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Lacrosse in Ireland

Ireland Lacrosse has become one of Europe's strongest growth stories. U20 European gold in 2024, senior qualification for the 2027 World Championship, and a full multi-format programme across field, box and sixes.

The Ireland Lacrosse Scene

Ireland Lacrosse sits among Europe's strongest growth nations. Affiliated to the European Lacrosse Federation since 2002, the federation has built an integrated domestic pipeline across field, box and sixes — rare for a mid-sized European scene.

The senior men's team qualified for the 2027 World Championship via the 2025 European Championship in Wrocław, with a decisive quarter-final win over Germany. One year earlier, the U20 men took European gold by defeating England 10-7, signalling a generation of Irish players ready to convert age-group success into senior results.

The domestic structure is anchored by the Irish Lacrosse League (ILL), the women's WILL and the National Indoor NILL. Women's box had its inaugural edition in 2024 and women's sixes debuted in 2025, with men's sixes scheduled for 2026.

Ireland Lacrosse

Key facts

ELF member since 2002

U20 European gold: 2024 (beat England 10-7)

2027 World Championship qualifier (2025 EC)

Formats: Field · Box · Sixes

Clubs & Structure

Ireland Lacrosse runs 6 clubs across an integrated domestic structure covering men's field (ILL), women's field (WILL) and indoor (NILL).

Irish Lacrosse League (ILL)

Men's national league

Field

WILL

Women's national league

Field

National Indoor NILL

Box lacrosse competition

Box

Ireland Lacrosse

Federation · ELF member 2002

All formats

Ireland on the World Stage

Senior · 2027 WC qualifier

Men's National Team

Senior men qualified for the 2027 World Championship at the 2025 Euros in Wrocław, with a quarter-final win over Germany. The U20 side took European gold in 2024 by defeating England 10-7.

Women · Multi-format

Women's Programme

Women's box launched with an inaugural edition in 2024 and women's sixes made its debut in 2025. Team Éire Green finished runners-up at the 32-team Heritage Cup 2025.

2026 results

European Box Championships, men
Prague
Gold. Red group: beat Netherlands 17–5 and England 10–9; lost to Finland 10–11. Then: beat Italy 20–5 (quarter-final), beat Germany 14–13 (semi-final) and beat Finland 9–6 (final).
Source: EBLC 2026 men’s schedule
European Box Championships, women
Prague
4th of 7. Round robin: beat Netherlands 7–4, Finland 19–5, England 10–9 and Czechia 12–6; lost to Germany 4–9 and Israel 4–7. Then: lost to Israel 4–11 (semi-final) and lost to England 7–11 (bronze-medal game). Israel won the title, beating Germany 10–1 in the final.
Source: EBLC 2026 women’s schedule
European Sixes Championships, women
Salou
Playing for 5th place. Pool B: beat Finland 19–2, Sweden 13–7 and Switzerland 18–5; lost to Italy 5–10. Then: lost to Czechia 3–11 (quarter-final) and beat Netherlands 11–8 (placement round). The 5th-place game against Italy is on 9 November.
Source: World Lacrosse results
European Sixes Championships, men
Salou
Pool C, with Austria, Croatia, France, Israel and Norway. First game on 10 November against Israel.
Source: World Lacrosse schedule

Why Follow Ireland?

U20 European champions

Ireland's U20 men took European gold in 2024 with a 10-7 win over England — a marker that the age-group pipeline is producing high-level players.

2027 World Championship qualifier

The senior men qualified for the 2027 World Championship via the 2025 EC in Wrocław, with a decisive quarter-final win against Germany.

Full multi-format pipeline

ILL, WILL and NILL cover men's field, women's field and box, with women's sixes added in 2025 and men's sixes planned for 2026.

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