Factfile

Irish American Football League Team 2008-Present

Home Ground: Castleknock College, Dublin 15.

Colours: Black Helmets; Red Jerseys; Black Pants.

Honours: IAFL 1 Bowl Champions 2018, defeating Craigavon Cowboys 16-14 in the Final.

All-Time Record: Total W-L-T: 33-65-3 / Regular W-L-T: 29-62-3 / Postseason W-L-T: 4-3-0

League History: IAFL 2008-2012; IAFL Shamrock Bowl Coference 2013-2015; IAFL 1 Conference 2016-2018; IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference 2019.

History: Team founded in 2008 as Dublin Rhinos, posting a 1-7 record in first season, then as West Dublin Rhinos from 2009 onwards they improved steadily behind a strong defense that helped them reach the playoffs in 2010 with a 3-3-2 record, winning their first game ever in the playoffs before falling in the Semi-Finals. They stayed around mid-table for most of the next four years, reaching the playoffs twice before being relegated to the IAFL 1 Conference after a 1-7 record in 2015. In the 1 Conference they built up their team again, winning the Conference with a 3-game playoff run in 2018 which saw them earn their first, and so far only honour, the 1 Bowl, defeating former Shamrock Bowl Champions Craigavon Cowboys 16-14. Back in the Shamrock Bowl Conference for 2019 they finished 7th of 8 with a 2-6 record. The 2020 season was cancelled due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic.

All-Time Record

Year	League	RS W-L-T	Pct/Pos	PS W-L-T	Champ	Other	Champ
2008	IAFL Central	1-7-0	2 / 3rd	0-0-0	None	0-0-0	None
2009	IAFL	0-7-1	1 / 7th	0-0-0	None	0-0-0	None
2010	IAFL Central	3-3-2	8 / 2nd	1-1-0	None	0-0-0	None
2011	IAFL Central	2-6-0	4 / 2nd	0-0-0	None	0-0-0	None
2012	IAFL SBC North	4-4-0	8 / 2nd	0-1-0	None	0-0-0	None
2013	IAFL SBC North	2-6-0	4 / 4th	0-0-0	None	0-0-0	None
2014	IAFL SBC South	3-5-0	6 / 3rd	0-1-0	None	0-0-0	None
2015	IAFL SBC South	1-7-0	2 / 5th	0-0-0	None	0-0-0	None
2016	IAFL 1C North	4-4-0	8 / 4th	0-0-0	None	0-0-0	None
2017	IAFL 1C	3-5-0	6 / 6th	0-0-0	None	0-0-0	None
2018	IAFL 1C South	6-2-0	12 / 3rd	3-0-0	1 Bowl	0-0-0	None
2019	IAFL SBC	2-6-0	4 / 7th	0-0-0	None	0-0-0	None

Home Venue: Castleknock College, Dublin 15

References

Images

[1] West Dublin Rhinos | Twitter (2019) West Dublin Rhinos Logo [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/834675830257229824/fw7mbNXR_400x400.jpg [Accessed 21 January 2019]

Websites

[2] Irish American Football Association (2006) 2006 LEAGUE TABLE, FIXTURES & RESULTS [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/2006results.htm [Accessed 24 September 2016]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2007) 2007 Results [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/2007results.htm [Accessed 24 September 2016]

[4] Irish American Football Association (2008) 2008 Results [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/2008results.htm [Accessed 17 October 2009]

[5] Irish American Football Association (2009) 2009 IAFL Fixtures [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/2009iaflfixtures.htm [Accessed 24 September 2016]

[6] Irish American Football Association (2010) 2010 IAFL Schedule Published [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/2010-iafl-schedule-published/ [Accessed 24 March 2014]

[7] Irish American Football Association (2011) 2011 IAFL Schedule Published [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/2011-iafl-schedule-published/ [Accessed 24 March 2014]

[8] Irish American Football Association (2014) 2012 IAFL Standings [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/ [Accessed 13 January 2014]

Internet Archive

[11] Dublin Rebels – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2008) News: 2008 League Standings [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20081019054255/http://www.dublinrebels.com/news.php [Accessed 5 July 2017]

Websites

[12] Irish American Football Association (2013) IAFL Standings [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/ [Accessed 23 August 2013]

[13] Irish American Football Association (2014) IAFL Standings [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/ [Accessed 23 August 2014]

[14] Irish American Football Association (2015) IAFL Standings [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/ [Accessed 14 July 2015]

[15] Irish American Football Association (2016) IAFL 1 Conference [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/contact-football/iafl1-conference/ [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[16] Irish American Football Association (2016) IAFL 1 2016 Schedule [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/schedule/iafl1-2016-schedule/ [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[17] 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]

[18] 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]

[19] Irish American Football Association (2017) IAFL-1 Conference Standings http://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/iafl1-conference/ [Accessed 24 July 2017]

[20] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 23 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1596885733678654 [Accessed 24 July 2017]

[21] IAFA Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post August 27 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1632046600162567 [Accessed 28 August 2017]

[22] IAFA Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post August 20 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1625971890770038 [Accessed 28 August 2017]

[23] Irish American Football Association (2018) IAFL 1 Conference Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/iafl1-conference/ [Accessed 28 May 2018]

[24] Irish American Football Association (2018) IAFL1 Schedule & Results 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/schedule/iafl-1-schedule-results-2018/ [Accessed 28 May 2018]

Websites

[25] 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]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alan Grey.

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Last Updated: 30 March 2021

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