International Series 2016 Final Standings
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| Team Sweden 1 (C) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 82 | 12 |
| GB Silver Lions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 40 | 9 |
| Dutch Lions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 117 | 9 |
| Team Ireland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 145 | 3 |
| Ramstein Mayhem (Ger) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 154 | 3 |
| Team Sweden 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 154 | 0 |
Home Venue: Gormanston College, Co. Meath, Ireland
Team Ireland Results International Series 2016
| Match | Date | H/A | Versus | W/L | Score |
| 1 | 10.09.2016 | H | GB Lions | L | 6-33 |
| 5 | 10.09.2016 | H | Sweden 1 | L | 18-33 |
| 10 | 10.09.2016 | H | Sweden 2 | W | 34-27 |
| 11 | 10.09.2016 | H | Dutch Lions | L | 31-52 |
Team Ireland Roster International Series 2016
| Number | Name | Team / Role |
| Coaching Staff | ||
| Steve Walsh | Head Coach | |
| Aine Nic An Ghail | Assistant Head Coach | |
| Dermot Corroon | Offensive Coordinator | |
| Guillaume Poznanski | Assistant Offensive Coordinator | |
| Paul Kirkwood | Defensive Coordinator | |
| Eleni Henry | Physio | |
| Players | ||
| 1 | Joe Grey | Dublin Vipers |
| 5 | Danny Lucas Johnson | UCD |
| 8 | Conrad Cook | Dublin Rebels |
| 10 | Andrew Bracken | Dublin Vipers |
| 11 | Sean Douglas | Dublin Vipers |
| 13 | Conor Brennan | Westmeath Minotaurs |
| 18 | Paul Grogan | Dublin Rebels |
| 20 | Jason Owens | Westmeath Minotaurs |
| 22 | Conor McGroarty | Dublin Vipers |
| 27 | Bobby Smith | Dublin Vipers |
| 32 | Ben Arulogun | Dublin Vipers |
| 36 | Michael Sykes | UCD |
| 42 | Darren Byrne | Dublin Vipers |
| 85 | Gavin Quirke | UCD |
| 87 | Peter Loughran | Craigavon Cowboys |
| 91 | Niall King | Westmeath Minotaurs |
Report
Team Ireland played its first Home International Series in Gormanston College, Co. Meath on 10 September 2016. Ireland hosted a 6-team tournament, with Great Britain, Netherlands, Sweden 1 and Sweden 2 the invited International teams, as well as Ramstein Mayhem from Germany.
Ireland were relative newcomers to International Flag Football and were up against some of the top international sides in Europe, losing their first two matches against the GB Lions and Sweden 1 by 33-6 and 33-18 respectively, before winning 34-27 in a close encounter with Sweden 2, and then again losing their last match 52-31 against the Dutch Lions, to finish in fourth place.
References
Images
[1] Irish American Football Association (2010) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/IAFA.jpg [Accessed 23 February 2017]
[2] American Football International (2016) Team Ireland Logos [Internet] Available from: http://i0.wp.com/www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Ireland-Team-Ireland-logos-2pic.jpg?resize=620%2C400 [Accessed 28 October 2016]
[3] Irish American Football Association (2016) Flag Football National Team GetsReady for International Friendly Event [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/team-ireland-flag-gets-ready-face-british-dutch-swedes/ [Accessed 12 April 2020]
Social Media
[4] IAFA Ireland Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post 6 September 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1253371441363420 [Accessed 24 August 2016]
[5] IAFA Ireland Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post 10 September 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1256836491016915 [Accessed 24 August 2016]
[6] IAFA Ireland Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post 10 September 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1256890854344812 [Accessed 24 August 2016]
[7] IAFA Ireland Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post 10 September 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1256940307673200 [Accessed 24 August 2016]
[8] IAFA Ireland Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post 10 September 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1256944607672770:0 [Accessed 24 August 2016]
[9] IAFA Ireland Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post 10 September 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1257003214333576 [Accessed 24 August 2016]
[10] IAFA Ireland Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post 10 September 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1257050270995537 [Accessed 24 August 2016]
[11] IAFA Ireland Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post 10 September 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1257126497654581 [Accessed 24 August 2016]
[12] IAFA Ireland Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post 10 September 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1257130717654159:0 [Accessed 24 August 2016]
Websites
[13] Irish American Football Association (2016) Flag Football National Team Gets Ready for International Friendly Event [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/team-ireland-flag-gets-ready-face-british-dutch-swedes/ [Accessed 25 February 2018]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Sean Douglas, Joe Grey and Conor McGroarty (Dublin Vipers and Team Ireland Flag Football) and Guillaume Poznanski (Irish American Football Association and Team Ireland Flag Football).
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive
Last Updated: 12 April 2020
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