png [Accessed 6 November 2017]

Websites

[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]

Acknowledgements

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

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 22 August 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You are free to copy this document in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

Ireland Lacrosse Men’s National Team Roster & Match Reports ILF World Championship Perth 2002

Ireland Lacrosse Logo [Reference: 1]

Final record

Final Record: 13th PlacePWLGFGAPct
Ireland55080121.000

Final Standings Green Group

PWLGFGAPts
Ireland550801210
Korea53270386
Hong Kong51421642
New Zealand51422792

Results 2002

DateGreen Division (Div 3)
06.07.02Ireland16Hong Kong1
07.07.02Ireland14Korea5
08.07.02Ireland19New Zealand3
09.07.02Ireland15Hong Kong0
10.07.02Ireland16Korea3

Tournament 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

Match Reports

Ireland 16 Hong Kong 1 – 6 July 2002This was the first full men’s International played by Ireland in 70 years, and they got off to a roaring start, scoring 10 goals in the first half. Hong Kong pulled one back however Ireland ran out easy winners under the consistent attack of Peter Soden, Kevin Dowd, Brian McGettigan, and Dan Daley.[3]

Ireland 14 Korea 5 – 7 July 2002Ireland rattled off five goals in the first quarter to keep up the momentum from Day 1. Brothers John and Dan Daley both found the net in a fast-paced game which Ireland dominated, going in 8-0 up at the half. Three more goals were scored in the first three minutes of the second half before Korea managed to steady themselves and get on the scoresheet, leaving the score 12-2 at the end of the third quarter. Pat McGee in attack and Kevin Dowd in midfieeld were tireless throughout. Ireland relaxed late in the last quarter letting the Koreans score three more goals, however Ireland ran out easy 14-5 winners.[4]

Ireland 19 New Zealand 3 – 8 July 2002Ireland showed good communication, passing and movement in their third game of the Championships against New zealand with the confidence running high. Dan Daley and Pat McGee scored 10 goals between them as coach Richie Moran ensured the stayed fired up, running out easy 19-3 winners.[5]

Ireland 15 Hong Kong 0 – 9 July 2002Ireland took their time getting into this match as it wasn’t until the fifth minute that Kevin Dowd opened the scoring , and then 12 minutes had elapsed before Dan Daley set up brother John for the second goal. It was a hot-tempered match with one Hong Kong player sentoff for cracking his stick off the back of an Irish players head. The second goal, however, seemed to settle the Irish team and they went in 6-0 up at half-time. John Daley had six goals in total, as Pat McGee and Dan Leidl got on the scoresheet before half-time. More goals came in the second half as Kevin Moran and John Daley got on the scoresheet. Dan Nolan scored late from a Mike Conway pass to finish off the shutout win.[6]

Ireland 16 Korea 3 – 10 July 2002Ireland’s last match of the tournament was a re-match against the Koreans. Ireland scored four gosals in each quarter as the teams played in heavy showers. Ireland’s defence made the difference early on as Korea stuggled to get on the scoreboard until netting two in the second quarter. The Daley brothers teamed up in the last quarter to finish off Korea, and finish the tournament with a 100% record. [7]

Team Roster (Players and Coaches)

Players

PosPlayerYearsGPGA
MDan Daley2002
AJohn Daley2002
MKevin Dowd2002
GJoe Garvey2002
APat McGee2002
Brian McGettigan2002
Kevin Moran2002
Dan Nolan2002
Peter Soden2002
Ireland Lacrosse Men’s National Team Roster ILF World Championship Perth 2002 [Reference: 4-5; 8; 32]

References

Images

[1] Ireland Lacrosse (2015) Ireland Lacrosse Logo [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ireland_logo1_text-Revised2015.png [Accessed 6 November 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]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Murphy (Ireland Lacrosse Commissioner)

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 22 August 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You are free to copy this document in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.