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Irish American Football League Shamrock Bowl Conference 2013-2019

Final Standings and Playoffs 2013-2019

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2013

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
SBC North
*Belfast Trojans	8	8	0	0			16
*Dublin Rebels	8	5	3	0			10
*Carrickfergus Knights	8	3	4	1			7
West Dublin Rhinos	8	2	6	0			4
Craigavon Cowboys	8	1	6	1			3
SBC South
*University of Limerick Vikings	7	5	2	0			10
*Trinity College Dublin	7	5	2	0			10
*University College Dublin #	7	3	4	0			5
Cork Admirals	5	0	5	0			0

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2013 [Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Wildcard Playoffs
2013	Dublin Rebels	14	Carrickfergus Knights	6
2013	University of Limerick Vikings	19	University College Dublin	12
	Semi-Finals
2013	Belfast Trojans	14	University of Limerick Vikings	0
2013	Trinity College Dublin	14	Dublin Rebels	43
	Shamrock Bowl XXVII
2013	Belfast Trojans	48	Dublin Rebels	18

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference Playoffs 2013 [Reference: 7]

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2014

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
SBC 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	2	6	0			4
SBC South
*Trinity College Dublin	8	8	0	0			16
*University of Limerick Vikings	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

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2014 [Reference: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Wildcard Playoffs
20.07.2014	UL Vikings	20	West Dublin Rhinos	6
20.07.2014	Dublin Rebels	24	Carrickfergus Knights	0
	Semi-Finals
27.07.2014	Belfast Trojans	28	UL Vikings	6
27.07.2014	Trinity College Dublin	47	Dublin Rebels	8
	Shamrock Bowl XXVIII
10.08.2014	Belfast Trojans	7	Trinity College Dublin	0

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2014 [Reference: 7

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2015

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
SBC North
*Belfast Trojans	8	8	0	0			16
*Dublin Rebels	8	5	3	0			10
*Craigavon Cowboys	8	3	5	0			6
Carrickfergus Knights	8	2	6	0			4
South Dublin Panthers	8	2	6	0			4
SBC South
*Trinity College Dublin	8	7	1	0			14
*University of Limerick Vikings	8	6	2	0			12
*University College Dublin	8	3	5	0			6
North Kildare Reapers	8	3	5	0			6
West Dublin Rhinos	8	1	7	0			2

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2015 [Reference: 3]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Wildcard Playoffs
2015	Dublin Rebels	62	Craigavon Cowboys	19
2015	UL Vikings	20	University College Dublin	12
	Semi-Finals
2015	Trinity College Dublin	22	Dublin Rebels	0
2015	Belfast Trojans	10	UL Vikings	0
	Shamrock Bowl XXIX
2015	Belfast Trojans	28	Trinity College Dublin	14

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2015 [Reference: 7]

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2016

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
SBC North
*Dublin Rebels	8	7	1	0	284	82	14
*Belfast Trojans	8	6	2	0	298	52	12
*Carrickfergus Knights	8	5	3	0	141	132	10
Craigavon Cowboys	8	1	7	0	112	245	2
South Dublin Panthers	8	0	8	0	19	324	0
SBC South
*University College Dublin	8	6	1	1	209	167	13
*University of Limerick Vikings	8	6	1	1	163	86	13
*Trinity College Dublin	8	2	6	0	125	180	4
North Kildare Reapers	8	2	6	0	71	254	4

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2016 [Reference: 4]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Wildcard Playoffs
17.07.2016	Belfast Trojans	31	Carrickfergus Knights	16
17.07.2016	University of Limerick Vikings	7	Trinity College Dublin	6
	Semi-Finals
24.07.2016	Dublin Rebels	20	University of Limerick Vikings	12
24.07.2016	Belfast Trojans	10	University College Dublin	7
	Shamrock Bowl XXX
07.08.2016	Dublin Rebels	12	Belfast Trojans	6

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2016 [Reference: 8-13]

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2017

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
SBC North
* Carrickfergus Knights	8	5	3	0	151	93	10
* Belfast Trojans	8	4	4	0	173	122	8
University College Dublin	8	3	5	0	181	265	6
South Dublin Panthers	8	2	6	0	106	148	4
SBC South
*Dublin Rebels	8	7	1	0	193	93	14
*University of Limerick Vikings	8	7	1	0	308	107	14
*Cork Admirals	8	4	3	1	194	138	9
*Trinity College Dublin	8	3	4	1	187	128	7
North Kildare Reapers	8	0	8	0	12	411	0

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2017 [Reference: 5

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Wildcard Playoffs
23.07.2017	Belfast Trojans	20	Trinity College Dublin	18
23.07.2017	Univ Limerick Vikings	36	Cork Admirals	12
	Semi-Finals
30.07.2017	Carrickfergus Knights	21	Univ Limerick Vikings	20 ot
30.07.2017	Dublin Rebels	32	Belfast Trojans	26 ot
	Shamrock Bowl XXXI
13.08.2017	Dublin Rebels	12	Carrickfergus Knights	6

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2017 [Reference: 14-16

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2018

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
SBC North
*University College Dublin	8	8	0	0	253	114	16
*Belfast Trojans	8	6	2	0	217	115	12
*Belfast Knights	8	5	3	0	213	99	10
Trinity College Dublin	8	1	7	0	67	201	-1
Louth Mavericks	8	0	8	0	49	300	0
SBC South
*Dublin Rebels	8	6	2	0	206	64	12
*Cork Admirals	8	5	3	0	153	74	10
*South Dublin Panthers	8	3	5	0	67	150	6
University of Limerick Vikings	8	2	6	0	75	183	4

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2018 [Reference: 17]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Wild-Card Playoffs
22.07.2018	Belfast Trojans	59	Belfast Knights	13
22.07.2018	Cork Admirals	31	South Dublin Panthers	24
	Semi-Finals
05.08.2018	Dublin Rebels	30	Belfast Trojans	26
05.08.2018	University College Dublin	13	Cork Admirals	14
	Shamrock Bowl XXXII		Tallaght Stadium
19.08.2018	Dublin Rebels	16	Cork Admirals	18

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2018 [Reference: 18

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2019

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Cork Admirals	8	7	0	1	173	63	15
*Belfast Trojans	8	6	1	1	168	86	13
*University College Dublin	8	5	2	1	205	126	11
*South Dublin Panthers	8	4	4	0	160	138	8
University of Limerick Vikings #	8	3	5	0	98	120	5
Dublin Rebels	8	2	6	0	104	154	4
West Dublin Rhinos	8	2	6	0	94	239	4
Belfast Knights	8	1	6	1	101	167	3

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2019 [Reference: 20]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
21.07.2019	Belfast Trojans	14	University College Dublin	0
21.07.2019	Cork Admirals	6	South Dublin Panthers	21
	Shamrock Bowl XXXIII		Energia Park, Donnybrook
04.08.2019	Belfast Trojans	24	South Dublin Panthers	10

IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2019 [Reference: 20]

Report

The Irish American Football League played its first Shamrock Bowl in 1986, and by 2013 there were enough teams playing 11-man contact football to necessitate a Second Tier – the IAFL-1 Conference, with the Top Tier named the Shamrock Bowl conference.

The SBC North Division in 2013 was won by Belfast Trojans on a perfect 8-0 record, and they would meet SBC North runners-up Dublin Rebels in Shamrock Bowl XVII after the Rebels had beaten SBC South Champions UL Vikings in the Playoffs. The Trojans would win their second Bowl thrashing the Dublin Rebels 48-18.

In 2014 the Cork Admirals and University College Dublin were relegated for failing to complete fixtures in 2013, and the North Kildare Reapers, Waterford Wolves and Dublin Dragons would be promoted. Belfast Trojans, SBC North Champions would meet SBC South Champions Trinity College Dublin in the Shamrock Bowl, defeating the previously undefeated Trinity College side 7-0 in a game that was played in torrential rain.

The 2015 season would feature the return of UCD to the top ranks as well as the South Dublin Panthers (a reformed Dublin Dragons), while the Waterford Wolves had been relegated. Again Belfast Trojans and TCD would win their Divisions and meet in the Shamrock Bowl, where the Trojans completed a perfect season, winning 28-14.

The West Dublin Rhinos would drop down to the IAFL-1 for 2016, as the Rebels won back the title, defeating the Belfast Trojans 28-14 and ending the Trojans Bowl-winning streak at four.

The Cork Admirals would make a return to the SBC in 2017 replacing the Craigavon Cowboys who were relegated, as the Carrickfergus Knights won the SBC North Division title, appearing in their first Shamrock Bowl since 2004, but were unable to dethrone the repeating Dublin Rebels, who beat them 12-6 in a close encounter.

The Louth Mavericks would win the IAFL-1 Bowl in 2017 thus gaining promotion, while the North Kildare Reapers would merge with the South Kildare Soldiers, creating the Cill Dara Crusaders who would play in the IAFL-1 in 2018.

References

Websites

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

[2] Irish American Football Association (2014) IAFL Standings [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/ [Accessed 23 August 2014]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2015) IAFL Standings [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/ [Accessed 14 July 2015]

[4] Irish American Football Association (2016) SBC 2016 Schedule [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/schedule/sbc-2016-schedule/ [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[6] Irish American Football Association (2016) Journey to Thirty [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/journey-to-thirty/ [Accessed 8 August 2016]

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

[17] Irish American Football Association (2017) IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-conference/ [Accessed 26 July 2018]

[18] Irish American Football Association (2018) SBC Schedule & Results 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/schedule/sbc-schedule-results-2018/ [Accessed 26 July 2018]

Internet Archive

[5] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2017) IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference Standings [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20171115125115/http://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-conference/ [Accessed 18 January 2018]

Social Media

[8] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post August 14 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1233266033373961 [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[9] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post August 14 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1227508007283097 [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[10] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post August 7 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1227556927278205:0 [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[11] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post July 17 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1212468245453740 [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[12] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post July 24 2016[Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1217083948325503 [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[13] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post July 24 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1217246988309199 [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[14] Carrickfergus Knights Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 30 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CarrickKnights/posts/1067948010006303 [Accessed 2 August 2017]

[15] Dublin Rebels Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 30 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinrebels/posts/617503018373620 [Accessed 2 August 2017]

[16] Irish American Football Association (2017) Facebook Post 14 August 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1619638348070059 [Accessed 14 August 2017]

[19] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2018) IAFA shared an Album – 20 August 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/2060236584010231 [Accessed 20 August 2018]

Websites

[20] Irish American Football Association (2019) SBC 2019 [Playoffs][Standings][Results & Fixtures] [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/home/kitted-football/sbc-2019/ [Accessed 22 July 2019]

Images

[21] Irish American Football Association (2019) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IAFA-Logo-400.png [Accessed 7 April 2019]

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Acknowledgements

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

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Last Updated: 16 April 2025. First Published: 27 July 2020

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Irish Flag Football Association Tournaments 2005-06

Irish Flag Football Association Logo [Reference: 4]

Composite Table 2005-06

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
South East Strongbows	4	2	2	0			4
Cork Predators	3	1	2	0			2
South East Strongbows 2	3	1	2	0			2
Dublin Rebels	1	1	0	0			2
Titans	1	1	0	0			2
Belfast Bulls	1	1	0	0			2
Dublin Sharks	1	0	1	0			0
North Dublin Marshalls
Marshalls
Carrickfergus Knights
Cork Admirals
Craigavon Panthers

Irish Flag Football Association Tournaments 2005-06 [Reference: Compiled from Results in 3]

Thanksgiving Tournament (20 November 2005 – ALSAA)

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	Group
20.11.2005	Craigavon Panthers	Dublin Rebels
20.11.2005	Cork Predators	Cork Admirals
20.11.2005	Craigavon Panthers	Carrickfergus Knights
20.11.2005	Dublin Rebels	Cork Predators
20.11.2005	Cork Admirals	Carrickfergus Knights

Irish Flag Football Association Tournaments 2005-06 [Reference: Compiled from Results in 3]

Pts

Irish Flag Football Association Tournaments 2005-06

Tournament (28 January 2006 – ALSAA)

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	Group
28.01.2006	North Dublin Marshalls	Craigavon Panthers
28.01.2006	Marshalls	Carrickfergus Knights
28.01.2006	Carrickfergus Knights	Craigavon Panthers
28.01.2006	North Dublin Marshalls	Marshalls
28.01.2006	Craigavon Panthers	North Dublin Marshalls
28.01.2006	Carrickfergus Knights	Marshalls

Irish Flag Football Association Tournaments 2005-06 [Reference: Compiled from Results in 3]

Pts

Irish Flag Football Association Tournaments 2005-06

ALSAA Tournament (1 July 2006)

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Group
01.07.2006	Cork Predators	6	South East Strongbows	12
01.07.2006	South East Strongbows 2	20	Dublin Sharks	12
01.07.2006	South East Strongbows 2	0	Titans	12
01.07.2006	Dublin Rebels	18	South East Strongbows	8
01.07.2006	South East Strongbows	31	Belfast Bulls	41
01.07.2006	Cork Predators	26	South East Strongbows 2	6
	Final
01.07.2006	South East Strongbows	19	Cork Predators	14

Irish Flag Football Association Tournaments 2005-06 [Reference: Compiled from Results in 3]

Websites

[1] Irish Flag Football Association – Web Archive (2007) Irish Flag Football Association [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20070507204557/http://www.irish-flag-football.com/ [Accessed 25 March 2017]

[2] Irish American Football League (2005) 2005 Thanksgiving Flag Football Tournament [Internet] Available from: http://americanfootball.ie/iafl/flagnov05.htm [Accessed 25 October 2016]

Sources

[3] Anon. (2006) “American Football | South East Strongbows are Champs” Munster Express. Friday, July 7, 2006. pg. 52.

Note: Past Editions of the Munster Express are Available to view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Images

[4] Irish American Football Association (2007) IFFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/iffalogo.jpg [Accessed 7 April 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Irene Carroll, Margaret Williams, Emily, Caolfhionn Nic Fhearai

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Last Updated: 22 November 2020

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Northern Ireland American Football Association | 9-a-side Unkitted Season 1985

League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Ballymena Wolfhounds	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Belfast Blitzers	0	0	0	0			.000
Coleraine Chieftains	0	0	0	0			.000
Tyrone Tornadoes	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Reference: [1][2][3]

Results

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	Week 1
12.05.85	Tyrone Tornadoes	Coleraine Chieftains

References: [1][2][3]

Report

The first American Football game played in Ireland between two Irish sides was in Omagh, Co. Tyrone on 12 May 1985, between the Tyrone Tornadoes and Coleraine Chieftains. It was played under 9-Man National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules, but was unkitted. [1][2]

There was a Northern Ireland American Football Association at this time, with plans for a league involving the two teams, and the Ballymena Wolfhounds and Belfast Blitzers. [2]

Home Venues:

Team	Home Venue
Tyrone Tornadoes	Omagh Rugby Club, Omagh. Co. Tyrone.
Ballymena Wofhounds
Coleraine Chieftains
Belfast Blitzers

Reference: [1][2]

References:

Websites:

[1] Irish American Football Association | Wayback Machine (2007) A BRIEF HISTORY OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL IN IRELAND [Internet] available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20071118171931/americanfootball.ie/history.htm [Accessed 6 July 2017]

Sources

[2] Stokes, Jim (1985) “It’s grid-iron – Omagh style” Belfast Telegraph. Friday, May 10, 1985. pg. 22.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to

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Trim Bulldogs | Irish American Football 8-a-side Team | 2012 Season Roster & Match Reports

2012 DV8 Development League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Drogheda Lightning	8	4	3	1			9
Belfast Trojans 2nds	5	4	0	1			9
Craigavon Cowboys 2nds	5	4	1	0			8
*Trim Bulldogs*	7	3	4	0			6
Carrickfergus Knights 2nds	3	2	1	0			4
Dublin Dragons 2nds	6	0	6	0			0
Tullamore Phoenix 2nds	2	0	2	0			0

[2]

2012 Season Results

Week	Date	H/A	Versus	W/L	Score
1	06.03.12	H	Drogheda Lightning	L	26-32
2	13.05.12	A	Belfast Trojans 2nds	L	19-33
3	17.06.12	H	Dublin Dragons 2nds	W	20-0
5	29.07.12	H	Dublin Dragons 2nds	W	6-0
6	05.08.12	A	Craigavon Cowboys 2nds	L	12-62
8	19.08.12	H	Drogheda Lightning	L	21-31
9	26.08.12	H	Tullamore Phoenix 2nds	W	21-14

Reference: [2]

Home Venue (Boyne Community School, Trim, Co. Meath) (also Trim GAA)

Report

Trim Bulldogs had a more successful second season in the DV8 Development League, winning their first matches (20-0 & 6-0 against the Dublin Dragons 2nds and 21-14 against Tullamore Phoenix 2nds) although they would have been disappointed to have lost two close matches against neighbours and rivals Drogheda Lightning.

2011 Roster

Player	Position
Coaches
Garland Drake	Head Coach
Conor Egan	Assistant Coach
Offense
Eddie McMahon	QB
Pete McMahon	RB
Steve McDonnell	WR
Aiden McCluskey	WR
Steve Daly	TE
Marius Nenorta	C
Tomas Ratkevicious	G
Darren Preece	G
Dave Rowan	T
Defense
Ciaran Tormey	DL
Keith Horan	DL
Stephen Power	LB
Joe Rayfus	LB
Linius Racius	LB
Luke McCabe	CB
Thomas Tuite	CB
Conor Egan	CB
Other Players (Position Unknown)
Albinus Ulinauska
Cliff Rayfus
Barry Lorton
Conor Clarke
Donatus Paliskis
Erikas Videko
Francis Horan
Joe Geoghegan
Mindaugas Kuprusevicius
Nicky Kennedy
Sean Allen
Shane Butterly
Thomas Riggs

Reference: [3-5]

Legend

Key	Position
QB	Quarterback
RB	Running Back
WR	Wide Receiver
TE	Tight End
C	Center
G	Guard
T	Tackle
DL	Defensive Line
LB	Linebacker
CB	Cornerback

References

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Images

[1] Irish American Football Association (2017) Meath Bulldogs Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Bulldogs.png [Accessed 11 December 2018]

Internet Archive

[2] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine (2013) 2012 DV8s Development League Schedule & Standings [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20130516050107/http://www.americanfootball.ie/dv8s-standings [Accessed 25 March 2017]

Sources

[3] Anon. (2019) “Trojans trim Bulldogs in Belfast thriller” Meath Chronicle. Saturday, May 19, 2012.

[4] Anon. (2019) “Trim Bulldogs douse the Dragons fire” Meath Chronicle. Saturday, June 23, 2012.

[5] Anon. (2019) “Meath Bulldogs Awards Night” Meath Chronicle. Saturday, December 15, 2012.

Note: Past editions of the Meath Chronicle are available to view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

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

About this document

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Last Updated: 9 August 2019

August 8, 2019October 29, 2023

Trim Bulldogs | Irish American Football 8-a-side Team | 2011 Season Roster & Match Reports

2011 DV8 Developement League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Tullamore Phoenix	6	5	1	0			10
Drogheda Lightning	5	2	3	0			4
Carrickfergus Knights 2nds	2	2	0	0			4
Craigavon Cowboys 2nds	2	2	0	0			4
Dublin Dragons 2nds	3	1	2	0			2
*Trim Bulldogs*	6	0	6	0			0

[3]

2011 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Versus	W/L	Score
1	08.05.11	A	Tullamore Phoenix	L	0-49
2	15.05.11	H	Drogheda Lightning	L	6-34
4	03.07.11	H	Tullamore Phoenix	L	0-27
5	10.07.11	A	Drogheda Lightning	L	0-40
6	24.07.11	H	Dublin Dragons 2nds	L	0-51
9	21.08.11	A	Craigavon Cowboys 2nds	L	0-44

Reference: [3]

Home Venue (Boyne Community School, Trim, Co. Meath)

Report

The Trim Bulldogs were set up by Californian Garland Drake in Trim, Co. Meath in september 2010 and entered the DV8 Development League in 2011.

The Trim Bulldogs had a difficult year in the DV8 Development League, losing all their matches heavily. The League was an 8-a-side League and was set up with two aims – Allowing teams which have been newly set up and building their player/equipment levels to play kitted American Football, and to enable larger IAFL teams to field 2nd teams.

The Bulldogs managed one Touchdown, however, against Drogheda Lightning. They also played matches against other Regional Leinster team, Tullamore Phoenix, as well as games against 2nds teams of more established IAFL teams Dublin Dragons and Craigavon Cowboys.

Roster

Coaches

Garland Drake (California, USA)

Players

Eddie McMahon

David Rowan

Eoin Coates

Joe Rayfus

Sean Allen

Stephen Perry

Nick Kennedy

Jake Crinion

Stephen Power

Stephen McDowell

Luke McCabe

Conor Egan

Reference: [1-2]

References:

Sources

[1] Anon. (2011) “Bulldogs unleashed | American Football” Meath Chronicle. Saturday, April 23, 2011.

[2] Anon. (2011) “Gridiron in Trim as Bulldogs host Tullamore” Meath Chronicle. Saturday, July 2, 2011.

Internet Archive

[3] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine (2011) Dv8s Standings [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20111010222137/http://www.americanfootball.ie/dv8s-standings [Accessed 25 March 2017]

Images

[4] Irish American Football Association (2017) Meath Bulldogs Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Bulldogs.png [Accessed 11 December 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Andrea Norton.

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Eirball | Irish American Football Archive

Last Updated: 14 May 2019

August 8, 2019October 29, 2023

University of Limerick Vikings | Irish American Football Team | 2011 Season Roster & Match Reports

2011 IAFL South Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
IAFL South
*UL Vikings	8	8	0	0			16
University College Dublin #	8	4	4	0			7
Cork Admirals ##	8	2	6	0			2
Dublin Dragons	8	0	8	0			0

[2]

2011 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Versus	W/L	Score
2	13.03.11	H	University College Dublin	W	56-6
3	20.03.11	A	Dublin Rebels	W	6-3
5	03.04.11	H	Cork Admirals	W	40-0
6	10.04.11	H	Carrickfergus Knights	W	45-8
11	22.05.11	A	University College Dublin	W	30-0 #
13	05.06.11	A	Dublin Dragons	W	30-0
15	19.06.11	A	Cork Admirals	W	30-0 #
16	26.06.11	H	Dublin Dragons	W	30-0
SB XXIV	31.07.11	N	Dublin Rebels	L	13-14

Reference: [2][3]

Home Venue (UL Sports Grounds, Limerick)

Report

The University of Limerick Vikings raced out of the blocks in 2011, defeating the Dublin Rebels in a close game as well as crushing UCD, Cork Admirals & Carrickfergus Knights in big wins of close to 40+ points or more. A series of walkovers against IAFL South rivals then ensued which left them in a state of match rustiness for the playoffs where they eventually lost by a point to the Dublin Rebels.

2011 Roster

Number	Name	Position
2	Seamus Hogan	DB/RB
8	Glen Carr	DT
10	Paul Keane	QB/WR
11	Oisin Tong	WR
13	Mark Ashworth	QB
17	Liam Ryan	QB/WR/DB
26	James Twomey	RB
36	Adrian Garvey	RB
37	Joseph Maguire	LB/RB
40	Bryan Mullally	LB
44	Alan O’Carroll	DE/LB/WR
52	John Mullen	LB/DB
56	Mark Thompson	OL
62	Shane Sweeney	DL/OL
67	Kieran Coen	OL/DL
69	David Wallek	OL
75	Eoin O’Sullivan	OL/DL
78	Sean Walsh	OL
80	Michael O’Connor	WR/DB
82	Niall Spillane	WR/DB
84	Sean Goldrick	WR
87	Brendan McCarthy	WR/LB
91	Patrickk Noonan	LB/DL
92	Joe Nolan	RB
98	Dermot Moriarty	LB/DE
–	Matt Kopina	FS/RB
–	Joe McGrath	OL
–	Craig Brouder	DB
–	Craig Switzer	DB
–	Ryan Schreiber	OL
–	Ian Cahill	RB
–	John Cannon	OL
–	Simon Ahearne	DB
–	James Kavanagh	DT

Reference: [4]

References

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Images

[1] Irish American Football Association (2017) UL Vikings Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ULVikings-HI-RES-Logo.png [Accessed 30 November 2018]

Websites

[2] Irish American Football Association (2011) 2011 IAFL Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/2011-iafl-schedule-published/ [Accessed 24 March 2014]

[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

[4] University of Limerick Vikings | Internet Archive (2011) Vikings Roster 2011 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20110721133155/http://www.ulvikings.ie/index.php/vikings-roster [Accessed 8 August 2019]

Acknowledgements

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

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August 6, 2019October 29, 2023

Irish American Football Association | Irish American Football League | Shamrock Bowl Conference 2019

Irish American Football Association Logo 2019 [Reference: [3]

League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Cork Admirals	8	7	0	1	173	63	15
Belfast Trojans	8	6	1	1	168	86	13
University College Dublin	8	5	2	1	205	126	11
South Dublin Panthers	8	4	4	0	160	138	8
University of Limerick Vikings #	8	3	5	0	98	120	5
Dublin Rebels	8	2	6	0	104	154	4
West Dublin Rhinos	8	2	6	0	94	239	4
Belfast Knights	8	1	6	1	101	167	3

Reference: [1]

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
21.07.19	Belfast Trojans	14	University College Dublin	0
21.07.19	Cork Admirals	6	South Dublin Panthers	21
	Shamrock Bowl XXXIII		Energia Park, Donnybrook
04.08.19	Belfast Trojans	24	South Dublin Panthers	10

Reference: [1]

Shamrock Bowl XXXIII Logo [4]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 4
23.03.19	South Dublin Panthers	7	Dublin Rebels	6
24.03.19	West Dublin Rhinos	14	University College Dublin	32
24.03.19	University of Limerick Vikings	9	Belfast Trojans	16
	Week 5
31.03.19	Belfast Knights	23	Dublin Rebels	14
31.03.19	Cork Admirals	20	South Dublin Panthers	14
	Week 6
07.04.19	University of Limerick Vikings	16	West Dublin Rhinos	17
	Week 7
14.04.19	University College Dublin	6	Cork Admirals	13
14.04.19	West Dublin Rhinos	7	Belfast Trojans	40
14.04.19	Dublin Rebels	22	University of Limerick Vikings	13
	Week 8
27.04.19	Belfast Trojans	6	University College Dublin	6
28.04.19	Belfast Knights	13	South Dublin Panthers	30
	Week 9
05.05.19	Dublin Rebels	10	Cork Admirals	23
05.05.19	West Dublin Rhinos	16	Belfast Knights	14
	Week 10
11.05.19	Belfast Trojans	12	Cork Admirals	27
12.05.19	South Dublin Panthers	35	West Dublin Rhinos	13
	Week 11
19.05.19	South Dublin Panthers	24	Belfast Knights	20
	Week 12
26.05.19	University of Limerick Vikings	7	University College Dublin	35
26.05.19	Dublin Rebels	25	West Dublin Rhinos	20
	Week 13
02.06.19	University College Dublin	52	Belfast Knights	14
02.06.19	University of Limerick Vikings	0	Cork Admirals	15
	Week 14
09.06.19	Cork Admirals	28	Dublin Rebels	14
09.06.19	Belfast Trojans	26	South Dublin Panthers	16
	Week 15
16.06.19	Belfast Knights	8	University of Limerick Vikings	13
16.06.19	University College Dublin	12	Belfast Trojans	32
	Week 16
23.06.19	Cork Admirals	0	Belfast Knights	0
23.06.19	University College Dublin	30	South Dublin Panthers	27
	Week 17
30.06.19	West Dublin Rhinos	0	University of Limerick Vikings	30
30.06.19	Belfast Trojans	8	Dublin Rebels	0
	Week 18
07.07.19	Belfast Knights	9	Belfast Trojans	28
07.07.19	South Dublin Panthers	7	University of Limerick Vikings	10
07.07.19	Dublin Rebels	13	University College Dublin	32
07.07.19	Cork Admirals	47	West Dublin Rhinos	7

Reference: [2]

Home Venues

Team	Home Venue
Belfast Knights	Shaw’s Bridge Sports Association
Belfast Trojans	Harlequins RFC, Belfast
Cork Admirals	Presentation Brothers College Sports Grounds
Dublin Rebels	ALSAA, Dublin
South Dublin Panthers	Garda Club, Westmanstown, Co. South Dublin
University College Dublin	UCD Sports Campus, Belfield, D4, Co. DLR
University of Limerick Vikings	UL Bohemians Rugby Club
West Dublin Rhinos	Castleknock College, D15, Co. Fingal

Reference: [2]

Belfast Trojans Shamrock Bowl XXXIII Winners

Report

The Belfast Trojans won their fifth Shamrock Bowl 24-10 over surprise-packet South Dublin Panthers, who were appearing in their first Shamrock Bowl.

The Trojans had finished second in League play, only losing to the Cork Admirals, who had only drawn one game, winning all the rest before their shock defeat to the Panthers in the Semi-Finals. University College Dublin also qualified for the Semi-Finals with a 5-2-1 record.

At the other end of the table the University of Limerick Vikings, Dublin Rebels and Belfast Knights struggled by their usually high standards, and ended up with losing records along with West Dublin Rhinos. Belfast Knights appear to have suffered a dip in form since moving from Carrickfergus, and are looking at relegation following a bottom-of-the-table finish.

The season belonged to the Belfast Trojans, however, and surprise package South Dublin Panthers, who could be pleased with their best ever showing. The Belfast Trojans scored immediately in the Shamrock Bowl, Tom Morris returning the opening kickoff 100 yards to the endzone. They added another Touchdown from Jona Siri and a Field Goal from Ben sloan to take what seemed like an unassailable lead into halftime as the Panthers failed to get going. They came out fighting in the second half with a Touchdown of their own and a huge 49-yard Field Goal from Keith Lally to make it a one score game, but the Trojans held on and put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter with Quarterback James McKelvey scoring on one of his trademark QB sneaks.

Shamrock Bowl XXXIII

At Energia Park, Donnybrook, Dublin	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Belfast Trojans	14	3	0	7	24
South Dublin Panthers	0	0	10	0	10
Scorers					Score
1st Quarter
TRO – Tom Morris 100yd Kick Return (Ben Sloan PAT)					7-0
TRO – Jona Siri 15yd Run (Ben Sloan PAT)					14-0
2nd Quarter
TRO – Ben Sloan FG					17-0
3rd Quarter
SDP – TD Pass (PAT Good)					17-7
SDP – Keith Lally 49yd FG					17-10
4th Quarter
TRO – James McKelvey Run (PAT Good)					24-10

References: [6-15]

References:

Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association (2019) SBC 2019 [Playoffs][Standings][Results & Fixtures] [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/home/kitted-football/sbc-2019/ [Accessed 22 July 2019]

[2] Irish American Football Association (2019) Schedule & Results | SBC 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/calendar/sbc-2019/ [Accessed 25 June 2019]

Images

[3] Irish American Football Association (2019) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IAFA-Logo-400.png [Accessed 7 April 2019]

[4] Irish American Football Association (2019) Shamrock Bowl XXXIII Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SB-LOGO003.5-300×300.png [Accessed 6 August 2019]

[5] Belfast Trojans | Facebook (2019) Belfast Trojans 2019 Shamrock Bowl Team Photo [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/67549549_2490100237703599_4668366298105774080_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_oc=AQnPNzaKTFPPuYzmhtDHyBJRLYSyiFyfpNTTit4ElMdT_Lz_whigmINviDFDiXwduh-Oip7X8zWR9IxucVOsI1Bb&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=339c483bfbeb2f405217f4cfdafc644b&oe=5DA35E19 [Accessed 6 August 2019]

Social Media

[6] Belfast Trojans | Facebook (2019) Post, August 4, 2019:”Oh my God!!!!!! We receive the kick and Tom Morris takes it 100 yards to the house!!! ” https://www.facebook.com/TheBelfastTrojans/posts/2488492567864366[Internet] Available from: [Accessed 6 August 2019]

[7] Belfast Trojans | Facebook (2019) Post, August 4, 2019:” Jona Siri does what Jona Siri does best. Skipping through tackles to find the endzone from 15 yards out. ” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/TheBelfastTrojans/posts/2488508414529448 [Accessed 6 August 2019]

[8] Belfast Trojans | Facebook (2019) Post, August 4, 2019:” We’re into the 2nd qtr here at Energia Park and the Trojans D get the ball back with a fumble recovery. ” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/TheBelfastTrojans/posts/2488548427858780[Accessed 6 August 2019]

[9] Belfast Trojans | Facebook (2019) Post, August 4, 2019:” Ben Sloan with a FG on the stroke of halftime, everything is still to play for in the 2nd half. ” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/TheBelfastTrojans/posts/2488590861187870 [Accessed 6 August 2019]

[10] Belfast Trojans | Facebook (2019) Post, August 4, 2019:” The Trojans are back out for the second half and will kick off the 3rd qtr ” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/TheBelfastTrojans/posts/2488615041185452 [Accessed 6 August 2019]

[11] Belfast Trojans | Facebook (2019) Post, August 4, 2019:” Panthers strike first in the second half. A long pass sets up great field position and they reel it in in the corner of the endzone ” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/TheBelfastTrojans/posts/2488632197850403[Accessed 6 August 2019]

[12] Belfast Trojans | Facebook (2019) Post, August 4, 2019:” Panthers are bringing it. A big drive ends in a FG from 40 yards. ” [Internet] Available from:https://www.facebook.com/TheBelfastTrojans/posts/2488661091180847 [Accessed 6 August 2019]

[13] South Dublin Panthers | Facebook (2019) Video, August 4, 2019:” A lot to reflect on and many things to be said about yesterday but we really have to take a …” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2414267055301885 [Accessed 6 August 2019]

[14] Belfast Trojans | Facebook (2019) Post, August 4, 2019:” We’re in the 4th qtr here and it’s a tense one score game. Trojans have the ball on the Panthers 15 yard line. ” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/TheBelfastTrojans/posts/2488678371179119[Accessed 6 August 2019]

[15] Belfast Trojans | Facebook (2019) Post, August 4, 2019:” Trojans score!!!! It’s a classic James McKelvey QB sneak. ” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/TheBelfastTrojans/posts/2488684944511795[Accessed 6 August 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas, University College Dublin.

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Last Updated: 22 July 2019

August 6, 2019October 29, 2023

Combined Gridiron League 1989 & NCMMA 1990

CGL Duke Premier Division 1989

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Scottish
*KL Rebels	10	8	1	1	242	92	.850
*Fife 49ers	10	6	3	1	298	130	.650
Carlisle Kestrels	10	6	4	0	174	175	.600
Edinburgh Phoenix	10	5	5	0	76	122	.500
East Kilbride Pirates	10	3	7	0	60	208	.300
Strathclyde Sheriffs	10	1	9	0	97	201	.100
Southern
*Solent Scorpions	10	10	0	0	300	87	1.000
*Farnham Knights	10	7	3	0	200	183	.700
London Lasers	10	6	4	0	210	122	.600
Merton Admirals	10	4	6	0	153	133	.400
Southampton Seahawks	10	3	7	0	207	287	.300
Hampshire Cavaliers	10	0	10	0	74	332	.000
Eastern
*Medway Mustangs	10	9	1	0	278	127	.900
*Rockingham Rebels	10	7	3	0	249	87	.700
Brent Bandits	10	4	6	0	130	247	.400
Herts Phantoms	10	4	6	0	137	162	.400
Basildon Astros	10	3	7	0	145	115	.300
Northern
*Lincoln Bombers	10	7	3	0	183	97	.700
*Manchester Heroes	10	7	3	0	168	76	.700
Bolton Buccaneers	10	4	6	0	59	206	.400
Leeds Cobras	10	0	10	0	10	167	.000
Irish
*Dublin Celts	8	8	0	0	242	43	1.000
Belfast Spartans	8	4	4	0	113	202	.500
Craigavon Cowboys	8	3	5	0	127	160	.375
East Antrim Cougars	8	1	7	0	38	206	.125
Western
*Swansea Dragons	8	5	3	0	199	121	.625
Cardiff Tigers	8	4	4	0	100	133	.500
Cardiff Mets	9	4	5	0	113	130	.444

Reference: [1]

Home Team		Away Team
Wild-Cards
Rockingham Rebels	32	Farnham Knights	9
Fife 49ers	14	Manchester Heroes	81
Quarter-Finals
Manchester Heroes	18	Dublin Celts	13
Rockingham Rebels	0	Solent Scorpions	6
Lincoln Bombers	3	KL Rebels	18
Swansea Dragons	6	Medway Mustangs	42
Semi-Finals
Manchester Heroes	42	Solent Scorpions	8
Medway Mustangs	40	KL Rebels	8
Final
Medway Mustangs	44	Manchester Heroes	13

Reference: [1]

CGL Baron First Division 1989

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern
*Furness Phantoms	7	6	1	0	262	60	.857
*Washington Grays	7	5	1	1	204	36	.786
Bury Pumas	7	2	4	1	71	102	.357
Manx Comets	4	1	3	0	20	95	.250
Birkenhead Nighthawks	7	1	6	0	64	318	.143
Central
*Cheltenham Chieftains	8	8	0	0	297	32	1.000
Severn Valley Warlords	8	6	2	0	182	57	.750
Bristol Blackhawks	8	2	4	2	14	135	.375
Stourbridge Pumas	8	2	6	0	76	219	.250
Bilston Apaches	8	0	6	2	44	169	.125
Southern
*Meyrick Marauders	6	5	1	0	110	47	.833
St. Alban’s Kestrels	6	4	2	0	78	38	.667
Reading Renegades	6	3	3	0	124	76	.500
Enfield Bullets	6	0	6	0	12	155	.000
Scottish
*Forth Valley Generals	4	3	0	1	89	14	.875
Ness Monsters	4	2	1	1	31	42	.625
Livingston Chieftains	4	0	4	0	14	79	.000
Irish
*A26 Bulldogs	8	7	1	0	88	28	.875
NI Giants	8	3	5	0	123	84	.500
Dublin Tornadoes	8	0	8	0	0	8	.000

Reference: [2]

Home Team		Away Team
Quarter-Finals
Washington Grays	14	Forth Valley Generals	2
A26 Bulldogs	34	Furness Phantoms	6
St. Alban’s Kestrels	0	Cheltenham Chieftains	36
Severn Valley Warlords	21	Meyrick Marauders	0
Semi-Finals
Severn Valley Warlords	5	A26 Bulldogs	0
Washington Grays	8	Cheltenham Chieftains	50
Final
Cheltenham Chieftains	12	Severn Valley Warlords	11

Reference: [2]

NCMMA 1990

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern
*Walsall Titans	7	7	0	0	282	97	1.000
*Granite City Oilers	5	2	3	0	128	178	.400
Dublin Celts	4	0	4	0	48	124	.000
Manchester Heroes	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Southern
*London Capitals	9	9	0	0	197	51	1.000
*Crawley Raiders	10	7	3	0	161	115	.700
West London Aces	10	6	3	1	262	115	.650
Kent Rams	8	2	6	0	101	212	.250
Midland
*Scunthorpe Steelers	8	6	2	0	259	147	.750
*Cambridge Wildcats	9	6	3	0	270	208	.667
Leicester Huntsmen	11	5	5	1	126	177	.500
Stoke Spitfires	10	4	6	0	201	230	.400
Rockingham Rebels	8	2	6	0	118	179	.250
Central
*Essex Buccaneers	10	8	2	0	303	131	.800
*Colchester Gladiators	10	6	4	0	355	229	.600
Oxford Bulldogs	10	4	6	0	127	266	.400
Coventry Bears	10	2	8	0	153	246	.200
Milton Keynes Pioneers	10	0	10	0	99	298	.000

Reference: [2]

Home Team		Away Team
Quarter-Finals
Scunthorpe Steelers	20	Crawley Raiders	21
Essex Buccaneers	52	West London Aces	48
London Capitals	35	Colchester Gladiators	23
Granite City Oilers	40	Leicester Huntsmen	14
Semi-Finals
Essex Buccaneers	20	Crawley Raiders	14
London Capitals	40	Granite City Oilers	8
Final
London Capitals	31	Essex Buccaneers	8

Reference: [2]

Report

The Irish American Football League elected to play in the Combined Gridiron League of the United Kingdom & Ireland in 1989, playing in two Divisions: Duke Premier & Baron 1st (The British & Irish 3rd & 4th Levels). Dublin Celts were narrowly defeated in the Quarter-Finals pf the Duke Premier Playoffs and A26 Bulldogs, from Antrim, reached the Semi-Finals of the Baron 1st Division where they lost 5-0 to Severn Valley Warlords from Gloucester.

The League returned to being an Irish-only League in 1990, but the Dublin Celts continued playing in the British Second Division, the NCMMA.

References

Websites

[1] Britball Now (2016) Historical League Tables in the UK [1989][1990] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/historical-league-tables-in/ [Accessed 6 August 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Malone, Declan Mulvey & Paul O’Reilly.

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South Dublin Panthers | Irish Flag Football Team | 2014-15 Season Roster & Match Reports

IFFL EBC Dublin Table 2014-15

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
EBC Dublin
*Dublin Vipers	10	9	1	0			18
*Dublin Rebels	10	6	3	1			13
*South Dublin Panthers*	10	5	5	0			10
Dublin IT Spartans	10	3	5	2			8
University College Dublin	10	3	6	1			7
West Dublin Rhinos	10	0	10	0			0

Reference: [2]

Results 2014-15

Week	Date	H/A	Versus	W/L	Score
1	24.10.14	UCD	Dublin Rebels	L	14-26
1	24.10.14	UCD	Dublin Vipers	L	6-27
5	22.11.14		Dublin Vipers	L	6-54
5	22.11.14		DIT Spartans	L	0-32
5	22.11.14		UCD	W	30-0 #
7	13.12.14		Dublin Rhinos	W	30-0 #
7	13.12.14		Edenderry Eagles	L	14-34
10	31.01.15		Dublin Rhinos	W	30-0 #
10	31.01.15		UCD	W	30-0 #
10	31.01.15		Dublin Rebels	W	30-0 #

Reference: []

Report

The South Dublin Panthers first foray into competitive Football since their reformation and rebranding from Dublin Dragons was a difficult one, as they lost their first four games, although they ended up with an even 5-5 record thanks to receiving five walkovers during the rest of the season.

Team Roster

Coaches

Wello Omo

Conrad Cook

Players

Louise O’Shea

Jason Cheung

Stuart Bannon

Ross Mulcahy

Lynette Rooney

Shane Murphy

Brian Tyrrell

Rob McCann

Team Helper

Greame Dolan

Reference: [2-9]

Images

[1] South Dublin Panthers Facebook Page (2018) South Dublin Panthers Profile Picture https://www.facebook.com/southdublinpanthers/photos/a.345294775649262/906846089494125/?type=1&theater [Accessed 16 November 2018]

Websites

[2] NFL Ireland (2014) IFFL Dublin Division Schedule Announced [Internet] Available from: http://nfl-ireland.com/flag-football/7147-iffl-dublin-division-schedule-announced/ [Accessed 28 February 2017]

[3] NFL Ireland (2014) IAFL Weekly 29/10/14 [Internet] Available from: http://nfl-ireland.com/iafl/7174-iafl-weekly-291014/ [Accessed 2 November 2017]

[4] NFL Ireland (2014) IAFL Weekly 27/11/14 – Flag Football Results [Internet] Available from: http://nfl-ireland.com/flag-football/7347-iafl-weekly-271114/ [Accessed 31 October 2017]

[5] NFL Ireland (2014) IAFL Weekly 13/12/14 – Flag Football matches this weekend! / Results [Internet] Available from: http://nfl-ireland.com/flag-football/7407-iafl-weekly-131214/ [Accessed 28 February 2017]

[6] NFL Ireland (2014) IAFL Weekly 8/1/15 [Internet] Available from: http://nfl-ireland.com/flag-football/7540-iafl-weekly-8115/ [Accessed 2 November 2017]

[7] NFL Ireland (2014) IFFL Dublin Division – Scores/Standings [Internet] Available from: http://nfl-ireland.nflirelandcom.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10696258-1589332367957246-4689683834046937819-n.jpg [Accessed 2 November 2017]

[8] NFL Ireland (2015) Emerald Bowl I Preview! [Internet] Available from: http://nfl-ireland.com/flag-football/9590-flag-football-emerald-bowl-i-preview/ [Accessed 28 February 2017]

Internet Archive

[9] South Dublin Panthers | Internet Archive (2015) Panthers Flag Team Update [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20150125074015/http://southdublinpanthers.com/articles-panthers-flag-team-update.html [Accessed 31 July 2019]

Internet Archive

[1] South Dublin Panthers (2014) – Wayback Machine [2015-01-25]Panthers Flag team Update – 25th October 2014 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20150125074015/http://southdublinpanthers.com/articles-panthers-flag-team-update.html [Accessed 9 October 2017]

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University of Limerick Vikings Irish American Football Team Roster & Match Reports 2008

University of Limerick Vikings Logo 2007 [Ref: 1]

IAFL South Division Table 2008

Team	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
IAFL South
**UL Vikings*	8	7	1	0	286	88	14
*Cork Admirals	8	6	2	0	332	92	12
Tallaght Outlaws	8	0	8	0	0	434	0

Reference: [2][5]

2008 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Versus	W/L	Score
2	06.04.08	H	Belfast Trojans	W	22-0
3	13.04.08	A	Belfast Bulls	W	22-6
5	27.05.08	H	Tallaght Outlaws	W	36-0
6	04.05.08	H	Cork Admirals	W	20-3
9	25.05.08	A	Cork Admirals	W	34-25
10	01.06.08	A	Tallaght Outlaws	W	92-0
13	22.06.08	H	Dublin Rebels	L	14-32
15	06.07.08	A	DCU Saints	W	47-12
SF	27.07.08	H	Belfast Trojans	W	42-8
SB XXII	10.08.08	N	Dublin Rebels	W	14-12

Reference: [2-4]

Season Report

The University of Limerick Vikings repeated as Shamrock Bowl Champions, defeating the Dublin Rebels 14-12 with a last-minute blocked Field Goal at the Cork Institute of Technology, thus gaining revenge for defeat in Week 13, their only loss of the season.

The season opened with comfortable wins over the two Belfast sides and the Tallaght Outlaws before two games with the Cork Admirals, their Munster rivals giving them the closest test so far in 2008 by putting up 25 points against the Vikings in Cork, but the UL side managed their best offensive performance of the year by scoring 34.

They followed this by lighting up the scoreboard in an emphatic 92-0 win over Tallaght Outlaws, before crashing back down to earth with a heavy 32-14 loss to the Dublin Rebels, which proved to be their only loss of the season. The Vikings regrouped and won their next two games in style, including the Semi-Final over the IAFL North Division Champions, Belfast Trojans.

Having won the IAFL South Division, and dispatched the IAFL North Division Champions in the Semi-Finals, they then faced the IAFL Central Division Champions for the second time that season, in what was an extremely close Final. They Vikings led 14-3 at half-time thanks to a Rushing Touchdown from MVP Adrian Garvey and an Interception Return for Touchdown by Darragh O’Callaghan before a second-half comeback by the Rebels ended with the blocked Field Goal. [7]

2008 Roster

Number	Player	Position
Coach
Coach	Eoin Carroll	Head Coach
Coach	Ciaran O’Sullivan	Assistant Head Coach
*Player*
2	Seamus Hogan	RB/CB
4	Andrew Gordon	FB
5	Daniel Smith	CB/WR
7	Sean De Paor	LB
8	Glen Carr	TE/DT
10	Seamas Feehan	WR/CB
11	Oisin Tong	WR
12	JP Nerbun	QB
13	Marc Ashworth	WR/TE
16	Les Fleming	WR/DE
17	Liam Ryan	FS/WR
18	Phil Robinson	WR
21	David Bermingham	RB
25	Michael O’Brien	CB
26	James Twomey	RB
34	Damien Laffan	LB/DE
36	Adrian Garvey	RB
37	Matt Sheehan	DE
43	Michael Guinane	SS
44	Alan O’Carroll	MLB
47	Cormac Ryan	DE
49	Dan McMahon	CB
50	Dara O’Callaghan	LB
51	David O’Sullivan	LB
53	Ed English	LB
54	Sean Lewis	LB/CB
54	Alan Kiely	LB
55	Mark Gaffney	LB
56	Mark Thompson	OL
58	Jim Davis	OL/DE
64	Bill Parkinson	MLB
66	Dave Moloney	OL/DT
67	Kieran Coen	OL/DT
69	Dave Wallek	OL
72	Ken Smead	OL/DL
73	Christopher Moloney	OL
75	Eoin O’Sullivan	OL/DL
76	Keith Fitzgerald	OL
77	Brendan O’Maolrunaigh	OL
80	Mike O’Connor	WR
81	Patrick O’Kane	WR
83	Alan Walsh	WR
87	Brendan McCarthy	LB
96	Declan O’Donnell	DT
98	Dermot Moriarty	DE

Reference: [5]

Positions Legend

Key	Position
QB	Quarterback
RB	Running Back
WR	Wide Receiver
CB	Cornerback
FB	Fullback
LB	Linebacker
TE	Tight End
DL	Defensive Line
DE	Defensive End
SS	Strong Safety
MLB	Middle Linebacker
OL	Offensive Line

Home Venue Map (UL Sports Grounds, Limerick)

References

Images

[1] Irish American Football Association (2017) UL Vikings 2007 Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/vikingslogo1.jpg [Accessed 15 May 2020]

Websites

[2] Irish American Football Association (2008) 2008 LEAGUE TABLE, FIXTURES & RESULTS [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/2008results.htm [Accessed 24 September 2016]
[3] Irish American Football Association (2009) Index Early 2009 [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/indexearly2009 [Accessed 15 October 2017]
[4] Irish American Football Association (2018) Shamrock Bowl History [Internet] Available from: hhttp://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 23 March 2018]
[5] Irish American Football Association(2008) Shamrock Bowl XXII | UL Vikings Roster [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/sbxxiivikings.htm [Accessed 26 June 2019]

Internet Archive

[6] Dublin Rebels (2008) News: 2008 League Standings [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20081019054255/http://www.dublinrebels.com/news.php [Accessed 5 July 2017]
[7] University of Limerick Vikings (2010) Vikings History [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20100429042500/http://www.ulvikings.ie:80/index.php/vikings-history [Accessed 27 June 2018]

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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