AFL Around the World

EURO CUP RESULTS | Congratulations to the Denmark Vikings and the Ireland Banshees, respective men's and women's 2014 Axios Euro Cup champions!

Denmark defeated Croatia by 24 points in the Men's Final under lights, making up for the heartbreaking loss to Ireland in the decider in 2012. In the Women's Final, Ireland won by 5 points over local rivals England in a close contest.

The Euro Bowl (9th placed Men's team) was claimed by France after they defeated Austria and the Euro Plate (13th placed Men's team) was won by Norway who defeated Spain in the final.

Here are the final rankings of all of the teams:
Men's:
1. Denmark
2. Croatia
3. Ireland
4. Germany
5. Wales
6. England
7. Sweden
8. Italy
9. France
10. Austria
11. Scotland
12. European Crusaders
13. Norway
14. Spain
15. Netherlands
16. Catalunya

Women's:
1. Ireland
2. England
3. Scotland
4. Denmark
5. France

Another great tournament has come and gone and the future continues to look bright for Footy in Europe and the rest of the world.

IC14 SEMI FINALS | The men's semi final round of the International Cup took place yesterday at Royal Park and the finalists of the Men's competition have been decided!

Here are the results:
Semi Final 1:
Papua New Guinea 12.3 (75) def. New Zealand 4.4 (28)

Semi Final 2:
Ireland 8.5 (53) def. South Africa 4.4 (28)

Division 1:
5 vs 12:
Canada 9.15 (69) def. France 2.3 (15)

6 vs 11:
Tonga 21.21 (147) def. Pakistan 1.0 (6)

7 vs 10:
Nauru 7.7 (49) def. Great Britain 5.3 (33)

8 vs 9:
Fiji 3.2 (20) def. by USA 12.7 (79)

Division 2:
India 1.2 (8) def. by Finland 3.7 (25)
Indonesia 4.8 (32) def. by Sweden 9.6 (60)
Japan 5.4 (34) def. China 2.5 (17)

So these results mean that the men's final will be played between Papua New Guinea and Ireland. The other teams will play another match as well to determine their final placings. Good luck to all of the teams, especially the finalists!

IC14 RESULTS | Yesterday Round 2 of the International Cup took place. Thankfully, there were some closer matches this time with teams of more even abilities going head to head. Here are the results:

Men's:
Nauru 6.14 (50) def. Great Britain 4.5 (29)
Ireland 17.9 (111) def. France 0.2 (2)
Fiji 32.16 (208) def. Indonesia 0.0 (0)
Japan 9.4 (58) def. Pakistan 3.4 (22)
South Africa 13.4 (82) def. Tonga 2.5 (17)
Papua New Guinea 33.18 (216) def. India 0.0 (0)
New Zealand 28.25 (193) def. China 0.0 (0)
Sweden 13.13 (91) def. Finland 2.2 (14)
USA 8.13 (61) def. Canada 2.8 (20)

Women's:
USA Freedom 9.10 (64) def. Canada Midnight Suns 1.2 (8)
Canada Northern Lights 19.11 (125) def. USA Liberty 0.0 (0)
Ireland 9.9 (63) def. Tonga 1.2 (8)

The final round of group matches takes place this Saturday as part of Community Round.