The Scotland national indoor lacrosse team represents

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Scotland national indoor lacrosse team history

The inaugural World

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in May 2003. National teams from

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participated. The World Indoor Lacrosse Championship was sponsored by the

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through 2007. The team attended the second championship in 2007. The championship is now sponsored by World Lacrosse (formally the Federation of International Lacrosse). The Box (Indoor) lacrosse program within Scotland and the Scotland national indoor lacrosse team was reformed in 2018 after not attending the 2011 and 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. The team as of 2021 is under the management of Brendan Cook (general manager), Mike Simpson (head coach), Bob Heyes (assistant coach) and Dylan Cowman (assistant coach) . Trials are currently underway for the European Indoor Lacrosse Championships 2021 in Hanover, Germany.

World Indoor Lacrosse Championships 2019

The team as of 2018 was under the management of Brendan Cook (general manager), Brian Witmer (head coach) and Navi Mahal (assistant coach). The team attended the European Box lacrosse invitational (EBox) in 2018 and again in 2019. The team attended the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships 2019 in Langley, Canada and finished 16th out of 20 teams having been seeded at 16th. The national team roster is posted below.

ILF World Indoor Championships history

2019 World Championship

Playoffs: Scotland vs Hong Kong (12–10 Win) Scotland vs Australia (5–29 Loss) Scotland vs Slovakia (12–14 Loss) Scotland vs Sweden (9–18 Loss) 16th Place overall finish

2007 World Championship

''Quarter-finals'': ''18 May 2007'' - England defeated Australia ''15-11''; USA defeated Scotland ''17-9'' ''Fifth Place Match'': ''19 May 2007'' - Scotland defeated Australia ''14-8''

2003 World Championship

''Semi-finals'': ''22 May 2003'' - Canada defeated USA ''17-9''; Iroquois Nationals defeated Scotland ''22-8'' ''Bronze Medal Match'': ''24 May 2003'' - USA defeated Scotland ''15-9''

External links

World Indoor Lacrosse Championship website

International Lacrosse Federation
Scotland men's

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