2011 IAFL season

The 2011 IAFL season was the 25th regular season of the Irish American Football League.

The regular season began on Sunday, March 6,[1] at the UCD Bowl featuring 2 of the University sides in the competition. Trinity College defeated UCD 20 - 16.

Marcus Naylor, safety of the Dublin Rebels, was named MVP for the 2011 season. In Shamrock Bowl XXV, the League's championship game, played at Morton Stadium in Santry, Dublin, the Dublin Rebels defeated the UL Vikings to win their seventh Shamrock Bowl.

Schedule

Opening Weekend

The IAFL Kickoff Game, the first game of the season took place on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 1 pm IST with the University Bowl Game featuring UCD taking on Trinity College at the UCD Bowl in the IAFL College Championship Game. Trinity won the game 20 - 16 in what was a close game. This was the only game to take place in the opening weekend with the rest of the teams playing their matches in the next 3 weeks.

Week 4

By Week 4, all teams had played at least 1 game. The Cork Admirals, Belfast Trojans and Dublin Dragons were the final teams to play at least 1 game.

Teams

Regular season standings

IAFL North

Position Team Pld W L T Pts
1 Carrickfergus Knights 8 6 2 0 12
2 Belfast Trojans 8 6 2 0 12
3 Craigavon Cowboys 8 4 4 0 8

IAFL Central

Position Team Pld W L T Pts
1 Dublin Rebels 8 5 3 0 10
2 West Dublin Rhinos 8 2 6 0 4
3 Trinity College 8 3 5 0 3

IAFL South

Position Team Pld W L T Pts
1 UL Vikings 8 8 0 0 16
2 UCD 8 4 4 0 7
3 Cork Admirals 8 2 6 0 2
4 Dublin Dragons 8 0 8 0 0

Play-Off Qualifying Rankings

The top 2 teams qualify for the Play-Off Qualifiers.

Division Team Pld W L T Pts
NorthBelfast Trojans862012
NorthCraigavon Cowboys84408
SouthUCD84407
CentralWest Dublin Rhinos82604
CentralTrinity College83503
SouthCork Admirals82602
SouthDublin Dragons80800

Play-Off Qualifiers

Play-Offs

Semi Finals Shamrock Bowl
      
3 Dublin Rebels 22
2 Carrickfergus Knights 6
1 Dublin Rebels 14
2 UL Vikings 13
1 UL Vikings 21
4 Craigavon Cowboys 8

17 July 2011
2pm
Semi Final
Dublin Rebels 22 - 6 Carrickfergus Knights
Carrickfergus RFC, Carrickfergus

17 July 2011
2pm
Semi Final
UL Vikings 21 - 8 Craigavon Cowboys
Main article: Shamrock Bowl XXV

31 July 2011
16:00 (IST)
Final
Dublin Rebels 14 - 13 UL Vikings

Results

Week 1

Date Road Team Score Home Team Venue Report
March 6 Trinity College 20-16 UCD Belfield Report

Week 2

Date Road Team Score Home Team Venue Report
March 13 UCD 6-56 UL Vikings University of Limerick
March 13 Trinity College P-P Craigavon Cowboys Brownlow, Craigavon

Week 3

Date Road Team Score Home Team Venue Report
March 20 UL Vikings 6 - 3 Dublin Rebels Sportslink, Santry
March 20 Carrickfergus Knights 27 - 14 Craigavon Cowboys Brownlow, Craigavon

Week 4

Date Road Team Score Home Team Venue Report
March 27 Dublin Dragons 14 - 59 Trinity College Trinity College Sports Grounds, Santry
March 27 UCD 0 - 8 Belfast Trojans Belfast
March 27 Cork Admirals 0 - 6 West Dublin Rhinos Castleknock College, Dublin Report

Week 5

Date Road Team Score Home Team Venue Report
April 3 Belfast Trojans 6 - 34 Carrickfergus Knights Carrickfergus
April 3 Trinity College 6 - 20 Dublin Rebels Sportslink, Santry
April 3 Cork Admirals 0 - 40 UL Vikings Castleknock College, Dublin

Week 6

Date Road Team Score Home Team Venue Report
April 10 Dublin Dragons 8 - 74 UCD Belfield
April 10 Dublin Rebels 13 - 0 West Dublin Rhinos Castleknock College, Dublin
April 10 Carrickfergus Knights 8 - 45 UL Vikings University of Limerick

References

  1. ↑ "Season Opener". Retrieved 2011-03-17.

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