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Rams, Thanks to Tom for his recent update email. In my absence since the meeting, I've been in Ireland & Wales helping win the inaugural Celtic Cup Lacrosse Tournament (Ireland, Scotland, & Wales). Historical note: The last time a lacrosse team in/from Ireland won a game in the British Isles was in 1932, against... Cornell. Thanks again, Tom. :-) Below is a summary of the tourney, copied from an email sent by my dad. Look forward to seeing you all when I get back! It was A great day for the Irish as Ireland defeats Scotland 6 to 5 in a real nail biter to win the Celtic Cup. It was a tough game and the Irish had to over come 2 injuries and some rather questionable officiating to win the Celtic Cup in Cardiff, Wales. There were 7 changes of position in the last 2 minutes 1) on an Irish stick check and 2) a second on a delay of game after an Irish time out but, the defensive held up. I think Ireland needs to get an official Internationally certified. The lads and the coaches were ecstatic. Irish coach Richey Moran who has won 3 division one NCAA titles at Cornel and a World Cup coaching the US team said that this was one of the toughest victories he could remember. He said "if you only score 12 goals in two games and you walk away with 2 victories you must be playing some good defense". In other games held yesterday and today Scotland defeated Wales 17 to 4 to take second place and Ireland's developmental team lost to the Wales development squad 8 to 4. The Celtic Cup is not one of the most important lacrosse events in the world but, this victory was very important for the Ireland Lacrosse Federation in giving them some significant leverage in their on going negations with the official sports governing body in Ireland. Photos: Ceremony CelticCup1 CelticCup2 CelticCup3 |
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