IAFA Irish American Football League 2005
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| Belfast Bulls (P) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 56 | 14 |
| Dublin Rebels (P) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 234 | 90 | 11 |
| Carrickfergus Knights (P) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 291 | 114 | 11 |
| Cork Admirals (P) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 174 | 188 | 6 |
| University of Limerick Vikings | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 96 | 174 | 6 |
| Dublin Dragons | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 301 | 0 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Shamrock Bowl XIX | Harlequins RFC Belfast | |||
| 28.08.2005 | Belfast Bulls | 19 | Dublin Rebels | 26 |
Dublin Rebels 2005 Results
| Week | Date | H/A | Opposition | W/L | Score |
| 1 | 20.02.2005 | A | University of Limerick Vikings | W | 30-0 |
| 3 | 13.03.2005 | A | Belfast Bulls | L | 14-22 |
| 7 | 17.04.2005 | H | Carrickfergus Knights | T | 8-8 |
| 9 | 22.05.2005 | H | Cork Admirals | W | 34-20 |
| 10 | 29.05.2005 | H | Dublin Dragons | W | 50-0 |
| 12 | 12.06.2005 | A | Carrickfergus Knights | L | 20-32 |
| 15 | 10.07.2005 | A | Dublin Dragons | W | 52-8 |
| 17 | 24.07.2005 | H | Belfast Bulls | W | 26-0 |
| SF | 14.08.2005 | H | Carrickfergus Knights | W | 26-20 |
| SB XIX | 28.08.2005 | Belfast | Belfast Bulls | WS | 26-19 |
Season Report
Dublin Rebels came back from a disappointing mid-season slump which saw them lose on the road to both main rivals Belfast Bulls and Carrickfergus Knights, as well as only tying at home to the Knights, to win their third Shamrock Bowl in three years and fourth overall in 2005 when they triumphed 26-19 over Belfast Bulls in Shamrock Bowl XIX at the homde of Belfast Harlequins RFC.
Having easily defeated University of Limerick Vikings at UL 30-0 in their opening fixture they then lost a close match 14-22 at Belfast Bulls before tying 8-8 at home in a low-scoring affair with the Carrickfergus Knights. Two wins over the Cork Admirals and Dublin Dragons were followed by another loss away from home in Antrom as they were downed 20-32 by the Knights. This appeared to galvanise the Rebels and they came back from the loss with two big statements, a 52-8 victory away to the Dublin Dragons in Lucan followed by a massive 26-0 defeat of the Bulls zat home in Gresytones, Co. Wicklow.
This win gave the home field advantage for their semifinal match-up with Carrickfergus which they won 26-20. In Shamrock Bowl XIX in Belfast they went 18-0 up in the third quarter, only to let matters slip, finding themselves 18-19 down with minutes to play, when Fearghal O’Donnchu caught a pass 10 yards out from Andrew Dennehy and then forced himself through the Bulls line to put the Rebels 26-19 up after the 2-point conversion. The Bulls then took the ball to the Rebels 6 yard line with q14 seconds left but a Rebels goalline stand kept the Bulls out giving the Rebels their fourth Shamrock Bowl title.
![Dublin Rebels celebrate with the Shamrock Bowl Trophy [References: 6]](https://i0.wp.com/eirball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Dublin-Rebels-2005-Shamrock-Bowl-Celebrations-cropped.jpg?resize=282%2C139&ssl=1)
Week 1 – 20 February 2005 – University of Limerick Vikings 0 Dublin Rebels 30
| At University of Limerick | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Dublin Rebels | 8 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 30 |
| University of Limerick Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | Scorers | Score |
| 1st Quarter | ||
| REB | Carl Faichney 11 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy (Mark Kelly 2xpt) | 8-0 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
| REB | Carl Faichney 18yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy (Mark Kelly 2xpt) | 16-0 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
| – | No Scoring | 16-0 |
| 4th Quarter | ||
| REB | Fearghal O’Donnchu 14 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy | 22-0 |
| REB | Sam Hodgins 7 yd Run (Brian Dennehy 2xpt) | 30-0 |
Week 3 – 15 March 2005 – Dublin Rebels 14 Belfast Bulls 22
| At Cherryvale Playing Fields, Belfast | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Dublin Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Belfast Bulls | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| Team | Scorers | Score |
| 1st Quarter | ||
| – | No Scoring | 0-0 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
| BBL | Mark Helferty 25 yd Pass from Kevin Downs | 0-6 |
| BBL | Mark Helferty 20 yd Pass from Kevin Downs (Wagner 2xpt) | 0-14 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
| – | No Scoring | 0-14 |
| 4th Quarter | ||
| REB | Sam Hodgins 2 yd Run | 6-14 |
| BBL | Erin Wagner 6 yd Run (Kevin Downs 2xpt) | 6-22 |
| REB | Brian Dennehy 23 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy (Simon Mackey 2xpt) | 14-22 |
Week 7 – 24 April 2005 – Dublin Rebels 8 Carrickfergus Knights 8
| At Greystones RFC, Co. Wicklow | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Carrickfergus Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Dublin Rebels | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | Scorers | Score |
| 1st Quarter | ||
| – | No scoring | 0-0 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
| REB | Mark Kelly 6 yd Run (Brian Dennehy 2xpt) | 0-8 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
| – | No scoring | 0-8 |
| 4th Quarter | ||
| CAR | Bobby Murray 2 yd Run (David Wright 2xpt) | 8-8 |
Week 9 – 22 May 2000 – Dublin Rebels 34 Cork Admirals 20
| At Greystones RFC, Co. Wicklow | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Cork Admirals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Dublin Rebels | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 |
| Team | Scorers | Score |
| 1st Quarter | ||
| REB | Simon Mackey 15 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy | 0-6 |
| REB | Sam Hodgins 20 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy | 0-12 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
| REB | Conor Ryan 30 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy (Conor Ryan 2xpt) | 0-20 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
| COR | MacHale 10 yd Pass from David Lomansey (MacHale 2xpt) | 8-20 |
| REB | Andrew Dennehy 1 yd Run | 8-26 |
| 4th Quarter | ||
| COR | David Lomansey 5 yd Run | 14-26 |
| COR | Keith O’Callaghan 35 yd Pass from David Lomansey | 20-26 |
| REB | Sam Hodgins 50 yd Run (Sam Hodgins 2xpt) | 20-34 |
Week 10 – 29 May 2005 – Dublin Rebels 50 Dublin Dragons 0
| At Greystones RFC, Co. Wicklow | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Dublin Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dublin Rebels | 16 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 50 |
| Team | Scorers | Score |
| 1st Quarter | ||
| REB | Conor Ryan 50 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy | 0-6 |
| REB | Defensive Safety | 0-8 |
| REB | Sam Hodgins 2 yd Run (Sam Hodgins 2xpt) | 0-16 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
| – | No scoring | 0-16 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
| REB | Myles Majid 10 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy | 0-22 |
| REB | Fearghal O’Donnchu 10 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy (Steve Archibald 2xpt) | 0-30 |
| 4th Quarter | ||
| REB | Fearghal O’Donnchu 12 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy (Marcus Naylor 2xpt) | 0-38 |
| REB | Steve Archibald 43 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy | 0-44 |
| REB | Marcus Naylor 3 yd Pass | 0-50 |
Week 12 – 13 June 2005 – Carrickfergus Knights 32 Dublin Rebels 20
| At Woodburn Road, Carrickfergus | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Dublin Rebels | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Carrickfergus Knights | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 32 |
| Team | Scorers | Score |
| 1st Quarter | ||
| CAR | Bobby Murray 3 yd Run | 0-6 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
| CAR | David Wright 1 yd Run | 0-12 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
| REB | Barry Flinn 21 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy (Marcus Naylor 2xpt) | 8-12 |
| CAR | Clinton McDowell 35 yd Reverse | 8-18 |
| 4th Quarter | ||
| REB | Andrew Dennehy 1 yd Run | 14-18 |
| CAR | Bobby Murray 9 yd Run | 14-24 |
| REB | Barry Flinn 40 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy | 20-24 |
| CAR | Stephen McDowell 1 yd Run (Spencer McDowell 2xpt) | 20-32 |
Week 15 – Dublin Dragons 8 Dublin Rebels 52
| At Lucan, Co. Dublin | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Dublin Rebels | 8 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 52 |
| Dublin Dragons | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | Scorers | Score |
| 1st Quarter | ||
| REB | Barry Flinn 26 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy (Brian Dennehy 2xpt) | 8-0 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
| REB | Ross McCooey 40 yd Int Return (Barry Flinn 2xpt) | 16-0 |
| REB | Conor Ryan 60 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy (Barry Flinn 2xpt) | 24-0 |
| REB | Barry Flinn 28 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy (Brian Dennehy 2xpt) | 32-0 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
| REB | Sam Hodgins 7 yd Run (Sam Hodgins 2xpt) | 40-0 |
| DRA | Robert Popciobobartepolus 47 yd Pass from Robert Olwill (John Durrad 2xpt) | 40-8 |
| 4th Quarter | ||
| REB | Brian Dennehy 6 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy | 46-8 |
| REB | Conor Ryan 4 yd Run | 52-8 |
Week 17 – 26 July 2005 – Dublin Rebels 26 Belfast Bulls 0
| At Greystones RFC, Co. Wicklow | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Belfast Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dublin Rebels | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| Team | Scorers | Score |
| 1st Quarter | ||
| REB | Barry Flinn 11 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy | 0-6 |
| REB | Conor Ryan 55 yd Punt Return (Barry Flinn 2xpt) | 0-14 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
| REB | Fearghal O’Donnchu 9 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy | 0-20 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
| – | No Scoring | 0-20 |
| 4th Quarter | ||
| REB | Brian Dennehy 8 yd Run | 0-26 |
Semi-Final – 15 August 2005 – Dublin Rebels 26 Carrickfergus Knights 20
| At Greystones RFC, Co. Wicklow | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Carrickfergus Knights | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Dublin Rebels | 0 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| Team | Scorers | Score |
| 1st Quarter | ||
| CAR | Ian McIlroy 8 yd Pass from Adam Devenney | 6-0 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
| REB | Brian Dennehy 8 yd Run | 6-6 |
| REB | Barry Flinn 12 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy | 6-12 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
| REB | Sam Hodgins 7 yd Run (Fearghal O’Donnchu 2xpt) | 6-20 |
| REB | Sam Hodgins 11 yd Run | 6-26 |
| 4th Quarter | ||
| CAR | Clinton McDowell 56 yd Pass from Adam Devenny (David Wright 2xpt) | 14-26 |
| CAR | Colin Esler 25 yd Pass from Adam Devenney | 20-26 |
Shamrock Bowl XIX – Belfast Bulls 19 Dublin Rebels 26
Belfast Bulls 19 Dublin Rebels 26
| At Grafton Arena, Belfast | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Dublin Rebels | 12 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 26 |
| Belfast Bulls | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| Team | Scorers | Score |
| 1st Quarter | ||
| REB | Brian Dennehy 1yd Run | 6-0 |
| REB | Mark Smyth 10yd Fumble Return | 12-0 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
| REB | Sam Hodgins 5yd Run | 18-0 |
| BBL | Mark Helferty 15yd Pass from James McKelvey (Eoghan Murphy PAT) | 18-7 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
| BBL | Erin Wagner 13yd Run | 18-13 |
| 4th Quarter | ||
| BBL | Kris Donaghy 9yd Pass from James McKelvey | 18-19 |
| REB | Fearghal O’Donnchu 15yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy (Brian Dennehy 2xpt) | 26-19 |
Dublin Rebels 2005 Shamrock Bowl XIX Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Years | Hometown |
| Players | ||||
| 8 | Samuel Hodgins | Tailback | R | Dublin |
| 10 | Andy Dennehy | Quarterback | 12 | Dublin |
| 20 | Mark Kelly | Running Back / Linebacker | 16 | Dublin |
| 21 | Kevin Finnegan | Defensive Back | 2 | Dublin |
| 22 | Steve Archibald | Wide Receiver / Defensive Back | 11 | England |
| 23 | Eric O’Byrne | Defensive Back | 1 | Dublin |
| 25 | Sean Shanahan | Linebacker / Running Back | 15 | USA |
| 26 | Darragh Farrell | Free Safety | 2 | Dublin |
| 28 | Pat Quinn | Defensive Back | 3 | Dublin |
| 29 | Myles Majid | Wide Receiver | R | Wicklow |
| 31 | Darren Conway | Defensive End | 2 | Dublin |
| 32 | James Collins | Wide Receiver / Kicker | 1 | Dublin |
| 33 | Darrin O’Toole | Defensive Back | 4 | Dublin |
| 40 | Kenny Hudson | Middle Linebacker | 10 | Dublin |
| 45 | Andy Flynn | Middle Linebacker / Fullback | 10 | Dublin |
| 52 | Shane Campbell | Offensive Line | 3 | Dublin |
| 54 | Ross McCooey | Middle Linebacker | R | Dublin |
| 55 | Paul Weldon | Middle Linebacker | 1 | Dublin |
| 60 | Dave Sherwin | Center | 5 | Dublin |
| 66 | Fergal O’Hanlon | Offensive Line | 10 | Dublin |
| 67 | Eris Gras | Outside Linebacker | 6 | Dublin |
| 69 | Mikkel Soelberg | Offensive Line | R | Denmark |
| 72 | Tobias Hansson | Offensive Line | 5 | Sweden |
| 74 | Al Kelly | Defensive Tackle | 15 | Dublin |
| 76 | Simon Connellon | Offensive Lineman | 1 | Dublin |
| 77 | David Griffith | Offensive Lineman | 3 | Dublin |
| 80 | Marcus Naylor | Free Safety /Running Back | 10 | Wicklow |
| 81 | Barry Flinn | Wide Receiver | R | Dublin |
| 82 | Carl Faichney | Wide Receiver | 3 | Dublin |
| 85 | Fearghal O’Donnchu | Tight End / Outside Linebacker | 12 | Dublin |
| 86 | Simon Mackey | Tight End / Outside Linebacker | 2 | Wicklow |
| 87 | Conor Ryan | Wide Receiver | 2 | Wicklow |
| 88 | Brian Dennehy | Running Back | 14 | Dublin |
| 94 | Paul Smyth | Defensive End | 2 | Dublin |
| 96 | Conor Walsh | Defensive End | 3 | Dublin |
| 99 | Steve Wilson | Defensive Tackle | 3 | Dublin |
| Coaches | ||||
| OC | Brian Dennehy | Offensive Coach | Dublin | |
| DC | Fearghal O’Donnchu | Defensive Coach | Dublin |
Dublin Rebels 2005 Scorers
| Name | TD | 2XP | Points |
| Sam Hodgins | 9 | 3 | 60 |
| Barry Flinn | 6 | 3 | 42 |
| Brian Dennehy | 5 | 5 | 40 |
| Conor Ryan | 5 | 1 | 32 |
| Andy Dennehy | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Carl Faichney | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Marcus Naylor | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Mark Kelly | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Simon Mackey | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Steve Archibald | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Myles Majid | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Ross McCooey | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Safety | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Video – Shamrock Bowl XIX – Dublin Rebels 26 Belfast Bulls 19
References
Logos
[1] Dublin Rebels Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2004) logo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20041207102917im_/http://www.dublinrebels.com/images/logo.gif [Accessed 1 February 2021]
Websites
[2] Irish American Football Association (2005) 2005 Results [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/2005results.htm [Accessed 24 September 2016]
Internet Archive
[3] Dublin Rebels Wayback Machine (2005) Main[Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20051204011916/http://www.dublinrebels.com:80/main.html [Accessed 5 July 2017]
[4] Dublin Rebels Wayback Machine (2005) 2005 Game Reports #SBXIX [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20060222031229/http://www.dublinrebels.com/2005.htm#shamxix [Accessed 1 February 2021]
[5] Dublin Rebels Wayback Machine (2005) 2005 Roster [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20051204011225/http://www.dublinrebels.com/roster.htm [Accessed 1 February 2021]
Images
[6] Dublin Rebels Wayback Machine (2005) 2005shamrockbowl1 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20050901182936im_/http://www.dublinrebels.com/2005shamrockbowl1.jpg [Accessed 1 February 2021]
Videos
[7] You Tube Belfast Harlequins RFC Channel (2020) Shamrock Bowl XIX [1:40-4:00] [Internet] Available from: https://youtu.be/98mJ8kptN_c [Accessed 31 January 2021]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels
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