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April 11, 2019October 29, 2023

Irish-American Flag Football Classic 2010-2014

Results 2010-2014

Year	Winning Team		Runners-Up
2010	Dublin 8s	27	Phoenix Park Pirates	7
2011	Phoenix Park Pirates	W	Dublin 8s	L
2012	Dublin 8s	44	Phoenix Park Pirates	37
2013	Dublin 8s	54	Phoenix Park Pirates	33
2014	Dublin 8s	W	Phoenix Park Pirates	L

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

Report

The Irish-American Flag Football Classic was held every 4th July, Independence Day, in the Ambassadors Residence, Phoenix Park, Dublin, between the Dublin 8s, representing the American Embassy in Dublin 8, and the Phoenix Park Pirates, represesenting the Ambassadors Residence in Phoenix Park. [1][2][3][4][5]

Dan Rooney, Irish-American owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, coached one of the teams and the game featured top GAA players, with the game being played in front of an invited audience in temporary stands buillt for the purpose.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

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Websites

[5] Irish American Football Association (2014) IAFL Action on Independence Day [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-action-on-independence-day/ [Accessed 24 October 2017]

Media

[1] U.S. Embassy Dublin – You Tube Channel (2010) Irish-American Flag football Classic, Published on Jul 4, 2012 [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMvy_LtiNYE [Accessed 24 October 2017]

[2] U.S. Embassy Dublin – Flickr Account (2011) Photo, Published on Jul 4, 2012 [Internet] Available from: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usembassydub/5925621633# [Accessed 24 October 2017]

[3] U.S. Embassy Dublin – You Tube Channel (2012) Irish-American Flag football Classic, Published on Jul 4, 2012 [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyMdDwvQolc [Accessed 24 October 2017]

[4] U.S. Embassy Dublin – You Tube Channel (2013) 2013 Flag Football Highlights, Published on Jul 12, 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1YwjtqAZDI [Accessed 24 October 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Joe Grey, Todd Zboyan, Sondra Maher, Rick & Kim Kelley and Tim Leadingham

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Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge 1997-2005

Results 1997-2005

Year	Location	Home Team		Away Team
1997	Dublin	Drimnagh Cycos	12	Leicester Europa Eagles	6
1998	Leicester	Leicester Europa Eagles	24	Drimnagh Cycos	12
1999	Dublin	Drimnagh Cycos	20	Leicester Europa Eagles	12
2000-01	Leicester	Leicester Europa Eagles	8	Drimnagh Cycos	12
2001	Sallins, Kildare	Drimnagh Cycos	49	Leicester Europa Eagles	6
2002	Dublin	Drimnagh Cycos	12	Leicester Europa Eagles	12
2003	Dublin	Drimnagh Cycos	6	Leicester Europa Eagles	12
2004	Marlay Pk, Dublin	Drimnagh Cycos	6	Leicester Europa Eagles	26
2005	Phoenix Pk, Dublin	Drimnagh Cycos	6	Leicester Europa Eagles	34

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

Note: the 2000 fixture was held over to 2001

Record: Drimnagh Cycos 4 Wins / Leicester Europa Eagles 4 Wins / 1 Tie

Report

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From 1997 to 2005 the Drimnagh Cycos (Ireland) and the Leicester Europa Eagles (England) competed for the Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge Trophy. These matches were the first International matches involving Irish or British Flag Football Teams. Matches played in Leiceser were played under 5-a-side Rules while matches in Dublin were played under Irish 7-a-side Rules, where every man is an eligible receiver, which was then-current in Ireland.

Sources

[1] Anon. (1997) “Eagles lose to Cycos in Dublin Challenge Match”. First Down, August 2 1997

[2] Anon. (1998) “Eagles soar over Irish challengers”. First Down, Saturday, May 16 1998,, pg. 21

[3] Anon. (1999) “Flying high for the Irish title”. First Down, June 3-9 1999

[4] Anon. (1999) “Cycos path to Glory”. First Down, June 17-23 1999, pg. 19

Websites

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

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Peter Mullen, Drimnagh Cycos.

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All Ireland American Football League Box Scores & Match Reports 1995

League Table

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

[24]

Playoff Results

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

Refrences: [3][4]

Week 1

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

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

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

Week 2

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

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

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

Week 3

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

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

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

Reference: [15]
[20]

Week 4

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

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

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

Reference: [13]

Week 5

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

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

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

Reference: [11]

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

Team	Scorers	Score

Week 6

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

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

Reference: [8]

Week 7 – 9 July 1995

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

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

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

Reference : [19]
[22][7]

Week 8 – 16 July 1995

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

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

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

Reference: [18]

Week 9

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Lurgan Area Raiders
Dublin Tornadoes

Team	Scorers	Score

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Carrickfergus Knights
Dublin Lightning

Team	Scorers	Score

Week 10

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Carrickfergus Knights
Lurgan Area Raiders

Team	Scorers	Score

League Table

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

[2]

Playoffs – 17 September 1995

Dublin Tornadoes 60 Lurgan Area Raiders 0 –

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

Team	Scorers	Score

Reference: [3]

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

Team	Scorers	Score

Shamrock Bowl X

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Most Valuable Player: Dublin Tornadoes Offensive Line

Report

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

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

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

Sources

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

[4] O’Brien, Alan (1995) Tornadoes breeze past Carrickfergus to claim third straight Irish title. First Down. 7 October 1995, pg. 21.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[21] Naughton, Lindie (1995) American Football Evening Herald Thursday, June 8, 1995. Pg. 68

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

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

Websites:

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

Internet Archive

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

Acknowledgements

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

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Dublin Tornadoes American Football Ireland Team 1986-1996

Dublin Tornadoes Logo

IAFL Senior Team 1986-1996

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

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

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

Links to Year-by-Year Season Reports & Rosters

1995

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

Year-by-Year Record

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

dublin-tornadoes-1993-shamrock-bowl-winners

Dublin Tornadoes – Shamrock Bowl VIII Winners 1993[66]

1987 Results

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

1988 Results

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

1989 Results

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

1990 Results

Week

Date

H/A

Opposition

W/L

Score

1991 Results

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

1992 Results

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

1993 Results

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

1994 Results

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

1995 Results

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

1996 Results

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

Websites

Image References

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

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

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

[3] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1988] [Other Kitted] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 27 February 2017]

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

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

Sources

[6] Naughton, L. (1991) “Minority Report: Tornadoes are flying”, Evening Herald. Thursday, April 18, 1991, pg. 56.

[7] Naughton, L. (1991) “Minority Report: Look out for the Dublin Tornadoes”, Evening Herald. Thursday, May 9, 1991, pg. 55.

[8] Anon. (1991) “TODAY: AMERICAN FOOTBALL”, Irish Press. Saturday, May 11, 1991, pg. 46.

[9] Naughton, L. (1991) “Minority Report: Spartans supreme”, Evening Herald. Thursday, May 16, 1991, pg. 62.

[10] Naughton, L. (1991) “Minority Report: Tornadoes all the way”, Evening Herald. Thursday, June 13, 1991, pg. 60.

[11] Naughton, L. (1991) “Minority Report: Defensive Tornadoes do it”, Evening Herald. Thursday, June 27, 1991, pg. 59.

[12] Naughton, L. (1991) “Minority Report: CELTS STAY UNBEATEN”, Evening Herald. Thursday, July 25, 1991, pg. 55.

[13] Naughton, L. (1991) “Minority Report: Tornadoes toppled!”, Evening Herald. Thursday, August 15, 1991, pg. 44.

[14] Naughton, L. (1991) “Minority Report: CELTS TOP LEAGUE”, Evening Herald. Thursday, August 22, 1991, pg. 53.

[15] Naughton, L. (1991) “Minority Report: Tip-toe around American grid!”, Evening Herald. Thursday, September 26, 1991, pg. 91.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[16] (1993) Dublin Celts Team Roster 1993. Shamrock Bowl Programme. 26 September.

[17] (1993) Tornadoes Bowl Glory.First Down. 9 October, p. 20.

[18] (1993) Storm Dave Talks Back. First Down. 15 May, p. 18.

[19] (1993) Coast Guard at Sea. First Down. 12 June, p. 17.

[20] (1993) Irish Zeros. First Down. 19 June, p. 21.

[21] Naughton, L. (1993) US Football. Evening Herald. 3 June, p. 61.

[22] Naughton, L. (1993) US Football. Evening Herald. 8 July, p. 65.

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

[24] (1993) American Football comes to Westport next Sunday. Connaught Telegraph. 30 June, p. 23.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Internet Archive

Images

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

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

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rose McCabe

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Jordanstown Jaguars | Irish American Football Team 1987

IAFL Senior Team 1987

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

Colours: White / Maroon / White

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

Year-by-Year Record

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

1987 Results

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

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Websites

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

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

Acknowledgements

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

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Irish Flag Football Association Irish Flag Football League 2007

Irish Flag Football Association Logo 2007 [Reference: 3]

Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Dublin Division
Spartans	4	3	1	0	129	99	75
Dublin Dragons	3	2	1	0	116	104	66
Dublin Sharks	3	1	2	0	98	88	33
Dublin Rebels	4	1	2	1	86	104	33
Team 41	4	1	2	1	90	104	33
Northern Division
Belfast Bulls	8	7	0	1	+162		93
Carrickfergus Knights	8	4	4	0	+21		50
Craigavon Cowboys	8	3	4	1	0		43
Causeway Convicts	8	3	5	0	-3		38
Portadown Eagles #	8	2	6	0	-136		25
Southern Division
South East Strongbows	8	8	0	0	282	21	100
Edenderry Soldiers #	8	3	5	0	86	106	38
Roscrea Falcons #	8	3	5	0	97	140	38
Willow Warriors #	8	2	6	0	88	106	25
Galway Sea Devils ##	8	0	8	0	0	150	0

Irish Flag Football League Table 2007 [Reference: 1-3]

Compiled from: [1][2]

Note: Portadown Eagles didn’t play in Northern Division Tournament 1 – assumed forfeit of 30-0 against other four teams. / Galway Sea Devils and Roscrea Falcons didn’t show up for Southern division Tournament 1 – assumed forfeit of 30-0 against other 3 teams plus double forfeit against each other. / Willow Warriors, Edenderry Soldiers and Galway Sea Devils failed to turn up for Southern Division tournament 2 – assumed forfeit against other 2 teams and double forfeit against each other. [1][2]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
27.03.2007	Spartans		Dublin Dragons
27.03.2007	Spartans		Dublin Sharks
27.03.2007	Spartans		Dublin Rebels
27.03.2007	Spartans		Team41
27.03.2007	Dublin Dragons		Dublin Rebels
27.03.2007	Dublin Dragons		Team41
27.03.2007	Dublin Sharks		Dublin Rebels
27.03.2007	Dublin Sharks		Team41
27.03.2007	Dublin Rebels	T	Team41	T
	Week 2
11.04.2007	Belfast Bulls	W	Causeway Convicts	L
11.04.2007	Belfast Bulls	W	Carrickfergus Knights	L
11.04.2007	Belfast Bulls	W	Craigavon Cowboys	L
11.04.2007	Causeway Convicts		Carrickfergus Knights
11.04.2007	Causeway Convicts		Craigavon Cowboys
11.04.2007	Carrickfergus Knights		Craigavon Cowboys
	Week 3
25.04.2007	Portadown Eagles	L	Causeway Convicts	W
25.04.2007	Belfast Bulls	T	Craigavon Cowboys	T
25.04.2007	Belfast Bulls	W	Carrickfergus Knights	L
25.04.2007	Belfast Bulls	W	Causeway Convicts	L
25.04.2007	Belfast Bulls	W	Portadown Eagles	L
25.04.2007	Causeway Convicts	L	Craigavon Cowboys	W
25.04.2007	Causeway Convicts	L	Carrickfergus Knights	W
25.04.2007	Craigavon Cowboys	L	Portadown Eagles	W
25.04.2007	Craigavon Cowboys	L	Carrickfergus Knights	W
25.04.2007	Portadown Eagles	W	Carrickfergus Knights	L
	Week 4 (Willow)
05.05.2007	Willow Warriors	14	South East Strongbows	20
05.05.2007	South East Strongbows	32	Edenderry Soldiers	0
05.05.2007	Willow Warriors	14	Edenderry Soldiers	26
	Week 5 (Roscrea)
28.07.2007	South East Strongbows	80	Roscrea Falcons	7

Irish Flag Football League Results 2007 [Reference: 2]

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Websites

[1] Irish Flag Football Association – Web Archive (2007) Irish Flag Football Association [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20070510012106/http://www.irish-flag-football.com/ [Accessed 25 March 2017]

[2] South East Strongbows (2007) Game Report Archives [Internet] Available from: http://strongbows.tripod.com/gamereportsarchive.html [Accessed 24 October 2017]

[3] Boards.ie (2007) Proposed Flag Football League of Ireland | Post by TITAN #1 04-03-2007 and Replies [Internet] Available from: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=52855234 [Accessed 29 December 2019]

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

Irish american Football Association Logo 2013-2018

League Table

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

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

Regular Season Results

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

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Home Venues

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

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References

____________________________________________________________

Websites

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

Images

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

Acknowledgements

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

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Northern Ireland Junior American League 1990

Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Belfast Junior Spartans	1	1	0	0	27	0	1.000
Brownlow Bandits	1	0	1	0	0	27	.000
Prospect Pumas	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ballymena Wolfhounds	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Maiden City Maulers	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Lisburn Groundhogs	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Northern Ireland Junior American League Standings 1990 [Ref: Compiled from 1-4]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1		Allen Park, Antrim
21.05.1990	Brownlow Bandits	0	Belfast Junior Spartans	27
	Week 4
08.06.1990	Lisburn Groundhogs		Brownlow Bandits
10.06.1990	Belfast Junior Spartans		Maiden City Maulers

Northern Ireland Junior American League Regular Season Results 1990 [Ref; 1-4]

Report

The Northern Ireland Junior American League was a Coed (Mixed) Two-Touch American Football League for 14-18 year olds in Northern Ireland that was formed in 1988, and became a Junior Kitted League in 1991. Two-Touch is a version of Flag Football that was popular among Junior sides in Ireland and Britain in the late 1980s before Flags were brought in from America. The ball carrier is tackled by placing two hands on him or her.

In the only known result from 1990, Belfast Junior Spartans beat Brownlow Bandits (the Craigavon Cowboys Junior side) 27-0. Other teams in 1990 were Maiden City Maulers (Derry), Lisburn Groundhogs, Prospect Pumas (Carrickfergus), and Ballymena Wolfhounds.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1990) “American Football: Junior game is on the up!” Sunday Life May 27, 1990. pg. 58

[2] Anon. (1990) “American Football: off form Bulldogs lack any real bite” Sunday Life June 3, 1990. pg. 46

[3] Traynor, Jonathan (1990) “Local League action hots up” Sunday Life June 10, 1990. pg. 42

[4] Anon. (1986) “Celts side stampede Cowboys” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, May 21, 1990. pg. 21 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

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

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Irish Flag Football Association Tournaments 2006-07

Irish Flag Football Association Logo [Reference: 3]

Composite Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Dublin Rebels	2	2	0	0			4
Dublin Dragons	1	1	0	0			2
Galway Sea Devils	1	1	0	0	25	20	2
Dublin Sharks	1	1	0	0			2
South East Strongbows	3	1	2	0	40	45	2
Edenderry Soldiers	1	0	1	0	0	20	0
Carrickfergus Knights	1	0	1	0			0
St. Anne’s Jazz	1	0	1	0			0
Tallaght Outlaws	1	0	1	0			0

Raheny Tournament, 3 February 2007

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Group
03.02.07	Dublin Rebels	20	South East Strongbows	0
03.02.07	South East Strongbows	20	Edenderry Soldiers	0
03.02.07	South East Strongbows	20	Galway Sea Devils	25

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Overall Final
03.02.07	Dublin Rebels	W	Carrickfergus Knights	L
	Newbee Trophy
03.02.07	Dublin Dragons	W	Tallaght Outlaws	L
	Top Tournament Virgins Trophy
03.02.07	Dublin Sharks	W	St. Anne’s Jazz	L

Newbee Trophy: IAFL Teams playing in 1st Flag Tournament

Top Tournament Virgins Trophy: Non-IAFL teams playing in 1st Flag Tournament

Websites

[2] South East Strongbows (2007) Game Report Archives [Internet] Available from: http://strongbows.tripod.com/gamereportsarchive.html [Accessed 19 November 2017]

Images

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

IAFL Senior Team 1987-1990

Home Ground: Shane Park, Belfast

Colours: Red / Blue / Blue

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

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

Name Changes: Belfast Giants 1987 / NI Giants 1989

Home Venue Map

Year-by-Year Record

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

[1][3]

1987 Results

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

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1989 Results

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

[4]

Websites

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

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

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

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

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

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

Acknowledgements

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

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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