Following on from the success of the new Winter league, which was won by the Dublin Vipers, the Irish Flag Football League Summer League starts today with 8 teams playing in 2 conferences. The league will run from today until mid-July with the winners facing the winter league winners in the new National Championship game in August.
The introduction of the summer league marks a new era in flag football whereby flag players can play competitively all year round. Traditionally most competitive flag football in Ireland has taken place in the kitted football off-season due to the crossover between players in both formats. This year will be the first time that kitted and flag football leagues are running in parallel at the same time.
The North Division features 2 teams from the northern flag region – Carrickfergus & Craigavon – alongside 2 from the Dublin flag region – UCD & Dublin Vipers. The South Division features Dublin Rebels from the Dublin region, Mullingar Minotaurs & Edenderry Eagles from the Midlands and Cashel from Munster. Each team will play 8 games. The teams in each division will rotate as hosts from week to week.