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Shamrock Bowl Media Day – Tallaght Stadium

cillian — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:02:50 +0000

: Deputy Mayor Cathal King and models Louise Kavanagh and Karena Graham with players from the Dublin Rebels and UL Vikings on the Tallaght Stadium pitch.

Players from both the Dublin Rebels and Univ. of Limerick Vikings, as well as officials from the IAFA and South Dublin County Council were present for Shamrock Bowl Media Day at Tallaght Stadium today. South Dublin Deputy Mayor Cathal King was present to support the event. Well known Assets Models Louise Kavanagh and Karena Graham joined the players on the field for the photo shoots. Shamrock Bowl XXIV is taking place on Saturday 7th August at Tallaght Stadium.

Click here to download the Shamrock Bowl XXIV Press Pack

Shamrock Bowl trophy with the Deputy Mayor.

Tickets for Shamrock Bowl XXIV, the Championship game of the Irish American Football League, are now available from Ticketmaster.ie. Please click on the logo above to go to the ticketmaster site. Shamrock Bowl XXIV will take place at Tallaght Stadium in South Dublin on Saturday 7th August, kick-off 2pm. General admission tickets cost €6. Family and childrens tickets are also available.

Jeff Reinebold spends 3 days with IAFA

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:48:35 +0000

Well known Sky sports pundit and SMU Receivers Coach Jeff Reinebold flew into Dublin Sun Jul 19th to bed in with the IAFA over the 3 days that followed.

On Monday evening,Coach Reinebold spent 4 hours giving clinics to IAFCA coaches, giving full access to the run and shoot concepts used at SMU, where along with June Jones he was part of a resurgence that led to a Hawaii bowl victory where SMU demolished the heavily favoured Nevada.

IAFCA Coaches learn from Coach Reinebold

Tues morning,Coach Reinebold and his wife were keen to take in Dublin,and visited Kilmainham Goal to take in some Irish history. Coach O’Toole then took them on a tour of Trinity College Dublin and Coach Reinebold and his wife got to visit The Book of Kells aswell as The Long Hall of TCD. On Tuesday evening, more coaches joined the returning ones to hear Coach Reinebold continue his series of excellent clinic talks on a variety of topics on all sides of the ball.

Wed evening was a great day for IAFA players as they got to join in on the fun. Player from all IAFL teams turned up to Castleknock College to take part in a field clinic led by Coach Reinebold.Coach Reinebold worked alongside IAFL Coaches Lawless,O’Toole,Andrews,Loughran and Naylor in teaching the IAFL players how to practise to an elite level.

IAFCA Board Members Darrin O'Toole & Mark Lawless with SMU Coach

After the 3 days, Coach Reinebold said “I am really impressed with the level of play in Ireland,if players got a weightroom mentality and focused Ireland could have some big time players”.On the coaching front Coach Reinebold said “The coaches are some really tuned in guys,who have a thorough understanding of football”.Coach Reinebold also stated he looks forward to the inevitable re-emergence of Team Ireland and seeing how it progresses.

IAFCA Technical Director Darrin O’Toole said “This visit by Coach Reinebold has really shown that Ireland is starting to knock on the door of the worldwide football commuunity.Coach Reinebold really liked 2 of our players and it shows that if we can develop our players from a young enough age, the sky really is the limit for some of them”.

Rebels and Vikings to play in Shamrock Bowl XXIV

cillian — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:56:37 +0000

Shamrock Bowl XXIV will feature the University of Limerick Vikings & Dublin Rebels after both teams scored shut out victories in their respective semi-finals today. This is a repeat of last years Shamrock Bowl, which was won by the Vikings in sudden death overtime. The game will be played at Tallaght Stadium on Saturday 7th August.

Semi-Final Results:

Univ. Limerick Vikings 20-0 Carrickfergus Knights

It was really tight in the first half with both teams defenses playing excellently. The Knights never got too close to the Vikings end zone and the one time the Vikings did they got penalised. 0-0 at half time. In the second half the Vikings stepped things up and scored on their first offensive drive through a 1 yard run by Adrian Garvey. On the Knights next possesion Alan Kiely recovered an Adrian Garvey sack-fumble on Knights QB Paul McKillop and ran the ball back 50 yards for the Vikings 2nd TD. The Knights next drive turnover on downs at the Vikings 17 yard line. The next drive the Vikings used up most the remaining time by going to the endzone in about nine minutes leaving less then a minute when the Knights got the ball back. The first play of the drive McKillop was picked off by Sean Sheehy to seal the win.

Dublin Rebels 65-0 West Dublin Rhinos

Report to follow soon.

West Dublin Rhinos win Wildcard game.

cillian — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:14:15 +0000

The West Dublin Rhinos won the Wildcard game with a close 8-6 victory against the Cork Admirals at CIT Stadium. The Rhinos took a early 6-0 lead, which they extended when the Admirals conceeded a safety. The Admirals scored a TD with 1 minute remaining in regulation, but failed to score on a 2pt conversion attempt which would have sent the game into overtime. The Rhinos will now play the Dublin Rebels in the Shamrock Bowl semi-final on July 25th. Full report to follow.

UL Vikings win major International Award.

cillian — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:15:29 +0000

The University of Limerick Vikings have received a major International Award from the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). They have been named a IFAF Team of the Month for June 2010. IFAF is the Worldwide Governing Body for the sport of American football and has 52 member countries across the globe. It is a great honour for the Vikings to be named as the best team in the World for the month of June 2010. This is the first time any Irish team has won this prestigious award.

2010 Vikings Atlantic Cup team.

Copy of Press Release from IFAF:

http://www.ifaf.info/articles/view/484

The University of Limerick Vikings made their international debut in impressive fashion claiming the EFAF Atlantic Cup II narrowly defeating Netherland’s Lelstad Commanders 19-18 on Sunday, June 27 in Belfield, Dublin.

The EFAF Atlantic Cup is the Western European Championship for amateur clubs with the intent in providing teams with gaining international experience and getting used to a higher level of competition. The Challenge Cup provides the same opportunity for teams from countries in Eastern Central Europe.

For three of the four Atlantic Cup participants, this tournament was their first international competition as the Luxembourg Dragons are the only team that played in the 2009 Atlantic Cup. The three other federations nominated different teams – as Brussels Bulls represented Belgium this year, the Vikings qualified for their 2009 Shamrock Bowl victory, and Netherlands selected the Lelstad Commanders to represent their country.

The Atlantic Cup II proved to a thrilling game as the Commanders came out strong and held a 12-3 lead at start of the fourth quarter. Not giving up, the Vikings with the leadership of Quarterback Liam Ryan – who was named 2009 University of Limerick Vikings Offensive Player of the Year – made a heroic comeback with two fourth quarter touchdowns.

The tying touchdown was scored with only 51 seconds remaining and from a drive which saw the Vikings covert a fourth and long with a reception thrown by quarterback Liam Ryan to a receiver down field. Adrian Garvey’s extra point proved to be the winning score.

The Vikings defeated Luxembourg’s Dudelange Dragons 58-14 in the semi-final to earn a spot in the EFAF Atlantic Cup II championship game.

Along with the Vikings three consecutive Irish American Football Shamrock Bowl titles, this victory makes the UL Vikings the first Irish team to win a major International championship.

The Atlantic Cup title earned the University of Limerick Vikings the honor of being ranked as one of the top 20 teams in the EFAF in 2010 being named number 19. The Vikings are the first team to achieve a top 20 ranking since the Dublin Celts in 1990.

This is a remarkable achievement for a team from Ireland considering that EFAF currently has 20 member countries and several hundred clubs.

Watch the EFAF Atlantic Cup II…>

http://www.vimeo.com/12896470

The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) would like to honor the University of Limerick Vikings on their success by naming them IFAF.org June Team of the month.

DV8s Blitz in Tullamore on July 18th

cillian — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:24:32 +0000

Three IAFL clubs are sending teams to the DV8s Blitz tournament which is taking place at Tullamore RFC in Co. Offaly on Sunday 18th July. The tournament is being hosted by the Tullamore Phoenix. The other two participating teams are Craigavon Cowboys 2nds and University College Dublin 2nds. The first game will kick-off at noon.

2010 Play-Off Rosters

cillian — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:15:16 +0000

List of registered players eligible to play in the 2010 Play-offs and Shamrock Bowl. Listed in order of seeding of teams:

Dublin Rebels

2	Ian	McDonald	K	5 11	180
5	Shahin	Nikroo	WR	5 10	175
7	Andrew	Corcoran	WR	6 1	182
8	Sam	Hodgins	RB	6 1	210
10	Henry	Wasserman	DE	6 3	225
12	Brian	Carter	QB	6 1	195
13	Aaron	Smith	RB	5 11	200
16	Andrew	Dennehy	QB	6 2	190
18	Paul	Grogan	TE	6 2	196
21	Kevin	Finnegan	LB	5 9	180
22	Stephen	Archibald	WR	5 11	205
24	Colin	Keegan	CB	5 11	155
25	David	Mckeating	CB	5 11	160
35	Eoin	Daly	CB	5 6	160
40	Robbie	Smith	LB	5 10	224
42	Ciaran	Tighe	LB	6 3	235
43	Kevin	Healy	LB	6 0	205
50	Ben	Sullivan	LB	5 9	200
51	Ross	McCooey	LB	6 1	274
52	Shane	Campbell	OL	5 10	230
45	Andrew	Flynn	DT	6 2	235
55	Steve	Walsh	DE	6 2	285
58	Matt	Para	LB	5 11	185
60	Dave	Knight	OL	6 1	385
63	Filippo	Bertoli	DT	5 8	225
64	Nicky	Kenny	OL	6 4	350
66	Fergal	O’Hanlon	OL	6 2	252
68	Jonathan	Kelly	OL	5 11	220
69	Chris	Quinn	DT	5 6	219
72	Tobias	Hansson	OL	6 2	209
73	Alfredo	Meneses	DT	5 10	240
76	Jason	O’Connell	OL	5 10	235
77	John	McGeowan	OL	6 0	220
78	Steve	Wilson	OL	6 4	300
79	Darren	Colgan	OL	6 1	287
80	Marcus	Naylor	FS	5 6	188
81	Barry	Flinn	WR	6 4	200
87	Conor	Ryan	WR	5 6	172
88	Gary	Sommerville	WR	5 11	165
90	Alex	Brennan	LB	6 3	226
94	Paul	Smyth	TE	6 6	225
96	Conor	Walsh	DT	5 10	240
56	David	Sherwin	OL	5 10	260
31	Darren	Kenny	LB	5 11	190
15	Sean	Shanahan	LB	5 10	180
65	Gareth	McDonald	OL	6 3	280

UL Vikings

8	Glen	Carr	OL	6′ 3″	305
9	Breandan	Curtin	WR	6′ 1″	175
13	Marc	Ashworth	TE	6′ 1″	180
14	Jake	Mulhern	LB	6′ 0”	185
17	Liam	Ryan	QB	5′ 11″	170
19	Alex	Corbishly	CB	5′ 11″	140
23	Craig	Brouder	CB	5′ 11″	160
25	Sean	Sheehy	CB	6′ 0″	180
26	James	Twomey	FB	6′ 0″	210
27	Colm	Cronin	RB	5′ 10″	168
36	Adrian	Garvey	RB	6′ 1″	210
40	Bryan	Mullally	LB	5′ 9″	180
43	Michael	Guinane	CB	6′ 1″	180
51	Adam	Dunne	DL	6′ 0″	259
52	John	Mullen	DL	6′ 2″	225
54	Alan	Kiely	LB	5′ 8″	200
55	Mark	Gaffney	LB	5′ 10″	210
56	Mark	Thompson	OL	6′ 0″	260
57	Jamie	O’Brien	C	5′ 11″	255
59	Chris	Macheichok	OL	6′ 5″	235
60	Eoin	O’Grady	OL	6′ 2″	220
61	Patrick	Griffen	DL	5′ 11″	246
69	David	Wallek	OL	6′ 0″	250
78	Sean	Walsh	OL	6′ 3″	220
80	Michael	O’Connor	CB	5′ 10″	190
81	Patrick	O’Kane	WR	5′ 8”	170
82	Niall	Spillane	WR	5′ 10″	165
83	Alan	Walsh	CB	5′ 11″	165
84	Oisin	Mc Quinn	WR	6′ 1″	175
87	Brendan	Mc Carthy	LB	6′ 2″	200
91	Patrick	Noonan	DL	5′ 11″	179
92	Joe	Nolan	DL	5′ 7”	224
98	Dermot	Moriarty	DE	6′ 2″	185
99/64	John	Cannon	OL	6′ 4″	235
66	Paul	Sheehan	LB	6′ 0″	187
67	Kieran	Coen	FB/OL	6′ 2″	250
62	Shane	Gleeson	OL	5′ 10″	187
0	Thomas	Quinn	WR/K	5′ 10″	155
0	Joeseph	Maguire	LB	5′ 11″	205
0	Bart	Van Broeck	WR	6′ 2″	172
0	James	Lordan	DL	1.85	290

Carrickfergus Knights

4	Mark	Hunter	DE	6′ 0″	227
11	Ciaran	Watson	CB	6′ 0″	196
13	Richard	Best	S	6′ 2″	218
14	Adam	Devenney	QB	6′ 1″	210
17	Mark	Wharry	WR	5′ 11″	182
22	John	Wright	RB	6′ 1″	216
32	Chris	Davidson	CB	6′ 3″	200
33	Robert	Elliott	FB	5′ 9″	196
36	Alister	Best	LB/S	5′ 11″	238
39	Mark	Harris	LB	5′ 8″	224
43	John	McCambridge	S	5′ 11″	149
48	George	Brand	FB	5′ 7″	238
50	Damian	McCaul	LB/DL	6′ 1″	235
51	Gareth	Millar	LB/DL	5′ 10″	240
52	Chris	Cantley	G	6′ 6″	320
53	Darren	Montgomery	RE	6′ 0″	231
55	Craig	McClintock	LB	5′ 11″	217
63	Joel	Neill	OL	6′ 0″	238
69	Mike	Conn	G	6′ 2″	238
70	Adrian	Bradley	G	5′ 8″	189
72	Jake	Andrews	C	6′ 0″	252
76	Keith	McBurney	OL	5′ 9″	189
77	Adam	Cantley	T	6′ 8″	330
81	Matt	Craig	WR	6′ 5″	205
83	Killian	Poland	CB	5′ 11″	154
85	David	Gibson	WR/RB	6′ 0″	165
86	Paul	McKillop	WR/K/P	5′ 10″	183
87	Joshua	Davis	WR	5′ 10″	147
88	Trevor	Gibson	TE/WR	6′ 3″	210
90	Spencer	McDowell	LB	6′ 1″	210
99	Conor	Beckett	DT	6′ 1″	330
35	Christopher	Annette	S	5′ 10″	182
58	Duncan	McCaughan	LB/S	6′ 1″	212
12	John	McDermott	WR	6′ 3″	196
59	Aaron	McNaughton	DE/P	6′ 2″	210
98	Craig	Elliott	LB	5′ 11″	202

0	Jeff	Gormley	LB	5′ 11″	196
56	David	Antuna	OL	5′ 11″	220
0	Alistair	Nixon	WR	5′ 10″	144
38	Chris	Carson	RB	5′ 10″	190

Cork Admirals

Cork Admirals Roster – pdf format

West Dublin Rhinos

8	Stephen	Macken	QB	5′11″	210
40	Paul	O’Toole	FB	5′11″	260
83	Stephen	Mooney	WR/QB	6′3″	194
23	Daniel	Breslin	RB	5′9″	165
69	Barry	Bolton	OL/DL	6′ 2”	240
56	Matthew	Lynch	OL/DL	6′5″	308
71	Thomas	Lynch	OL/DL	6′1″	266
80	Ross	Carrick	TE	6′4″	249
34	Oisin	Russell-Conway	OL/DL	5′8″	224
55	Fintan	Corr	LB	5′11″	231
18	Kieran	Brady	WR	6′0″	161
33	Kevin	Carroll	LB	5′10″	192
1	David	Kelly	WR	5′10″	180
45	Nick	Newby	LB	6′2″	210
61	Dwane	Brennan	LB	6′0″	238
27	Gary	Cullen	LB	6′0″	182
63	Alan	Emmett	OL/DL	6′4″	253
9	Ciaran	Cusack	DB	5′10″	180
7	John	Keegan	DB	5′9″	180
50	Conor	Kelly	OL/DL	5′8″	252
73	Christopher	Moloney	OL/DL	6′2″	213
4	David	O’ Connor	LB	5′10″	196
0	Robert	Popciobartopelus	WR	5′10″	185
15	Sean	Power	RB	6′0″	185
38	Carl	Ward	LB	5′10″	175
20	Keith	Lally	DB/WR	6′3″	181
86	Ahmad	Alagha	DB/WR	6′1″	185
46	Matt	Knott	DL	6′6″	240
70	John	Weldon	OL/DL	5′11″	225
60	Christopher	Cullen	OL/DL	6′4″	240
9	Ciaran	Cusack	FS	5′ 10′	170

Newsflash #15 – 4 JuLY 2010

tony — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:18:52 +0000

This weeks game management issues, schedule & rules items
Additionally – some analysis from the game reports during the season
Newsflash 4 July

Shamrock Bowl Tickets On Sale

cillian — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:00:26 +0000

The teams still in contention for a place in the Shamrock Bowl (as of 4/7/10) are Division Winners: Dublin Rebels, Univ. of Limerick Vikings and Carrickfergus Knights and possible Wildcard teams: Cork Admirals, Craigavon Cowboys and West Dublin Rebels. The Wildcard game will take place on Sunday 18th July. The Semi-Finals will be played on Sunday 25th July at Sportslink, Dublin and University of Limerick.

The Shamrock Bowl is run as a family event aimed at showcasing the sport in Ireland to members of the public.

Regular season ends – Rebels undefeated.

cillian — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:33:32 +0000

Rebels (pictured) finish the regular season undefeated.

The IAFL regular season came to a close on Sunday 4th July with 2009 finalists, the Dublin Rebels claiming the number 1 seed with a perfect 8-0 record. The Rebels finished the season with the top ranked offense and defense averaging 42.3 and 5.5 points per game respectively. As the number 1 seed, the Rebels will play the winners of the Wildcard game in the Semi-Finals, which will take place on Sunday 25th July.

IAFL South winners and recent EFAF Atlantic Cup winners, UL Vikings, will be the home team in the other semi-final after claiming the number 2 seed with a 6-1-1 record. They will host number 3 seed – IAFL North winners – Carrickfergus Knights in Limerick on the 25th July.

The Wildcard game will be hosted by the Cork Admirals who claimed the number four seed with a 5-2-1 record. They will play the West Dublin Rhinos on 18th July. This is the Rhinos first ever appearance in the play-offs. They finished with a 4-2-2 record, edging out the Cowboys on head to head record.