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Border City Centurions in promotion picture after unbeaten season
CARLISLE'S Border City Centurions are eyeing promotion to the National Flag Football League (NFFL) Premiership after a perfect first half to the season.
The Carlisle-based Flag American Football Team are currently at the summit of the NFFL Division 1 table after overtaking their London rivals and are pushing for promotion to the premiership.
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Flag Football is a rapidly growing, high-speed, and skill-based format of non-contact American Football and is set to feature at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
(Image: Border City Centurions) The Centurions, who were formed in 2022, defeated Division 1 North B leaders North Yorkshire in emphatic fashion last time out, with a statement 55-12 win, moving the Centurions to the top of the table and extending their unbeaten streak.
The Carlisle-based outfit now faces a triple-header when they travel to Manchester this weekend (Saturday, June 14) to take on the Wirral, Lancashire, and West Lancashire county games.
With nine games remaining in the NFFL Division 1 season, three wins from these games could put the local side within two wins of being crowned champions.
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(Image: Border City Centurions) Ahead of the 'gruelling' triple-header, head coach Nick Weston said: "We're built for this, our guys play a gritty game and thrive on road trips against bigger teams.
"After all, the bigger they are, the harder they fall, right?"
Aside from aiming to clinch NFFL glory, the Centurions also have their sights set firmly on the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, with several of their star players hoping to be in the picture for potential GB squad selection.
