Final Standings

	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	67	13
*UL Vikings	8	6	1	1	163	86	13
*Trinity College Dublin	8	2	6	0	125	80	4
North Kildare Reapers	8	2	6	0	71	254	4

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Wildcard Playoffs
17.07.16	Belfast Trojans	31	Carrickfergus Knights	16
17.07.16	UL Vikings	7	Trinity College Dublin	6
	Semi-Finals
24.07.16	Dublin Rebels	20	UL Vikings	12
24.07.16	University College Dublin	7	Belfast Trojans	10
	Shamrock Bowl XXX
07.08.16	Dublin Rebels	12	Belfast Trojans	7

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
06.03.16	University College Dublin	22	Trinity College Dublin	0
	Week 2
20.03.16	Trinity College Dublin	26	Craigavon Cowboys	20
20.03.16	University College Dublin	39	North Kildare Reapers	2
20.03.16	Carrickfergus Knights	14	South Dublin Panthers	0
	Week 3
03.04.16	Trinity College Dublin	13	UL Vikings	15
03.04.16	South Dublin Panthers	6	Dublin Rebels	60
	Week 4
10.04.16	UL Vikings	36	North Kildare Reapers	0
10.04.16	Craigavon Cowboys	0	Belfast Trojans	62
	Week 5
17.04.16	University College Dublin	28	Craigavon Cowboys	7
17.04.16	Dublin Rebels	36	Carrickfergus Knights	0
	Week 6
24.04.16	North Kildare Reapers	25	Trinity College Dublin	24
24.04.16	UL Vikings	24	University College Dublin	8
24.04.16	Belfast Trojans	63	South Dublin Panthers	7
	Week 7
01.05.16	Dublin Rebels	8	Belfast Trojans	25
01.05.16	South Dublin Panthers	0	Carrickfergus Knights	41
	Week 8
08.05.16	North Kildare Reapers	16	Carrickfergus Knights	26
08.05.16	Craigavon Cowboys	13	Dublin Rebels	56
	Week 10
22.05.16	Belfast Trojans	48	North Kildare Reapers	0
22.05.16	Craigavon Cowboys	8	UL Vikings	36
22.05.16	Dublin Rebels	50	South Dublin Panthers	6
	Week 11
28.05.16	UL Vikings	16	Belfast Trojans	13
29.05.16	Trinity College Dublin	31	North Kildare Reapers	0
29.05.16	Carrickfergus Knights	24	Craigavon Cowboys	7
29.05.16	South Dublin Panthers	0	University College Dublin	25
	Week 12
05.06.16	Dublin Rebels	38	Trinity College Dublin	18
05.06.16	University of Limerick Vikings	10	University College Dublin	10
05.06.16	Belfast Trojans	40	Carrickfergus Knights	6
	Week 13
12.06.16	South Dublin Panthers	0	Craigavon Cowboys	51
	Week 14
19.06.16	North Kildare Reapers	8	University College Dublin	50
19.06.16	UL Vikings	20	Trinity College Dublin	20
19.06.16	Belfast Trojans	7	Dublin Rebels	8
	Week 15
26.06.16	North Kildare Reapers	20	South Dublin Panthers	0
26.06.16	Craigavon Cowboys	6	Carrickfergus Knights	14
	Week 16
02.07.16	Dublin Rebels	28	UL Vikings	7
03.07.16	Carrickfergus Knights	16	University College Dublin	27
03.07.16	Belfast Trojans	40	Trinity College Dubliin	7

2 Pts Win / 1 Pts Tie / 0 Loss / * Qualify for Playoff

Report

Dublin Rebels won back the Shamrock Bowl, defeating Belfast Trojans 12-7 in SB 30.

Home Venues

Team	Home Venue
Belfast Trojans	Belfast Harlequins RFC
Carrickfergus Knights	Carrickfergus RFC
Craigavon Cowboys	People’s Park, Portadown
Dublin Rebels	Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club, Rathfarnham, D16
North Kildare Reapers	North Kildare Sports Club, Leixlip, Co. Kildare
South Dublin Panthers	Garda RFC, Westmannstown, Co. south Dublin
Trinity College Dublin	Trinity Sports Grounds
University College Dublin	UCD Sports Grounds
UL Vikings	UL Sports Grounds

References

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Websites

[2] Irish American Football Association (2016) Shamrock Bowl Conference [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/contact-football/shamrock-bowl-conference/ [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2018) Shamrock Bowl History [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 23 March 2018]

Social Media

[4] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post July 15, 2016: “We’re onto Week 18 this Sunday and into the post season for the SBC and IAFL1.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1210937875606777 [Accessed 13 November 2018]

[5] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post July 17, 2016: “The results are in from today’s games:

SBC
Carrickfergus Knights 16-31 Belfast Trojans
Trinity College Dublin American Football 6-7 UL Vikings” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1212468245453740 [Accessed 13 November 2018]

[6] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post July 24, 2016: “The first SBC Semi-Final is in the bag and the Dublin Rebels are going to Shamrock Bowl 30 after beating the UL Vikings 20-12.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1217083948325503 [Accessed 13 November 2018]

[7] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post July 24, 2016: “The second Semi-Final is now over and the Belfast Trojans beat UCD American Football 10-7 “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1217246988309199 [Accessed 13 November 2018]

Images

[1] Irish American Football Association (2010) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/IAFA.jpg [Accessed 15 July 2018]

[8] American Football Ireland Facebook (2020) Photo, May 13, 2020 :Shamrock Bowl 30 Logo “We look back to 4 years ago in this Sundays throwback game, as we celebrated 30 years of the Shamrock Bowl with the Belfast Trojans and Dublin Rebels battling for the coveted bowl!” [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/97041308_3247895421911002_4228843650253062144_o.png?_nc_cat=102&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=y5GqybFzQqMAX_BhEUw&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=33673928834a11f0fe632e17f48dfb08&oe=5EE32F34 [Accessed 15 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels.

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Last Updated: 15 May 2020

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