Australia men's national lacrosse team

Australia
Nickname(s)Sharks
AssociationAustralian Lacrosse Association
ConfederationAPLU (Asia Pacific)
Head coachGlenn Meredith
CaptainNigel Morton, Christopher Plumb and Alex Brown
World Championship
Appearances12 (first in 1967)
Best resultRunners-up (1967, 1982, 1994)
Medal record
World Lacrosse Championship
Silver medal – second place 1967 Toronto
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Stockport
Silver medal – second place 1982 Baltimore
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Toronto
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Perth
Silver medal – second place 1994 Manchester
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Baltimore
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Perth
Bronze medal – third place 2006 London
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Manchester

The Australia men's national lacrosse team, nicknamed the Sharks, is governed by the Australian Lacrosse Association. The Sharks most recently competed in the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship, held in Netanya, Israel, where they finished fourth (behind the United States, Canada, and the Iroquois).[1] In previous World Lacrosse Championships, the Australian men's team has earned three Silver medals and seven Bronze.

The Australian Under 19 men's national lacrosse team, nicknamed the Crocodiles, most recently finished fourth in the 2016 U19 Men's World Championships in Coquitlam, B.C., Canada.[2]

  1. ^ "Federation of International Lacrosse". filacrosse.com.
  2. ^ "FIL - World Rankings". filacrosse.com. 21 July 2014.