Tomorrow’s tryouts for the Donegal-Derry Vipers in Letterkenny have been moved to Letterkenny Rugby Club.
The Letterkenny tryouts were originally planned for the Community Centre, but will now take place from 10am to 1pm at Dave Gallaher Park.
The Vipers compete in the IAFA league (Irish American Football Association) and are the premier team in the north west.
“The majority of the team began with zero American Football knowledge and now know the vital importance of a third down conversion or what a ‘hold’ is,” says Vipers Head Coach Jason Brock.
“The Letterkenny tryouts have always proven to attract talented players across Donegal so fingers crossed we continue that tradition this Sunday.”
The team was founded in 2014 by Cathal Curran and has gone from strength to strength since its inception and was promoted to IAFA1 in 2017 after a very successful undefeated 2016 season resulting in the team winning the IAFA2 bowl. Last year the team made the playoffs only to fall seconds short of making the final.
The team has a large roster of players and is looking to expand further in 2018 and beyond with eyes on a potential youth team to further bolster the team and community for future generations.
The Vipers have a large Donegal player base including Curran from Carrigans, Pauric Rose from Ballybofey, Darren Gibson from Convoy, Colm Kelly, Eamon Quinn, Ronan O’Conor and David Doherty from Letterkenny, Johnny Lynch, Eugene McLaughlin and Thomas Comiskey from Buncranna, Joe Doherty of Carndonagh and Greencastle’s Paul O’Donnell.
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