Thanksgiving Tournament 20 November 2005

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Group A
Belfast Bulls	2	2	0	0	94	20	4
Cork Admirals	2	1	1	0	42	38	3
Dublin Rebel Rams	2	0	2	0	6	84	0
Group B
Dublin Rebels	2	2	0	0	58	13	6
Craigavon Silver Titans	2	1	1	0	37	36	2
Carrickfergus Knights	2	0	2	0	16	62	0
Group C
Broncos	2	2	0	0	86	28	6
Cork Predators	2	1	1	0	39	78	3
Craigavon Blue Titans	2	0	2	0	42	61	0

References: Compiled from [2][3]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1 (Thanksgiving)		(Venue: ALSAA)
	Group A
20.11.05	Belfast Bulls	38	Cork Admirals	14
20.11.05	Dublin Rebel Rams	6	Belfast Bulls	56
20.11.05	Cork Admirals	28	Dublin Rebel Rams	0
	Group B
20.11.05	Craigavon Silver Titans	13	Dublin Rebels	20
20.11.05	Dublin Rebels	38	Carrickfergus Knights	0
20.11.05	Carrickfergus Knights	16	Craigavon Silver Titans	24
	Group C
20.11.05	Craigavon Blue Titans	26	Cork Predators	27
20.11.05	Cork Predators	12	Broncos	52
20.11.05	Broncos	34	Craigavon Blue Titans	16

References: [2][3]

Report

At a Thanksgiving Flag Football Tournament in ALSAA, Dublin Airport on 20 November 2005, Belfast Bulls won the Junior Section,

About Flag Football

Flag Football is a non-contact version of American Football whereby teams (usually of 5) play on a smaller field (50 yards with two 10 yard endzones), using Flags tied around their waist which must be pulled of by the tackler. The aim as in American Football is to pass or run the ball into the opposition endzone, within a specified number of downs (attempts) – teams have four downs in which to reach the Halfway line or two lines close to either endzone, or the ball is turned over to the opposition. On completing either a touchdown (reaching the endzone) or one of the first down markers (ie the Halfway line or one of the other two lines) the down count starts at one again. A Touchdown is worth 6 points, and a conversion (which must be passed into the endzone) is worth one or two points depending on whether the scoring team opts to start from the 5 yard line or 20 yard line. There is no kicking, although in Irish Flag Football in the 1990s there was kicking and seven player teams. Teams are mixed (coed).

References

Websites

[1] Irish American Football League (2005) 2005 Thanksgiving Flag Football Tournament [Internet] Available from: http://americanfootball.ie/iafl/flagnov05.htm [Accessed 25 October 2016]

Internet Archive

[2] Irish Flag Football Association (2006) – Wayback Machine 2006/05/07 Results (November 23, 2005) [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20060507204557/http://www.irish-flag-football.com/ [Accessed 25 March 2017]

[3] Irish Flag Football Association (2006) – Wayback Machine 2006/05/07 Junior League Table / Junior League Results (May 1, 2006) [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20060507204557/http://www.irish-flag-football.com/ [Accessed 25 March 2017]

[4] Dublin Rebels | Wayback Machine (2007) Introduction to the Junior Rebels [Internet] Available from:    http://web.archive.org/web/20070319105246/http://www.dublinrebels.com:80/page.php?35   [Accessed 27 March 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Peter Mullen, Drimnagh Cycos

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