2008 IAFL season

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2008 IAFL season
Sport American football
Founded2001
No. of teams9
CountryFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Most recent
champion(s)
University of Limerick Vikings
Official website

The 2008 Irish American Football League (IAFL) season is the 22nd season since its establishment. The current champions are the UL Vikings. The first games were played on 30 March (after the 16 March game between DCU Saints and UL Vikings was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch). The Shamrock Bowl 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.

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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

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Wildcard Weekend

Remaining Fixtures

Semi-final

Shamrock Bowl XXII

Dublin Rebels(H)12 vs 14 University of Limerick Vikings(A)

DV8’s League

League Positions

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = TiesDV8’s League Table

PositionTeamWLTPts
1 Dublin Rebels 2nd51024
2 Craigavon Cowboys 51024
3 Cork Admirals 2nd41020
4 Dublin Dragons 24011
5 TCD Thunderbolts 1505
6 Edenderry Soldiers 0501

In the DV8's League, a win is worth four points, scoring three touchdowns 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

DV8's Playoffs

Wildcard Match

Final

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