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Shamrock Bowl Conference
American Football Ireland (AFI) is the national governing body for American football on the island of Ireland, with teams across both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Founded in 1984, it is entirely run by volunteers and played by amateurs. The senior men's full-contact league currently consists of a two-division promotion and relegation system with 8 teams in each division, with the Premier Division playoff champions being awarded the Shamrock Bowl. AFI also organizes developmental youth leagues, co-ed and women's flag football competitions, as well as overseeing the Irish Wolfhounds national team which competes in International Federation of American Football, IFAF competitions. History Background American football was first played on the island of Ireland in the 1940s by United States servicemen stationed in Northern Ireland during World War II, with the first game being played in Belfast at Ravenhill Stadium in 1942 between teams representing service and ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Football
American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at each end. The offense (sports), offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped Ball (gridiron football), football, attempts to advance down the field by Rush (gridiron football), running with the ball or Forward pass#Gridiron football, throwing it, while the Defense (sports), defense, the team without possession of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance the ball at least ten yard, yards in four Down (gridiron football), downs or plays; if they fail, they turnover on downs, turn over the football to the defense, but if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs to continue the Glossary of American football#drive, drive. Points are scored primarily b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craigavon Cowboys
The Craigavon Cowboys are an American football team playing in Craigavon, who play in the Irish American Football League American Football Ireland (AFI) is the national governing body for American football on the island of Ireland, with teams across both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Founded in 1984, it is entirely run by volunteers and played by .... Early success for the Cowboys seen them take home the Shamrock Bowl Crown in 1986, 1990 and 1992. The club folded in the mid 1990s but reformed again in 2005, winning the DV8 (Development) League in 2009. As of 2025, the Cowboys compete in IAFL's Premier Division, having won the inaugural Harp Bowl I in 2024 to secure promotion from Division 1. Honours Senior Kitted *3x Shamrock Bowl Winners - I (1986), V (1990), VII (1992) *2x Division 1 / Harp Bowl Winners - 2019, I (2024) *2x IAFL 1 Bowl Finalists - 2017, 2018 *IAFL DV8 Champions - 2009 Junior Kitted *2x IAFA Junior League Champions - 2014, 2015 Flag *3x E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. The Vikings compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansion team, the team began play the 1961 Minnesota Vikings season, following year. They are named after the Vikings of medieval Scandinavia, reflecting the prominent Scandinavian American culture of Minnesota. The team plays its home games at U.S. Bank Stadium in the Downtown East, Minneapolis, Downtown East section of Minneapolis. The Vikings have an all-time overall record of , the highest regular season and combined winning percentage among NFL franchises who have not won a Super Bowl, in addition the most playoff runs, division titles, and (tied with the Buffalo Bills) Super Bowl appearances. They also have the most conference championship appearances of non-winning Super Bowl teams, with them being one of four (along with the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. Founded in 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season, 1933, the Steelers are the seventh-oldest franchise in the NFL, and the oldest franchise in the AFC. In contrast with their status as perennial also-rans in the pre-AFL–NFL merger, merger NFL, where they were the oldest team never to have won a league championship, the Steelers of the post-AFL–NFL merger, merger (modern) era are among the most successful NFL franchises, especially during their dynasty in the 1970s. The team is tied with the New England Patriots for the most Super Bowl titles at six, and they have both played in (16 times) and hosted (11 times) more conference championship games than any other team in the NFL. The Steelers have also won eight AFC Championship Game, AFC championships, tied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croke Park
Croke Park (, ) is a Gaelic games stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Named after Archbishop Thomas Croke, it is referred to as Croker by GAA fans and locals. It serves as both the principal national stadium of Ireland and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Since 1891 the site has been used by the GAA to host Gaelic sports, including the annual All-Ireland finals in List of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals, Gaelic football and List of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship finals, hurling. A major expansion and redevelopment of the stadium ran from 1991 to 2005, raising capacity to its current 82,300 spectators. This makes Croke Park the List of European stadiums by capacity, fourth-largest stadium in Europe, and the largest not usually used for association football in Europe. Along with other events held at the stadium include the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, 2003 Special Olympics, and numerous musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and the highest professional level of American football in the world. Each NFL season begins annually with a NFL preseason, three-week preseason in August, followed by the NFL regular season, 18-week regular season, which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 17 games and having one Bye (sports), bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, seven teams from each conference, including the four division winners and three Wild card (sports), wild card teams, advance to the NFL playoffs, playoffs, a single-elimination tournament, which culminates in the Super Bowl, played in early February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCD Celebrating Shamrock Bowl Victory
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IAFL-2
IAFL-2 was the third tier of American football in Ireland. The league, which was founded in 2014, was won by the Tyrone Titans in its inaugural year. It folded in 2023, and was amalgamated into Division 1 from the 2024 season. Like the Premier League (tier 1) and IAFL-1 (tier 2), the league was contested by teams from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub .... The IAFL-2 Conference was intended to allow new teams and clubs, including those entering the sport, to build their team. The winner of the IAFL-2 Conference was promoted to Division 1. History References External links Americanfootball.ie - 2017 IAFL2 Conference {{IAFL Irish American Football League 2014 establishments in Ireland Sports leagues establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trojans Lift The Shamrock Bowl
Trojan or Trojans may refer to: * Of or from the ancient city of Troy * Trojan language, the language of the historical Trojans Arts and entertainment Music * ''Les Troyens'' ('The Trojans'), an opera by Berlioz, premiered part 1863, part 1890 * The Trojan, a 1950s Jamaican sound system led by Duke Reid * Trojan Records, a British record label, founded in 1968 * "Trojans" (The Damned song), a song by The Damned on their 1985 album ''Phantasmagoria'' * ''Trojans'' (EP), by Atlas Genius, 2013 Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Trojan'' (video game), 1986 * ''Trojan'', a 1991 novel by James Follett * ''Troy'', a 2004 historical war drama * "Trojan" (''Red Dwarf''), a 2012 episode of the TV comedy People * Trojan (surname), including a list of people with the name * Trojan Gundulić (c. 1500 – c. 1555), a merchant and printer from the Republic of Ragusa Places * Trojan, Gauteng, South Africa * Trojan, South Dakota U.S. * Trojan (mountain), on the border of Albania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belfast Trojans
The Belfast Trojans are an American Football team formed in January 2006, and have competed in the Irish American Football League, IAFL since 2007 playing NCAA rules in full contact. The Belfast Trojans are among the most successful American Football teams in Ireland, having won the Shamrock Bowl five times. The team currently train and play their home matches at Belfast Harlequins Club located at Deramore Park. The Belfast Trojans are the only Irish team to have a dedicated American Football field at their facility. History Formed in 2006 by players disillusioned with the now defunct Belfast Bulls, the Trojans joined the IAFL in 2007 2007 season Playing their games at Malone RFC the fledgling Trojans ended their rookie year in the IAFL with a 3–3–2 record. 2008 season The Trojans second year would prove to be one of great success but success that came at a cost. The Trojans started with back to back games against two of the powerhouses of Irish American Football, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
