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Final IAFL Division 1 2003 Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Carrickfergus Knights	6	5	1	0	170	26	10
*Dublin Rebels	6	5	1	0	185	39	10
*Cork Admirals	6	1	5	0	68	182	2
Dublin Dragons	6	1	5	0	36	212	2

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Carrickfergus Knights, as regular season champions, received a bye into the Shamrock Bowl, while the Dublin Rebels (also 5-1) and Cork Admirals (1-5) were to meet in the Semi-Final Playoff. Dublin Dragons (also 1-5) failed to make the Playoffs due to forfeiting their game with Cork. [3]

Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
3	06.04.03	H	Cork Admirals	W	28-14
4	20.04.03	A	Dublin Rebels	L	0-34
6	04.05.03	H	Carrickfergus Knights	L	0-51
10	08.06.03	A	Carrickfergus Knights	L	0-30 #
11	15.06.03	H	Dublin Rebels	L	0-41
13	06.07.03	A	Cork Admirals	L	8-42

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Week 3, 6 April 2003

Dublin Dragons 28 Cork Admirals 14 – Dublin Dragons won 28-14 in Week 3 against newcomers to 11-a-side Football, Cork Admirals. Ulli Zinnecker opened the scoring in the second quarter for the Dublin team, and added a second rushing TD after the Dragons and Admirals had traded TDs through Wheeler and O’Carroll respectively. Cork came within touching distance at the end of the third quarter with O’Callaghan’s 75-yard run, but Zinnecker made it a hat-trick of rushing TDs in the fourth and added the 2-extra-point for a 28-14 Dragons victory. [2]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Cork Admirals	0	0	14	0	14
Dublin Dragons	0	6	14	8	28
Scorers	Score
1st Quarter
No Scoring
2nd Quarter
DRA – U Zinnecker 14yd Run	0-6
3rd Quarter
DRA – D Wheeler 4yd Run	0-12
COR – A O’Carroll 28yd Fumble Return, A O’Callaghan 2xpt	8-12
DRA – U Zinnecker 15yd Run, E Black 2xpt	8-20
COR – A O’Callaghan 75yd Run	14-20
4th Quarter
DRA – U Zinnecker 8yd Run, U Zinnecker 2xpt	14-28

Reference: [2]

Week 4, 20 April 2003

Dublin Rebels 34 Dublin Dragons 0 – Played at Greystones RFC, Co. Wicklow – The Rebels scored an easy 34-0 win over the Dragons in week 4, Brian Dennehy scoring a hat-trick of rushing TDs. Simon Mackey returned an interception for 6 and Fearghal O’Donnchu caught a TD pass from Andy Dennehy in a comprehensive victory. [2]

At Greystones RFC, Co. Wicklow	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Dragons	0	0	0	0	0
Dublin Rebels	14	0	0	20	34
Scorers	Score
1st Quarter
REB – Brian Dennehy 5yd Run, Brian Dennehy 2xpt	0-8
REB – Simon Mackey 20yd Int Return	0-14
2nd Quarter
No Scoring	0-14
3rd Quarter
No Scoring	0-14
4t Quarter
REB – Brian Dennehy 23yd Run	0-20
REB – Feargal O’Donnchu 5yd Pass from Andy Dennehy	0-26
REB – Brian Dennehy 21yd Run, Brian Dennehy 2xpt	0-34

Reference: [2]
[5]

Week 6, 4 May 2003

Dublin Dragons 0 Carrickfergus Knights 51 – Played at Lucan Community College, Co. South Dublin – The Dragons had no luck in Week 6 either, going down 51-0 to defending Champions Carrickfergus Knights. Six different players got touchdowns for the Knights, including Andy dirragh’s Interception Return and two each from Running Back Pete Watt and Wide Receiver Ian McIlroy as the Knights emerged early favourites for the title. [2]

At Lucan Community College	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Carrickfergus Knights	6	18	7	20	51
Dublin Dragons	0	0	0	0	0
Scorers	Score
1st Quarter
CAR – Paul McKillop 10yd Run	6-0
2nd Quarter
CAR – Gary Donnelly 6yd Pass from Stephen McDowell	12-0
CAR – Pete Watt 2yd Run	18-0
CAR – Ian McIlroy 29yd Pass from Stephen McDowell	24-0
3rd Quarter
CAR – Willian Cully 12yd Run, Stephen McDowell 1xpt	31-0
4th Quarter
CAR – Ian McIlroy 19yd Pass from Stephen McDowell, Stephen McDowell 1xpt	38-0
CAR – Andy Dirragh 47yd Int Return	44-0
CAR – Pete Watt 2yd Run, Stephen McDowell 1xpt	51-0

Reference: [2]
[5]

Week 10, 8 June 2003

Carrickfergus Knights 30 Dublin Dragons 0 – Carrickfergus received a walkover in Week 10 from the  Dragons

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Dragons	0	0	0	0	0
Carrickfergus Knights					30
Scorers	Score
Dublin Dragons forfeited the game	0-30

Week 11, 15 June 2003

Dublin Dragons 0 Dublin Rebels 41 – At Lucan Community College, Co. Dublin – The Rebels beat the Dragons 41-0 in Week 11. Brian Dennehy got a hat-trick of rushing TDs in the first quarter and Conor Ryan caught a TD Pass from Andy Dennehy to leave the Rebels 28-0 up at half time. Mark Kelly and Fearghal O’Donnchu added two more rushing TDs as the Rebels ground game ran all over the Dragons. [2]

At Lucan Community College, Co. Dublin	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Rebels	14	14	7	6	41
Dublin Dragons	0	0	0	0	0
Scorers	Score
1st Quarter
REB – Brian Dennehy 2yd Run, Brian Dennehy 2xpt	8-0
REB – Brian Dennehy 70yd Run	14-0
2nd Quarter
REB – Brian Dennehy Run	20-0
REB – Connor Ryan 31yd Pass from Andy Dennehy	28-0
3rd Quarter
REB – Mark Kelly 11yd Run, Simon Mackey 1xpt	35-0
4th Quarter
REB – Fergal O’Donnchu Run	41-0

Reference: [2]
[5]

Week 13, 6 July 2003

Cork Admirals 42 Dublin Dragons 8 – Played at Pfizer Sports Club, Cork –  Cork Admirals won an 8-a-side game in Week 13, 42-6, against a 10-man Dublin Dragons, which counted as a forfeit for the Dragons, ending their playoff hopes. QB Lomansey scored on two Passes from Kenny, while Kid, Kenny and O’Callaghan each scored rushing TDs for Cork. The defense got in on the act aswell, with O’Sullivan’s 71-yard Fumble Return. The Dragons battled gamely with just the 10 men, and scored early in the fourth quarter, Olwill connecting with Walsh for the TD, but it was not enough, and they were then out of the Playoffs. [2][5]

At Pfizer Sports Club, Ringaskiddy, Cork	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Dragons	0	0	0	8	8
Cork Admirals	8	8	12	14	42
Scorers	Score
1st Quarter
COR – Lomansey 12yd Pass from Kenny (O’Connell 2xpt)	0-8
2nd Quarter
COR – Kidd 1yd Run (O’Callaghan 2xpt)	0-16
3rd Quarter
COR – Kenny 16yd Run	0-22
COR – O’Callaghan 15yd Run	0-28
4th Quarter
DRA – Walsh 13yd Pass from Olwill (Durrad 2xpt)	8-28
COR – Lomansey 11yd Pass from Kenny	8-34
COR – O’Sullivan 71yd Fumble Return (O’Callaghan 2xpt)	8-42
The Dragons played an 8-man forfeit game due to only 10 players travelling to Cork

Reference: [2]
[5]

Roster 2003

No.	Player	Position	TD	2XP	Pts
	John Durrad	Strong Safety / Quarterback / Safety	0	1	2
	Al Burke	Linebacker / Defensive End / Center
	Ulli Zinnecker	Inside Linebacker / Fullback / Center	4	0	24
	Paul Singleton	Offensive Line / Defensive Line
	Steven Walsh	Defensive End / Offensive Line	1	0	6
	Paul O’Toole	Offensive Line
	Robert Hoban	Offensive Line
	Neil “Boggle” Holland	Defensive Line / Offensive Line
	D Wheeler		1	0	6
	E Black		0	1	2

References: [1]

References

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Websites

[3] Irish American Football Association (2003) 2003 Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/2003results.htm [Accessed 24 September 2016]

Internet Archive

[14] Dublin Dragons (2003) Roster 1 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030718135227/http://www.dublindragons.com:80/roster1.htm [Accessed 29 November 2018]

Images

Irish American Football Association (2018) Dublin Dragons – Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/dragons.jpg [Accessed 16 November 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Joe Grey, Dublin Dragons

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Report

The season started brightly for the Dragons with a 12-6 win over defending champions, Dublin Rebels, with Gavinn O’Reilly catching the games only Touchdown from QB Rob Olwill. They lost their next match to UL Vikings by a single Touchdown, Vinny O’Connell’s 3-yard run sandwiched between two Vikings TDs. In week 5, the Dragons again scored a single Touchdown, this time Ulli Zinnecker scoring, but for the second week in a row the Dragons lost as the Knights scored three TDs in reply.

The UL Vikings forfeited the return fixture due to players focusing on exams, and the long layoff before playing Carrickfergus again in Week 11 undoubtedly affected them as the steamroller that was the Carrickfergus Offense was picking up steam late in the season and put up 53 points without reply against the rusty Dragons. Week 12 was the Final Week for the Dragons and they lost 12-6 to Dublin rivals the Rebels in a game decided by the odd Interception Return in three.

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2002

IAFL Division 1 2002

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*University of Limerick Vikings	6	5	1	0	72	64	10
*Carrickfergus Knights	6	4	2	0	167	46	8
Dublin Dragons	6	2	4	0	54	95	4
Dublin Rebels	6	1	5	0	40	128	2

Reference: [7][9]

Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
1	17.03.02	A	Dublin Rebels	W	6-0
3	07.04.02	A	UL Vikings	L	6-12
5	21.04.02	A	Carrickfergus Knights	L	6-18
9	19.05.02	H	UL Vikings	W	30-0 #
11	02.06.02	A	Carrickfergus Knights	L	0-53
12	09.06.02	A	Dublin Rebels	L	6-12

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Regular Season

Week 1, 17 March 2002

Dublin Rebels 0 Dublin Dragons 6 – The first Touchdown in the 2002 IAFL was caught by Gavin O’Reilly of the Dublin Dragons from Rob Olwill to give the Dragons a shock win over the defending Champions Dublin Rebels.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Dragons	6	0	0	0	6
Dublin Rebels	0	0	0	0	0
Scorers	Score
1st Quarter
DRA – Gavin O’Reilly 60 yd Pass from Rob Olwill	6-0

Reference: [5]

Week 3, 7 April 2002

UL Vikings 12 Dublin Dragons 6 – Conneely was again on the scorers list in Week 3, scoring the winning TD Run, as the Vikings won for the second week in a row.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Dragons	0	0	6	0	6
University of Limerick Vikings	6	0	0	6	12
Scorers	Score
1st Quarter
ULV – Andy Cokers 30yd Int Return	0-6
3rd Quarter
DRA – Vinny O’Connell 3yd Run	6-6
4th Quarter
ULV – Tommy Conneely 12yd Run	6-12

Reference: [5]
[8][10]

Week 5, 21 April 2002

Carrickfergus Knights 18 Dublin Dragons 6 – At Woodburn RFC, Carrickfergus -Carrickfergus Knights got started in week 5, winning 18-6 over the Dragons, scoring with an Ian McIlroy Pass from Stephen McDowell, Run from Pete Watt and Interception Return from Harris in a total team performance.

At Woodburn RFC, Carrickfergus	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Dragons	0	6	0	0	6
Carrickfergus Knights	6	6	6	0	18
Scorers	Score
1st Quarter
CAR – Mark Harris, Fumble Return	0-6
2nd Quarter
CAR – Pete Watt 6yd Run	0-12
DRA – Ulli Zinnecker 4yd Run	6-12
3rd Quarter
CAR – Ian McIlroy 37yd Pass from Stephen McDowell	6-18

Reference: [5]
[12]

Week 9, 19 May 2002

Dublin Dragons 30 UL Vikings 0 –
Forfeited by University of Limerick Vikings due to players focussing on exams.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
University of Limerick Vikings	–	–	–	–	0
Dublin Dragons	–	–	–	–	30
Scorers	Score
Forfeited by University of Limerick Vikings	0-30

Week 11, 2 June 2002

Carrickfergus Knights 53 Dublin Dragons 0 – Carrickfergus again showed why they were noew the team to be reckoned with as they thrashed the Dublin Dragons 53-0 in Week 11. Clint McDowell scored on two Runs, McIlroy ran in two TDs and caught another, while McKillop, Robinson and Dimple also got on the scoresheet.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Dragons	0	0	0	0	0
Carrickfergus Knights	20	14	0	19	53
Scorers	Score
1st Quarter
CAR – Clint McDowell 41yd Run	0-6
CAR – McKillop 28yd Pass from Stephen McDowell	0-12
CAR – Dimple 13yd Run, Clint McDowell 2xpt	0-20
2nd Quarter
CAR – Clint McDowell 45yd Run	0-26
CAR – Safety – Punt snapped out of endzone	0-28
CAR – Ian McIlroy 34yd Run	0-34
4th Quarter
CAR – Ian McIlroy 15yd Run	0-40
CAR – Ian McIlroy 21yd Pass from Stephen McDowell, Stephen McDowell xpt kick	0-47
CAR – Scott Robinson 27yd Int Return	0-53

Reference: [6]
[16]

Week 12, 9 June 2002

Dublin Rebels 12 Dublin Dragons 6 – – In Week 12, the Rebels finally won, 12-6 over the Dragons, in a game decided by the odd interception return for a TD in three.

At Civil Service Grounds, Islandbridge, D8	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Dragons	0	6	0	0	6
Dublin Rebels	0	6	0	6	12
Scorers	Score
2nd Quarter
DRA – Ulli Zinnecker, 20yd Int Return	6-0
REB – Mark Slater, 24yd Int Return	6-6
4th Quarter
REB – Travis Lawson, 54yd Int Return	6-12

Reference: [2]
[14]

Roster 2002

No.	Player	Position	TD	2XP	Pts
10	Mark Lawless	Cornerback / Wide Receiver	0	0	0
13	Rob Olwill	Quarterback	0	0	0
26	Eric Black	Strong Safety / Wide Receiver	0	0	0
27	John Durrad	Quarterback / Strong Safety	0	0	0
30	Dave Wheeler	Tailback / Kick Return	0	0	0
33	Vinny O’Connell	Fullback / Kick Return	1	0	6
35	Andrew Devine	Cornerback	0	0	0
38	Steve Archibald	Cornerback	0	0	0
42	Gavin Breadon	Fullback / Outside Linebacker	0	0	0
47	Mike Gustafson	Fullback	0	0	0
47	Al Burke	Inside Linebacker	0	0	0
51	Ulli Zinnecker	Inside Linebacker	2	0	12
56	Lez Connelly	Outside Linebacker	0	0	0
62	Nicholas McCabe	Offensive Lineman / Defensive Lineman	0	0	0
64	Martin	Offensive Lineman / Defensive Lineman	0	0	0
68	Chris	Offensive Lineman / Defensive Lineman	0	0	0
69	Neil Holland	Nose Tackle	0	0	0
76	Alan Rutherford	Wide Receiver	0	0	0
78	Eoin Walsh	Defensive Lineman	0	0	0
81	Mark Campbell	Wide Receiver	0	0	0
82	Gavin O’Reilly	Quarterback / Wide Receiver	1	0	6
86	Kevin Codd	Wide Receiver	0	0	0
88	PJ Daly	Tight End / Defensive End	0	0	0
#	Dave Farrell	Wide Receiver	0	0	0
#	Kenneth Tracy	Tight End / Defensive End	0	0	0

Referebnce:[4]

Reference

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Sources

[2] Anon. (2002) Sports Round-Up: American Football The Irish Times – Monday, June 10, 2002 – Page 35. [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/2002/0610/Pg035.html#Ar03501

Websites

[3] Britball Now (2002) 2002 Irish News [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/match-reports-and-archived/archived-news/2002-irish-news.html [Accessed 20 March 2018]

[9] Irish American Football Association (2002) 2002 IAFL Standings/Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/2002-iafl-standingsschedule/ [Accessed 24 March 2014]

Internet Archive

[4] Dublin Dragons – Wayback Machine (2002) Roster [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20021211152312/http://www.geocities.com:80/dublindragons_usafootball/roster.htm [Accessed 11 October 2018]

[5] Dublin Dragons – Wayback Machine (2002) News [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20021008135754/http://www.geocities.com/dublindragons_usafootballnews.htm/ [Accessed 11 October 2018]

[6] Irish American Football Scene – Wayback Machine (2002) Knights Slay Dragons [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20021215080618/http://www.iafs.co.uk/index.php?page=02dragonsatknights.php [Accessed 12 October 2018]

[8] University of Limerick Vikings – Wayback Machine (2002) News [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20020806223911/http://www.ulvikings.com/ [Accessed 13 October 2017]

[10] Irish American Football Scene – Wayback Machine (2002) Vikings March on [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20020601093723/http://www.iafs.co.uk:index.php?page=02dragonsatvikings.php [Accessed 12 October 2018]

[12] Irish American Football Scene – Wayback Machine (2002) Knights Strike Back [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/200200601093737/http://www.iafs.co.uk/index.php?page=02knightsatdragons.php [Accessed 12 October 2018]

[14] Irish American Football Scene – Wayback Machine (2002) Rebels Actually Win a Game [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20021016142029/http://www.iafs.co.uk/index.php?page=02dragonsatrebels.php [Accessed 12 October 2018]

[16] Irish American Football Scene – Wayback Machine (2002) Shamrock Bowl XVI: Knights Wipe Out Vikings [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20021015080618/http://www.iafs.co.uk/index.php?page=02dragonsatknights.php [Accessed 12 October 2018]

Images

Irish American Football Association (2018) Dublin Dragons – Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/dragons.jpg [Accessed 16 November 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Joe Grey, Dublin Dragons

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