Final League Table
| P | W | L | T | Frf | PF | PA | Pts | |
| *Craigavon Cowboys | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 296 | 119 | 21 |
| *Westmeath Minotaurs | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 280 | 141 | 15 |
| *Dublin Vipers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 215 | 185 | 14 |
| *Edenderry Eagles | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 297 | 155 | 10 |
| North Kildare Reapers | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 236 | 181 | 10 |
| Dublin Rebels | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | -3 | 91 | 287 | 0 |
| South Dublin Panthers | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | -3 | 65 | 412 | -3 |
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Points System: 3 Pts Win / 1 Pt Tie / 0 Pts Loss / -1 Pt Forfeit # / -1 Pt Not providing officials for a round of fixtures # *Qualify for Semi-Finals |
Playoff Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 05.08.2017 | Craigavon Cowboys | 46 | Edenderry Eagles | 50 |
| 05.08.2017 | Westmeath Minotaurs | 26 | Dublin Vipers | 51 |
| 3rd Place | ||||
| 05.08.2017 | Craigavon Cowboys | 31 | Westmeath Minotaurs | 39 |
| Emerald Bowl IV | ||||
| 05.08.2017 | Dublin Vipers | 12 | Edenderry Eagles | 32 |
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Regular Season Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Week 1 | (Dublin Vipers) | |||
| 29.04.17 | Westmeath Minotaurs | 44 | South Dublin Panthers | 14 |
| 29.04.17 | Craigavon Cowboys | 34 | Dublin Vipers | 14 |
| 29.04.17 | South Dublin Panthers | 6 | North Kildare Reapers | 59 |
| 29.04.17 | Edenderry Eagles | 56 | Dublin Rebels | 12 |
| 29.04.17 | Dublin Rebels | 18 | Westmeath Minotaurs | 54 |
| 29.04.17 | North Kildare Reapers | 33 | Craigavon Cowboys | 52 |
| 29.04.17 | Dublin Vipers | 0 # | Edenderry Eagles | 30 |
| Week 2 | (Westmeath Minotaurs) | |||
| 13.05.17 | North Kildare Reapers | 30 | Dublin Rebels | 0 # |
| 13.05.17 | Dublin Vipers | 56 | Westmeath Minotaurs | 33 |
| 13.05.17 | South Dublin Panthers | 6 | Edenderry Eagles | 95 |
| 13.05.17 | Edenderry Eagles | 34 | North Kildare Reapers | 34 |
| 13.05.17 | Westmeath Minotaurs | 31 | Craigavon Cowboys | 41 |
| 13.05.17 | Dublin Rebels | 0 # | Dublin Vipers | 30 |
| 13.05.17 | Craigavon Cowboys | 58 | South Dublin Panthers | 26 |
| 13.05.17 | North Kildare Reapers | 58 | Dublin Vipers | 20 |
| Week 3 | (Craigavon Cowboys) | |||
| 10.06.17 | Edenderry Eagles | 0 # | Craigavon Cowboys | 28 |
| 10.06.17 | North Kildare Reapers | 0 # | Westmeath Minotaurs | 28 |
| 10.06.17 | Dublin Rebels | 28 | South Dublin Panthers | 0 # |
| 10.06.17 | Dublin Vipers | 28 | North Kildare Reapers | 0 # |
| 10.06.17 | Westmeath Minotaurs | 28 | Edenderry Eagles | 0 # |
| 10.06.17 | South Dublin Panthers | 0 # | Dublin Vipers | 28 |
| Week 4 | (Dublin Rebels) | |||
| 15.07.17 | Craigavon Cowboys | 0 # | Westmeath Minotaurs | 0 # |
| 15.07.17 | Edenderry Eagles | 32 | Dublin Vipers | 41 |
| 15.07.17 | South Dublin Panthers | 7 | Craigavon Cowboys | 40 |
| 15.07.17 | Dublin Rebels | 13 | North Kildare Reapers | 24 |
| 15.07.17 | Edenderry Eagles | 52 | South Dublin Panthers | 6 |
| 15.07.17 | Craigavon Cowboys | 43 | Dublin Rebels | 8 |
| 15.07.17 | Westmeath Minotaurs | 54 | Dublin Rebels | 12 |
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Home Venues
| Team | Home Venue |
| Craigavon Cowboys | People’s Park, Portadown, Co. Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon |
| Dublin Rebels | Three Rock Rovers HC, Rathfarnham, Co. South Dublin |
| Dublin Vipers | St. MacDara’s CC, Templeogue, Co. South Dublin |
| Westmeath Minotaurs | Mullingar RFC, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
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Report
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Emerald Bowl Playoffs: Edenderry eagles upset the odds to become Emerald Bowl IV Champions. They are the fourth different team to have wwon an Emerald Bowl in the four years of the competition. They beat Undefeated regular-season Champions Craigavon Cowboys in the Semi-Finals, before defeating Dublin Vipers 32-12 in the Final.[6]
References
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Websites
[1] Irish American Football Association (2017) Flag Football Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/FFI_New-Logo-2017-615×400.png [Accessed 15 May 2017]
[2] League Republic (2017) Irish Flag Football League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://images.leaguerepublic.com/data/images/424217313/110.jpg [Accessed 8 August 2017]
[3] Irish American Football Association (2017) EBC – Fixtures & Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/flag-football/ebc/ebc-fixtures_results/ [Accessed 17 July 2017]
[4] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2017) Emerald Bowl Conference [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20170906033431/http://www.americanfootball.ie/flag-football/ebc/ [Accessed 10 March 2018]
[5] Flag Football Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post August 7 2017 [Internet] Available: https://www.facebook.com/FlagFootballIreland/posts/2047867735437038 [Accessed 8 August 2017]
[6] Irish American Football Association (2017) Edenderry Eagles Emerald Bowl IV Champions [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/edenderry-eagles-emerald-bowl-iv-champions/ [Accessed 8 August 2017]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Joe Gray, Dublin Vipers.
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Irish American Football Archive
Last Updated: 10 March 2018
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