Capital Bowl
Encyclopedia
The Capital Bowl is the grand final event for American football
clubs in the New Zealand
capital Wellington
and surrounding districts. The trophy was presented by Quentin Poulsen, founder of the city's first three clubs and its league.The original trophy was lost and replaced with the Horst Maczuga Trophy.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
clubs in the New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
capital Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
and surrounding districts. The trophy was presented by Quentin Poulsen, founder of the city's first three clubs and its league.The original trophy was lost and replaced with the Horst Maczuga Trophy.
Game Results
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
| 1991 | Porirua Hurricanes | 20-16 | Hutt Valley Chargers |
| 1992 | Hutt Valley Chargers | 12-6 | Porirua Hurricanes |
| 1993 | Levin Tigers | 21-7 | St George Giants |
| 1994 | Hutt Valley Chargers | WBD | Levin Tigers |
| 1995 | Wellington Giants | 24-6 | Porirua Hurricanes |
| 1996 | Wellington Giants | 8-0 | Porirua Hurricanes |
| 1997 | Porirua Hurricanes | 30-8 | Palmerston North Silverbacks |
| 1998 | Porirua Giants | 6-0 | Porirua Hurricanes |
| 1999 | Porirua Giants | 46-21 | Palmerston North Silverbacks |
| 2000 | Porirua Giants | 22-0 | Wellington Knights |
| 2001 | Porirua Giants | 12-3 | Harbour City Sharks |
| 2002 | Porirua Giants | 12-3 | Knight City Knights |
| 2003 | Knight City Knights | 42-0 | Palmerston North Silverbacks |
| 2004 | Porirua Giants | 22-20 | Knight City Knights |
| 2005 | Porirua Giants | 13-0 | Knight City Knights |
| 2006 | Hutt Valley Spartans | 21-19 (4OT) | Knight City Knights 21-19 (4 OT) |
| 2007 | Porirua Knights | 14-6 | Wellington City Wolves |
| 2008 | Porirua Knights | 28-18 | Wellington City Wolves |