League Table
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | BP | Pts | |
| Cork Admirals 2nds (F) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 25 | 5 | 25 |
| Dublin Rebels 2nds (F) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 27 | 4 | 24 |
| Craigavon Cowboys | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 228 | 70 | 4 | 24 |
| Dublin Dragons | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 149 | 197 | 3 | 11 |
| TCD Thunderbolts | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 192 | 1 | 5 |
| Edenderry Soldiers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 282 | 1 | 1 |
Note: 4 Pts Win. 1 Bonus Point for scoring three touchdowns. 1 Bonus Point for losing by less than 7 Points. Teams can gain two Bonus Points in one match. (F) Qualify for Final.
Playoff Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Final | ||||
| 08.2008 | Cork Admirals 2nds | 30 | Dublin Rebels 2nds | 0 |
Results
| Week | Date | H/A | Opposition | W/L | Score |
| 7 | 20.04.2008 | H | Cork Admirals 2nds | W | 12-6 |
| 8 | 28.04.2008 | A | Edenderry Soldiers | W | 65-0 |
| 9 | 04.05.2008 | H | Trinity Thunderbolts | W | 39-8 |
| 12 | 25.05.2008 | A | Trinity Thunderbolts | W | 22-0 |
| 14 | 08.06.2008 | A | Craigavon Cowboys | W | 25-0 |
| 15 | 14.06.2008 | H | Craigavon Cowboys | L | 6-13 |
| F | 08.2008 | A | Cork Admirals 2nds | L | 0-30 |
Season Report
Dublin Rebels 2nds finished runners-up to Cork Admirals 2nds in the inaugural Irish American Football League DV8 Development League in 2008, winning their first five matches quite comfortably, before losing their last regular season game 13-6 to Craigavon Cowboys and then going down 30-0 to Cork Admirals 2nds in the Final. The season included victories against the two teams that defeated them later in the season as well as two defeats of Trinity Thunderbolts and a big 65-0 defeat of Edenderry Soldiers.
Week – 4 May 2008 – Dublin Rebels 2nds 39 Trinity Thunderbolts 8
| At Sportslink, Dublin | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Trinity Thunderbolts0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Dublin Rebels 2nds | 13 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 39 |
| Team | Scorers | Score |
| 1st Quarter | ||
| REB 2nds | Jamie Martin-Grace Run | 0-6 |
| REB 2nds | Jamie Martin-Grace Run (Barry Flinn xpt Run) | 0-13 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
| No Scoring | 0-13 | |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
| TCD | Hal Spottiswoode-Hodson 5 Run (2xpt good) | 8-13 |
| 4th Quarter | ||
| REB 2nds | Sam Hodgins Run | 8-21 |
| REB 2nds | Jamie Martin-Grace Run | 8-27 |
| REB 2nds | Jamie Martin-Grace Run | 8-33 |
| REB 2nds | Jamie Martin-Grace Run | 8-39 |
Week 12 – 25 May 2008 – Trinity Thunderbolts 0 Dublin Rebels 2nds 22
| At ALSAA, Santry, Dublin 9 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Dublin Rebels 2nds | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 22 |
| Trinity Thunderbolts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | Scorers | Score |
| 1st Quarter | ||
| No Scoring | 0-0 | |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
| REB 2nds | Ross McCoeey 3 Run (Ross McCoeey PAT) | 7-0 |
| REB 2nds | Paul Grogan 11 Run (Marcus Naylor xpt Run) | 14-0 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
| REB 2nds | Safety – Luke Begley tackled ball carrier in endzone | 16-0 |
| 4th Quarter | ||
| REB 2nds | Barry Flinn 63 Pass from Paul Grogan | 22-0 |
Dublin Rebels 2nds Team Roster 2008
| Number | Name | Position |
| Barry Flinn | Quarterback | |
| Ross McCoeey | Runningback | |
| Mick Stankard | Linebacker | |
| Luke Begley | Linebacker | |
| Darren Conway | Linebacker | |
| Paul Grogan | Halfback | |
| Marcus Naylor | Running Back | |
| Jamie Martin-Grace | Running Back | |
| Sam Hodgins | Running Back |
Home Venue: Sportslink, Santry, Dublin 9
References
Logos
[1] Irish American Football Association (2018) Dublin Rebels Team Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Team-Logo-Dublin-Rebels-2.png [Accessed 22 July 2018]
Websites
[2] Irish American Football Association (2008) 2008 LEAGUE TABLE, FIXTURES & RESULTS [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/2008results.htm [Accessed 24 September 2016]
[3] Irish American Football Association (2009) Index Early 2009 [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/indexearly2009 [Accessed 15 October 2017]
[4] Irish American Football Association (2018) Shamrock Bowl History [Internet] Available from: hhttp://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 23 March 2018]
[5] Irish American Football Association (2019) Shamrock Bowl XXII Game Preview Dublin Rebels [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/sbxxiirebels.htm [Accessed 26 June 2019]
Internet Archive
[6] Dublin Rebels (2008) News: 2008 League Standings [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20081019054255/http://www.dublinrebels.com/news.php [Accessed 5 July 2017]
[7] Dublin Rebels Wayback Machine (2008) 2008 Roster [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20080617034342/http://www.dublinrebels.com:80/page.php?39 [Accessed 27 November 2018]
[8] Dublin Rebels Wayback Machine (2008) News [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20080723223049/http://www.dublinrebels.com/ [Accessed 27 November 2018]
Newspapers
[9] Naughton, Lindie (2008) “Garvey the hero for Vikings” Evening Herald. Thursday, August 14, 2008. Pg. 66 [Past copies of the Evening Herald are available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.]
Images
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels.
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