Around the Continent: Easter Weekend Edition
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Germany
The GFL season starts on April 18 and will see defending champs the Braunschweig New Yorker Lions host the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes, quarter-finalists in 2014.
The bad news heading into the season is the folding of the Cologne Falcons after losing their main sponsor.
Great Britain
The Premiership of the British American Football League got underway as the defending champion London Warriors traveled to Bristol and handed the Aztecs a 43-0 defeat. Two more games in the Premiership are slated for April 12.
Holland
Only one game was played in the Dutch American Football League (AFBN) Easter Weekend. The Alphen Eagles exacted a measure of revenge after last week’s loss to the Arnhem Falcons by beating the Nijmegen Pirates 43-0. The Falcons are surprising leaders of Group A after defeating the Alphen Eagles two weeks ago. Meanwhile the Amsterdam Crusaders, perennial championship contenders, are also undefeated at 6-0 and lead Group B.
Hungary
The Hungarian season kicked off as the Budapest Wolves trounced the Nyiregyhaza Tigers 59-14. gets underway this weekend as the Budapest Wolves take on the Nyiregyhaza Tigers. The Bratislava Monarchs (Slovakia) were equally merciless pummeling the Ujpest Bulldogs 59-0. In the closest score the Budapest Cowbells doubled the Ujpest Bulldogs 42-21.
Ireland
No games were played Easter Weekend in Ireland. The University of Limerick Vikings continue to lead the South conference with a 3-0 record while in the North, the defending champion Belfast Trojans are also undefeated at 2-0. Action resumes on April 12.
