Great Britain women's national lacrosse team
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A Great Britain women's national lacrosse team has competed in the 2017 World Games, the only edition where lacrosse was held in its standard format. The team was also active from 1954 to 1985.
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| Association | British Lacrosse |
|---|---|
| First international | |
 United States 5–15 Great Britain  (24 April 1954; New York, United States[1]) | |
| Biggest win | |
| United States 3–15 Great Britain (1960; United States[1]) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| United States 18–5 Great Britain (29 July 2017; Wrocław, Poland[1]) | |
| Last international | |
Great Britain 8–10 Australia  (29 July 2017; Wrocław, Poland) | |
History
From March to June 1954, a Great Britain national team consisting of women entrepreneurs toured the United States to promote lacrosse. They played two games against the United States; they won 15–5 against the "1953 team" in New York City which was followed suit by a 8–4 win against the "1954 team" in Philadelphia. The United States returned the favor by visiting the United Kingdom in 1957. A two month tour was conducted by Great Britain in 1960.[2]
Great Britain began touring with Australia in 1969, and became a frequent opponent from 1972. In 1985, Great Britain conducted a tour in Australia and played a five-game series. The team was disbanded after.[2]
A unified Great Britain women's team was briefly formed again for the 2017 World Games.[2] The team finished fourth.[3] The next edition, the 2017 World Games adopted the lacrosse sixes format.[4]
Competition achievements
World Games
| World Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | PF | PA | |
 2017 |
4th place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 47 | |
| 2022–present | Lacrosse sixes event | |||||||
| Total | 1/1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 47 | |