Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Dublin Tornadoes	1	1	0	0	46	0	1.000
Labatt Spartans	1	1	0	0	22	8	1.000
Belfast Blitzers	1	1	0	0			1.000
Antrim Bulldogs	3	0	3	0	8	70	.000

Results:

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Week
1988	Dublin Tornadoes	46	Antrim Bulldogs	0
	Week
17.07.1988	Labatt Spartans	22	A26 Bulldogs	8
	Week (Birr Vintage Festival)		St. Brendan’s Park, Offaly
13.08.1988	Dublin Tornadoes		Antrim Bulldogs
	Unknown Week
1988	Belfast Blitzers	W	Antrim Bulldogs	L

Reference: [1-2]

Report

The Dublin Tornadoes and Labatt (Belfast) Spartans both defeted newcomers Antrim Bulldogs in Festival matches in 1988. the Festivals could have been a way for the Irish American Football League teams to try out new players and for the newer teams such as Antrim Bulldogs in 1988 to gain experience before joining the League proper.

References:

Sources:

[1] Anon. (1988) “Birr Vintage Festival” Nenagh Guardian. Saturday, August 13, 1988. pg. 15.

[2] Britball Now (2016) Historical Results [1988][Friendlies] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 12 January 2020]

Social Media

[3] Belfast Blitzers Facebook (2021) Bellfast Blitzers Reply to Post by Enda Mulcahy [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/3499692260141904?comment_id=3500244570086673&reply_comment_id=3501824573262006&notif_id=1611255704041574&notif_t=feed_comment&ref=notif [Accessed 22 January 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to David Turner (Belfast Blitzers)

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