The 2008

Irish American Football League American Football Ireland (AFI) is the National Governing Body for American football for Ireland and Northern Ireland. Founded in 1984 the AFI is entirely volunteer run and all American football played in Ireland is played at an amateur level. ...

(IAFL) season is the 22nd season since its establishment. The current champions are the

UL Vikings The University of Limerick Vikings are the American football team from the University of Limerick in Limerick, Ireland. The team currently competes in the American Football Ireland Division One. The Vikings have won three IAFL Shamrock Bowl t ...

. The first games were played on 30 March (after the 16 March game between DCU Saints and

was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch). The

Shamrock Bowl The Shamrock Bowl is the championship game of the American Football Ireland (AFI), the highest level of American football on the island of Ireland, culminating a season that begins in March of the current calendar season. The Shamrock Bowl use ...

was scheduled for 10 August in Cork Institute of Technology's brand new stadium. The Shamrock Bowl was the first major national event played there. The 2008 season also has seen the first season of the new Development League, dubbed DV8. This is an eight a side league dedicated to helping rookie players and new teams get some experience before joining the league proper.

Results

Week 1

* Carrickfergus Knights 18-7 DCU Saints * Dublin Rebels 16-0 Belfast Trojans * Belfast Bulls 0-66 Cork Admirals

Week 2

* Dublin Rhinos 0-25 Carrickfergus Knights * Belfast Trojans 0-22 UL Vikings * Tallaght Outlaws 0-98 Cork Admirals

Week 3

* Dublin Rebels 64-0 Dublin Rhinos * UL Vikings 22-6 Belfast Bulls * DCU Saints 44-0 Tallaght Outlaws

Week 4

* Belfast Bulls 8-24 Belfast Trojans * Cork Admirals 6-0 Dublin Rebels

Week 5

* Dublin Rhinos 3-32 D.C.U. Saints * Belfast Trojans 42-0 Carrickfergus Knights * Tallaght Outlaws 0-36 Univ. of Limerick Vikings

Week 6

* DCU Saints 0-25 Dublin Rebels * Cork Admirals 3-20 UL Vikings * Carrickfergus Knights 14-30 Belfast Bulls

Week 7

* Tallaght Outlaws 0-34 Dublin Rhinos * Belfast Trojans 30-14 Belfast Bulls

Week 8

* Cork Admirals 60-0 Tallaght Outlaws * Dublin Rhinos 0-52 Dublin Rebels * Carrickfergus Knights 19-44 Belfast Trojans

Week 9

* UL Vikings 34-25 Cork Admirals * Dublin Rebels 39-0 DCU Saints * Belfast Bulls 26-14 Carrickfergus Knights

Week 10

* UL Vikings 92-0 Tallaght Outlaws

Week 11

* DCU Saints 32-6 Dublin Rhinos

Week 12

* Cork Admirals 44-32 Carrickfergus Knights * Belfast Bulls 0-72 Dublin Rebels * Belfast Trojans 56-0 Dublin Rhinos

Week 13

* Tallaght Outlaws 0-30 Belfast Trojans * Dublin Rebels 32-14 UL Vikings

Week 14

* Dublin Rhinos 6-34 Cork Admirals * Carrickfergus Knights 30-0 Tallaght Outlaws (Note: Tallaght forfeited the game and subsequently retired from the league) * DCU Saints 6-0 Belfast Bulls

Week 15

* UL Vikings 47-12 DCU Saints

Wildcard Weekend

* DCU Saints 2-34 Cork Admirals

Remaining Fixtures

Semi-final

* Belfast Trojans 8 - 52 UL Vikings * Cork Admirals 12 - 19 Dublin Rebels

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* 10 August, CIT Stadium, Cork Dublin Rebels(H)12 vs 14 University of Limerick Vikings(A)

DV8’s League

League Positions

''Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties'' DV8’s League Table In the DV8's League, a win is worth four points, scoring three

touchdowns A touchdown (abbreviated as TD) is a scoring play in gridiron football. Whether Rush (gridiron football), running, Forward pass, passing, returning a Kickoff (gridiron football), kickoff or Punt (gridiron football), punt, or recovering a Turno ...

is worth one extra point and losing by less the 7 points is worth one extra point e.g. a team could lose 24-30 and still gain 2 points, due to scoring three touchdowns and losing by less than seven points.

DV8 Results

* 9 March – Edenderry Soldiers 6-67 Craigavon Cowboys * 20 March – Edenderry Soldiers 0-22 Cork Admirals 2nd * 5 April – TCD Thunderbolts 12-45 Craigavon Cowboys * 6 April – Dublin Dragons 0-24 Cork Admirals 2nd * 19 April – Craigavon Cowboys 52-8 TCD Thunderbolts * 19 April – Edenderry Soldiers 6-34 Dublin Dragons * 20 April - Cork Admirals 2nd 6-12 Dublin Rebels 2nd * 28 April - Dublin Rebels 2nd 65-0 Edenderry Soldiers * 4 May - TCD Thunderbolts 8-39 Dublin Rebels 2nd * 11 May - Dublin Dragons 20-51 TCD Thunderbolts * 18 May - Cork Admirals 2nd 14-0 TCD Thunderbolts * 25 May - Dublin Rebels 2nd 22-0 TCD Thunderbolts * 25 May - Dublin Dragons 60-20 Edenderry Soldiers * 1 June - Craigavon Cowboys 51-13 Dublin Dragons * 8 June - Dublin Rebels 2nd 25-0 Craigavon Cowboys * 14 June - Cork Admirals 2nd 45-13 Dublin Dragons * 14 June - Craigavon Cowboys 13-6 Dublin Rebels 2nd

DV8's Playoffs

Wildcard Match

* Craigavon Cowboys 0-34 Dublin Rebels

Final

* Dublin Rebels @ Cork Admirals

External links

IAFL official website
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