Last week, the Six Nations Chiefs clinched the Mann Cup trophy, after beating the Victoria Shamrocks 13-9 in the fifth game of the best-of-seven Senior A box lacrosse championships.

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The championship, which pits the best western Canadian team against against the best eastern outfit, took place at the ChiefsB次元官网网址� home rink in Hagersville, Ontario, from Friday, Sept. 6 to Wednesday, Sept. 11.

Since the Chiefs were founded in 31 years ago, the team has won the Mann Cup seven times, while the Shamrocks have won eight times in 74 years.

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Given the Chiefs' lineup, the Shamrocks performed well B次元官网网址� in the third, fourth and fifth games, Victoria lost by only two, three and four points, respectively.  

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This year, the Shamrocks broke the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) record for the most consecutive wins and became the only team to win every regular season game.

B次元官网网址淎t the end of the day, we had great year," said Simpson. "We didn't quite reach the top of the mountain, but I think weB次元官网网址檒l remember this team for a long time." 

Next season, the winner of the WLA championships will host the Mann Cup, and Simpson hopes the Shamrocks will get the chance to face the Chiefs again B次元官网网址� this time on home turf. 

"The guys are ready to get back at B次元官网网址榚r and want another shot at them," he said. 

As for Simpson, he hopes to remain the Shamrocks' head coach for another year.

B次元官网网址淕iven the opportunity, I probably have one year left in me," he said. "I would like to finish what we started."