Shamrock Bowl

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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.

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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.

Results

No.YearDateWinnerResultRunner-upVenue
I 1986 Craigavon Cowboys 6–2Dublin CeltsSt Mary's RFC Templeville road Dublin
II1987Dublin Celts43–25 Craigavon Cowboys North RFC Belfast
III1988Dublin Celts34–6Belfast Blitzers Terenure College RFC
IV1989Dublin Celts7–6Antrim BulldogsMusgrave Park Belfast
V1990 [1] Craigavon Cowboys54–3 Dublin Celts Goodyear sports and conference centre Craigavon.
VI1991Dublin Celts44–0Antrim BulldogsDrogheda RFC Drogheda Co. Louth
VII1992 Craigavon Cowboys 14–6Antrim Bulldogs Cooke Rugby Club, Belfast
VIII1993Dublin Tornadoes22–2Dublin Celts Iveagh Grounds
IX1994Dublin Tornadoes21–15 Carrickfergus Knights Pat Jennings Park, Newry, Co Down
X1995Dublin Tornadoes44–12 Carrickfergus Knights Islandbridge, Dublin
XI1996Dublin Lightning26–8Dublin TornadoesSt. Marys RFC, Dublin
XII1997 Carrickfergus Knights 21–0Dublin BullsQueens University Belfast
XIII199830 August 1998 Carrickfergus Knights 22–14Dublin TigersWoodburn Playing Fields, Carrickfergus
XIV199929 August 1999Dublin Tigers22–6 Carrickfergus Knights Sportslink, Santry, Dublin
2000not played
XV200116 December 2001 Dublin Rebels 28–7 Carrickfergus Knights Woodburn Playing Fields, Carrickfergus
XVI200216 June 2002 Carrickfergus Knights 66–0 UL Vikings University Bowl, Limerick
XVII200310 August 2003 Dublin Rebels 24–12 Carrickfergus Knights JJ McDowell Memorial Ground, Dublin
XVIII200429 August 2004 Dublin Rebels 24–22 Carrickfergus Knights Dr. Hickey Park, Greystones
XIX200528 August 2005 Dublin Rebels 26–19 Belfast Bulls Grafton Arena, Deramore Park, Belfast
XX200620 August 2006 Dublin Rebels 44–12 UL Vikings Sportslink, Dublin
XXI 200729 July 2007 UL Vikings 22–14 Cork Admirals UL Sports Ground, Limerick
XXII 200810 August 2008 UL Vikings 14–12 Dublin Rebels CIT Stadium, Cork
XXIII 20099 August 2009 UL Vikings 9–6(OT) Dublin Rebels Cooke Rugby Club, Belfast
XXIV 20107 August 2010 Dublin Rebels 15–0 UL Vikings Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
XXV 201131 July 2011 Dublin Rebels 14–13 UL Vikings Morton Stadium, Dublin
XXVI 201214 July 2012 Belfast Trojans 16–14 UL Vikings Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
XXVII 201320 July 2013 Belfast Trojans 48–18 Dublin Rebels Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
XXVIII 201410 August 2014 Belfast Trojans 7–0 Trinity College Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
XXIX 20159 August 2015 Belfast Trojans 28–14 Trinity College Dalymount Park, Dublin
XXX 20167 August 2016 Dublin Rebels 12–7 Belfast Trojans Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
XXXI 201713 August 2017 Dublin Rebels 12–6 Carrickfergus Knights Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
XXXII 201819 August 2018 Cork Admirals 18–16 Dublin Rebels Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
XXXIII 20194 August 2019 Belfast Trojans 24–10 South Dublin Panthers Energia Park, Donnybrook, Dublin
2020not played
2021not played
XXXIV 20227 August 2022 UCD American Football 52–24 Dublin Rebels Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
XXXV 202316 July 2023 Dublin Rebels 40–34 UCD American Football MTU Stadium, Cork

Shamrock Bowl appearances by team

AppearancesTeam [2] WinsLossesSeason(s) [note 1]
15 Dublin Rebels 1052001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023
10 Carrickfergus Knights 371994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2017
8 UL Vikings 352002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
7Dublin Celts431986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993
6 Belfast Trojans 512012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
4Dublin Tornadoes311993, 1994, 1995, 1996
4 Craigavon Cowboys 311986, 1987, 1990, 1992
3Antrim Bulldogs031989, 1991, 1992
2 Cork Admirals 112007, 2018
2Dublin Tigers111998, 1999
2 UCD American Football 112022, 2023
2 Trinity College 022014, 2015
1Dublin Lightning101996
1Belfast Blitzers011988
1Dublin Bulls011997
1Belfast Bulls012005
1 South Dublin Panthers 012019

Shamrock Bowl MVP

YearWinnerTeamPosition
2001Brian Dennehy Dublin Rebels Running back
2002 ? ? ?
2003Brian Dennehy Dublin Rebels Running back
2004None Awarded
2005Andrew Dennehy Dublin Rebels Quarterback
2006Ross McCooey Dublin Rebels Linebacker
2007 Seamus Hogan UL Vikings Running back/Safety
2008 Adrian Garvey UL Vikings Running back
2009Adrian Garvey UL Vikings Running back
2010Brian Carter Dublin Rebels Safety
2011 Marcus Naylor Dublin Rebels Safety
2012Neil Montgomery Belfast Trojans Fullback
2013Neil Montgomery Belfast Trojans Fullback
2014Connor Whitla Belfast Trojans Linebacker
2015Dave Colvin Belfast Trojans Running back
2016Conrad Cook Dublin Rebels Linebacker
2017Wellington Omorodion Dublin Rebels Running back
2018Harris Monagan Cork Admirals Linebacker
2019Thomas Morris Belfast Trojans Wide receiver
2022Tom Donovan UCD American Football Wide receiver
2023Ty Henry Dublin Rebels Quarterback

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  1. Bold years indicate winning seasons.

References

  1. "Irish American Football".
  2. Bold indicate currently active team