Scotland
AssociationLacrosse Scotland
ConfederationELF (Europe)
Head coachMatt Bagley
World Championship
Appearances5 (first in 1998)

The Scotland national men's lacrosse team is governed by Lacrosse Scotland and is coached by Matt Bagley.

History

Prior to the Lockerbie air disaster in December 1988, the men's game had not been represented in Scotland since the turn of the 20th century. The tragedy of Pan Am Flight 103 saw many Syracuse University students perish and on a memorial visit one year later the University's lacrosse team were surprised that there was no Scotland national men's team for them to compete against. The country was challenged to pull together an inaugural and bona fide team; this was achieved some eight months later and following the 1990 World Championships the men's team played their first representative match. Scotland has now played memorial games against Syracuse during visits to Lockerbie to pay their respects to those lost in the air disaster, and hope this fixture will continue into the future.

The 1994 World Series was a tremendous showcase for the sport and an opportunity for Scotland to make its name on the World stage. Scotland wanted people in Scotland to hear more about this fine sport and inspire greater grass roots participation through the existing British Lacrosse Development Program. The development game, Pop Lacrosse, a mixed sport played in schools is growing at an impressive rate. During 1997/8 Pop Lacrosse was introduced to nearly 100 schools in the Fife, Lothian, SW Region, Perthshire, Tayside, Central and Strathclyde areas. The numbers of players coached was in excess of 10,000 and the number of PE teachers educated in coaching was nearly 250.

Since that time Scotland have been represented at every European and World Championships held. Scotland have ranked 3rd in Europe and 6th in the World Championships.[1]

World Lacrosse Championships

2014

This was the second World Championships with Head Coach John Kenney at helm, after an impressive 7th placed finish in 2010. Scotland were placed in the White Division and won all 3 pool games, scoring 61 goals in the process, and advanced to play Finland in the play-in games. Scotland overcame Finland and then New Zealand to advance into the quarter-finals. A narrow defeat to the Iroqouis (10-8) saw Scotland face-off against Japan, with a place in the elite Blue Division at stake. After two periods of over time, Scotland took the victory (9-8). The final game of the tournament pitched the Scots against their rivals England in a fierce game that ended with another narrow defeat (15-13). Despite this narrow loss Scotland still finished in 6th place overall and will compete in the Blue Division in 2018.

2010

In the 2010 World Lacrosse Championship, Scotland was in the Turquoise Division. They won their division with a 3-0 record, and finished with an overall record of 6-2, earning them a 7th-place finish overall. Game results were as follows:[2]

Winning teamLosing teamScore
ScotlandLatvia20-4
ScotlandNew Zealand18-8
ScotlandFrance19-2
ScotlandCzech Republic17-14
ScotlandIreland15-9
AustraliaScotland20-11
EnglandScotland23-9
ScotlandNetherlands11-10

Roster

NamePositionHeightWeightDate of birthHome team
Thomas BarkerMidfield179 cm76 kg10 Apr 1985Sheffield Steelers
Myles BonnarAttack183 cm80 kg6 Nov 1987Stirling Uni.
Jordan CoffeyAttack182 cm83 kg2 Apr 1987Ajax Rock
Stuart CraigMidfield190 cm82 kg20 Mar 1987Wilmslow
Nicholas Duncan-PriceMidfield180 cm80 kg21 Sep 1979University of Bath
Jesse FehrAttack183 cm88 kg29 Apr 1987Harvard University
Douglas FreemanDefence188 cm99 kg6 Jan 1983Ohio Weselyan Uni.
Dave GillMidfield180 cm76 kg13 Nov 1990Loughborough Uni.
Ethan HarrisGoalie171 cm78 kg20 Apr 1981UMBC
Brendan HealyMidfield180 cm81 kg8 Apr 1984Maryland Uni.
Ian HealyAttack170 cm82 kg12 Jan 1981Maryland Uni.
Dan HeighwayAttack185 cm78 kg15 Aug 1980Heaton Mersey
Richard HeighwayMidfield180 cm77 kg19 May 1986Heaton Mersey
Robert HetheringtonDefence190 cm94 kg23 Nov 1987Stirling University
Timo HigginsGoalie183 cm88 kg8 Sep 1988St. Andrews Uni.
James HuntingtonMidfield188 cm82 kg1 Oct 1986Stirling University
Troy KachorMidfield180 cm75 kg11 Sep 1988Calgary Mountaineers
Malcolm KentMidfield178 cm73 kg8 Dec 1988Stirling University
Tommy KirklandDefence181 cm76 kg10 June 1991Timperley
Conor McLaughlinDefence175 cm73 kg20 June 1991Muhlenberg College
Julian MacMillanMidfield175 cm84 kg20 Apr 1987Saint Leo Uni.
Rory MarsdenDefence192 cm89 kg5 Dec 1981Stirling University
Graham MonaghanAttack185 cm75 kg5 Sep 1989Sussex Uni.
Quentin MorganLSM153 cm77 kg13 Apr 1988St. Andrews Uni.
Chris PatonAttack175 cm94 kg18 Oct 1987Glasgow Uni.
Michael RushworthDefence180 cm110 kg29 May 1988Aberdeen Uni.
James SladeMidfield180 cm81 kg18 May 1985Western Ontario Uni.
Calum WatsonDefence183 cm83 kg12 Dec 1981Manchester Uni.

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2006

In the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship, Scotland was in the "red division", i.e. the second tier. Results were as follows:

Winning teamLosing teamScore
ScotlandItaly13–12
ScotlandWales7–3
IrelandScotland16–9
ScotlandHong Kong21–3

Red division standings after the round-robin phase of the tournament were:

  1. Ireland
  2. Scotland
  3. Italy
  4. Wales
  5. Hong Kong

Finals

With the nations ranked amongst their division, they played off for their final standings. The winner from each lower group played a lower-ranked nation from Blue division for their shot at the championship. Scotland's results were as follows:

Winning teamLosing teamScore
ItalyScotland10–7
ScotlandNetherlands15–3

The final standings were:

  1. Canada
  2. USA
  3. Australia
  4. Iroquois Nation
  5. England
  6. Japan
  7. Ireland
  8. Germany
  9. Finland
  10. Italy
  11. Scotland
  12. Netherlands
  13. Wales
  14. Latvia
  15. Czech Republic
  16. Denmark
  17. Spain
  18. South Korea
  19. New Zealand
  20. Hong Kong
  21. Bermuda

European Lacrosse Championships

Scotland has been represented in every European Championship, dating back to the very first one in 1995 in Prague-Pilsen, Czech Republic. In the latest games in 2012, Scotland finished 6th out of 17 participating countries.

YearLocationPlace
2012Amsterdam6th[4]
2008Lahti9th
2004Prague3rd
2001Cardiff4th
2000Glasgow3rd
1999Manchester3rd
1997Stockholm6th
1996Düsseldorf3rd
1995Prague-Pilsen4th

National Box Lacrosse team

The Scotland national indoor lacrosse team was reformed in 2018 through the generation of a domestic box lacrosse league and is currently managed by Brendan Cook (general manager), Brian Witmer (head coach) and Navi Mahal (assistant coach). The team will be participating in the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships 2019.

Under-19 team

Scotland made their first appearance in the Men's Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships during the 2008 tournament.[5] The team placed eighth overall out of twelve competing nations.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "National - Senior Men - Information". Archived from the original on 2014-07-13.
  2. ↑ "Lacrosse". International Lacrosse Federation. Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  3. ↑ "Lacrosse". International Lacrosse Federation. Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  4. ↑ "EC12 Lacrosse, the biggest sporting event of the summer of 2012 in the Netherlands!". Archived from the original on 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  5. ↑ McLaughlin, Kiel (July 1, 2008). "U-19 World Games Breakdown: Red Division". InsideLacrosse.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  6. ↑ "2008 Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships". International Lacrosse Federation. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
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