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European Wallball Tour | Men’s Rankings End 2017-18

Top 10 & Irish Ranked Players

 

Name Country Rank Move Points
Top 10        
Mcelduff, Conor IRL 1 +1 411.6
Kruithoff, Sacha ESP 2 -1 325
Grant, Daniel GBR 3 0 286.6
Potiez, Sebastien BEL 4 0 270
Thomson, Luke GBR 5 +3 258.3
Metayer, Tanguay BEL 6 -1 185
Van Der Schoot, Kees NED 7 0 176.6
Quish, Paudi IRL 8 -2 176.6
Nantel, Nicholas BEL 9 +23 115
Wassenaar, Hans NED 10 0 113.3
Irish Ranked Outside Top 10        
Prentice, James IRL 30 +1 48
Grace, Colm IRL 43 +77 29
Kelly, Jamie IRL 46 +5 26.6
O’Sullivan, Anthony IRL 48 -15 26
McCavitt, Connall IRL 54 -9 20
Coughlan, Jack IRL 54 +13 20
Hedigan, Michael IRL 59 +12 20
McCrory. Eamonn IRL 59 +12 20
Kavanagh, Daniel IRL 64 -16 18.3
Hurley, John Bosco IRL 70 +7 14.6
Cloake, Dara IRL 75 +6 11.3
Connelly, Seamus IRL 80 +8 10
Corrigan, Dean IRL 80 +8 10
Doyle, James IRL 93 -17 8.3
McNally, Richie IRL 99 -19 6.6
Kennedy, Brian IRL 99 -16 6.6
Flynn, Niall IRL 99 +6 6.6
Breen, Dan IRL 104 +5 5.3
McCoy, Barri IRL 107 +7 5
Turley, Colm IRL 107 +7 5
Nolan, Sean IRL 117 +6 3.3
Crehan, Colin IRL 134 +11 2
English, Jason IRL 134 +11 2
Noone, Conor IRL 134 +11 2
O’Duill, Fiachra IRL 152 -7 1
Bradshaw, Liam IRL 152 +5 1
Corbett, Colin IRL 152 +5 1
Relihan, Daniel IRL 152 +5 1
English, Adrian IRL 152 +5 1
Turley, Jack IRL 152 +5 1
Stoll, Sean IRL 152 +5 1
Murray, Andrew IRL 152 +5 1
Daily, Daragh IRL 206 +9 0
Prentice, Darren IRL 206 +9 0

[1]

 

Report

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Handball was included as one of the four original Gaelic Games in the GAA charter of 1884. It is the only one to have become a genuine sport, with the game being played at a high level in USA, Canada, Australia, Mexico, France, Italy, Spain, Basque Country, Belgium, Netherlands and the UK.

Wallball is a version of the sport which attempts to unite the various versions of the sport played worldwide and the European Wallball Tour is a Pro Tour with events in Belgium, Spain, Netherlands and UK.

Ireland’s Conor Mcelduff regained top spot in the end-of-season Rankings for 2017-18 from Spain’s Sacha Kruithoff. Paudi Quish also finished in the top 10, while James Prentice, Colm Grace, Jamie Kelly and Anthony O’Sullivan also finished in the top 50.

The Tour featured players from Ireland, UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Basque Country, France, Italy, USA, Argentina, Canada, Australia, Germany and Morocco

 

References

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Websites

 

[1] European Pro Wallball (2017) Men’s Rankings – rankings End 2017-18 season [Internet] Available from: http://www.prowallball.eu/rankings/mens-rankings/ [Accessed 19 May 2018]

 

Acknowledgements

 

Thanks to Luke Kelly.

 

About this document

 

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 2 January 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and INAWSA 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Premiership 2011-2017

Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Logo 2010-2017 [23]

ARFLI Premiership 2011

PWDLPFPAPts
*Leeside Lions12100248736433
*South Dublin Swans1280475336131
*Midwest Magpies1280462126929
*Dublin Demons1270547665023
Belfast Redbacks1230926940613
North Leinster Kangaroos1230927353613

Reference: compiled from [1][2]

Points System: 4 Pts Win / 1 Pt Loss (Premiership Round) / 2 Pts Win / 1 Pt Loss (Lightning Premiership Round) / 0 Pts Forfeit #

Note: North Leinster Kangaroos entered competition on 13 July 2011. They were a merger of Midland Tigers and West Dublin Saints. [3]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
Grand FinalDurrow, Co. Laois
24.09.2011South Dublin Swans6.9 (45)Leeside Lions5.7 (37)

Reference: [4]

ARFLI Premiership 2012

 PWLDFAPts
Belfast Redbacks10730  31
South Dublin Swans10640  28
Galway Magpies10550  25
Dublin Demons10550  25
Leeside Lions10460  22
North Leinster Giants10370  19

[19]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 South Dublin Swans71Galway Magpies89
 Belfast Redbacks67Dublin Demons29
 Grand Final   
 Belfast Redbacks78Galway Magpies48

[19]

ARFLI Premiership 2013

 PWLDFAPts
Belfast Redbacks1082078435734
Leeside Lions1064071244228
South Dublin Swans1064072256528
Galway Magpies1055065674725
North Leinster Giants1046046977522
Dublin Demons1019046291913

[20]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
07.09.13Belfast Redbacks89Galway Magpies27
07.09.13Leeside Lions31South Dublin Swans50
 Grand Final   
14.09.13Belfast Redbacks56South Dublin Swans76

[20]

ARFLI Premiership 2014

 PWLDFAPts
South Dublin Swans972064039430
Galway Magpies963077448927
Belfast Redbacks963055743027
Leeside Lions963045350227
North Leinster Giants927047564815
Dublin Demons90902947309

[21][Table as at August 16 2014]

     

ARFLI Premiership 2015

 PWLDFAPts
Belfast Redbacks8710  29
South Dublin Swans8530  23
Galway Magpies8440  20
Leeside Lions8440  18
North Leinster Giants8080  2

[22]

     

ARFLI Premiership 2016

 PWLDFAPts
Leeside Lions9900  36
Galway Magpies9450  21
Belfast Redbacks9360  18
South Dublin Swans9270  15

[5]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
23.07.16Belfast Redbacks46South Dublin Swans21
23.07.16Belfast RedbacksWGalway MagpiesL
23.07.16Galway MagpiesLSouth Dublin SwansW
 Grand Final   
06.08.16Leeside Lions104Belfast Redbacks52

[7-9]

ARFLI Premiership 2017

 PWLDFAPts
Leeside Lions761027212425
Belfast Redbacks853019623223
South Dublin Swans826019024014
Galway Magpies725020026213

[11-14]

DateTeam 1 Team 2 
 Semi-Final Round   
10.09.17Belfast Redbacks9-10-64Galway Magpies2-1-13
10.09.17South Dublin Swans4-5-29Belfast Redbacks1-4-10
10.09.17South Dublin Swans2-10-22Galway Magpies2-4-16
 Grand Final   
16.09.17Leeside Lions13-7-85South Dublin Swans6-5-41

[15-17]

Report

The Australian Rules Football League of Ireland was founded in 2001, and by 2011 the two geographical divisions were merged into one Premiership.

Leeside Lions won the 2011 Premiership title and South Dublin Swans the Grand Final. The 2012 season belonged to the Belfast Redbacks who won both the Premiership and Grand Final, defeating Galway Magpies 74-48. They would again win the Premiership in 2013, however, would fall short 76-56 to the South Dublin Swans in the Grand Final.

Belfast Redbacks would again win the 2015 Premiership, losing only 1 of 8 matches. The 2016 season would see both titles go south as the Leeside Lions took the Premiership and defeated Belfast Redbacks convincingly in the Grand Final 104-52. They would repeat the feat in the 2017 season, beating South Dublin Swans 85-41 in the Grand Final to add to their second Premiership in a row.

References

Internet Archive

[1] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Wayback Machine (2011) Game Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20110928040140/http://www.arfli.com/index.php?p=games [Accessed 30 March 2017]

[2] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Wayback Machine (2011) Home [August 13, 2011][Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20110813141603/http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 30 March 2017]

[3] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Wayback Machine (2011) Home [July 16, 2011] [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20110716154451/http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 30 March 2017]

Websites

[4] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2011) Swans Make It Back To Back Premierships [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2011/10/01/swans-make-it-back-to-back-premierships/ [Accessed 10 October 2016] [Broken Link]

[5] South Dublin Swans (2017) Fixtures [Internet] Available from: http://southdublinswans.com/football/fixtures [Accessed 10 July 2017]

[6] South Dublin Swans (2017) Results [Internet] Available from: http://southdublinswans.com/football/swans-results [Accessed 10 July 2017]

[7] ARFLI (2016) Lions make Grand Final [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2016/07/08/lions-make-grand-final/ [Accessed 27 July 2017]

[8] ARFLI (2016) Finals Footy this weekend [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2016/07/22/finals-footy-this-weekend/ [Accessed 24 August 2017]

[9] ARFLI (2016) Belfast Redbacks reach Grand Final [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2016/08/03/belfast-redbacks-reach-grand-final/” [Accessed 24 August 2017]

[10] ARFLI (2016) Lions roar again [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2016/08/12/lions-roar-again/ [Accessed 24 August 2017]

[11] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2017) Latest Results / Points Table [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 15 May 2017]

[12] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2017) Latest Results / Points Table [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 19 June 2017]

[13] South Dublin Swans Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 4 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/southdublinswans/posts/1578432332176067:0 [Accessed 10 July 2017]

[14] Belfast Redbacks Australian Rules Football Club Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 2 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastredbacks/posts/704246669776228 [Accessed 10 July 2017]

[15] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2017) Swans into Grand Final in dramatic fashion [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2017/09/11/swans-into-grand-final-in-dramatic-fashion/ [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[16] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2017) ARFLI Grand Final Preview [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2017/09/14/arfli-grand-final-preview-2/ [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[17] World Footy News (2017) Leeside Lions defend title – 2017 ARFLI Premiers [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20170917190653542 [Accessed 18 September 2017]

Internet Archive

[18] ARFLI – Web Archive (2011) Jeep ARFLI Ladder AS of August 9th [Intenet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20110813141603/http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 13 April 2017]

[19] ARFLI – Web Archive (2014) 2012 Season [Intenet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20140711024151/http://www.arfli.com/records/2012-season [Accessed 30 March 2017]

[20] ARFLI – Web Archive (2014) 2013 Season [Intenet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20140711015812/http://www.arfli.com/records/2013-2/ [Accessed 30 March 2017]

[21] ARFLI – Web Archive (2014) Home [Intenet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20141124230251/http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 30 March 2017]

[22] ARFLI – Web Archive (2014) Final Ladder and Semi-Final Fixtures [Intenet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20170330100955/http://www.arfli.com/2015/08/21/final-ladder-and-semi-finals-fixtures/ [Accessed 30 March 2017]

Images

[23] TWIMG (2017) Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/498229009742704640/lMxp3RkN.png [Accessed 23 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Conville, Conor Lynch & Conor McGroarty

About this document

Reserached, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 1 November 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

International Rules Football | Ireland v Australia 1984-2017

 

International Rules Series 1984

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
21.10.84 Cork Australia 2-15-13 (70) Ireland 4-8-9 (57)
28.10.84 Croke Park, Dublin Ireland 3-18-8 (80) Australia 1-18-16 (76)
04.11.84 Croke Park, Dublin Australia 76 Ireland 71
Australia won three-game series 2-1

[1][10]

International Rules Series 1986

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
11.10.86 Perth Australia 1-14-16 (64) Ireland 5-5-12 (57)
19.10.86 Melbourne Ireland 3-10-14 (62) Australia 1-10-10 (46)
24.10.86 Adelaide Ireland 4-8-7 (55) Australia 0-7-11 (32)
Ireland won three-game series 2-1

[1][10]

International Rules Series 1987

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
18.10.87 Croke Park, Dublin Ireland 3-7-14 (53) Australia 1-11-12 (51)
25.10.87 Croke Park, Dublin Australia 3-14-12 (72) Ireland 3-6-11 (47)
01.11.87 Croke Park, Dublin Australia 0-14-17 (59) Ireland 1-13-10 (55)
Australia won three-game series 2-1

[1][10]

International Rules Series 1990

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
02.11.90 Melbourne Ireland 0-12-11 (47) Australia 0-10-8 (38)
10.11.90 Canberra Ireland 3-9-7 (52) Australia 0-7-10 (31)
17.11.90 Perth Australia 0-13-11 (50) Ireland 0-12-8 (44)
Ireland won three-game series 2-1

[1][10]

International Rules Series 1998

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
11.10.98 Croke Park, Dublin Australia 2-13-11 (62) Ireland 2-13-10 (61)
18.10.98 Croke Park, Dublin Ireland 4-12-7 (67) Australia 2-10-14 (56)
Ireland won two-game series 128-118 on aggregate

[1][10]

International Rules Series 1999

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
07.10.99 Melbourne Ireland 2-16-10 (70) Australia 0-16-14 (62)
15.10.99 Adelaide Ireland 1-11-13 (52) Australia 2-12-4 (52)
Ireland won two-game series 122-114 on aggregate

[1][10]

International Rules Series 2000

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
08.10.00 Croke Park, Dublin Australia 0-14-13 (55) Ireland 1-11-8 (47)
15.10.00 Croke Park, Dublin Australia 2-15-11 (68) Ireland 1-12-9 (51)
Australia won two-game series 123-98 on aggregate

[1][4][5][10]

International Rules Series 2001

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
12.10.01 Melbourne Ireland 2-13-8 (53) Australia 1-13-9 (59)
19.10.01 Ireland 2-17-8 (71) Australia 1-13-7 (52)
Ireland won two-game series 130-105 on aggregate

[1][3][10]

International Rules Series 2002

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
13.10.02 Croke Park, Dublin Australia 2-15-8 (65) Ireland 1-14-10 (58)
20.10.02 Croke Park, Dublin Australia 1-11-3 (42) Ireland 1-8-12 (42)
Australia won two-game series 107-100 on aggregate

[1][10]

International Rules Series 2003

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
24.10.03 Perth Australia 3-10-8 (56) Ireland 1-10-10 (46)
31.10.03 Melbourne Ireland 2-9-9 (48) Australia 1-10-9 (45)
Australia won two-game series 101-94 on aggregate

[1][10]

International Rules Series 2004

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
17.10.04 Croke Park, Dublin Ireland 3-17-8 (77) Australia 1-9-8 (41)
24.10.04 Croke Park, Dublin Ireland 1-13-10 (56) Australia 0-13-2 (41)
Ireland won two-game series 133-82 on aggregate

[1][10]

 

International Rules Series 2005

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
21.10.05 Perth Australia 2-27-7 (100) Ireland 3-11-13 (64)
28.10.05 Melbourne Australia 0-18-9 (63) Ireland 0-11-9 (42)
Australia won two-game series 163-106 on aggregate

[1][10]

International Rules Series 2006

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
28.10.06 Galway Ireland 1-12-6 (48) Australia 1-9-7 (40)
05.11.06 Croke Park, Dublin Australia 3-15-6 (69) Ireland 0-7-10 (31)
Australia won two-game series 107-100 on aggregate

[1][10]

International Rules Series 2008

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
24.10.08 Perth Ireland 45 Australia 44
31.10.08 Melbourne Ireland 57 Australia 53
Ireland won two-game series 102-97 on aggregate

[1]

 

International Rules Series 2010

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
Australia 47 Ireland 40
30.10.10 Croke Park Australia 0-14-13 (55) Ireland 1-11-13 (52)
Australia won 102-92 on aggregate

[1]
[11]

International Rules Series 2011

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
28.10.11 Melbourne Ireland 4-17-5 (80) Australia 1-8-6 (36)
04.11.11 Gold Coast Ireland 1-13-5 (50) Australia 0-7-8 (29)
Ireland won 130-65 on aggregate

[1]
[12][13]

International Rules Series 2013

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
19.10.13 Breffni Park, Cavan Ireland 57 Australia 35
26.10.13 Croke Park, Dublin Ireland 116 Australia 37
Ireland won two-game series 173-72 on aggregate

[1]
[6][7]

International Rules Series 2014

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
22.11.14 Perth Australia 56 Ireland 46
Australia won single-game series

[1]

International Rules Series 2015

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
21.11.15 Croke Park, Dublin Ireland 56 Australia 52
Ireland won single-game series

[1]

International Rules Series 2017

 

Date Venue Winner Runner-up
12.11.17 Adelaide Australia 2-13-12 (63) Ireland 1-13-8 (53)
18.11.17 Perth Australia 0-15-8 (53) Ireland 2-10-8 (50)
Australia won 116-103 on aggregate

[1][14][15]

 

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[2] (1999) Smith, Raymond (editor). The Sunday Independent ACCBANK Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games. pg. 530.

[3] (2002) Ulster GAA. Ulster Games 2002 Annual. “Results”. pg. 71.

 

Sources

 

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Websites

 

[10] Footy Stamps (2006) History of International Rules [Internet] Available from: http://www.footystamps.com/ot_int_rules.htm [Accessed 10 September 2018]

[11] Gaelic Athletic Association (2010) Australia reclaim Cormac McAnallen Cup [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaa.ie/news/australia-reclaim-cormac-mcanallen-cup/ [Accessed 14 December 2017]

[12] Gaelic Athletic Association (2011) Ireland ease to record Test win in Melbourne [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaa.ie/football/news/ireland-ease-record-test-win-melbourne/ [Accessed 14 December 2017]

[13] Gaelic Athletic Association (2011) Ireland win International Rules series [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaa.ie/football/news/ireland-win-international-rules-series/ [Accessed 14 December 2017]

[14] Gaelic Athletic Association (2017) Australia defeat Ireland in Adelaide [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaa.ie/football/news/australia-defeat-ireland-adelaide/ [Accessed 2 December 2017]

[15] Gaelic Athletic Association (2017) Brave Ireland beaten in Perth [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaa.ie/football/news/brave-ireland-beaten-perth/ [Accessed 2 December 2017]

 

 

Images

 

[16] Donegal Daily (2017) GAA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.donegaldaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gaa-logo.png [Accessed 2 December 2017]

[17] Wikipedia (2017) AFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e4/Australian_Football_League.svg/1280px-Australian_Football_League.svg.png [Accessed 2 December 2017]

Acknowledgements

 

Thanks to Pippo O’Grady, Ireland .

 

About this document

 

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 23 September 2018

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and INAWSA 2018

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.