Final Ranking
| Team | P | W | L | T | PF | PA | +/- | Pct |
| Air Force Graz (Austria) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 47 | +145 | 1.000 |
| Dusseldorf Black Hawk (Germany) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 87 | +32 | .750 |
| Leonardo Lightning (Netherlands) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 128 | +16 | .750 |
| AS Paris Flag (France) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 97 | +40 | .500 |
| Pere Vives Vich (Spain) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 105 | -21 | .333 |
| Kulosaari Roosters (Finland) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 127 | -76 | .333 |
| Grangemouth Broncos (Scotland) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 126 | -45 | .000 |
| Sondervangskloen (Denmark) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 121 | -91 | .000 |
Finals
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| 3rd Place Playoff | ||||
| 2002 | Leonardo Lightning | 46 | AS Paris Flag | 40 ot |
| Final | ||||
| 2002 | Dusseldorf Black Hawk | 18 | Air Force Graz | 42 |
Final Group Standings
| European Schools Flag Finals | P | W | L | T | PF | PA | +/- | Pct |
| EFAF Gruppe | ||||||||
| Air Force Graz (Aut) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 29 | +121 | 1.000 |
| AS Paris Flag (Fra) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 51 | +46 | .667 |
| Kulosaari Roosters (Fin) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 127 | -76 | .333 |
| Sondervangskloen (Den) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 121 | -91 | .000 |
| NFLE Gruppe | ||||||||
| Dusseldorf Black Hawk (Ger) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 45 | +56 | 1.000 |
| Leonardo Lightning (Neth) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 88 | +10 | .667 |
| Pere Vives Vich (Spa) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 105 | -21 | .333 |
| Grangemouth Broncos (Sco) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 126 | -45 | .000 |
Group Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| EFAF Gruppe | ||||
| 06.2002 | AS Paris Flag | 39 | Kulosaari Roosters | 19 |
| 06.2002 | AS Paris Flag | 22 | Air Force Graz | 26 |
| 06.2002 | Kulosaari Roosters | 25 | Sondervangskloen | 24 |
| 06.2002 | Air Force Graz | 60 | Sondervangskloen | 0 |
| 06.2002 | Air Force Graz | 64 | Kulosaari Roosters | 7 |
| 06.2002 | Sondervangskloen | 6 | AS Paris Flag | 36 |
| NFLE Gruppe | ||||
| 06.2002 | Pere Vives Vich | 43 | Grangemouth Broncos | 38 |
| 06.2002 | Leonardo Lightning | 19 | Dusseldorf Black Hawk | 30 |
| 06.2002 | Pere Vives Vich | 33 | Leonardo Lightning | 34 |
| 06.2002 | Grangemouth Broncos | 18 | Dusseldorf Black Hawk | 38 |
| 06.2002 | Grangemouth Broncos | 25 | Leonardo Lightning | 45 |
| 06.2002 | Dusseldorf Black Hawk | 33 | Pere Vives Vich | 8 |
Report
Scotland’s Grangemouth Broncos failed to find the form which saw them win the NFL UK Schools Flag Football Championships, when they lost all three matches in the NFL Europe Schools Flag Football Championships in 2002. They narrowly lost the opening game 43-38 to Spain’s Pere Vives Vich, and then lost 38-18 to hosts Dusseldorf Black Hawk and 45-21 to Leonardo Lightning of Netherlands when a win could have seen them through on head-to-head points difference.
Dusseldorf Black Hawk won the NFL Europe Group and met EFAF Group Champions Austria’s Air Force Graz in the Final, with the Austrians coming out on top 42-18. Air Force Graz were convincing winners of the tournament having depatched AS Paris Flag 26-22 in their opening match before getting into their stride with huge 60 plus points wins over Sondervanfskloen of Denmark and Kulosaari Roosters of Finland to rech the Final. The two finalists qualified for the NFL Schools Flag Football World Championships along with third placed Leonardo Lightning who won 46-40 in overtime in the third placed playoff match against AS Paris Flag.
Grangemouth is Scotland’s biggest port, having been founded as the finish point of the Clyde-Forth Canal. Located near Falkirk in East Scotland, it is famous also for the art-statues of the two Kelpies, mythological Horses which can take Human form from Celtic Folklore. The artist who created the two giant artworks at the entrance to thde Helix Park, however, took ins;piration more from the two work horses which drew each canal boat. Scotland was colonised by Gaelic-speakers from Ireland in 500 AD, although Gaelic is now only widely spoken in the Highlands and Western Isles.
References
Logos
[1] NFL Flag Football Wayback Machine (2002) flag [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030726154329im_/https://www.play-football.net/images/logos/flag.gif [Accessed 2 March 2021]
Newspapers
[2] Anon. (2002) “European Schools Flag Football Finals” First Down. June 27-July 3 2002. pg.
Internet Archive
[3] NFL Flag Football / NFL Europe Wayback Machine (2002) European School Final – EFAF Group [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030726154458/https://www.play-football.net/en/flag/events/events_details.php?details_id=49&event_id=46 [Accessed 9 January 2021]
[4] NFL Flag Football / NFL Europe Wayback Machine (2002) European School Final – NFL Europe Group [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20020910075245/https://www.play-football.net/en/flag/events/events_details.php?event_id=46 [Accessed 9 January 2021]
[5] NFL Flag Football / NFL Europe Wayback Machine (2002) European School Final – Final [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030726154329/https://www.play-football.net/en/flag/events/events_details.php?details_id=50&event_id=46 [Accessed 9 January 2021]#
Websites
[6] My Voyages Scotland (2021) Things to do in Scotland [Internet] Available from: https://www.myvoyagescotland.com/things-to-do-in-grangemouth [Accessed 2 March 2021]
[7] BBC (2014) The Man Who Built The Kelpies [Internet] Available from: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-27192965 [Accessed 2 March 2021]
[8] Scotland.org (2021) Scottish Myths, Folklore & Legends [Internet] Available from: https://www.scotland.org/features/scottish-myths-folklore-and-legends#:~:text=The%20mythical%20kelpie%20is%20the,able%20to%20adopt%20human%20form. [Accessed 2 March 2021]
Images
[9] My Voyages Scotland (2021) The-Kelpies-2048×1536 [Internet] Available from: https://nitrocdn.com/ulRiykeULofgfSIYVbWmSZPDLaGlJJIj/assets/static/source/rev-4480d86/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/The-Kelpies-2048×1536.jpg [Accessed 2 March 2021]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Laura Shadbolt and Roisin Ni Dhonnacha.
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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