1974 World Lacrosse Championship

1974 World Lacrosse Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
Venue(s)	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
Dates	30 June - 4 July
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	United States (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Awards
MVP	Jack Thomas
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The 1974 World Lacrosse Championship was an international lacrosse tournament played at Olympic Park Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, from 30 June to 4 July 1974. It was the second World Lacrosse Championship with the first being played seven years prior. Four teams played in the 1974 championships with the United States taking out the round robin tournament defeating the other three teams that was competing in the tournament. ^{[1] [2]}

Results

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Canada	18–14	Australia
United States	24–10	England
United States	26–15	Canada
Australia	15–3	England
United States	20–14	Australia
England	19–11	Canada

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	United States	3	3	0	70	39	+31	6
=2	Australia	3	1	2	43	41	+2	2
=2	Canada	3	1	2	44	59	−15	2
=2	England	3	1	2	32	50	−18	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Awards

The International Lacrosse Federation awarded the Ray Kinderman Trophy to the Best and Fairest Player at the conclusion of the championship. ^[3]

Tournament MVP

Jack Thomas

References

1. "International Lacrosse Events History" (PDF). Federation of International Lacrosse.
2. "ALL-TIME FIL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS". US Lacrosse.
3. "Men's World Championship History". www.worldlacrosse2014.com. US Lacrosse. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

External links

• 1974 Lacrosse World Series, Melbourne, Australia - Australia v Canada (Highlights) on YouTube