Category: American Teams in Ireland

European Theater of Operations (ETO) Football Championship Spring 1944

ETO Championship Playoffs Winter 1944

DateTeam 1Team 2
Fog Bowl (ETO Semi-Final) US Air Force Title
19.02.1944Photo Lighnting14Ordnance Mustangs0
ETO Semi-Final“SW Town”
27.02.19444th Infantry Blues32US Navy Seabees0
ETO Championship“SW Town”
12.03.19444th Infantry Blues208th Air Force Lightning0
European Theater of Operations (ETO) Football Championship Winter 1944 References: [1-5, 11]

Army v Navy Winter 1944

DateTeam 1Team 2
Arab BowlOran, Algeria
Army10Navy7
Northern Ireland ChampionshipLone Star Field, Newry
01.01.1944Navy Galloping Gaels0Army Wolverines0
European Theater of Operations (ETO) Army v Navy Winter 1944 References: [1-5, 11]

Canada v USA Winter 1944

DateTeam 1Team 2
Tea BowlWhite City Stadium
13.02.1944Canadian Mustangs16US Pirates6
Coffee BowlWhite City Stadium
19.03.1944US Blues18Canadian Mustangs0
European Theater of Operations (ETO) Canada v USA Winter 1944 References: [1-5, 11]

Blues v Invaders Winter 1944

DateTeam 1Team 2
BowlEastville Stadium, Bristol
06.02.19444th Infantry Blues28Invaders7
Bowl“SW Town”
26.03.19444th Infantry Blues27Invaders0
European Theater of Operations (ETO) Blues v Invaders Winter 1944 References: [1-5, 11]

Report

In 1944 Army & Navy (not the US Colleges, but Army & Navy Personnel stationed in Europe), played a 0-0 Tie in Newry, dubbed the Northern Ireland Championship. Navy were nicknamed the Galloping Gaels for the day. An interesting footnote to this era is the very first American Football game played in Africa, the Arab Bowl, played in Oran, Algeria, which Army won 10-7 over Navy.

There were also “Turkey Bowl” style games played between Canada and USA (finishing one game apiece), and the 4th Infantry Blues versus the Invaders, with the Blues winning both games.

The highlight, however, was the European Theater of Operations (ETO) Football Championship. After a series of Qualification games, 8th Air Force Lightning and 4th Infantry Blues met in the Final, which was won by the Blues 20-0.

References

Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association (2016) Journey to Thirty [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/journeyto-thirty/ [Accessed 08 August 2016]

[2] Irish American Football Association (2016) History of US Teams playing in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/history-of-us-teams-playing-in-ireland/ [Accessed 22 November 2016]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2016) History [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/history.htm [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[4] Lucky Show (2016) American Football in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.luckyshow.org/football/Shamrock%20Bowl.htm [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[5] Dublin Town – Article by Gerry Farrell (2016) College Football Classic Ireland’s Relationship with American Football [Internet] Available from: http://www.dublintown.ie/irelands-relationship-with-american-football/ [Accessed 7 May 2018]

Bibliography

[6] Foglio, Massimo & Ford, Mark L. (2017) Touchdown in Europe – How American Football Came to the Old Continent. pg. 47-82. Published by the author.

Acknowledgements

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Christopher Columbus Classic Bowdoin Polar Bears 7 Tufts Jumbos 6 29 November 1992

Christoper Columbus Classic – 29 November 1992 – Galway

Bowdoin Polar Bears 7 Tufts Jumbos 6

American Football was played for the first time West of the Shannon, at Galway on 29 November 1992 when Bowdoin College Polar Bears (Brunswick, Maine) met Tufts Jumbos (Boston, Massachusetts) as part of the Christopher Columbus 500 celebrations. 700 Americans traveled from New England for the occasion, adding to the 1000 people who turned up to watch the match. In arctic conditions, Tufts went ahead in the Final Quarter with Todd Romboli, the Jumbos Free Safety touching down for six points, however the conversion was missed by by Kicker Ronnie Bronstein. The Polar Bears, however, who may have been enjoying the conditions, won the game with six minutes to go when Wide Receiver Peter Nye caught a touchdown pass, which was converted by Mark McCormick, ensuring a 50% record for them this season with 4 Wins and 4 Losses.

At Galway. Att:1,000Q1Q2Q3Q4Total
Tufts Jumbos00066
Bowdoin Polar Bears00077
Christopher Columbus Classic 29 November 1992 Box Score Quarters [Ref: 1]
TeamScorerScore
1st Quarter
No Scoring0-0
2nd Quarter
No Scoring0-0
3rd Quarter
No Scoring0-0
4th Quarter
TUFTodd Romboli TD run (Ronnie Bronstein missed XP kick)6-0
BOWPeter Nye TD Pass from ?? (Mick McCormick XP kick good)6-7
Christopher Columbus Classic 29 November 1992 Box-Score Scorers [Ref: 1]

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1992) “Galway Sports fans voyage of discovery” Irish Independent. Monday, November 30, 1992. pg. 60 [Available on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription Service]

[2] Naughton, Lindie (1993) Tornadoes Plan for ’94 Evening Herald. Thursday, October 07, 1993, pg. 52 [Available on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription Service]

[3] Anon. (1994) YOUR SPORTING UPDATE AT A GLANCE – AMERICAN FOOTBALL Evening Herald. Thursday February 17, 1994, pg. 53 [Available on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription Service]

[4] Naughton, Lindie (1994) Tornadoes Test Evening Herald. Thursday July 07, 1994, pg. 61 [Available on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription Service]

Websites

[4] Lucky Show (2016) American Football in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.luckyshow.org/football/Shamrock%20Bowl.htm [Accessed 5 June 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rose McCabe

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American Football Ireland Irish Teams v USA & Canadian Services & Underage Teams 1991-Present

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Canada Map Flag. Map of Canada with the Canadian national flag isolated on white background. Vector Illustration.

Irish Teams v USA & Canadian Services & Underage Teams 1991-Present

DateIrish TeamAmerican Team
06.07.1991Irish All-Stars6USAF Lakenheath Eagles (US/UK)W
05.1998Dublin Tigers0Maranatha Baptist Bible College48
05.1998Carrickfergus Knights6Maranatha Baptist Bible College42
2000Irish Lions12Mount St. Josephs HS (MD)36
25.08.2002Carrickfergus Knights6Team Canada U21s34
28.02.2009UL Vikings0Philadelphia Blue Flame (PA)22
27.08.2013Ireland U20s22Greendell Falcons (MB, Can)20
08.04.2017Irish Wolfhounds6Team USA (AFW)54
Irish Teams versus American High Schools and Services 1998-2000 [Ref: 18-24]

Irish Teams v US & Canadian Services & Underage Teams 1993-2017

In 1991 an Irish All-Stars lost to the USAF Lakenheath Eagles, who were USAFE League champions at the time (USAFE was the United States Air Force in Europe Football League from 1947 to early 1990s). the Irish lost heavily, but managed to put a touchdown on the board – Quarterback Eddie Goggins connecting with Wide Receiver Dermot Connolly for a TD Pass. [Ref: 18-19]

The Dublin Tornadoes defeated a US Coastguard team, from the Rota Naval Base in Spain 7-0 in June 1993, and in 1998 another Dublin team, Dublin Tigers, lost to Maranatha Baptist, an American High School team.

In 2000, there was no Irish League and the only match played was the Ireland National Team versus Mount St. Joseph’s High School from Baltimore, Maryland. Ireland lost 36-12, but the match led to the rebirth of American Football in Ireland.

Carricfergus Knights lost 6-34 to a Canadian U21 team in August 2002.

The University of Limerick Vikings also played a match against Philadelphia Blue Flame – losing 22-0 to a team of Firefighters and Policemen playing in the National Services League.

As part of the Global Ireland Football Tournament in 2012, in which over a dozen small Colleges & High Schools from North America played in various venues around Ireland, the Oak Park High School from Winnipeg Manitoba, beat Villanova College, from King City in Ontario 18-9, in front of 3,000 at Pairc Tailteann, in Navan Co. Meath.

The following year, as part of the Gathering Ireland celebrations in 2013, the Greendell Falcons, who play in the Winnipeg Major Football League played two games in Ireland – one against the Ireland U20s team, which they lost, and one against Bristol Academy Pride, who play in the European US High Schools League. Greendell won the latter 39-22 in front of 2,500 spectators at Tallaght Stadium. The Falcons Wide Receiver, Bryce LeBlanc was named MVP.

Ireland’s U20s lost a match in 2017, 54-6 to Team USA American Football Worldwide, a team of Elite High School students representing USA on tours throughout Europe. [Ref: 18-24]

Flag Map of Canada
Canada Map Flag. Map of Canada with the Canadian national flag isolated on white background. Vector Illustration.

References

Newspapers

[1] Evening Herald (1999) “American Football” Evening Herald, Tuesday, January 5, 1999, pg. 91 [Irish Newspaper Archive: Available online at: https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/Print.Article.aspx?mode=image&href=EHD%2F1999%2F01%2F05&id=Ar09100 [Accessed 21 August 2020][The Irish Newspaper Archive is a Subscription Service]

Social Media Conversations

[18] Kevin Sharkey Facebook Messenger (2020) Facebook Messenger Conversation, 29 May 2020.

[19] Dublin Celts Facebook (2019) Photo, September 8, 2019: “Not strictly Dublin Celts, but in this fame QB Eddie Goggins�� threw a TD pass to WR Dermot Connolly��, we scored against good quality American opposition, these guys were the champions of their league in Europe.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/groups/259540917772370/permalink/270796126646849/ [Accessed 7 November 2019]

Bibliography

[18] Anon (1993) Coast Guard at Sea First Down. July 6-12 2000. pg. 19.

Bibliography

[19] Anon (2000) Plucky Irish Denied by Americans First Down. June 12, 2000. pg. 17.

Websites

[20] Britball Now (2016) Friendly Results against foreign opposition [1998] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/friendly-results-against.html [Accessed 14 April 2020]

Websites

[21] Wayback Machine – Irish American Football Association (2002) August 25th 2002 – TEAM CANADA 34 – 6 CARRICKFERGUS KNIGHTS [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20021210031300/http://www.irish-american-football.org/news%20stories/25aug02.htm [Accessed 8 October 2017]

[22] Irish American Football Association (2013) IAFA U20s have historic win against Greendell Falcons [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/breaking-news-iafa-u20s-win-against-greendell-falcons/ [Accessed 30 April 2017]

[23] Greendell Falcons (2017) MMFA Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://falconsfootball.ca/index.php [Accessed 16 November 2017]

[24] Irish American Football Association (2016) Journey to Thirty [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/journeyto-thirty/ [Accessed 08 August 2016]

Images

[25] Irish American Football Association (2013) IAFA U20s on offense (white jerseys) [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/u20gf2-650×433.jpg [Accessed 12 May 2020]

Images

[26] American Football Ireland (2020) AFI Logo 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AFI-Logo-200.png [Accessed 10 February 2020]

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Hale Blue Devils | European Theater of Operations American Football Team in Ireland | Team Roster & Match Reports 1942

Week 1 – 14 November 1942 – Hale 9 Yarvard 7

The Hale Blue Devils went in front in the first quarter with a touchdown run by the small Sergeant Raymond Chandler. The Yarvard Crimson Tide had a good back themselves in Corporal Robert Hopfer, who ran nearly every possesion for them until he was taken out of the game by a hard tackle. Hopfer equalised for Yarvard and Corporal Jay Wright kicked the conversion to give them a 7-6 lead at halftime. [Reference: 9]

The Hale team changed tactics in the third quarter to a passing game, with Quarterback David Zywicki completing passes to Carpenter, halfback John Urban, and Edmund Forzcek, to set up Carpenter’s 18 yard Field Goal to put the Blue Devils 9-7 up. Yarvard also went to a passing game, but their receivers found Private Armando Lopez guiding missiles that were too hot to handle, and the game ended 9-7 to Hale. [Reference: 9]

At Ravenhill, Belfast (Att: 8,000) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Hale Blue Devils 6 0 3 0 9
Yarvard Crimson Tide 0 7 0 0 7
Scorers Score
1st Quarter  
HAL – Raymond Chandler TD Run (xp No Good) 6-0
2nd Quarter  
YAR – Robert Hopfer TD Run (Jay Wright XP Kick) 6-7
3rd Quarter  
HAL – Arnold Carpenter 18yd FG 9-7
4th Quarter  
No Scoring 9-7

Reference: [9]

Roster 14 November 1942

NumberNamePositionHometown & State
Players
1Arnold CarpenterFullbackEau Claire, Wis.
2Raymond ChandlerLeft HalfbackHuston, Texas
3Frank BeckLeft HalfbackNew Orleans, La.
4Bryon St. PeterFullbackMilwaukee, Wis.
5David ZywickiQuarterbackMilwaukee, Wis.
6Charles KacenaQuarterbackDes Moines, Ia.
7John UrbanRight HalfbackBrooklyn, New York
8Edward DixRight HalfbackElizabeth, New Jersey
9Homer CookeCenterEau Claire, Wis.
10Robert CummingsCenterBrooklyn, New York
11Lee DunhamRight GuardDetroit, Mich.
12Thomas RichardsonLeft GuardRutherford, New Jersey
13Frederick StobaeusRight GuardSouth Orange, New Jersey
14Anthony FabrizioLeft GuardSpringfield, New Jersey
15Erving GroschLeft TackleMilwaukee, Wis.
16Norman RosenbergRight TackleBrooklyn, New York
17Edmund ForczekLeft TackleCudahy, Wis.
18Woodrow LaurieRight TackleRedgranite, Wis.
19Stephen LochmanLeft EndAlbany, New York
20John GallagherRight EndBrooklyn, New Jersey
21Eugene BoltonRight EndRapid City, S.D.
22Madison RichLeft EndWest New York, New Jersey
23Saul SolowRight EndBrooklyn, New York
24Edward KudernsLeft EndCleveland, Ohio
25Theodore RixRight EndCrisco, Ia.
Coaches
CaptainHarry G. Chowins
2nd Lt.E.K. Sauer
S. Sgt.Louis J. DiSalle
Team Physician
MajorJoseph A. Ridgeway

Reference: [7]

About

During World War II, American Soldiers based in Northern Ireland, England & Wales, played a series of matches for the European Theater of Operations Football Championship. These American Football matches were sometimes played in front of the Irish & British public at large stadiums in aid of the Red Cross. [Reference: 11] The match at Ravenhill, on 14 November 1942, was the first ever match of American Football in Ireland [1-5]

The first such match, held at Ravenhill on 14th November 1942 (the first ETO Championship was played in Northern Ireland in 1942), featured the Hale Blue Devils and Yarvard Crimson Tide. [Reference: 9]

The names Hale & Yarvard aren’t mis-spellings. The teams were made up of Soldiers stationed in Northern Ireland during World War II, and the British & Irish public would have been familiar with newspaper reports of the time on the big American College Football games, so the names Yarvard, Hale and Tech (the third team in the ETO Championship in 1942), were chosen to reflect this. [Reference: [9]

European Theater of Operations Football Championship 1942 – Hale Blue Devils 9 Yarvard Crimson Tide 7 at Ravenhill, Belfast, 14 November 1942 [Reference: [10]

References

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Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association (2016) Journey to Thirty [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/journeyto-thirty/ [Accessed 08 August 2016]

[2] Irish American Football Association (2016) History of US Teams playing in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/history-of-us-teams-playing-in-ireland/ [Accessed 22 November 2016]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2016) History [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/history.htm [Accessed 26 October 2016]

Sources

[5] Anon. (1942) . “Photo caption: American Football at Ravenhill”. Belfast News-Letter. 16 November 1942. pg. 6.

[6] Anon. (1954) . “Photo caption”. Northern Whig. 18 November 1954. pg. 6.

[7] Edgar, Scott | Wartime NI (2019) Hale Team at Ravenhill [Internet] Available from: https://wartimeni.com/wwiini-story-american-football-ravenhill-programme-06/ [Accessed 17 November 2019]

[8] Magee, Damian. “English Beer and American Football: Exporting American Football as a Cultural Commodity to the British Isles.” Irish Journal of American Studies, vol. 7, 1998, pp. 121–148. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/30002410.

Bibliography

[9] Foglio, Massimo & Ford, Mark L. (2015) “Touchdown in Europe” pg. 51-52. Published by the Author.


Images

[10] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Post 21 August 2019: “ As promised, a never before seen photo of the game held at Ravenhill in 1942. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/pcb.2258995414211601/2258986244212518/?type=3&theater [Accessed 23 August 2019]

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International American Football Irish Teams v American High Schools 1998-2000

Irish Teams v American High Schools 1998-2000

DateIrish TeamAmerican Team
1998Dublin TigersLMaranatha Baptist W
2000Irish Lions12Mount St. Josephs HS (MD)36
Irish Teams versus American High Schools and Services 1998-2017 [Ref: 1-4]

[1][2][3][4][5]

Report

In 2000, there was no Irish League and the only match played was the Ireland National Team versus Mount St. Joseph’s High School from Baltimore, Maryland. Ireland lost 36-12, but the match led to the rebirth of American Football in Ireland. [2]

The University of Limerick Vikings also played a match against Philadelphia Blue Flame – losing 22-0 to a team of Firefighters and Policemen playing in the National Services League.[3]

Ireland’s U20s lost a match in 2017, 54-6 to Team USA American Football Worldwide, a team of Elite High School students representing USA on tours throughout Europe. [4][5]

Bibliography

[2] Anon (2000) Plucky Irish Denied by Americans First Down. June 12, 2000. pg. 17.

Websites

[1] Britball Now (2016) Friendly Results against foreign opposition [1998] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/friendly-results-against.html [Accessed 14 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Ralph Schmeer and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

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American High School Football Games in Ireland 2012-Present

Global Football Logo 2018 [Reference: 9]

Global Ireland Football Tournament 2012-2020

DateWinnersRunners-Up
GIFT 2012Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
31.08.2012Jesuit Prep (Dallas, TX)30Loyola Academy (Willmette, WI)29
31.08.2012John Carroll U (U Heights, OH)40St. Norbert’s Coll (De Pere, WI)3
GIFT 2012Parnell Park, Dublin
31.08.2012Kent School (Kent, CT)26National School of American Football (UK)2
31.08.2012Notre Dame (Sherman Oak, CA)27Hamilton HS (AZ)15
GIFT 2012Pairc Tailteann, Navan
31.08.2012Oak Park HS (Winnipeg, MN)18Villanova Coll (King City, ON)9
31.08.2012Notre Dame (Scottsdale, AZ)20Father Judge (Philadelphia, PA)6
GIFT 2014
2014Penn Manor (PA)27Cedar Cliff (PA)20
American Football Showcase Dublin 2016Trinity College Dublin
02.09.2016Westminster School (Atlanta, GA)42Community School Naples (Naples, FL)21
02.09.2016Blessed Trinity (Atlanta, GA)28St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey City, NJ)41
02.09.2016Marist School (Atlanta, GA)27Belen Jesuit (Miami, FL)0
Dublin High School Football Schowcase
28.08.2020
Global Ireland Football Tournament / High School Football Showcase 2012-Present [References: 1-5]

Report

2012

As part of the weekend of the College Football Classic between Notre Dame Fighting Irish & Navy Midshipmen in 2012, 12 High Schools and Colleges played as part of the Global Ireland Football Tournament, attracting a total of 13, 000 spectators to two venues in Dublin and one in Navan, Co. Meath. The weekend features a Parade through Dublin City Centre, a Pep Rally at Trinity College, Educational Tours of various Dublin and Meath sites, practices at Uniuiversity College Dublin, the GAA Semi-Finals at Croke Park, and interactions with local sports teams. [Reference: 1-2; 4]

In the matches, Jesuit Prep from Dallas, Texas, and John Carroll University from University Heights, Ohio won at Donnybrook Stadium; Kent School, from Kent, Connecticut and Notre Dame from Sherman Oak in California, won in Parnell Park; and Oak Ridge High School, from Winnipeg in Mantoba, Canada, and Notre Dame, from Scottsdale, Arizona, won in Paric Tailteann, Navan, Co. Meath. [1-2; 4]

31 August 2012; A general view of the game. Global Ireland Football Tournament 2012, Notre Dame Prep, Scottsdale, Arizona v Father Judge, Philadelphia. Pairc Tailteann, Navan, Co. Meath. Picture credit: Pat Murphy / SPORTSFILE *** NO REPRODUCTION FEE ***

2016

Three High School games marked the opening of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic between Boston College & Georgia Tech in 2016. Three High Schools from Atlanta, Georgia, were in action against two from Florida, and one from New Jersey, as Westminster School and Marist School picked up wins for the Atlanta schools, and St. Peter’s Prep won for New Jersey in the other game. The games were played in the grounds of Trinity College, Dublin [Reference: 5-6]

About

Global Football has provided over 17,000 Amateur American Footballers, along with their families, from more that 370 schools the opportunity to play abroad, and experience the cultures of other peoples and nations, whilst competing internationally [Reference: 6]

Kent School, from Kent, Connecticut and Community School Naples, Florida, will return in 2020. [Reference: 7-8]

References

Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association (2012) GIFT 2012[Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/gift-2012/ [Accessed 8 December 2016]

[2] Global Football (2015) GIFT 2012 Final Recap[Internet] Available from: http://www.globalfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/GIFT-2012-Final-Recap.pdf [Accessed 8 December 2016]

[3] Global Football (2014) GIFT Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.globalfootball.com/history/gift-ireland/[Accessed 8 December 2016]

[4] Global Football | Michael Preston (2015) When Global Football, the Irish & Midshipmen Rocked Dublin [Internet] Available from: http://www.globalfootball.com/when-global-football-the-irish-midshipmen-rocked-dublin/ [Accessed 17 January 2020]

[5] Global Football (2016) America Football Showcase Dublin[Internet] Available from: http://www.globalfootball.com/history/future-events/america-football-showcase-dublin/[Accessed 17 January 2020]

[6] Trinity College Dublin (2016) [Internet] Available from: Trinity Announced as Official Welcome Village for Aer Lingus American College Football Classichttps://www.tcd.ie/globalrelations/news/20160331CollegeFootball.php [Accessed 17 January 2020]

[7] American Football International (2020) Dublin High School Football Showcase set for this summer [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/dublin-high-school-football-showcase-set-for-this-summer/ [Accessed 17 January 2020]

[8] Global Football | Michael Preston (2016) Kent School Returns To Ireland[Internet] Available from: http://www.globalfootball.com/kent-school-returns-to-ireland/ [Accessed 17 January 2020]

Images

[9] Global Football (2019) Global Football Logo 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://www.globalfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2018-GF-logo2.png [Accessed 17 January 2010]

[10] Global Football | Michael Preston (2015) When Global Football, the Irish & Midshipmen Rocked Dublin [Internet] Available from: http://www.globalfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/681161-copy.jpg [Accessed 17 January 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels & University College Dublin.

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NCAA Football Regular Season Games in Ireland 2012-2016

NCAA Regular-Season Games 2012-2016

DateHome Team Away Team 
2012Notre Dame Fighting Irish50Navy Midshipmen10
2014Penn State Nittany Lions26Univ. Central Florida Knights24
2016Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets17Boston College Eagles14

[1][2][3]

References

Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association Croke Park Classic a Big Success for the IAFA [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/croke-park-classic-a-big-success-for-the-iafa [Accessed 8 December 2016]

[2] Irish American Football Association Navy Notre Dame to play in Dublin [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/navy-notre-dame-to-play-in-dublin/ [Accessed 8 December 2016]

[3] Rutgers Football (2009) Rutgers Game Day Breakdown vs Pittsburgh[Internet] Available from: http://www.nj.co/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2009/10/rutgers_game_day_the_breakdown_vs_pittsburgh [Accessed 8 December 2016]

Acknowledgements

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NFL & NCAA Pre-Season Games in Ireland 1988-1997

NFL & NCAA Pre-Season Games 1988-1997

DateHome Team Away Team 
 NCAA Pre-Season   
19.11.88Boston College Eagles38Army Black Knights24
02.12.89Pittsburgh Panthers46Rutgers Scarlet Knights29
16.11.91Holy Cross24Fordham19
29.11.92Bowdoin7Tufts6
02.11.96Notre Dame Fighting Irish54Navy Midshipmen27
 NFL Pre-Season    
1997Pittsburgh Steelers30Chicago Bears17

[1][2][3][4]

Bibliography

[1] Evening Herald (1993) Tornadoes Plan for ’94 Evening Herald. Thursday, October 07, 1993, pg. 52

[2] Evening Herald (1994) YOUR SPORTING UPDATE AT A GLANCE – AMERICAN FOOTBALL Evening Herald. Thursday February 17, 1994, pg. 53

[3] Evening Herald (1994) Tornadoes Test Evening Herald. Thursday July 07, 1994, pg. 61

Websites

[4] Lucky Show (2016) American Football in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.luckyshow.org/football/Shamrock%20Bowl.htm [Accessed 5 June 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Ralph Schmeer and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

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