Final League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Craigavon Cowboys	8	7	1	0	207	75	14
*Donegal Derry Vipers	8	6	2	0	146	91	12
*Louth Mavericks	8	5	3	0	136	117	10
*Wexford Eagles	8	4	4	0	193	192	8
Westmeath Minotaurs	8	3	5	0	135	156	6
West Dublin Rhinos	8	3	5	0	108	132	6
South Kildare Soldiers	8	0	8	0	97	259	0

Points System: 2pts Win / 1 Pt Tie / 0 Pts Loss

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
23.07.2017	Craigavon Cowboys	44	Wexford Eagles	37
23.07.2017	Donegal / Derry Vipers	15	Louth Mavericks	17
	IAFL 1 Bowl
20.08.2017	Craigavon Cowboys	18	Louth Mavericks	23

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 2
19.03.2017	West Dublin Rhinos	9	Donegal Derry Vipers	8
	Week 3
26.03.2017	South Kildare Soldiers	6	Louth Mavericks	7
26.03.2017	Wexford Eagles	7	Westmeath Minoaturs	19
	Week 4
02.04.2017	Wexford Eagles	21	West Dublin Rhinos	7
02.04.2017	Donegal Derry Vipers	26	South Kildare Soldiers	14
02.04.2017	Westmeath Minotaurs	6	Craigavon Cowboys	31
	Week 6
23.04.2017	Craigavon Cowboys	42	Wexford Eagles	21
23.04.2017	West Dublin Rhinos	51	South Kildare Soldiers	14
	Week 7
30.04.2017	Craigavon Cowboys	20	Louth Mavericks	7
30.04.2017	Donegal Derry Vipers	23	Westmeath Minotaurs	8
	Week 8
07.05.2017	South Kildare Soldiers	30	Wexford Eagles	40
	Week 9
14.05.2017	Craigavon Cowboys	24	West Dublin Rhinos	0
14.05.2017	Louth Mavericks	33	Westmeath Minoaturs	11
	Week 10
21.05.2017	Westmeath Minoaturs	12	West Dublin Rhinos	13
21.05.2017	Louth Mavericks	14	Donegal Derry Vipers	16
	Week 11
28.05.2017	South Kildare Soldiers	6	Donegal Derry Vipers	31
28.05.2017	Wexford Eagles	13	Craigavon Cowboys	40
	Week 12
04.06.2017	West Dublin Rhinos	7	Craigavon Cowboys	18
04.06.2017	South Kildare Soldiers	6	Westmeath Minotaurs	33
04.06.2017	Louth Mavericks	21	Wexford Eagles	17
	Week 14
18.06.2017	Donegal Derry Vipers	21	West Dublin Rhinos	8
18.06.2017	Louth Mavericks	28	South Kildare Soldiers	0
	Week 15
25.06.2017	Westmeath Minotaurs	12	Wexford Eagles	31
	Week 16
02.07.2017	West Dublin Rhinos	13	Louth Mavericks	14
02.07.2017	Craigavon Cowboys	20	Donegal Derry Vipers	21
	Week 17
09.07.2017	Westmeath Minotaurs	34	Louth Mavericks	12
09.07.2017	Wexford Eagles	43	South Kildare Soldiers	21
	Week 18
16.07.2017	Donegal Derry Vipers	0	Craigavon Cowboys	12

Report

Louth Mavericks won the Irish American Football League 1 Conference Bowl with a close 23-18 victory over Craigavon Cowboys in 2017, earning them promotion to the top flight in Ireland.

The Mavericks had sneaked into the playoffs as the third seed, with a 5-3 Wins-Losses record in the reglular season, then proceeded to defeat the second seed Donegal / Derry Vipers (6-2) 17-15. The Cowboys (7-1) had triumphed 44-37 in a high-scoring encounter with the Wexford Eagles (4-4) in the other Semi-Final.

Westmeath Minotaurs (3-5) and West Dublin Rhinos (3-5) had narrowly missed out on the Playoffs while South Kildare Soldiers struggled to an 0-8 record. For the Mavericks, however, it was the highlight of their journey so far.

Home Venues

Team	Venue
Craigavon Cowboys	People’s Park, Portadown
Donegal Derry Vipers	YMCA Rugby Field, Drumahoe
Meath Bulldogs	TBA
West Dublin Rhinos	Castleknock College
Louth Mavericks	Dundalk Rugby Club
Westmeath Minotaurs	Mullingar RFC
South Kildare Soldiers	Cill Dara RFC
Wexford Eagles	Garden City GAA Pitch, Gorey

References

Websites

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

[2] Irish American Football Association (2017) IAFL-1 Conference Standings http://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/iafl1-conference/ [Accessed 24 July 2017]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2017) IAFL-1 2017 Schedule http://www.americanfootball.ie/schedule/iafl1-2017-schedule/ [Accessed 24 July 2017]

[4] Irish American Football Association (2017) Playoffs and Provisional Bowl Dates [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/playsoffs-provisional-bowl-dates/ [Accessed 29 May 2017]

[5] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 23 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1596885733678654 [Accessed 24 July 2017]

[6] IAFA Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post August 27 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1632046600162567 [Accessed 28 August 2017]

[7] IAFA Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post August 20 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1625971890770038 [Accessed 28 August 2017]

Images

[8] Louth Mavericks AFC (2020) Photo, August 22, 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/118142587_3210441305740202_270358629074212302_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=1jEGUXh6AY8AX-X5NNe&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=148ad580a305fb04498c54536627ec3e&oe=5F729337 [Accessed 31 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith and Ralph Schmeer of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association, and Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 31 August 2020

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