April 29, 2021

Futbol Americano de Mexico 2021

Futbol Americano de Mexico Logo [Ref: 1]

Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Bulldogs de Naucalpan
Raramuris de Ciudad Juarez
Caudillos de Chihuahua
Tequileros de Jalisco
Rojos de Lindavista
Marlins de Los Cabos
Tiburones de Cancun

Futbol Americano de Mexico Standings 2021 [Ref: 2]

Playoffs

*Date*	*Home Team*	*Away Team*
	Semi-Finals
2021
2021
	Final
2021

Futbol Americano de Mexico Playoffs 2021 [Ref: 3]

Report

The Futbol Americano de Mexico – a AAA / Rival Major League to the Liga Futbol Americano (Mexico), is one of the two Professional American Football Leagues in Mexico. For its third season in 2021, it has scheduled the same six teams as the 2020 season – unusual for a AAA Pro American Football League anywhere, let alone Mexico.

The season was to begin on 22 February and run for 7 weeks before the playoffs, with each team getting one rest (bye) week. On 14 April 2021 the FAM Commissioner Zapata made the announcement that the FAM season would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic and also that Pioneros Queretaro would be the 8th team in the League.

References

Images

[1] Futbol Americano de Mexico (2020) FAM Logo [Internet] Available from: https://fam.futbol/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/FAM-2020.png [Accessed 17 April 2020]

Websites

[2] Futbol Americano de Mexico (2019) Tabla General 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://ligafam.mx/table/tabla-general-2021/ [Accessed 13 January 2021]

[3] Futbol Americano de Mexico (2019) THE FAM SEASON WILL RESUME UNTIL THE CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT”: COMMISSIONER EDGAR ZAPATA [Internet] Available from: https://ligafam.mx/la-temporada-fam-se-reanudara-hasta-que-las-condiciones-sean-las-idoneas-comisionado-edgar-zapata/ [Accessed 29 April 2021]

Images

[10] Futbol Americano de Mexico (2019) 3-de-marzo [Internet] Available from: https://fam.futbol/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/3-de-marzo.jpg [Accessed 19 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caroline Mitchell and Francesco.

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Last Updated: 29 April 2021

April 28, 2021

Irish Taekwon-Do Association Irish Cup & National Championships 2016

Irish Taekwon-Do Association Logo [References: 1]

Results (UL Arena, Limerick, 11-12 November 2016)

Section	Gold	Silver
	Male
-57kg	Thomas Fogarty
-63kg	Ryan Shelley	Luke McGrath
-70kg Blackbelt	Adam Shelley	Luke Woods
-78kg	Colm Carroll
85kg	Ross Smith
	Female
-50kg	Katy Laffan
-62kg	Louise McCagh	Ellen Ince
-68kg	Maeve Magee	Sarah Barry
	Senior Female
1st Degree	Maeve Magee
2nd Degree	Skye Slattery
3rd Degree	Naomi Coonghe
	Senior Male
1st Dan	Philip O’Gorman
2nd Dan	Tiarnan Moriarty
3rd Dan	Eddie Dillon
4th Dan	Hong Looi
	Best Overall
Female Junior	Joanne Potter (2 Gold, 1 Bronze)
Male Junior	Luke Moriarty (2 Gold)
Female Senior	Maeve Magee (2 Gold, 1 Silver)
Male Senior	Philip O’Gorman

[References: 2]

Report

With some big match-ups on offer the Irish Taekwon-Do Association Irish Cup and National Championships 2016 they proved to be the biggest ever ITA tournament. In the Final of the Under 70 kg Blackbelt Division then World Champion (2016) Adam Shelley won Gold ahead of 2009 World Champion Luke Woods. 2016 World Cup winner Colm Carroll also took Gold in the Under 78kg section. The Female Divisions included members of the Gold & Bronze winning team at the 2016 ITF World Cup, with 2013 World Champion Louise McCagh taking Gold in the Under 62 Kg section. Maeve Magee won best overall Female Senior and Philip O’Gorman best overall Male Senior. The Championships took place in the University of Limerick Arena from 11th to 12th November 2016,

References:

Logos

[1] Irish Taekwon-Do Association (2016) ITA+Logo [Internet] Available from: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5de5132908114a27bbdd5250/t/5de51d89b93cc92d39dc8c9c/1618517334164/?format=1500w [Accessed 28 April 2021]

Websites

[2] Irish Taekwon-Do Association (2016) ITA Irish Cup & National Championships 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_irish_cup_&_national_championships_2016_-571.html [Accessed 15 January 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to

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April 28, 2021

2nd I-Karate Global World Cup Budapest Hungary 2018

[References: 1]

Country Medals Table

Place	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1	Hungary	9	16	18
2	Belgium	9	10	9
3	*Ireland*	7	9	7
4	France	7	1	1
5	Ukraine	5	10	6
6	Italy	4	1	2
7	Slovakia	3	1	2
8	Netherlands	3	0	0
9	Romania	2	0	2
10	Russia	1	1	0
11	Slovenia	1	0	0
12	India	1	0	0
13	Latvia	0	2	1
14	Canada	0	1	1

[References: 2]

Irish Medal Winners

Competition	Classification	M/F	Medal	Name
ASD Kata	101 2004-2007	M-F	Silver	Sean Brittland
ASD Kumite	101 2004-2007	M-F	Silver	Sean Brittland
ASD Kata	101/103 2003 and older	F	Silver	Shauna O’Driscoll
ASD Kumite	101/103 2003 and older	F	Bronze	Kata Connolly
ASD Kata	101/103 2003 and older	M	Gold	Dillion McQuirk
ASD Kata	101/103 2003 and older	M	Silver	Alex Chan
ASD Kata	101/103 2003 and older	M	Bronze	Sam Pidgeon
ASD Kumite	101/103 2003 and older	M	Gold	Dillion McQuirk
ASD Kumite	101/103 2003 and older	M	Silver	Alex Chan
ASD Kata	102	M-F	Gold	Alex Spencer
ASD Kata	102	M-F	Silver	Sean Moran
ASD Kata	102	M-F	Bronze	Isabel Gallagher
ASD Kumite	102	M-F	Gold	Isabel Gallagher
ASD Kumite	102	M-F	Silver	Pauric Hooper
ASD Kumite	102	M-F	Bronze	Lee Caldwell
II Kata	202	F	Gold	Georgina Harte
II Kumite	202	F	Silver	Georgina Harte
II Kumite	202	F	Bronze	Faik Ivett Szabo Beata
PI Kata	301 2001-2003	M-F	Bronze	Ilya Foley
PI Kumite	301 2001-2003	M-F	Gold	Ilya Foley
PI Kumite	301 2000 and older	M-F	Bronze	Eoin Watters
PI Kumite	Kumite Open Pairs	M-F	Bronze	Ruairi Balley
Team Kata		M-F	Gold	Ireland Eoghan Caulfield Dillion McQuirk Alex Chan

[References: 2]

Legend / Key: ASD = Autism Spectrum Disorder; II = Intellectual Impairment; PI = Physical Impairment.

Report

The Irish Kenpo Karate Union, recognised by Sport Ireland, sent a team to the I-Karate Global 2nd Global World Cup in Budapest, Hungary on April 29th 2018, and Ireland came away with 23 medals: 7 gold, 9 silver and 7 bronze, finishing third in the countries medal table, including winning gold in the team event. I-Karate Global is the Inclusive Karate Federation and Categories included Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Impairment and Physical Impairment.

References:

Logos

[1] I-Karate Global Facebook (2020) Profile Picture, December 12, 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IKF.net/photos/a.403251783111478/649188898517764/ [Accessed 28 April 2021]

Websites

[2] IKKU (2020)2nd I-Karate Global World Cup Budapest 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://www.ikku.ie/results/budapest.pdf [Accessed 15 October 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Wills, John Morahan, John Kane and Louise Wills (nee Kenny).

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Last Updated: 28 April 2021

April 27, 2021

ECHL (AA American Ice Hockey) 2009-2015

ECHL Logo [References: 1]

ECHL 2009-10

ECHL 2009-10	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
Bakersfield Condors	72	38	29	5	232	243	81
Las Vegas Wranglers	72	34	30	8	234	257	76
Stockton Thunder	72	33	29	10	235	241	76
Ontario Reign	72	31	31	10	214	229	72
Mountain Division
Idaho Steelheads	72	48	17	7	260	191	103
Alaska Aces	72	36	28	8	232	240	80
Utah Grizzlies	72	34	29	9	260	253	77
Victoria Salmon Kings	72	34	32	6	230	243	74
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East Division
Elmira Jackals	72	37	26	9	275	231	83
Reading Royals	72	37	29	6	254	275	80
Trenton Devils	72	33	30	9	244	252	75
Johnstown Chiefs	72	18	43	11	215	307	47
North Division
*Kalamazoo Wings*	72	42	20	10	273	243	94
Cincinnati Cyclones	72	44	25	3	235	200	91
Toledo Walleye	72	35	30	7	254	274	77
Wheeling Nailers	72	33	32	7	240	249	73
South Division
Charlotte Checkers	72	43	21	8	253	223	94
South Carolina Stingrays	72	41	19	12	248	216	94
Florida Everblades	72	48	28	9	234	221	85
Gwinnett Gladiators	72	31	33	8	243	277	70

[References: 2]

Winners	Games	Runners-Up	Games
National Conference		Quarter-Finals
Bakersfield Condors	3	Victoria Salmon Kings	2
Stockton Thunder	3	Alaska Aces	1
Utah Grizzlies	3	Las Vegas Wranglers	2
Idaho Steelheads	bye
American Conference		Quarter-Finals
Cincinnati Cyclones	3	South Carolina Stingrays	2
Charlotte Checkers	3	Toledo Walleye	1
Florida Everblades	3	Elmira Jackals	2
Reading Royals	3	*Kalamazoo Wings*	2
National Conference		Semi-Finals
Idaho Steelheads	4	Utah Grizzlies	0
Stockton Thunder	4	Bakersfield Condors	1
American Conference		Semi-Finals
Cincinnati Cyclones	4	Charlotte Checkers	3
Reading Royals	4	Florida Everblades	0
National Conference		Finals
Idaho Steelheads	4	Stockton Thunder	2
American Conference		Finals
Cincinnati Cyclones	4	Reading Royals	3
Kelly Cup		Finals
Cincinnati Cyclones	4	Idaho Steelheads	1

[References: 2]

ECHL 2010-11

ECHL 2010-11	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
Bakersfield Condors	72	41	27	4	222	210	86
Stockton Thunder	72	37	23	12	232	210	86
Las Vegas Wranglers	72	38	25	5	216	230	81
Ontario Reign	72	27	39	6	195	269	60
Mountain Division
Alaska Aces	72	47	22	3	241	174	97
Idaho Steelheads	72	32	27	13	225	217	77
Utah Grizzlies	72	33	32	7	189	227	73
Victoria Salmon Kings	72	32	36	4	217	234	68
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
Reading Royals	72	44	23	5	257	220	93
Elmira Jackals	72	32	30	10	249	264	74
Trenton Devils	72	27	37	8	218	257	62
North Division
*Kalamazoo Kings*	72	44	23	5	255	223	93
Wheeling Nailers	72	38	29	5	230	210	81
Cincinnati Cyclones	72	33	29	10	199	299	76
Toledo Walleye	72	33	33	6	239	255	72
South Division
Greenville Road Warriors	72	46	22	4	255	192	96
South Carolina Stingrays	72	37	29	6	194	204	80
Florida Everblades	72	37	30	5	236	222	79
Gwinnett Gladiators	72	30	34	8	203	250	68

[References: 2]

Winners	Games	Runners-Up	Games
Western Conference		Quarter-Finals
Victoria Salmon Kings	3	Bakersfield Condors	1
Utah Grizzlies	3	Stockton Thunder	1
Idaho Steelheads	3	Las Vegas Wranglers	2
Alaska Aces		bye
Eastern Conference		Quarter-Finals
Greenville Road Warriors	3	Elmira Jackals	1
Reading Royals	3	Cincinnati Cyclones	1
*Kalamazoo Kings*	3	Florida Everblades	1
Wheeling Nailers	3	South Carolina Stingrays	1
Western Conference		Semi-Finals
Victoria Salmon Kings	4	Utah Grizzlies	0
Alaska Aces	4	Idaho Steelheads	0
Eastern Conference		Semi-Finals
Wheeling Nailers	4	Greenville Road Warriors	3
*Kalamazoo Kings*	4	Reading Royals	0
Western Conference		Finals
Alaska Aces	4	Victoria Salmon Kings	0
Eastern Conference		Finals
*Kalamazoo Kings*	4	Wheeling Nailers	2
Kelly Cup		Finals
Alaska Aces	4	*Kalamazoo Kings*	1

[References: 2]

ECHL 2011-12

ECHL 2011-12	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
Ontario Reign	72	43	21	8	242	193	94
Las Vegas Wranglers	72	42	22	8	235	198	92
Stockton Thunder	72	34	33	5	204	216	73
Bakersfield Condors	72	24	41	7	199	241	55
Mountain Division
Alaska Aces	72	43	18	11	224	172	97
Colorado Eagles	72	38	28	6	250	252	82
Utah Grizzlies	72	33	33	6	183	223	72
Idaho Steelheads	72	31	32	9	194	236	71
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
Elmira Jackals	72	45	22	5	228	224	95
Wheeling Nailers	72	37	26	9	219	202	83
Reading Royals	72	36	28	8	229	235	80
Trenton Titans	72	21	41	10	211	271	52
North Division
*Kalamazoo Wings*	72	38	26	8	264	237	84
Chicago Express	72	34	26	12	216	234	80
Cincinnati Cyclones	72	35	28	9	228	227	79
Toledo Walleye	72	28	38	6	189	258	62
South Division
Gwinnett Gladiators	72	41	20	11	214	200	93
Greenville Road Warriors	72	41	25	6	232	215	88
Florida Everblades	72	39	26	7	260	218	85
South Carolina Stingrays	72	37	28	7	191	180	81

[References: 2]

Winners	Games	Runners-Up	Games
Western Conference		Quarter-Finals
Idaho Steelheads	3	Ontario Reign	2
Las Vegas Wranglers	3	Utah Grizzlies	0
Stockton Thunder	3	Colorado Eaglers	0
Alaska Aces		bye
Eastern Conference		Quarter-Finals
Elmira Jackals	3	Reading Royals	2
South Carolina Stingrays	3	Gwinnett Gladiators	1
*Kalamazoo Wings*	3	Wheeling Nailers	1
Florida Everblades	3	Greenville Road Warriors	0
Western Conference		Semi-Finals
Las Vegas Wranglers	4	Idaho Steelheads	1
Alaska Aces	4	Stockton Thunder	1
Eastern Conference		Semi-Finals
Florida Everblades	4	Elmira Jackals	1
*Kalamazoo Wings*	4	South Carolina Stingrays	1
Western Conference		Finals
Las Vegas Wranglers	4	Alaska Aces	1
Eastern Conference		Finals
Florida Everblades	4	*Kalamazoo Wings*	1
Kelly Cup		Finals
Florida Everblades	4	Las Vegas Wranglers	1

[References: 2]

ECHL 2012-13

ECHL 2012-13	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
Ontario Reign	72	46	19	7	246	192	99
Stockton Thunder	72	37	26	9	223	216	83
Las Vegas Wranglers	72	37	30	5	196	192	79
San Francisco Bulls	72	25	38	9	191	252	59
Bakersfield Condors	72	22	44	6	171	247	50
Mountain Division
Alaska Aces	72	49	15	8	228	172	108
Idaho Steelheads	72	45	20	7	262	198	97
Colorado Eagles	72	34	31	7	239	224	75
Utah Grizzlies	72	29	30	13	217	277	71
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
Reading Royals	72	46	19	7	246	185	99
Elmira Jackals	72	40	25	7	247	220	87
Wheeling Nailers	72	31	29	13	193	225	74
Trenton Titans	72	32	32	8	226	247	72
North Division
Cincinnati Cyclones	72	42	22	8	227	195	92
Toledo Walleye	72	37	26	9	224	195	83
*Kalamazoo Wings*	72	34	30	8	205	215	76
Fort Wayne Komets	72	33	35	4	205	246	70
Evansville IceMen	72	25	40	7	207	272	57
South Division
Gwinnett Gladiators	72	43	26	3	211	191	89
Florida Everblades	72	39	22	11	260	241	89
South Carolina Stingrays	72	38	26	8	198	171	84
Greenville Road Warriors	72	36	28	8	226	219	80
Orlando Solar Bears	72	38	27	7	197	253	63

[References: 2]

Winners	Games	Runners-Up	Games
Western Conference		Quarter-Finals
Alaska Aces	4	San Francisco Bulls	1
Ontario Reign	4	Utah Grizzlies	0
Idaho Steelheads	4	Colorado Eagles	2
Stockton Thunder	4	Las Vegas Wranglers	3
Eastern Conference		Quarter-Finals
Reading Royals	4	Greenville Road Warriors	1
Cincinnati Cyclones	4	Toledo Walleye	2
Gwinnett Gladiators	4	South Carolina Stingrays	0
Florida Everblades	4	Elmira Jackals	2
Western Conference		Semi-Finals
Stockton Thunder	4	Alaska Aces	2
Idaho Steelheads	4	Ontario Reign	0
Eastern Conference		Semi-Finals
Reading Royals	4	Florida Everblades	3
Cincinnati Cyclones	4	Gwinnett Gladiators	2
Western Conference		Finals
Stockton Thunder	4	Idaho Steelheads	2
Eastern Conference		Finals
Reading Royals	4	Cincinnati Cyclones	1
Kelly Cup		Finals
Reading Royals	4	Stockton Thunder	1

[References: 2]

ECHL 2013-14

ECHL 2013-14	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
Ontario Reign	71	44	20	7	215	191	95
Bakersfield Condors	72	36	30	6	197	202	78
Stockton Thunder	72	33	31	8	224	235	74
Las Vegas Wranglers	72	20	44	8	174	248	48
Mountain Division
Alaska Aces	71	45	19	7	243	164	97
Utah Grizzlies	71	38	24	9	187	173	85
Idaho Steelheads	72	39	26	7	223	212	85
Colorado Eagles	71	33	26	12	211	218	78
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
Reading Royals	72	46	22	4	229	182	96
Wheeling Nailers	72	39	27	6	216	196	84
Elmira Jackals	72	24	40	8	172	256	56
North Division
*Kalamazoo Wings*	72	42	22	8	224	197	92
Cincinnati Cyclones	72	41	23	8	247	204	90
Fort Wayne Komets	72	36	24	12	215	215	84
Evansville IceMen	72	31	30	11	226	273	73
Toledo Walleye	72	21	44	7	193	268	49
South Division
South Carolina Stingrays	72	43	23	6	197	173	92
Orlando Solar Bears	72	43	24	5	225	219	91
Greenville Road Warriors	72	39	27	6	220	208	84
Florida Everblades	72	37	27	8	240	222	82
Gwinnett Gladiators	72	39	28	5	203	227	63

[References: 2]

Winners	Games	Runners-Up	Games
Western Conference		Quarter-Finals
Alaska Aces	4	Las Vegas Wranglers	0
Stockton Thunder	4	Ontario Reign	0
Bakersfield Condors	4	Utah Grizzlies	1
Idaho Steelheads	4	Colorado Eagles	2
Eastern Conference		Quarter-Finals
Fort Wayne Komets	4	Reading Royals	1
Greenville Road Warriors	4	*Kalamazoo Wings*	2
Wheeling Nailers	4	South Carolina Stingrays	0
Cincinnati Cyclones	4	Orlando Solar Bears	2
Western Conference		Semi-Finals
Alaska Aces	4	Idaho Steelheads	1
Bakersfield Condors	4	Stockton Thunder	1
Eastern Conference		Semi-Finals
Cincinnati Cyclones	4	Fort Wayne Komets	2
Greenville Road Warriors	4	Wheeling Nailers	2
Western Conference		Finals
Alaska Aces	4	Bakersfield Condors	2
Eastern Conference		Finals
Cincinnati Cyclones	4	Greenville Road Warriors	2
Kelly Cup		Finals
Alaska Aces	4	Cincinnati Cyclones	1

[References: 2]

Report

The ECHL is a AA American Ice Hockey League, equivalent to Division 3 in English Football terms (Modern Day League 1). It is aligned with the NHL (National Hockey League) the Premier League of Ice Hockey in North America which has Head Offices in both Toronto and New York as well as teams throughout Canada and USA. Kalamazoo Wings of the International Hockey League joined the ECHL (an orphaned acronym meaning East Coast Hockey League) in 2009-10. The team is famous for being the first to dye their home ice green for a match on St. Patrick’s Day – a tradition started on March 17th 1982 by Boston Irish-American Steve Doherty, the teams Public Relations Officer. It is as tradition which they still maintain to this day.

A fifth Division – the North Division – was required within the ECHL for this expansion – and the Wings won it the first three years of their history in the ECHL. After slipping to second place in the division in 2012-13 they won the North Division title again in 2013-14. Kalamazoo Wings lost in the Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals 3 games to 2 to Reading Royals in 2009-10; In 2010-11 they made it all the way to the Kelly Cup (another Irish Connection) but lost to Western Conference Champions Alaska Aces 4 games to 1. They made it to the Eastern Conference Finals the following year losing 4-1 to Florida Everblades, and in 2013-14 after a year absent from the playoffs they lost in the Eastern Conference Quartet-Finals 4 games to 2 to Greenville Road Warriors.

For the 2014-15 season the Central Hockey League, based primarily in Texas and the Prairie States merged with the ECHL creating a sixth division. ECHL once stood for East Coast Hockey League but merged with numerous other regional AA leagues until it became a National League, thus dropping the East Coast Hockey League name and just going by the orphaned acronym ECHL. The Kelly Cup is named after Patrick J. Kelly, one of the founding fathers of the ECHL, who retired in 1996. Prior to 1997 when the Cup was named after him the Riley Cup was awarded to the ECHL Champions.

The Wings were not only the first to dye the Ice green, but also the first to dye the ice pink in aid of breast cancer. To read more about this Green Ice Tradition please read this article from the Kalamazoo Wings: https://www.kwings.com/en/news/bird-s-eye-view-the-green-light [Last Accessed 27 April 2021]

References

Logos

[1] ECHL (2020) ECHL [Internet] Available from: https://echl-cloudinary.corebine.com/echl-production/image/upload/c_fill,dpr_1.0,f_jpg,h_565,w_1080/v1/echl-prod/ECHL [Accessed 24 January 2021]

Websites

[2] ECHL (2021) Official Guide & Record Book 2020-21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.echl.com/en/pages/official-guide-record-book [Accessed 27 April 2021][Direct Link: https://res.cloudinary.com/echl-production/image/upload/v1606494995/echl-prod/assets/2020-21_ECHL_Guide_and_Record_Book.pdf [Accessed 27 April 2021]

[3] Kalamazoo Wings (2021) Birds Eye View: The Green Light [Internet] Available from: https://www.kwings.com/en/news/bird-s-eye-view-the-green-light [Accessed 27 April 2021]

[4] ECHL (2021) Kelly Cup Champions [Internet] Available from: https://www.echl.com/en/pages/award-pages/kelly-cup-champions [Accessed 27 April 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Martha Griffin.

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April 26, 2021

Celtic Rugby Ltd Guinness Pro 14 Rainbow Cup 2021

Guinness Pro 14 Logo [References: 1]

Group Tables

Rainbow Cup 2021	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB-LB	Pts
Group A
Munster	2	2	0	0	65	13	1-0	9
Leinster	2	1	0	1	53	48	1-0	5
Connacht	2	1	0	1	47	74	1-0	5
Ulster	2	0	0	2	36	64	1-1	2
Group B
Dragons	2	1	0	1	68	49	1-1	6
Ospreys	2	1	0	1	42	36	1-0	5
Scarlets	2	1	0	1	54	58	1-0	5
Cardiff Blues	2	1	0	1	31	52	0-0	4
Group C
Benetton	2	2	0	0	71	39	1-0	9
Glasgow Warriors	2	1	0	1	48	65	1-0	5
Edinburgh	2	1	0	1	43	47	0-0	4
Zebre	2	0	0	2	38	49	0-2	2
Group D
Bulls
Lions
Sharks
Stormers

[Reference: 2]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1
23.04.2021	Ulster	24	Connacht	26
24.04.2021	Leinster	3	Munster	27
24.04.2021	Benetton	46	Glasgow Warriors	19
23.04.2021	Edinburgh	24	Zebre	18
24.04.2021	Ospreys	36	Cardiff Blues	14
25.04.2021	Dragons	52	Scarlets	32
24.04.2021	Bulls		Lions
24.04.2021	Stormers		Sharks
	Round 2
02.05.2021	Stormers		Bulls
02.05.2021	Sharks		Lions
08.05.2021	Connacht	21	Leinster	50
07.05.2021	Munster	38	Ulster	10
07.05.2021	Zebre	20	Benetton	25
07.05.2021	Glasgow Warriors	29	Edinburgh	19
08.05.2021	Cardiff Blues	17	Dragons	16
08.05.2021	Scarlets	22	Ospreys	6
	Round 3
08.05.2021	Bulls		Sharks
08.05.2021	Lions		Stormers
15.05.2021	Munster		Connacht
15.05.2021	Leinster		Ulster
15.05.2021	Benetton		Zebre
15.05.2021	Edinburgh		Glasgow Warriors
15.05.2021	Scarlets		Cardiff Blues
15.05.2021	Dragons		Ospreys

[References: 2]

Report

The Celtic Rugby Ltd-run Pro 14 Rainbow Cup 2021 was scheduled to include four South African Provinces in their absence at the Pro 14 League due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Restrictions. It kicked off on the Weekend of the 23rd to 25th April minus those four provinces.

Round 1 23-24 April 2021

Connacht, Munster, Dragons, Ospreys and Benetton all picked up bonus points wins in the opening round of the Rainbow Cup. Ulster picked up both a Try Bonus and a Losing Bonus in their 24-26 loss to Connacht, while Munster trounced Leinster 27-3. In Wales, Dragons defeated Scarlets 52-32 in the highest-scoring encounter of the weekend, while Ospreys defeated Cardiff Blues 36-14. In the Scottish-Italian matches, Benetton were surprisingly big winners over Glasgow Warriors, 46-19, while Edinburgh were made to work against Zebre, prevailing 24-18 in the end.

Round 2 7-9 May 2021

Benetton and Munster were the only two undefeated teams after Round 2 of the Guinness Pro 14 Rainbow Cup in 2021 after wins over Zebre (25-20) and Ulster (38-10). Climbing into first place in the Welsh part of the draw were Dragons with a huge 52-32 win over Cardiff Blues although all four teams in Wales were on 1 win and 1 loss following Ospreys victory at home to Scarlets. Dragons however had two bonus points. Rounding out the matches were Glasgow Warriors 29-19 versus Edinburgh and a big Leinster win at Connacht (50-21) as the West Ireland Province felt the backlash of the previous weeks loss to Munster where Leinster only scored three points.

References

Newspapers

[2] Gerry Thornley (2021) “Leinster and Munster to meet in opening series” The Irish Times. Saturday, March 27, 2021. pg. Sport 2.

Websites

[3] Pro 14 Rugby (2021) 2020-21 RC Table [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/table/12021 [Accessed 26 April 2021]

[4] Pro 14 Rugby (2021) 2020-21 RC Round 1 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre [Accessed 26 April 2021]

[5] Pro 14 Rugby (2021) 2020-21 RC Round 2 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/12021/2 [Accessed 13 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Malcolm O’Kelly.

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Co. Louth Vocational Schools Volleyball League 1969-70

Volleyball Association of Ireland Logo to 2018 [References: 1]

Final Table

Co. Louth VS Volleyball League 1969-70	P	W	D	L	Pts
Ardee Vocational School	8	7	1	0	15
Bush Vocational School	8	5	1	2	11
Dundalk	8	4	0	4	8
Dunleer	8	3	0	5	6
Regional College	8	0	0	8	0

[References: 2]

Results

Date	Winners	Sets	Runners-Up	Sets	Set Scores
1969	Bush VS	D	Ardee VS	D
1969	Bush VS	W	Regional College	L
1969	Bush VS	W	Dundalk	L
1969	Ardee VS	W	Regional College	L
1969	Ardee VS	W	Dunleer	L
1969	Dunleer	W	Dundalk	L
1969	Dunleer	W	Regional College	L
1969	Dundalk	W	Regional College	L
1970	Ardee VS	W	Dundalk	L
19.03.1970	Ardee VS	3	Dunleer	0	15-8, 15-5, 15-0
26.03.1970	Dundalk	2	Bush VS	1
1970	Ardee VS	W	Dundalk	L
1970	Ardee VS	W	Regional College	L
1970	Dundalk	W	Dunleer	L
1970	Bush VS	W	Regional College	L
1970	Bush VS	W	Dunleer	L
1970	Bush VS	W	Dunleer	L
1970	Dundalk	W	Regional College	L
1970	Dunleer	W	Regional College	L
1970	Ardee VS	W	Dundalk	L
01.05.1970	Ardee VS	3	Bush VS	1	15-9, 15-7, 11-15, 15-6

[References: 2-6]

Report

The Ardee Vocational School team defeated Bush VS on the last day of the Co. Louth Vocational Schools Volleyball League in 1969-70. having already drawn each other, and with Bush VS having lost in a shock defeat to an ever-improving Dundalk, Ardee had to win the match in order to take the G.E.C. Cup, and they did in four sets, dropping only the third, with Bush no match for the Ardee girls despite being trained by an American. Ardee thus won 7 and drew one of their 8 matches.

Ardee VS Team vs Bush VS (01 May 1970): Mary Breen, Mary Bird, Ann Breen, Marie McCormick, Mary Kelly, Teresa Corbally and Noleen Gosling.

References

Logos

[1] Sports Jobs (2017) Volleyball Association of Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.sportsjobs.ie/wp-content/uploads/wpjobboard/job/33/company-logo/VolleyballLogo.jpg [Accessed 28 October 2016]

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1970) “G.E.C. Cup for Ardee School” Dundalk Democrat. Saturday, May 2, 1970. pg. 15.

[3] Anon. (1970) “Volleyball” Monaghan Argus. Friday, January 9, 1970. pg. 10.

[4] Anon. (1970) “Volleyball” Drogheda Independent. Friday, January 9, 1970. pg. 15.

[5] Anon. (1970) “Volleyball: A Double for Ardee” Drogheda Independent. Friday, March 20, 1970. pg. 15

[6] Anon. (1970) “Volleyball: Bush Bewildered” Drogheda Independent. Friday, March 27, 1970. pg. 17.

Note: Past editions of the Dundalk Democrat, Monaghan Argus and Drogheda Independent are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan, Loreto College, St. Stephen’s Green

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Volleyball Association of Ireland National League Premier-32 Men 2000-01

Volleyball Association of Ireland Logo to 2018 [References: 1]

VAI Premier-32 Men 2000-01

	P	W	L	SF	SA	Pts
DCU	14	14	0	42	10	28
Aer Lingus 1	14	9	5	34	24	18
TCD	13	8	5	29	18	16
UCD	14	8	6	28	28	16
East Coast Cruisers	14	5	9	19	30	10
TQM Lisburn	12	4	8	21	27	8
Aer Lingus II	13	3	10	14	32	6
Belfast	12	2	10	12	30	4

[References: 2]

Results Grid

VAI Premier-32 Men	DCU	TCD	UCD	ECC	AL I	AL II	TQM	Bel
DCU	xxx	3-0 3-2	3-1 3-1	3-1 3-0	3-1 3-1	3-0 3-0	3-2 3-0	3-1 3-0
TCD	0-3 2-3	xxx	1-3 3-0	1-3 3-0	3-2 1-3	3-0 3-0	3-1 3-0	3-0 x-x
UCD	1-3 1-3	3-1 0-3	xxx	3-1 3-0	0-3 3-2	1-3 3-2	1-3 3-2	3-1 3-1
East Coast Cruisers	1-3 0-3	3-1 0-3	1-3 0-3	xxx	1-3 0-3	3-0 3-1	1-3 3-1	0-3 3-0
Aer Lingus I	1-3 1-3	2-3 3-1	3-0 2-3	3-1 3-0	xxx	3-1 3-1	3-2 1-3	3-1 3-2
Aer Lingus II	0-3 0-3	0-3 0-3	3-1 2-3	0-3 1-3	1-3 1-3	xxx	3-1 x-x	0-3 3-0
TQM Lisburn	2-3 0-3	1-3 0-3	3-1 2-3	3-1 1-3	2-3 3-1	1-3 x-x	xxx	3-0 x-x
Belfast	1-3 0-3	0-3 x-x	1-3 1-3	3-0 0-3	1-3 2-3	0-3 1-3	3-0 0-3	0-3 x-x

[References: 2]

Report

Dublin City University ran out easy winners of the Volleyball Association of Ireland Premier-32 Men’s League in 2000-01. An All-Ireland competition it included TQM Lisburn and Belfast from Northern Ireland and also East Coast Cruisers from Greystones in Co. Wicklow, two teams from Aer Lingus and three Universities: Dublin City University, University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin. Winning all 14 games and dropping only 10 sets all year DCU were well-deserved Champions, finishing 10 points ahead of second-placed Aer Lingus I with TCD and UCD two points further back. Belfast were renamed Belfast Rucanor and TQM Lisburn replaced by Aztecs from Portadown for the 2001-02 season.

References

Images

Internet Archive

[2] NIVA – Wayback Machine (2002) Premier 32 Men’s league table 2000-2001 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20020802082631/http://www.nivb.co.uk/ Retrieved [Accessed 29 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

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Volleyball Association of Ireland Men’s National Volleyball Championships 1971

Volleyball Association of Ireland Logo to 2018 [References: 1]

Finals

Date	Winners	Sets	Runners-Up	Sets	Set Scores
	Semi-Finals		O’Connell schools
21.08.1971	Colaiste Eanna Cabra	2	Military College Kildare	0	15-3, 15-5
21.08.1971	Clancy Barracks	2	Bohemians	0	15-0, 15-8
	3rd Place Playoff		O’Connell Schools
22.08.1971	Military College Kildare	2	Bohemians	0	16-14, 15-7
	Final		O’Connell Schools
22.08.1971	Clancy Barracks	3	Colaiste Eanna	1	15-1, 15-8, 10-15, 15-11

[References: 2]

Report

The third annual Men’s National Volleyball Championships were held at O’Connell Schools over 21st to 22nd August 1971 and Clancy Barracks (Dublin) regained the title they lost to Home Farm in 1970 when defeating Colaiste Eanna (Cabra) in a rousing four-setter. Both had relatively easy two-set wins over Bohemians (Finglas) and Military College (Kildare) in the Semi-Finals. Military College captured third.

Venue: O’Connell Schools

References

Logos

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1971) “Clancy recapture Senior Championships” Irish Independent. Monday, August 23rd, 1971. pg. 13. [Past editions of the Irish Independent are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]

[3] Anon. (1971) “Clancy face Youthful Bohs” Irish Press. Saturday, August 21st, 1971. pg. 13. [Past editions of the Irish Press are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]

Acknowledgements

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April 23, 2021

British American Football Association Senior League Division 1 1998

BAFA Logo [References: 20]

Final Standings

BAFA SL D1 1998	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
North Conference
Birmingham Bulls (C)	10	9	1	0	259	47	.900
Sheffield Saxons (P)	10	6	3	1	172	94	.650
Nottingham Caesars	10	5	5	0	144	170	.500
Gateshead Senators	10	4	5	1	133	227	.450
Merseyside Nighthawks	10	3	6	1	71	178	.350
Staffordshire Surge	10	1	8	1	94	157	.150
South East Conference
London O’s (C)	10	10	0	0	501	30	1.000
Norwich Devils (P)	10	7	3	0	133	178	.700
Essex Chiefs (P)	10	6	4	0	202	158	.600
Ipswich Cardinals	10	4	6	0	145	248	.400
Cambridge Cats	10	2	8	0	63	242	.200
Redbridge Fire	10	1	9	0	58	246	.100
South West
Sussex Thunder (C)	10	10	0	0	376	54	1.000
Bristol Aztecs (P)	10	7	3	0	144	169	.700
Oxford Saints (P)	10	5	5	0	250	204	.500
PA Knights	10	4	6	0	163	193	.400
London Blitz	10	4	6	0	127	218	.400
Plymouth Admirals	10	0	10	0	88	310	.000

[References: 16]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Quarter-Finals
09.08.1998	London O’s	43	Oxford Saints	7
09.08.1998	Sussex Thunder	40	Essex Chiefs	14
09.08.1998	Birmingham Bulls	34	Sheffield Saxons	12
09.08.1998	Bristol Aztecs	22	Norwich Devils	21
	Semi-Finals
16.08.1998	London O’s	28	Bristol Aztecs	0
16.08.1998	Sussex Thunder	26	Birmingham Bulls	24
	Final
23.08.1998	London O’s	20	Sussex Thunder	0

[References: 16-18]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
19.04.1998	Birmingham Bulls	12	Sheffield Saxons	6
19.04.1998	Ipswich Cardinals	14	Norwich Devils	15
19.04.1998	Essex Chiefs	28	Cambridge Cats	6
19.04.1998	London O’s	64	Redbridge Fire	6
	Week 2
26.04.1998	Redbridge Fire	0	Cambridge Cats	6
26.04.1998	Bristol Aztecs	13	Plymouth Admirals	0
26.04.1998	PA Knights	0	Sussex Thunder	53
	Week 3
03.05.1998	Oxford Saints	13	Sussex Thunder	39
03.05.1998	Norwich Devils	0	London O’s	40
03.05.1998	Essex Chiefs	26	Redbridge Fire	0
03.05.1998	Plymouth Admirals	20	London Blitz	28
03.05.1998	Sheffield Saxons	41	Nottingham Caesars	6
03.05.1998	Gateshead Senators	24	Merseyside Nighthawks	8
	Week 4
10.05.1998	Birmingham Bulls	28	Staffordshire Surge	6
10.05.1998	Cambridge Cats	12	Ipswich Cardinals	16
10.05.1998	Essex Chiefs	30	Norwich Devils	19
10.05.1998	Merseyside Nighthawks	6	Sheffield Saxons	20
10.05.1998	PA Knights	9	Bristol Aztecs	10
	Week 5
17.05.1998	Bristol Aztecs	14	Sussex Thunder	24
17.05.1998	Ipswich Cardinals	27	Redbridge Fire	0
17.05.1998	Gateshead Senators	13	Birmingham Bulls	45
17.05.1998	London Blitz	22	Oxford Saints	6
17.05.1998	Plymouth Admirals	6	PA Knights	27
17.05.1998	Staffordshire Surge	28	Nottingham Caesars	20
	Week 6
24.05.1998	Sussex Thundcer	36	London Blitz	0
24.05.1998	Redbridge Fire	6	Norwich Devils	30
24.05.1998	Sheffield Saxons	33	Gateshead Senators	14
24.05.1998	Essex Chiefs	18	London O’s	26
24.05.1998	Oxford Saints	49	Plymouth Admirals	0
24.05.1998	Nottingham Caesars	12	Merseyside Nighthawks	7
	Week 7
31.05.1998	Ipswich Cardinals	22	Essex Chiefs	48
31.05.1998	Gateshead Senators	21	Nottingham Caesars	33
31.05.1998	Merseyside Nighthawks	3	Birmingham Bulls	29
31.05.1998	Oxford Saints	54	Bristol Aztecs	17
	Week 8
07.06.1998	London Blitz	0	PA Knights	12
07.06.1998	London O’s	73	Ipswich Cardinals	6
07.06.1998	Norwich Devils	6	Cambridge Cats	3
07.06.1998	Plymouth Admirals	0	Sussex Thunder	60
	Week 9
14.06.1998	Ipswich Cardinals	12	Cambridge Cats	6
14.06.1998	London Blitz	42	Plymouth Admirals	20
14.06.1998	Merseyside Nighthawks	8	Gateshead Senators	27
14.06.1998	Nottingham Caesars	9	Sheffield Saxons	0
14.06.1998	Redbridge Fire	14	Essex Chiefs	12
14.06.1998	Staffordshire Surge	6	Birmingham Bulls	23
14.06.1998	Sussex Thundcer	41	Oxford Saints	9
	Week 10
21.06.1998	Birmingham Bulls	42	Merseyside Nighthawks	0
21.06.1998	Bristol Aztecs	22	PA Knights	21
21.06.1998	Gateshead Senators	6	Sheffield Saxons	36
21.06.1998	Plymouth Admirals	20	Oxford Saints	51
	Week 11
28.06.1998	Cambridge Cats	3	Norwich Devils	26
28.06.1998	London O’s	37	Essex Chiefs	0
28.06.1998	Nottingham Caesars	35	Staffordshire Surge	24
28.06.1998	PA Knights	16	London Blitz	20
28.06.1998	Redbridge Fire	18	Ipswich Cardinals	24
28.06.1998	Sussex Thunder	43	Bristol Aztecs	8
	Week 12
05.07.1998	Ipswich Cardinals	0	London O’s	47
05.07.1998	Essex Chiefs	28	Cambridge Cats	14
05.07.1998	London Blitz	0	Sussex Thunder	48
05.07.1998	Merseyside Nighthawks	21	Nottingham Caesars	16
05.07.1998	Norwich Devils	6	Redbridge Fire	0
05.07.1998	Plymouth Admirals	8	Bristol Aztecs	14
05.07.1998	Sheffield Saxons	13	Birmingham Bulls	19
05.07.1998	Oxford Saints	30	PA Knights	14
05.07.1998	Gateshead Senators	1	Staffordshire Surge	0 #
	Week 13
12.07.1998	Birmingham Bulls	51	Gateshead Senators	0
12.07.1998	Bristol Aztecs	14	Oxford Saints	7
12.07.1998	Cambridge Cats	0	London O’s	56
12.07.1998	Essex Chiefs	12	Ipswich Cardinals	8
12.07.1998	PA Knights	26	Plymouth Admirals	14
12.07.1998	Sheffield Saxons		Merseyside Nighthawks
	Week 14
19.07.1998	Norwich Devils	12	Essex Chiefs	0
19.07.1998	Nottingham Caesars	13	Gateshead Senators	28
19.07.1998	Redbridge Fire	0	London O’s	38
19.07.1998	Staffordshire Surge	0 #	Sheffield Saxons	1
19.07.1998	Oxford Saints	27	London Blitz	12
19.07.1998	Sussex Thunder	1	Plymouth Admirals	0 #
	Week 15
26.07.1998	Cambridge Cats	13	Redbridge Fire	12
26.07.1998	Ipswich Cardinals	16	Norwich Devils	17
26.07.1998	London Blitz	3	Bristol Aztecs	22
26.07.1998	Merseyside Nighthawks	18	Staffordshire Surge	8
26.07.1998	Sussex Thunder	32	PA Knights	10
	Week 16
02.08.1998	London O’s	64	Norwich Devils	0
02.08.1998	PA Knights	25	Oxford Saints	6

[References: 1-16]

Report

London O’s won the British American Football Association Senior League Division 1 (the top level in Britain) with a 20-0 victory over Sussex Thunder in the Final (Brit Bowl). Three of the four teams in the British Independent Gridiron Conference (Big C) which had split off to form their own Super League in 1997 were back in the fold, with only Milton Keynes Pioneers staying out, scheduling an Independent set of matches against European, British and Irish opposition. The O’s were the former London Olympians but had lost their name when the owner and founder left the team after the 1997 season.

Birmingham Bulls won the North Conference with a 9-1 record and Sussex Thunder and London O’s won the South West and South East Conferences respectively, both undefeated on 10-0. Also making the playoffs were Sheffield Saxons (North, 6-3-1), Norwich Devils (SE, 7-3), Essex Chiefs (merger of Basildon Chiefs and Southend Sabres, SE 6-4), Bristol Aztecs (SW 7-3) and Oxford Saints (SW 5-5). Sussex Thunder narrowly defeated Birmingham Bulls 26-24 in the Semi-Finals, while London O’s had an easier time against Bristol Aztecs, although only won 28-0 in the end. Staffordshire Surge (Stoke, North 1-8-1) and Plymouth Admirals (SW 0-10) both pulled out of the league in the last few weeks, forfeiting their remaining fixtures. Other teams were Gateshead Senators (North, 4-5-1), Merseyside Nighthawks (North, 3-6-1), Ipswich Cardinals (SE, 4-6), Cambridge Cats (SE, 2-8), Redbridge Fire (East London, SE 1-9), Personal Assurance Knights (Amersham, Berkshire, SW 4-6) and London Blitz (SW, 4-6).

Ireland coach Kurt Smeby signed on as Assistant Coach for the Redbridge Fire. He had previously coached Northants Storm.

References

[1] Anon. (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 25 April, 1998. pg. 21

[2] Anon. (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 2 May, 1998. pg. 21

[3] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 9 May, 1998. pg. 21

[4] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 16 May 1998 pg. 21

[5] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 23 May 1998 pg. 21

[6] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 30 May 1998 pg. 21

[7] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 6 June 1998. pg. 21

[8] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 13 June 1998. pg. 21

[9] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 20 June 1998. pg. 21

[10] Anon. (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 27 June 1998. pg. 21

[11] Anon. (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 4 July 1998. pg. 18

[12] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 11 July 1998. pg. 20

[13] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 18 July 1998. pg. 19

[14] Anon (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 25 July, 1998. pg. 16

[15] Anon (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 1 August, 1998. pg. 16

[16] Anon (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 8 August, 1998. pg. 16

[17] Anon (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 15 August, 1998. pg. 16

[18] Anon (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 22 August, 1998. pg. 16

[19] Anon (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 29 August, 1998. pg. 16

Logos

[20] BAFA Wayback Machine (2004) Bafa_Logo_New [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040820152919im_/http://bafa.org.uk/assets/images/Bafa_Logo_New.jpg [Accessed 23 April 2021]

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National Flag Football Association (UK) Youth League 1998

Standings

NFFA Youth League 1998	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern Conference
Doncaster Wildcats (C)	6	6	0	0			1.000
UCLA Renegades (P)	6	4	2	0			.667
Steel City Warriors	7	2	5	0			.214
Hull Rockets	6	0	6	0			.000
Southern Conference
Brighton B-52s (C)	5	4	1	0			.800
Fen Harriers (P)	6	2	3	1			.438
Milton Keynes Pathfinders	4	1	2	1			.375

[References: Compiled from Results in 1-11]

Note: Three Weeks Results Unknown

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
24.07.1998	Brighton B-52s	20	UCLA Renegades	26
24.07.1998	Doncaster Wildcats	66	Fen Harriers	0
	Plate Final		Rickley Park, Milton Keynes
09.08.1998	Milton Keynes Pathfinders	6	Steel City Warriors	20
	3rd Place		Rickley Park, Milton Keynes
09.08.1998	Brighton B-52s		Fen Harriers
	NFFA Final		Norman Green Stadium, Solihull
09.08.1998	Doncaster Wildcats	32	UCLA Renegades	8

[References: 12-14]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
03.05.1998	Steel City Warriors	0	Doncaster Wildcats	72
03.05.1998	Hull Rockets	0 #	UCLA Renegades	1
03.05.1998	Brighton B-52s	22	Fen Harriers	6
	Week 2		Inter-Conference
10.05.1998	Steel City Warriors	6	Brighton B-52s	20
10.05.1998	UCLA Renegades	40	Fen Harriers	8
10.05.1998	Milton Keynes Pathfinders	1	Hull Rockets	0 #
	Week 3
17.05.1998
17.05.1998
17.05.1998
	Week 4
24.05.1998
24.05.1998
24.05.1998
	Week 5
31.05.1998	UCLA Renegades	0	Doncaster Wildcats	40
31.05.1998	Steel City Warriors	1	Hull Rockets	0 #
31.05.1998	Milton Keynes Pathfinders	14	Fen Harriers	22
	Week 6
07.06.1998
07.06.1998
07.06.1998
	Week 7
14.06.1998	Mid-Season Break
	Week 8
21.06.1998	Doncaster Wildcats	74	Steel City Warriors	0
21.06.1998	UCLA Renegades	1	Hull Rockets	0 #
21.06.1998	Fen Harriers	0	Brighton B-52s	28
	Week 9
28.06.1998	Brighton B-52s	8	Doncaster Wildcats	40
28.06.1998	Fen Harriers	52	Steel City Warriors	0
	Week 10
05.07.1998	Steel City Warriors	8	UCLA Renegades	44
05.07.1998	Hull Rockets	0 #	Doncaster Wildcats	1
05.07.1998	Milton Keynes Pathfinders	8	Brighton B-52s	42
	Week 11
12.07.1998	UCLA Renegades	0 #	Doncaster Wildcats	1
12.07.1998	Hull Rockets	0 #	Steel City Warriors	1
12.07.1998	Fen Harriers	14	Milton Keynes Pathfinders	14

[References: 1-11]

Final

Doncaster Wildcats 32 UCLA Renegades 8 – After falling behind early to a Adam Reagan TD reception from QB Simon Bamford, which was converted for 2 points by a Ben Ireland kick, Doncaster Wildcats fulfilled their promise and made up for 1997’s Final disappointment by scoring four unanswered touchdowns to win 32-8. First Michael Jones received a 27 yard TD pass from Quarterback Gordon Lightfoot, before Andrew Caldbeck added two touchdown receptions from Lightfoot either side of a 31 yard scramble into the endzone by Gordon Lightfoot.

At Norman Green Stadium, Solihull	H1	H2	Total
Doncaster Wildcats			32
UCLA Renegades			8

[References: 13]

Team	Scorers	Score
UCLA	Adam Reagan 3 yd Pass from Simon Bamford (Ben Ireland 2xpt Kick)	0-8
DON	Michael Jones 27 yd Pass from Gordon Lightfoot (Michael Jones 2xpt Kick)	8-8
DON	Andrew Caldbeck 44 yd Pass from Gordon Lightfoot (2xpt Kick Good)	16-8
DON	Gordon Lightfoot 31 yd Run (2xpt Kick Good)	24-8
DON	Andrew Caldbeck 28 yd Pass from Gordon Lightfoot (2xpt Kick Good)	32-8

[References: 13]

Season Report

Doncaster Wildcats blazed through the season winning in style and completely outclassing all opponents in the 1998 National Flag Football Association’s Youth League. The Wildcats, having experienced bitter disappointment in the 1997 Final to Brighton B-52s made absolutely no mistake this time around. All games were won by at least 30 points with the Wildcats scoring 40 or more on each occasion and only allowing two touchdowns all season, one to the previous years’ Champions Brighton B-52s and one more in the 1998 Final to UCLA Renegades of Boston in Lincolnshire. Brighton B-52s won the Southern Conference Title. The 1998 season was the first to feature Inter-Conference North v South play.

The NFFA replaced the Junior Gridiron League of 1993 to 1997, and Birmingham Raiders, Peterborough Centurions, Worthing Guardians, Edenbridge Knights and the entire South West Conference of Plymouth Commodores, Bristol Aztecs and Bournemouth Renegades failed to return from 1997 as the number of Conferences was reduced from 4 to 2 and the number of teams from 14 to 7. With Hull Rockets failing to start the season having signed up and only one new team in Milton Keynes Pathfinders, there were less than 50% of the teams in 1998 that there were in 1997.

UCLA Renegades, based in Boston, Lincolnshire, featured players with Irish names: Ben Ireland and Adam Reagan.

References

[1] Anon. (1993) “NFFA Kicks Off in style” First Down. 9 May, 1998. pg. 21

[4] Anon. (1993) “NFFA Week 2” First Down. 16 May 1998 pg. 21

[6] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 6 June 1998. pg. 21

[8] Anon. (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 27 June 1998. pg. 21

[9] Anon. (1998) “Wildcats get revenge on champs” First Down. 4 July 1998. pg. 18

[10] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 11 July 1998. pg. 20

[11] Anon. (1993) “Pathfinders tie in season Finale” First Down. 18 July 1998. pg. 19

[12] Anon (1998) “Renegades win thriller” First Down. 25 July, 1998. pg. 16

[13] Anon (1998) “NFFA Finals this week” First Down. 1 August, 1998. pg. 16

[14] Anon (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 8 August, 1998. pg. 16

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Derek Walsh.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 22 April 2021