1982 Women's Lacrosse World Cup

1982 IFWLA Brine Women's Lacrosse World Cup
Tournament details
Host country	England
Venue(s)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Dates	20–26 September
Final positions
Champions	United States (1st title)
Runners-up	Australia
Third place	Canada
Awards
MVP	Shirley Ploog

The 1982 Women's Lacrosse World Cup was the first Women's Lacrosse World Cup and was played at Trent Bridge in Nottingham from September 20–26, 1982. USA defeated Australia in the final to win the tournament.^[1]

The tournament was organised by the Great Britain Lacrosse Council on behalf of the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations (IFWLA) and sponsored by Brine.^[2]

Results

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	Scotland	5-8
Australia	United States	7-4
Wales	Canada	7-8
Canada	Scotland	3-10
Australia	England	7-6
Wales	United States	1-14
England	Canada	5-7
Scotland	United States	3-14
Wales	Australia	8-10
England	United States	5-11
Australia	Canada	16-3
Wales	Scotland	9-5
England	Wales	18-4
Australia	Scotland	12-6
United States	Canada	9-3

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Australia	5	5	0	52	27	+25	10
2	United States	5	4	1	52	19	+33	8
3	Scotland	5	2	3	32	43	−11	4
4	Canada	5	2	3	24	47	−23	4
5	England	5	1	4	39	37	+2	2
6	Wales	5	1	4	29	55	−26	2

Source:

Fifth Place Play Off (Sep 25)

England v Wales 16-7

Third Place Play Off (Sep 25)

Canada v Scotland 9-4

Final (Sep 25)

United States v Australia 10-7 (ET)

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	United States
	Australia
	Canada
4th	Scotland

All-World Team

Goalkeeper	Defence	Defence Wings	Centre	Attack Wings	Attack
Sandra Hoody	Vivien Jones Nicki Reid Karin Pottinger	Margaret Barlow Lynn Cox	Colleen Fogarty	Jane Diamond Jane Emerson	Suzanne Mellis Lesley Blankin Mary Pickett

Most Valuable Player

Shirley Ploog

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References

^ "Nicholas Keith Sports Editor. "Calendar of world sport for 1982." Times [London, England] 7 Jan. 1982". Times Digital Archive.
^ "2017 FIL Rathbones Women's Lacrosse World Cup". English Lacrosse.
^ Brkich, Vicky (22 March 2023). The Story of the Development of Canada's 1982 National Women's Field Lacrosse Team (PDF). Retrieved 21 July 2025.
^ SAWLA Annual Report and Financial Statement 1981-82. South Australian Women's Lacrosse Association. p. 17.

[1] "Nicholas Keith Sports Editor. "Calendar of world sport for 1982." Times [London, England] 7 Jan. 1982". Times Digital Archive.

[2] "2017 FIL Rathbones Women's Lacrosse World Cup". English Lacrosse.

[All_World_Team-3] Brkich, Vicky (22 March 2023). The Story of the Development of Canada's 1982 National Women's Field Lacrosse Team (PDF). Retrieved 21 July 2025.

[All_World_Team_SAWLA_Report-4] SAWLA Annual Report and Financial Statement 1981-82. South Australian Women's Lacrosse Association. p. 17.

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