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The Shamrock Bowl is the championship game of the American Football Ireland (AFI), the highest level of American football on the island of Ireland, culminating a season that begins in March of the current calendar season.
The Shamrock Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather than the year in which it was held. For example, Shamrock Bowl XIII was played on 30 August 1998, following the regular season played in 1998, while Shamrock Bowl XXV was played on 31 July 2011, to determine the champion of the 2011 regular season.
The reigning champions are Dublin Rebels, who beat UCD American Football 40-34 at MTU stadium in Cork to win Shamrock Bowl XXXV.
No. | Year | Date | Winner | Result | Runner-up | Venue |
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I | 1986 | Craigavon Cowboys | 6–2 | Dublin Celts | St Mary's RFC Templeville road Dublin | |
II | 1987 | Dublin Celts | 43–25 | Craigavon Cowboys | North RFC Belfast | |
III | 1988 | Dublin Celts | 34–6 | Belfast Blitzers | Terenure College RFC | |
IV | 1989 | Dublin Celts | 7–6 | Antrim Bulldogs | Musgrave Park Belfast | |
V | 1990 [1] | Craigavon Cowboys | 54–3 | Dublin Celts | Goodyear sports and conference centre Craigavon. | |
VI | 1991 | Dublin Celts | 44–0 | Antrim Bulldogs | Drogheda RFC Drogheda Co. Louth | |
VII | 1992 | Craigavon Cowboys | 14–6 | Antrim Bulldogs | Cooke Rugby Club, Belfast | |
VIII | 1993 | Dublin Tornadoes | 22–2 | Dublin Celts | Iveagh Grounds | |
IX | 1994 | Dublin Tornadoes | 21–15 | Carrickfergus Knights | Pat Jennings Park, Newry, Co Down | |
X | 1995 | Dublin Tornadoes | 44–12 | Carrickfergus Knights | Islandbridge, Dublin | |
XI | 1996 | Dublin Lightning | 26–8 | Dublin Tornadoes | St. Marys RFC, Dublin | |
XII | 1997 | Carrickfergus Knights | 21–0 | Dublin Bulls | Queens University Belfast | |
XIII | 1998 | 30 August 1998 | Carrickfergus Knights | 22–14 | Dublin Tigers | Woodburn Playing Fields, Carrickfergus |
XIV | 1999 | 29 August 1999 | Dublin Tigers | 22–6 | Carrickfergus Knights | Sportslink, Santry, Dublin |
– | 2000 | not played | ||||
XV | 2001 | 16 December 2001 | Dublin Rebels | 28–7 | Carrickfergus Knights | Woodburn Playing Fields, Carrickfergus |
XVI | 2002 | 16 June 2002 | Carrickfergus Knights | 66–0 | UL Vikings | University Bowl, Limerick |
XVII | 2003 | 10 August 2003 | Dublin Rebels | 24–12 | Carrickfergus Knights | JJ McDowell Memorial Ground, Dublin |
XVIII | 2004 | 29 August 2004 | Dublin Rebels | 24–22 | Carrickfergus Knights | Dr. Hickey Park, Greystones |
XIX | 2005 | 28 August 2005 | Dublin Rebels | 26–19 | Belfast Bulls | Grafton Arena, Deramore Park, Belfast |
XX | 2006 | 20 August 2006 | Dublin Rebels | 44–12 | UL Vikings | Sportslink, Dublin |
XXI | 2007 | 29 July 2007 | UL Vikings | 22–14 | Cork Admirals | UL Sports Ground, Limerick |
XXII | 2008 | 10 August 2008 | UL Vikings | 14–12 | Dublin Rebels | CIT Stadium, Cork |
XXIII | 2009 | 9 August 2009 | UL Vikings | 9–6(OT) | Dublin Rebels | Cooke Rugby Club, Belfast |
XXIV | 2010 | 7 August 2010 | Dublin Rebels | 15–0 | UL Vikings | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
XXV | 2011 | 31 July 2011 | Dublin Rebels | 14–13 | UL Vikings | Morton Stadium, Dublin |
XXVI | 2012 | 14 July 2012 | Belfast Trojans | 16–14 | UL Vikings | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
XXVII | 2013 | 20 July 2013 | Belfast Trojans | 48–18 | Dublin Rebels | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
XXVIII | 2014 | 10 August 2014 | Belfast Trojans | 7–0 | Trinity College | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
XXIX | 2015 | 9 August 2015 | Belfast Trojans | 28–14 | Trinity College | Dalymount Park, Dublin |
XXX | 2016 | 7 August 2016 | Dublin Rebels | 12–7 | Belfast Trojans | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
XXXI | 2017 | 13 August 2017 | Dublin Rebels | 12–6 | Carrickfergus Knights | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
XXXII | 2018 | 19 August 2018 | Cork Admirals | 18–16 | Dublin Rebels | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
XXXIII | 2019 | 4 August 2019 | Belfast Trojans | 24–10 | South Dublin Panthers | Energia Park, Donnybrook, Dublin |
– | 2020 | not played | ||||
– | 2021 | not played | ||||
XXXIV | 2022 | 7 August 2022 | UCD American Football | 52–24 | Dublin Rebels | Kingspan Stadium, Belfast |
XXXV | 2023 | 16 July 2023 | Dublin Rebels | 40–34 | UCD American Football | MTU Stadium, Cork |
Appearances | Team [2] | Wins | Losses | Season(s) [note 1] |
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15 | Dublin Rebels | 10 | 5 | 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023 |
10 | Carrickfergus Knights | 3 | 7 | 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2017 |
8 | UL Vikings | 3 | 5 | 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
7 | Dublin Celts | 4 | 3 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993 |
6 | Belfast Trojans | 5 | 1 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 |
4 | Dublin Tornadoes | 3 | 1 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
4 | Craigavon Cowboys | 3 | 1 | 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992 |
3 | Antrim Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 1989, 1991, 1992 |
2 | Cork Admirals | 1 | 1 | 2007, 2018 |
2 | Dublin Tigers | 1 | 1 | 1998, 1999 |
2 | UCD American Football | 1 | 1 | 2022, 2023 |
2 | Trinity College | 0 | 2 | 2014, 2015 |
1 | Dublin Lightning | 1 | 0 | 1996 |
1 | Belfast Blitzers | 0 | 1 | 1988 |
1 | Dublin Bulls | 0 | 1 | 1997 |
1 | Belfast Bulls | 0 | 1 | 2005 |
1 | South Dublin Panthers | 0 | 1 | 2019 |
Year | Winner | Team | Position |
---|---|---|---|
2001 | Brian Dennehy | Dublin Rebels | Running back |
2002 | ? | ? | ? |
2003 | Brian Dennehy | Dublin Rebels | Running back |
2004 | None Awarded | – | – |
2005 | Andrew Dennehy | Dublin Rebels | Quarterback |
2006 | Ross McCooey | Dublin Rebels | Linebacker |
2007 | Seamus Hogan | UL Vikings | Running back/Safety |
2008 | Adrian Garvey | UL Vikings | Running back |
2009 | Adrian Garvey | UL Vikings | Running back |
2010 | Brian Carter | Dublin Rebels | Safety |
2011 | Marcus Naylor | Dublin Rebels | Safety |
2012 | Neil Montgomery | Belfast Trojans | Fullback |
2013 | Neil Montgomery | Belfast Trojans | Fullback |
2014 | Connor Whitla | Belfast Trojans | Linebacker |
2015 | Dave Colvin | Belfast Trojans | Running back |
2016 | Conrad Cook | Dublin Rebels | Linebacker |
2017 | Wellington Omorodion | Dublin Rebels | Running back |
2018 | Harris Monagan | Cork Admirals | Linebacker |
2019 | Thomas Morris | Belfast Trojans | Wide receiver |
2022 | Tom Donovan | UCD American Football | Wide receiver |
2023 | Ty Henry | Dublin Rebels | Quarterback |
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