Irish Flag Football Association

Irish Flag Football League Emerald Bowl Conference 2014-15

Winter Season 2014-15

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
EBC Dublin
*Dublin Vipers	10	9	1	0			18
*Dublin Rebels	10	6	3	1			13
South Dublin Panthers	10	5	5	0			10
Dublin IT Spartans	10	3	5	2			8
University College Dublin	10	3	6	1			7
West Dublin Rhinos	10	0	10	0			0
EBC Midlands
*Mullingar Minotaurs	10	9	1	0			18
*North Kildare Reapers	10	7	3	0			14
Edenderry Eagles	10	6	4	0			12
Maynooth University Phantoms	10	5	5	0			10
South Kildare Soldiers	10	0	10	0			0

EBC Winter League Playoffs

Date	Semi-Finals
2015	Dublin Vipers	W	North Kildare Reapers	L
2015	Dublin Rebels	25	Mullingar Minotaurs	15
	Winter Final
2015	Dublin Vipers	27	Dublin Rebels	26

EBC Winter League Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1		Venue: UCD
24.10.14	South Dublin panthers	14	Dublin Rebels	26
24.10.14	Dublin Vipers	27	South Dublin Panthers	6
24.10.14	UCD	18	Dublin Rebels	20
24.10.14	UCD	25	Dublin Rebels	26
	Week 3		Venue: Edenderry
08.11.14	Edenderry Eagles	6	Mullingar Minotaurs	36
	Week 4		Venue: North Kildare
22.11.14	North Kildare Reapers	0	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	27
22.11.14	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	13	Mullingar Minotaurs	28
22.11.14	North Kildare Reapers	0	Mullingar Moinotaurs	40
	Week 5		Venue:
22.11.14	DIT Spartans	6	Dublin Vipers	35
22.11.14	South Dublin Panthers	6	Dublin Vipers	54
22.11.14	DIT Spartans	32	South Dublin Panthers	0
22.11.14	Dublin Vipers	30	UCD	0 #
22.11.14	UCD	0 #	South Dublin Panthers	30
	Week 6
06.12.14	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	14	Edenderry Eagles	19
06.12.14	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	20	North Kildare Reapers	7
06.12.14	Edenderry Eagles	14	North Kildare Reapers	19
	Week 7
13.12.14	Dublin Vipers	30	Dublin Rhinos	0 #
13.12.14	Dublin Rhinos	0 #	South Dublin Panthers	30
13.12.14	Dublin Rebels	12	Dublin Vipers	46
13.12.14	Edenderry Eagles	34	South Dublin Panthers	14
13.12.14	Edenderry Eagles	18	Dublin Rebels	6
	Week 8
10.01.15	UCD	30	Dublin Rhinos	0 #
10.01.15	DIT Spartans	20	Dublin Vipers	31
10.01.15	DIT Spartans	30	Dublin Rhinos	0 #
10.01.15	South Kildare Soldiers	0 #	North Kildare Reapers	30
10.01.15	South Kildare Soldiers	0 #	Mullingar Minotaurs	30
10.01.15	South Kildare Soldiers	0 #	Edenderry Eagles	30
10.01.15	South Kildare Soldiers	0 #	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	30
10.01.15	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	14	Mullingar Minotaurs	53
10.01.15	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	48	DIT Spartans	40
10.01.15	Dublin Rhinos	0 #	Dublin Vipers	30
10.01.15	Mullingar Minotaurs	35	Dublin Vipers	34
	Week 9
24.01.15	Dublin Rhinos	0 #	UCD	30
24.01.15	Dublin Rhinos	0 #	DIT Spartans	30
24.01.15	Dublin Rebels	30	Dublin Rhinos	0 #
24.01.15	Dublin Rebels	43	UCD	18
24.01.15	DIT Spartans	0	Dublin Rebels	31
24.01.15	UCD	38	DIT Spartans	2
	Week 10
31.01.15	Dublin Rhinos	0 #	Dublin Rebels	30
31.01.15	South Dublin Panthers	30	Dublin Rhinos	0 #
31.01.15	UCD	0 #	South Dublin Panthers	30
31.01.15	South Dublin Panthers	30	Dublin Rebels	0 #
31.01.15	DIT Spartans	0 #	UCD	0 #
31.01.15	Dublin Rebels	0 #	DIT Spartans	0 #
	Week 11
22.02.15	North Kildare Reapers	7	Mullingar Minotaurs	0
22.02.15	North Kildare Reapers	6	Edenderry Eagles	0
22.02.15	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	30	South Kildare Soldiers	0 #
22.02.15	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	0	North Kildare Reapers	7
22.02.15	Mullingar Minotaurs	30	South Kildare Soldiers	0 #
22.02.15	Edenderry Eagles	30	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	0 #
22.02.15	Edenderry Eagles	14	Mullingar Minotaurs	16

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Final EBC Summer League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
EBC North
*Dublin Vipers	8	8	0	0			24
*Craigavon Cowboys	8	5	3	0			15
Carrickfergus Knights	8	3	4	1			10
University College Dublin	8	2	6	0			6
EBC South
*Mullingar Minotaurs	8	6	1	1			19
*Edenderry Eagles	8	4	4	0			12
Cashel Crusaders	8	2	6	0			6
Dublin Rebels	8	1	7	0			3

3 Pts Win , 1 Pt Tie , 0 Pts Loss , *Qualify for Summer Semi-Finals

Playoff Results Summer League

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
27.06.15	Mullingar Minotaurs	37	Craigavon Cowboys	31
27.06.15	Dublin Vipers		Edenderry Eagles
	Final
27.06.15	Mullingar Minotaurs	27	Dublin Vipers	25

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1		(Dublin Rebels)
18.04.15	Dublin Rebels	24	Mullingar Minotaurs	43
18.04.15	Cashel Crusaders	16	Dublin rebels	52
18.04.15	Mullingar Minotaurs	59	Cashel Crusaders	37
	Week 3		(Dublin Vipers)
09.05.15	Dublin Vipers	30	Carrickfergus Knights	0 #
09.05.15	Craigavon Cowboys	19	Dublin Vipers	34
09.05.15	Carrickfergus Knights	0 #	Craigavon Cowboys	30
	Week 4		(Edenderry)
16.05.15	Edenderry Eagles	30	Dublin Rebels	0 #
16.05.15	Cashel Crusaders	27	Edenderry Eagles	41
16.05.15	Dublin Rebels	0 #	Cashel Crusaders	30
	Week 5		(Mullingar)
23.05.15	Edenderry Eagles	46	Mullingar Minotaurs	49
23.05.15	Mullingar Minotaurs	30	Dublin Rebels	0 #
23.05.15	Dublin Rebels	0 #	Edenderry Eagles	30
	Week 5		(UCD)
23.05.15	University College Dublin	22	Dublin vipers	27
23.05.15	Craigavon Cowboys	7	University College Dublin	48
23.05.15	Dublin Vipers	62	Craigavon Cowboys	0
	Week 6		(Carrickfergus)
06.06.15	Carrickfergus Knights	8	Dublin Vipers	24
06.06.15	University College Dublin	6	Carrickfergus Knights	22
06.06.15	Dublin Vipers	20	University College Dublin	6
	Week 7		(Cashel)
13.06.15	Cashel Crusaders	26	Mullingar Minotaurs	76
13.06.15	Edenderry Eagles	41	Cashel Crusaders	12
13.06.15	Mullingar Minotaurs	63	Edenderry Eagles	51
	Week 8		(Craigavon)
27.06.15	Craigavon Cowboys	27	Carrickfergus Knights	7
27.06.25	University College Dublin	0 #	Craigavon Cowboys	30
27.06.15	Carrickfergus Knights	30	University College Dublin	0 #
	Week 9		(UCD)
11.07.15	Cashel Crusaders	39	University College Dublin	26
11.07.15	Edenderry Eagles	0	Dublin Vipers	43
11.07.15	Dublin Rebels	0 #	Carrickfergus Knights	30
11.07.15	Mullingar Minotaurs	0 #	Craigavon Cowboys	30
11.07.15	University College Dublin	30	Dublin Rebels	0 #
11.07.15	Dublin Vipers	47	Cashel Crusaders	18
11.07.15	Carrickfergus Knights	0 $	Mullingar Minotaurs	0 $
11.07.15	Craigavon Cowboys	60	Edenderry Eagles	25

# Forfeited / $ Not Played – Declared Tie

Emerald Bowl I (Winter v Summer Champions)

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Emerald Bowl I
09.08.15	Dublin Vipers	13	Mullingar Minotaurs	19

Report

Dublin Vipers won the Winter League Final 27-26 over the Dublin Rebels, and then lost the Summer League Final 27-25 against the Mullingar Minotaurs. This resulted in a closely-fought Emerald Bowl, which was a rematch of the Summer League Final, with Mullingar Minotaurs running out victors again, 19-13.

About

The Irish Flag Football Association was formally recognised by the Irish American Football Association in early 2014, with the first IAFA-recognised Irish Flag Football League, named the Emerald Bowl Conference played for over the Winter Months of 2014-15 and Summer Months of 2015, with the winners of the Winter League and Summer League meeting in Emerald Bowl I.

Websites

[2] NFL Ireland (2014) IFFL Dublin Division Schedule Announced [Internet] Available from: http://nfl-ireland.com/flag-football/7147-iffl-dublin-division-schedule-announced/ [Accessed 28 February 2017]

[3] NFL Ireland (2014) IAFL Weekly 29/10/14 [Internet] Available from: http://nfl-ireland.com/iafl/7174-iafl-weekly-291014/ [Accessed 2 November 2017]

[4] NFL Ireland (2014) IAFL Weekly 27/11/14 – Flag Football Results [Internet] Available from: http://nfl-ireland.com/flag-football/7347-iafl-weekly-271114/ [Accessed 31 October 2017]

[5] NFL Ireland (2014) IAFL Weekly 13/12/14 – Flag Football matches this weekend! / Results [Internet] Available from: http://nfl-ireland.com/flag-football/7407-iafl-weekly-131214/ [Accessed 28 February 2017]

[6] NFL Ireland (2014) IAFL Weekly 8/1/15 [Internet] Available from: http://nfl-ireland.com/flag-football/7540-iafl-weekly-8115/ [Accessed 2 November 2017]

[7] NFL Ireland (2014) IFFL Dublin Division – Scores/Standings [Internet] Available from: http://nfl-ireland.nflirelandcom.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10696258-1589332367957246-4689683834046937819-n.jpg [Accessed 2 November 2017]

[8] NFL Ireland (2015) Emerald Bowl I Preview! [Internet] Available from: http://nfl-ireland.com/flag-football/9590-flag-football-emerald-bowl-i-preview/ [Accessed 28 February 2017]

Internet Archive

[9] South Dublin Panthers (2014) – Wayback Machine [2015-01-25]Panthers Flag team Update – 25th October 2014 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20150125074015/http://southdublinpanthers.com/articles-panthers-flag-team-update.html [Accessed 9 October 2017]

Social Media

[10] MU Bulls Facebook Page (2014) Post: November 22, 2014: “Today the Phantoms had their first ever games as part of the IAFA Flag Football League – Midlands Division.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/nuimflagfootball/posts/1576758029225021:0 [Accessed 7 October 2017]

[11] MU Bulls Facebook Page (2014) Post: January 11, 2015: “Another great day of football had by all yesterday down in Mullingar with your Phantoms taking on the Mullingar Minotaurs and the DIT Spartans.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/nuimflagfootball/posts/1600704246830399 [Accessed 4 September 2018]

[12] Craigavon Cowboys Facebook Page (2014) Post: December 16, 2014: “The Cowboys travelled to Dublin to take part in IAFLs Flag Football league.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CraigavonCowboys/posts/90709409300776 [Accessed 30 June 2018]

[13] Westmeath Minotaurs Facebook Page (2014) Post: November 8, 2014: “The Minotaurs kicked off their first competitive Flag Football outing today in the Midlands Flag Football Divisiion” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westmeathminoaturs/phptos/a.659626717382731.1073741828.311169445561795/883846638294070/?type=3&theater [Accessed 12 June 2018]

[14] Westmeath Minotaurs Facebook Page (2014) Post: November 22, 2014: “The Minotaurs flag team travelled to Kilcock today tpo take part in the NK Reapers hosted midland divisonal games” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westmeathminoaturs/phptos/a.659626717382731.1073741828.311169445561795/891332434212157/?type=3&theater [Accessed 27 June 2018]

Websites

[15] Wayback Machine – Irish American Football Association (2015) IAFL Standings – Irish Flag Football League – Summer League [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20151005130204/http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/ [Accessed 25 March 2015]

[16] You Tube (2015) Mullingar Minotaurs summer league flag footballs finals – Published by FelipsDazza on Jul 27 2015 [Entire Video] [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_gpjofE5Eo [Accessed 5 November 2017]

[17] NFL Ireland (2015) Emerald Bowl I Preview [Internet] Available from: http://nfl-ireland.com/flag-football/9590-flag-football-emerald-bowl-i-preview/ [Accessed 2 November 2017]

Images

[18] Sasta Fitness Twitter Account (2014) Tweet by Fiona Egan, Mar 1, 2015:”#congratulations@DublinVipers winners 2015 @IAFA_FFL_Dublin Winter League #delighted to be #sponsor@SastaDrogheda“ [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_BqbYAW0AAshrT?format=jpg&name=small [Accessed 1 March 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas and Joe Gray (Dublin Vipers).

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