Today was Day 8 of the AFL 2024 Transatlantic Cup and we are getting towards the pointy end.  After the women’s semifinals lined up Ireland and the USA in the grand final yesterday, it looked like it could be a repeat in the men’s side of the competition.

First though, rain and plenty of it.  The ground was covered in water across the surface as the rain continued to fall and the fifth-place playoff match between the Colombia Jaguares and the French Coqs got underway and continue to fall for the duration of the match. The lake side of the ground fortunately drained better and the majority of the play was on that side of the ground.  

WFN Women's World Rankings After Day Seven TAC 2024

Game 1. Colombia v France : +/- 0.65 pts. exchanged with Colombia repeating the first round result but with France scoring its first Goal and reducing the margin to only 10pts. No change in Rank for either Nation.

Day 7 of the AFL 2024 Transatlantic Cup in Toronto featured two women’s semi-finals that would see victors as champions of their continent, and more importantly put them into Sunday’s Grand Final. 

The Irish Banshees were up against their neighbours from across the Irish Sea, the Great Britain Swans.   The Swans arrived at the semi-final undefeated in their three round matches, while the Banshees had suffered one loss to Canada’s Northern Lights in Round 2.

WFN Men's Rankings After Day Six  TAC2024

Day six has has thrown up another 'upset' result (lower ranked nation win), United States defeating Ireland. And with France victorious over host nation Canada we see a whole load of movement in the Ranks.

WFN Women's Rankings After Day Five TAC 2024

Day five has produced another "upset" result (one each day) where a lower ranked nation has prevailed, this time in United States v.  Great Britain game three. United States Freedom  rose from 6th to 5th Place with the maximum 3.00 points gained to 47.03 pts.

Rain greeted all nations at they arrived for Day 5 of the AFL 2024 Transatlantic Cup in Toronto today. The host nation Canada went into today’s first match against France with a 1-1 record, the French 0-2. A win would mean Canada go to the semi-final, or alternatively a big win might see France through.

In the wet conditions it was Canada who dominated early and had the ball in their forward half for most of the match. The slippery ball made kicking for goal difficult and assisted the spoiling efforts of the Gauloises back six.