League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*University of Limerick Vikings	6	5	1	0	72	64	10
*Carrickfergus Knights	6	4	2	0	167	46	8
Dublin Dragons	6	2	4	0	54	95	4
Dublin Rebels	6	1	5	0	40	128	2

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Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Shamrock Bowl XVI
16.06.02	UL Vikings	0	Carrickfergus Knights	66

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Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
17.03.2002	Dublin Rebels	0	Dublin Dragons	6
	Week 2
24.03.2002	Carrickfergus Knights	6	UL Vikings	12
	Week 3
07.04.2002	Dublin Dragons	6	UL Vikings	12
	Week 4
14.04.2002	Dublin Rebels	6	UL Vikings	12
	Week 5
21.04.2002	Dublin Dragons	6	Carrickfergus Knights	18
	Week 6
28.04.2002	Dublin Rebels	8	UL Vikings	22
	Week 7
05.05.2002	Dublin Rebels	6	Carrickfergus Knights	46
	Week 8
12.05.2002	UL Vikings	14	Carrickfergus Knights	8
	Week 9
19.05.2002	Dublin Dragons	30	UL Vikings	0 #
	Week 10
26.05.2002	Carrickfergus Knights	36	Dublin Rebels	8
	Week 11
02.06.2002	Carrickfergus Knights	53	Dublin Dragons	0
	Week 12
09.06.2002	Dublin Dragons	6	Dublin Rebels	12

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2 Pts Win / 1 Pt Tie / 0 Pts Loss / x – Qualify for Shamrock Bowl

Report

The 2002 IAFL season featured the same four teams as in 2001 in Division 1, with newer teams playing in a DV8 8-man League.

The Dublin Rebels, winners of the previous Shamrock Bowl, lost their opening match in a shock win for the Dublin Dragons, and this set the scene for the rest of their season, finally getting one win in their last match with the Dragons.

The UL Vikings relied on American students for most of the season, but after they went home following the end of term, they struggled, forfeiting their last match of the season, and then getting trounced in the Shamrock Bowl, losing 66-0 to the Carrickfergus Knights, deserving winners of their third Shamrock Bowl.

References

Websites

[1] Irish American Football (2016) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.luckyshow.org/football/pics/IAFA.jpg [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[2] Irish American Football Association (2002) 2002 IAFL Standings/Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/2002-iafl-standingsschedule/ [Accessed 24 March 2014]

Internet Archive

[3] Belfast Bulls (2002) Welcome to the site of the Belfast Bulls [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20020801235005/http://www.belfastbulls.com [Accessed 8 October 2017]

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.

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