CORK ADMIRALS AMERICAN FOOTBALL: Welcome
| Upcoming Games | |||
| Date | Event | Time | Location |
| Sun 7/27 |
Semi Final Playoff Game, Admirals @ Rebels
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2:00 PM | Sportslink, Santry |
| Recent Games | |||
| Date | Event | Time | Location |
| Sun 7/20 |
Wildcard Playoff Game, Saints @ Admirals
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2:00 PM | CIT Stadium Grounds |
| Upcoming Practice sched. | |||
| Date | Event | Time | Location |
| Sat 7/26 |
Youth team practice
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10:00 AM | Kennedy Park |
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Welcome to the on-line home of the Cork Admirals, Cork's only kitted American Football team. The Admirals play fully kitted 11-a-side football in the Irish American Football League.
The Cork Admirals are currently preparing for their sixth full season of IAFL football. The Admirals reached the ShamrockBowl last season, Ireland's version of the Superbowl.
The Admirals have two teams entered in league competition this year, one in the IAFL and one in the 8-a-side league DV-8's. It is a great time to join. New and inexperienced players will get a chance improve their skills and to earn extra playing time through this 8-a-side competition.
If you would like to join the Cork Admirals feel free to come to one of our practices at Kennedy Park to watch or to take part (upcoming practice times outlined above, or contact Keith at 085-7195556 or Alan at 086-2202093 or mail keith.ocallaghan@cit.ie).
Everyone is welcome regardless of age or ability or physical condition. As well as our senior kitted team we have a senior flag-football side and have Corks only YOUTH FOOTBALL team(ages 16 and under).
New players are always welcome, and training in the techniques and skills needed to play the sport will be provided by our qualified american football coaches. Check out our recruitment page for more information.
See our Admirals News page for up-to-date club news.
The Cork Admirals Club Forum can be accessed through the following link Cork Admirals Club Forum
Thursday, May 15
Cork to host Shamrock Bowl XXII
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The IAFL is pleased to announce that Shamrock Bowl XXII, the Championship game of the IAFL, will take place on Sunday August 10th in Cork. This will be the first time ever that Cork has hosted a Shamrock Bowl. The game will take place in the newly constructed CIT Stadium which was offically opened last Monday. Shamrock Bowl XXII will be the first major national event to be played at the stadium.
The venue is a 1200 seat stadium with fully covered stand. There will also be live radio coverage of the days events by Cork's Red FM. Kids entertainment such as bouncing-castles and face-painting will also be provided. The day will be a great family day out and if you want to learn more about American Football in Ireland the Shamrock bowl is the showcase event.
The Shamrock Bowl annually receives national and local media coverage and game footage has appeared on RTE, TV-3 and BBC-NI television in recent years.
Sponsorship opportunities are available if you would like to be a part of the Shamrock Bowl experience in Cork.
Contact Keith at 0857195556 for more details.
Monday, July 21
Admirals Advance to Semi-Finals
The Cork Admirals advanced to the semi finals of the 2008 IAFL playoffs with a 34-2 win over the DCU Saints at CIT.
DCU opened the game on offense and came out in a spread passing attack that they would use for the games duration. Good defense from the home side forced the Saints QB to throw an interception to Liam Keane which he returned for the games opening score. Another interception return, this time on the 2pt conversion allowed the Saints to get on the board also. DCU played some good run defense in the first half, but David Lomasney found Brian McCarthy and Hugh MCBratney to keep drives alive. Ger McGowan ran in the second Admirals score from 10 yards out. Lomasney hit McBratney to convert the score. Approaching the second half both teams traded turnovers to leave the score at 14-2 at halftime.
A strong drive after halftime, which featured Shane Galway and Ger MCGowan running hard behind strong blocking, moved the Admirals into the Saints redzone. A fumble prevented the Admirals from scoring. DCU had their best drive of the day using the aerial attack to move to scoring range. Tight coverage in the redzone prevented the Saints from scoring, Nick McSweeney, Ibrahim Khadra and Shane Moriarty all defended passes well in this series. The Cork Admirals began to wear the visitors down as the fourth quarter approached. Strong inside running allowed the Admirals to run time off the clock as they scored again. Martin Mulrey and Shane Galway each added a rushing score. The final score came on a bizarre fumble return touchdown. As a shotgun snap went over the head of the QB martin Mulrey picked up and ran back the score unoppsed as the QB merely watched. This left the score at 34-2.
2008 League Standings
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| Irish American Football League | ||||||
| North | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Trojans | 6 | 2 | 0 | 226 | 79 | 12 |
| Knights | 3 | 5 | 0 | 156 | 193 | 6 |
| Bulls | 2 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 264 | 4 |
| Central | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Rebels | 7 | 1 | 0 | 301 | 20 | 14 |
| Saints | 4 | 4 | 0 | 133 | 142 | 8 |
| Rhinos | 1 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 226 | 2 |
| South | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Vikings | 7 | 1 | 0 | 287 | 80 | 14 |
| Admirals | 6 | 2 | 0 | 336 | 92 | 12 |
| Outlaws | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 424 | 0 |
| Developmental-8's League | ||||
| Team | W | L | T | Pts |
| Admirals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Rebels | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Cowboys | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Dragons | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Thunderbolts | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Soldiers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Friday, April 4
Admirals Scorers 2008
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| Scorer | Run | Rec | Ret | Saf | 2xpt | FG | PAT | Total Points | Scorer | Run | Rec | Ret | PAT | 2xpt | Total Points | |
| TEAM | 31 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 336 | TEAM | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 147 | |
| Keith O'Callaghan | 14 | 2 | 88 | Hugh McBratney | 4 | 2 | 1 | 38 | ||||||||
| Alain Pezeron | 7 | 3 | 48 | Liam Keane | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Dave Barry | 5 | 1 | 32 | Martin Mulrey | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||
| Martin Mulrey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 30 | Matteo Spada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |||||||
| Matteo Spada | 3 | 2 | 2 | 28 | Conor O'Sullivan | 2 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||
| Shane Galway | 3 | 2 | 22 | Brian McCarthy | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Hugh Mc Bratney | 2 | 4 | 20 | Jason Dowling | 1 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||
| Marcus Gates | 2 | 1 | 14 | David Lomasney | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| Kieran Bracken | 2 | 1 | 14 | Alan Lomasney | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Barry Rafferty | 2 | 12 | Kieran Bracken | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Jason Dowling | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |