Team Ireland Flag Football prepared for their upcoming international friendly series at Three Rock Rovers in Dublin last weekend. IAFA is hosting a six-team international Flag Football series in Gormanston, Co. Meath on September 10th. Two full squads from Sweden, the Dutch Lions as well as Team GB Silver Lions squad (2nd team) and local German team Ramstein Mayhems will travel to Ireland for the event. Team Ireland squad has been selected from players evolving in the IAFA Flag Football League, Emerlad Bowl Conference, which also opened its membership registration for 2016/17 recently. The tournament will take place at Gormanston Park in County Meath with all visiting teams being accommodated on site.
Team Ireland Flag Football Squad:
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Steve Walsh
Assistant Head Coach: Áine Nic An Ghail
Offensive Coordinator: Dermot Corroon
Assistant Offensive Coordinator: Guillaume Poznanski
Defensive Coordinator: Paul Kirkwood
Physio: Eleni Henry
Team Roster
| Player | Number | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Grey | 1 | Dublin Vipers |
| Danny Lucas Johnson | 5 | UCD |
| Conrad Cook | 8 | Dublin Rebels |
| Andrew Bracken | 10 | Dublin Vipers |
| Sean Douglas | 11 | Dublin Vipers |
| Conor Brennan | 13 | Westmeath Minotaurs |
| Paul Grogan | 18 | Dublin Rebels |
| Jason Owens | 20 | Westmeath Minotaurs |
| Conor McGroarty | 22 | Dublin Vipers |
| Bobby Smith | 27 | Dublin Vipers |
| Ben Arulogun | 32 | Dublin Vipers |
| Michael Sykes | 36 | UCD |
| Darren Byrne | 42 | Dublin Vipers |
| Gavin Quirke | 85 | UCD |
| Peter Loughran | 87 | Craigavon Cowboys |
| Niall King | 91 | Westmeath Minotaurs |