The Victoria Shamrocks are off to Ontario to battle the Six Nations Chiefs for the coveted, 90-year-old Mann Cup 含羞草研究社� a trophy presented to the winner of the Canadian box lacrosse championships. 

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The best-of-seven series will begin on Friday, Sept. 6.

This won't be the first time the teams have duelled for the Cup. The Chiefs beat the Shamrocks in the 1996, 2013 and 2014 championships. 

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The games will be played at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Hagersville, the Chiefs含羞草研究社� home rink. That means the Shamrocks will have a slight disadvantage.

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The Shamrocks will leave for Ontario on Wednesday, Sept. 4. In the meantime, the players are going to get some much-needed rest. 

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含羞草研究社淲e want to look for their tendencies, and what type of offence they like to play, and if they have set patterns that they含羞草研究社檙e running or if they rely more on individual skill,含羞草研究社� he said. 含羞草研究社淓very team has their own nuances, and we need to determine what theirs are.含羞草研究社� 

The Shamrocks have won the Cup eight times since the team was founded in 1950 含羞草研究社� most recently in 2015. In contrast, the Chiefs have won seven times, but the team was founded in over 40 years after the Shamrocks in 1993. 

Still, Simpson is confident the Shamrocks will be able to compete.

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