Table

Playoffs

Results

Report

In the first tournament of the Irish Flag Fotball Association Junior League on 20 November 2005 in a Thanksgiving Event held at ALSAA (aer Lingus Sports and Athletic Association at Dublin Airport), Belfast Bulls came out on top with two wins from two. Broncos and the Dublin Rebels each also won both their games. Cork Admirals, Craigavon Silver Titans and Cork Predators all won one game each while Craigavon Blue Titans, Carrickfergus Knights and Dublin Rebel Rams lost both their games.

Six teams entered the second tournament on 28 January 2020, with North Dublin Marrshalls a new entry. Dublin Rebels narrowly lost their first two games before winning their last three to put them on 5-2 for the year.

Belfast Bulls won all three matches in their Irish Flag Football Association Junior League Northern Division Tournament on 30 April 2006. Craigavon Blue Titans came second on 1-1, Carrickfergus Knights third on 1-2 and Craigavon Silver Titans finished with two losses. The final game between the Blue Titans and Silver Titans wasnot played.

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]

Internet Archive

[5] 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]

Images

[6] Dublin Rebels | Wayback Machine (2007) Junior_Rebels [Internet] Available from:   http://web.archive.org/web/20070319105246im_/http://www.dublinrebels.com//images/juniors/Junior_Rebels.jpg    [Accessed 21 November 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Peter Mullen, Drimnagh Cycos

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Last Updated: 21 November 2020

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