Preseason Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
IAFL Preseason North
Belfast Trojans
Carrickfergus Knights
Craigavon Cowboys
IAFL Preseason Central
Dublin Rebels
Trinity College Dublin
West Dublin Rhinos
IAFL Preseason South
University of Limerick Vikings	1	1	0	0	44	18	2
Cork Admirals	1	0	1	0	18	44	0
Dublin Dragons
University College Dublin
IAFL Preseason Leinster
Tullamore Phoenix
Drogheda Lightning
Trim Bulldogs

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	PS Week 1
13.02.2011	Dublin Dragons		Tullamore Phoenix
	Gaeltacht Bowl (Dingle Classic)		Corca Duibhne Rugby Grounds
05.03.2011	University of Limerick Vikings	44	Cork Admirals	18
	PS Week ??
03.2011	Tullamore Phoenix		West Dublin Rhinos

Report

The University of Limerick Vikings beat the Cork Admirals 44-18 to win the Preseason Dingle Classic for the third year in-a-row. The game, dubbed the Gaeltacht Bowl by players, was played at the Corca Duibhne Rugby Grounds as part of the Paidi O’Se Tournament which features as its main attraction Men’s and Ladies Gaelic Football tournaments.

The Tullamore Phoenix of the DV8 Development League also played two joint training sessions and scrimmage matches in preseason 2011, against Dublin Dragons and West Dublin Rhinos.

References

Images

[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]

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (2010) “Club Notes: Tullamore Phoenix AFC”. Offaly Independent. Saturday, February 19, 2011. pg. 29 [Past copies of the Offaly Independent are available to view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]

[3] Anon. (2010) “Dingle win Men’s title at Comortais Paidi O’Se tournament”. Kerryman North Edition. March 9, 2011. pg. 63 [Past copies of the The Kerryman are available to view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]

Websites

[4] Tullamore Phoenix AFC (2011) Tullamore Phoenix & West Dublin Rhinos joint training session. [Internet] Available from: https://phoenixafcdotcom.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/hello-world/ [Accessed 7 June 2020]

Images

[5] Tullamore Phoenix AFC (2011) phoenix-v-rhinos-9 [Internet] Available from: https://phoenixafcdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/phoenix-v-rhinos-9.jpg?w=829&h=&zoom=2 [Accessed 7 June 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Doyle, Berenice “The Wounded Bear”, Jean Dunphy and Joe Slevin

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Last Updated: 28 May 2020

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