League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Cill Dara Crusaders	8	7	1	0	214	64	14
*Meath Bulldogs	8	6	1	1	153	58	13
Antrim Jets	8	5	3	0	153	68	10
North Dublin Pirates	8	3	4	1	96	96	7
Causeway Giants	8	1	7	0	50	209	2
NI Razorbacks #	8	1	7	0	60	214	1

*Qualify for Playoffs / 2 Pts Win / 1 Pt Tie / 0 Pts Loss / -1 Pt Forfeit #

Reference: [1][2][Adjusted]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	IAFL 2 Bowl		Newbridge College
14.07.19	Cill Dara Crusaders	34	Meath Bulldogs	26

Reference: [2]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
03.03.19	Causeway Giants	6	Antrim Jets	32
	Week 2
10.03.19	Antrim Jets	14	NI Razorbacks	0
	Week 4
24.03.19	Meath Bulldogs	0	North Dublin Pirates	0
24.03.19	Cill Dara Crusaders	25	Causeway Giants	0
	Week 5
31.03.19	Cill Dara Crusaders	40	NI Razorbacks	0
	Week 6
07.04.19	Antrim Jets	8	North Dublin Pirates	10
07.04.19	Causeway Giants	18	NI Razorbacks	0
	Week 7
14.04.19	North Dublin Pirates	0	Antrim Jets	8
14.04.19	Meath Bulldogs	6	Cill Dara Crusaders	21
	Week 8
28.04.19	Causeway Giants	6	Meath Bulldogs	13
	Week 9
05.05.19	Cill Dara Crusaders	26	North Dublin Pirates	19
05.05.19	NI Razorbacks	13	Meath Bulldogs	25
	Week 10
12.05.19	NI Razorbacks	21	Antrim Jets	22
	Week 11
19.05.19	Antrim Jets	46	Causeway Giants	0
19.05.19	North Dublin Pirates	6	Meath Bulldogs	12
	Week 12
26.05.19	Cill Dara Crusaders	12	Meath Bulldogs	33
	Week 13
02.06.19	Causeway Giants	12	North Dublin Pirates	19
02.06.19	NI Razorbacks	0	Cill Dara Crusaders	45
	Week 14
09.06.19	Meath Bulldogs	16	Antrim Jets	0
	Week 15
16.06.19	North Dublin Pirates	0	Cill Dara Crusaders	30
16.06.19	NI Razorbacks	26	Causeway Giants	8
	Week 16
23.06.19	Antrim Jets	6	Cill Dara Crusaders	15
23.06.19	North Dublin Pirates	42	NI Razorbacks	0
23.06.19	Meath Bulldogs	48	Causeway Giants	0

Reference: [1][2]

Report

Cill Dara Crusaders, formed out of the merger of the North Kildare Reapers and South Kildare Soldiers finally won a Bowl game in 2019, defeating the Meath Bulldogs 32-26 in a close game, gaining revenge for their only defeat of the season, a heavy loss (12-33) against the same opposition at the end of May.

The two other Kildare teams dating back to 2012 (Reapers) and 2008 (Soldiers) had no luck in qualifying for the post-season with the Reapers failing to qualify for the Shamrock Bowl Conference Playoffs on a tie-breaker three seasons running.

The Crusaders had posted big wins over the NI Razorbacks and had close wins over the Antrim Jets, North Dublin Pirates and Causeway Giants as well as an away win over the Meath Bulldogs, meaning the teams were fairly level-pegged going into the Bowl, the Cill Dara Crusaders finishing the Regular Season on 7-1 and Meath Bulldogs 6-1-1.

Home Venues:

Team	Home Venue
Antrim Jets	Antrim Forum, Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough
Causeway Giants	Coleraine Showgrounds, Causeway Coast & Glens
Cill Dara Crusaders	Newbridge College, Co. Kildare
Meath Bulldogs	Athboy Rugby Club, Co. Meath
NI Razorbacks	Newforge Country Club, Lisburn & Castlereagh Borough
North Dublin Pirates	Malahide Rugby Club, Co. Fingal

Reference: [2]

References:

Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association (2019) Teams | Kitted | IAFL 2 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/teams/teams-kitted-iafl1/ [Accessed 25 June 2019]

[2] Irish American Football Association (2019) Schedule & Results | IAFL2 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/calendar/iafl-2-2019/ [Accessed 25 June 2019]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2019) Kitted Football | League Details | IAFL2 [Playoffs][Standings][Results & Fixtures] 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/home/kitted-football/iafl2_19/ [Accessed 16 July 2019]

Images

[3] Irish American Football Association (2019) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IAFA-Logo-400.png [Accessed 7 April 2019]

[5] Irish American Football Association (2019) IAFA 2 Bowl Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IAFL2-Bowl-e1561635928498.png [Accessed 16 July 2019]

[6] Irish American Football Association (2019) Cill Dara Crusaders Team Photo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Picture-3.jpg [Accessed 16 July 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas, University College Dublin.

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