North Kildare Reapers

North Kildare Reapers

Founded	2012
Folded	2017
League	Irish American Football League
Conference	Shamrock Bowl Conference
Division	South
Based in	Kilcock, Ireland
Stadium	North Kildare Club
Colors	Silver, White and Black
Championships	2013 IAFL-1 Winners
Mascot	Reaper
Website	http://www.nkreapers.com

The North Kildare Reapers ^[1] were an American Football team which formed in 2012 and participated in the IAFL from the 2013 to the 2017 season. The team merged with the South Kildare Soldiers after the 2017 season, with the merged club becoming known as the Cill Dara Crusaders.

The original club's first year of competition was 2013. They were a fully kitted team playing under the 2014 NCAA rules, as governed by the Irish American Football League.^{[ citation needed ]} The team trained and played their home games at North Kildare Rugby Club ^[2] in Kilcock, County Kildare.

History

2013 season

The Reapers won the IAFL-1 League with six wins and two losses. ^[3]

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game Site	Week Preview	Week Recap
				Final score	Team record
1	3 March 2013	1:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	at Waterford Wolves	L 14-12	0-1	Waterford Regional Sports Centre
2	Bye
3	Bye
4	21 April 2013	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	Tullamore Phoenix	W 8-6	1-1	North Kildare RFC
5	Bye
6	Bye
7	12 May 2013	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	at Dublin Dragons	W 2-00	2-1	Garda RFC, Westmanstown
8	Bye
9	26 May 2013	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	at Mullingar Minotaurs	W 40-6	3-1	Harbour Field
10	Bye
11	9 June 2013	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	Mullingar Minotaurs	W 32-00	4-1	North Kildare RFC
12	Bye
13	18 August 2013	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	Drogheda Lightning	W 32-14	5-1	North Kildare RFC
14	14 July 2013	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	at Meath Bulldogs	L 20-14	5-2	Navan Rugby Club
15	Bye
16	11 August 2013	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	Waterford Wolves	W 28-14	6-2	North Kildare RFC

2014 season

The Raiders were promoted to the Shamrock Bowl Conference ^{[4] [ failed verification ]} for the 2014 season, ^[5] and had a record of 3–5.

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results			Game Site	Week Preview	Week Recap
				Final score	Team record	Pts
1	Bye
2	Bye
3	30 March 2014	1:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	Waterford Wolves	W 13-00	1-0	+2	North Kildare RFC
4	Bye
5	13 April 2014	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	at Dublin Dragons	W 21-12	2-0	+2	Garda RFC
6	27 April 2014	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	University of Limerick Vikings	L 49-00	2-1		North Kildare RFC
7	Bye
8	Bye
9	18 May 2014	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	at Waterford Wolves	W 68-00	3-1	+2	Waterford RSC
10	Bye
11	1 June 2014	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	West Dublin Rhinos	L 12-9	3-2		North Kildare RFC
12	8 June 2014	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	at Trinity College Dublin	L 52-21	3-3		Trinity College Sports Grounds
13	Bye
14	22 June 2014	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	at University of Limerick Vikings	L 18-00	3-4		UL Sports Grounds
15	Bye
16	6 July 2014	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	Dublin Rebels	L 53-00	3-5		North Kildare RFC

2015 season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results			Game Site	Week Preview	Week Recap
				Final score	Team record	Pts
1	1 March 2015	Bye
2	8 March 2015	Bye
3	15 March 2015	1:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	West Dublin Rhinos	W 12-00	1-0	+2	North Kildare RFC	Week 3 Preview [ usurped ]
4	22 March 2015	Bye
5	29 March 2015	1:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	Belfast Trojans	L 36-00	1-1	0	North Kildare RFC	Week 5 Preview [ usurped ]
6	12 April 2015	Bye
7	19 April 2015	Bye
8	26 April 2015	1:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	at University of Limerick Vikings	L 49-00	1-2	0	UL Sports Grounds	Week 6 Preview [ usurped ]
9	2 May 2015	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	Craigavon Cowboys	W 13-12	2-2	+2	North Kildare RFC		Week 9 Recap [ usurped ]
10	9 May 2015	Bye
11	17 May 2015	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	at West Dublin Rhinos	W 5-00	3-2	+2	Castleknock College	Week 11 Preview [ usurped ]
12	24 May 2015	Bye
13	31 May 2015	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	at Trinity College Dublin	L 48-00	3-3	0	ALSAA Sports Complex	Week 13 Preview [ usurped ]
14	7 June 2015	Bye
15	14 June 2015	Bye
16	21 June 2015	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	University College Dublin	L 48-00	3-4	0	North Kildare RFC	Week 16 Preview [ usurped ]
17	28 June 2015	Bye
18	4 July 2015	2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin	at CarrickFergus Knights	L 39-00	3-5	0	Carrickfergus RFC
Totals					3-5	6 pts

References

1. "North Kildare Reapers". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
2. "North Kildare Club". Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
3. "North Kildare Reapers win IAFL-1". americanfootball.ie. 18 August 2013.
4. "Shamrock Bowl Conference". americanfootball.ie. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010.
5. "2014 Schedules Published". 7 February 2014.