Galway Warriors

The Galway Warriors are an Irish American Football team formed in 2012, and located in Galway City. The team currently competes in IAFL-2 of the Irish American Football League. They will play their home games at St. Mary's College, Galway in 2015.

Records

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All-time Regular Season Record: 4-7-1
All-time Playoff Record: 0-0
Head Coach: none
Shamrock Bowl Record: 0-0
Highest EFAF Ranking: n/a
Awards
Pageantry
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Maroon and Black
Home Field: St. Marys College, Galway
Rivals:
  • South Kildare Soldiers

History

Founded in 2012 by several followers of the NFL, and with help from local media sources, interest has increased significantly.

With over 20 years combined experience from Head Coach Patrick Costello and Assistant Coach Adrian Paredes, the team will be sure to make itself known within the Irish American Football league!

2014

The Warriors first competitive game was a 36-0 road defeat to the Tyrone Titans which was followed by a 2-0 home loss to the South Kildare Soldiers. On 15 June they travelled to Dundalk to take on the Mavericks but a combination of injuries and exhaustion to an already depleted squad lead to a 27-0 loss. A first win in team history was secured with a road 13-6 win over the South Kildare Soldiers thanks to Simon Lynskey's game winning interception return for a TD. The Warriors scored 10 unanswered points in the final quarter to come away with the victory. However, a 46-0 home defeat to the Tyrone Titans the following week left them with a 1-4 record for the season. On the last game of the season the Dundalk Mavericks came to town and won with a 24-0 scoreline. The Warriors concluded their inaugural season with a 1-5 record.

2015

The Warriors played their first game of the 2015 season against their main rivals, the South Kildare Soldiers, on 19 April. The Warriors won the home game, 12-0. They followed this up with another shutout against the Rhinos but failed to register a point themselves with the game ending 0-0. Defeat followed after that to the hands of the Trojans, in Belfast. The Warriors won their second game in Derry against the newly formed Vipers, however the Vipers overturned this winning in Galway on the final game of the season.

Galway hosted the UL Vikings on the penultimate game of the season. Losing the game on the day, the score was overturned due to the registration of numerous ineligible players by UL. IAFA awarded the Warriors with a 30-0 win, qualifying them for the IAFL2 bowl game. The scheduling of this game during race week meant that Galway were unable to accept their invitation. South Kildare Soldiers replaced them in the bowl game and played the Belfast Trojans 2nds.[1]

Season by season records

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

YearWLTFinishPlayoff Results
20141503rd IAFL-2--
20153212nd IAFL-2--
20183503rd IAFL-1b0-1

Individual awards

Galway Warriors MVP
YearWinnerPosition
2014Simon LynskeyCornerback
2015 Mark Gaughan Offensive Lineman

Galway Warriors Offensive Player of the Year
YearWinnerPosition
2014Donal HanleyFullback
2015 Cathal Creaven Running Back

Galway Warriors Defensive Player of the Year
YearWinnerPosition
2014Jono CribbinDefensive Lineman
2015 Colin Flannery Defensive Lineman

Galway Warriors Special Teams Player of the Year
YearWinnerPosition
2014Daryn TullyKicker

Galway Warriors Rookie Player of the Year
YearWinnerPosition
2014Mark GaughanOffensive Lineman
2015 Conaill O'Múrchú Wide Receiver/Cornerback

Galway Warriors Lineman of the year
YearWinnerPosition
2014Charles HughesOffensive Lineman/Defensive Lineman
2015 John Griffin Defensive Lineman

Galway Warriors Most Improved Player
YearWinnerPosition
2014Colin O'HalloranRunningback/Linebacker
2015 David Cunningham Offensive Lineman

Galway Warriors Outstanding Contribution Award
Year Winner Position
2015 Simon Lynskey Cornerback

Charity work

In 2013, the Galway Warriors took on The Galway Hospice as their principal charity.

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References
  1. "2015 Schedule & Standings | IAFA". www.americanfootball.ie. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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