League Table
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| *Drogheda Lightning | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Belfast Trojans 2nds | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Craigavon Cowboys 2nds | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Trim Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Carrickfergus Knights 2nds | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Dublin Dragons 2nds | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tullamore Phoenix 2nds | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
[2]
Regular Season Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Week 1 | ||||
| 06.03.12 | Trim Bulldogs | 26 | Drogheda Lightning | 32 |
| Week 2 | ||||
| 13.05.12 | Belfast Trojans 2nds | 33 | Trim Bulldogs | 19 |
| Week 3 | (Boyne) | |||
| 17.06.12 | Trim Bulldogs | 20 | Dublin Dragons 2nds | 8 |
| 17.06.12 | Drogheda Lightning | 12 | Craigavon Cowboys 2nds | 48 |
| Week 4 | (Drogheda) | |||
| 22.07.12 | Drogheda Lightning | 31 | Dublin Dragons 2nds | 6 |
| 22.07.12 | Craigavon Cowboys 2nds | 18 | Belfast Trojans 2nds | 27 |
| Week 5 | (Boyne) | |||
| 29.07.12 | Drogheda Lightning | 20 | Carrickfergus Knights 2nds | 34 |
| 29.07.12 | Trim Bulldogs | 6 | Dublin Dragons 2nds | 0 |
| Week 6 | (Portadown) | |||
| 05.08.12 | Drogheda Lightning | 6 | Belfast Trojans 2nds | 49 |
| 05.08.12 | Craigavon Cowboys 2nds | 62 | Trim Bulldogs | 12 |
| Week 7 | (Drogheda) | |||
| 12.08.12 | Tullamore Phoenix 2nds | 0 | Carrickfergus Knights 2nds | 14 |
| 12.08.12 | Drogheda Lightning | 24 | Dublin Dragons 2nd | 6 |
| Week 8 | (Belfast) | |||
| 19.08.12 | Trim Bulldogs | 21 | Drogheda Lightning | 31 |
| 19.08.12 | Belfast Trojans 2nds | 41 | Carrickfergus Knights 2nds | 0 |
| Week 9 | (Trim GAA) | |||
| 26.08.12 | Trim Bulldogs | 21 | Tullamore Phoenix 2nds | 14 |
| 26.08.12 | Dublin Dragons 2nds | 0 | Craigavon Cowboys 2nds | 21 |
[2]
2 Pts Win / 1 Pts Tie / 0 Loss / *Champions
Home Venues
| Team | Home Venue |
| Belfast Trojans 2nds | Shorts S&R Club, Belfast |
| Carrickfergus Knights 2nds | |
| Craigavon Cowboys 2nds | Portadown |
| Drogheda Lightning | St. Oliver’s Community Centre, Drogheda, Co. Louth |
| Dublin Dragons 2nds | |
| Trim Bulldogs | Boyne Community College, Co. Meath / Trim GAA, Co. Meath |
| Tullamore Phoenix 2nds |
[2]
Report
Drogheda Lightning won the Dv8 Development League with 9 Points. Both the Lightning and Trim Bulldogs played a full schedule while the 2nds teams played a half- or three-quarter- schedule. The Lightning won both games against both Trim Bulldogs & Dublin Dragons 2nds, but lost matches against the three 2nds teams from Ulster.
Team Changes from 2011
The Tullamore Phoenix made the step up the the full 11-a-side IAFL to be replaced by their 2nds team. The Belfast Trojans 2nds team were a new entry.
About
The DV8 Development League was an 8-a-side fully kitted league and was set up in 2008 with two main aims: (1) To give teams in the Irish Regions a chance to play Competitive Football while building up their kit & player numbers and (2) to enable 2nds teams of bigger IAFL teams in the main league to field 2nds teams.
References
____________________________________________________________
Internet Archive
[2] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine (2013) 2012 DV8s Development League Schedule & Standings [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20130516050107/http://www.americanfootball.ie/dv8s-standings [Accessed 25 March 2017]
Images
[1] Irish American Football Association (2010) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/IAFA.jpg [Accessed 15 July 2018]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Joe Grey, Dublin Dragons & Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels.
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Eirball | Irish American Football Archive
Last Updated: 14 May 2019
(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019
You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.