Month: December 2020

December 20, 2020

Irish Basketball Association Sprite Men’s U19 Junior National Cup 1997-98

Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
24.01.1998	Killester	78	Marathon Limerick	56
24.01.1998	New Balance Blue Demons	89	Team Sligo Dairies	64
	Final
25.01.1998	Killester	67	New Balance Blue Demons	52

[References: 3]

Pool Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Pool 1 Final
16.11.1997	Sligo Dairies	57	Tolka Rovers	55
	Pool 2 Final
16.11.1997	Killester	74	Neptune	57
	Pool 3 Final
16.11.1997	Blue Demons	66	Marian	64
	Pool 4 Final
16.11.1997	Marathon Limerick	79	St. Vincent’s	65

[Reference: 2]

Pool Tables

Mens U19 Cup	P	W	L	Pts
Pool 4
Burger King Marathon Limerick	3	3	0	9
St. Vincent’s	3	2	1	7
Roadstone Rockets	2	1	1	4
Crescent Limerick	3	1	2	5
Mid Sutton-Baldoyle	3	0	3	3

[Reference: Compiled from 1-2]

Report

The Irish Basketball Association Men’s U19 Junior National Cup was won in 1997-98 by Killester from Dublin who defeated New Balance Blue Demons from Cork 67-52 in the Final. The Cup was divided into four Preliminary Round Pools, with the Winners of the Four Pool Finals being: Sligo Dairies (57-55 v Tolka Rovers), Killester (74-57 v Neptune), Blue Demons (66-64 v Marian), and Marathon Limerick (79-65 v St. Vincent’s). The four Pool Winners then met in the Sprite Cup Finals weekend at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, Dublin 24, where Killester knocked out Marathon Limerick, and Blue Demons defeated Sligo Dairies.

About Basketball Ireland / Irish Basketball Association Cups

The Irish Basketball Association ran the National Cup for the Top Two Divisions as well as any regional teams that wished to enter in both Men’s and Women’s as well as Junior (Under 19) Cup for both Men and Women. The Cups were Knockout (single elimination) from the First Round. They were replaced by Super League and Division 1 Cups when the Association rebranded as Basketball Ireland in 2003. The Junior (U19) Cups were replaced by Under 20 and Under 18 Cups. Other Cups included the Irish Wheelchair Basketball Cup and introduced in the late 2010s the National Intermediate Cup Competition (Tier 3).

Pool Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Pool 4
15.11.1997	Team Burger KIng Marathon	82	St. Vincent’s	81
15.11.1997	Crescent Limerick	124	Mid Sutton-Baldoyle	39
15.11.1997	St. Vincent’s	77	Roadstone Rockets	58
15.11.1997	Team Burger King Marathon	54	Crescent Limerick	53
15.11.1997	Roadstone Rockets	82	Mid Sutton-Baldoyle	67
15.11.1997	St. Vincent’s	61	Crescent Limerick	60
15.11.1997	Team Burger King Marathon	80	Mid Sutton-Baldoyle	78

[Reference: Compiled from 1-2]

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1997) “Factfile: Basketball” Irish Independent. Sunday, November 16, 1997. Pg. 60.

[2] Anon. (1997) “Factfile: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, November 17, 1997. Pg. 34.

[3] Anon. (1998) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, January 26, 1998, Pg. 31

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 19 December 2020

December 19, 2020

Schoolgirls Basketball Association of Ireland U15 Girls Inter-Regional Championship 1997-98

Final Pool Tables

U15 Girls Inter-Regionals	P	W	L	Pts
Pool A
Midlands (CSF)	3	3	0	9
Cork (CSF)	3	2	1	7
North East (PF)	2	0	2	2
West	2	0	2	2
Pool B
Kerry (CSF)	3	3	0	9
South East (CSF)	3	1	2	5
Dublin (PF)	3	1	2	5
North West	3	1	2	5

References [Compiled from results in 1-2]

Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Plate Final
26.10.1997	Dublin	36	North West	39
	Cup Semi-Finals
26.10.1997	Kerry	54	Cork	35
26.10.1997	Midlands	54	South East	20
	Cup Final
26.10.1997	Kerry	36	Midlands	53

[References: 2]

Pool Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Pool A
24.10.1997	Midlands	46	Cork	27
24.10.1997	North East		West
25.10.1997	Midlands	65	North East	25
25.10.1997	Cork	60	West	25
25.10.1997	Midlands	74	West	16
25.10.1997	Cork	55	North East	25
	Pool B
24.10.1997	Dublin	30	South East	27
24.10.1997	Kerry	57	North West	23
25.10.1997	Dublin	44	North West	45
25.10.1997	South East	10	Kerry	47
25.10.1997	Dublin	28	Kerry	47
25.10.1997	North West	24	South East	40

[References: 1-2]

Report

Midlands won the Irish Basketball Association Under 15 Girls Inter-Regionals in 1997 defeating Kerry 53-36 in the Final. They had won all three Pool matches and defeated South East in the Semi-Finals. Kerry had defeated arch-rivals Cork 54-35 in the other Semi-Final. In the Plate Final North West triumphed 39-36 over Dublin.

About Irish Schools Basketball

Following Reorganisation of Irish Schools Basketball in the early 1990s there were 9 Regions in total accross the whole island. As well as playing Leagues at Grades from Senior (U19) to Cadet/Cadette (U16), Second Year (U15) and First Year (U14), which qualified Schools for the All-Ireland League Playoffs, there was a single-elimination (knockout) Cup played on an All-Ireland basis from Round 1, and Inter-Regional Representative Competitions.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1997) “Factfile” Irish Independent. October 25, 1997. Pg. 16

[2] Anon. (1997) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. October 27, 1997. Pg. 34

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Evie (Our Lady’s Templeogue).

About this document

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Last Updated: 19 December 2020

December 17, 2020

Rugby League Ireland Irish Challenge Cup 1997

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1
02.06.1997	Kilkenny	44	Tallaght Tigers	52
14.06.1997	North Down Warriors		Dublin Blues
	Round 2
	Clonmel		Tallaght Tigers
	Challenge Cup Final		Tigers Park, Tallaght
13.08.1997	Tallaght Tigers	16	Dublin Blues	24

Rugby League Ireland Irish Challenge Cup 1997 [References: 1-5]

Report

History was made in early June 1997 when the Tallaght Tigers Rugby League team travelled to Clonmel, Co. Tipperary to take on Kilkenny in the first ever Irish Challenge Cup match, which the Dublin side won 52-44, going on to meet Clonmel in the next round. The Tigers went all the way to the Final where the met original Irish Rugby League team Dublin Blues, who won 24-16., with tries by D. McCartney, D. McNamara, E. Hendy and D. Stanley, as well as four conversions by G. Kinane.

Final Statistics

Venue: Tigers Park, Greenhills, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Date: 13 August 1997

Dublin Blues 24 (D. McCartney, D. McNamara, E. Hendy, and D. Stanley Tries. G. Kinane 4 Cons.)

Tallaght Tigers 16 (S. Tighe, N. Tremane, M. Sheehy Tries. M. Browne 2 Cons.)

References

Sources

[1] Naughton, Lindie (1997) “In a League of their own” Evening Herald.Thursday, June 12, 1997. pg. 78 [pg. 62 Irish Newspaper Archive]

[2] Anon. (1997) “Factfile: Rugby League” Irish Independent. August 14, 1997. pg. 14.

[3] Anon. (1997) “Rugby League” Evening Herald. Friday, May 16, 1997 pg. 112.

[4] Anon. (1997) “Rugby League” Evening Herald. Thursday, May 22, 1997 pg. 117.

[5] Anon. (1997) “Rugby League” Evening Herald. Thursday, June 12, 1997 pg. 106..

Websites

[3] Rugby League Ireland (2019) Competition Winners [Internet] Available from: https://www.rli.ie/content_page/10044369/ [Accessed 5 December 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Vinny Kingston and Brendan Farrell

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Last Updated: 17 December 2020

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December 7, 2020

International Rugby Board Autumn Nations Cup 2020

Autumn Nations Cup 2020 Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Standings

Place	Autumn Nations Cup 2020	P	W	D	L	PF	PA
1	England	4	4	0	0	104	39
2	France	4	3	0	1	105	42
3	Ireland	4	3	0	1	93	53
4	Scotland	4	2	0	2	87	70
5	Wales	4	2	0	2	78	74
6	Italy	4	1	0	3	68	102
7	Fiji	4	1	0	3	38	108
8	Georgia	4	0	0	4	34	119

International Rugby Board Autumn Nations Cup 2020 [Reference: Compiled from 2 and 3]

Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	7th/8th Place
05.12.2020	Georgia	24	Fiji	38
	5th/6th Place
05.12.2020	Wales	38	Italy	18
	3rd/4th Place
05.12.2020	Ireland	31	Scotland	16
	Final
06.12.2020	England	22	France	19

International Rugby Board Autumn Nations Cup Finals 2020 [Reference: 3]

Tables

Autumn Nations Cup	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TF-TA	TB-LB	Pts
Group A
England	3	3	0	0	82	20	10-2	1-0	13
Ireland	3	2	0	1	62	37	5-3	0-0	8
Wales	3	1	0	2	40	56	3-4	0-0	4
Georgia	3	0	0	3	10	81	1-10	0-0	0
Group B
France	3	3	0	0	86	20	10-1	2-0	14
Italy	3	1	0	2	50	64	6-9	1-0	5
Scotland	3	2	0	1	71	39	8-2	2-1	11
Fiji	3	0	0	3	0	84	0-12	0-0	0

International Rugby Board Autumn Nations Cup Table 2020 [Reference: 2]

Group Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Group A
13.11.2020	Ireland	32	Wales	9
14.11.2020	England	40	Georgia	0
21.11.2020	England	18	Ireland	7
21.11.2020	Wales	18	Georgia	0
28.11.2020	Wales	13	England	24
29.11.2020	Ireland	23	Georgia	10
	Group B
14.11.2020	Italy	17	Scotland	28
15.11.2020	France	28	Fiji	0
21.11.2020	Italy	28	Fiji	0
22.11.2020	Scotland	15	France	22
28.11.2020	Scotland	28	Fiji	0
28.11.2020	France	36	Italy	5

International Rugby Board Autumn Nations Cup Group Results 2020 [Reference: 3]

Report

Ireland began the Autumn Nations Cup 2020 with a 32-9 victory over Wales, while in the other game in Group A, England defeated Georgia 40-0. In Group B Scotland defeated Italy 28-17, while Fiji pulled out, France and Italy being awarded 28-0 walkover wins. After the impressive win over Wales Ireland struggled to a 7-18 defeat to England, while Wales won 18-0 against Georgia. In Group B Round 2 saw France win again, 22-15 over Scotland. The Final Round of Group games saw Ireland win by a disappointing score of 23-10 against Georgia, who scored their only points of the Group in the loss to the Irish. England, meanwhile topped the Group with a 24-13 victory over Wales. Group B waswon by France who won easily against Italy, 36-5. The Finals saw England take first place with a narrow 22-19 win over France, while Ireland had a big 31-16 win over Scotland to take third, with 5th going to Wales after victory Italy, and Fiji turning up despite COVID to defeat Georgia and take seventh place.

About the Autumn Nations Cup

The Autumn Nations Cup 2020 is an International Rugby Competition played across Europe in two Pools of four. Georgia and Fiji are taking part along with the Six Nations Unions of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy. The Format is two Groups of Four, each playing three matches, before the Finals, a single game for each Union based on their finishing position in the Group Tables – 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 and 4v4.

References

Logos

[1] FloRugby (2020) T5f8eff83960c0 [Internet] Available from: https://d2779tscntxxsw.cloudfront.net/5f8eff83960c0.png?width=1200&quality=80 [Accessed 21 November 2020]

Websites

[2] Autumn Nations Cup (2020) Table [Internet] Available from: https://www.autumnnationscup.com/table/ [Accessed 21 November 2020]

[3] Autumn Nations Cup (2020) Fixtures & TV [Internet] Available from: https://www.autumnnationscup.com/fixtures-tv/ [Accessed 21 November 2020]

[4] Autumn Nations Cup (2020) About Us [Internet] Available from: https://www.autumnnationscup.com/about-us/ [Accessed 21 November 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Malcolm O’Kelly.

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 2 December 2020

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Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	Avg PF	Avg PA	Pts
1	DBS Éanna	14	5	0.737	82	76	42
2	Belfast Star	13	6	0.684	83	77	39
3	Killester MSL	10	9	0.526	78	79	30
4	EJ Sligo All-Stars	8	11	0.421	84	85	24
5	Griffith College Templeogue	6	13	0.316	80	85	18
6	Bright St. Vincent's	5	14	0.263	74	83	15
7	UCD Marian	2	17	0.105	67	83	6