April 29, 2021

Liga Futbol Americano (Mexico) 2021

Liga de Futbol Americano (Mexico) Logo 2020 [Reference: 1]

Standings

LFA 2021	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Division Norte
Dinos Saltillo
Fundidores Monterrey
Pioneros Queretaro
Raptors Edomex
Division Centro
Condores CDMX
Mayas
Mexicas CDMX
Osos Toluca

[References: 2]

Report

The Liga de Futbol Americano (Mexico) announced on its homepage that the 2021 season would consist of 8 teams: The Mayas were to return to play after a years absence and the Artilleros Puebla were to take a year out. The North Division would consist of Dinos Saltillo, Fundidores Monterrey, Pioneros Queretaro and Raptors Edomex. The Central Division was to consist of Condores CDMX, Mexicas CDMX, Mayas and Osos Toluca.

On the 11th April 2021 the League announced the suspension of Operations due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, because even though there were vaccines, there was not enough of the population vaccinated.

On 14 April the AAA Rival League to LFA, the Futbol Americano de Mexico (FAM) announced it was suspending operations for 2021 and also that Pioneros Queretaro was to rejoin the League from LFA. The Pioneros helmet was removed from the LFA homepage at the same time. This is probably an early indication of how the 2022 line-ups will be made.

References

Images

[1] Liga Football Americano Mexico (2019) LFA 2018 Logo [Internet] Available from: https://i1.wp.com/lfa.mx/2018/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LFAlogonew.png?fit=734%2C734&ssl=1 %5BAccessed 1 August 2018]

Websites

[2] Liga Football Americano Mexico (2020) #ESTOES LFA [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/ [Accessed 17 April 2020]

[3] Liga Football Americano Mexico / Cinthiya Garcia (2021) A postponement that hurts, but it’s for everyone’s sake [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/una-postergacion-que-duele-pero-es-por-el-bien-de-todos/ [Accessed 18 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caroline Mitchell & Francesco

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 29 April 2021

April 29, 2021

Futbol Americano de Mexico 2021

Futbol Americano de Mexico Logo [Ref: 1]

Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Bulldogs de Naucalpan
Raramuris de Ciudad Juarez
Caudillos de Chihuahua
Tequileros de Jalisco
Rojos de Lindavista
Marlins de Los Cabos
Tiburones de Cancun

Futbol Americano de Mexico Standings 2021 [Ref: 2]

Playoffs

*Date*	*Home Team*	*Away Team*
	Semi-Finals
2021
2021
	Final
2021

Futbol Americano de Mexico Playoffs 2021 [Ref: 3]

Report

The Futbol Americano de Mexico – a AAA / Rival Major League to the Liga Futbol Americano (Mexico), is one of the two Professional American Football Leagues in Mexico. For its third season in 2021, it has scheduled the same six teams as the 2020 season – unusual for a AAA Pro American Football League anywhere, let alone Mexico.

The season was to begin on 22 February and run for 7 weeks before the playoffs, with each team getting one rest (bye) week. On 14 April 2021 the FAM Commissioner Zapata made the announcement that the FAM season would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic and also that Pioneros Queretaro would be the 8th team in the League.

References

Images

[1] Futbol Americano de Mexico (2020) FAM Logo [Internet] Available from: https://fam.futbol/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/FAM-2020.png [Accessed 17 April 2020]

Websites

[2] Futbol Americano de Mexico (2019) Tabla General 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://ligafam.mx/table/tabla-general-2021/ [Accessed 13 January 2021]

[3] Futbol Americano de Mexico (2019) THE FAM SEASON WILL RESUME UNTIL THE CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT”: COMMISSIONER EDGAR ZAPATA [Internet] Available from: https://ligafam.mx/la-temporada-fam-se-reanudara-hasta-que-las-condiciones-sean-las-idoneas-comisionado-edgar-zapata/ [Accessed 29 April 2021]

Images

[10] Futbol Americano de Mexico (2019) 3-de-marzo [Internet] Available from: https://fam.futbol/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/3-de-marzo.jpg [Accessed 19 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caroline Mitchell and Francesco.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 29 April 2021

April 28, 2021March 12, 2022

Irish Taekwon-Do Association Irish Cup & National Championships 2016

Irish Taekwon-Do Association Logo [References: 1]

Results (UL Arena, Limerick, 11-12 November 2016)

Section	Gold	Silver
	Male
-57kg	Thomas Fogarty
-63kg	Ryan Shelley	Luke McGrath
-70kg Blackbelt	Adam Shelley	Luke Woods
-78kg	Colm Carroll
85kg	Ross Smith
	Female
-50kg	Katy Laffan
-62kg	Louise McCagh	Ellen Ince
-68kg	Maeve Magee	Sarah Barry
	Senior Female
1st Degree	Maeve Magee
2nd Degree	Skye Slattery
3rd Degree	Naomi Coonghe
	Senior Male
1st Dan	Philip O’Gorman
2nd Dan	Tiarnan Moriarty
3rd Dan	Eddie Dillon
4th Dan	Hong Looi
	Best Overall
Female Junior	Joanne Potter (2 Gold, 1 Bronze)
Male Junior	Luke Moriarty (2 Gold)
Female Senior	Maeve Magee (2 Gold, 1 Silver)
Male Senior	Philip O’Gorman

[References: 2]

Report

With some big match-ups on offer the Irish Taekwon-Do Association Irish Cup and National Championships 2016 they proved to be the biggest ever ITA tournament. In the Final of the Under 70 kg Blackbelt Division then World Champion (2016) Adam Shelley won Gold ahead of 2009 World Champion Luke Woods. 2016 World Cup winner Colm Carroll also took Gold in the Under 78kg section. The Female Divisions included members of the Gold & Bronze winning team at the 2016 ITF World Cup, with 2013 World Champion Louise McCagh taking Gold in the Under 62 Kg section. Maeve Magee won best overall Female Senior and Philip O’Gorman best overall Male Senior. The Championships took place in the University of Limerick Arena from 11th to 12th November 2016,

References:

Logos

[1] Irish Taekwon-Do Association (2016) ITA+Logo [Internet] Available from: https://eirball.hockey/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/58d1b-1618517334164.jpg [Accessed 28 April 2021]

Websites

[2] Irish Taekwon-Do Association (2016) ITA Irish Cup & National Championships 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_irish_cup_&_national_championships_2016_-571.html [Accessed 15 January 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 28 April 2021

April 28, 2021

Irish Ice Hockey Exhibition Matches Box-Scores 1986-87

Irish Ice Hockey Association Logo [References: 1]

Results

At Dundonald International Ice Bowl Att: 2,000	P1	P2	P3	Total
Castlereagh Cougars	4	6	4	14
Lee Valley Lions	0	2	0	2

[References: 1]

Team	Scorers (Goals + Assists)
Castlereagh Cougars	MacGoldstone 4+4, MacAdams 4+3, Hogan 3+4, O’Rocchio 2+2, O’Melancon 1+2, O’Quiney 0+3
Lee Valley Lions	Virta 2+0, Lehti 0+1, Williams 0+1

[References: 1]

Report

The first ever game played at Dundonald Ice Bowl, Castlereagh, Northern Ireland was an exhibition match on 22 September 1986 between Castlereagh Cougars and Lee Valley Lions. 2,000 spectators witnessed the home team Cougars triumph 14-2 thanks to goals from Tony MacGoldstone (4), Phil MacAdams (4), Brendan Hogan (3), Michael O’Rocchio (3), Craigan O’Melancon (1) as well a numerous assists from above as well as Patrick O’Quiney. Lee Valley Lions were from Leyton in East London and played that season in the Norwich Union Autumn Cup.

References

Images

[1] Wikipedia (2017) Irish Ice Hockey Association Logo[Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/IRLhockey.jpg/150px-IRLhockey.jpg [Accessed 6 March 2017]

Bibliography

[2] Roberts, Stewart (Ed.) (1987) “First Games: CASTLEREAGH COUGARS 14 LEE VALLEY LIONS 2” The Ice Hockey Annual 1987-88. pg. 133. Crowood Press, Rambury, Marlborough, Wiltshire.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Niall McEvoy.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 28 April 2021

April 28, 2021

2nd I-Karate Global World Cup Budapest Hungary 2018

[References: 1]

Country Medals Table

Place	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1	Hungary	9	16	18
2	Belgium	9	10	9
3	*Ireland*	7	9	7
4	France	7	1	1
5	Ukraine	5	10	6
6	Italy	4	1	2
7	Slovakia	3	1	2
8	Netherlands	3	0	0
9	Romania	2	0	2
10	Russia	1	1	0
11	Slovenia	1	0	0
12	India	1	0	0
13	Latvia	0	2	1
14	Canada	0	1	1

[References: 2]

Irish Medal Winners

Competition	Classification	M/F	Medal	Name
ASD Kata	101 2004-2007	M-F	Silver	Sean Brittland
ASD Kumite	101 2004-2007	M-F	Silver	Sean Brittland
ASD Kata	101/103 2003 and older	F	Silver	Shauna O’Driscoll
ASD Kumite	101/103 2003 and older	F	Bronze	Kata Connolly
ASD Kata	101/103 2003 and older	M	Gold	Dillion McQuirk
ASD Kata	101/103 2003 and older	M	Silver	Alex Chan
ASD Kata	101/103 2003 and older	M	Bronze	Sam Pidgeon
ASD Kumite	101/103 2003 and older	M	Gold	Dillion McQuirk
ASD Kumite	101/103 2003 and older	M	Silver	Alex Chan
ASD Kata	102	M-F	Gold	Alex Spencer
ASD Kata	102	M-F	Silver	Sean Moran
ASD Kata	102	M-F	Bronze	Isabel Gallagher
ASD Kumite	102	M-F	Gold	Isabel Gallagher
ASD Kumite	102	M-F	Silver	Pauric Hooper
ASD Kumite	102	M-F	Bronze	Lee Caldwell
II Kata	202	F	Gold	Georgina Harte
II Kumite	202	F	Silver	Georgina Harte
II Kumite	202	F	Bronze	Faik Ivett Szabo Beata
PI Kata	301 2001-2003	M-F	Bronze	Ilya Foley
PI Kumite	301 2001-2003	M-F	Gold	Ilya Foley
PI Kumite	301 2000 and older	M-F	Bronze	Eoin Watters
PI Kumite	Kumite Open Pairs	M-F	Bronze	Ruairi Balley
Team Kata		M-F	Gold	Ireland Eoghan Caulfield Dillion McQuirk Alex Chan

[References: 2]

Legend / Key: ASD = Autism Spectrum Disorder; II = Intellectual Impairment; PI = Physical Impairment.

Report

The Irish Kenpo Karate Union, recognised by Sport Ireland, sent a team to the I-Karate Global 2nd Global World Cup in Budapest, Hungary on April 29th 2018, and Ireland came away with 23 medals: 7 gold, 9 silver and 7 bronze, finishing third in the countries medal table, including winning gold in the team event. I-Karate Global is the Inclusive Karate Federation and Categories included Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Impairment and Physical Impairment.

References:

Logos

[1] I-Karate Global Facebook (2020) Profile Picture, December 12, 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IKF.net/photos/a.403251783111478/649188898517764/ [Accessed 28 April 2021]

Websites

[2] IKKU (2020)2nd I-Karate Global World Cup Budapest 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://www.ikku.ie/results/budapest.pdf [Accessed 15 October 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Wills, John Morahan, John Kane and Louise Wills (nee Kenny).

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 28 April 2021

April 24, 2021

Co. Louth Vocational Schools Volleyball League 1969-70

Volleyball Association of Ireland Logo to 2018 [References: 1]

Final Table

Co. Louth VS Volleyball League 1969-70	P	W	D	L	Pts
Ardee Vocational School	8	7	1	0	15
Bush Vocational School	8	5	1	2	11
Dundalk	8	4	0	4	8
Dunleer	8	3	0	5	6
Regional College	8	0	0	8	0

[References: 2]

Results

Date	Winners	Sets	Runners-Up	Sets	Set Scores
1969	Bush VS	D	Ardee VS	D
1969	Bush VS	W	Regional College	L
1969	Bush VS	W	Dundalk	L
1969	Ardee VS	W	Regional College	L
1969	Ardee VS	W	Dunleer	L
1969	Dunleer	W	Dundalk	L
1969	Dunleer	W	Regional College	L
1969	Dundalk	W	Regional College	L
1970	Ardee VS	W	Dundalk	L
19.03.1970	Ardee VS	3	Dunleer	0	15-8, 15-5, 15-0
26.03.1970	Dundalk	2	Bush VS	1
1970	Ardee VS	W	Dundalk	L
1970	Ardee VS	W	Regional College	L
1970	Dundalk	W	Dunleer	L
1970	Bush VS	W	Regional College	L
1970	Bush VS	W	Dunleer	L
1970	Bush VS	W	Dunleer	L
1970	Dundalk	W	Regional College	L
1970	Dunleer	W	Regional College	L
1970	Ardee VS	W	Dundalk	L
01.05.1970	Ardee VS	3	Bush VS	1	15-9, 15-7, 11-15, 15-6

[References: 2-6]

Report

The Ardee Vocational School team defeated Bush VS on the last day of the Co. Louth Vocational Schools Volleyball League in 1969-70. having already drawn each other, and with Bush VS having lost in a shock defeat to an ever-improving Dundalk, Ardee had to win the match in order to take the G.E.C. Cup, and they did in four sets, dropping only the third, with Bush no match for the Ardee girls despite being trained by an American. Ardee thus won 7 and drew one of their 8 matches.

Ardee VS Team vs Bush VS (01 May 1970): Mary Breen, Mary Bird, Ann Breen, Marie McCormick, Mary Kelly, Teresa Corbally and Noleen Gosling.

References

Logos

[1] Sports Jobs (2017) Volleyball Association of Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.sportsjobs.ie/wp-content/uploads/wpjobboard/job/33/company-logo/VolleyballLogo.jpg [Accessed 28 October 2016]

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1970) “G.E.C. Cup for Ardee School” Dundalk Democrat. Saturday, May 2, 1970. pg. 15.

[3] Anon. (1970) “Volleyball” Monaghan Argus. Friday, January 9, 1970. pg. 10.

[4] Anon. (1970) “Volleyball” Drogheda Independent. Friday, January 9, 1970. pg. 15.

[5] Anon. (1970) “Volleyball: A Double for Ardee” Drogheda Independent. Friday, March 20, 1970. pg. 15

[6] Anon. (1970) “Volleyball: Bush Bewildered” Drogheda Independent. Friday, March 27, 1970. pg. 17.

Note: Past editions of the Dundalk Democrat, Monaghan Argus and Drogheda Independent are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan, Loreto College, St. Stephen’s Green

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 24 April 2021

April 24, 2021

Volleyball Association of Ireland National League Premier-32 Men 2000-01

Volleyball Association of Ireland Logo to 2018 [References: 1]

VAI Premier-32 Men 2000-01

	P	W	L	SF	SA	Pts
DCU	14	14	0	42	10	28
Aer Lingus 1	14	9	5	34	24	18
TCD	13	8	5	29	18	16
UCD	14	8	6	28	28	16
East Coast Cruisers	14	5	9	19	30	10
TQM Lisburn	12	4	8	21	27	8
Aer Lingus II	13	3	10	14	32	6
Belfast	12	2	10	12	30	4

[References: 2]

Results Grid

VAI Premier-32 Men	DCU	TCD	UCD	ECC	AL I	AL II	TQM	Bel
DCU	xxx	3-0 3-2	3-1 3-1	3-1 3-0	3-1 3-1	3-0 3-0	3-2 3-0	3-1 3-0
TCD	0-3 2-3	xxx	1-3 3-0	1-3 3-0	3-2 1-3	3-0 3-0	3-1 3-0	3-0 x-x
UCD	1-3 1-3	3-1 0-3	xxx	3-1 3-0	0-3 3-2	1-3 3-2	1-3 3-2	3-1 3-1
East Coast Cruisers	1-3 0-3	3-1 0-3	1-3 0-3	xxx	1-3 0-3	3-0 3-1	1-3 3-1	0-3 3-0
Aer Lingus I	1-3 1-3	2-3 3-1	3-0 2-3	3-1 3-0	xxx	3-1 3-1	3-2 1-3	3-1 3-2
Aer Lingus II	0-3 0-3	0-3 0-3	3-1 2-3	0-3 1-3	1-3 1-3	xxx	3-1 x-x	0-3 3-0
TQM Lisburn	2-3 0-3	1-3 0-3	3-1 2-3	3-1 1-3	2-3 3-1	1-3 x-x	xxx	3-0 x-x
Belfast	1-3 0-3	0-3 x-x	1-3 1-3	3-0 0-3	1-3 2-3	0-3 1-3	3-0 0-3	0-3 x-x

[References: 2]

Report

Dublin City University ran out easy winners of the Volleyball Association of Ireland Premier-32 Men’s League in 2000-01. An All-Ireland competition it included TQM Lisburn and Belfast from Northern Ireland and also East Coast Cruisers from Greystones in Co. Wicklow, two teams from Aer Lingus and three Universities: Dublin City University, University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin. Winning all 14 games and dropping only 10 sets all year DCU were well-deserved Champions, finishing 10 points ahead of second-placed Aer Lingus I with TCD and UCD two points further back. Belfast were renamed Belfast Rucanor and TQM Lisburn replaced by Aztecs from Portadown for the 2001-02 season.

References

Images

Internet Archive

[2] NIVA – Wayback Machine (2002) Premier 32 Men’s league table 2000-2001 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20020802082631/http://www.nivb.co.uk/ Retrieved [Accessed 29 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Niall Brennan.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 24 April 2021

April 24, 2021

Volleyball Association of Ireland Men’s National Volleyball Championships 1971

Volleyball Association of Ireland Logo to 2018 [References: 1]

Finals

Date	Winners	Sets	Runners-Up	Sets	Set Scores
	Semi-Finals		O’Connell schools
21.08.1971	Colaiste Eanna Cabra	2	Military College Kildare	0	15-3, 15-5
21.08.1971	Clancy Barracks	2	Bohemians	0	15-0, 15-8
	3rd Place Playoff		O’Connell Schools
22.08.1971	Military College Kildare	2	Bohemians	0	16-14, 15-7
	Final		O’Connell Schools
22.08.1971	Clancy Barracks	3	Colaiste Eanna	1	15-1, 15-8, 10-15, 15-11

[References: 2]

Report

The third annual Men’s National Volleyball Championships were held at O’Connell Schools over 21st to 22nd August 1971 and Clancy Barracks (Dublin) regained the title they lost to Home Farm in 1970 when defeating Colaiste Eanna (Cabra) in a rousing four-setter. Both had relatively easy two-set wins over Bohemians (Finglas) and Military College (Kildare) in the Semi-Finals. Military College captured third.

Venue: O’Connell Schools

[googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps?q=O’Connell%20School%20Dublin&output=embed&hl=en-US&z=12&w=425&h=350]

References

Logos

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1971) “Clancy recapture Senior Championships” Irish Independent. Monday, August 23rd, 1971. pg. 13. [Past editions of the Irish Independent are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]

[3] Anon. (1971) “Clancy face Youthful Bohs” Irish Press. Saturday, August 21st, 1971. pg. 13. [Past editions of the Irish Press are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Niall Brennan.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 24 April 2021

April 22, 2021

National Flag Football Association (UK) Youth League 1998

Standings

NFFA Youth League 1998	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern Conference
Doncaster Wildcats (C)	6	6	0	0			1.000
UCLA Renegades (P)	6	4	2	0			.667
Steel City Warriors	7	2	5	0			.214
Hull Rockets	6	0	6	0			.000
Southern Conference
Brighton B-52s (C)	5	4	1	0			.800
Fen Harriers (P)	6	2	3	1			.438
Milton Keynes Pathfinders	4	1	2	1			.375

[References: Compiled from Results in 1-11]

Note: Three Weeks Results Unknown

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
24.07.1998	Brighton B-52s	20	UCLA Renegades	26
24.07.1998	Doncaster Wildcats	66	Fen Harriers	0
	Plate Final		Rickley Park, Milton Keynes
09.08.1998	Milton Keynes Pathfinders	6	Steel City Warriors	20
	3rd Place		Rickley Park, Milton Keynes
09.08.1998	Brighton B-52s		Fen Harriers
	NFFA Final		Norman Green Stadium, Solihull
09.08.1998	Doncaster Wildcats	32	UCLA Renegades	8

[References: 12-14]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
03.05.1998	Steel City Warriors	0	Doncaster Wildcats	72
03.05.1998	Hull Rockets	0 #	UCLA Renegades	1
03.05.1998	Brighton B-52s	22	Fen Harriers	6
	Week 2		Inter-Conference
10.05.1998	Steel City Warriors	6	Brighton B-52s	20
10.05.1998	UCLA Renegades	40	Fen Harriers	8
10.05.1998	Milton Keynes Pathfinders	1	Hull Rockets	0 #
	Week 3
17.05.1998
17.05.1998
17.05.1998
	Week 4
24.05.1998
24.05.1998
24.05.1998
	Week 5
31.05.1998	UCLA Renegades	0	Doncaster Wildcats	40
31.05.1998	Steel City Warriors	1	Hull Rockets	0 #
31.05.1998	Milton Keynes Pathfinders	14	Fen Harriers	22
	Week 6
07.06.1998
07.06.1998
07.06.1998
	Week 7
14.06.1998	Mid-Season Break
	Week 8
21.06.1998	Doncaster Wildcats	74	Steel City Warriors	0
21.06.1998	UCLA Renegades	1	Hull Rockets	0 #
21.06.1998	Fen Harriers	0	Brighton B-52s	28
	Week 9
28.06.1998	Brighton B-52s	8	Doncaster Wildcats	40
28.06.1998	Fen Harriers	52	Steel City Warriors	0
	Week 10
05.07.1998	Steel City Warriors	8	UCLA Renegades	44
05.07.1998	Hull Rockets	0 #	Doncaster Wildcats	1
05.07.1998	Milton Keynes Pathfinders	8	Brighton B-52s	42
	Week 11
12.07.1998	UCLA Renegades	0 #	Doncaster Wildcats	1
12.07.1998	Hull Rockets	0 #	Steel City Warriors	1
12.07.1998	Fen Harriers	14	Milton Keynes Pathfinders	14

[References: 1-11]

Final

Doncaster Wildcats 32 UCLA Renegades 8 – After falling behind early to a Adam Reagan TD reception from QB Simon Bamford, which was converted for 2 points by a Ben Ireland kick, Doncaster Wildcats fulfilled their promise and made up for 1997’s Final disappointment by scoring four unanswered touchdowns to win 32-8. First Michael Jones received a 27 yard TD pass from Quarterback Gordon Lightfoot, before Andrew Caldbeck added two touchdown receptions from Lightfoot either side of a 31 yard scramble into the endzone by Gordon Lightfoot.

At Norman Green Stadium, Solihull	H1	H2	Total
Doncaster Wildcats			32
UCLA Renegades			8

[References: 13]

Team	Scorers	Score
UCLA	Adam Reagan 3 yd Pass from Simon Bamford (Ben Ireland 2xpt Kick)	0-8
DON	Michael Jones 27 yd Pass from Gordon Lightfoot (Michael Jones 2xpt Kick)	8-8
DON	Andrew Caldbeck 44 yd Pass from Gordon Lightfoot (2xpt Kick Good)	16-8
DON	Gordon Lightfoot 31 yd Run (2xpt Kick Good)	24-8
DON	Andrew Caldbeck 28 yd Pass from Gordon Lightfoot (2xpt Kick Good)	32-8

[References: 13]

Season Report

Doncaster Wildcats blazed through the season winning in style and completely outclassing all opponents in the 1998 National Flag Football Association’s Youth League. The Wildcats, having experienced bitter disappointment in the 1997 Final to Brighton B-52s made absolutely no mistake this time around. All games were won by at least 30 points with the Wildcats scoring 40 or more on each occasion and only allowing two touchdowns all season, one to the previous years’ Champions Brighton B-52s and one more in the 1998 Final to UCLA Renegades of Boston in Lincolnshire. Brighton B-52s won the Southern Conference Title. The 1998 season was the first to feature Inter-Conference North v South play.

The NFFA replaced the Junior Gridiron League of 1993 to 1997, and Birmingham Raiders, Peterborough Centurions, Worthing Guardians, Edenbridge Knights and the entire South West Conference of Plymouth Commodores, Bristol Aztecs and Bournemouth Renegades failed to return from 1997 as the number of Conferences was reduced from 4 to 2 and the number of teams from 14 to 7. With Hull Rockets failing to start the season having signed up and only one new team in Milton Keynes Pathfinders, there were less than 50% of the teams in 1998 that there were in 1997.

UCLA Renegades, based in Boston, Lincolnshire, featured players with Irish names: Ben Ireland and Adam Reagan.

References

[1] Anon. (1993) “NFFA Kicks Off in style” First Down. 9 May, 1998. pg. 21

[4] Anon. (1993) “NFFA Week 2” First Down. 16 May 1998 pg. 21

[6] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 6 June 1998. pg. 21

[8] Anon. (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 27 June 1998. pg. 21

[9] Anon. (1998) “Wildcats get revenge on champs” First Down. 4 July 1998. pg. 18

[10] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 11 July 1998. pg. 20

[11] Anon. (1993) “Pathfinders tie in season Finale” First Down. 18 July 1998. pg. 19

[12] Anon (1998) “Renegades win thriller” First Down. 25 July, 1998. pg. 16

[13] Anon (1998) “NFFA Finals this week” First Down. 1 August, 1998. pg. 16

[14] Anon (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 8 August, 1998. pg. 16

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Derek Walsh.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 22 April 2021

April 22, 2021

European Federation of American Football Eurobowl 1993

EFAF Logo [References: 8]

First Round Group Standings

Eurobowl 1st Round 1993	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Group
Cardkey Raiders Den Haag (Ned)	2	2	0	0	81	48	4
St. Gallen Raiders (Swi)	2	0	2	0	48	81	0
Group
Amsterdam Crusaders (Ned)	2	2	0	0	110	26	4
SAFIR Argonautes Aix-en-Provence (Fra)	2	1	1	0	132	54	2
Leuven Lions (Bel)	2	0	2	0	0	162	0
Group
London Olympians (Eng)	1	1	0	0	32	29	2
Dusseldorf Panther (Ger)	1	0	1	0	29	32	0
Group
Pharones Milano (Ita)	2	2	0	0	70	14	4
LEVIS Graz Giants (Aut)	2	0	2	0	14	70	0
Group
East City Giants Helsinki (Fin)	1	1	0	0	40	35	2
Uppsala 86ers (Swe)	1	0	1	0	35	40	0

[References: Com;piled from results in 1-7]

First Round Group Results

Date	Home Team		Away GTeam
	Group
1993	Cardkey Raiders Den Haag	50	St. Gallen Raiders	20
02.05.1993	St. Gallen Raiders	28	Cardkey Raiders Den Haag	31
	Group
1993	Amsterdam Crusaders	56	Leuven Lions	0
1993	Leuven Lions	0	SAFIR Argonauts Aix-en-Provence	106
09.05.1993	SAFIR Argonauts Aix-en-Provence	26	Amsterdam Crusaders	54
	Group
09.05.1993	Dusseldorf Panthers	29	London Olympians	32
	Group
1993	LEVIS Graz Giants	7	Pharones Milano	35
1993	Pharones Milano	35	LEVIS Graz Giants	7
	Group
09.051993	East City Giants Helsinki	40	Uppsala 86ers	35

[References: 1-7]

Finals Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Intermediate Round
09.05.1993	Cardkey Raiders Den Haag	36	Pharaones Milano	34
	Semi-Finals
06.06.1993	Amsterdam Crusaders	22	Cardkey Raiders	7
19.06.1993	East City Giants	29	London Olympians	34
	Eurobowl Final		Heysel Stadium, Brussels
03.07.1993	London Olympians	42	Amsterdam Crusaders	21

European Football League Eurobowl Results 1993 [Ref: 1-5]

Report

Britain’s London Olympians won the Eurobowl in 1993, defeating the Amsterdam Crusaders of the Netherlands 42-21 in the Final, after triumphing 32-29 in Dusseldorf, Germany against the hometown Panther in their First Round group, and then winning 34-29 against East City Giants from Helsinki in Finland in the Semi-Finals.

The First Round pitted 11 teams in 5 groups with one group of three, where Amsterdam Crusaders and SAFIR Argonautes Aix-en-Provence (France) made light work of Leuven Lions from Belgium. In the Group decider Amsterdam Admirals disposed of the SAFIR Argonautes 54-26 in a high-scoring shootout. East City Giants had a tougher time in their group match with Uppsala 86ers of Sweden, eventually winning 40-35. The other two Groups were played over two legs, home-and-away (home-and-home to readers from USA). The Swiss champions St. Gallen Raiders lost both legs of their group to Cardkey Raiders of Netherlands and LEVIS Graz Giants of Austria likewise lost both legs of their group match with Pharaones Milano of Italy. The Intermediate Round match saw Cardkey Raiders won a close encounter with Pharaones Milano 36-34.

The Championship was an emotional one for the British team as the Final took place at Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium, where one of the worst soccer tragedies occurred, involving Liverpool fans, and was played on July 3rd, the eve of American Independence Day. It was the second Eurobowl title in a row for the Olympians and they had defeated Amsterdam Admirals, winners of the two previous Eurobowls in 1990 and 1991.

Newspapers

[1] First Down Reporter (1993) “O’s get that Helsink-ing feeling over Euro Dream” First Down. May 18, 1993. pg. 21

[2] Anon. (1993) “Flying Dutch in Final” First Down. June 12, 1993. pg. 21.

[3] Anon. (1993) “Results, Standings and Fixtures” First Down. June 26, 1993. pg. 21.

[4] Voss, Lawrence (1993) “Olympic Gold” First Down. July 10, 1993. pg. 1.

Websites

[5] Svenska Amerikansk Fotbollforbundet (2020) Eurobowl [Internet] Available from: https://www.saff.se/forbundet/Historia/Eurobowl [Accessed 4 May 2020]

[6] Britball Now (2016) Results in European Competition [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-in-euro-competition.html [Accessed 4 May 2020]

Bibliography

[7] Peter Nichols (1994) “American Football: Eurobowl” Guinness Sports Yearbook 1994. Pg. 34. Guinness Publishing. Enfield, Middlesex.

Logos

[8] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ciaran Simms

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 22 April 2021

Standings

Report

References

Images

Websites

Acknowledgements

About this document

Standings

Playoffs

Report

References

Images

Websites

Images

Acknowledgements

About this document

Results (UL Arena, Limerick, 11-12 November 2016)

Report

References:

Logos

Websites

Acknowledgements

About this document

Results

Report

References

Images

Bibliography

Acknowledgements

About this document

Country Medals Table

Irish Medal Winners

Report

References:

Logos

Websites

Acknowledgements

About this document

Final Table

Results

Report

References

Logos

Newspapers

Acknowledgements

About this document

VAI Premier-32 Men 2000-01

Results Grid

Report

References

Images

Internet Archive

Acknowledgements

About this document

Finals

Report

Venue: O’Connell Schools

References

Logos

Newspapers

Acknowledgements

About this document

Standings

Regular Season Results

Final

Season Report

References

Acknowledgements

About this document

First Round Group Standings

First Round Group Results

Finals Results

Report

Newspapers

Websites

Bibliography

Logos

Acknowledgements

About this document

Eirball Websites - Sports Leagues in Ireland Archives