Category: World Sports

International Polocrosse Council Polocrosse World Cup 2003

Polocrosse World Cup 2003 Banner [Reference: 8]

Venue: Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 28 April – 4 May 2003

Final Standings

PosCountryPWDLFA
1Australia550014442
2New Zealand540112585
3South Africa530211394
4Zimbabwe520310997
5USA53027180
6Ireland510454101
7United Kingdom520310680
8Canada50058171
International Polocrosse Council Polocrosse World Cup 2003 [Reference: Compiled from 1-6]

Group Stage Results

DateTeam 1 Team 2 
 Group   
28.04.03USA5Australia29
28.04.03Ireland9South Africa29
29.04.03Ireland5Australia26
29.04.03South Africa26USA9
01.05.03Ireland11USA15
01.05.03South Africa7Australia26
 Group   
28.04.03Canada1New Zealand42
28.04.03Zimbabwe23United Kingdom15
29.04.03New Zealand15United Kingdom14
29.04.03Canada0Zimbabwe41
01.05.03Canada5United Kingdom31
01.05.03Zimbabwe14New Zealand24

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Final Group Standings

PosCountryPWDLFA
 Group      
1Australia33008117
2South Africa32016244
3USA31022966
4Ireland30032570
 Group      
1New Zealand33008129
2Zimbabwe32017839
3United Kingdom31026053
4Canada30036114
International Polocrosse Council Polocrosse World Cup 2003 [Reference: 1-3

Knockout Stage Results

DateTeam 1 Team 2 
Semi-Finals(3rd & 4th Division)
02.05.2003US26Canada1
02.05.2003United Kingdom15Ireland16
Semi-Finals(1st & 2nd Divsion)
03.05.2003Zimbabwe12Australia31
03.05.2003New Zealand31South africa24
4th Division Final(7th & 8th Places)
03.05.2003Canada1United Kingdom31
3rd Division Final(5th & 6th Places)
04.05.2003USA16Ireland13
2nd Division Final(3rd & 4th Places)
04.05.2003South Africa27Zimbabwe31
World Cup Final
04.05.2003Australia32New Zealand13
International Polocrosse Council Polocrosse World Cup 2003 [Reference: 4-6]

Report

Ireland finished in sixth place in the inaugural International Polocrosse Council Polocrosse World Cup in 2003, losing to USA 13-16 in the 3rd Division Final, having lost all their matches in the Group Stage, but then defeating United Kingdom 16-15 in the 3rd & 4th Division Semi-Finals.

About Polocrosse

Australian Sports played in Ireland include Polocrosse, first played in Australia. Polocrosse is similar to Polo except the players use a Lacrosse stick rather than a Mallet. 

References

Logos

[8] Polocrosse World Cup 2003 – Wayback Machine (2003) navTop3 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20031203042841im_/http://www.polocrosse.com.au:80/worldcup/images/navTop3.gif [Accessed 25 July 2018]

Internet Archive

[1] Polocrosse World Cup 2003 – Wayback Machine (2004) Results – Monday, 28 April [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040305233815/http://www.polocrosse.com.au:80/worldcup/results_28.htm [Accessed 25 July 2018]

[2] Polocrosse World Cup 2003 – Wayback Machine (2004) Results – Tuesday, 29 April [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040308201724/http://www.polocrosse.com.au:80/worldcup/results_29a.htm [Accessed 25 July 2018]

[3] Polocrosse World Cup 2003 – Wayback Machine (2004) Results – Thursday, 1 May [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040308201551/http://www.polocrosse.com.au:80/worldcup/results_1.htm [Accessed 25 July 2018]

[4] Polocrosse World Cup 2003 – Wayback Machine (2004) Results – Friday, 2 May [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040308201617/http://www.polocrosse.com.au:80/worldcup/results_2.htm [Accessed 25 July 2018]

[5] Polocrosse World Cup 2003 – Wayback Machine (2004) Results – Saturday, 3 May [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040308201809/http://www.polocrosse.com.au:80/worldcup/results_3.htm [Accessed 25 July 2018]

[6] Polocrosse World Cup 2003 – Wayback Machine (2004) Results – Sunday, 4 May [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040306000801/http://www.polocrosse.com.au:80/worldcup/results_4.htm [Accessed 25 July 2018]

[7] Polocrosse World Cup 2003 – Wayback Machine (2004) Overview – Welcome [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040204112450/http://www.polocrosse.com.au:80/worldcup/overview_welcome.htm [Accessed 25 July 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Frank Winters and David Marlborough.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 16 November 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2018-2020

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Federation of International Polo European Championships 2016

Federation of International Polo Logo [Reference: 1]

XI FIP European Championship 2016

Berlin (Germany) August-September 2016

7th Place   
Poland6.5Slovakia4
5th Place   
Italy6Netherlands4
3rd Place   
Austria6Germany5
Final   
Ireland7France4

Report

Ireland won the 11th Federation of Internatonal Polo European Championships in Berlin in 2016, defeating France 7-4 in the Final.

Websites

[1] Ocasia (2016) Logo Federation of International Polo [Internet] Available: https://ocasia.org/Images-OCA/Logo-Federation-of-International-Polo_176760002121.jpg [Accessed 17 November 2016]

Newspapers & Magazines

[2] Anon. (2016) “European Championship”. Hurlingham Polo Magazine. Winter 2016. pg. 65

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Clodagh Doyle & Jillian Kingston.

About this document

Researched, Compiled and Written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | GAA World Archive

Last Updated: 12 November 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You are free to copy this document in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.