Table

Team	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Craigavon Cowboys	8	7	1	0	238	63	14
*Westmeath Minotaurs	8	6	2	0	259	82	12
*Wexford Eagles	8	6	2	0	239	123	12
*Trinity College Dublin	8	6	2	0	201	47	12
Louth Mavericks	8	4	4	0	217	167	8
Donegal / Derry Vipers	8	2	6	0	93	174	4
Waterford Wolves ##	8	1	7	0	29	326	0
Galway Warriors #####	8	0	8	0	0	294	-5

• * Qualify for Playoffs / 2 Pts Win / 1 Pt Tie / 0 Pts Loss / -1 Pt Forfeit #

Reference: [1][Adjusted]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
14.07.19	Craigavon Cowboys	27	Trinity College Dublin	19
14.07.19	Westmeath Minotaurs	27	Wexford Eagles	22
	IAFL 1 Bowl		Navan RFC, Co. Meath
28.07.19	Craigavon Cowboys	28	Westmeath Minotaurs	27

Reference: [1]

Results

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Score
	Week 1
03.03.19	Craigavon Cowboys	2	Trinity College Dublin	14
	Week 2
10.03.19	Trinity College Dublin	28	Donegal / Derry Vipers	0
10.03.19	Waterford Wolves	0	Wexford Eagles	40
	Week 3
17.03.19	Westmeath Minotaurs	49	Galway Warriors	0
	Week 4
24.03.19	Craigavon Cowboys	22	Louth Mavericks	8
	Week 5
31.03.19	Wexford Eagles	16	Westmeath Minotaurs	39
31.03.19	Trinity College Dublin	72	Waterford Wolves	0
	Week 6
07.04.19	Trinity College Dublin	14	Louth Mavericks	8
07.04.19	Craigavon Cowboys	18	Donegal / Derry Vipers	0
	Week 7
14.04.19	Louth Mavericks	51	Waterford Wolves	0
	Week 8
28.04.19	Donegal / Derry Vipers	0	Westmeath Minotaurs	28
28.04.19	Waterford Wolves	29	Galway Warriors	0
28.04.19	Wexford Eagles	46	Louth Mavericks	36
	Week 9
05.05.19	Galway Warriors	0	Westmeath Minotaurs	66
05.05.19	Waterford Wolves	0	Craigavon Cowboys	73
	Week 10
12.05.19	Louth Mavericks	28	Craigavon Cowboys	40
12.05.19	Trinity College Dublin	6	Westmeath Minotaurs	21
	Week 11
19.05.19	Galway Warriors	0 #	Trinity College Dublin	30
19.05.19	Wexford Eagles	28	Donegal / Derry Vipers	8
	Week 12
26.05.19	Craigavon Cowboys	p	Wexford Eagles	p
	Week 13
02.06.19	Louth Mavericks	22	Donegal / Derry Vipers	19
02.06.19	Westmeath Minotaurs	30	Waterford Wolves	0 #
	Week 14
09.06.19	Galway Warriors	0 #	Wexford Eagles	30
09.06.19	Waterford Wolves	0 #	Trinity College Dublin	30
09.06.19	Craigavon Cowboys	27	Wexford Eagles	13
	Week 15
16.06.19	Donegal / Derry Vipers	6	Wexford Eagles	50
16.06.19	Westmeath Minotaurs	26	Louth Mavericks	34
16.06.19	Louth Mavericks	30	Galway Warriors	0 #
16.06.19	Donegal / Derry Vipers	30	Galway Warriors	0 #
16.06.19	Galway Warriors	0 #	Craigavon Cowboys	30
16.06.19	Donegal / Derry Vipers	30	Waterford Wolves	0 #
	Week 16
30.06.19	Wexford Eagles	16	Trinity College Dublin	7
30.06.19	Westmeath Minotaurs	0	Craigavon Cowboys	26

Reference: [2]

Report

Craigavon Cowboys won the IAFL 1 Bowl at the third attempts 28-27 over the Westmeath Minotaurs. It was the Cowboys third IAFL 1 Bowl in-a-row, after losing to the Louth Mavericks in 2017 & West Dublin Rhinos in 2018. This was the Westmeath Minotaurs first ever appearance in a Bowl game.

The Cowboys had a tough start to the season, losing 2-14 to Trinity College Dublin in their opening game, before going on a 9-game winning streak to take the title. It was very close at the top of the table, with Craigavon Cowboys finishing on a 7-1 record, and Westmeath Minotaurs, Wexford Eagles and Trinity College Dublin all reaching the playoffs with 6-2 records.

The other end of the table saw Louth Mavericks, back in IAFL 1 after winning promotion to the Shamrock Bowl Conference in 2017 with their 1 Bowl victory in 2017, posting an even 4-4 record. Donegal / Derry Vipers, Galway Warriors and Waterford Wolves all struggled.

The Vipers only wins came in walkovers versus the other two teams who failed to finish the season. Waterford Wolves were back in the League after a two year absence and may have entered at a level too high for them.

The Bowl game, however, was extremely competitive, and could not have been closer with Craigavon edging it 28-27.

Home Venues:

Team	Home Venue
Craigavon Cowboys	People’s Park, Portadown, (Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon)
Donegal / Derry Vipers	Limavady Cricket & RFC, Causeway Coast & Glens
Galway Warriors	St. Mary’s College, Galway
Louth Mavericks	Dundalk RFC, Co. Louth
Trinity College Dublin	Trinity Sports Grounds, Santry, Dublin City
Waterford Wolves	Waterpark RFC, Waterford
Westmeath Minotaurs	Garrycastle GAA, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Wexford Eagles	Gorey Celtic Football Club, Gorey, Co. Wexford

Reference: [2]

References:

Websites:

[1] Irish American Football Association (2019) IAFL 1 [Playoff][Standings][Fixtures & Results] [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/home/kitted-football/iafl1_19/ [Accessed 29 July 2019]

[2] Irish American Football Association (2019) Schedule & Results | IAFL2 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/calendar/iafl-1-2019/ [Accessed 25 June 2019]

Images

[3] Irish American Football Association (2019) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IAFA-Logo-400.png [Accessed 7 April 2019]

[4] Irish American Football Association (2019) IAFL 1 Bowl Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IAFL1Bowl.png[Accessed 7 April 2019]

[5] Irish American Football Association (2019) ICraigavon Cowboys | IAFL 1 Bowl Champions 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IAFL2-2019-Champions-2-1024×455.png [Accessed 7 April 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels

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Last Updated: 25 June 2019

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