'Gaelic football was massive help' - Cork school Roco win dream USA trip to represent Ireland in NFL Flag

A new experiment with playing American football in PE has won a Cork school a trip to the States.

All-Ireland NFL Flag Championship 2025 Winners: St Francis College, Rochestown

A new experiment with playing American football in PE has won a Cork school a dream trip to the USA to represent Ireland. 

St Francis College PE teachers Tadgh Linehan and Stephen Bermingham introduced 'flag football' — the non-contact version of gridiron — this term, as a novel means of encouraging different movement skills in the Rochestown school.