National Teams

There have been men’s and women’s Irish National Lacrosse teams dating as far back as the late 1800s. While there has not been a continuous history of these teams, our current (modern era) history of teams goes back to 2001, starting with the Men’s Senior National team.

• Men’s Senior National Team – modern team has existed since 2001
• Women’s Senior National Team – modern team has existed since 2005
• Men’s Box National Team – international debut in 2007
• Men’s U19/20/21 National Team – international debut in 2016
• Women’s U19/20/21 National Team – international debut in 2019
• Women’s Box National Team – international debut in 2024
• Men’s 6s National Team – coming in 2025!
• Women’s 6s National Team – coming in 2025!

To start registration for any National Team Evaluation, you must have an active Ireland Lacrosse Membership. CLICK HERE to sign up, or renew your membership today.

Information regarding National Team eligibility is also available via the National Team Eligibility section of the website.

Anti-Doping

Ireland Lacrosse takes anti-doping very seriously and works to ensure compliance with all requirements as stipulated by relevant authorities, including World Lacrosse.

For further detailed information see World Lacrosse Anti-Doping.

Athlete Expression

See International Olympic Committee (IOC) Olympic Charter (2023) (Article 50.2 states, “No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted
in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas.“) and IOC-Athlete-Expression-Guidelines (2024). Other World Lacrosse policies of relevance include:

• Code of Ethics (section 1.11) of the World Lacrosse Constitution
• WL Athlete Code of Conduct
• WL Team Staff Code of Conduct
• WL Officials Code of Conduct
• WL Team Uniform Policy

Ireland National Lacrosse Teams – Tournament Participation & Results

2001
Ireland Men’s National Team, European Championships (Penarth, Wales) – 6th place
2002
Ireland Men’s National Team, World Championships (Perth, Australia) – 12th place
2004
Ireland Men’s National Team, European Championships (Prague, Czech Republic) – 7th place
2005
Ireland Men’s National Team, Celtic Cup (Cardiff, Wales) – 1st place
Ireland Women’s National Team, European Newcomers Tournament (Copenhagen, Denmark) – 1st place
2006
Ireland Men’s National Team, World Championships (London, Ontario, Canada) – 7th place
2007
Ireland Men’s National Indoor Team, World Indoor Championships (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) – 8th place
2008
Ireland Men’s National Team, European Championships (Lahti, Finland) – 6th place
Ireland Women’s National Team, European Championships (Lahti, Finland) – 4th place
2009
Ireland Men’s National Team, Celtic Cup (Edinburgh, Scotland) – 3rd place
Ireland Women’s National Team, Women’s World Cup (Prague, Czech Republic) – 5th place
2010
Ireland Men’s National Team, World Championships (Manchester, England) – 9th place
2011
Ireland Men’s National Indoor Team, World Indoor Championships (Prague, Czech Republic) – 7th place
2012
Ireland Men’s National Team, European Championships (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) – 2nd place
Ireland Women’s National Team, European Championships (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) – 8th place
2013
Ireland Men’s National Team, Celtic Cup (Limerick, Ireland) – 1st place
Ireland Women’s Team, Women’s World Cup (Oshawa, Ontario, Canada) – 10th place
2014
Ireland Men’s National Team, World Championships (Denver, Colorado, USA) – 10th place
2015
Ireland Men’s National Indoor Team, World Indoor Championships (Onondaga Nation, New York, USA) – 6th place
Ireland Women’s National Team, European Championships (Nymburk, Czech Republic) – 5th place
2016
Ireland Men’s National Team, European Championships (Godollo, Hungary) – 11th place
Ireland Men’s National U19 Team, World U19 Championships (Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada) – 7th place
2017
Ireland Men’s National Indoor Team, European Indoor Championships (Turku, Finland) – 6th place
Ireland Women’s National Team, Women’s World Cup (Guildford, England) – 13th place
2018
Ireland Men’s National Team, World Championships (12-21 July 2018, Netanya, Israel) – 12th place
2019
Ireland Men’s U20 National Team, European U20 Championship (29 June-6 July, Prague, Czech Republic) – 4th place
Ireland Women’s National Team, European Championship (16-25 July, Netanya, Israel) – 7th place
Ireland Women’s U19 National Team, World U19 Championship (1-10 August, Peterborough, Canada) – 19th place
Ireland Men’s Indoor National Team, World Indoor Championship (19-28 September, Langley, Canada) – 11th place
2020
NO NATIONAL TEAM EVENTS DUE TO COVID-19
Men’s European Championship (23 July – 1 August, Wroclaw, Poland) CANCELLED
2021
NO NATIONAL TEAM EVENTS DUE TO COVID-19
2022
2022 Women’s World Championship (29 June-9 July, Towson, Maryland, USA) – 13th place
2022 Men’s European Box Championship (30 July – 6 August, Hannover, Germany) – 9th place
2022 Men’s World U21 Championship (10–20 August, Limerick, Ireland) – 7th place
2023
2023 Men’s World Championship (21 June-1 July, San Diego, California, USA) – 12th place
2023 Women’s European U21 Championship (2-9 July, Prague, Czech Republic) – 5th place
2024
2024 Women’s European Championship (11-21 July 2024, Braga, Portugal)
2024 Men’s European U20 Championship (20-28 July 2024, Wroclaw, Poland)
2024 Women’s World U20 Championship (15-25 August 2024, Hong Kong, China)
2024 Men’s World Box Championship (20-29 September 2024, Utica, New York, USA)
2024 Women’s World Box Championship (20-29 September 2024, Utica, New York, USA)
2025
2025 Men’s World U20 Championship
2025 Men’s European Championship
2025 World Lacrosse Sixes Championship QUALIFIER (Euros)
2026
2026 Women’s World Championship
2026 Men’s European U20 Championship
2026 Men’s European Box Championship
2026 Women’s European Box Championship
2026 World Lacrosse Sixes Championship
2027
2027 Men’s World Championship
2027 Women’s European U20 Championship
2028
2028 Women’s European Championship