Well we’ve had a weekend off, and we hope all of you had an excellent Easter weekend. But now it’s back to business.
Shamrock Bowl Conference
Belfast Trojans vs. Craigavon Cowboys
The Belfast Trojans host their first home game of the season and face off against the Craigavon Cowboys, who they defeated 28-0 just four weeks ago. The reigning Champions haven’t destroyed their first two opponents, the Cowboys and the Carrickfergus Knights, as we’ve come to expect from them but they’ve been relatively comfortable in victory. With the ability to score from anywhere on the field, the Belfast team are still without a doubt the favourites for the 2014 Shamrock Bowl.
The Cowboys on the other hand are showing flashes of rejuvenating. They’ve had a torrid few years but with a strong youth team and young players mixed with experienced players in their senior side the Craigavon side is on the up. They should win a few games this year.
Carrickfergus Knights vs. Dublin Rebels
Well this game should tell us whereabouts everybody is in the SBC North. The Knights are currently 0-2 to the Rebels’ 2-0 but the Carrickfergus team have faced the current top team in each division, and given a good showing of themselves. The Rebels just about defeated the UL Vikings and didn’t decimate the Waterford Wolves as expected. However the team is strong and once they get on a run they could keep going straight to a second successive Bowl.
This should be a great game, a must-win for the Rebels if they’re to have any hope of upsetting the Trojans for the SBC North Championship and a must-win for the Knights if they’re to avoid going 0-3 and if they want to get their season on to winning ways.
North Kildare Reapers vs. UL Vikings
The Reapers get their first taste against an experienced SBC side as they host the UL Vikings, who have had a shaky start to the season but seem to have gotten back on track.
With a nightmare start with two losses, against Trinity and then the Rebels, the Vikings got back to winning ways against the West Dublin Rhinos. With the rest of their schedule made up with IAFL-1 graduates, the UL team have to feel confident about going 6-2.
The Reapers however, are no pushovers. They’ve shown they have a strong defence and some serious talent on offence. Can they upset the Vikings and going 3-0?
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Cork Admirals vs. Meath Bulldogs
The Bulldogs managed to upset the previously undefeated UCD team last time out, winning 2-0 in a defensive battle of a game, whilst Cork lost 53-0 to the same opposition. Is this one already written then? Of course not. No game is.
The Bulldogs have a strong defence, whilst the score from the UCD-Cork game was, by all accounts, flattering. Cork have a decent offence, and talent on defence, but suffered injuries in that game that allowed the score to run away from them. This will by no means be a walkover by Meath.
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