Men's national lacrosse team of Israel
Israel![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/150px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png) |
Association | Israel Lacrosse Association |
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Confederation | ELF (Europe) |
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World Championship |
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Appearances | 3 (first in 2014) |
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Best result | Seventh (2014, 2018, 2023) |
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| European Lacrosse Championship | ![Silver medal – second place](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png) | 2016 Hungary | | |
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The Israel men's national lacrosse team is governed by the Israel Lacrosse Association. Their best finish was at the 2016 European Lacrosse Championship, winning the silver medal.[1] Israel finished in 7th place at the 2014 World Lacrosse Championship. In both tournaments, England defeated Israel by one goal in the single-elimination round.
History
Israel became able to compete in international tournaments once the Israel Lacrosse Association was officially recognized by World Lacrosse in April 2011.[2] In preparation for its first major international tournament, the 2014 World Lacrosse Championship, Israel held tryouts in July 2013 at Wingate Institute in Netanya, selecting a roster of 46 men.[3] The roster consisted of both Israelis and non-Israeli Jews from around the world, with the majority of the roster composed of Americans.[3] Any Jew, due to being eligible for Israeli citizenship under the law of return may play for Israel in the tournament, based on the rules of World Lacrosse.[4]
World Lacrosse Championships
Israel first competed at the World Lacrosse Championship in 2014, played in Denver, Colorado. Israel finished in 7th place out of 38 teams, after winning six of their eight games played.
Israel hosted the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship in Netanya.
World Lacrosse Championships record
2014 World Lacrosse Championship
Playing in its first-ever world championships, Israel very nearly duplicated Scotland's feat, twice narrowly falling in games that could have advanced the team into the Blue Division. After reaching the quarterfinals, the Israelis led Australia in the third quarter before dropping a tough 9-8 decision.[5] Then in a placement round game, Israel made a dramatic comeback to push England to overtime before suffering a 10-9 setback.[6] Israel finished seventh after defeating Blue Division squad Japan.
Standings
Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
Israel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 8 | +47 |
Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 33 | +10 |
Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 41 | −15 |
Korea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 55 | −42 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
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11 July 2014 |
Sweden ![Sweden](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png) | 4–19 | Israel |
12 July 2014 |
Israel ![Israel](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png) | 17–2 | Slovakia |
13 July 2014 |
Israel ![Israel](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png) | 19–2 | Korea | Report |
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| Play-in games 16 July | | | 5th to 8th place games 17 July | | | 5th place game 19 July |
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| | 1 | Scotland (OT) | 10 |
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| 3 | New Zealand | 8 | | | | Japan | 9 | | | |
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| 6 | Japan | 17 | | | | Scotland | 13 |
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| | | | England | 15 |
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| | 2 | Israel | 9 | |
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| 4 | Germany | 3 | | | | England (OT) | 10 | | | 7th place game 18 July |
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| 5 | England | 15 | | | | |
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| | | Japan | 10 |
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| | Israel | 15 |
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Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2 | Canada | 7 | 6 | 1 | 91 | 39 | +52 |
| 1 | United States | 7 | 6 | 1 | 112 | 34 | +78 |
| 3 | Iroquois | 8 | 5 | 3 | 96 | 75 | +21 |
4 | 4 | Australia | 8 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 106 | −44 |
5 | 6 | England | 8 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 106 | −39 |
6 | 1 | Scotland | 8 | 6 | 2 | 117 | 68 | +49 |
7 | 1 | Israel | 8 | 6 | 2 | 120 | 47 | +73 |
8 | 5 | Japan | 8 | 2 | 6 | 77 | 124 | −47 |
9 | 1 | Germany | 8 | 6 | 2 | 87 | 59 | +28 |
10 | 1 | Ireland | 8 | 6 | 2 | 105 | 63 | +42 |
Source: [citation needed]
No | Name | Position | Hometown | College |
1 | Joshua Rottman | A | Danville, CA | UC Davis |
2 | Hank Altschuler | G | Philadelphia, PA | Cabrini |
3 | Matthew Cherry | A | Ashkelon, Israel | Dickinson |
4 | Benjamin Smith | LSM | Longmeadow, MA | Harvard |
5 | Casey Cittadino | M | Baldwin, NY | Towson |
6 | Andrew Goldstein | G | Milton, MA | Dartmouth |
7 | Jesse Kane | M | Tel Aviv, Israel | Sackler-Tel Aviv University |
8 | Bradley Neumann | A | Woodbury, NY | Georgetown |
9 | Yochanan Katz | M | Jerusalem, Israel | Colorado State |
10 | Jonathan Rathauser | D | – Tel Aviv, Israel | Technion-Israel |
11 | Reuven Dressler | G | Ma’ale Adumim, West Bank | Israel Defense Forces |
12 | Richard Cheifitz | A | Fair Lawn, NJ | / Kean |
13 | Shimon Laxer | M | Givat Shmuel, Israel | Bar-Ilan University |
14 | Aaron Tracy | M | Tel Aviv, Israel | Sackler-Tel Aviv University |
15 | Ben Bretter | M | Petach Tikvah, Israel | Montclair State |
16 | Cody Levine | M | Purchase, NY | Cornell |
17 | Mathew Markman | D | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hebrew University |
18 | Seth Mahler | M | Ashkelon, Israel | Whittier |
19 | Eytan Saperstein | D | Hewlett, NY | Tufts |
20 | Cole McCormack | M | Ashkelon, Israel | Cornell |
21 | Daniel Hartman | A | Bellmore, NY | Stevenson |
22 | Michael Pfeffer | A | Herzliya, Israel | Israel Defense Forces |
23 | Lee Coppersmith | M | Boca Raton, FL | Johns Hopkins |
24 | Gabriel Leonhard | M | Arad, Israel | Eastern |
25 | Mitch Goldberg | A | Damascus, MD | Richmond |
26 | Chris Friedman | D | Freeport, NY | Briarcliffe |
27 | Adam Crystal | D | Baldwin, NY | Drexel |
29 | Matthew Greenblatt | M | Gaithersburg, MD | Ithaca |
30 | Matthew Caple | M | Wellesley, MA | Tufts |
31 | Mark Jutkowitz | D | Bethesda, MD | Maryland |
32 | Daniel Leventhal | M | Tel Aviv, Israel | Tufts |
33 | Ari Sussman | A | New Haven, CT | Dartmouth |
36 | Samuel Adler | M | Netanya, Israel | SUNY Potsdam |
40 | Matthew Flapan | M | Ramle, Israel | Israel Defense Forces |
41 | Noach Miller | A | Tel Aviv, Israel | Vermont |
42 | Noah Knopf | LSM | New York, NY | Fieldston School |
43 | Kyle Bergman | M | Toronto, ON | Drexel |
44 | Sacha Stout | M | Manchester, England | Manchester |
47 | Alex Tress | LSM | Sinsbury, CT | Keene State |
48 | Connor Wolfe | G | New London, CT | Connecticut College |
50 | Dakota Sherman | LSM | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Michigan |
77 | Jacob Silberlicht | M | Ashkelon, Israel | Hobart |
91 | Matthew Opsahl | A | Potomac, MD | Hobart |
96 | Michael Grosz | M | St. Louis, MO | Robert Morris |
99 | Jason Senter | D | Rockville, MD | Florida State |
0 | Daniel Devery | D | Haifa, Israel | University of Haifa |
Source:[7]
2018 World Lacrosse Championship
Manchester, England was originally selected to host the tournament, but withdrew in May 2017.[8][9] Instead, the championships took place in Netanya, Israel between 12 and 21 July 2018.[10] This was the first World Lacrosse Championship played outside of the United States, Canada, England, or Australia.
On Thursday, 12 July, the Opening Ceremony and first games were held at Netanya Stadium, a 13,610-seat multi-use stadium which opened in 2012. It served as a home field for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and features 36 luxury suites, a VIP seating area, and a modern press box. The stadium serves as the home field of Maccabi Netanya FC, as well as the temporary home of Maccabi Tel Aviv FC and Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C.[10]
From Friday, 13 July to Saturday, 21 July, the tournament games were played at Wingate Institute. Located on 50 hectares (120 acres), the Wingate Institute serves as Israel's National Centre for Physical Education and Sport. The campus doubles as both the State of Israel's primary university for the development of physical education teachers, as well as the nation's official training centre for national teams, the Israel Olympic Team, and national and international sports science conferences. The campus hosts the Israel Olympiada annually and the Maccabiah Games every four years. Wingate Stadium also serves as the home field for the Israel National Rugby Team.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | | | | |
1 | Israel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | +25 | Advance to upper bracket | | — | 11–3 | — |
2 | Jamaica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 18 | +2 | Advance to middle bracket | | — | — | 17–7 |
3 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 36 | −27 | Advance to lower bracket | | 2–19 | — | — |
Source: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship
Nation | Qualification |
Play-in | Final placement round |
Israel
Puerto Rico | 1st to 8th Place | Relegated to 5th to 8th Place |
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | |
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| GY1 | Philippines | 11 | | | |
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| GD1 | Switzerland | 5 | |
| | RD1 | Israel | 11 | |
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| | | GY1 | Philippines | 8 | |
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| | RD1 | Israel | 16 | |
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| | | YL1 | Ireland | 4 | |
| OR1 | Sweden | 11 | | |
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| TN1 | Italy | 13 | |
| | YL1 | Ireland | 15 | |
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| | | TN1 | Italy | 7 | |
| YL1 | Ireland | 12 | |
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| PR1 | Latvia | 7 | |
Results
The following 23 players were named to the squad for the 2018 World Lacrosse Championships.[11]
No | Name | Position | Hometown | College |
3 | Matthew Cherry | A | Ashkelon, Israel | Dickinson |
4 | Benjamin Smith | LSM | Longmeadow, MA | Harvard |
6 | Eric Schneider | G | Massapequa, NY | Johns Hopkins |
9 | Yochanan Katz | M | Jerusalem, Israel | Colorado State |
10 | Jonathan Rathauser | D | Tel Aviv, Israel | Technion-Israel |
11 | Reuven Dressler | G | Ma’ale Adumim, West Bank | Israel Defense Forces |
16 | Ryan Hunter | A | Herzliya, Israel | Ohio State |
18 | Seth Mahler | M | Ashkelon, Israel | Whittier |
26 | Chris Friedman | D | Freeport, NY | Briarcliffe |
32 | Daniel Leventhal | M | Tel Aviv, Israel | Tufts |
33 | Ari Sussman | A | New Haven, CT | Dartmouth |
36 | Samuel Adler | M | Netanya, Israel | SUNY Potsdam |
40 | Matthew Flapan | M | Ramle, Israel | Israel Defense Forces |
42 | Max Seibald | M | Hewlett, NY | Cornell |
43 | Kyle Bergman | M | Toronto, ON | Drexel |
77 | Jacob Silberlicht | M | Ashkelon, Israel | Hobart |
91 | Max Adler | M | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Bentley |
European Lacrosse Championships
Israel has competed at the European Lacrosse Championships since 2012. Their best finish was in 2016, winning the silver medal.[1] Prior to 2012, Israel was unable to compete due to the Israel Lacrosse Association not being officially recognized by the Federation of International Lacrosse until April 2011.[2]
European Lacrosse Championships record
Year | Result |
2012 | 8th place |
2016 | |
2012 European Lacrosse Championship
During the 2012 Championship, Israel competed for the first time. Israel finished in eighth place, out of 17 teams.
Standings
Source: Results
Matches
21 June |
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Slovakia | 8: 11 | (3: 1, 2: 5, 2: 2, 1: 3) | Israel | Time 29:40 | [12] |
22 June |
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France | 4: 13 | (0: 5, 0: 5, 0: 3, 4: 0) | Israel | Time: 23:33 | [13] |
24 June |
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Norway | 3: 11 | (2: 1, 0: 3, 1: 4, 0: 3) | Israel | Time: 27:30 | [14] |
25 June |
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Wales | 13: 14 | (4: 2, 3: 5, 2: 3, 4: 4) | Israel | Time: 32:27 | [15] |
Quarterfinals
- 5th-8th place match
28 June |
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Scotland | 19: 6 | (7: 0, 3: 3, 3: 2, 6: 1) | Israel | Time: 42:31 | [17] |
- 7th place match
29 June |
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Finland | 16: 6 | (2: 2, 2: 4, 6: 0, 6: 0) | Israel | Time: 33:20 | [18] |
Source:[19]
# | Name | Position |
1 | Levine, Benjamin | G |
2 | Altschuler, Henry | G |
3 | Cherry, Matthew | A |
4 | Lieberman, Jonathan | M |
5 | Weisenberg, Maxwell | M |
6 | Leventhal, Daniel | M |
7 | Kane, Jesse | M |
8 | Ascher, Jason | LSM |
9 | Katz, Yochanan | M |
10 | Lewis, Zachary | M |
11 | Friedensohn, Blair | G |
12 | Pankin, Joshua | M |
13 | Dennenberg, David | G |
15 | Bretter, Benjamin | M |
16 | Rathauser, Jonathan | LSM |
17 | Markman, Mathew | D |
18 | Silverman, Benjamin | D |
19 | Sabag, Aryeh | D |
20 | Cheifitz, Richard | A |
21 | Goldstein, Noam | M |
22 | Pffeffer, Michael | A |
23 | Goldstein, Evan | A |
24 | Jacobs, Jack | A |
25 | Dunn-Bernstein, Robert | D |
27 | Jacobs, Alexander | A |
29 | Spielman, Matthew | M |
31 | Waddell, Adam | D |
32 | Hyman, Samuel | A |
34 | Mahler, Seth | M |
35 | Ringel, Roey | LSM |
37 | Tissenbaum, Jeremy | M |
41 | Miller, Noah | A |
43 | Belmont, Benjamin | D |
44 | Stout, Sacha | M |
47 | Tress, Alexander | LSM |
77 | Daisudov, Elan | M |
88 | Brandes, Abraham | M |
96 | Grosz, Michael | M |
97 | Franklin, David | LSM |
99 | Senter, Jason | D |
2016 European Lacrosse Championship
During the 2016 Championship, Israel competed for the second time.
In the quarterfinals Israel defeated Germany 8–4 to improve to 6–0 in the tournament.[20] Tied 2-2 during half time, Israel scored four goals in the second halfto give them the victory.[21]
In the semifinals Israel defeated Wales 10–3. Israel had a 5–0 lead at halftime, and a 6–0 lead at the end of the third quarter. With the victory Israel improved to 7–0.[22]
In the finals Israel lost to England 7–6. Israel originally leading 3–2 at halftime, held a 4–3 lead in the third quarter, before England went on to score four unanswered goals.[23] With the loss, Israel won the silver medal.[24]
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | | | | | | | |
1 | Israel | 5 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 13 | +58 | Quarterfinals | | — | — | — | — | 17–1 | 12–0 |
2 | Switzerland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 22 | +38 | | 2–9 | — | — | — | 12–4 | 23–1 |
3 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 37 | +16 | Classification 9–16 | | 6–16 | 3–8 | — | 14–4 | — | — |
4 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 62 | −24 | | 4–17 | 5–15 | — | — | — | — |
5 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 55 | −17 | Classification 17–24 | | — | — | 8–12 | 11–12 | — | — |
6 | Slovenia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 80 | −71 | | — | — | 1–18 | 5–13 | 2–14 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Matches
28 July |
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Switzerland | 2: 9 | (1: 0, 1: 4, 0: 2, 0: 3) | Israel | Time: 16:30 | [citation needed] |
29 July |
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Israel | 17: 1 | (9: 0, 5: 1, 1: 0, 2: 0) | Spain | Time: 10:15 | [citation needed] |
31 July |
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Belgium | 4: 17 | (2: 5, 0: 6, 1: 6, 1: 0) | Israel | Time: 13:15 | [citation needed] |
1 August |
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Israel | 12: 0 | (4: 0, 6: 0, 5: 0, 0: 0) | Slovenia | Time: 11:45 | [citation needed] |
2 August |
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Sweden | 6: 16 | (1: 5, 0: 4, 1: 4, 4: 3) | Israel | Time: 11:30 | [citation needed] |
Tournament bracket
Source:[25]
Quarterfinals
3 August |
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Israel | 8: 4 | (0: 1, 2: 1, 4: 0, 2: 2) | Germany | Time: 14:30 | [citation needed] |
Semifinals
4 August |
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Wales | 3: 10 | (0: 3, 0: 2, 1: 4, 2: 1) | Israel | Time: 17:30 | [citation needed] |
Finals
6 August |
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England | 7: 6 | (2: 1, 0: 2, 3: 1, 2: 2) | Israel | Time: 17:00 | [citation needed] |
Coach: Jeff Schwartz[26]
Assistant coach: Pete Ginnegar, Jordan Hirsch[27]
# | Name |
1 | Fischer, Eric |
2 | Milner, Jacob |
3 | Hartman, Jesse |
5 | Bernstein, Joshua |
6 | Gradinger, Max |
7 | Silberlicht, Jacob |
9 | Katz, Yochanan |
10 | Rathauser, Jonathan |
11 | Tobin, Glen |
12 | Kadish, Ian |
13 | Kansky, Eric |
16 | Landsman, Andrew |
18 | Mahler, Seth |
19 | Brodie, Caleb |
20 | Kane, Jacob |
22 | Cherry, Matthew |
26 | Friedman, Christopher |
32 | Leventhal, Daniel |
33 | Feinberg, Aaron |
41 | Miller, Noah |
43 | Bergman, Kyle |
49 | Ornstein, Zack |
52 | Siegel, Alex |
Source:[citation needed]
2017 European Box Lacrosse Championships
The European Box Lacrosse Championships held its first championship event in Turku, Finland in July 2017. Israel defeated Czech Republic 8–7 to win the tournament.[28][29]
References
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- ^ a b "Rosen Tabbed Associate Head Coach for Israel Lacrosse National Team". Atlantic10.com.
- ^ a b "Israel Names Roster for FIL World Championship - 2014 World Lacrosse Championship". worldlacrosse2014.com.
- ^ "JMU roundup: Duo join Israeli national women's lacrosse team".
- ^ "Israel's dream run clipped by No. 3 Australia, 9-8". Israel men's national lacrosse team. July 18, 2014. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ "No. 5 England holds on for overtime win over Israel, 10-9". Israel men's national lacrosse team. July 18, 2014. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ Admin, F. I. L. "Israel Names Roster for FIL World Championship".
- ^ Kinnear, Matt (6 August 2013). "England to Host 2018 Men's World Championships". Inside Lacrosse.
- ^ "Statement regarding withdrawal from hosting 2018 Men's World Championship". English Lacrosse. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Israel to Host 2018 FIL Men's Lacrosse World Championship" (Press release). Federation of International Lacrosse. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Israel announces roster for 2018 FIL World Lacrosse Championships". lacrosse.co.il.
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- ^ "Israel Lacrosse: Israel Stuns Germany to Advance to European Championships Semifinals". August 5, 2016 – via Haaretz.
- ^ "Yalla Israel! Blue-and-white stifle Wales in Semis".
- ^ "England Holds on to Edge Israel in Euro Lacrosse Final". August 9, 2016 – via Haaretz.
- ^ "England holds on to edge Israel in Euro Final".
- ^ "Tournament bracket".
- ^ "Hirsch, Ginnegar join Men's Euro Staff".
- ^ "Hall Of Famer Pete Ginnegar Named To Israel Lacrosse Staff".
- ^ "Israel Takes Inaugural EBLC Gold, All Nations Find Success in Finland". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
- ^ "European Boxlacrosse Championship Stats". stats.pointbench.com. 2017. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
External links
- Israel Lacrosse official website