The New Zealand men's national lacrosse team represents New Zealand in international lacrosse competition and is organized by New Zealand Lacrosse.
History A lacrosse team representing New Zealand had a tour in Canada in 1904. It played a series of matches against Canadian sides including the Canada national team on 11 June in Vancouver. However, there are sparse records regarding lacrosse in New Zealand in general for the 20th century.
New Zealand participated in the World Lacrosse Men's Championship for the first time in the 2002 edition in Perth, Australia. At this tournament the New Zealand team played two games against South Korea, three games against Hong Kong and one against Ireland and finished the tournament in 15th place with 1 win (v Hong Kong) and 5 losses. At the 2006 World Lacrosse Men's Championship in London Canada the New Zealand team played against Germany, Czech Republic, Netherlands, South Korea, Bermuda and Hong Kong, finishing the tournament in 19th place with 2 wins (Bermuda and Hong Kong) and four losses. At the 2010 World Men's Lacrosse Championship in Manchester, England the team played against France, Scotland, Latvia (twice), Switzerland, Czech Republic and Spain. The team finished in 15th place with 5 wins (France, Latvia x 2, Switzerland and Spain}. At the 2014 World Men's Lacrosse Championship in Denver, U.S.A the New Zealand team had wins against Argentina, Russia, Wales and Netherlands and losses against Scotland, Japan, Ireland and Sweden and finished the tournament in 12th place. The 2018 World Men's Lacrosse Championship was in Netanya, Israel. The New Zealand team had wins against Spain, Croatia, Hong Kong, Slovakia and Netherlands. Losses were against Puerto Rico, Switzerland and Greece. The team finished the tournament in 21st place. At the 2023 World Men's Lacrosse Championship in San Diego, U.S.A, the New Zealand team had wins against Switzerland, Uganda and South Korea and losses against Germany, Poland, Jamaica and Sweden and finished the tournament in 24th place. .
Competitive record World Lacrosse Championship YearHostFinish 2002Australia5142279 14th 2006Canada6244676 19th 2010England7529549 15th 2014United States8449875 12th 2018Israel8537465 21st 2023United States7346758 24thTotal −412021402402No medal Results 2002. Perth, Australia. V South Korea 2-23 V Hong Kong 9-8 V Ireland 3-19 V South Korea 3-20 V Hong Kong 5-9
2006. London, Canada. V Germany 3-18 V Czech Republic 4-23 V Netherlands 4-15 V South Korea 7-8 V Bermuda 19-6 V Hong Kong 9-6
2010. Manchester, England. V France 18-3 V Scotland 8-18 V Latvia 11-5 V Switzerland 11-3 V Latvia 16-3 V Czech Republic 8-13 V Spain 23-5
2014. Denver, U.S.A V Argentina 19-2 V Russia 16-5 V Wales 13-5 V Netherlands 14-10 V Scotland 12-15 V Japan 8-17 V Ireland 10-12 V Sweden 6-8
2018. Netanya, Isreal. V Spain 9-5 V Croatia 16-2 V Puerto Rico 1-13 V Hong Kong 11-9 V Switzerland 6-9 V Greece 11-12 V Slovakia 10-9 V Netherlands 10-6
2022. Jeju, South Korea. 2023 World Championship qualification tournament. V South Korea 6-7 V Chinese Taipei 10-1 V Hong Kong 7-8 V Philippines 5-4 V China 8-7
2023. San Diego, U.S.A. V Switzerland 12-6 V Germany 6-9 V Poland 7-10 V Jamaica 6-10 V Uganda 15-2 V Sweden 11-12 V South Korea 10-8
2026. Wellington, New Zealand. 2027 World Championship qualification tournament. V Australia 2-29 V South Korea 13-7 V Hong Kong China 10-6 V Philippines 7-12 V Japan 5-9
Asia-Pacific Lacrosse Championship YearHostFinish 2015ThailandDid not enter 2017South KoreaDid not enter 2019South KoreaDid not enter 2026New Zealand5233763 4thTotal −−−−−−2 bronze
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