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Details

Date Time League Season Match Day
May 15, 1988 5:06 pm AFAI American Football Association of Ireland Friendlies 1988 Week 1

Results

TeamT
Belfast Blitzers39
Antrim Bulldogs2

Belfast Blitzers

# Player Position FG Safety PAT 2XP TD Comp Att Pass Yds Rush Att Rush Yds Rec Rec Yds Int Lng Fum Lost FR Tckl Solo Asst Sack PR KR Punt PYds PAvg BFG OR
35Damien McHughRunning back0000200000000000000000000000
Finn Lynch-0000200000000000000000000000
Paul GTaylor-0000100000000000000000000000
Dessi Wilson-0000100000000000000000000000
Ivan SmithWide receiver0030000000000000000000000000
 Total 0030600000000000000000000000

Antrim Bulldogs

Position FG Safety PAT 2XP TD Comp Att Pass Yds Rush Att Rush Yds Rec Rec Yds Int Lng Fum Lost FR Tckl Solo Asst Sack PR KR Punt PYds PAvg BFG OR
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Recap

Belfast Blitzers, with their confidence high after a win over Craigavon Cowboys the previous week defeated Antrim Bulldogs 38-2 in a friendly game. Two Touchdowns each came from Damien McHugh and Finn Lynch and one each from Paul Taylor and Dessi Wilson. Ivan Smith converted three extra points.

Scorers

BLI – Damien McHugh TD

BLI – Damien McHugh TD

BLI – Finn Lynch TD

BLI – Finn Lynch TD

BLI – Paul Taylor TD

BLI – Dessi Wilson TD

BLI – Ivan Smith 3 xp Kicks

REFERENCES

Logo references

[1] Trinity Bowl 1992 Trinity 400 American Football Match Poster

SOURCES:

[1] Anon. (1988) “Birr Vintage Festival” Nenagh Guardian. Saturday, August 13, 1988. pg. 15.

[2] Britball Now (2016) Historical Results [1988][Friendlies] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 12 January 2020][Actual Reference at: https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.britballnow.co.uk%2FHistory%2FResults%2F1988results.xls&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK ][Accessed 13 January 2022]

[3] Anon. (1988) Antrim fall Belfast Telegraph. Tuesday, May 17, 1988, pg. 17 [Internet] Original Article Available from: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [Accessed 13 January 2022]

SOCIAL MEDIA

[3] Belfast Blitzers Facebook (2021) Bellfast Blitzers Reply to Post by Enda Mulcahy [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/3499692260141904?comment_id=3500244570086673&reply_comment_id=3501824573262006&notif_id=1611255704041574&notif_t=feed_comment&ref=notif [Accessed 22 January 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to David Turner (Belfast Blitzers)

 

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