IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2013
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| SBC North | |||||||
| *Belfast Trojans | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| *Dublin Rebels | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | ||
| *Carrickfergus Knights | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | ||
| West Dublin Rhinos | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Craigavon Cowboys | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||
| SBC South | |||||||
| *University of Limerick Vikings | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||
| *Trinity College Dublin | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||
| *University College Dublin # | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Cork Admirals | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Wildcard Playoffs | ||||
| 2013 | Dublin Rebels | 14 | Carrickfergus Knights | 6 |
| 2013 | University of Limerick Vikings | 19 | University College Dublin | 12 |
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 2013 | Belfast Trojans | 14 | University of Limerick Vikings | 0 |
| 2013 | Trinity College Dublin | 14 | Dublin Rebels | 43 |
| Shamrock Bowl XXVII | ||||
| 2013 | Belfast Trojans | 48 | Dublin Rebels | 18 |
IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2014
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| SBC North | |||||||
| *Belfast Trojans | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | ||
| *Dublin Rebels | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | ||
| *Carrickfergus Knights | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Craigavon Cowboys | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Dublin Dragons | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||
| SBC South | |||||||
| *Trinity College Dublin | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| *University of Limerick Vikings | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | ||
| *West Dublin Rhinos | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| North Kildare Reapers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Waterford Wolves | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Wildcard Playoffs | ||||
| 20.07.2014 | UL Vikings | 20 | West Dublin Rhinos | 6 |
| 20.07.2014 | Dublin Rebels | 24 | Carrickfergus Knights | 0 |
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 27.07.2014 | Belfast Trojans | 28 | UL Vikings | 6 |
| 27.07.2014 | Trinity College Dublin | 47 | Dublin Rebels | 8 |
| Shamrock Bowl XXVIII | ||||
| 10.08.2014 | Belfast Trojans | 7 | Trinity College Dublin | 0 |
IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2015
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| SBC North | |||||||
| *Belfast Trojans | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| *Dublin Rebels | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | ||
| *Craigavon Cowboys | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Carrickfergus Knights | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||
| South Dublin Panthers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||
| SBC South | |||||||
| *Trinity College Dublin | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | ||
| *University of Limerick Vikings | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | ||
| *University College Dublin | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| North Kildare Reapers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| West Dublin Rhinos | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Wildcard Playoffs | ||||
| 2015 | Dublin Rebels | 62 | Craigavon Cowboys | 19 |
| 2015 | UL Vikings | 20 | University College Dublin | 12 |
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 2015 | Trinity College Dublin | 22 | Dublin Rebels | 0 |
| 2015 | Belfast Trojans | 10 | UL Vikings | 0 |
| Shamrock Bowl XXIX | ||||
| 2015 | Belfast Trojans | 28 | Trinity College Dublin | 14 |
IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2016
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| SBC North | |||||||
| *Dublin Rebels | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 284 | 82 | 14 |
| *Belfast Trojans | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 298 | 52 | 12 |
| *Carrickfergus Knights | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 141 | 132 | 10 |
| Craigavon Cowboys | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 112 | 245 | 2 |
| South Dublin Panthers | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 324 | 0 |
| SBC South | |||||||
| *University College Dublin | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 209 | 167 | 13 |
| *University of Limerick Vikings | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 163 | 86 | 13 |
| *Trinity College Dublin | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 125 | 180 | 4 |
| North Kildare Reapers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 71 | 254 | 4 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Wildcard Playoffs | ||||
| 17.07.2016 | Belfast Trojans | 31 | Carrickfergus Knights | 16 |
| 17.07.2016 | University of Limerick Vikings | 7 | Trinity College Dublin | 6 |
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 24.07.2016 | Dublin Rebels | 20 | University of Limerick Vikings | 12 |
| 24.07.2016 | Belfast Trojans | 10 | University College Dublin | 7 |
| Shamrock Bowl XXX | ||||
| 07.08.2016 | Dublin Rebels | 12 | Belfast Trojans | 6 |
IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2017
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| SBC North | |||||||
| * Carrickfergus Knights | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 151 | 93 | 10 |
| * Belfast Trojans | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 173 | 122 | 8 |
| University College Dublin | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 181 | 265 | 6 |
| South Dublin Panthers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 106 | 148 | 4 |
| SBC South | |||||||
| *Dublin Rebels | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 93 | 14 |
| *University of Limerick Vikings | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 308 | 107 | 14 |
| *Cork Admirals | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 194 | 138 | 9 |
| *Trinity College Dublin | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 187 | 128 | 7 |
| North Kildare Reapers | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 411 | 0 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Wildcard Playoffs | ||||
| 23.07.2017 | Belfast Trojans | 20 | Trinity College Dublin | 18 |
| 23.07.2017 | Univ Limerick Vikings | 36 | Cork Admirals | 12 |
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 30.07.2017 | Carrickfergus Knights | 21 | Univ Limerick Vikings | 20 ot |
| 30.07.2017 | Dublin Rebels | 32 | Belfast Trojans | 26 ot |
| Shamrock Bowl XXXI | ||||
| 13.08.2017 | Dublin Rebels | 12 | Carrickfergus Knights | 6 |
IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2018
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| SBC North | |||||||
| *University College Dublin | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 114 | 16 |
| *Belfast Trojans | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 217 | 115 | 12 |
| *Belfast Knights | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 213 | 99 | 10 |
| Trinity College Dublin | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 67 | 201 | -1 |
| Louth Mavericks | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 300 | 0 |
| SBC South | |||||||
| *Dublin Rebels | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 206 | 64 | 12 |
| *Cork Admirals | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 74 | 10 |
| *South Dublin Panthers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 150 | 6 |
| University of Limerick Vikings | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 75 | 183 | 4 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Wild-Card Playoffs | ||||
| 22.07.2018 | Belfast Trojans | 59 | Belfast Knights | 13 |
| 22.07.2018 | Cork Admirals | 31 | South Dublin Panthers | 24 |
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 05.08.2018 | Dublin Rebels | 30 | Belfast Trojans | 26 |
| 05.08.2018 | University College Dublin | 13 | Cork Admirals | 14 |
| Shamrock Bowl XXXII | Tallaght Stadium | |||
| 19.08.2018 | Dublin Rebels | 16 | Cork Admirals | 18 |
IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2019
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| *Cork Admirals | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 63 | 15 |
| *Belfast Trojans | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 168 | 86 | 13 |
| *University College Dublin | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 205 | 126 | 11 |
| *South Dublin Panthers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 160 | 138 | 8 |
| University of Limerick Vikings # | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 98 | 120 | 5 |
| Dublin Rebels | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 104 | 154 | 4 |
| West Dublin Rhinos | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 94 | 239 | 4 |
| Belfast Knights | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 101 | 167 | 3 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 21.07.2019 | Belfast Trojans | 14 | University College Dublin | 0 |
| 21.07.2019 | Cork Admirals | 6 | South Dublin Panthers | 21 |
| Shamrock Bowl XXXIII | Energia Park, Donnybrook | |||
| 04.08.2019 | Belfast Trojans | 24 | South Dublin Panthers | 10 |
Report
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The Irish American Football League played its first Shamrock Bowl in 1986, and by 2013 there were enough teams playing 11-man contact football to necessitate a Second Tier – the IAFL-1 Conference, with the Top Tier named the Shamrock Bowl conference.
The SBC North Division in 2013 was won by Belfast Trojans on a perfect 8-0 record, and they would meet SBC North runners-up Dublin Rebels in Shamrock Bowl XVII after the Rebels had beaten SBC South Champions UL Vikings in the Playoffs. The Trojans would win their second Bowl thrashing the Dublin Rebels 48-18.
In 2014 the Cork Admirals and University College Dublin were relegated for failing to complete fixtures in 2013, and the North Kildare Reapers, Waterford Wolves and Dublin Dragons would be promoted. Belfast Trojans, SBC North Champions would meet SBC South Champions Trinity College Dublin in the Shamrock Bowl, defeating the previously undefeated Trinity College side 7-0 in a game that was played in torrential rain.
The 2015 season would feature the return of UCD to the top ranks as well as the South Dublin Panthers (a reformed Dublin Dragons), while the Waterford Wolves had been relegated. Again Belfast Trojans and TCD would win their Divisions and meet in the Shamrock Bowl, where the Trojans completed a perfect season, winning 28-14.
The West Dublin Rhinos would drop down to the IAFL-1 for 2016, as the Rebels won back the title, defeating the Belfast Trojans 28-14 and ending the Trojans Bowl-winning streak at four.
The Cork Admirals would make a return to the SBC in 2017 replacing the Craigavon Cowboys who were relegated, as the Carrickfergus Knights won the SBC North Division title, appearing in their first Shamrock Bowl since 2004, but were unable to dethrone the repeating Dublin Rebels, who beat them 12-6 in a close encounter.
The Louth Mavericks would win the IAFL-1 Bowl in 2017 thus gaining promotion, while the North Kildare Reapers would merge with the South Kildare Soldiers, creating the Cill Dara Crusaders who would play in the IAFL-1 in 2018.
References
Websites
[1] Irish American Football Association (2013) IAFL Standings [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/ [Accessed 23 August 2013]
[2] Irish American Football Association (2014) IAFL Standings [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/ [Accessed 23 August 2014]
[3] Irish American Football Association (2015) IAFL Standings [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/ [Accessed 14 July 2015]
[4] Irish American Football Association (2016) SBC 2016 Schedule [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/schedule/sbc-2016-schedule/ [Accessed 26 October 2016]
[6] Irish American Football Association (2016) Journey to Thirty [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/journey-to-thirty/ [Accessed 8 August 2016]
[7] Irish American Football Association (2018) Shamrock Bowl History [Internet] Available from: hhttp://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 23 March 2018]
[17] Irish American Football Association (2017) IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-conference/ [Accessed 26 July 2018]
[18] Irish American Football Association (2018) SBC Schedule & Results 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/schedule/sbc-schedule-results-2018/ [Accessed 26 July 2018]
Internet Archive
[5] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2017) IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference Standings [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20171115125115/http://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-conference/ [Accessed 18 January 2018]
Social Media
[8] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post August 14 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1233266033373961 [Accessed 26 October 2016]
[9] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post August 14 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1227508007283097 [Accessed 26 October 2016]
[10] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post August 7 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1227556927278205:0 [Accessed 26 October 2016]
[11] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post July 17 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1212468245453740 [Accessed 26 October 2016]
[12] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post July 24 2016[Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1217083948325503 [Accessed 26 October 2016]
[13] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post July 24 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1217246988309199 [Accessed 26 October 2016]
[14] Carrickfergus Knights Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 30 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CarrickKnights/posts/1067948010006303 [Accessed 2 August 2017]
[15] Dublin Rebels Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 30 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinrebels/posts/617503018373620 [Accessed 2 August 2017]
[16] Irish American Football Association (2017) Facebook Post 14 August 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1619638348070059 [Accessed 14 August 2017]
[19] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2018) IAFA shared an Album – 20 August 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/2060236584010231 [Accessed 20 August 2018]
Websites
[20] Irish American Football Association (2019) SBC 2019 [Playoffs][Standings][Results & Fixtures] [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/home/kitted-football/sbc-2019/ [Accessed 22 July 2019]
Images
[21] 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]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Ralph Schmeer of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association and Sean Douglas of Dublin Rebels.
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