Results – April 26th:
Shamrock Bowl Conference:
UCD 12-13 UL Vikings.
Belfast Trojans 27-6 Carrickfergus Knights
Dublin Rebels 15-6 South Dublin Panthers.
Craigavon Cowboys 28-0 West Dublin Rhinos
IAFL-1
Tyrone Titans 8-0 Mullingar Minotaurs.
Round-up:
The Belfast Trojans remained unbeaten at 3-0 with a 27 to 6 win over local rivals, Carrickfergus Knights. The Trojans opened the scoring with a Jonathan Siri punt return. A TD catch by Kris Donaghy and a safety put them 14-0 up at halftime. Second half TDs from Matt Armstrong and Peter Roberts as well as a TD from the Knights completed the scoring.
Meanwhile, the Craigavon Cowboys won a crunch game against the West Dublin Rhinos. Both teams went into the game without a win with the loser destined to be the only winless team left in the SBC. QB Peter Loughran passed for two touchdowns (Alberto & Smith) and ran for another. Andrew Herron also got a running score to give the Cowboys a comprehensive 28-0 win.
In Dublin, the Rebels won a close encounter with the South Dublin Panthers in Westmanstown. Kevin Finnegan scored early in the first quarter, with the Rebels adding a second by halftime. The Panthers then came back to make it a close finish.
The closest SBC game was down in Limerick, with the Vikings winning by only one point against UCD. The win moves the Vikings to 5-0.
In IAFL-1, the Tyrone Titans squeezed past the Mullingar Minotaurs by 8-0 to keep pace with the Cork Admirals on 3-0 at the top of the Division.