Nations Cup 1996
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| *Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 35 | 2 |
| Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 44 | 0 |
Nations Cup 1997
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| *Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 12 | 4 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 51 | 2 |
| Wales | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 78 | 0 |
Nations Cup 1998
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| *Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 14 | 4 |
| England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 38 | 2 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 83 | 2 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 0 |
Nations Cup 1999
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| *Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 16 | 6 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 22 | 4 |
| Wales | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Ireland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 |
Nations Cup 2000
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| *Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Report
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From 1996-2000 the Nations Cup was held between the National American Football teams of the four Atlantic Isles Nations: England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The series started in 1996 with a home-and-away series between Scotland and Ireland. The 1997 was the first official edition and featured Ireland, Scotland and Wales only, and the 2000 edition was a single game between England and Scotland. The 1998 and 1999 editions featured all four Atlantic Isles Nations.
Bibliography
[1] Anon. (1996) “KICKING KEV KEEPS IRISH EYES SMILING” First Down. March 15, 1996. Pg. 20
[2] Anon. (1997) “IRELAND HARPOON WALES” First Down. April 5, 1997. Pg. 21.
[3] Anon. (1997) “EMERALD SMILES? – Ireland have a tough task in gaining Nations Cup revenge over Scotland” First Down. Saturday, September 6, 1997. Pg. 23
[4] Anon. (1997) “SCOTLAND 31 IRELAND 0” First Down. Saturday, September 20, 1997. Pg. 21
[5] Anon. (1998) “WALES 34 IRELAND 6” First Down. OCtober 8-14, 1998. Pg. 24
[6] Anon. (1999) “HART’s SOUL FIRES ENGLAND TRIUMPH: IRELAND 0 ENGLAND 46” First Down. October 14-20, 1999. Pg. 27
[7] Anon. (1999) “Scots clinch hom nations hat-trick: FOUR NATIONS CUP SCOTLAND 30 IRELAND 0” First Down. October 21-27, 1999. Pg.
Websites
[1] Britball Now (2018) Complete History of the Game in the UK – 1996-2000: The Game hits rock bottom [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/complete-history-of-the/1996-to-2000—uk-hits-rock.html [Accessed 12 May 2018]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 15 November 2017
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