The Scotland national men's lacrosse team is governed by Lacrosse Scotland and is currently coached by Matt Bagley (2023 WC). Previous coaches include Graham Farrall (1994 WC), Lee Wilkinson (1996 EC), Phil Collier (1998 WC, 1999 EC, 2002 WC), Phil Moore (2000 EC), John Robinson (2001 EC), Keith Langdale (2006 WC), John Kenney (2008 EC, 2010 WC, 2012 EC, 2014 WC), and Brian Silcott (2016 EC, 2018 WC).

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 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 the sport and encourage participation through the existing British Lacrosse Development Program. The development game, Pop Lacrosse, a mixed sport played in schools, is still growing at an extreme rate. During 1997 through to 1998, 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.

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:

Winning team Losing team ScoreScotland Latvia 20-4Scotland New Zealand 18-8Scotland France 19-2Scotland Czech Republic 17-14Scotland Ireland 15-9Australia Scotland 20-11England Scotland 23-9Scotland Netherlands 11-10

Roster Name Position Height Weight Date of birth Home teamThomas BarkerMidfield179 cm76 kg10 Apr 1985Sheffield SteelersMyles BonnarAttack183 cm80 kg6 Nov 1987Stirling Uni.Jordan CoffeyAttack182 cm83 kg2 Apr 1987Ajax RockStuart CraigMidfield190 cm82 kg20 Mar 1987WilmslowNicholas Duncan-PriceMidfield180 cm80 kg21 Sep 1979University of BathJesse FehrAttack183 cm88 kg29 Apr 1987Harvard UniversityDouglas FreemanDefence188 cm99 kg6 Jan 1983Ohio Weselyan Uni.Dave GillMidfield180 cm76 kg13 Nov 1990Loughborough Uni.Ethan HarrisGoalie171 cm78 kg20 Apr 1981UMBCBrendan HealyMidfield180 cm81 kg8 Apr 1984Maryland Uni.Ian HealyAttack170 cm82 kg12 Jan 1981Maryland Uni.Dan HeighwayAttack185 cm78 kg15 Aug 1980Heaton MerseyRichard HeighwayMidfield180 cm77 kg19 May 1986Heaton MerseyRobert HetheringtonDefence190 cm94 kg23 Nov 1987Stirling UniversityTimo HigginsGoalie183 cm88 kg8 Sep 1988St. Andrews Uni.James HuntingtonMidfield188 cm82 kg1 Oct 1986Stirling UniversityTroy KachorMidfield180 cm75 kg11 Sep 1988Calgary MountaineersMalcolm KentMidfield178 cm73 kg8 Dec 1988Stirling UniversityTommy KirklandDefence181 cm76 kg10 June 1991TimperleyConor McLaughlinDefence175 cm73 kg20 June 1991Muhlenberg CollegeJulian MacMillanMidfield175 cm84 kg20 Apr 1987Saint Leo Uni.Rory MarsdenDefence192 cm89 kg5 Dec 1981Stirling UniversityGraham 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.

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

Winning team Losing team ScoreScotland Italy 13–12Scotland Wales 7–3Ireland Scotland 16–9Scotland Hong Kong 21–3

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

Ireland Scotland Italy Wales 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 team Losing team ScoreItaly Scotland 10–7Scotland Netherlands 15–3

The final standings were:

Canada USA Australia Iroquois Nation England Japan Ireland Germany Finland Italy Scotland Netherlands Wales Latvia Czech Republic Denmark Spain South Korea New Zealand Hong Kong Bermuda

European Lacrosse Championships Scotland has been represented in every European Championship, dating back to the very first one in 1995 in Prague–Plzeň, Czech Republic. In the last played games in 2016, Scotland finished 8th out of 24 participating countries. Year Location Place2016Gödöllő (Budapest)8th2012 Amsterdam 6th2008 Lahti 9th2004 Prague 3rd2001 Cardiff 4th2000 Glasgow 3rd1999 Manchester 3rd1997 Stockholm 6th1996 Düsseldorf 3rd1995 Prague–Plzeň 4th

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. The team placed eighth overall out of twelve competing nations.

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