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

Federation of International Lacrosse Irish Lacrosse Teams Lacrosse Men's Lacrosse World Championships
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]

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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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