Composite End-of-Season Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Westmeath Minotaurs	12	10	2	0			30
Dublin Bay Raptors	14	9	4	1			28
South Dublin Panthers	10	7	2	1			22
UCD	9	6	3	0			18
UCC Raiders	14	4	8	2			14
Kaiserslautern Screamin Eagles (Ger)	4	4	0	0			12
Craigavon Cowboys	8	4	4	0			12
Coleriane Elks	7	2	4	1			7
Louth Mavericks	9	1	8	0			3
Meath Bulldogs	5	0	4	1			1
Belfast Trojans	3	0	3	0			0
Maynoouth University Hurricanes	5	0	5	0			0

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Note: The above Table is a composite table, adding the records of each of the teams for the four tournaments. No. = Number of Tournaments entered. Pct = Winning Percentage over entire season. Teams are Ranked by 1. Number of Wins. 2. Winning Percentage. 3. Number of Losses.

The Season was intended as a break from the League in order to grow the game – it seems to have worked – from 7 teams in the League in 2017 – there were 19 in 2018, and this year 25.

The Tournaments featured a European Team from a US Air Force Base in Germany – Kaiserslautern Screamin’ Eagles – making it an International Tournament Season like the Celtic Bowl of 2015. I was also Co-ed – men & women could both play.

Pink Panther Bowl, 28 October 2017 Westmanstown

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*University College Dublin	3	3	0	0			1.000
Westmeath Minotaurs	4	2	2	0			.500
Craigavon Cowboys	4	2	2	0			.500
South Dublin Panthers	4	3	1	0			.750
UCC Raiders	4	2	3	0			.400
Dublin Bay Raptors	3	1	2	0			.333
Maynooth University Hurricanes	3	0	3	0			.000

Table Compiled from Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Winners Bracket		Round 1
28.10.17	Maynooth University Hurricanes	0	UCC Raiders	28
28.10.17	South Dublin Panthers	13	Dublin Bay Raptors	6
28.10.17	Westmeath Minotaurs	12	Craigavon Cowboys	30
	Winners Bracket		Semi-Finals
28.10.2017	University College Dublin	17	UCC Raiders	12
28.10.2017	South Dublin Panthers	13	Craigavon Cowboys	25
	Winners Bracket		Final
28.10.2017	University College Dublin	13	Craigavon Cowboys	6
	Losers Bracket		Round 1
28.10.2017	Maynooth University Hurricanes	18	Dublin Bay Raptors	34
28.10.2017	Westmeath Minotaurs	20	UCC Raiders	6
28.10.2017	South Dublin Panthers	22	Maynooth University Hurricanes	20
	Losers Bracket		Round 2
28.10.2017	Dublin Bay Raptors	18	UCC Raiders	26
28.10.2017	Westmeath Minotaurs		South Dublin Panthers
	Losers Bracket		Semi-Final
28.10.2017	UCC Raiders	6	South Dublin Panthers	15
	Losers Bracket		Final
28.10.2017	Craigavon Cowboys		Westmeath Minotaurs
	Pink Panter Bowl		Winners Bracket v Losers Bracket
28.10.2017	University College Dublin	W	Westmeath Minotaurs	L

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Tournament was Double-Elimination with a minimum of 3 games per team

UCD Pink Panther Bowl Champions 2017 – Photo Courtesy Terence McCann [9]

Jigsaw Bowl, 25 November 2017 Maynooth

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Group A
*University College Dublin	2	2	0	0	40	12	6
South Dublin Panthers	2	2	0	0	39	21	6
Louth Mavericks	2	0	2	0	14	34	0
Maynooth University Hurricanes	2	0	2	0	19	45	0
Group B
*Westmeath Minotaurs	2	2	0	0	67	7	6
Dublin Bay Raptors	2	2	0	0	50	24	6
UCC Raiders	2	0	2	0	13	44	0
Meath Bulldogs	2	0	2	0	18	73	0

Table Compiled from Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final
25.11.2017	University College Dublin	L	Westmeath Minotaurs	W ^

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Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Group A
25.11.2017	University College Dublin	14	Louth Mavericks	6
25.11.2017	South Dublin Panthers	19	Maynooth University Hurricanes	13
25.11.2017	Maynooth University Hurricanes	6	University College Dublin	26
25.11.2017	Louth Mavericks	8	South Dublin Panthers	20
	Group B
25.11.2017	Westmeath Minotaurs	25	UCC Raiders
25.11.2017	Dublin Bay Raptors	31	Meath Bulldogs	18
25.11.2017	UCC Raiders	6	Dublin Bay Raptors	19
25.11.2017	Meath Bulldogs	0	Westeath Minotaurs	42

[7][8][9][10]

Westmeath Minotaurs won the second Flag football tournament of the season in Maynooth, winning both group games and then defeating UCD in the final. After the group stage where each team played twice there was a straight final due to the fading light as the tournament was behind schedule. This left both the Dubliin Bay Raptors and South Dublin Panthers bitterly disappointed as they would be knocked out on points difference despite winning both of their group games like UCD and the Minotaurs.

The Final went into overtime with Westmeath emerging winners with a Niall King touchdown catch. Jack Lynch proved the standout on the day catching 7 TD passes as well as returning an interception for a touchdown.

Westmeath Minotaurs – Jigsaw Bowl Champions 2017

Simon Bowl, 27 January 2018, Dundalk

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Group
*Dublin Bay Raptors	3	3	0	0	77	19	9
*Craigavon Cowboys	3	2	1	0	78	52	6
University College Dublin	3	1	2	0	38	66	3
Coleraine Elks	3	0	2	1	34	65	1
Meath Bulldogs	3	0	2	1	8	51	1
Group
*Westmeath Minotaurs	3	3	0	0	91	27	9
*South Dublin Panthers	3	2	1	0	47	32	6
UCC Raiders	3	1	1	1	38	48	4
Louth Mavericks	3	1	2	0	47	59	3
Belfast Trojans	3	0	3	0	21	60	0

Table Compiled from Results

Time	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
2:30	Dublin Bay Raptors		South Dublin Panthers
2:30	Westmeath Minotaurs		Craigavoon Cowboys
	Final
3:15	Westmeath Minotaurs	20	Dublin Bay Raptors	13

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Time	Home Team		Away Team
	Group
10:45	Craigavon Cowboys	27	UCD	13
10:45	Coleraine Elks	8	Meath Bulldogs	8
11:30	Dublin Bay Raptors	25	Craigavon Cowboys	13
12:15	UCD	19	Coleraine Elks	12
12:15	Meath Bulldogs	0	Dublin Bay Raptors	25
1:00	Craigavon Cowboys	38	Coleraine Elks	14
1:45	UCD	6	Dublin Bay Raptors	27
	Group
10:45	South Dublin Panthers	13	Belfast Trojans	6
11:30	UCC Raiders	7	Westmeath Minotaurs	35
11:30	South Dublin Panthers	21	Louth Mavericks	13
12:15	Belfast Trojans	6	Westmeath Minotaurs	27
1:00	Westmeath Minotaurs	29	Louth Mavericks	14
1:00	UCC Raiders	13	South Dublin Panthers	13
1:45	Louth Mavericks	20	Belfast Trojans	9
	Inter-Group
1:45	UCC Raiders	18	Meath Bulldogs	0

[11][12][13][14][15]

Westmeath Minotaurs won their second straight Flag Bowl Tournament with a 20-13 victory over the Dublin Bay Raptors in the Final. Held in aid of the Simon Communities Charity for the Homeless, the Minotaurs won all five games, racking up 91 points in three group games behind QB Dermot Corroon
with Jack Lynch and Jason Owens on Offense and Chris Gilbert and David Walsh on Defense also having outstanding days.

The Dublin Bay Raptors won the other group in fine style also, winning all three games, and making sure to rack up the points also after the disappointment of the Maynooth Tournament, winning all three of their games like the Minotaurs.

After despatching the Panthers and Cowboys in the Semi-Finals, the Raptors and Minotaurs would meet undefeated in the Final, in what was a tense game. The Minotaurs would win their second Bowl in a row 20-13 after MVP Conor McGroarty of the Raptors was stopped yards from the line as time ran out.

Westmeath Minotaurs – Simon Bowl Champions 2018 [16]

UCC Bowl, 24 February 2018, UCC

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Kaiserslautern Screamin Eagles (Ger)	3	3	0	0	73	14	9
*Dublin Bay Raptors	3	2	0	1	75	47	7
Coleraine Elks	4	2	2	0	72	70	6
UCC Raiders	4	1	2	1	36	54	4
Louth Mavericks	4	0	4	0	39	110	0

Table Compiled from Results

Time	Home Team		Away Team
	Final
	Kaiserslautern Screamin Eagles	33	Dublin Bay Raptors	25

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Time	Home Team		Away Team
	Group
	Dublin Bay Raptors	32	Coleraine Elks	20
	UCC Raiders	8	Kaiserslautern Screamin Eagles	21
	Dublin Bay Raptors	37	Louth Mavericks	21
	Coleraine Elks	6	Kaiserslautern Screamin Eagles	26
	Dublin Bay Raptors	6	UCC Raiders	6
	Coleraine Elks	25	Louth Mavericks	12
	Kaiserslautern Screamin Eagles	26	Louth Mavericks	0
	Coleraine Elks	21	UCC Raiders	0
	UCC Raiders	22	Louth Mavericks	6

[19]

Five teams entered the final Flag Football Tournament of the 2017-18 season which was held in University College Cork, including the Kaiserslautern Screamin’ Eagles, a team of American Military based in Germany.[19][20]

The Screamin Eagles and the Dublin Bay Raptors went through the group stage undefeated, with Kaiserslautern winning their games easily, and the Raptors matching them nearly all the way, with just the one tie against UCC Raiders, leaving them top of the scoring charts after the group stage. with Dublin Bay and the Screamin Eagles due to meet in the last group stage game and also both qualified for the Final, it was decided to to go straight to the Final, which was close all the way, the Raptors giving the Americans the toughest challenge they faced in the tournament. The Screamin Eagles would hold on for a 33-25 victory to win the Bowl, and consign the Raptors to their second straight Bowl defeat.[19][20][21][22]

Kaiserslautern Screamin Eagles – UCC Bowl Champions 2018 [21]

Venues

Tournament	Venue
Pink Panther Bowl	Westmanstown RFC, Co. South Dublin (Host: Panthers)
Jigsaw Bowl	Maynooth University, Co. Kildare (Host: Maynooth University Hurricanes)
Simon Bowl	Dundalk IT, Co. Louth (Host:Louth Mavericks)
UCC Bowl	UCC, Cork City (Host: UCC Raiders)

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Awards

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Bowl	MVP
Pink Panther
Jigsaw	Jack Lynch (Westmeath Minotaurs)
Simon	Conor McGroarty (Dublin Bay Raptors) [17][18]

Jack Lynch – Jigsaw Bowl MVP 2017 [9]

Jack Lynch – Jigsaw Bowl MVP 2017

References

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Websites

Logos

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

[2] Flag Football Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Photo October 25 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FlagFootballIreland/photos/pcb.2083533201870491/2083532171870594/?type=3&theater [Accessed 28 October 2017]

Pink Panther Bowl

[3] Dublin Bay Raptors Facebook Page (2017) Post October 24 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinraptors/posts/2024612384475865 [Accessed 28 October 2017]

[4] Dublin Bay Raptors Facebook Page (2017) Post to Page by Enda Mulcahy October 28 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1738886779752358&set=p.1738886779752358&type=3&theater [Accessed 28 October 2017]

[5] South Dublin Panthers Facebook Page (2017) Post October 28 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/southdublinpanthers/posts/856969844481750 [Accessed 28 October 2017]

[6] UCD American Football Facebook Page (2017) Post October 30 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/UcdAmericanFootball/posts/1346543658789249 [Accessed 29 January 2018]

Jigsaw Bowl

[7] Dublin Bay Raptors Facebook Page (2017) Post to Page by Enda Mulcahy November 28 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinraptors/posts/2040665322870571 [Accessed 28 November 2017]

[8] Dublin Bay Raptors Facebook Page (2017) Post to Page by Enda Mulcahy November 28 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinraptors/posts/2040665626203874 [Accessed 28 November 2017]

[9] Westmeath Minotaurs Facebook Page (2017) Photo November 25 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westmeathminotaurs/photos/pcb.1745556515456407/1745556455456413/?type=3&theater [Accessed 28 November 2017]

[10] Westmeath Minotaurs Facebook Page (2017) Post November 25 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westmeathminotaurs/posts/1745556515456407 [Accessed 29 January 2018]

Simon Bowl

[11] Dublin Bay Raptors Facebook Page (2017) Post to Page by Enda Mulcahy January 28 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinraptors/posts/2070560146547755″> [Accessed 28 January 2018]

[12] Dublin Bay Raptors Facebook Page (2017) Post to Page by Enda Mulcahy January 28 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinraptors/posts/2070560266547743 [Accessed 28 January 2018]

[13] Dublin Bay Raptors Facebook Page (2017) Post to Page by Enda Mulcahy January 28 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinraptors/posts/2070560406547729 [Accessed 28 January 2018]

[14] Dublin Bay Raptors Facebook Page (2017) Post to Page by Enda Mulcahy January 28 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinraptors/posts/2070560499881053 [Accessed 28 January 2018]

[15] Dublin Bay Raptors Facebook Page (2018) Post to Page by Enda Mulcahy January 28 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinraptors/posts/2070560576547712 [Accessed 28 January 2018]

[16] Westmeath Minotaurs Facebook Page (2018) Post January 27 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westmeathminotaurs/posts/1813957288616329 [Accessed 29 January 2018]

[17] Flag Football Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Photo January 27, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FlagFootballIreland/photos/pb.1583160178574465.-2207520000.1520237570./2130974623793015/?type=3&theater [Accessed 5 March 2018]

[18] Flag Football Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post January 29, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FlagFootballIreland/posts/2130976280459516 [Accessed 5 March 2018]

UCC Bowl

[19] Dublin Bay Raptors Facebook Page (2018) Post to Page by Enda Mulcahy Februaruy 26 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinraptors/posts/2085890155014754 [Accessed 26 February 2018]

[20] UCC Flag Football Facebook Page (2018) Post February 27, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/UCCflagfootball/posts/1748726148482680 [Accessed 5 March 2018]

[21] UCC Flag Football Facebook Page (2018) Photo February 27, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/UCCflagfootball/photos/pcb.1748726148482680/1748725071816121/?type=3&theater [Accessed 5 March 2018]

[22] Dublin Bay Raptors (2018) Video February 26, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinraptors/videos/2086085271661909/?hc_ref=ARSMByeU6sYzYq6Pys5OJerNUM0Bu7hbmco5vsHf-VrXcIaohcfBPNqD3zhF0QK_SbM [Accessed 5 March 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan, Decy Maher, Ken Jackson & Brianna Wallace, Tom Gallagher, Anton “Pippo” O’Grady and Jonathan Spielberg (Dublin Bay Raptors).

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas & Joe Grey, Dublin Vipers.

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