August 2, 2020

Guinness Pro 14 Rugby 2017-Present

Guinness Pro 14 Logo [Reference: 1]

Pro 14 2017-18

	P	W	D	L	BP	Pts
Conference A
*Glasgow Warriors	21	15	1	5	14	76
*Munster	21	13	1	7	15	69
*Toyota Cheetahs	21	12	0	9	15	63
Cardiff Blues	21	11	0	10	10	54
Ospreys	21	9	0	12	8	44
Connacht	21	7	0	14	11	39
Zebre	21	7	0	14	8	36
Conference B
*Leinster	21	14	1	6	12	70
*Scarlets	21	14	1	6	12	70
*Edinburgh	21	15	0	6	8	68
Ulster	21	12	2	7	10	62
Benetton	21	11	0	10	11	55
Dragons	21	2	2	17	8	20
Isuzu Southern Kings	21	1	0	20	7	11

Guinness Pro 14 Rugby Final Table 2017-18 [Reference: 2]

Date	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Quarter-Finals
05.05.2018	Scarlets	43	Toyota Cheetahs	6
05.05.2018	Munster	20	Edinburgh	16
	Semi-Finals
19.05.2018	Leinster	16	Munster	15
18.05.2018	Glasgow Warriors	13	Scarlets	28
	Final
26.05.2018	Scarlets	32	Leinster	40

Guinness Pro 14 Rugby Final Series 2017-18 [Reference: 2]

Pro 14 2018-19

	P	W	D	L	BP	Pts
Conference A
*Glasgow Warriors	21	16	0	5	17	81
*Munster	21	16	0	5	13	77
*Connacht	21	12	0	9	13	61
Ospreys	21	12	0	9	10	58
Cardiff Blues	21	10	0	11	14	54
Toyota Cheetahs	21	8	1	12	12	46
Zebre	21	3	0	18	7	19
Conference B
*Leinster	21	15	1	5	14	76
*Ulster	21	13	2	6	7	63
*Benetton	21	11	2	8	9	57
Scarlets	21	10	0	11	12	52
Edinburgh	21	10	0	11	11	51
Dragons	21	5	1	15	4	26
Isuzu Southern Kings	21	2	1	18	12	22

Guinness Pro 14 Rugby Final Table 2018-19 [Reference: 2]

Date	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Quarter-Finals
04.05.2019	Ulster	21	Connacht	13
04.05.2019	Munster	15	Benetton	13
	Semi-Finals
17.05.2019	Glasgow Warriors	50	Ulster	20
18.05.2019	Leinster	24	Munster	9
	Final
25.05.2019	Glasgow Warriors	15	Leinster	18

Guinness Pro 14 Rugby Final Series 2018-19 [Reference: 3]

Pro 14 2019-20

	P	W	D	L	BP	Pts
Conference A
Leinster	13	13	0	0	9	61
Ulster	13	8	1	4	9	43
Glasgow Warriors	13	7	0	6	6	34
Toyota Cheetahs	13	6	0	7	8	32
Dragons	13	5	0	8	2	22
Zebre	13	2	1	10	6	16
Ospreys	13	2	1	10	5	15
Conference B
Edinburgh	13	10	0	3	7	47
Munster	13	9	0	4	9	45
Scarlets	13	8	0	5	5	37
Connacht	13	7	0	6	7	35
Benetton	13	5	1	7	9	31
Cardiff Blues	13	6	0	7	5	29
Isuzu Southern Kings	13	1	0	12	3	7

Guinness Pro 14 Rugby Final Table 2019-20 [Reference: 4]

Report

The Celtic League in Rugby Union underwent another name change in 2017 with the addition of two South African Provinces: Southern Kings and Cheetahs. Leinster won the Championship in 2017-18 and again in 2018-19, and were well out in front in 2019-20 after winning all of their first 13 games before the COVID-19 virus outbreak caused the cancellation of the rest of the season.

**Photo Credit:** December 28th, 2019, Cork, Ireland: action from the Pro 14 match – Munster Rugby versus Leinster Rugby match at Thomond Park By D. Ribeiro [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/december-28th-2019-cork-ireland-action-1602487618 [Accessed 2 June 2021]

References

[1] Fandom Logopedia (2020) Guinness_Pro14_logo [Internet] Available from: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/4/44/Guinness_Pro14_logo.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/340?cb=20180124194323 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[2] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Table 2017/18 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/table/2018 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[3] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Table 2018/19 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/table/2019 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[4] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Table 2019/20 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/table/2020 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

Images

[5] Fandom Logopedia (2020) Guinness_Pro12_logo [Internet] Available from: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/7/7d/Guinness_Pro12_logo.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/340?cb=20140722174324 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[6] Photo Credit: December 28th, 2019, Cork, Ireland: action from the Pro 14 match – Munster Rugby versus Leinster Rugby match at Thomond Park By D. Ribeiro [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/december-28th-2019-cork-ireland-action-1602487618 [Accessed 2 June 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Malcolm O’Kelly.

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Badminton Premier League Mixed 2015-16

Badminton Premier League Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Table

	P	W	L	D	Pts
Ailesbury Falcons	6	5	1	0	27
Pembroke Panthers	6	3	3	0	21
KADCA Killers	6	3	3	0	18
Mt Pleasant Mavericks	6	2	4	0	18

Badminton Premier League Mixed 2015-16 [Reference: 2]

Results

Date	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Match Night 1
23.10.2015	Ailesbury Falcons	4	KADCA Killers	3
23.10.2015	Pembroke Panthers	3	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	4
23.10.2015	Pembroke Panthers	3	Ailesbury Falcons	4
23.10.2015	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	5	KADCA Killers	2

Badminton Premier League Mixed 2015-16 [Reference: Extrapolated from 2]

References

Images

[1] Badminton Premier League (2015) Badminton Premier League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://bpl.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bpl-logo-1.png [Accessed 9 May 2017]

Websites

[2] Badminton Premier League (2016) Finals Weekend – Premier Doubles and Mixed [Internet] Available from: http://bpl.ie/ [Accessed 21 July 2016]

Internet Archive

[3] Badminton Premier League Wayback Machine (2016) BPL Mixed [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160210213256/http://bpl.ie/ [Accessed 2 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Steven Fitzgerald.

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Badminton Premier League Men’s 2015-16

Final Table

	P	W	L	D	Pts
Ailesbury Falcons	6	4	2	0	9
KADCA Killers	6	3	2	1	7
Mt Pleasant Mavericks	6	2	2	2	6
Pembroke Panthers	6	1	4	1	3

Badminton Premier League Men’s Final Table 2015-16 [Reference: 2]

Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Match Night 1		Terenure
23.10.2015	KADCA Killers	1	Pembroke Panthers	3
23.10.2015	Ailesbury Falcons	3	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	1
23.10.2015	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	2	Pembroke Panthers	2
23.10.2015	Ailesbury Falcons	3	KADCA Killers	1

Badminton Premier League Men’s Final Table 2015-16 [Reference: 3]

References

Images

[1] Badminton Premier League (2015) Badminton Premier League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://bpl.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bpl-logo-1.png [Accessed 9 May 2017]

Websites

[2] Badminton Premier League (2016) Finals Weekend – Premier Doubles and Mixed [Internet] Available from: http://bpl.ie/ [Accessed 21 July 2016]

[3] Badminton Premier League (2016) Men’s Doubles – Friday 8th January 2016 [Internet] Available from: http://bpl.ie/md-20160108/[Accessed 21 July 2016][Broken Link – No longer Available]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Declan Mulcahy.

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Badminton Premier League Ladies 2015-16

Badminton Premier League Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Table

	P	W	L	D	Pts
Pembroke Panthers	4	2	1	1	5
Ailesbury Falcons	4	2	2	0	4
KADCA Killers	4	1	2	1	3

Badminton Premier League Ladies Final Table 2015-16 [Reference: 2]

Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Match Night 2		Terenure
08.01.2016	KADCA Killers	2	Pembroke Panthers	2
08.01.2016	Ailesbury Falcons	4	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	0
08.01.2016	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	2	Pembroke Panthers	2
08.01.2016	Ailesbury Falcons	3	KADCA Killers	1

Badminton Premier League Ladies Final Table 2015-16 [Reference: 3]

References

Images

[1] Badminton Premier League (2015) Badminton Premier League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://bpl.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bpl-logo-1.png [Accessed 9 May 2017]

Websites

[2] Badminton Premier League (2016) Finals Weekend – Premier Doubles and Mixed [Internet] Available from: http://bpl.ie/ [Accessed 21 July 2016]

[3] Badminton Premier League (2016) Womens Doubles – friday 8th January 2016 [Internet] Available from: http://bpl.ie/wd-20160108 [Accessed 21 July 2016][Broken Link – No longer Available]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Nora Mulcahy.

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Badminton Ireland Badminton Premier League 2018-19

Badminton Ireland Logo [Reference: 1]

Final League Table

	P	Matches W-L (Diff)	Games W-L (Diff)	Pts
*Mount Pleasant Mavericks	5	31-14 (17)	107-60 (31)	31
*Ailesbury Falcons	5	28-17 (11)	101-68 (33)	28
South Dublin Spartans	5	24-21 (3)	84-79 (5)	24
Racket Raptors	5	23-22 (1)	85-85 (0)	23
Pembroke Panthers	5	22-23 (-1)	86-84 (2)	22
Dynamite 21	5	7-38 (-31)	37-121 (-84)	7

Badminton Ireland Badminton Premier League Final Table 2018-19 [Reference: 9]

Note: *Qualify for Final.

Finals Night

*Date*	*Team 1*		*Team 2*
	Final
10.05.2019	Ailesbury Falcons	5	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	4

Badminton Ireland Badminton Premier League Finals Night 2018-19 [Reference: 10]

Regular Season Results

*Date*	*Team 1*		*Team 2*
	Match Night 1		Terenure
26.10.2018	Ailesbury Falcons	5	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	4
26.10.2018	Pembroke Panthers	6	South Dublin Spartans	3
26.10.2018	Racket Raptors	9	Dynamite 21	0
	Match Night 2		Terenure
23.11.2018	Ailesbury Falcons	5	Pembroke Panthers	4
23.11.2018	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	6	Racket Raptors	3
23.11.2018	South Dublin Spartans	8	Dynamite 21	1
	Match Night 3		Terenure
18.01.2019	Ailesbury Falcons	6	Racket Raptors	3
18.01.2019	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	5	South Dublin Spartans	4
18.01.2019	Pembroke Panthers	5	Dynamite 21	4
	Match Night 4		Terenure
22.02.2019	Ailesbury Falcons	5	South Dublin Spartans	4
22.02.2019	Pembroke Panthers	5	Racket Raptors	4
22.02.2019	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	9	Dynamite 21	0
	Match Night 5		Terenure
05.04.2019	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	7	Pembroke Panthers	2
05.04.2019	South Dublin Spartans	5	Racket Raptors	4
05.04.2019	Ailesbury Falcons	7	Dynamite 21	2

Badminton Ireland Badminton Premier League Regular Season Results 2018-19 [Reference: 2]

Report

Two new teams were added to the Badminton Premier League in Ireland for season four in 2018-19: Racket Raptors from the Munster/Connacht Region [Reference: 12], and Dynamite 21, an Under 21 team from the Leinster Region [Reference: 11], bringing in teams from outside Dublin for the first time.

It was a steep learning curve for Dynamite 21, but learn they did, after losing the first fixture 9-0 to the other newcomers The Raptors, they succeeded in taking four matches against Pembroke Panthers and two off Ailesbury Falcons, the eventual Champions, and both well established teams from Dublin.

The Ailesbury Falcons finished runners-up to Mount Pleasant Mavericks in the League stage, with South Dublin Spartans finishing third, Racket Raptors fourth and Pembroke Panthers fifth.

The final was a close affair, with Ailesbury taking home the trophy after coming back from 4-2 down to win 5-4.

Ailesbury Falcons – Badminton Premier League Champions 2018-19 [Reference: 13]

References

Websites

[1] Badminton Premier League (2017) Badminton Premier League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://bpl.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bpl-logo-1.png [Accessed 9 May 2017]

[2] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2019) Post, October 23, 2018:”Badminton Premier League Fixtures 2018/19” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2799795863578371 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[3] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2019) Post, November 23, 2018: “BPL Match Night Two – Tomorrow Friday 24th November” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2822847827939841 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[4] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post October 27, 2018: “Report & Results for BPL Match Night One” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2802852886606002 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[5] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post November 26, 2018: “Badminton Premier League – Match Night Two Results” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2825533414337949 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[6] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post January 19, 2019: “Badminton Premier LeagueMatch Night 3 Post Night Review and Results” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2870602849831005 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[7] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post February 24, 2019: “Badminton Premier LeagueMatch Night 4 Post Night Review and Results” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2900390396852250 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[8] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post April 7, 2019: “Badminton Premier LeagueMatch Night 5 Post Night Review and Results” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2935191630038793 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[9] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post April 7, 2019: “Badminton Premier League 2018/19” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/photos/pcb.2935191630038793/2935191440038812/ [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[10] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post April 7, 2019: “THE BPL 2019 FINALS NIGHT REPORT” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2964366713787951 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[11] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2019) Post October 24, 2018: “Team #6 (of 6) …. at last.Dynamite 21” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2800695713488386 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[12] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post October 24, 2018: “Team #5 (of 6)The Racket Raptors” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2800087156882575 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

Images

[13] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post May 12, 2019: “BPL Final 2019 BPL Team Photo – Ailesbury Falcons” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/photos/pcb.2964366713787951/2964363900454899 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Nora Mulcahy, Declan Mulcahy, David Raitt, Joan Collins, Paul Hui and Sean Fagan.

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Badminton Ireland Badminton Premier League 2019-20

Badminton Premier League Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Table

	P	Matches W-L (Diff)	Games W-L (Diff)	Pts
Ailesbury Falcons	4	20-16 (4)	69-70 (-1)	20
South Dublin Spartans	3	15-12 (3)	57-44 (13)	15
Mount Pleasant Mavericks	3	14-13 (1)	52-47 (5)	14
Pembroke Panthers	3	14-13 (1)	50-51 (-1)	14
Racket Raptors	3	9-18 (-9)	45-61 (-16)	9

Badminton Ireland Badminton Premier League 2019-20 [Reference: 6]

Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Match Night 1		Terenure Badminton centre
25.10.2019	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	4	South Dublin Spartans	5
25.10.2019	Ailesbury Falcons	5	Pembroke Panthers	4
	Match Night 2
22.11.2019	Ailesbury Falcons	5	Racket Raptors	4
22.11.2019	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	5	Pembroke Panthers	4
	Match Night 3
17.01.2020	Ailesbury Falcons	6	South Dublin Spartans	3
17.01.2020	Pembroke Panthers	6	Racket Raptors	3
	Match Night 4
21.02.2020	Ailesbury Falcons	4	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	5
21.02.2020	South Dublin Spartans	7	Racket Raptors	2
	Match Night 5		Terenure Badminton Centre
03.04.2020	Racket Raptors		Mount Pleasant Mavericks
03.04.2020	South Dublin Spartans		Pembroke Panthers

Badminton Ireland Badminton Premier League Results 2019-20 [Reference: 2-6]

Report

After four of five rounds of the 2019-20 Badminton Premier League season in Ireland, the League was cancelled due presumably to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, although no information as regards the status after February 25th is available on either the league website or facebook page.

Ailesbury Falcons were leading on 20 Points, although they had completed their fixtures, with South Dublin Spartans on 15 Points and Mount Pleasant Mavericks & Pembroke Panthers both on 14 Points, so any of the teams could have made the Final. The only team likely to be out of the running (barring a miracle on the Final Day) were The Raptors.

References

Websites

[1] Badminton Premier League (2017) Badminton Premier League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://bpl.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bpl-logo-1.png [Accessed 9 May 2017]

[2] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2019) Post, October 27, 2019:”Badminton Premier League – Launch & Match Night 1 Results” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/3125297651028189 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[3] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2019) Post, October 27, 2019: “BPL Season Five
League Table after Match Night One” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/photos/pcb.3125297651028189/3125297354361552/ [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[4] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2019) Post November 27, 2019: “BPL 2019/2020 – League Table – After 2 Rounds” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/3161601197397834 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[5] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post January 19, 2020: “BPL 2019/2020 – League Table – After 3 Rounds” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/3225209504370336 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[6] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post February 25 2020: “BPL 2019/2020 – League Table – After 4 Rounds” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/3264853457072607 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Nora Mulcahy, Declan Mulcahy, David Raitt, Joan Collins, Paul Hui and Sean Fagan.

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South American Soccer Club World Tours 1968

Santos (Brazil)

Date	Versus	W/L	Score	Attendance
21.06.1968	Napoli (Italy) (at Yankee Stadium, NY)	W	4-2	43,002
26.06.1968	Napoli (at Downing Stadium, NY)	W	6-2	7,237
28.06.1968	Napoli (at Varsity Stadium, Toronto)	W	5-2	15,514
30.06.1968	St. Louis Stars	W	3-2	20,116
04.07.1968	Kansas City Spurs	W	4-1	19,296
06.07.1968	Necaxa (Mexico) (at Los Angeles)	W	4-3	12,418
08.07.1968	Boston Beacons	W	7-1	18.411
10.07.1968	Cleveland Stokers	L	1-2	16,205
12.07.1968	New York Generals	L	3-5	15,645
14.07.1968	Washington Whips	W	3-1	20,189

Santos (Brazil) Tours of North America 1968 [Reference: 1]

Report

Santos, with star attraction, Pele, went on a 10-game month-long tour of North America during June and July 1968. The tour started with three games against Italian side Napoli in New York and Toronto, attracting crowds of 43,000 at Yankee Stadium, home of Baseball’s New York Yankees, before moving on to play Midwestern teams St. Louis Stars and Kansas City Spurs, and then on to the West Coast where they played Mexican side Necaxa in Los Angeles, and then back to the East Coast to play Boston Beacons, winning all seven games before perhaps tiredness kicked in and the effects of so much travel, as they lost their next two games to Cleveland Stokers and New York Generals, before finishing up the trip with a win against Washington Whips.

The North American Soccer League had been established earlier that year, with the help of FIFA and the USSF, and was the first great attempt at bringing Professional Soccer to North America. The League lasted until 1983. Santos were one of the top sides in the World at the time, and rivaled unofficial World Club Champions, Racing Club of Argentina. They are based in the City of Santos in the Brazilian State of Sao Paulo.

References

Magazines

[1] Jose, Colin (1968) “Pele, what an attraction in the States” World Soccer. September 1968. pg 16.

Acknowledgements

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North American Soccer League Clubs World Tours 1967-68

Records

Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
Dallas Tornado	44	10	9	25	29
Chicago Mustangs	16	5	1	10	11
Detroit Cougars	3	3	0	0	6
Vancouver Royals	4	2	0	2	4
Toronto Falcons	2	0	2	0	2

North American Soccer Clubs World Tours 1967-68 [Reference: 1]

Dallas Tornado Results 1967-68

Versus	W/L	Score
Fenerbahce (Turkey)	D
Australia (National Team)	D
Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica)	L	1-3
Puntarenas (Costa Rica)	D	3-3
San Carlos (Costa Rica)	L	0-2

Dallas Tornado Friendly Results 1967-68 [Reference: 1]

Chicago Mustangs

Versus	W/L	Score
AFE (Ecuador) (in Miami, Florida)	W	3-1
Bogota All-Stars (Colombia) (in Miami, Fl.)	W	5-2
Porkenir Lima (Peru) (in Miami, Fl.)	L	1-2
Huachipato Concepcion (Chile)	W	2-1
Antofagasta (Chile)	L	0-2
Universidad Catolica (Chile)	L	1-4
Arica (Amateur Team) (Chile)	W	6-1
Slavia Prague (Czechoslovakia)	L	1-8
Wacker Innsbruck (Austria)	L	2-5
Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia)	L	0-4
Svoboda Tetovo Uzice (Bulgaria)	L	0-3
Radnicki (Yugoslavia)	D	2-2
Houston Stars (USA) (in Sarasota, Florida)	L	3-4
Houston Stars (USA) (in Sarasota, Florida)	L	0-1
Houston Stars (USA) (in Sarasota, Florida)	L	2-4
Houston Stars (USA) (in Sarasota, Florida)	W	5-3

Chicago Mustangs Friendly Results 1967-68 [Reference: 1]

Vancouver Royals

Versus	W/L	Score
Racing Club de Buenos Aires (Argentina)	L	0-4
Bonsucesso (Rio de Janeiro) (Brazil)	W	1-0
Bonsucesso (Rio de Janeiro) (Brazil)	W	2-1
Bonsucesso (Rio de Janeiro) (Brazil)	L	1-3

Vancouver Royals Friendly Results 1967-68 [Reference: 1]

Toronto Falcons

Versus	W/L	Score
Unknown Team (El Salvador)	D
Unknown Team (El Salvador)	D

Toronto Falcons Friendly Results 1967-68 [Reference: 1]

Detroit Cougars

Versus	W/L	Score
Jamaica (National Team)	W	4-0
Jamaica (National Team)	W	4-1
Violette Club (Haiti)	W	3-1

Detroit Cougars Friendly Results 1967-68 [Reference: 1]

Report

With the formation of the North American Soccer League in 1968 after the merger of the two competing League in 1967 (United Soccer Association, and the National Premier Soccer League – the latter featuring European and South American Teams guesting as American teams in a Summer League in USA), a number of the NASL clubs went on expended World Tours over the Winter of 1967-68 (during the North American off-season).

Dallas Tornado, under the stewardship of Bob Kap, who in the 1970s would go on to try and bring Professional American Football to Europe (see Intercontinental Football League 1970-1978 ), went on a 44-game tour, which resulted in 10 Wins 9 Draws and 25 Losses.

Other tours included Chicago Mustangs playing 9 games in Europe and South America, as well as playing in a preseason tournament in Florida against South American opposition, and the two Canadian Clubs, Vancouver Royals (who gave a good account of themselves in a 0-4 loss to the unofficial World Club Champions, Racing Club of Argentina), and Torinto Falcons.

Detroit Cougars managed big wins against the Jamaican National Team and a Haitian Club side, and St. Louis had a tour lined up that was to take in Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Guatemala.

References

Magazines

[1] Jose, Colin (1968) “Dallas Test Strength” World Soccer. May 1968. pg. 11.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Martin Slattery

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Chilean Octagonal Tournament (Soccer) 1968

Final Table

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Santos (Brazil) (C)	7	6	0	1	22	7	12
East Germany	7	4	2	1	22	`14	10
Universidad Catolica (Chile)	7	5	0	2	17	15	10
Vasas Varga (Hungary)	7	3	2	2	13	14	8
Czechoslovakia	7	3	1	3	11	13	7
Universidad de Chile	7	1	2	4	9	15	4
Colo Colo (Chile)	7	1	1	5	9	18	3
Racing Club (Argentina)	7	0	2	5	6	13	2

Chilean Octagonal Tournament (Soccer) Final Table 1968 [Reference: 1]

Results Grid

	San	EG	UCat	Vas	CZ	UCh	CC	RC
Santos	xxx	3-1	4-1	4-0	4-1	1-2	4-1	2-1
East Germany	1-3	xxx	2-0	3-3	2-2	5-2	5-2	4-2
Universidad Catolica	1-4	0-2	xxx	4-3	4-1	2-1	4-3	2-1
Vasas Varga	0-4	3-3	3-4	xxx	3-1	2-1	1-0	1-1
Czechoslovakia	1-4	2-2	1-4	1-3	xxx	2-0	2-0	2-0
Universidad de Chile	2-1	2-5	1-2	1-2	0-2	xxx	2-2	1-1
Colo Colo	1-4	2-5	3-4	0-1	0-2	2-2	xxx	1-0
Racing Club	1-2	2-4	1-2	1-1	0-2	1-1	0-1	xxx

Chilean Octagonal Tournament (Soccer) Results Grid 1968 [Reference: 1]

Report

Santos, best remembered in 1960s soccer as Pele’s Club, won the Chilean Octagonal Tournament, a significant achievement, as the tournament included the National Teams of Czechoslovakia and East Germany. Santos won all their games with the exception of a 1-2 loss to Universidad de Chile. Included in the victories was a 3-1 win over East Germany and a 4-1 win over Czechoslovakia. East Germany finished second, and Universidad Catolica (Chile) third.

Other notable players were Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas, playing for Vasas in the Octagonal Tournament, who was one of the stars of the great Hungary team that finished runners-up in the World Cup in 1958, and who also shone in England in 1966. Another star was Czechoslovakian sensation Masopust, at the special request of the Chilean organisers, on account of the role he played in guiding Czechoslovakia to the Final of the 1962 World Cup in Chile.

References

Magazines

[4] Gordon, Jeffery (1992) “Despite Racing, are Santos still top?” World Soccer. May 1968. pg. 21.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Martin Slattery.

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July 29, 2020

IWRF European Wheelchair Rugby Championship Division B 2015

European Wheelchair Rugby Championship Division B 2015 Logo [Reference: 2]

Final Placings

Position	Country	P	W	L
1	France	5	5	0
2	Ireland	5	3	2
3	Switzerland	5	4	1
4	Poland	5	2	3
5	Czech Republic	5	3	2
6	Austria	5	2	3
7	Russia	5	1	4
8	Italy	5	0	5

IWRF European Wheelchair Rugby Championship Division B Final Standings 2015 [Reference: 1]

Knockout Rounds

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	5-8 Place Crossovers
17.04.2015	Russia	30	Austria	54
17.04.2015	Czech Republic	43	Italy	40
	1-4 Place Crossovers
17.04.2015	Poland	33	France	52
17.04.2015	Switzerland	42	Ireland	50
	7-8 Place
18.04.2015	Italy	44	Russia	47
	5-6 Place
18.04.2015	Austria	51	Czech Republic	53
	Bronze Medal
18.04.2015	Switzerland	42	Poland	35
	Gold Medal
18.04.2015	Ireland	48	France	56

IWRF European Wheelchair Rugby Championship Division B Knockout Rounds 2015 [Reference: 1]

Pool Tables

	P	W	L
Pool
*Switzerland	3	3	0
*Poland	3	2	1
+Czech Republic	3	1	2
+Russia	3	0	3
Pool
*France	3	3	0
*Ireland	3	2	1
+Austria	3	1	2
+Italy	3	0	3

IWRF European Wheelchair Rugby Championship Division B Pool Tables 2015 [Reference: 1]

Pool Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Pool
13.04.2015	Czech Republic	48	Poland	49
14.04.2015	Switzerland	37	Poland	33
14.04.2015	Czech Republic	47	Russia	42
15.04.2015	Switzerland	61	Russia	38
16.04.2015	Poland	59	Russia	30
16.04.2015	Switzerland	46	Czech Republic	37
	Pool
14.04.2015	Italy	27	Ireland	63
14.04.2015	France	57	Austria	38
15.04.2015	France	58	Italy	21
15.04.2015	Austria	42	Ireland	57
16.04.2015	France	57	Ireland	42
16.04.2015	Austria	57	Italy	25

IWRF European Wheelchair Rugby Championship Division B Pool Results 2015 [Reference: 1]

Report

Ireland did brilliantly at the European Wheelchair Rugby Championships Division B competition, held in Prague, Czech Republic, from 13th to 18th April 2015.

The Irish came second in their group after defeating Italy and Austria, but losing to France, and then in the Semi-finals, defeated Pool A Winners, Switzerland, before falling in the Gold Medal game to France for the second time.

Ireland at the European Wheelchair Rugby Championships – Division B 2015 [Reference: 3]

Ireland Squad (Players and Staff Division A 2015 & Division B 2015): Will Doggart, Garrett Culliton, Stephen Aylmer, Alan Dineen, Thomas Moylan, John McCarthy, Alan Lynch, Ciara Staunton, Jonathan Mulhall, Stuart McLindon, Julie Neal, Naomi O’Reilly, Eleanor Lucy. [Reference: 4]

References

Websites

[1] Irish Wheelchair Rugby (2016) 2015 IWRF EWRC Division B [Internet] Available from: http://www.irishwheelchairrugby.com/2015-iwrf-ewrc-division-b.html [Accessed 15 December 2016][Broken Link – No Longer Available – Available on the Wayback Machine Internet Archive at: https://web.archive.org/web/20160514102953/http://www.irishwheelchairrugby.com/2015-iwrf-ewrc-division-b.html Accessed 29 July 2020]

[4] Irish Wheelchair Association (2015) Annual Report [Internet] Available from: https://iwasport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IWAS-Annual-Report-2015-WEB.pdf [Accessed 29 July 2020]

Images

[2] Pledge Sports (2015) maxresdefault [Internet] Available from: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0PFL1Nf6LD0/maxresdefault.jpg [Accessed 29 July 2020]

[3] Irish Wheelchair Association (2015) images [Internet] Available from: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTDnX8m-LUNyOfGdQ4qw2KgjI3WddI7R4Uv0Q&usqp=CAU [Accessed 29 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tom.

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Last Updated: 27 July 2019