Shamrock Bowl XXIV will feature the University of Limerick Vikings & Dublin Rebels after both teams scored shut out victories in their respective semi-finals today. This is a repeat of last years Shamrock Bowl, which was won by the Vikings in sudden death overtime. The game will be played at Tallaght Stadium on Saturday 7th August.
Semi-Final Results:
Univ. Limerick Vikings 20-0 Carrickfergus Knights
It was really tight in the first half with both teams defenses playing excellently. The Knights never got too close to the Vikings end zone and the one time the Vikings did they got penalised. 0-0 at half time. In the second half the Vikings stepped things up and scored on their first offensive drive through a 1 yard run by Adrian Garvey. On the Knights next possesion Alan Kiely recovered an Adrian Garvey sack-fumble on Knights QB Paul McKillop and ran the ball back 50 yards for the Vikings 2nd TD. The Knights next drive turnover on downs at the Vikings 17 yard line. The next drive the Vikings used up most the remaining time by going to the endzone in about nine minutes leaving less then a minute when the Knights got the ball back. The first play of the drive McKillop was picked off by Sean Sheehy to seal the win.
Dublin Rebels 65-0 West Dublin Rhinos
Report to follow soon.