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Tennents Giants improved to 2-1 at Solitude on the Saturday of Week 5 with a 52-2 victory over Dublin Tornadoes in the Tornadoes debut match. B Allen (14), B McCutcheon (8), M Hoey (6), S Jackson (6), I McKenna (6) were the scorers on offense. The Defense also made an impressive eight touchdowns, C Dobbin and E Magill returning one each for a touchdown. The Dublin Tornadoes defense scored their first ever points - a Safety, and their only points of the match.

Details

Date Time League Season Match Day
May 23, 1987 12:00 am Irish American Football League 1987 Week 5

Results

TeamT
NI Giants52
Dublin Tornadoes2

NI Giants

# 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
B Allen-0001200000000000000000000000
B McCutcheon-0001100000000000000000000000
M Hoey-0000100000000000000000000000
S Jackson-0000100000000000000000000000
I McKenna-0000100000000000000000000000
C Dobbin-0000100000001000000000000000
E Magill-0000100000001000000000000000
 Total 0002800000002000000000000000

Dublin Tornadoes

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
 0000000000000000000000000000

Venue

Solitude, Belfast
Solitude - Cliftonville A&FC, Cliftonville Parade, Cliftonville, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT14 6LA, United Kingdom

Recap

 

Scorers

GIA – B Allen 14 Pts, B McCutcheon 8 Pts, M Hoey 6 Pts, S Jackson 6 Pts, I McKenna 6 Pts, C Dobbin Interception Return for Touchdown, E Magill Interception Return for Touchdown

References

[21] Anon. (1987) “Spartans victors” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, May 25, 1987. pg. 19 Past copies of the Belfast Telegraph are Available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [Accessed 6 May 2020] The Irish Newspaper Archive is a subscription service.