IAFA Flag Challenge Composite Table 2001-02
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| Drimnagh Cycos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 24 | 3 |
| Belfast Bulls | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 3 |
| Coleraine Chieftans | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 3 |
| UL Vikings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 3 |
Week 1 – 29 April 2001
Drimnagh Cycos 20 UL Vikings 24 – Played in Fairview Park, Dublin. This was the first match in over a year for both teams since the Irish Flag Football League folded in 2000. The match was used as match practice by the Cycos before their match against English Champions Leicester Europa Eagles. The Vikings defence was on top in the first half as they ran out to an 18-6 lead early on. The Cycos responed with a 30-yard scoring run by Stephen Dunne, but the Vikings again went two TD’s up to lead 24-13 at the half. The Cycos managed to keep the Vikings out of the endzone in the second half, but the Vikings managed to hold on for the win, as Drimnagh could only manage one TD, a 5-yard run by Liam Farrell, to leave the score 24-20 to UL at the finish. [1]
| Team | H1 | H2 | Total |
| University of Limerick Vikings | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Drimnagh Cycos | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Team | Scorers | Score |
| 1st Half | ||
| 18-6 | ||
| DRI | Stephen Dunne 30yd Run, 1xpt Good | 18-13 |
| ULV | TD | 24-13 |
| 2nd Half | ||
| DRI | Liam Farrel 5yd Run, 1xpt Good | 24-20 |
Week 2 – 20 February 2002
UL Vikings 0 Drimnagh Cycos 12 – Played in Limerick. The Drimnagh Cycos won with two Touchdowns from Steve Dunne (A 5-yard run early in the game) and also in the first half QB Aidan Kelly threw a 25-yard TD pass to Bob Curran, to gain revenge for defeat in 2001. [3]
| Team | H1 | H2 | Total |
| Drimnagh Cycos | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| University of Limerick Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | Scorers | Score |
| 1st Half | ||
| DRI | Stephen Dunne 5yd Run | 6-0 |
| DRI | Bob Curran 25yd Pass from Aidan Kelly | 12-0 |
| 2nd Half | ||
| No Scoring | 12-0 |
Week 3 – 12 May 2002
Belfast Bulls 16 Coleraine Chieftans 8 – Played in Belfast. The Bulls QB Scott Lennox threw two Touchdown passes to Wide Receivers John Sittlington and Darren Dalton. Gavin Power scored the Chieftans only TD in what was a close game.[4]
| At Belfast | H1 | H2 | Total |
| Coleraine Chieftans | 8 | ||
| Belfast Bulls | 16 |
| Team | Scorers | Score |
| BEL | John Sittlington Pass from Scott Lennox | |
| BEL | Darren Dalton Pass from Scott Lennox | |
| COL | Gavin Power |
Week 4 – 9 June 2002
Coleraine Chieftans 12 Belfast Bulls 8 – Played in Coleraine. The Chieftans evened up the score with the Bulls in the two-game series as their Halfback Martin Robinson scored on two long runs to the outside. Scott Lennox combined with WR John Sittlington again for the Bulls only score. [4]
| At Coleraine | H1 | H2 | Total |
| Belfast Bulls | 8 | ||
| Coleraine Chieftans | 12 |
| Team | Scorers | Score |
| COL | Martin Robinson Run | |
| COL | Martin Robinson Run | |
| BEL | John sittlington Pass from Scott Lennox, 2xpt Good |
References
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Internet Archive
[1] Wayback Machine – Irish American Football Scene (2001) Flag Football: News – UL Vikings at Drimnagh Cycos [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010721055929/http://www.iafs.co.uk/ [Accessed 8 October 2017]
[2] Wayback Machine – Drimnagh Cycos Yahoo Site (2001) Recent Messages [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20011221050433/http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/drimnaghcycos [Accessed 21 April 2017]
[3] Wayback Machine – Irish American Football Scene (2002) UL Vikings 0 Drimnagh Cycos 12 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20020405053228/http://www.iafs.co.uk/ [Accessed 8 October 2017]
[4] Wayback Machine – Irish American Football Scene (2002) Chieftans and Bulls slug it out [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20021016145225/http://www.iafs.co.uk:80/index.php?page=02flagbullsatcheiftans.php [Accessed 6 July 2018]
Websites
[5] Britball Now (2018) History of the game in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/ireland/history-of-the-game-in.html [Accessed 25 October 2016]
[6] Britball Now (2018) 2001 Adult Flag news – 10th July 2001 – Drimnagh thrash Leicester 49-6 in Senior Flag challenge match [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/ireland/history-of-the-game-in.html [Accessed 25 October 2016]
Newspapers
[7] Naughton, Lindie (2002) “Classy Cycos” Evening Herald. Thursday, February 21, 2002. pg. 74 [Past copies of the Evening Herald are available to view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Peter Mullen, Drimnagh Cycos
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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