th 21 Nov 2024 | Perhaps because of the 2028 Olympics it would seem flag football now has to be played on a 3G/4G artificial surface explaining the Iceni Spears tournament move to Long Stratton. An impressive performance by the Spears with both offence and defence much improved. Pix of visitors Nottingham Uni Gold v Green to follow. |
su 17 Nov 2024 | Regrettably after lengthy discussions and negotiations today's UEA Pirates v UCLU Emperors in Norwich was cancelled because the visitors did not have a suitably accredited coach on their sideline. |
th 14 Nov 2024 | The second Ipswich Cardinals rookies this Sunday in Rushmere St Andrew. |
mo 28 Oct 2024 | A scoreless first half yesterday highlighting clearly first game of the season as both teams struggled to gel, finally Kent Falcons 14-08 UEA Pirates ... more here |
fr 18 Oct 2024 | Two more Saturdays of the Norwich Devils Women's Rookies Days. |
th 19 Sep 2024 | UEA Pirates Rookies Day in Norwich Saturday marks for us the start of the UK college gridiron season. |
fr 26 Jul 2024 | Initially Sunday visitors the Essex Tridents were moving the sticks smoothly using the run but by the second quarter hosts the Ipswich Cardinals were ... more here |
sa 6 Jul 2024 | During Peterborough Royals 26-49 Manchester Lions last Saturday there was just a single solitary punt and a rather unfortunate one. Place kicking ... more here |
tu 18 Jun 2024 | Needs to be said that Ipswich Cardinals 17-00 Berkshire Renegades was a bit coloured by the Renegades having just some 20+ players. An impressive ... more here |
sa 1 Jun 2024 | Congratulations if you've fully No Mow Mayed. We shall be giving the lawn a haircut tomorrow as it's a four team tournament at the Norwich Devils Women today. |
mo 29 Apr 2024 | The forecast was even money rain for the Cardinals at Colchester Gladiators yesterday but the weather restrained itself to just spitting early on. It ... more here |
mo 22 Apr 2024 | The Norwich Devils 63-00 loss to the London Olympians yesterday highlighting that like the late Bury Saints promotion to the Premiership is quite a leap. ... more here |
mo 26 Feb 2024 | We're easily confused but there seems to be two Bournemouth Bobcats. One played the Norwich Devils last summer and the other met the Pirates in ... more here |
su 11Feb 2024 | That's a pity, today's Pirates v Essex Blades at Essex University ... more here |
mo 5 Feb 2024 | Yesterday on the fourth of the Pirates' first four downs they incurred ... more here |
th 1 Feb 2024 | That's nice, the Norwich Devils have invited us to their free Superbowl party on the 11th. |
we 24 Jan 2024 | Belatedly we observe Sunday's UEA Pirates - QMCL Vipers game in Norwich and we are obliged to Kit for so generously buying us some coffees. |
th 18 Jan 2024 | A balmy 12°C in Norwich Sunday for the UEA Pirates v QMCL (Queen Mary College London) Vipers, first game this year of the four remaining. Also in Norwich the magnificently spirited Iceni Spears are recruiting an additional coach. |
fr 8 Dec 2023 | The Ipswich Cardinals are named for local boy and Henry VII's bag man Cardinal Wolsey, he would have been 550 in March. As is the Suffolk way his ... more here |
fr 24 Nov 2023 | With six women's flag american football teams playing in Cambridge last Saturday plus limping broadband it's taken for ever to upload all the pix but they are there now. |
mo 13 Nov 2023 | Yesterday's UEA Pirates v Essex Blades derby perhaps inevitably occasionally became tetchy with one player disqualified. In the end the Pirates ... more here |
tu 7 Nov 2023 | For Q1 in Norwich Sunday the UEA Pirates were making first downs with ease and no injuries made the first quarter whizz past. Eventually ... more here |
mo 16 Oct 2023 | Flag american football will be part of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. |
sa 7 Oct 2023 | When rugby ended at Shelford near Cambridge Sunday the staff locked up the pavilion and departed leaving three women's flag american football ... more here |
su 24 Sep 2023 | Approaching Colney Lane Norwich yesterday for UEA Pirates rookies there's a new roundabout serving yet another housing development. Yes, building does ... more here |
sa 9 Sep 2023 | At UEA Norwich Welcome/Freshers Week starts Monday the 18th. The Pirates have already picked up some experienced players ... more here |
tu 29 Aug 2023 | There were no game pausing injuries in the first half of Norwich Devils 30-07 Bournemouth Bobcats Sunday but in the third quarter the Bobcats' QB left injured not to return and the roster we had did not show any backup QBs. Lots of forward passing and we particularly enjoyed Devil London Burrell's leaping td reception right at the back of the end zone. The Devils now advance to play the Hertfordshire Cheetahs away next Sunday. |
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