International American Football 2004

Charleroi Trophy 2004

Irish American Football League Super League 2004

5 Pts Win / 4 Pt Tie / 3 Pts Loss / 0 Pts Forfeit / *Qualify for Playoffs

International Flag Football 2004

International Club Flag Football 2005

NFL Kickoff Junior Flag Football 2004

References

Internet Archive

[4] Irish American Football Association (2004) 26th/27th June – REBELS PLAY IN CHARLEROI TROPHY – ORLEANS DEFEAT LILLE IN FINAL [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040807025301/http://www.iafl.info:80/chart04.htm [Accessed 21 July 2018]

[8] Lancashire Acadmey of American Football (2005) Archived Juniors News 2004: Sunday, October 3 – Braves win their First [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20050307034403/http://eteamz.active.com/wolverineden/news/index.cfm?cat=198910 [Accessed 25 November 2018]

Websites

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

[2] Irish American Football Association (2004) IRELAND 6 GREAT BRITAIN BULLDOGS 69 [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootbal.ie/iafl/irlgb04.htm [Accessed 25 October 2017]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2004) John Carroll win Celtic Classic 2 [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/john-carroll-win-celtic-classic-2/ [Accessed 8 December 2016]

[5] Irish American Football Association (2004) 2004 LEAGUE TABLE, FIXTURES & RESULTS [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/2004results.htm [Accessed 24 September 2016]

[6] BritballNow (2004) 2004 Adult Flag News – [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/match-reports-and-archived/archived-news/2004-adult-flag-news.html [Accessed 20 March 2018]

[7] Britball Now (2018) History of the game in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/ireland/history-of-the-game-in.html [Accessed 25 October 2016]

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.

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International Club American Football

Charleroi Trophy 2002

[2]

IAFL Spring League 2002

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

IAFL Division 2 2002-03 (DV8 Development)

International Flag Football 2003

Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge 2003

References

Internet Archive

[2] Irish American Football Association (2002) June 29th/30th – DUBLIN REBELS WIN CHARLEROI TROPHY TOURNAMENT: [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20021210031040/http://www.irish-american-football.org/news%20stories/29jun02.htm [Accessed 8 October 2017]

[4] Belfast Bulls (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]

[5] 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]

[8] Dublin Rebels – Wayback Machine (2002) Latest Headlines: Rebels v Admirals – 1st November 2002 by Marco Polo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20021204124352/http://www.dublinrebels.com:80/news.html [Accessed 12 October 2018]

[9] Dublin Rebels – Wayback Machine (2002) Latest Headlines: Rebels v Dragons in Bray Festival – 10th July 2002 by Marco Polo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20021204124352/http://www.dublinrebels.com:80/news.html [Accessed 12 October 2018]

[10] Dublin Rebels – Wayback Machine (2003) Latest Headlines: Rebels v Admirals – Rebels Rally at Admirable Admirals Performance- 10th December 2002 by Andrew Dennehy [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030218151654/http://www.dublinrebels.com:80/news.html [Accessed 12 October 2018]

Websites

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

[3] 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]

[6] BritballNow (2003) 2003 Adult Flag News – [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/match-reports-and-archived/archived-news/2003-adult-flag-news.html [Accessed 20 March 2018]

[7] Britball Now (2018) History of the game in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/ireland/history-of-the-game-in.html [Accessed 25 October 2016]

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.

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IAFA Irish American Football League 2001

Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge 2001

IAFA Flag Football 2001-02

Compiled from: [1][2]

Report

29 April 2001

Drimnagh Cycos 20 UL Vikings 24 – Played in Fairview Park, Dublin. This was the first match in over a year for both teams since the Irish Flag Football League folded in 2000. The match was used as match practice by the Cycos before their match against English Champions Leicester Europa Eagles. The Vikings defence was on top in the first half as they ran out to an 18-6 lead early on. The Cycos responed with a 30-yard scoring run by Stephen Duunne, but the Vikings again went two TD’s up to lead 24-13 at the half. The Cycos managed to keep the Vikings out of the enszone in the second half, but the Vikings managed to hold on for the win, as Drimnagh could only manage one TD, a 5-yard run by Liam Farrell, to leave the score 24-20 to UL at the finish. [1]

29 April 2002

UL Vikings 0 Drimnagh Cycos 12- Played in Limerick. The Drimnagh Cycos won with two Touchdowns from Steve Dunne (A 5-yard run early in the game) and also in the first half QB Aidan Kelly threw a 25-yard TD pass to Bob Curran, to gain revenge for defeat in 2001. [3]

2002

Belfast Bulls 16 Coleraine Chieftans 8 – Played in Belfast. The Bulls QB Scott Lennox threw two Touchdown passes to Wide Receivers John Sittlington and Darren Dalton. Gavin Power scored the Chieftans only TD. [4]

2002

Coleraine Chieftans 12 Belfast Bulls 8 – Played in Coleraine. The Chieftans evened up the score with the Bulls in the two-game series as their Halfback Martin Robinson scored on two long runs to the outside. Scott Lennox combined with WR John Sittlington again for the Bulls only score. [4]

References

Websites

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

[6] Irish American Football Association (2001) 2001 IAFL Standings/Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/2001-iafl-standingsschedule/ [Accessed 24 March 2014]

[7] Irish American Football (2017) IAFL Shamrock Bowl [Internet] Available from: http://www.luckyshow.org/football/Shamrock%20Bowl.htm [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[8] Britball Now (2018) History of the game in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/ireland/history-of-the-game-in.html [Accessed 25 October 2016]

Internet Archive

[1] Wayback Machine – Irish American Football Scene (2001) Flag Football: News – UL Vikings at Drimnagh Cycos [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010721055929/http://www.iafs.co.uk/ [Accessed 8 October 2017]

[2] Wayback Machine – Drimnagh Cycos Yahoo Site (2001) Recent Messages [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20011221050433/http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/drimnaghcycos [Accessed 21 April 2017]

[3] Wayback Machine – Irish American Football Scene (2002) UL Vikings 0 Drimnagh Cycos 12 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20020405053228/http://www.iafs.co.uk/ [Accessed 8 October 2017]

[4] Wayback Machine – Irish American Football Scene (2002) Chieftans and Bulls slug it out [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20021016145225/http://www.iafs.co.uk:80/index.php?page=02flagbullsatcheiftans.php [Accessed 6 July 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith and Ralph Schmeer of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association, Peter Mullen, Drimnagh Cycosand John Kane. John Wills, John Cummins, John Doody and John Morahan.

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International Exhibition Match 2000

Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge 2000-01

Bibliography

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

Websites

[2] Britball Now (2018) History of the game in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/ireland/history-of-the-game-in.html [Accessed 25 October 2016]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Ralph Schmeer and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association and Peter Mullen, Drimnagh Cycos

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Nations Cup 1999

Compiled from: [7]

AFAI Irish Senior League

Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge 1999

IFFA Irish Flag Football League 1999-2000

References

Sources

[2] Naughton, L. (1999) Tigers roar. Evening Herald. Saturday, 21 August 1999, pg. 111.

[3] Naughton, L. (1999) Tigers maul the Knights. Evening Herald. Saturday, 19 June 1999, pg. 27.

[4] Naughton, L. (1999) Tigers roar!. Evening Herald. Saturday, 3 July 1999, pg. 25.

[5] Naughton, L. (1999) Tigers spring into final. Evening Herald. Saturday, 31 July 1999, pg. 24.

Internet Archive

[6] Drimnagh Cycos -Wayback Machine (2001) 1999-2000 Season [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20011017195459/http://www.geocities.com:80/Colosseum/Base/6389/ [Accessed 21 April 2017]

Websites

[7] Britball Now (2018) Complete History of the Game in the UK – 1996-2000: The Game hits rock bottom [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/complete-history-of-the/1996-to-2000—uk-hits-rock.html [Accessed 12 May 2018]

[8] Britball Now (2018) History of the game in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/ireland/history-of-the-game-in.html [Accessed 25 October 2016]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Michael Brophy and Ralph Schmeer of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association and Peter Mullen, Drimnagh Cycos

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AFAI Senior League 1997

[1][2]

AFAI Senior League 1998

[3]

[3]

AFAI Senior League 1999

[5]

Report

________________________________________________________

In 1997 Carrickfergus Knights would defeat new team Dublin Bulls, who were formed by Gateway Computers and had a very international feel to the team, 21-0 to win their first Shamrock Bowl.

The 1998 season would see the Dublin Bulls replaced by the Tigers and new teams enter – the Greystones Rebels (who would later become the Dublin Rebels) and Queens University Belfast Broncos. The Tigers and Carrickfergus Knights would both go through the season undefeated – tie-ing both games with each other and winning all the rest. They would meet in Shamrock Bowl XIII where they were only separated by one converted Touchdown – Carrickfergus Knights winning 22-14.

The Greystones Rebels would pull out of the League  in 1999, citing the politics in the game, and the League would drop to just 3 teams. The Shamrock Bowl would be won by the Dublin Tigers 22-6 over the Carrickfergus Knights.

The 2000 season was not played as a further two teams pulled out and a court case involving the AFAI and Cillian Smith and a number of other players resulted in a new body being formed – the Irish American Football Association – which would feature the Rebels and Carrickfergus Knights as well as two other teams starting the League over. Cillian Smith would guide the sport as Commissioner for the next 17 years to one with 20 teams and three levels of play.

References

[40] Britball (2016) Shamrock Bowl Results www.britball.co.uk/history-index/ireland/shamrock-bowl-results-1986.html [Accessed 2 October 2016]

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

Social Media

[42] Dublin Celts American Football Team Facebook Page (2016) Post by Kevin Sharkey, August 27, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/groups/259540917772370/permalink/268518076874654/ [Accessed 6 June 2018]

Websites

[2] Dublin Tornadoes (1997) Shamrock Bowl [Internet] Available from: www.connect.ie/users/tornadoes/Shamrock.html [Accessed 6 April 2001]

[3] Carrickfergus Knights (1998) Full 1998 AFAI Results and Table [Internet] Available from: www.sugarcube.co.uk/knight/Full_1998_AFAI_Results_and.htm [Accessed 23 May 200]

[4] Britball (2016) Shamrock Bowl Results www.britball.co.uk/history-index/ireland/shamrock-bowl-results-1986.html [Accessed 2 October 2016]

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

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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