Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
01.03.1998	Gateshead Senators (Eng)	20	Clydesdale Colts (Sco)	0
29.03.1998	Gateshead Senators (Eng)	40	Strathclyde Sheriffs (Sco)	0

Report

England’s Gateshead Senators started their 1998 British American Football Association Senior League Division One campaign off with two pre-season victories over Scottish Gridiron Association team, Clydesdale Colts and Strathclyde Sheriffs. Their next match was against Dutch side Hilversum Hurricanes before their BAFA Regular Season started.

References

Logos

[1] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1998) “Senators make flying start to ’98 campaign” First Down. Saturday, March 7, 1998. pg. 22.

[3] Anon. (1997) “Gateshead rout Scots” First Down. Saturday April 4, 1998. Pg. 20.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer.

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 23 May 2021

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Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
1997	Antwerp Diamonds (Bel)	6	Winchester Rifles (Eng)	8
1998	Winchester Rifles (Eng)	28	Antwerp Diamonds (Bel)	8

Report

Winchester Rifles of England defeated Belgium’s Antwerp Diamonds two years running in a European American Football Friendly series, first 8-6 away from home then a much easier game at home in Hampshire.

References

Logos

[1] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Sources

Anon. (1997) “Rifles Cut Down Rough Diamonds” First Down. November 5-11, 1998. Pg. 27

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer.

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 23 May 2021

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Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
16.03.1986	Dublin Celts (Irl)	14	Wirral Wolves (Eng)	0
30.03.1986	Dublin Celts (Irl)	14	Newcastle Senators (Eng)	8
30.03.1986	Manchester Allstars (Eng)	43	Eindhoven Alleycats (Ned)	0
13.04.1986	Milton Keynes Bucks (Eng)	12	Paris Blue Angels (Fra)	27
13.04.1986	Surrey Thunderbolts (Eng)	3	Amsterdam Crusaders (Ned)	28
20.04.1986	Surrey Thunderbolts (Eng)	13	Paris Red Devils (Fra)	8

Report

In 1986 a series of Friendly matches were organised among Western European American Football teams, with Ireland’s Dublin Celts doing very well in beating the Wirral Wolves (14-0) and the Newcastle Senators (14-8), two of England’s top sides.

Other matches involved French teams Paris Blue Angels and Paris Red Devils, Dutch teams Amsterdam Crusaders and Eindhoven Alleycats, and other English teams Manchester Allstars and Surrey Thunderbolts.

Websites

[2] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1986: Friendlies] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 14 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 14 April 2020

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