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Irish American Football Association Irish Flag Football League Emerald Bowl Conference 2017

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Final League Table

	P	W	L	T	Frf	PF	PA	Pts
*Craigavon Cowboys	8	7	0	1	-1	296	119	21
*Westmeath Minotaurs	8	5	2	1	-1	280	141	15
*Dublin Vipers	8	5	3	0	-1	215	185	14
*Edenderry Eagles	8	4	3	1	-3	297	155	10
North Kildare Reapers	8	4	3	1	-3	236	181	10
Dublin Rebels	8	1	7	0	-3	91	287	0
South Dublin Panthers	8	0	8	0	-3	65	412	-3

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Points System: 3 Pts Win / 1 Pt Tie / 0 Pts Loss / -1 Pt Forfeit # / -1 Pt Not providing officials for a round of fixtures #

*Qualify for Semi-Finals

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
05.08.2017	Craigavon Cowboys	46	Edenderry Eagles	50
05.08.2017	Westmeath Minotaurs	26	Dublin Vipers	51
	3rd Place
05.08.2017	Craigavon Cowboys	31	Westmeath Minotaurs	39
	Emerald Bowl IV
05.08.2017	Dublin Vipers	12	Edenderry Eagles	32

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Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1		(Dublin Vipers)
29.04.17	Westmeath Minotaurs	44	South Dublin Panthers	14
29.04.17	Craigavon Cowboys	34	Dublin Vipers	14
29.04.17	South Dublin Panthers	6	North Kildare Reapers	59
29.04.17	Edenderry Eagles	56	Dublin Rebels	12
29.04.17	Dublin Rebels	18	Westmeath Minotaurs	54
29.04.17	North Kildare Reapers	33	Craigavon Cowboys	52
29.04.17	Dublin Vipers	0 #	Edenderry Eagles	30
	Week 2		(Westmeath Minotaurs)
13.05.17	North Kildare Reapers	30	Dublin Rebels	0 #
13.05.17	Dublin Vipers	56	Westmeath Minotaurs	33
13.05.17	South Dublin Panthers	6	Edenderry Eagles	95
13.05.17	Edenderry Eagles	34	North Kildare Reapers	34
13.05.17	Westmeath Minotaurs	31	Craigavon Cowboys	41
13.05.17	Dublin Rebels	0 #	Dublin Vipers	30
13.05.17	Craigavon Cowboys	58	South Dublin Panthers	26
13.05.17	North Kildare Reapers	58	Dublin Vipers	20
	Week 3		(Craigavon Cowboys)
10.06.17	Edenderry Eagles	0 #	Craigavon Cowboys	28
10.06.17	North Kildare Reapers	0 #	Westmeath Minotaurs	28
10.06.17	Dublin Rebels	28	South Dublin Panthers	0 #
10.06.17	Dublin Vipers	28	North Kildare Reapers	0 #
10.06.17	Westmeath Minotaurs	28	Edenderry Eagles	0 #
10.06.17	South Dublin Panthers	0 #	Dublin Vipers	28
	Week 4		(Dublin Rebels)
15.07.17	Craigavon Cowboys	0 #	Westmeath Minotaurs	0 #
15.07.17	Edenderry Eagles	32	Dublin Vipers	41
15.07.17	South Dublin Panthers	7	Craigavon Cowboys	40
15.07.17	Dublin Rebels	13	North Kildare Reapers	24
15.07.17	Edenderry Eagles	52	South Dublin Panthers	6
15.07.17	Craigavon Cowboys	43	Dublin Rebels	8
15.07.17	Westmeath Minotaurs	54	Dublin Rebels	12

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Home Venues

Team	Home Venue
Craigavon Cowboys	People’s Park, Portadown, Co. Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon
Dublin Rebels	Three Rock Rovers HC, Rathfarnham, Co. South Dublin
Dublin Vipers	St. MacDara’s CC, Templeogue, Co. South Dublin
Westmeath Minotaurs	Mullingar RFC, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath

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Report

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Emerald Bowl Playoffs: Edenderry eagles upset the odds to become Emerald Bowl IV Champions. They are the fourth different team to have wwon an Emerald Bowl in the four years of the competition. They beat Undefeated regular-season Champions Craigavon Cowboys in the Semi-Finals, before defeating Dublin Vipers 32-12 in the Final.[6]

References

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Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association (2017) Flag Football Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/FFI_New-Logo-2017-615×400.png [Accessed 15 May 2017]

[2] League Republic (2017) Irish Flag Football League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://images.leaguerepublic.com/data/images/424217313/110.jpg [Accessed 8 August 2017]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2017) EBC – Fixtures & Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/flag-football/ebc/ebc-fixtures_results/ [Accessed 17 July 2017]

[4] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2017) Emerald Bowl Conference [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20170906033431/http://www.americanfootball.ie/flag-football/ebc/ [Accessed 10 March 2018]

[5] Flag Football Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post August 7 2017 [Internet] Available: https://www.facebook.com/FlagFootballIreland/posts/2047867735437038 [Accessed 8 August 2017]

[6] Irish American Football Association (2017) Edenderry Eagles Emerald Bowl IV Champions [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/edenderry-eagles-emerald-bowl-iv-champions/ [Accessed 8 August 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Joe Gray, Dublin Vipers.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Irish American Football Archive

Last Updated: 10 March 2018

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Irish American Football League Shamrock Bowl Conference 2016

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Final Standings

	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	67	13
*UL Vikings	8	6	1	1	163	86	13
*Trinity College Dublin	8	2	6	0	125	80	4
North Kildare Reapers	8	2	6	0	71	254	4

Irish American Football League Shamrock Bowl Conference Regular Season Results 2016 [Ref: 2]

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Wildcard Playoffs
17.07.16	Belfast Trojans	31	Carrickfergus Knights	16
17.07.16	UL Vikings	7	Trinity College Dublin	6
	Semi-Finals
24.07.16	Dublin Rebels	20	UL Vikings	12
24.07.16	University College Dublin	7	Belfast Trojans	10
	Shamrock Bowl XXX
07.08.16	Dublin Rebels	12	Belfast Trojans	7

Irish American Football League Shamrock Bowl Conference Regular Season Results 2016 [Ref: 3-7]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
06.03.16	University College Dublin	22	Trinity College Dublin	0
	Week 2
20.03.16	Trinity College Dublin	26	Craigavon Cowboys	20
20.03.16	University College Dublin	39	North Kildare Reapers	2
20.03.16	Carrickfergus Knights	14	South Dublin Panthers	0
	Week 3
03.04.16	Trinity College Dublin	13	UL Vikings	15
03.04.16	South Dublin Panthers	6	Dublin Rebels	60
	Week 4
10.04.16	UL Vikings	36	North Kildare Reapers	0
10.04.16	Craigavon Cowboys	0	Belfast Trojans	62
	Week 5
17.04.16	University College Dublin	28	Craigavon Cowboys	7
17.04.16	Dublin Rebels	36	Carrickfergus Knights	0
	Week 6
24.04.16	North Kildare Reapers	25	Trinity College Dublin	24
24.04.16	UL Vikings	24	University College Dublin	8
24.04.16	Belfast Trojans	63	South Dublin Panthers	7
	Week 7
01.05.16	Dublin Rebels	8	Belfast Trojans	25
01.05.16	South Dublin Panthers	0	Carrickfergus Knights	41
	Week 8
08.05.16	North Kildare Reapers	16	Carrickfergus Knights	26
08.05.16	Craigavon Cowboys	13	Dublin Rebels	56
	Week 10
22.05.16	Belfast Trojans	48	North Kildare Reapers	0
22.05.16	Craigavon Cowboys	8	UL Vikings	36
22.05.16	Dublin Rebels	50	South Dublin Panthers	6
	Week 11
28.05.16	UL Vikings	16	Belfast Trojans	13
29.05.16	Trinity College Dublin	31	North Kildare Reapers	0
29.05.16	Carrickfergus Knights	24	Craigavon Cowboys	7
29.05.16	South Dublin Panthers	0	University College Dublin	25
	Week 12
05.06.16	Dublin Rebels	38	Trinity College Dublin	18
05.06.16	University of Limerick Vikings	10	University College Dublin	10
05.06.16	Belfast Trojans	40	Carrickfergus Knights	6
	Week 13
12.06.16	South Dublin Panthers	0	Craigavon Cowboys	51
	Week 14
19.06.16	North Kildare Reapers	8	University College Dublin	50
19.06.16	UL Vikings	20	Trinity College Dublin	20
19.06.16	Belfast Trojans	7	Dublin Rebels	8
	Week 15
26.06.16	North Kildare Reapers	20	South Dublin Panthers	0
26.06.16	Craigavon Cowboys	6	Carrickfergus Knights	14
	Week 16
02.07.16	Dublin Rebels	28	UL Vikings	7
03.07.16	Carrickfergus Knights	16	University College Dublin	27
03.07.16	Belfast Trojans	40	Trinity College Dubliin	7

Irish American Football League Shamrock Bowl Conference Regular Season Results 2016 [Ref: 2]

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

Report

Dublin Rebels won back the Shamrock Bowl, defeating Belfast Trojans 12-7 in SB 30.

Home Venues

Team	Home Venue
Belfast Trojans	Belfast Harlequins RFC
Carrickfergus Knights	Carrickfergus RFC
Craigavon Cowboys	People’s Park, Portadown
Dublin Rebels	Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club, Rathfarnham, D16
North Kildare Reapers	North Kildare Sports Club, Leixlip, Co. Kildare
South Dublin Panthers	Garda RFC, Westmannstown, Co. south Dublin
Trinity College Dublin	Trinity Sports Grounds
University College Dublin	UCD Sports Grounds
UL Vikings	UL Sports Grounds

Irish American Football League Shamrock Bowl conference Home Venues 2016 [Ref: 2]

References

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Websites

[2] Irish American Football Association (2016) Shamrock Bowl Conference [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/contact-football/shamrock-bowl-conference/ [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[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]

Social Media

[4] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post July 15, 2016: “We’re onto Week 18 this Sunday and into the post season for the SBC and IAFL1.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1210937875606777 [Accessed 13 November 2018]

[5] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post July 17, 2016: “The results are in from today’s games:

SBC
Carrickfergus Knights 16-31 Belfast Trojans
Trinity College Dublin American Football 6-7 UL Vikings” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1212468245453740 [Accessed 13 November 2018]

[6] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post July 24, 2016: “The first SBC Semi-Final is in the bag and the Dublin Rebels are going to Shamrock Bowl 30 after beating the UL Vikings 20-12.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1217083948325503 [Accessed 13 November 2018]

[7] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post July 24, 2016: “The second Semi-Final is now over and the Belfast Trojans beat UCD American Football 10-7 “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1217246988309199 [Accessed 13 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 15 July 2018]

[8] American Football Ireland Facebook (2020) Photo, May 13, 2020 :Shamrock Bowl 30 Logo “We look back to 4 years ago in this Sundays throwback game, as we celebrated 30 years of the Shamrock Bowl with the Belfast Trojans and Dublin Rebels battling for the coveted bowl!” [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/97041308_3247895421911002_4228843650253062144_o.png?_nc_cat=102&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=y5GqybFzQqMAX_BhEUw&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=33673928834a11f0fe632e17f48dfb08&oe=5EE32F34 [Accessed 15 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish American Football Archive

Last Updated: 15 May 2020

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Irish Flag Football League Emerald Bowl Conference 2014-15

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Irish Flag Football League Emerald Bowl Conference 2014-15

Winter Season 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
EBC Midlands
*Mullingar Minotaurs	10	9	1	0			18
*North Kildare Reapers	10	7	3	0			14
Edenderry Eagles	10	6	4	0			12
Maynooth University Phantoms	10	5	5	0			10
South Kildare Soldiers	10	0	10	0			0

EBC Winter League Playoffs

Date	Semi-Finals
2015	Dublin Vipers	W	North Kildare Reapers	L
2015	Dublin Rebels	25	Mullingar Minotaurs	15
	Winter Final
2015	Dublin Vipers	27	Dublin Rebels	26

EBC Winter League Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1		Venue: UCD
24.10.14	South Dublin panthers	14	Dublin Rebels	26
24.10.14	Dublin Vipers	27	South Dublin Panthers	6
24.10.14	UCD	18	Dublin Rebels	20
24.10.14	UCD	25	Dublin Rebels	26
	Week 3		Venue: Edenderry
08.11.14	Edenderry Eagles	6	Mullingar Minotaurs	36
	Week 4		Venue: North Kildare
22.11.14	North Kildare Reapers	0	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	27
22.11.14	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	13	Mullingar Minotaurs	28
22.11.14	North Kildare Reapers	0	Mullingar Moinotaurs	40
	Week 5		Venue:
22.11.14	DIT Spartans	6	Dublin Vipers	35
22.11.14	South Dublin Panthers	6	Dublin Vipers	54
22.11.14	DIT Spartans	32	South Dublin Panthers	0
22.11.14	Dublin Vipers	30	UCD	0 #
22.11.14	UCD	0 #	South Dublin Panthers	30
	Week 6
06.12.14	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	14	Edenderry Eagles	19
06.12.14	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	20	North Kildare Reapers	7
06.12.14	Edenderry Eagles	14	North Kildare Reapers	19
	Week 7
13.12.14	Dublin Vipers	30	Dublin Rhinos	0 #
13.12.14	Dublin Rhinos	0 #	South Dublin Panthers	30
13.12.14	Dublin Rebels	12	Dublin Vipers	46
13.12.14	Edenderry Eagles	34	South Dublin Panthers	14
13.12.14	Edenderry Eagles	18	Dublin Rebels	6
	Week 8
10.01.15	UCD	30	Dublin Rhinos	0 #
10.01.15	DIT Spartans	20	Dublin Vipers	31
10.01.15	DIT Spartans	30	Dublin Rhinos	0 #
10.01.15	South Kildare Soldiers	0 #	North Kildare Reapers	30
10.01.15	South Kildare Soldiers	0 #	Mullingar Minotaurs	30
10.01.15	South Kildare Soldiers	0 #	Edenderry Eagles	30
10.01.15	South Kildare Soldiers	0 #	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	30
10.01.15	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	14	Mullingar Minotaurs	53
10.01.15	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	48	DIT Spartans	40
10.01.15	Dublin Rhinos	0 #	Dublin Vipers	30
10.01.15	Mullingar Minotaurs	35	Dublin Vipers	34
	Week 9
24.01.15	Dublin Rhinos	0 #	UCD	30
24.01.15	Dublin Rhinos	0 #	DIT Spartans	30
24.01.15	Dublin Rebels	30	Dublin Rhinos	0 #
24.01.15	Dublin Rebels	43	UCD	18
24.01.15	DIT Spartans	0	Dublin Rebels	31
24.01.15	UCD	38	DIT Spartans	2
	Week 10
31.01.15	Dublin Rhinos	0 #	Dublin Rebels	30
31.01.15	South Dublin Panthers	30	Dublin Rhinos	0 #
31.01.15	UCD	0 #	South Dublin Panthers	30
31.01.15	South Dublin Panthers	30	Dublin Rebels	0 #
31.01.15	DIT Spartans	0 #	UCD	0 #
31.01.15	Dublin Rebels	0 #	DIT Spartans	0 #
	Week 11
22.02.15	North Kildare Reapers	7	Mullingar Minotaurs	0
22.02.15	North Kildare Reapers	6	Edenderry Eagles	0
22.02.15	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	30	South Kildare Soldiers	0 #
22.02.15	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	0	North Kildare Reapers	7
22.02.15	Mullingar Minotaurs	30	South Kildare Soldiers	0 #
22.02.15	Edenderry Eagles	30	NUI Maynooth Phantoms	0 #
22.02.15	Edenderry Eagles	14	Mullingar Minotaurs	16

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Final EBC Summer League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
EBC North
*Dublin Vipers	8	8	0	0			24
*Craigavon Cowboys	8	5	3	0			15
Carrickfergus Knights	8	3	4	1			10
University College Dublin	8	2	6	0			6
EBC South
*Mullingar Minotaurs	8	6	1	1			19
*Edenderry Eagles	8	4	4	0			12
Cashel Crusaders	8	2	6	0			6
Dublin Rebels	8	1	7	0			3

IFFL Emerald Bowl Conference Summer League Standings 2015 [Reference: 15]

3 Pts Win , 1 Pt Tie , 0 Pts Loss , *Qualify for Summer Semi-Finals

Playoff Results Summer League

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
27.06.15	Mullingar Minotaurs	37	Craigavon Cowboys	31
27.06.15	Dublin Vipers		Edenderry Eagles
	Final
27.06.15	Mullingar Minotaurs	27	Dublin Vipers	25

IFFL Emerald Bowl Conference Summer League Playoffs [Reference: 16-17]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1		(Dublin Rebels)
18.04.15	Dublin Rebels	24	Mullingar Minotaurs	43
18.04.15	Cashel Crusaders	16	Dublin rebels	52
18.04.15	Mullingar Minotaurs	59	Cashel Crusaders	37
	Week 3		(Dublin Vipers)
09.05.15	Dublin Vipers	30	Carrickfergus Knights	0 #
09.05.15	Craigavon Cowboys	19	Dublin Vipers	34
09.05.15	Carrickfergus Knights	0 #	Craigavon Cowboys	30
	Week 4		(Edenderry)
16.05.15	Edenderry Eagles	30	Dublin Rebels	0 #
16.05.15	Cashel Crusaders	27	Edenderry Eagles	41
16.05.15	Dublin Rebels	0 #	Cashel Crusaders	30
	Week 5		(Mullingar)
23.05.15	Edenderry Eagles	46	Mullingar Minotaurs	49
23.05.15	Mullingar Minotaurs	30	Dublin Rebels	0 #
23.05.15	Dublin Rebels	0 #	Edenderry Eagles	30
	Week 5		(UCD)
23.05.15	University College Dublin	22	Dublin vipers	27
23.05.15	Craigavon Cowboys	7	University College Dublin	48
23.05.15	Dublin Vipers	62	Craigavon Cowboys	0
	Week 6		(Carrickfergus)
06.06.15	Carrickfergus Knights	8	Dublin Vipers	24
06.06.15	University College Dublin	6	Carrickfergus Knights	22
06.06.15	Dublin Vipers	20	University College Dublin	6
	Week 7		(Cashel)
13.06.15	Cashel Crusaders	26	Mullingar Minotaurs	76
13.06.15	Edenderry Eagles	41	Cashel Crusaders	12
13.06.15	Mullingar Minotaurs	63	Edenderry Eagles	51
	Week 8		(Craigavon)
27.06.15	Craigavon Cowboys	27	Carrickfergus Knights	7
27.06.25	University College Dublin	0 #	Craigavon Cowboys	30
27.06.15	Carrickfergus Knights	30	University College Dublin	0 #
	Week 9		(UCD)
11.07.15	Cashel Crusaders	39	University College Dublin	26
11.07.15	Edenderry Eagles	0	Dublin Vipers	43
11.07.15	Dublin Rebels	0 #	Carrickfergus Knights	30
11.07.15	Mullingar Minotaurs	0 #	Craigavon Cowboys	30
11.07.15	University College Dublin	30	Dublin Rebels	0 #
11.07.15	Dublin Vipers	47	Cashel Crusaders	18
11.07.15	Carrickfergus Knights	0 $	Mullingar Minotaurs	0 $
11.07.15	Craigavon Cowboys	60	Edenderry Eagles	25

IFFL Emerald Bowl Conference Summer League 2015 Results [Reference:

# Forfeited / $ Not Played – Declared Tie

Emerald Bowl I (Winter v Summer Champions)

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Emerald Bowl I
09.08.15	Dublin Vipers	13	Mullingar Minotaurs	19

Report

Dublin Vipers won the Winter League Final 27-26 over the Dublin Rebels, and then lost the Summer League Final 27-25 against the Mullingar Minotaurs. This resulted in a closely-fought Emerald Bowl, which was a rematch of the Summer League Final, with Mullingar Minotaurs running out victors again, 19-13.

Dublin Vipers – Winter League Champions 2014-15 [Reference: 18]

About

The Irish Flag Football Association was formally recognised by the Irish American Football Association in early 2014, with the first IAFA-recognised Irish Flag Football League, named the Emerald Bowl Conference played for over the Winter Months of 2014-15 and Summer Months of 2015, with the winners of the Winter League and Summer League meeting in Emerald Bowl I.

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 (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]

Social Media

[10] MU Bulls Facebook Page (2014) Post: November 22, 2014: “Today the Phantoms had their first ever games as part of the IAFA Flag Football League – Midlands Division.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/nuimflagfootball/posts/1576758029225021:0 [Accessed 7 October 2017]

[11] MU Bulls Facebook Page (2014) Post: January 11, 2015: “Another great day of football had by all yesterday down in Mullingar with your Phantoms taking on the Mullingar Minotaurs and the DIT Spartans.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/nuimflagfootball/posts/1600704246830399 [Accessed 4 September 2018]

[12] Craigavon Cowboys Facebook Page (2014) Post: December 16, 2014: “The Cowboys travelled to Dublin to take part in IAFLs Flag Football league.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CraigavonCowboys/posts/90709409300776 [Accessed 30 June 2018]

[13] Westmeath Minotaurs Facebook Page (2014) Post: November 8, 2014: “The Minotaurs kicked off their first competitive Flag Football outing today in the Midlands Flag Football Divisiion” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westmeathminoaturs/phptos/a.659626717382731.1073741828.311169445561795/883846638294070/?type=3&theater [Accessed 12 June 2018]

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Websites

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Images

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas and Joe Gray (Dublin Vipers).

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Carrickfergus / Belfast Knights | Irish American Football Team 1994-present

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Factfile

IAFL Senior Team 1994-present

Home Ground: Woodburn RFC, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim (1994-2017) / Shaw’s Bridge Sports Association, Belfast (2018-present)

Colours: Black & Yellow

History: Carrickfergus Knights were formed in 1994 out of the Prospect Pumas Junior Team. After losing the Shamrock Bowl in 1994 & 1995 they won at the third attempt in 1997, defeating the Dublin Bulls 21-0, and then repeated in 1998, winning 22-14 against the Dublin Tigers. After losing the 1999 Bowl Game 22-6 in a rematch with the Tigers, they again lost to Dublin opposition in the 2001 Bowl, 28-7 to the Rebels.

They won their third Shamrock Bowl in 2002, thrashing University of Limerick Vikings 66-0, before again losing to the Rebels 24-12 the following year, a disappointing result which was repeated in 2004, the Rebels winning a tight game 24-22. This was the end of their appearances in the Final, with the team losing its first playoff match on 8 of the next 12 seasons, before returning to the Shamrock Bowl in 2017, losing to the Dublin Rebels wherupon the decision was taken to move to Belfast in order to continue playing at the top level

The Knights have also played two games against Canadian opposition and finished third in the Charleroi Trophy in Belgium in 2003, defeating France’s Celtes de Mitry 22-8 after losing to Belgian hosts Charleroi Cougars 8-6.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Regular Season					Post-Season					International
	P	W	L	T	Pct	P	W	L	T	Chp	P	W	L	T
1994	6	5	1	0	.833	1	0	1	0		1	0	1	0
1995	7	2	5	0	.413	2	1	1	0
1996
1997						1	1	0	0	SB
1998	8	6	0	2	.875	2	2	0	0	SB
1999						1	0	1	0
2001	6	5	1	0	.833	1	0	1	0
2002	6	4	2	0	.667	1	1	0	0	SB	1	0	1	0
2003	6	5	1	0	.833	1	0	1	0		2	1	1	0
2004	8	6	1	1	.917	1	0	1	0
2005	8	5	2	1	.688	1	0	1	0
2006	8	6	2	0	.750	1	0	1	0
2007	8	3	4	1	.438	0	0	0	0
2008	8	3	5	0	.375	0	0	0	0
2009	8	6	2	0	.750	1	0	1	0
2010	8	6	2	0	.750	1	0	1	0
2011	8	6	2	0	.750	1	0	1	0
2012	8	2	6	0	.250	2	1	1	0
2013	8	3	4	1	.438	1	0	1	0
2014	8	3	5	0	.375	1	0	1	0
2015	8	2	6	0	.250	0	0	0	0
2016	8	5	3	0	.625	1	0	1	0
2017	8	5	3	0	.625	2	1	1	0
2018	8	5	3	0	.625	1	0	1	0

Results 1994

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
3		H	Belfast Spartans	W	15-6
4	22.05.94	A	Dublin Tornadoes	W	7-6
5	29.05.94	A	Belfast Spartans	W	26-2
10	17.07.94	H	Dublin Tornadoes	L	7-20
		A	Lurgan Area Raiders	W
		H	Lurgan Area Raiders	W
SB IX	25.09.94	N	Dublin Tornadoes	L	13-18

[30-46]

Results 1995

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
3	04.06.95	H	Lurgan Area Raiders	W	30-8
4	11.06.95	H	Dublin Tornadoes	L	13-32
5	18.06.95	A	Dublin Tornadoes	L	0-14
6	25.06.95	H	Dublin Lightning	L	6-18
9	23.07.95	A	Dublin Lightning
10	13.08.95	A	Lurgan Area Raiders
SF	17.09.95	A	Dublin Lightning	W
SB X	24.09.95	N	Dublin Tornadoes	L	12-34

[47]

Results 1996

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
	25.08.96	H	Dublin Tornadoes
SF	01.09.96	A	Dublin Lightning	L	0-7

[48]

Results 1997

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
	24.05.97	A	Dublin Bulls	W	17-14
	10.06.97	H	Portadown Panthers	W	8-7
	31.06.97	H	Dublin Bulls	W	22-8
SB XII	21.09.97	N	Dublin Bulls	W	21-0

[4]

Results 1998

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
1	19.04.98	A	Queens University Belfast Broncos	W	48-0
3	10.05.98	A	Craigavon Cowboys	W	28-8
4	17.05.98	H	Greystones Rebels	W	30-0
6	07.06.98	H	Dublin Tigers	T	20-20
7	14.06.98	H	Queens University Belfast Broncos	W	32-0
9	28.06.98	H	Craigavon Cowboys	W	30-0
10	19.07.98	A	Greystones Rebels	W	18-0
11	26.07.98	A	Dublin Tigers	T	26-26
SF	16.08.98	H	Greystones Rebels	W	40-0
SB XIII	30.08.98	N	Dublin Tigers	W	22-14

[49]

Results 1999

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
	13.06.99	H	Dublin Tigers	L	0-14
SB XIV	15.08.99	N	Dublin Tigers	L	6-22

[4]

Results 2001

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
1	30.09.01	H	Dublin Dragons	W	46-0
4	21.10.01	A	University of Limerick Vikings	W	34-0
5	28.10.01	H	Dublin Rebels	L	12-16
7	11.11.01	A	Dublin Dragons	W	21-0
8	18.11.01	H	University of Limerick Vikings	W	41-0
12	11.12.01	A	Dublin Rebels	W	20-14
SB XV	16.12.01	H	Dublin Rebels	L	7-28

[1]

Results 2002

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
2	24.03.02	H	University of Limerick Vikings	L	6-12
5	21.04.02	A	Dublin Dragons	W	18-6
7	05.05.02	A	Dublin Rebels	W	46-6
8	12.05.02	A	University of Limerick Vikings	L	8-14
10	26.05.02	H	Dublin Rebels	W	36-8
11	02.06.02	H	Dublin Dragons	W	53-0
SB XVI	16.06.02	N	University of Limerick Vikings	W	66-0

[2]

Results 2003

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
2	30.03.03	H	Dublin Rebels	W	20-14
6	04.05.03	A	Dublin Dragons	W	51-0
9	01.06.03	H	Cork Admirals	W	30-0
10	08.06.03	H	Dublin Dragons	W	30-0
12	22.06.03	A	Dublin Rebels	L	7-12
15	20.07.03	A	Cork Admirals	W	32-0
SB XVII	10.08.03	N	Dublin Rebels	L	12-24

[3]

Results 2004

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
3	21.03.04	A	Belfast Bulls	W	19-0
7	25.04.04	H	University of Limerick Vikings	W	47-7
8	09.05.04	H	Dublin Rebels	W	42-14
9	16.05.04	A	Cork Admirals	W	60-0
12	20.06.04	A	Dublin Rebels	L	12-26
13	04.07.04	H	Belfast Bulls	W	20-13
16	25.07.04	A	Dublin Dragons	W	66-0
17	01.08.04	H	Belfast Bulls	T	21-21
SF	15.08.04	H	Belfast Bulls	W	23-0
SB XVIII	29.08.04	N	Dublin Rebels	L	22-24

[4]

Results 2005

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
5	03.04.05	A	Cork Admirals	W	46-22
7	17.04.05	A	Dublin Rebels	T	8-8
8	24.04.05	H	University of Limerick Vikings	W	54-14
9	22.05.05	H	Belfast Bulls	L	0-30
12	12.06.05	H	Dublin Rebels	W	32-20
14	03.07.05	A	Belfast Bulls	L	8-19
17	24.07.05	A	Cork Admirals	W	62-12
18	31.07.05	H	Dublin Dragons	W	68-0
SF	14.08.05	A	Dublin Rebels	L	20-26

[5]

Results 2006

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
4	02.04.06	H	Cork Admirals	L	23-30
6	23.04.06	A	Dublin City University Saints	W	36-14
8	07.05.06	H	University of Limerick Vikings	W	18-12
9	28.05.06	A	Dublin Rebels	L	0-34
10	04.06.06	A	Cork Admirals	W	24-6
12	18.06.06	H	Belfast Bulls	W	24-14
14	02.07.06	H	North Dublin Marshals	W	30-0
17	23.07.06	A	Dublin Dragons	W	13-7
SF	06.08.06	H	University of Limerick Vikings	L	25-30

[6]

Results 2007

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
2	01.04.07	A	Tallaght Outlaws	W	22-0
4	22.04.07	H	Dublin Dragons	W	24-0
5	29.04.07	A	Dublin City University Saints	L	12-20
6	06.05.07	H	Belfast Bulls	L	6-18
7	27.05.07	H	University of Limerick Vikings	L	6-28
9	10.06.07	A	Belfast Bulls	L	0-24
12	01.07.07	H	Belfast Trojans	W	12-6
13	08.07.07	A	Belfast Trojans	T	0-0

[7]

Results 2008

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
1	30.03.08	A	Dublin City University Saints	W	18-7
2	06.04.08	H	Dublin Rhinos	W	25-0
5	27.04.08	H	Belfast Trojans	L	0-42
6	04.05.08	A	Belfast Bulls	L	14-30
8	18.05.08	A	Belfast Trojans	L	19-44
9	25.05.08	H	Belfast Bulls	L	14-26
12	15.06.08	H	Cork Admirals	L	32-44

[8]

Results 2009

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
2	29.03.09	A	Dublin Rebels	L	7-40
3	05.04.09	H	Dublin City University Saints	W	19-6
4	19.04.09	H	West Dublin Rhinos	W	34-6
6	10.05.09	A	Cork Admirals	W	19-18
8	24.05.09	A	Belfast Trojans	W	23-18
9	31.05.09	H	University of Limerick Vikings	L	14-17
12	21.06.09	A	West Dublin Rhinos	W	27-7
14	05.07.09	H	Belfast Trojans	W	28-0
SF	28.07.09	A	University of Limerick Vikings	L	0-20

[9]

Results 2010

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
1	14.03.10	H	Belfast Trojans	W	14-8
3	28.03.10	A	Craigavon Cowboys	W	19-0
4	11.04.10	H	University of Limerick Vikings	L	14-16
7	02.05.10	H	Craigavon Cowboys	W	48-14
8	09.05.10	A	Belfast Trojans	W	30-0
11	30.05.10	A	University College Dublin	W	35-12
13	13.06.10	H	West Dublin Rhinos	W	20-0
14	20.06.10	A	Dublin Rebels	L	13-32
SF	25.06.10	A	University of Limerick Vikings	L	0-20

[10]

Results 2011

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
3	20.03.11	A	Craigavon Cowboys	W	27-14
5	03.04.11	H	Belfast Trojans	W	34-6
6	10.04.11	A	University of Limerick Vikings	L	8-45
8	01.05.11	H	Dublin Rebels	W	21-7
9	08.05.11	H	West Dublin Rhinos	W	14-0
12	29.05.11	A	Trinity College Dublin	W	39-0
14	12.06.11	H	Craigavon Cowboys	W	19-6
15	19.06.11	A	Belfast Trojans	L	14-16

[11]

Results 2012

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
2	04.03.12	A	University College Dublin	W	13-8
4	18.03.12	A	Trinity College Dublin	L	16-19
6	01.04.12	H	University of Limerick Vikings	L	13-55
8	15.04.12	A	Craigavon Cowboys	W	27-12
10	29.04.12	H	Dublin Rebels	L	34-40
12	13.05.12	A	Cork Admirals	L	16-20
13	20.05.12	H	Belfast Trojans	L	0-43
16	10.06.12	H	West Dublin Rhinos	L	3-7
WC	24.06.12	A	West Dublin Rhinos	W	7-2
SF	01.07.12	A	University of Limerick Vikings	L	3-63

[12]

Results 2013

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
3	03.03.13	A	West Dublin Rhinos	W	2-0
4	10.03.13	H	Craigavon Cowboys	W	20-0
6	07.04.13	A	Dublin Rebels	L	6-20
8	21.04.13	A	Belfast Trojans	L	6-41
9	28.04.13	H	West Dublin Rhinos	W	14-7
12	19.05.13	H	Belfast Trojans	L	0-21
14	02.06.13	A	Craigavon Cowboys	T	18-18
15	09.06.13	H	Dublin Rebels	L	7-24

[13]

Results 2014

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
2	23.03.14	H	Belfast Trojans	L	13-38
4	06.04.14	A	Trinity College Dublin	L	18-27
6	27.04.14	H	Dublin Rebels	L	6-17
8	11.05.14	A	Dublin Dragons	W	34-7
11	01.06.14	H	Craigavon Cowboys	W	26-24
14	22.06.14	A	Craigavon Cowboys	W	26-12
16	04.07.14	A	Belfast Trojans	L	0-50

[14]

Results 2015

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
4	22.03.15	A	Craigavon Cowboys	W	34-12
6	12.04.15	H	South Dublin Panthers	W	21-0
8	26.04.15	H	Belfast Trojans	L	6-27
11	17.05.15	A	Belfast Trojans	L	0-57
13	31.05.15	A	West Dublin Rhinos	L	12-13
15	14.05.15	H	Craigavon Cowboys	L	22-23
16	21.06.15	A	Dublin Rebels	L	13-28
18	04.07.15	H	North Kildare Reapers	W	39-0

[15]

Results 2016

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
2	20.03.16	H	South Dublin Panthers	W	14-0
5	17.04.16	A	Dublin Rebels	L	0-36
7	01.05.16	A	South Dublin Panthers	W	41-0
8	08.05.16	A	North Kildare Reapers	W	26-16
11	29.05.16	H	Craigavon Cowboys	W	24-7
12	05.06.16	A	Belfast Trojans	L	6-40
15	26.06.16	A	Craigavon Cowboys	W	14-6
16	03.07.16	H	University College Dublin	L	16-27

[16][19-24]

Results 2017

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
3	26.03.17	A	South Dublin Panthers	L	7-12
4	02.04.17	A	Dublin Rebels	L	0-12
6	23.04.17	H	Belfast Trojans	W	19-17
8	07.05.17	A	North Kildare Reapers	W	62-6
10	21.05.17	A	Belfast Trojans	L	3-26
12	11.06.17	H	University College Dublin	W	21-8
13	18.06.17	H	South Dublin Panthers	W	23-2
15	02.07.17	H	Trinity College Dublin	W	16-12
SF	30.07.17	H	University of Limerick Vikings	W	21-20 ot
SB XXXI	13.08.17	N	Dublin Rebels	L	6-12

[17-18][25-27]

Results 2018

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
3	25.03.18	A	University College Dublin	L	41-42
6	15.04.18	A	South Dublin Pzanthers	W	3-0
7	22.04.18	H	Louth Mavericks	W	67-6
10	12.05.18	A	Belfast Trojans	W	27-7
12	27.05.18	H	Trinity College Dublin	W	29-7
14	10.06.18	H	University of Limerick Vikings	W	37-0
15	24.06.18	A	Dublin Rebels	L	9-12
18	07.07.18	H	Belfast Trojans	L	0-25
WC	22.07.18	A	Belfast Trojans	L	13-59

[28-29]

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

[12] Irish American Football Association (2014) 2012 IAFL Standings [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/ [Accessed 13 January 2014]

[13] Irish American Football Association (2016) History [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/history.htm [Accessed 26 October 2016]

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

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

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

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

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

[17] 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]

[18] Irish American Football Association (2017) IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2017 Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/schedule/sbc-2017-schedule/ [Accessed 10 July 2017]

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

Social Media

[19] 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]

[20] 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]

[21] 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]

[22] 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]

[23] 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]

[24] 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]

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

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

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

[29] 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]

Internet Archive

[74] 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]

[75] Dublin Tornadoes (1997) Irish League and Shamrock Bowl [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19980520033318/http://connect.ie:80/users/tornadoes/Shamrock.htm [Accessed 5 July 2017]

[51] Irish American Football Association (2016) History of US Teams playing in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/history-of-us-teams-playing-in-ireland/ [Accessed 22 November 2016]

[52] Wayback Machine – Irish National Team (1999) The Irish National Team [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19990203153252/http://fiachra.ucd.ie/~alan/national_team.html [Accessed 5 July 2017]

[53] Wayback Machine – Dublin Tornadoes (2000) Welcome to the Dublin Tornadoes Web Site [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20000422074512/http://www.connect.ie/users/tornadoes/Welcome.htm [Accessed 16 April 2017]

[54] 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]

[55] Irish American Football Association (2003) CHARLEROI TROPHY – DUBLIN REBELS FINISH FIRST & CARRICKFERGUS KNIGHTS 3rd [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030806044017/http://www.irish-american-football.org/29jun03.htm [Accessed 8 October 2017]

Images

[50] Carrickfergus Knights – Vimeo (2018) Portrait [Internet] Available from: https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/482449_300x300 [Accessed 22 July 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. Thanks also to Conor Connolly-Mulcahy.

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Drogheda Vikings | Irish American Football Team 1992

Factfile

IAFL Senior Team 1992

Home Ground:

Colours: Sky Blue Jerseys/ Silver Pants with Red Stripe/ White Helmet with Red and Sky Blue Stripes

History: Played one season in the early nineties after some players split from the Dublin Celts to form their own team. Won one match against Lee Valley Steelers from Cork 6-0. Former players formed the Ardee Falcons in 1993 in the Eight-Man Development League

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Regular Season					Post-Season					International
	P	W	L	T	Pct	P	W	L	T	Chp	P	W	L	T
1992	5	1	4	0	.200	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0

1992 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
6	26.07.92	A	Antrim A26 Bulldogs	L	0-50
7	02.08.92	A	Belfast Spartans	L	9-50
8	09.08.92	H	Dublin Celts	L	0-19
9	16.08.92	H	Dublin Tornadoes	L	0-16
11	30.08.92	A	Lee Valley Steelers	W	6-0

Sources

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

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

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

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

Acknowledgements

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

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Irish Collegiate American Football Association Flag Football Summer Bowl 1993

Final Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Marauding Fungi	3	2	1	0	41	12	4
College All-Stars	3	1	1	1	43	32	3
Marlay Pirates	3	1	1	1	12	23	3
Marlay Raiders	3	1	2	0	20	49	2

Compiled from: [1]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
25.07.93	College All-Stars	6	Marlay Pirates	6
25.07.93	Marauding Fungi	18	Marlay Raiders	0
25.07.93	College All-Stars	31	Marlay Raiders	7
25.07.93	Marlay Pirates	6	Marauding Fungi	4
25.07.93	Marauding Fungi	19	College All-Stars	6
25.07.93	Marlay Raiders	13	Marlay Pirates	0

Results:[1] Date: [2]

Report

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Summer Bowl 1993 – 25 July 1993 – Marlay Park, Dublin Marauding Fungi, a Flag Football off-shoot of the Dublin Tornadoes American Football Team, won the Irish Collegiate American Football Association Summer Bowl, which was organised by College All-Stars. The Fungi were well-deserved winners despite losing one match to the Marlay Pirates. Players didn’t have to be enrolled in College, though all teams were College-related. [1] [2][3]

References

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Sources

[1] Anon (1993) *The newly-formed Irish Collegiate American Football Association. First Down. August 14 1993, pg. 20

[2] Naughton, L. (1993) Flag Football Evening Herald Thursday, July 29, 1993. pg. 73 (Sport 1).

[3] Naughton, L. (1993) What’s On: Flag Football Evening Herald Thursday, July 22, 1993. pg.92 .

Acknowledgements

p>Thanks to Cillian Smith, Irish Collegiate American Football Association and Irish American Football Association. Also thanks to Rose McCabe, Gabriel McCloyne, Peter Lemass, Ciaran Simms, Ann Hanley, Gerry Tully, Paul Leech, Paul Foley, Cathal Gallagher, Naomi Harte & Yvonne Brady.

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Lee Valley Steelers | Irish American Football Team 1988-1993

IAFL Senior Team 1988-93

Home Ground:

Colours: White Jerseys/ Black Pants with White Stripe/ Red Helmet with Black and White Stripes

History: Team from Cork that played two seasons in the early Nineties, with a losing record both seasons. They were formed in 1988 and may have played in a Republic of Ireland 8-Man League until entering the Full 11-a-side All-Ireland American Football League in 1992.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Regular Season					Post-Season					International
	P	W	L	T	Pct	P	W	L	T	Chp	P	W	L	T
1992	6	0	6	0	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
1993	5	0	5	0	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

1992 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
2	28.06.92	A	Antrim A26 Bulldogs	L	0-60
4	12.07.92	H	Dublin Tornadoes	L	0-22
8	09.08.92	H	Craigavon Cowboys	L	0-68
9	08.92	A	Dublin Celts	L	0-21
10	23.08.92	A	Belfast Spartans	L	0-18
11	30.08.92	H	Drogheda Vikings	L	0-6

[1][2][3][4][5][6]

1993 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
1	16.05.93	H	Dublin Celts	L
4	30.05.93	A	Craigavon Cowboys	L	0-15
5	05.06.93	A	Belfast Spartans	L	0-17
	11.07.93	A	Dublin Tornadoes	L	0-48
	18.07.93	H	Dublin Tornadoes	L	0-31

[7][8]

Sources

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

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

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

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

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

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

[7] (1993) Irish Zeros. First Down. 19 June, p. 21.

[8] Naughton, L. (1993) US Football. Evening Herald. 22 July, p. Sport 1.

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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European Federation of American Football | European Flag Football Championship 2009-2013

EFAF European Flag Football Championship 2009 (Belfast, Ireland)

Pos		P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
1	Denmark	5	5	0	0	225	39	10
2	Italy	5	3	2	0	187	123	6
3	Austria	5	4	1	0	187	118	8
4	Germany	5	3	2	0	168	146	6
5	Great Britain	5	3	2	0	156	120	6
6	France	5	3	2	0	154	138	6
7	Israel	5	2	3	0	144	153	4
8	Sweden	5	1	4	0	85	175	2
9	Switzerland	5	1	4	0	111	194	2
10	Ireland	5	0	5	0	52	268	0

EFAF European Flag Football Championships 2009 – Final Standings [Reference: Compiled from Results in: 1]

EFAF European Flag Football Championship 2013 (Pesaro, Italy)

Pos		P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
1	Denmark	7	7	0	0			14
2	Italy	7	5	2	0			10
3	Austria	7	5	2	0			10
4	Israel	7	4	2	1			9
5	France	7	3	3	1			7
6	Netherlands	7	2	5	0			4
7	Germany	7	3	4	0			6
8	Great Britain	7	2	5	0			4
9	Czech Republic	5	1	4	0			2
10	Ireland	5	0	5	0			0

EFAF European Flag Football Championships Final standings 2013 [Reference: Compiled from Results in: 2-3]

References

Websites

[1] European Federation of American Football (2009) Spielplan ECFLS 2009 [Internet] Available from: http://www.efaf.info/text.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=ECFLS09&Archiv=2009 [Accessed 14 October 2016]

Internet Archive

[2] European Federation of American Football – Wayback Machine Web Archive (2013) Standings Euro Flag 2013 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20131005032441/http://www.europeiflag2013.it/2013/09/28/standings/ [Accessed 27 June 2018]

[3] European Federation of American Football – Wayback Machine Web Archive (2013) All Results Euro Flag 2013 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20131005041123/http://www.europeiflag2013.it/2013/09/28/all-results/ [Accessed 27 June 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas & Joe Gray, Dublin Vipers & Ireland

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Irish American Football Association Youth Blitz 2013

Irish American Football Association Logo 2013-2018

Composite Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*South Kildare Soldiers	2	1	0	1	18	0	.750
*Carrickfergus Knights	2	1	0	1	7	6	.750
Craigavon Cowboys	2	0	1	1	6	7	.250
Drogheda Lightning	2	0	1	1	0	18	.000

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
15.12.2013	Carrickfergus Knights	7	Craigavon Cowboys	6
15.12.2013	South Kildare Soldiers	18	Drogheda Lightning	0
	3rd Place Playoff
15.12.2013	Craigavon Cowboys	0	Drogheda Lightning	0
	Final
15.12.2013	Carrickfergus Knights	0	South Kildare Soldiers	0

[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Note: No Overtime played in 3rd Place Playoff or Final.

Note 2: Title shared between South Kildare Soldiers and Carrickfergus Knights.

All Games played in Carrickfergus RFC under DV8 Development Rules

References

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Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association (2017) IAFA logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/IAFA.jpg [Accessed 23 February 2017

[2] Irish American Football Association (2017) Junior Blitz 2013 – U19 kitted football tournament on 13th October. [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/junior-blitz-2013-u19-kitted-football-tournament-on-13th-october/ [Accessed 17 March 2017]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2017) Carrickfergus & South Kildare share first Youth Kitted Blitz [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/carrickfergus-south-kildare-share-first-youth-kitted-blitz/ [Accessed 17 March 2017]

[4] Tube – Ted Elston (Dec 24 2013) South Kildare Soldiers: Carrickfergus Youth Blitz 15/12/13 [1:10][2:20][3:15] [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crU3eJMqHBk [Accessed 5 November 2017]

[5] Carrickfergus Knights Facebook Page (2013) Post December 15 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BelfastKnightsNI/photos/a.381190102015434.1073741844.229667953834317/381189848682126/?type=3&theater [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[6] Carrickfergus Knights Facebook Page (2013) Post December 15 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BelfastKnightsNI/posts/381297688671342 [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[7] Craigavon Cowboys Facebook Page (2013) Post December 15 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CraigavonCowboys/posts/719403958069803 [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[8] Double Coverage – Wayback Machine (2014) Carrickfergus Host First Irish Youth Blitz Tournament [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20140221174435/http://dblcoverage.com/carrickfergus-host-first-irish-youth-blitz-tournament/ [Accessed 4 september 2018]

Acknowledgements

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

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Four Nations American Football | Four Nations Bowl 1992

League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
x – Stoke Spitfires (Eng)	2	2	0	0	33	10	1.000
Cardiff Mets (Wal)	2	1	1	0	23	13	.500
Belfast Spartans (Irl)	2	0	2	0	0	33	.000
Glasgow Cyclones (Sco)	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Compiled from [1]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
05.09.92	Stoke Spitfires (Eng)	20	Belfast Spartans (Irl)	0
05.09.92	Cardiff Mets (Wal)	13	Belfast Spartans (Irl)	0
05.09.92	Stoke Spitfires (Eng)	13	Cardiff Mets (Wal)	10

[1]

Report

____________________________________________________________

NDMA Division 2 side Stoke Spitfires hosted the Four Nations Bowl, featuring top sides from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Glasgow Cyclones pulled out on the morning of the tournament, so what was originally meant to be Semi-Finals and Final was rearranged as a 3-team mini-league. [1]

Stoke Spitfires 20 Belfast Spartans 0 – Belfast Spartans were short a full squad due to players unable to travel, and were thus no match for NDMA Division 2 side and hosts Stoke. [1]

Cardiff Mets 13 Belfast Spartans 0 – Belfast Spartans were knocked out of the tournament by the Welsh NDMA Division 2 side, making the final match in effect the Bowl Game. [1]

Stoke Spitfires 13 Cardiff Mets 10 – Cardiff raced into a shock lead after an interception was returned 100 yards for a touchdown by Defensive Back Barrie Stevens. Stoke equalised just before halftime when two Americans, fullback Jeff Christmann and Tight End Bruce Crump connected on a 25 yard TD pass, with John Wyse kicking the extra-point. The fourth quarter saw Stoke take the lead after running Back Kevin Haughton ran in from four yards out, before the Mets scored two safeties to make it a close end to the game. [1]

Offensive MVP Award went to Kevin Haugghton of the Spitfires, while Barrie Stevens took the Defensive MVP honours. [1]

Players and Awards

MVP Awards

Award	Player (Team)
Offensive MVP	Kevin Haughton (Stoke Spitfires)
Defensive MVP	Barrie Stevens (Cardiff Mets)

Scorers

Passing	TDs	XP	Safety
Jeff Christmann (Stoke Spitfires)	1
Receiving
Bruce Crump (Stoke Spitfires)	1
Rushing
Kevin Haughton (Stoke Spitfires)	1
Defense
Cardiff Mets			2
Barrie Stevens (Cardiff Mets)	1
Kicking
Jon Wyse (Stoke Spitfires)		1

[1]

References

____________________________________________________________

Sources

FD Reporter (1992) “Spitfires win Four Nations Bowl Crown” First Down. September 5, 1992. Pg. 19

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith.

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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

Date	Event	Venue	Article	Match Day
1987-09-12 06:09:23September 12, 1987	Belfast Blitzers vs Craigavon Cowboys		Recap	Semi-Finals
1987-09-13 14:00:10September 13, 1987	Dublin Celts vs Belfast Giants	Drogheda Rugby Club, Drogheda, Co. Louth	Recap	Semi-Finals
1987-09-26 15:00:18September 26, 1987	Dublin Celts vs Craigavon Cowboys	North Rugby Club, Ormeau Road, Belfast	Recap	Shamrock Bowl II