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April 16, 2019October 29, 2023

Irish American Football League Spring League Box Scores & Match Reports 2002

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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

[9]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Shamrock Bowl XVI
16.06.02	UL Vikings	0	Carrickfergus Knights	66

[9]

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

Reference: [5]

Team	Scorers	Score
	1st Quarter
DRA	O’Reilly 60 yd Pass from Olwill	6-0

Reference: [5]

Week 2, 24 March 2002

UL Vikings 12 Carrickfergus Knights 6 – In Week 2, two runs from Thomas Conneely gave UL Vikings victory over Carrickfergus Knights. QB Stephen McDowell opened the scoring in the first quarter for the Knights, leading them on an impressive drive, ending a short Touchdown pass to Ian McIlroy. The Knights threatened throughout the first half but the Vikings managed to keep them from scoring again. The Limerick students were much better in the second half, putting together an 80-yard drive to set up a 12-yard Touchdown run by Tommy Conneely, who scored again with a 66-yard run this time, after a Knights punt gave the Vikings back the ball. Defense held strong for the Vikings, led by American Beau D’Arcy, who intercepted the ball on his own 15-yard line to prevent an equalising score from Carrickfergus. [17]

At University of Limerick	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Carrickfergus Knights	6	0	0	0	6
University of Limerick Vikings	0	0	12	0	12

Reference: [4]
[8]

Team	Scorers	Score
	1st Quarter
CAR	Ian McIlroy 17yd Pass from Stephen McDowell	6-0
	3rd Quarter
ULV	Tommy Conneely 8yd Run	6-6
ULV	Tommy Conneely 66yd Run	6-12

Reference: [4]
[8]

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

Reference: [5]
[8][10]

Team	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 4, 12 April 2002

UL Vikings 12 Dublin Rebels 6 – UL won 12-6 again in the fourth week, Quarterback Tim Dutter sneaking in for two runs to see the Vikings home against the Rebels.

At Univeristy of Limerick	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Rebels	0	0	6	0	6
University of Limerick Vikings	6	0	0	6	12

Reference: [8]
[11]

Team	Scorers	Score
	1st Quarter
ULV	Tim Dudder 6-yd Run	0-6
	2nd Quarter
	No Scoring	0-6
	3rd Quarter
REB	Faichney 31yd Pass from Blood	6-6
	4th Quarter
ULV	Tim Dudder 3yd Run	6-12

Reference: [8]
[11]

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

Reference: [5]
[12]

Team	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

Week 6, 28 April 2004

Dublin Rebels 8 UL Vikings 22 – In Week 6, the Rebels lost again, going down 22-8 to the Vikings, who also put in a total team performance – Conneely scoring on a TD Run, Wesley Galt receiving a TD Pass from Dutter and Andy Coker scoring his second fumble recovery of the season. Marcus Naylor scored the consolation TD for the Rebels.

At Dublin Rebels	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
University of Limerick Vikings	14	0	0	8	22
Dublin Rebels	0	0	8	0	8

Reference: [5]
[8]

Team	Scorers	Score
	1st Quarter
ULV	Coker Fumble Recovery	6-0
ULV	Galt 24yd Pass from Tim Dudder, Tommy Conneely 2xpt	14-0
	3rd Quarter
ULV	Tommy Conneely 13yd Run, Tommy Conneely 2xpt	22-0
	4th Quarter
REB	Marcus Naylor 1yd Run, Marcus Naylor 2xpt	22-8

Reference: [5]
[8]

Week 7, 5 May 2002

Carrickgfergus Knights 36 Dublin Rebels 6 – At Woodburn RFC, Carrickfergus – In Week 7, Carrickfergus Knights let rip against the Rebels, scoring on two TD Passes from McDowell to McIlroy, and three rushing TDs, from McDowell, Shaw and Watt, with the Rebels only mustering a single TD from Brian Dennehy in reply.

At Woodburn RFC, Carrickfergus	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Rebels	0	0	6	0	6
Carrickfergus Knights	8	14	8	6	36

Reference: [5]

Team	Scorers	Score
	1st Quarter
CAR	Pete Watt 6yd Run, C.McDowell 2xpt	0-8
	2nd Quarter
CAR	Ian McIlroy 40 yd Pass from Stephen McDowell, C. McDowell 2xpt	0-16
CAR	McIlroy 1yd Pass from Stephen McDowell	0-22
	3rd Quarter
REB	Dennehy 1yd Run, 2xpt good	8-22
CAR	Stephen McDowell 1yd Run, Watt 2xpt	8-30
	4t h Quarter
CAR	Shaw Run	8-36

Reference: [5]

Week 8, 12 May 2002

UL Vikings 14 Carrickfergus Knights 6 – At UL Sports Grounds, Limerick – Week 8 was another close UL Vikings – Carrickfergus match-up with Wesley Galt opening the scoring for the Vikings on a 36 yard Pass from Dutter. Pete Watt’s run levelled the scores with both TDs converted for two points. The winning score came in the fourth quarter, Cosgrave going in for UL.

At UL Sports Grounds, Limerick	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Carrickfergus Knights	0	0	8	0	8
University of Limerick Vikings	8	0	0	6	14

Reference: [1]

Team	Scorers	Score
	1st Quarter
ULV	Galt, 36yd Pass from Dutter, Conneely, 2xpt	0-8
	3rd Quarter
CAR	Watt, 2yd Run, McDowell 2xpt	8-8
	4th Quarter
ULV	Cosgrave, 1yd Run	8-14

Reference: [1]

Week 9, 19 May 2002

Dublin Dragons 30 UL Vikings 0 –
Forfeited by University of Limerick Vikings due to players focusing 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 10, 26 May 2002

Carrickfergus Knights 46 Dublin Rebels 6 -Pete Watt was the outstanding player in the Week 10 game between Carrickfergus Knights and the Dublin Rebels, scoring four TD Runs as the Knights were beginning to stamp their dominance on the league, winning 46-6.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Rebels					6
Carrickfergus Knights					46

Reference: [13]

Scorers	Score
CAR – Pete Watt Run
CAR – Pete Watt Run
CAR – Pete Watt Run
CAR – Pete Watt Run
CAR – Dimple Pass from Stephen McDowell
CAR – Clint McDowell Pass from Stephen McDowell
CAR – Ian McIlroy 2xpt
CAR – Paul McKillop 2xpt

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

Reference: [6]
[16]

Team	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

Reference: [2]
[14]

Team	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]

Final League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*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

[7][9]

Shamrock Bowl XVI

UL Vikings 0 Carrickfergus Knights 66 – University Bowl, Limerick The Shamrock Bowl was a blowout, Carrickfergus Knights winning 66-0, with Clint McDowell scoring three TDs, Paul McKillop and Shaw two each, and Watt and McIlroy also Running into the Endzone for TDs. The Carrickfergus defence also got in on the scoring two safeties.

University Bowl, Limerick	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Carrickfergus Knights	20	26	18	2	66
University of Limerick Vikings	0	0	0	0	0

Reference : [3]
[15]

Team	Scorers	Score
	1st Quarter
CAR	Willian Shaw 12yd Run, Pete Watt 2xpt	8-0
CAR	Clint McDowell 34yd Run	14-0
CAR	Clint McDowell 15yd Pass from Stephen McDowell	20-0
	2nd Quarter
CAR	Clint McDowell 53yd Run, Pete Watt 2xpt	28-0
CAR	Pete Watt. 7yd Run	34-0
CAR	Willian Shaw 16yd Run	40-0
CAR	Paul McKillop 1yd Pass from Stephen McDowell	46-0
	3rd Quarter
CAR	Ian McIlroy 4yd Run, Pete Watt 2xpt	54-0
CAR	Paul McKillop 6yd Run, Pete Watt 2xpt	62-0
CAR	Mark Banks Safety	64-0
	4th Quarter
CAR	Spencer McDowell Safety on Punt	66-0

Reference : [3]
[15]

Reference

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Sources

[1] Anon. (2002) Sports Round-Up: American Football The Irish Times – Monday, May 13, 2002 – Page 30. [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/2002/0513/Pg030.html#Ar03000

[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] Irish American Football Scene – Wayback Machine (2002) Vikings 12 at Knights 6 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20020604080912/http://www.iafs.co.uk/index.php?page=02vikingsatknights.php [Accessed 12 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]

[7] Belfast Bulls – Wayback Machine (2002) Welcome to the site of the Belfast Bulls [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20020801235005/http://www.belfastbulls.com [Accessed 8 October 2017]

[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]

[11] Irish American Football Scene – Wayback Machine (2002) Vikings Defeat Rebels to go 3-0 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20020909000533/http://www.iafs.co.uk/index.php?page=02rebelsatvikings.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]

[13] Irish American Football Scene – Wayback Machine (2002) Knights Pass All Over Rebels [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20021016150228/http://www.iafs.co.uk/index.php?page=02knightsatrebels.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]

[15] Irish American Football Scene – Wayback Machine (2002) Shamrock Bowl XVI: Knights Wipe Out Vikings [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20021016151918/http://www.iafs.co.uk/index.php?page=02shamrockbowlxvi.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]

Sources:

[17] Anon. (2002) “UL Vikings masters in American football” Limerick Leader. Saturday, March 30, 2002. pg. 21

Images

[17] Irish American Football (2016) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.luckyshow.org/football/pics/IAFA.jpg [Accessed 5 June 2017]

Acknowledgements

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

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Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 28 May 2020

April 16, 2019October 29, 2023

Irish American Football League 2 Conference 2014

Irish American Football Association Logo 2013-2018

League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Tyrone Titans	6	6	0	0			12
*Dundalk Mavericks	6	4	2	0			8
South Kildare Soldiers	6	1	5	0			2
Galway Warriors	6	1	5	0			2

Reference: [1]

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	IAFL-2 Bowl
2014	Tyrone Titans	20	Dundalk Mavericks	7

Reference: [2]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 4
06.04.14	South Kildare Soldiers	6	Dundalk Mavericks	15
	Week 7
04.05.14	Tyrone Titans	36	Galway Warriors	0
	Week 8
11.05.14	Dundalk Mavericks	7	Tyrone Titans	20
	Week 9
18.05.14	Galway Warriors	0	South Kildare Soldiers	2
	Week 12
08.06.14	South Kildare Soldiers	0	Tyrone Titans	20
	Week 13
15.06.14	Dundalk Mavericks	27	Galway Warriors	0
	Week 17
13.07.14	South Kildare Soldiers	6	Galway Warriors	13
13.07.14	Tyrone Titans	44	Dundalk Mavericks	0
	Week 18
20.07.14	Dundalk Mavericks	16	South Kildare Soldiers	0
20.07.14	Galway Warriors	0	Tyrone Titans	46
	Week 20
03.08.14	Tyrone Titans	72	South Kildare Soldiers	0
	Week 21
09.08.14	Galway Warriors	0	Dundalk Mavericks	24

[2]

2 Pts Win / 1 Pts Tie / 0 Loss / * Qualify for Playoffs

Home Venues

Team	Home Venue
Galway Warriors	St. Mary’s College, Galway City / Galway-Mayo IT, Galway
South Kildare Soldiers	Rathbride Crossroads, Co. Kildare
Tyrone Titans	Tyrone
Dundalk Mavericks	Dundalk IT Sports Grounds, Co. Louth

[2]

References

Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine (2015) 2014 IAFL 1 Conference standings & Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20150110221134/http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/ [Accessed 14 July 2018]

[2] Irish American Football Association (2015) UCD wins IAFL1 Championship; Tyrone wins IAFL2 Championship [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/ucd-wins-iafl1-championship/ [Accessed 27 November 2018]

Images

[6] Irish American Football Association (2010) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/IAFA.jpg [Accessed 15 July 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels.

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Last Updated: 22 October 2020

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Irish American Football Association | Irish American Football League | 1 Conference 2014

League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
University College Dublin	8	6	2	0			12
Cork Admirals	8	6	2	0			12
Meath Bulldogs	8	4	4	0			8
Mullingar Minotaurs	8	4	4	0			8
Drogheda Lightning	8	0	8	0			0

[2]

2 Pts Win / 1 Pt Tie / 0 Pts Loss / *Qualify for Playoffs

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	IAFL 1 Championship
17.08.14	Cork Admirals	0	University College Dublin	40

Reference: [3]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 2
23.03.14	Mullingar Minotaurs	0	University College Dublin	26
	Week 3
30.03.14	University College Dublin	53	Cork Admirals	0
	Week 4
06.04.14	Drogheda Lightning	8	Mullingar Minotaurs	14
	Week 5
13.04.14	Meath Bulldogs	2	University College Dublin	0
	Week 6
27.04.14	Cork Admirals	20	Meath Bulldogs	8
	Week 7
04.05.14	University College Dublin	61	Drogheda Lightning	0
	Week 8
11.05.14	Mullingar Minotaurs	8	Meath Bulldogs	0
	Week 9
18.05.14	Drogheda Lightning	0	Cork Admirals	6
	Week 10
25.05.14	Cork Admirals	8	University College Dublin	6
	Week 11
01.06.14	University College Dublin	20	Mullingar Minotaurs	0
	Week 12
08.06.14	Mullingar Minotaurs	16	Cork Admirals	0
	Week 14
22.06.14	University College Dublin	37	Meath Bulldogs	8
22.06.14	Cork Admirals	30	Drogheda Lightning	6
	Week 15
29.06.14	Drogheda Lightning	0	University College Dublin	47
	Week 16
04.07.14	Meath Bulldogs	29	Mullingar Minotaurs	22
	Week 17
13.07.14	Mullingar Minotaurs	44	Drogheda Lightning	0
13.07.14	Meath Bulldogs	6	Cork Admirals	12
	Week 18
26.07.14	Meath Bulldogs	29	Drogheda Lightning	14
	Week 20
03.08.14	Cork Admirals	16	Mullingar Minotaurs	9
03.08.14	Drogheda Lightning	6	Meath Bulldogs	22

[2]

2 Pts Win / 1 Pts Tie / 0 Loss / * Qualify for IAFL 1 Bowl

Home Venues

Team	Home Venue
Cork Admirals	CBS Sports Grounds, Cork City
Drogheda Lightning	St. Oliver’s CC, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Meath Bulldogs	Navan RFC, Co. Meath
Mullingar Minotaurs	Harbour Field, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
University College Dublin	Belfield, Dublin 4, Co. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown

[2]

References

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Internet Archive

[2] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine (2015) 2014 IAFL 1 Conference standings & Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20150110221134/http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/ [Accessed 14 July 2018]

Websites

[3] Irish American Football Association (2015) UCD wins IAFL1 Championship; Tyrone wins IAFL2 Championship [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/ucd-wins-iafl1-championship/ [Accessed 27 November 2018]

Images

[1] Irish American Football Association (2010) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/IAFA.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Joe Grey, Dublin Dragons & Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels.

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Last Updated: 15 April 2019

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Irish American Football Association | Irish American Football League | Shamrock Bowl Conference 2014

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League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
IAFL North
*Belfast Trojans	8	7	1	0			14
*Dublin Rebels	8	7	1	0			14
*Carrickfergus Knights	8	3	5	0			6
Craigavon Cowboys	8	2	6	0			4
Dublin Dragons	8	1	7	0			2
IAFL South
*Trinity College Dublin	8	8	0	0			16
*University College Dublin	8	6	2	0			12
*West Dublin Rhinos	8	3	5	0			6
North Kildare Reapers	8	3	5	0			6
Waterford Wolves	8	0	8	0			0

[2]

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Shamrock Bowl XXVIII
10.08.14	Belfast Trojans	7	Trinity College Dublin	0

[3]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
09.03.14	Trinity College Dublin	34	University College Dublin	9
	Week 2
23.03.14	Carrickfergus Knights	13	Belfast Trojans	38
23.03.14	Trinity College Dublin	27	West Dublin rhinos	0
23.03.14	Waterford Wolves	6	Dublin Dragons	12
	Week 3
30.03.14	Craigavon Cowboys	0	Belfast Trojans	28
30.03.14	North Kildare Reapers	13	Waterford Wolves	0
30.03.14	Dublin Rebels	14	UL Vikings	13
	Week 4
06.04.14	Trinity College Dublin	27	Carrickfergus Knights	18
06.04.14	UL Vikings	22	West Dublin Rhinos	7
	Week 5
13.04.14	Craigavon Cowboys	16	Trinity College Dublin	25
13.04.14	Dublin Dragons	12	North Kildare Reapers	21
13.04.14	Dublin Rebels	22	Waterford Wolves	6
	Week 6
27.04.14	Carrickfergus Knights	6	Dublin Rebels	17
27.04.14	Belfast Trojans	56	Craigavon Cowboys	0
27.04.14	North Kildare Reapers	0	UL Vikings	49
	Week 7
04.05.14	West Dublin Rhinos	7	Craigavon Cowboys	26
04.05.14	Dublin Rebels	26	Dublin Dragons	0
	Week 8
11.05.14	West Dublin Rhinos	6	Belfast Trojans	19
11.05.14	Dublin Dragons	7	Carrickfergus Knights	34
	Week 9
18.05.14	Craigavon Cowboys	6	Dublin Rebels	18
18.05.14	Waterford Wolves	0	North Kildare Reapers	68
	Week 10
25.05.14	Belfast Trojans	0	Trinity College Dublin	18
25.05.14	UL Vikings	37	Dublin Dragons	0
	Week 11
01.06.14	Carrickfergus Knights	26	Craigavon Cowboys	24
01.06.14	North Kildare Reapers	9	West Dublin Rhinos	12
01.06.14	UL Vikings	35	Waterford Wolves	6
	Week 12
08.06.14	Belfast Trojans	35	Dublin Dragons	0
08.06.14	Trinity College Dublin	52	North Kiildare Reapers	21
	Week 13
15.06.14	Dublin Rebels	19	Belfast Trojans	34
15.06.14	Waterford Wolves	0	Trinity College Dublin	34
	Week 14
22.06.14	Craigavon Cowboys	12	Carrickfergus Knights	26
22.06.14	UL Vikings	18	North Kildare Reapers	0
	Week 15
29.06.14	West Dublin Rhinos	6	Trinity College Dublin	53
29.06.14	Dublin Dragons	6	Dublin Rebels	41
29.06.14	Waterford Wolves	0	UL Vikings	27
	Week 16
04.07.14	Belfast Trojans	50	Carrickfergus Knights	0
06.07.14	West Dublin Rhinos	7	Waterford Wolves	0
06.07.14	Dublin Dragons	21	Craigavon Cowboys	24
06.07.14	North Kildare Reapers	0	Dublin Rebels	53

[2]

2 Pts Win / 1 Pts Tie / 0 Loss / *Qualify for Playoffs

Home Venues

Team	Home Venue
Belfast Trojans	Harlequins RFC, Belfast
Carrickfergus Knights	Carrickfergus RFC, Co. Antrim
Craigavon Cowboys	Chambers Park, Portadown
Dublin Dragons	Garda RFC, Westmannstown, Co. South Dublin
Dublin Rebels	Seapoint RFC, Killiney, Co. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
North Kildare Reapers	North Kildare RFC, Leixlip, Co. Kildare
Trinity College Dublin	Trinity College Sports Grounds
UL Vikings	UL Sports Grounds, Limerick
Waterford Wolves	Waterford RSC, Co. Waterford
West Dublin Rhinos	Castleknock College, Dublin 15

References

Websites

[3] Irish American Football Association (2018) Shamrock Bowl History [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 23 March 2018]

Internet Archive

[2] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine (2014) IAFL Standings/Schedule: 2014 Shamrock Bowl Conference Standings & Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20150110221134/http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings [Accessed 14 July 2018]

Images

[1] Irish American Football Association (2010) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/IAFA.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Joe Grey, Dublin Dragons & and Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels.

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Last Updated: 13 April 2019

April 9, 2019October 29, 2023

All Ireland American Football League Box Scores & Match Reports 1995

League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Dublin Tornadoes	6	6	0	0	120	19	1.000
*Dublin Lightning	5	3	2	0	74	86	.600
*Carrickfergus Knights	5	2	3	0	49	72	.400
*Lurgan Area Raiders	6	0	6	0	14	100	.000

[24]

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
17.09.95	Dublin Tornadoes	60	Lurgan Area Raiders	0
17.09.95	Dublin Lightning	L	Carrickfergus Knights	W
	Shamrock Bowl X		Islandbridge, Dublin 8
24.09.95	Dublin Tornadoes	34	Carrickfergus Knights	12

Refrences: [3][4]

Week 1

Lurgan Area Raiders 0 Dublin Lightning 14 – Ireland QB Eddie Goggins, who came to Ireland from the Bath Gladiators during the offseason, passedfor one touchdown and ran for another as the Lightning, who changed their name back from the Hawks at the end of preseason, defeated the Lurgan Area Raiders 14-0.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Lightning					14
Lurgan Area Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

Team	Scorers	Score
LIG	TD Pass from Eddie Goggins
LIG	Eddie Goggins Run

Week 2

Dublin Tornadoes 54 Dublin Lightning 6 – Four touchdown runs by Brian Dennehy proved decisive in this Dublin derby, as the Tornadoes ran out 54-6 winners. Dennehy scored on six, 25, 48 and 90 yard runs, and David Grandmaison, who switched from Strong Safety to Quarterback, scored on a 20 yard keeper and also returned a kickoff 70 yards to the endzone.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Lightning					6
Dublin Tornadoes					54

Team	Scorers	Score
TOR	Dennehy 90yd Run
TOR	Dennehy 48yd Run
TOR	Dennehy 25yd Run
TOR	Dennehy Run

Week 3

Carrickfergus Knights 30 Lurgan Area Raiders – Lurgan Area opened the scoring after Connolly caught a pass from QB Blantol for a shock 8-0 lead. Fifth-string Quarterback for the Knights, Gerry Graham found Complim for a touchdown reception, and this was soon followed by Richard Woods breakaway TD run. After halftime, Lyndsay Slater returned a punt 70 yards and a lateral for the final 10 yards to the endzone was received by Stephen McKenny. To finish out the scoring Woods again broke away for a 56 yard run, and Graham again found Complim with a TD pass, this one from 15 yards out. In the end the Knights won 30-8, but coach Eddie Kelly said they were “rusty and LA made me feel we were in trouble early on”.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Lurgan Area Raiders					8
Carrickfergus Knights					30

Team	Scorers	Score
LAR	Connolly 5yd Pass from Blantol, 2xpt good	8-0
CAR	Complim 30yd Pass from Graham	8-6
CAR	Woods Run	8-12
	3rd Quarter
CAR	McKenny 10yd Pass from Graham	8-18
CAR	Woods 56yd Run	8-24
CAR	Camplim 15yd Pass from Graham	8-30

Reference: [15]
[20]

Week 4

Carrickfergus Knights 13 Dublin Tornadoes 32 – Carrickfergus took a shock 13-0 lead in the first quarter with Stephen McKenny’s 63 yard Punt Return and Paul woods’ 18 yard Interception Return, but the Tornadoes stormed back for 32 unanswered points, holding the Knights to just 2 first downs.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Tornadoes					32
Carrickfergus Knights	13	0	0	0	13

Team	Scorers	Score
	1st Quarter
CAR	McKenny 63yd Punt Return
CAR	Woods 18yd Int Return	0-13
	Quarter ??
TOR	Dennehy 50yd Run
TOR	Dennehy TD
TOR	Dennehy TD
TOR	Dennehy TD
TOR	Dennehy TD
TOR	Dennehy, 2xpt

Reference: [13]

Week 5

Dublin Tornadoes 14 Carrickfergus Knights 0 – Despite being undermanned, the Carrickfergus Knights gave the Tornadoes a real fright before eventually falling 14-0. Fullback Alan Byrne ripped through off tackle to give the Tornadoes a 6-0 halftime lead. Knights QB Wes Bell had been kept on his toes all day and struggled to find receivers. MVP Brian Dennehy scored in the third Quarter, and the final points were added by linebacker Craig Morrell who registered a safety. Dennehy now had 54 points in three games to his name at this early stage of the season. Coach Brian Sutton said he thought the team were a little over-confident coming off a big win the previous match.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Carrickfergus Knights	0	0	0	0	0
Dublin Tornadoes					14

Team	Scorers	Score
	1st Half
TOR	Byrne Run	0-6
	3rd Quarter
TOR	Dennehy TD	0-12
TOR	C. Morrell Safety	0-14

Reference: [11]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Lurgan Area Raiders					16
Dublin Lightning					36

Team	Scorers	Score

Week 6

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Lightning					18
Carrickfergus Knights					6

Team	Scorers	Score
	1st Quarter
LIG	Ward 70yd Pass from Goggins	6-0
LIG	Goggins 1yd Run	12-0
CAR	Bell 18yd Run	12-6
LIG	Goggins 96yd Int Return	18-6

Reference: [8]

Week 7 – 9 July 1995

Lurgan Area Raiders 0 Dublin Tornadoes 20 – The Tornadoes continued their dominance of the All-Ireland American Football League with another superb defensive display, shutting out the Lurgan Area Raiders, as Alan O’Brien (twice) and Gary Morrell scoring touchdowns, and Padraig Redmond adding a conversion to the third TD as the Tornadoes won 20-0. In the first quarter, Brian Sutton connected with Connor Leonard with a 20 yard reception, setting up Alan O’Brien for a 2 yard TD run. In the third quarter as Gary Morrell executed a sweep move to perfection, as he ran 30 yards for the second score. the Tornadoes defense meanwhile shut down the Lurgan offense, keeping them scoreless. The final score came courtesy of Alan O’Brien, yet again scoring on a short run after Phil McGown, had made an excellent interception, returning it 40 yards.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Tornadoes					20
Lurgan Area Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

Team	Scorers	Score
	1st Quarter
TOR	O’Brien 8yd Run	6-0
	3rd Quarter
TOR	G. Morrell 12yd Run	12-0
	4th Quarter
TOR	O’Brien Run, Redmond 2xpt	20-0

Reference : [19]
[22][7]

Week 8 – 16 July 1995

Dublin Lightning 0 Dublin Tornadoes 20 – The Dublin Tornadoes remained favourites for their third Shamrock Bowl in as many years with a 20-0 whitewash of their closest rivals, the Dublin Lightning. David Grandmaison was among the scorers for the Tornadoes. but it was a bad day for the Lightning as their QB Eddie Goggins was carried off injured early on. The game was played in appalling conditions, and the match remained scoreless until the third quarter, when Gary Morrel returned a Punt 45 yards to the endzone for the opening score for the Tornadoes. QB David Grandmaison had a fine day, leading the team downfield from their own 20 yard line to the Lightning 2 yard line before going over himself for the score. Morrell hammered in the final nail with a 40 yard fumble recovery returned for a touchdown. The win made it five wins for five for the Tornadoes.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Tornadoes	0	0			20
Dublin Lightning	0	0	0	0	0

Team	Scorers	Score
	1st Quarter
TOR	G.Morrell 45yd Punt Return	6-0
TOR	D. Grandmaison 2yd Run	12-0
	4th Quarter
TOR	G. Morrell 40yd Fumble Return, G. Morrell 2x	20-0

Reference: [18]

Week 9

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Lurgan Area Raiders
Dublin Tornadoes

Team	Scorers	Score

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Carrickfergus Knights
Dublin Lightning

Team	Scorers	Score

Week 10

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Carrickfergus Knights
Lurgan Area Raiders

Team	Scorers	Score

League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Dublin Tornadoes	8	8	0	0	120	19	1.000
Dublin Lightning	6	4	2	0	74	86	.667
Carrickfergus Knights	7	2	5	0	49	72	.287
Lurgan Area Raiders	7	0	7	0	14	100	.000

[2]

Playoffs – 17 September 1995

Dublin Tornadoes 60 Lurgan Area Raiders 0 –

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Lurgan Area Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Dublin Tornadoes					60

Team	Scorers	Score

Reference: [3]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Carrickfergus Knights					+1
Dublin Lightning					-1

Team	Scorers	Score

Shamrock Bowl X

Dublin Tornadoes 34 Carrickfergus Knights 12 – Dublin Tornadoes showed their dominance of Irish American Football, registering a perfect 10-0 season with this comprehensive win over the Carrickfergus Knights in a repeat of Shamrock Bowl IX.

The Knights took an early lead in spectacular fashion, returning the opening kickoff 85 yards to the endzone. The lead was shortlived, however, as the Tornadoes marched downfield immediately, sending Phil McGowan over from three yards out to level the scores. The Tornadoes defense held the Knights offense to just 25 yards in the second quarter, and the Dubliners took the lead for the first time.

The Tornadoes took control of the game in the second half with QB David Grandmaison and Running Back Brian Dennehy both scoring, although Carrickfergus Running Back Mark Banks became the first player to score on the Tornadoes defense all year.

The MVP award, however, went to the Tornadoes entire Offensive Line, whose crunching blocks ensured QB David Grandmaison could march downfield all day, securing the win with the final points of the day as he scramled over to make the final score 34-12 to the Dubliners, who now made it three-in-a-row.

The Dublin players wore the letters “DC” in honour of Coach Dave Curran, who had led them to the 1993 title, and who had died suddenly in November 1994, after holding an Ireland training session.

At Civil Service Grounds, Islandbridge	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Carrickfergus Knights					12
Dublin Tornadoes					34

Team	Scorers	Score
	1st Quarter
CAR	Kick Return	6-0
TOR	McGowan 3yd Run	6-6
	2nd Quarter
TOR	TD	6-12
	3rd Quarter
TOR	Grandmaison Run	6-18
TOR	Dennehy Run	6-24
CAR	Banks	12-24
TOR	Grandmaison Run	12-34

Most Valuable Player: Dublin Tornadoes Offensive Line

Report

The All-Ireland American Football League of 1995 featured four teams playing an eight game schedule each. A further five teams – Belfast Spartans, Craigavon Cowboys, Cork Steelers, Ballymena Wolfhounds and Limerick Patriots held associate membership of the League, playing a friendly schedule until they were strong enough to enter or re-enter the League. The League was administered by the American Football Association of Ireland from 1990 to 1996.

Dublin Tornadoes, two-time Shamrock Bowl champions from 1993 to 1994 finished top of the League with an 8-0 record, and were expected to win their fourth in a row in Shamrock Bowl X, and did so convincingly, triumphing 34-12 over the Carrickfergus Knights, who had shocked the Dublin Lightning in the Playoff Semi-Finals. The other Semi-Final had been a blow-out with the Tornadoes destroying the Lurgan Area Raiders 60-0. All four teams had made the Playoffs.

In the Shamrock Bowl itself the Carrckfergus Knights had opened the scoring with a kick return for touchdown, but the Tornadoes struck back with runs from McGowan, David Grandmaison and Brian Dennehy, before Carrickfergus scored their second from Banks. David Grandmaison scored his second rushing TD to finish off the scoring in the fourth.

Sources

[3] Anon (1995) Tornadoes go for three in a row. The Echo. Thursday, 21 September 1995, pg. 48.

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[5] Anon (1995) Standings & Fixtures – Irish League. First Down. 29 July 1995, pg. 21.

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[20] Anon (1995) Tornadoes on the rampage. The Echo. Thursday, 15 June 1995, pg. 46.

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[22] Naughton, Lindie (1995) American Football Evening Herald Thursday, July 13, 1995. Pg. 79

[23] Naughton, Lindie (1995) American Football Evening Herald Thursday, July 27, 1995. Pg. 71

Websites:

[24] Dublin Tornadoes (1996) Irish American Football League 1995: The League Schedule ’95 / Results in ’95 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19961115060654/http://fiachra.ucd.ie/~alan/american_football.html#main_menu [Accessed 5 July 2017]

Internet Archive

[2] Dublin Tornadoes (1996) Irish American Football League 1995: The League Schedule ’95 / Results in ’95 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19961115060654/http://fiachra.ucd.ie/~alan/american_football.html#main_menu [Accessed 5 July 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith and Ralph Schmeer of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association, and Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 2 July 2020

April 9, 2019October 29, 2023

Dublin Tornadoes American Football Ireland Team 1986-1996

Dublin Tornadoes Logo

IAFL Senior Team 1986-1996

Home Ground: Civil Service Grounds, Islandbridge, Dublin 8/ Tymon Park, Tallaght, Dublin

Colours: Blue Jerseys with White and Sky Blue Stripes on Sleeves, Blue Pants, Blue Helmets with White and Sky Blue Stripes

Founded in 1987 in Tallaght. They won the Shamrock Bowl in 1993, 1994 and 1995, the first over Dublin rivals, the Celts. Disbanded after losing the Shamrock Bowl in 1996

Links to Year-by-Year Season Reports & Rosters

1995

Home Venue Map: Tymon Park, Tallaght (also Bushy Park, Phoenix Park and St. Anne’s Park)

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Regular Season	Place	Post-Season	Titles	International
	P	W	L	T		P	W	L	T		P	W	L	T
1987	10	5	5	0	3rd					–
1988	6	1	5	0	4th					–
1989	8	0	8	0	3rd					–
1990					–					–
1991	8	3	5	0	–					–
1992	6	4	2	0	1st	1	0	1	0	Div	–
1993	10	9	0	1	1st	2	2	0	0	SB
1994	6	5	1	0	1st	1	1	0	0	SB
1995	8	8	0	0	1st	2	2	0	0	SB
1996					–					–

dublin-tornadoes-1993-shamrock-bowl-winners

Dublin Tornadoes – Shamrock Bowl VIII Winners 1993[66]

1987 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
5	24 May	A	Belfast Giants	L	2-52
6	31 May	H	Craigavon Cowboys	L	0-32
8	14 June	A	Carrickfergus Cougars	W	22-0
9	21 June	H	Coleraine Chieftans	W	38-6
12	12 July	A	Dublin Celts	L	0-40
13	19 July	H	Jordanstown Jaguars	W	1-0 #
15	2 Aug	H	Bangor Buccaneers	W	32-0
16	16 Aug	A	East Side Jets	W	1-0 #
18	30 Aug	A	East Side Jets	W	1-0 #

1988 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
1	17 Apr	H	Coleraine Chieftans	W	46-0
2	1 May	L	Craigavon Cowboys	L	0-32
4	15 May	A	Dublin Celts	L	6-14
5	29 May	H	Belfast Blitzers	L	6-36
6	12 June	A	Belfast Blitzers	L	0-40
??	??	H	Craigavon Cowboys	L	0-1 #

1989 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
1	7 May	H	NI Giants	L	0-1 #
3	21 May	H	A26 Bulldogs	L	0-1 #
5	4 June	A	A26 Bulldogs	L	0-1 #
6	11 June	A	NI Giants	L	0-1 #
8	25 June	A	Craigavon Cowboys	L	0-1 #
9	2 July	A	Dublin Celts	L	0-1 #
10	9 July	H	Belfast Spartans	L	0-1 #
??	??	H	East Antrim Cougars	L	0-1 #

1990 Results

Week

Date

H/A

Opposition

W/L

Score

1991 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
1	11.05.91	H	Belfast Spartans	L	6-14
2	19.05.91	A	Antrim Bulldogs	L	6-32
	09.06.91	H	Newtownabbey Warriors	W
	16.09.91	H	Antrim Bulldogs	W	6-0
	13.07.91	H	Dublin Celts	L	12-44
	08.91	H	Belfast Spartans	L	6-8
	08.91	H	Dublin Celts	L	0-40

1992 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
1		A	Belfast Spartans	L	13-16
3	5 July	H	Dublin Celts	W	22-0
4		H	Lee Valley Steelers	W	22-0
5	19 July	A	Craigavon Cowboys	L	0-26
9	16 Aug	A	Drogheda Vikings	W	16-0
10	23 Aug	H	Antrim Bulldogs	W	8-0
SF	13 Sep	H	Antrim Bulldogs	L	6-19

1993 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
1	16 May	H	Belfast Spartans	W
4	12 June	H	Dublin Celts	W	24-0
5	19 June	H	Craigavon Cowboys	T	0-0 ot
	4 July	H	Belfast spartans	W	33-0
	11 July	H	Lee Valley Steelers	W	48-0
	18 July	A	Lee Valley Steelers	W	31-0
	22 Aug	H	Dublin Celts	W	23-7
SF	12 Sep	H	Belfast Spartans	W	20-0
SB VII	26 Sep	N	Dublin Celts	W	19-2

1994 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
1	21 Apr	A	Belfast Spartans	W	15-6
2	1 May	H	Belfast Spartans	W	45-6
3	22 May	H	Carrickfergus Knights	L	6-7
4	5 June	H	Lurgan Area Raiders	W	24-2
	14 Aug	H	Lurgan Area Raiders
SB IX	25 Sep	N	Carrickfergus Knights	W	18-13

1995 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
2	28 May	H	Dublin Lightning	W	48-6
5	18 June	H	Carrickfergus Knights	L	0-14
7	9 July	A	Lurgan Area Raiders	W	20-0
8	16 July	A	Dublin Lightning	W	20-0
9	23 July	H	Lurgan Area Raiders
SF	17 Sep	H	Lurgan Area Raiders	W	60-0
SB X	24 Sep	N	Carrickfergus Knights	W	34-12

1996 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
	9 June	H	Belfast Spartans	W	30-6
	Aug	H	Portadown Panthers	W	34-0
	25 Aug	A	Carrickfergus Knights
SB XI		N	Dublin Lightning	L	8-26

Websites

Image References

[1] Dublin Tornadoes Logo – provided by email from Judd Lasher at http://www.417helmets.com

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[25] (1993) American Football – A first for Mayo. Mayo News. 30 June, p. 40

[26] Carrickfergus Knights (1994) Knights American Football Club Carrickfergus Shamrock Bowl Programme. Belfast. Aldine Print

[27] Anon. (1994) Dublin Clinch Crown. First Down. 8 October1994. p. 22

[28] Anon. (1994) Scoreboard. First Down. 16 July 1994. p. 19

[29] Anon. (1994) Scoreboard. First Down. 9 July 1994. p. 19

[30] Anon. (1994) Lurgan Blank Belfast. First Down. 9 July 1994. p. 20

[31] Anon. (1994) Scoreboard. First Down. 2 July 1994. p. 19

[32] Anon. (1994) Scoreboard. First Down. 18 June 1994. p. 19

[33] Anon. (1994) Full Round-Up of BAFA’s Divisions Two and Three. First Down. 7 May 1994. pg. 21

[34] Anon. (1994) Chicago Knights maintain challenge. Carrick Times. 6 June 1994. pg. 60

[35] Naughton, L. (1994) Tornadoes hit!. Evening Herald. Thursday, 21 April 1994 . pg. 54

[36] Naughton, L. (1994) American Football. Evening Herald. Thursday, 5 May 1994 . pg. 91

[37] Naughton, L. (1994) American Football. Evening Herald. Thursday, 26 May 1994 . pg. 68

[38] Naughton, L. (1994) Tornadoes turn up the power. Evening Herald. Thursday, 28 July 1994. pg. 55

[39] Naughton, L. (1994) American Football. Evening Herald. Thursday, 11 August 1994. pg. 44

[40] Naughton, L. (1994) Tornadoes blow Knights away!. Evening Herald. Thursday, 25 August 1994. pg. 50

[41] Naughton, L. (1994) American Football. Evening Herald. Thursday, 22 September 1994. pg.78

[42] Naughton, L. (1994) US Football. Evening Herald. Thursday, 29 September1994. pg.58

[43] Anon (1995) Tornadoes go for three in a row. The Echo. Thursday, 21 September 1995, pg. 48.

[44] Anon (1995) Tornadoes breeze past Carrickfergus to claim third straight Irish title. First Down. 7 October 1995, pg. 21.

[45] Anon (1995) Standings & Fixtures – Irish League. First Down. 29 July 1995, pg. 21.

[46] Anon (1995) Standings & Fixtures – Irish League. First Down. 15 July 1995, pg. 18.

[47] Anon (1995) Irish Update – Tearaway Tornadoes. First Down. 15 July 1995, pg. 18.

[48] Anon (1995) Standings & Fixtures – Irish League. First Down. 1 July 1995, pg. 21.

[49] Anon (1995) Irish League. First Down. 1 July 1995, pg. 21.

[50] Anon (1995) Standings & Fixtures – Irish League. First Down. 24 June 1995, pg. 21.

[51] Anon (1995) Irish League Round-Up – Tornadoes wake up from Knight-mare performance. First Down. 24 June 1995, pg. 21.

[52] Anon (1995) Standings & Fixtures – Irish League. First Down. 17 June 1995, pg. 21.

[53] Anon (1995) Irish League Round-Up – Tornadoes turn up heat. First Down. 17 June 1995, pg. 21.

[54] Anon (1995) Standings & Fixtures – Irish League. First Down. 10 June 1995, pg. 21.

[55] Anon (1995) Irish League Round-Up – Graham’s Five Alive. First Down. 10 June 1995, pg. 21.

[56] Anon (1995) * The Irish League… First Down. 3 June 1995, pg. 18.

[57] Anon (1995) Standings & Fixtures – Irish League. First Down. 15 July 1995, pg. 18.

[58] Anon (1995) Tornadoes smash county rivals. The Echo. Thursday, 20 July 1995, pg. 48.

[59] Anon (1995) Tornadoes blow Lurgan away. The Echo. Thursday, 13 July 1995, pg. 48.

[60] Anon (1995) Tornadoes on the rampage. The Echo. Thursday, 15 June 1995, pg. 46.

[61] Naughton, L. (1996) “American Football” Evening Herald. Thursday, 22 August 1996, pg. 67.

[62] Naughton, L. (1996) “US Football” Evening Herald. Thursday, 9 September 1996, pg. 65.

[63] Naughton, L. (1996) “US Football – Tornadoes call-up” Evening Herald. Thursday, 1 February 1996, pg. 61.

[64] Naughton, L. (1996) “US Football” Evening Herald. Thursday, 13 June 1996, pg. 71.

Internet Archive

Images

[65] Dublin Tornadoes (1995) Timmy Tornado Logo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19961115063729im_/http://fiachra.ucd.ie:80/~alan/Icons/American/timmy.gif [Accessed 3 July 2018]

[66] Irish American Football Association (2018) Nostalgia – A look a some pictures from the archives [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171016_165339-1024×768.jpg [Accessed 3 July 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rose McCabe

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Jordanstown Jaguars | Irish American Football Team 1987

IAFL Senior Team 1987

Home Ground: University of Ulster Grounds, Jordanstown, Co. Antrim

Colours: White / Maroon / White

History: Played one season in 1987, the first full IAFL season, forfeiting their last six matches.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Regular Season				Final Position	Post-Season
	P	W	L	T		P	W	L	T
1987	10	0	10	0	6th Tara	0	0	0	0

1987 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
2	03.05.87	A	Dublin Celts	L	6-28
3	10.05.87	H	Belfast Blitzers	L	0-28
5	24.05.87	H	Carrickfergus Cougars	W	8-6
7	07.06.87	H	Bangor Buccaneers	L	0-7
12	12.07.87	A	Belfast Spartans	L	0-1 #
13	19.07.87	A	Dublin Tornadoes	L	0-1 #
14	26.07.87	A	Coleraine Chieftans	L	0-1 #
17	23.08.87	H	Craigavon Cowboys	L	0-1 #
18	30.05.87	A	East Side Jets	L	0-1 #
19	06.09.87	H	Belfast Giants	L	0-1 #

[1]

Websites

[1] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1987] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

[2] Britball Now (2016) Jordanstown Jaguars [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/JORDANSTOWNJAGUARS.htm [Accessed 18 July 2018]

Acknowledgements

p>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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Irish American Football Association | Irish American Football League | 1 Conference 2013

League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*North Kildare Reapers	8	6	2	0			12
Dublin Dragons	8	6	2	0			12
Waterford Wolves	8	6	2	0			12
Meath Bulldogs	8	4	3	1			9
Tullamore Phoenix	8	2	5	1			5
Drogheda Lightning	8	1	6	1			3
Mullingar Minotaurs	8	1	6	1			3

[2]

2 Pts Win / 1 Pts Tie / 0 Loss / * Champions

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
03.03.13	Waterford Wolves	14	North Kildare Reapers	12
03.03.13	Tullamore Phoenix	6	Drogheda Lightning	6
	Week 2
10.03.13	Dublin Dragons	2	Meath Bulldogs	0
	Week 3
14.04.13	Drogheda Lightning	20	Mullingar Minotaurs	6
	Week 4
21.04.13	North Kildare Reapers	8	Tullamore Phoenix	6
	Week 5
28.04.13	Mullingar Minotaurs	6	Meath Bulldogs	6
	Week 6
05.05.13	Drogheda Lightning	0	Waterford Wolves	6
05.05.13	Tullamore Phoenix	15	Dublin Dragons	12
	Week 7
12.05.13	Dublin Dragons	0	North Kildare Reapers	2
	Week 8
19.05.13	Meath Bulldogs	19	Tullamore Phoenix	6
	Week 9
26.05.13	Mullingar Minotaurs	6	North Kildare Reapers	40
26.05.13	Waterford Wolves	2	Dublin Dragons	14
	Week 10
02.06.13	Meath Bulldogs	34	Drogheda Lightning	12
	Week 11
09.06.13	North Kildare Reapers	32	Mullingar Minotaurs	0
09.06.13	Tullamore Phoenix	2	Waterford Wolves	12
	Week 12
16.06.13	Waterford Wolves	20	Meath Bulldogs	12
16.06.13	Drogheda Lightning	6	Dublin Dragons	12
	Week 13
23.06.13	Tullamore Phoenix	12	Mullingar Minotaurs	8
	Week 14
14.07.13	Dublin Dragons	31	Tullamore Phoenix	0
14.07.13	Mullingar Minotaurs	6	Waterford Wolves	36
14.07.13	Meath Bulldogs	20	North Kildare Reapers	14
	Week 15
28.07.13	Mullingar Minotaurs	6	Dublin Dragons	32
28.07.13	Waterford Wolves	14	Tullamore Phoenix	0
28.07.13	Drogheda Lightning	0	Meath Bulldogs	7
	Week 16
11.08.13	Dublin Dragons	28	Drogheda Lightning	6
11.08.13	Meath Bulldogs	12	Mullingar Minotaurs	18
11.08.13	North Kildare Reapers	28	Waterford Wolves	14
	Week 17
18.08.13	North Kildare Reapers	32	Drogheda Lightning	14

[2]

Home Venues

Team	Home Venue
Drogheda Lightning	St. Oliver’s CC, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Dublin Dragons	Garda RFC, Westmannstown, Co. South Dublin
Meath Bulldogs	Navan RFC, Co. Meath
Mullingar Minotaurs	Harbour Field, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
North Kildare Reapers	North Kildare RFC, Leixlip, Co. Kildare
Tullamore Phoenix	Tullamore RFC, Co. Offaly
Waterford Wolves	RSC, Waterford City

[2]

References

____________________________________________________________

Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association (2013) IAFL-1 Schedule & Standings [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/dv8s-standings/ [Accessed 23 August 2013]

Images

[1] Irish American Football Association (2010) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/IAFA.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Joe Grey, Dublin Dragons & Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels.

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Belfast / NI Giants | Irish American Football Team 1987-1990

IAFL Senior Team 1987-1990

Home Ground: Shane Park, Belfast

Colours: Red / Blue / Blue

Career Record: (W-L-T) 12-7-0 / Regular Season 12-6-0 / Post-Season 0-1-0

History: Played in the first full IAFL season in 1987, and in the Combined Gridiron League of Great Britain and Ireland (CGL) in 1989, reaching the playoffs in 1987 before losing to eventual Shamrock bowl champions Dublin Celts, and posting a winning record both seasons. Disbanded acrimoniously after Pre-Season in 1990.

Name Changes: Belfast Giants 1987 / NI Giants 1989

Home Venue Map

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Regular Season						Post-Season					International
	Lge	P	W	L	T	Pct	P	W	L	T	Chp	P	W	L	T
1987	IAFL	10	7	3	0	.667	1	0	1	0	–	0	0	0	0
1989	CGL	8	5	3	0	.625	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0

[1][3]

1987 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
3	10.05.87	A	Bangor Buccaneers	W	27-0
4	17.05.87	A	Dublin Celts	L	0-13
5	24.05.87	H	Dublin Tornadoes	W	52-2
7	07.06.87	H	Carrickfergus Cougars	W	9-6
8	14.06.87	A	East Side Jets	W	46-0
9	21.06.87	A	Belfast Spartans	–	p-p
13	19.07.87	A	Coleraine Chieftans	W	12-0
15	02.08.87	A	Belfast Blitzers	L	3-38
16	16.08.87	H	Craigavon Cowboys	L	0-13
19	06.09.87	A	Jordanstown Jaguars	W	1-0 #
19	06.09.87	A	Belfast Spartans	W	1-0 #
SF	12.09.87	A	Dublin Celts	L	0-43

[1]

1989 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
1	07.05.89	A	Dublin Tornadoes	W	1-0 #
2	14.05.89	A	Antrim Bulldogs	L	0-6
3	20.05.89	A	Craigavon Cowboys	L	13-19
4	28.05.89	H	Dublin Celts	L	19-43
6	11.06.89	H	Dublin Tornadoes	W	1-0 #
7	17.06.89	A	East Antrim Cougars	W	46-6
9	02.07.89	H	Belfast Spartans	W	30-3
10	09.07.89	H	Antrim Bulldogs	L	7-13

[4]

Websites

[1] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1987] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

[2] Irish American Football Association (2018) Shamrock Bowl History [Internet] Available from: hhttp://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 23 March 2018]

[3] Britball Now (2016) Historial League Tables [1989] [CGL] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/historical-league-tables-in/ [Accessed 27 February 2017]

[4]Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1989] [CGL] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 27 February 2017]

[5] Britball Now (2016) Giants NI [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/Giants.htm [Accessed 4 July 2018]

[6] Anon. (1990) “Cowboys riding high..” Sunday Life. August 5, 1990. pg. 43

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Ralph Schmeer and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association. Thanks also to Dara Connolly-Mulcahy

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American Football Association of Ireland | All Ireland American Football League 1992 | Box Scores & Match Reports

League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Mourne Conference
*Craigavon Cowboys	5	4	1	0	124	18	.800
*Antrim Bulldogs	6	4	2	0	127	16	.667
Belfast Spartans	6	4	2	0	105	59	.667
Tara Conference
*Dublin Tornadoes	6	4	2	0	81	49	.667
*Dublin Celts	6	3	3	0	77	57	.500
Drogheda Vikings	5	1	4	0	15	135	.200
Lee Valley Steelers	6	0	6	0	0	195	.000

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
13.09.92	Dublin Tornadoes	6	Antrim Bulldogs	19
13.09.92	Craigavon Cowboys	10	Dublin Celts	6
	Shamrock Bowl VII
20.09.92	Craigavon Cowboys	14	Antrim Bulldogs	6

[15][17][18]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
	Antrim Bulldogs	6	Dublin Celts	0
	Belfast Spartans	16	Dublin Tornadoes	13
	Week 2
	Antrim Bulldogs	60	Lee Valley Steelers	0
	Week 3
05.07.92	Dublin Tornadoes	22	Dublin Celts	0
05.07.92	Craigavon Cowboys	14	Belfast Spartans	0
	Week 4
12.07.92	Dublin Tornadoes	22	Lee Valley Steelers	0
	Week 5
19.07.92	Belfast Spartans	13	Dublin Celts	12
19.07.92	Craigavon Cowboys	26	Dublin Tornadoes	0
	Week 6
26.07.92	Dublin Celts	18	Craigavon Cowboys	16
26.07.92	Antrim Bulldogs	50	Drogheda Vikings	0
	Week 7
02.08.92	Belfast Spartans	50	Drogheda Vikings	9
	Week 8
09.08.92	Lee Valley Steelers	0	Craigavon Cowboys	60
09.08.92	Drogheda Vikings	0	Dublin Celts	19
	Week 9
16.08.92	Drogheda Vikings	0	Dublin Tornadoes	16
16.08.92	Dublin Celts	21	Lee Valley Steelers	0
	Week 10
23.08.92	Dublin Tornadoes	8	Antrim Bulldogs	0
23.08.92	Belfast Spartans	18	Lee Valley Steelers	0
	Week 12
06.09.92	Antrim Bulldogs	11	Belfast Spartans	8
	Week ??
	Craigavon Cowboys	W	Antrim Bulldogs	L

Report

Week 1: 23 June 1992

Antrim Bulldogs 6 Dublin Celts 0 – The Dublin Celts lost to Irish opposition for the first time in five years as they were shocked by the Antrim Bulldogs, who were now installed as favourites to win the Shamrock Bowl.[1]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Antrim Bulldogs					6
Dublin Celts					0
Scorers					Score
ANT – TD					6-0

Week 2: 30 June 1992

Belfast Spartans 16 Dublin Tornadoes 13 – The Spartans set an Irish record by coming from 13-0 down to defeat the Tornadoes and make it a week 1 double for northern sides over southern teams. The Tornadoes had a chance to tie the game as time expired but a field goal attempt fell short.[1]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Belfast Spartans					16
Dublin Tornadoes					13
Scorers					Score
TOR –
TOR –					0-13
BEL –
BEL –
BEL –					16-13

Antrim Bulldogs 60 Lee Valley Steelers 0 – Antrim Bulldogs, with a win over the Dublin Celts under their belt, easily beat Lee Valley Steelers from Cork 60-0. Despite lots of possession for Running Back Mark Tataro and Alan Rice & John McNamara, the Steelers couldn’t convert their chances, in what was their first ever game.[2]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Antrim Bulldogs					60
Lee Valley Steelers					0
Scorers					Score

Week 3: 6 July 1992

Dublin Tornadoes 22 Dublin Celts 7 – A “brusing encounter” between the Dublin rivals, which saw only one person ejected from play, ended in a victory for the Tallaght-based Tornadoes. Vinnie Clark scored one TD, QB Martin Dillon scored a spectacular touchdown from 20 yards, and Phil McGowan added a third TD for the Tornadoes. Brendan Fox added a Field-Goal and Extra Point as the Celts could only manage one TD in reply.[3][4]

At Tallaght Rugby Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Tornadoes					22
Dublin Celts					7
Scorers					Score
TOR – Vinne Clark, TD Run
TOR – Martin Dillon 20 yd TD Run
TOR – Phil McGowan
TOR – Brendan Fox FG
TOR – Brendan Fox XP
CEL – TD

Craigavon Cowboys 14 Belfast Spartans 0 – The Cowboys started their season with a win over the previously unbeaten Spartans.[3]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Craigavon Cowboys					14
Belfast Spartans					0
Scorers					Score

Week 4: 13 July 1992

Lee Valley Steelers 0 Dublin Tornadoes 22 – Gary Morrell scored two touchdowns, and Vinnie O’Connell added another while the defence scored a safety by Mark Kearns as the Tornadoes defeated a much-improved Cork side.[5]

At Cork	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Lee Valley Steelers					0
Dublin Tornadoes					22
Scorers					Score
TOR – Gary Morrell TD
TOR – Gary Morrell TD
TOR – Vinnie O’Connell TD
TOR – Mark Kearns – Safety

Week 5: 20 July 1992

Dublin Celts 12 Belfast Spartans 13 – The defending champions Dublin Celts slumped to their third straight defeat of the season against Belfast.[6]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Celts					12
Belfast Spartans					13
Scorers					Score

Dublin Tornadoes 0 Craigavon Cowboys 26 – Another northern double over southern sides in week 5 as the Cowboys were comfortable winners over the Tornadoes.[6]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Tornadoes					0
Craigavon Cowboys					26
Scorers					Score

Week 6: 27 July 1992

Dublin Celts 18 Craigavon Cowboys 16 – In a close encounter the Dublin Celts finally won a game in 1992 after a last-second field goal attempt by Craigavon was missed.[7]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Celts					18
Craigavon Cowboys					16
Scorers					Score

Antrim Bulldogs 50 Drogheda Vikings 0 – The Drogheda Vikings lost by a large margin in their first ever game as the Bulldogs improved to 3-0.[7]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Antrim Bulldogs					50
Drogheda Vikings					0
Scorers					Score

Week 7: 2 August 1992

Belfast Spartans 50 Drogheda Vikings 9 – The Vikings lost heavily again to northern opposition.[7]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Belfast Spartans					50
Drogheda Vikings					9
Scorers					Score

Week 8: 9 August 1992

Craigavon Cowboys 68 Lee Valley Steelers 0 – It was another big victory for northern teams over southern teams as the Cowboys won easily against the Cork side.[8]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Craigavon Cowboys					68
Lee Valley Steelers					0
Scorers					Score

Week 9: 12-16 August 1992

Dublin Celts 20 Lee Valley Steelers 0 – In a midweek match the Dublin Celts defeated the Lee Valley Steelers.[9]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Celts					20
Lee Valley Steelers					0
Scorers					Score

Dublin Tornadoes 16 Drogheda Vikings 0 – Gary Morrell scored 2 TD’s, one from 30 yards out, and brother Greg scored a safety on defence as the Tallaght team became the first to qualify for the playoffs.[10]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Tornadoes					16
Drogheda Vikings					0
Scorers					Score
TOR – Gary Morrell TD
TOR – Gary Morrell 30 yd TD
TOR – Greg Morrell Safety

Week 10: 23 August 1992

Dublin Tornadoes 6 Antrim Bulldogs 0 – Quarterback Jim Walsh scored the only TD of the match as the Dublin Tornadoes secured home field advantage for the playoffs.[11]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Tornadoes					6
Antrim Bulldogs					0
Scorers					Score
TOR – Jim Walsh TD					6-0

Week 11: 30 August 1992

Dublin Celts 19 Drogheda Vikings 0 – Drogheda were not disgraced in this loss to the Celts , with rivalries to the fore as the Vikings were a splinter team from the Celts.[12]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Celts					19
Drogheda Vikings					0
Scorers					Score

Lee Valley Steelers 0 Belfast Spartans 18 – Peter Taylor scored two touchdowns as the Belfast Spartans and Cork side met halfway in Tallaght.[12]

At Tallaght	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Lee Valley Steelers					0
Belfast Spartans					18
Scorers					Score
BEL – Peter Taylor TD
BEL – Peter Taylor TD Run

Lee Valley Steelers 0 Drogheda Vikings 6 – This encounter in Cork between the two winless sides , went Drogheda’s way, Brian Reynolds scoring the only TD. The Vikings played with the bare minimum of 12 players, with Chris Leonard coming out of retirement for the match.[13]

At Cork	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Lee Valley Steelers					0
Drogheda Vikings					6
Scorers					Score
DRO – Brian Reynolds TD Run					0-6

Week 12: 6 September 1992

Antrim Bulldogs 11 Belfast Spartans 8 – In a “cracking climax” to the regular season the Antrim Bulldogs defeated the Belfast Spartans in a close match.[14]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Antrim Bulldogs					11
Belfast Spartans					8
Scorers					Score

Playoffs: 13 September 1992

Dublin Tornadoes 6 Antrim Bulldogs 19 – In a “dour” match, the Antrim defence held strong, with matters made worse for the Tornadoes, when QB Jim Walsh damaged his arm. Billy Beattie opened the scoring from 10 yards for the Bulldogs, and the Tornadoes responded quickly with a Mark Nicholls TD. A missed FG at the end of the first half for the Dubliners meant the teams wre level going in at the break. Antrim scored a second TD against the run of play, when Paul McCullough put the Bulldogs one TD up, and there was “no surprise” in the end when Mark Banks added a third with Garry Graham adding the extra-point.[15]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Tornadoes					6
Antrim Bulldogs					19
Scorers					Score
ANT – Billy Beattie 10 yd TD Run					0-6
TOR – Mark Nicholls TD					6-6
ANT – Paul McCullough TD					6-12
ANT – Mark Banks TD (Garry Graham XP)					6-19

Craigavon Cowboys 10 Dublin Celts 6 – A Touchdown and Field Goal in the second quarter gave the Cowboys a slender victory over the Celts

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Craigavon Cowboys	0	10	0	0	10
Dublin Celts					6
Scorers					Score

Reference: [18]

Shamrock Bowl: 20 September 1992

At Collegians Rugby Club, Belfast	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Craigavon Cowboys					14
Antrim Bulldogs					6
Scorers					Score

Reference: [17][18]

References

_________________________________________________________

Sources

[1] Anon. (1992) “IRISH CHAMPION CELTS STUNG BY BULLDOG SPIRIT”, First Down. July 11, 1992, pg. 17.

[2] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, July 2, 1992, pg. 65

[3] Anon. (1992) “Sad Celts are Torn to shreds”, First Down. July 18, 1992, pg. 16.

[4] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: Celts blown away”, Evening Herald. Thursday, July 9, 1992, pg. 66

[5] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, July 16, 1992, pg. 69

[6] Anon. (1992) “Dublin Celts still winless”, First Down. July 25, 1992, pg. 19.

[7] FD Reporter. (1992) “At last! It’s the Dub-win Celts!”, First Down. August 15, 1992, pg. 17.

[8] Anon. (1992) “IRISH RESULTS”, First Down. August 29, 1992, pg. 17.

[9] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: Vikings ready to invade Tallaght”, Evening Herald. Thursday, August 13, 1992, pg. 66

[10] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: Tornadoes ko Vikings”, Evening Herald. Thursday, August 20, 1992, pg. 61

[11] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, August 27, 1992, pg. 61

[12] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, September 3, 1992, pg. 94

[13] Anon. (1992) “Vikings Victory”, Drogheda Independent. Friday, September 4, 1992, pg. 11

[14] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, September 10, 1992, pg. 70

[15] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: Gridiron grief for Dubs!”, Evening Herald. Thursday, September 17, 1992, pg. 76

[16] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, October 8, 1992, pg. Sport 7

[17] Irish American Football Association (2018) Shamrock Bowl History [Internet] Available from: hhttp://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 23 March 2018]

[18] Anon. (1992) “Cowboys take on Bulldogs”, Sunday Life. September 20, 1992. pg. 52

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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Last Updated: 7 April 2019

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts
1	Belfast Blitzers	9	1	0.900	449	47	402
2	Dublin Tornadoes	6	4	0.600	121	164	-43
3	Carrickfergus Cougars	4	6	0.400	99	126	-27
4	Coleraine Chieftains	1	9	0.100	58	234	-176
5	East Side Jets	1	9	0.100	10	284	-274