IAFA Youth League 2018
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| Cork Admirals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 14 | 4 |
| South Kildare Soldiers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 34 | 2 |
| University of Limerick Vikings | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 78 | 0 |
[1]
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Final | NSC, Dublin | |||
| 28.10.18 | Cork Admirals | 36 | South Kildare soldiers | 16 |
[2]
IAFA Youth League 2019
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| *Cork Admirals | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 19 | 8 |
| *Belfast Knights | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 66 | 7 |
| *Louth Mavericks | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 33 | 5 |
| *South Dublin Panthers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 74 | 4 |
| Dublin Rebels | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 92 | 2 |
| Antrim Jets | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 105 | 2 |
| Cill Dara Crusaders | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 |
Reference: [4]
| Date | Time | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals | |||||
| 20.10.2019 | 13:30 | Belfast Knights | 40 | Louth Mavericks | 19 |
| 20.10.2019 | 14:30 | Cork Admirals | 26 | South Dublin Panthers | 6 |
| 3rd Place Game | |||||
| 20.10.2019 | 15:30 | Louth Mavericks | 30 | South Dublin Panthers | 0 |
| Championship | |||||
| 20.10.2019 | 16:30 | Cork Admirals | 44 | Belfast Knights | 7 |
Reference: [6-10]
Report
The first Youth Final was played in 2018, Cork Admirals defeating South Kildare Soldiers who had dominated Youth Football for the previous three years 36-16.
They repeated as Champions in 2019, winning 44-7 this time against Belfast Knights.
The Admirals won all their games both seasons, going 3-0 in 2018 & 6-0 in 2019.
About
The Irish American Football association Youth League is an 7v7, 8v8, 9v9 Kitted League for players aged 15-17 on January 1 of that year. Numbers of opposing teams players determined the number of players in each game. The Blitz format was used for the games, with teams playing a minimum of two games per gameday. [2]
References
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Websites
[1] Irish American Football Association (2018) Youth League [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/youth-league/ [Accessed 15 October 2018]
Social Media
[2] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2018) Post October 29, 2018: “Some great photos from yesterdays youth game by Eddie Smyth!” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/2159617004072188 [Accessed 3 November 2018]
Images
[3] Irish American Football Association | Eventbrite (2019) IAFA Youth Logo [Internet] Available from: https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F51368472%2F127117423509%2F1%2Foriginal.jpg?h=230&w=460&auto=compress&rect=0%2C166%2C4096%2C2048&s=4ef86f887f31d0b7f84a6c017964000a [Accessed 14 May 2019]
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References
Websites
[4] Irish American Football Association (2019) Youth Season 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/home/youth-football/youth-kitted/ [Accessed 17 October 2019]
[5] Irish American Football Association (2019) Youth Football [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/home/youth-football/ [Accessed 17 October 2019]
Social Media
[6] Irish American Football Association | Facebook (2019) Event, October 20, 2019: “Youth Championship Day” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/events/1649354321868116/ [Accessed 21 October 2019]
[7] Irish American Football Association | Facebook (2019) Post, October 20, 2019: “ Congratulations to Cork Admirals American Football Club who are this years IAFA Youth Champions after defeating the Belfast Knights 44-7 in the final! “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/2768526973181185 [Accessed 21 October 2019]
[8] Louth Mavericks | Facebook (2019) Post, October 20, 2019: “ Results are in from Dublin for the Louth Mavericks Youths and we have finished 3rd overall in the country. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/louthmavericks/posts/2484428128341527 [Accessed 21 October 2019]
[9] Cork Admirals| Facebook (2019) Post, October 20, 2019: ” Admirals Youth Team won back to back National Championships with a 44-7 win over Belfast Knights. MVP for the final was Michael Hand. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/corkadmiralsAFC/posts/1218765021654920 [Accessed 21 October 2019]
[10] Cork Admirals| Facebook (2019) Post, October 20, 2019: ” Admirals Youth team won 26-6 in semi final vs South Dublin Panthers. They now take on Belfast Knights in a National Final “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/corkadmiralsAFC/posts/1218675291663893 [Accessed 21 October 2019]
Images
[11] Irish American Football association (2018) IAFA Youth Logo 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IAFA-Logos-2018_Youth-R-e1565538368665.png [Accessed 13 September 2019]
[12] Irish American Football Association | Facebook (2019) Photo, October 20, 2019: “ Congratulations to Cork Admirals American Football Club who are this years IAFA Youth Champions after defeating the Belfast Knights 44-7 in the final! “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/photos/pcb.2768526973181185/2768526746514541/?type=3&theater [Accessed 21 October 2019]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Conor Connolly-Mulcahy & Dara Connolly-Mulcahy
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive
Last Updated: 17 October 2019
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