Shamrock Bowl
Irish American-football championship game
The Shamrock Bowl is the championship game of the American Football Ireland (AFI), the highest level of American football on the island of Ireland, culminating a season that begins in March of the current calendar season.
The Shamrock Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather than the year in which it was held. For example, Shamrock Bowl XIII was played on 30 August 1998, following the regular season played in 1998, while Shamrock Bowl XXV was played on 31 July 2011, to determine the champion of the 2011 regular season .
The reigning champions are Dublin Rebels , who beat UCD American Football 40-34 at MTU stadium in Cork to win Shamrock Bowl XXXV.
Results
No.
Year
Date
Winner
Result
Runner-up
Venue
I
1986
Craigavon Cowboys
6–2
Dublin Celts
St Mary's RFC Templeville road Dublin
II
1987
Dublin Celts
43–25
Craigavon Cowboys
North RFC Belfast
III
1988
Dublin Celts
34–6 0
Belfast Blitzers
Terenure College RFC
IV
1989
Dublin Celts
7–6
Antrim Bulldogs
Musgrave Park Belfast
V
1990[1]
Craigavon Cowboys
54–3
Dublin Celts
Goodyear sports and conference centre Craigavon.
VI
1991
Dublin Celts
44–0 0
Antrim Bulldogs
Drogheda RFC Drogheda Co. Louth
VII
1992
Craigavon Cowboys
14–6 0
Antrim Bulldogs
Cooke Rugby Club , Belfast
VIII
1993
Dublin Tornadoes
22–2 0
Dublin Celts
Iveagh Grounds
IX
1994
Dublin Tornadoes
21–15
Carrickfergus Knights
Pat Jennings Park, Newry, Co Down
X
1995
Dublin Tornadoes
44–12
Carrickfergus Knights
Islandbridge, Dublin
XI
1996
Dublin Lightning
26–8 0
Dublin Tornadoes
St. Marys RFC, Dublin
XII
1997
Carrickfergus Knights
21–0 0
Dublin Bulls
Queens University Belfast
XIII
1998
30 August 1998
Carrickfergus Knights
22–14
Dublin Tigers
Woodburn Playing Fields, Carrickfergus
XIV
1999
29 August 1999
Dublin Tigers
22–6 0
Carrickfergus Knights
Sportslink, Santry, Dublin
–
2000
not played
XV
2001
16 December 2001
Dublin Rebels
28–7 0
Carrickfergus Knights
Woodburn Playing Fields, Carrickfergus
XVI
2002
16 June 2002
Carrickfergus Knights
66–0 0
UL Vikings
University Bowl , Limerick
XVII
2003
10 August 2003
Dublin Rebels
24–12
Carrickfergus Knights
JJ McDowell Memorial Ground , Dublin
XVIII
2004
29 August 2004
Dublin Rebels
24–22
Carrickfergus Knights
Dr. Hickey Park , Greystones
XIX
2005
28 August 2005
Dublin Rebels
26–19
Belfast Bulls
Grafton Arena, Deramore Park, Belfast
XX
2006
20 August 2006
Dublin Rebels
44–12
UL Vikings
Sportslink , Dublin
XXI
2007
29 July 2007
UL Vikings
22–14
Cork Admirals
UL Sports Ground , Limerick
XXII
2008
10 August 2008
UL Vikings
14–12
Dublin Rebels
CIT Stadium , Cork
XXIII
2009
9 August 2009
UL Vikings
9–6(OT)
Dublin Rebels
Cooke Rugby Club , Belfast
XXIV
2010
7 August 2010
Dublin Rebels
15–0 0
UL Vikings
Tallaght Stadium , Dublin
XXV
2011
31 July 2011
Dublin Rebels
14–13
UL Vikings
Morton Stadium , Dublin
XXVI
2012
14 July 2012
Belfast Trojans
16–14
UL Vikings
Tallaght Stadium , Dublin
XXVII
2013
20 July 2013
Belfast Trojans
48–18
Dublin Rebels
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
XXVIII
2014
10 August 2014
Belfast Trojans
7–0
Trinity College
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
XXIX
2015
9 August 2015
Belfast Trojans
28–14
Trinity College
Dalymount Park , Dublin
XXX
2016
7 August 2016
Dublin Rebels
12–7 0
Belfast Trojans
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
XXXI
2017
13 August 2017
Dublin Rebels
12–6 0
Carrickfergus Knights
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
XXXII
2018
19 August 2018
Cork Admirals
18–16
Dublin Rebels
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
XXXIII
2019
4 August 2019
Belfast Trojans
24–10
South Dublin Panthers
Energia Park, Donnybrook, Dublin
–
2020
not played
–
2021
not played
XXXIV
2022
7 August 2022
UCD American Football
52–24
Dublin Rebels
Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
XXXV
2023
16 July 2023
Dublin Rebels
40–34
UCD American Football
MTU Stadium, Cork
Shamrock Bowl appearances by team
Appearances
Team[2]
Wins
Losses
Season(s)[note 1]
15
Dublin Rebels
10
5
2001 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2008, 2009, 2010 , 2011 , 2013, 2016 , 2017 , 2018, 2022, 2023
10
Carrickfergus Knights
3
7
1994, 1995, 1997 , 1998 , 1999, 2001, 2002 , 2003, 2004, 2017
8
UL Vikings
3
5
2002, 2006, 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010, 2011, 2012
7
Dublin Celts
4
3
1986, 1987 , 1988 , 1989 , 1990, 1991 , 1993
6
Belfast Trojans
5
1
2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016, 2019
4
Dublin Tornadoes
3
1
1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 1996
4
Craigavon Cowboys
3
1
1986 , 1987, 1990 , 1992
3
Antrim Bulldogs
0
3
1989, 1991, 1992
2
Cork Admirals
1
1
2007, 2018
2
Dublin Tigers
1
1
1998, 1999
2
UCD American Football
1
1
2022 , 2023
2
Trinity College
0
2
2014, 2015
1
Dublin Lightning
1
0
1996
1
Belfast Blitzers
0
1
1988
1
Dublin Bulls
0
1
1997
1
Belfast Bulls
0
1
2005
1
South Dublin Panthers
0
1
2019
Shamrock Bowl MVP
References
^ Bold years indicate winning seasons.
External links
References