Dublin Rebels American Football Ireland Team Roster and Game Summaries 2008
Enda Mulcahy
Dublin Rebels Logo [Reference: 1]
Final Standings
Team
P
W
L
T
PF
PA
Pts
IAFL North
Belfast Trojans (D)
8
6
2
0
226
79
12
Carrickfegus Knights
8
3
5
0
156
193
6
Belfast Bulls
8
2
6
0
84
262
4
IAFL Central
Dublin Rebels (D)
8
7
1
0
301
22
14
Dublin City University Saints (P)
8
4
4
0
133
141
8
Dublin Rhinos
8
1
7
0
49
295
2
IAFL South
UL Vikings (D)
8
7
1
0
286
88
14
Cork Admirals (P)
8
6
2
0
332
92
12
Tallaght Outlaws
8
0
8
0
0
434
0
Irish American Football League 2008 [Ref: 6]
Playoff Results
Date
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Score
Wildcard Playoffs
20.07.2008
Cork Admirals
34
DCU Saints
2
Semi-Finals
27.07.2008
UL Vikings
42
Belfast Trojans
8
27.07.2008
Dublin Rebels
19
Cork Admirals
12
Shamrock Bowl XXII
10.08.2008
Dublin Rebels
12
UL Vikings
14
Irish American Football League Playoff Results 2008 [Ref: 2-4]
Season Report
Dublin Rebels reached the Shamrock Bowl, losing 12-14 to University of Limerick Vikings after going 7-1 during the season and defeating Cork Admirals 19-12 in the Semi-Finals. The recorded four successive shutouts over DCU Saints twice, Dublin Rhinos and a massive 72-0 win over Belfast Bulls in the middle of the season. They started with two shutouts also, over Belfast Trojans (16-0) and Dublin Rhinos (64-0) before losing 6-0 to Cork Admirals. They finished the Regular Season with a 34-12 victory over UL Vikings, but were left disappointed in the end with a loss to the same team in Shamrock Bowl XXII.
Sam Hodgins Pass from Paul Grogan (Paul Grogan PAT)
72-0
[References: 8]
Week 13 – 22 June 2008 – University of Limerick Vikings 16 Dublin Rebels 36
At University of Limerick
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total
Dublin Rebels
36
University of Limerick Vikings
16
[References: 8]
Team
Scorers
Score
1st Half
REB
Sam Hodgins Run
6-0
REB
Barry Flinn 27 Pass from Andrew Dennehy
12-0
REB
Sam Hodgins 96 Pass from Andrew Dennehy (Barry Flinn 2xpt)
20-0
3rd Quarter
REB
Sam Hodgins Kick Return
26-0
ULV
Liam Ryan 8 Run (2xpt Good)
26-8
REB
Sam Hodgins Run
32-8
4th Quarter
REB
Seamus Feehan Pass from Liam Ryan (2xpt Good)
32-16
[References: 8]
Shamrock Bowl XXII – Dublin Rebels 12 UL Vikings 14
Dublin Rebels 12 University of Limerick Vikings 14 – Adrian Garvey scored a Touchdown run for the UL Vikings, winning the MVP Award in the process as the Limerick side won Shamrock Bowl XXII 14-12 in a close game against the Dublin Rebels. Darragh O’Callaghan with an Interception Return and Seamus Feehan with a two-point conversion were the other Vikings scorers. The Rebels points came from a Paul Smyth Touchdown, which was converted for one point, a Paul Grogan Field Goal, and a Penalty Safety.
AtCIT Stadium, Cork
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total
University of Limerick Vikings
14
Dublin Rebels
12
Shamrock Bowl XXII – 10 August 2008 [Ref: 9]
Team
Scorers
Score
ULV
Adrian Garvey, TD Run
ULV
Darragh O’Callaghan Int Return TD (Seamus Feehan 2XPT)
REB
Paul Smyth TD (1XPT Good)
REB
Paul Grogan FG
REB
Penalty Safety
Shamrock Bowl XXII Box-Score – 10 August 2008 [Ref: 9]
[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.]
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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.
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive Last Updated: 20 January 2021 (c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021 You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.
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