SHAMROCK
BOWL XVII - SUNDAY 10TH AUGUST 2003
DUBLIN
REBELS DEFEAT CARRICKFERGUS KNIGHTS IN
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Venue: Suttonians RFC,
Sutton, Dublin.
SCORERS:
1st Quarter: DUB: A.Dennehy 4yd run; Mackey
2xpt (8-0); CAR: McKillop 81yd pass from
McDowell (8-6).
2nd Quarter: DUB: Mackey 13yd pass from
A.Dennehy; B.Dennehy 2xpt (16-6).
3rd Quarter: DUB: Defensive safety (18-6).
4th Quarter: CAR: Elliot, 13yd pass from
McDowell (18-12); DUB: B.Dennehy 4yd run
(24-12).
MVP
Award: Brian Dennehy, Dublin Rebels.
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The
Dublin Rebels won Shamrock Bowl XVII,
the Championship game for the Irish American
Football League after defeating defending
champions, the Carrickfergus Knights at
Suttonians RFC in Dublin. The game started
in an explosive manner with both teams
scoring on early in the 1st quarter. The
Rebels scored on the first possession
of the game on a 4 yard run by quarterback
Andy Dennehy. Tight end Simon Mackey added
a 2 point conversion to make the score
8-0. The Knights responded immediately
on the first offensive series when receiver
Paul McKillop caught a long pass from
Stephen McDowell and took it 81 yards
to the end zone. The Knights then recovered
the resulting kick-off after the ball
hit a Rebels player, but failed to convert
this into points. The Rebels added to
their lead in the second quarter when
Simon Mackey scored on a 13 yard pass
from Andy Dennehy, with Brian Dennehy
adding the 2 point conversion to make
it 16-6 at half time.
The
3rd quarter was a close affair as both
defenses got on top in the very hot conditions.
Running back Brian Dennehy managed to
get the Rebels a first and goal, but the
Knights defense held strong and got the
ball back after the Rebels failed to convert
a 4th down play. The Knights took over
on their own 1 yard line, but concede
a safety (2 points) after running back
William Cowan was tackled in his own end
zone by the Rebels defense. Both team
then exchanged interceptions - Chris Davidson
for the Knights & Feargal O'Donnchu
for the Rebels. The Knights then began
to move the ball through the air with
Ian McIlroy picking up a couple of first
downs, then Robert Elliot made the score
18-12 with a 13 yard pass from McDowell.
The Rebels then responded on their next
drive which ended with a 4 yard touchdown
run by the games MVP Brian Dennehy to
make the final score 24-12.
NFL
International representative, Tony Allen
conducted the presentation of the brand
new Shamrock Bowl Perpetual Trophy to
the Rebels captains after the game.
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