Shamrock Bowl XXV
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Shamrock Bowl XXV was an American football
game pitting the 6 time Shamrock Bowl
champions, Dublin Rebels
against university side, UL Vikings. The game was played on July 31, 2011, at the Morton Stadium
in Santry
, Dublin. The Rebels defeated the Vikings by a score of 14 - 13, earning their seventh Shamrock Bowl win. Rebels safety
Marcus Naylor was named the Shamrock Bowl MVP. He was the second Rebels Safety
ever to win the award following, Brian Carter.
This was a replay of last year's Shamrock Bowl
. The UL Vikings came into the game on the back of an undefeated streak. The reigning champions, Dublin Rebels came into the game after winning the Central Division and only losing 3 matches with one of them being against The UL Vikings.
The event was reported by many newspapers and websites including Extratime, a popular website dealing with Irish sport. Footage of the event was later released on Youtube
and on the IAFL website. Highlights of the match were also shown on NFL Sunday
.
, however the stadium was unavailable due to Shamrock Rovers Champions League commitments.
On June 17, It was reported that National Sports Campus Development Authourity had agreed to facilitate the silver jubilee game at Morton Stadium
. The Morton Stadium was an ideal choice as it had already received an upgrade earlier in the year. Also, it had a capacity of 5,000 which gave the IAFL a chance to beat the previous attendance record.
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...
game pitting the 6 time Shamrock Bowl
Shamrock Bowl
The ‘’’Shamrock Bowl’’’ is the championship game of the Irish American Football League , the highest level of professional American football in Ireland, culminating a season that begins in March of the current calendar season. The Shamrock Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather than...
champions, Dublin Rebels
Dublin Rebels
The Dublin Rebels are the most successful team in Irish American Football League history with seven National Championships , four league titles, two European crowns and registering the perfect season with no defeats in 2006 and again in 2010.They are members of the IAFL Central division, and have...
against university side, UL Vikings. The game was played on July 31, 2011, at the Morton Stadium
Morton Stadium
Morton Stadium, or the National Athletics Stadium, is an athletics stadium in Santry, in the north of Dublin City. Often called Santry Stadium, it is the centre for athletics events in Ireland, and home track of Clonliffe Harriers. It was home to Sporting Fingal FC...
in Santry
Santry
Santry is a suburb on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland, bordering Coolock, Glasnevin and Ballymun. Today it straddles the boundary of Dublin City and Fingal County Council area....
, Dublin. The Rebels defeated the Vikings by a score of 14 - 13, earning their seventh Shamrock Bowl win. Rebels safety
Safety
Safety is the state of being "safe" , the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational or other types or consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm or any other event which could be...
Marcus Naylor was named the Shamrock Bowl MVP. He was the second Rebels Safety
Safety
Safety is the state of being "safe" , the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational or other types or consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm or any other event which could be...
ever to win the award following, Brian Carter.
This was a replay of last year's Shamrock Bowl
Shamrock Bowl
The ‘’’Shamrock Bowl’’’ is the championship game of the Irish American Football League , the highest level of professional American football in Ireland, culminating a season that begins in March of the current calendar season. The Shamrock Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather than...
. The UL Vikings came into the game on the back of an undefeated streak. The reigning champions, Dublin Rebels came into the game after winning the Central Division and only losing 3 matches with one of them being against The UL Vikings.
The event was reported by many newspapers and websites including Extratime, a popular website dealing with Irish sport. Footage of the event was later released on Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
and on the IAFL website. Highlights of the match were also shown on NFL Sunday
FOX NFL Sunday
Fox NFL Sunday is the pregame show for the TV show NFL on Fox. The program is broadcast on Fox television affiliates nationwide. The audio portion of the show is broadcast over the Fox Sports Radio network, distributed by Premiere Radio Networks...
.
Host selection
The game was originally scheduled to take place at Tallaght StadiumTallaght Stadium
Tallaght Stadium is a football stadium in the Southside suburb of Tallaght, Dublin. Shamrock Rovers originally announced details of the stadium back in July 1996...
, however the stadium was unavailable due to Shamrock Rovers Champions League commitments.
On June 17, It was reported that National Sports Campus Development Authourity had agreed to facilitate the silver jubilee game at Morton Stadium
Morton Stadium
Morton Stadium, or the National Athletics Stadium, is an athletics stadium in Santry, in the north of Dublin City. Often called Santry Stadium, it is the centre for athletics events in Ireland, and home track of Clonliffe Harriers. It was home to Sporting Fingal FC...
. The Morton Stadium was an ideal choice as it had already received an upgrade earlier in the year. Also, it had a capacity of 5,000 which gave the IAFL a chance to beat the previous attendance record.