Vancouver Harps
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| Irish: | Vancouver | ||||||||||||||||
| Province: | BC | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname: | The Harps Aer Lingus |
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| County Colours: | Green, White & Yellow | ||||||||||||||||
| Grounds: | Trout Lake | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominant Sport: | Gaelic Football | ||||||||||||||||
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The Vancouver Harps are a Gaelic Football club based in Vancouver, Canada. It is the Gaelic Football team representing the Vancouver Irish Sporting & Social Club. They play at Burnaby Lake RFC, Burnaby, BC or Trout Lake, Vancouver, BC and are members of Western Divisional Board of the Canadian County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
The Harps compete every year in the Western Canadian Championships in both Men's & Ladies' Gaelic Football.
The Men have been Champions in the West twice, being undefeated in 2005, and narrowly winning the 2006 Championship, defeating the Edmonton Wolfe Tones by 9 points in a game where a 5 point margin of victory was required, in the Final game of the Championships.
The Ladies have been very competitive on their own patch, however have experienced difficulties in fielding teams at away tournaments. In 2006, the Ladies fielded teams at the Calgary & Vancouver tournaments and also played some games in Seattle in June. The future of the team looks bright.
The Harps men compete against the Vancouver Cougars, a local Australian Rules football team, every year around Saint Patrick's Day in a game of Gaelic Football.
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[edit] Vancouver Tournament - Roll of Honour
| Season | Ladies | Men's | Hurling |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Seattle Gaels | Chieftains | Seattle Gaels |
| 2005 | Seattle Gaels | Harps | Draw Seattle - BC/AB |
| 2004 | Seattle Gaels | Chieftains | BC/AB Combined |
| 2003 | None Played | None Played | None Played |
| 2002 | Seattle Gaels | Chieftains | None Played |
| 2001 | San Diego | Harps | None Played |
Seattle Ladies have dominated the Vancouver Tournaments, with Vancouver & Edmonton providing them their stiffest challenges.
Calgary Men, to Vancouver's dismay, have won 3 of the last 4 tournaments played, with Vancouver's most recent success coming in 2005.
The Harps club has hosted several successful games of Hurling in the last three tournaments, and in the latest tournament (2006), Seattle's Hurling team beat both Vancouver and Alberta to further display their dominance in the sport.
[edit] Honours (Since 2001)
[edit] Ladies' Gaelic Football
- Edmonton Tournament Champions, Once (2001)
[edit] Men's Gaelic Football
- Western Canadian Champions, Twice (2005, 2006)
- Vancouver Tournament Champions, Twice (2001, 2005)
- Edmonton Tournament Champions, Once (2005)
[edit] External link
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