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IAFL-2
IAFL-2 was the third tier of American football in Ireland. The league, which was founded in 2014, was won by the Tyrone Titans in its inaugural year. It folded in 2023, and was amalgamated into Division 1 from the 2024 season. Like the Premier League (tier 1) and IAFL-1 (tier 2), the league was contested by teams from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub .... The IAFL-2 Conference was intended to allow new teams and clubs, including those entering the sport, to build their team. The winner of the IAFL-2 Conference was promoted to Division 1. History References External links Americanfootball.ie - 2017 IAFL2 Conference {{IAFL Irish American Football League 2014 establishments in Ireland Sports leagues establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamrock Bowl Conference
American Football Ireland (AFI) is the national governing body for American football on the island of Ireland, with teams across both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Founded in 1984, it is entirely run by volunteers and played by amateurs. The senior men's full-contact league currently consists of a two-division promotion and relegation system with 8 teams in each division, with the Premier Division playoff champions being awarded the Shamrock Bowl. AFI also organizes developmental youth leagues, co-ed and women's flag football competitions, as well as overseeing the Irish Wolfhounds national team which competes in International Federation of American Football, IFAF competitions. History Background American football was first played on the island of Ireland in the 1940s by United States servicemen stationed in Northern Ireland during World War II, with the first game being played in Belfast at Ravenhill Stadium in 1942 between teams representing service and ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Football
American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at each end. The offense (sports), offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped Ball (gridiron football), football, attempts to advance down the field by Rush (gridiron football), running with the ball or Forward pass#Gridiron football, throwing it, while the Defense (sports), defense, the team without possession of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance the ball at least ten yard, yards in four Down (gridiron football), downs or plays; if they fail, they turnover on downs, turn over the football to the defense, but if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs to continue the Glossary of American football#drive, drive. Points are scored primarily b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrone Titans
Tyrone may refer to: * Kingdom of Tyrone or Tír Eoghain, a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland * County Tyrone, a county in Northern Ireland * Earl of Tyrone, a title in the Peerage of Ireland * Tyrone (name), a male given name Places Canada * Tyrone, Ontario Ireland * County Tyrone (Parliament of Ireland constituency) * Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency) United States * Tyrone, Colorado * Tyrone, Georgia * Tyrone, Iowa * Tyrone, Kentucky * Tyrone, Missouri * Tyrone, New Mexico * Tyrone (ghost town), New Mexico * Tyrone, New York * Tyrone, Coshocton County, Ohio * Tyrone, Morrow County, Ohio * Tyrone, Oklahoma * Tyrone, Pennsylvania ** Tyrone (Amtrak station) * Tyrone, West Virginia * Tyrone, Wisconsin * Tyrone Township, Michigan (other) * Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania (other) Other uses * Tyrone GAA, a county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ** Tyrone county football team The Tyrone county football team () represents Tyrone GAA, the County board (G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland
Ireland ( ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland, with a population of about 5.4 million. Its capital city, capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island, with a population of over 1.5 million. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a Unitary state, unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected President of Ireland, president () who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the (prime minister, ), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, an open border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, its population was 1,903,175, making up around 3% of the Demographics of the United Kingdom#Population, UK's population and 27% of the population on the island of Ireland#Demographics, Ireland. The Northern Ireland Assembly, established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998, holds responsibility for a range of Devolution, devolved policy matters, while other areas are reserved for the Government of the United Kingdom, UK Government. The government of Northern Ireland cooperates with the government of Ireland in several areas under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement. The Republic of Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louth Mavericks
The Louth Mavericks are an American football club located in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. Founded in 2012 and originally known as the Dundalk Mavericks, the team is a part of American Football Ireland (AFI) and play their home matches at Mill Road, the home ground of Dundalk R.F.C. As of 2025, the club are due to compete in the AFI Premier Division from 2026, having secured promotion to the top flight by winning the 2025 AFI Division 1 Harp Bowl. History The Louth Mavericks American football team was established in 2012 as the Dundalk Mavericks by a group of students at Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) who shared a passion for the sport. Initially formed as a college club, they soon transitioned into an independent team associated with DKIT. After spending 2013 training, the Mavericks joined the Irish American Football League (IAFA) Division 2 in 2014, achieving a 4–2 record in their debut season and reaching the Bowl game, where they were narrowly defeated by the Ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belfast Trojans
The Belfast Trojans are an American Football team formed in January 2006, and have competed in the Irish American Football League, IAFL since 2007 playing NCAA rules in full contact. The Belfast Trojans are among the most successful American Football teams in Ireland, having won the Shamrock Bowl five times. The team currently train and play their home matches at Belfast Harlequins Club located at Deramore Park. The Belfast Trojans are the only Irish team to have a dedicated American Football field at their facility. History Formed in 2006 by players disillusioned with the now defunct Belfast Bulls, the Trojans joined the IAFL in 2007 2007 season Playing their games at Malone RFC the fledgling Trojans ended their rookie year in the IAFL with a 3–3–2 record. 2008 season The Trojans second year would prove to be one of great success but success that came at a cost. The Trojans started with back to back games against two of the powerhouses of Irish American Football, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Kildare Soldiers
South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', ), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). South is s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
