North Kildare Reapers
Former American Football team in Ireland
The North Kildare Reapers[1] were an American Football team which formed in 2012 and participated in the IAFL from the 2013 to the 2017 season. The team merged with the South Kildare Soldiers after the 2017 season, with the merged club becoming known as the Cill Dara Crusaders.
The original club's first year of competition was 2013. They were a fully kitted team playing under the 2014 NCAA rules, as governed by the Irish American Football League.[citation needed] The team trained and played their home games at North Kildare Rugby Club[2] in Kilcock, County Kildare.
History
2013 season
The Reapers won the IAFL-1 League with six wins and two losses.[3]
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game Site | Week Preview | Week Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | 3 March 2013 | 1:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | at Waterford Wolves | L 14-12 | 0-1 | Waterford Regional Sports Centre | ||
| 2 | Bye | |||||||
| 3 | Bye | |||||||
| 4 | 21 April 2013 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | Tullamore Phoenix | W 8-6 | 1-1 | North Kildare RFC | ||
| 5 | Bye | |||||||
| 6 | Bye | |||||||
| 7 | 12 May 2013 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | at Dublin Dragons | W 2-00 | 2-1 | Garda RFC, Westmanstown | ||
| 8 | Bye | |||||||
| 9 | 26 May 2013 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | at Mullingar Minotaurs | W 40-6 | 3-1 | Harbour Field | ||
| 10 | Bye | |||||||
| 11 | 9 June 2013 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | Mullingar Minotaurs | W 32-00 | 4-1 | North Kildare RFC | ||
| 12 | Bye | |||||||
| 13 | 18 August 2013 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | Drogheda Lightning | W 32-14 | 5-1 | North Kildare RFC | ||
| 14 | 14 July 2013 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | at Meath Bulldogs | L 20-14 | 5-2 | Navan Rugby Club | ||
| 15 | Bye | |||||||
| 16 | 11 August 2013 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | Waterford Wolves | W 28-14 | 6-2 | North Kildare RFC | ||
2014 season
The Raiders were promoted to the Shamrock Bowl Conference[4][failed verification] for the 2014 season,[5] and had a record of 3–5.
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game Site | Week Preview | Week Recap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | Pts | |||||||
| 1 | Bye | ||||||||
| 2 | Bye | ||||||||
| 3 | 30 March 2014 | 1:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | Waterford Wolves | W 13-00 | 1-0 | +2 | North Kildare RFC | ||
| 4 | Bye | ||||||||
| 5 | 13 April 2014 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | at Dublin Dragons | W 21-12 | 2-0 | +2 | Garda RFC | ||
| 6 | 27 April 2014 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | University of Limerick Vikings | L 49-00 | 2-1 | North Kildare RFC | |||
| 7 | Bye | ||||||||
| 8 | Bye | ||||||||
| 9 | 18 May 2014 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | at Waterford Wolves | W 68-00 | 3-1 | +2 | Waterford RSC | ||
| 10 | Bye | ||||||||
| 11 | 1 June 2014 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | West Dublin Rhinos | L 12-9 | 3-2 | North Kildare RFC | |||
| 12 | 8 June 2014 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | at Trinity College Dublin | L 52-21 | 3-3 | Trinity College Sports Grounds | |||
| 13 | Bye | ||||||||
| 14 | 22 June 2014 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | at University of Limerick Vikings | L 18-00 | 3-4 | UL Sports Grounds | |||
| 15 | Bye | ||||||||
| 16 | 6 July 2014 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | Dublin Rebels | L 53-00 | 3-5 | North Kildare RFC | |||
2015 season
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game Site | Week Preview | Week Recap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | Pts | |||||||
| 1 | 1 March 2015 | Bye | |||||||
| 2 | 8 March 2015 | Bye | |||||||
| 3 | 15 March 2015 | 1:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | West Dublin Rhinos | W 12-00 | 1-0 | +2 | North Kildare RFC | Week 3 Preview Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine | |
| 4 | 22 March 2015 | Bye | |||||||
| 5 | 29 March 2015 | 1:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | Belfast Trojans | L 36-00 | 1-1 | 0 | North Kildare RFC | Week 5 Preview Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine | |
| 6 | 12 April 2015 | Bye | |||||||
| 7 | 19 April 2015 | Bye | |||||||
| 8 | 26 April 2015 | 1:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | at University of Limerick Vikings | L 49-00 | 1-2 | 0 | UL Sports Grounds | Week 6 Preview Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine | |
| 9 | 2 May 2015 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | Craigavon Cowboys | W 13-12 | 2-2 | +2 | North Kildare RFC | Week 9 Recap Archived 10 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine | |
| 10 | 9 May 2015 | Bye | |||||||
| 11 | 17 May 2015 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | at West Dublin Rhinos | W 5-00 | 3-2 | +2 | Castleknock College | Week 11 Preview Archived 10 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine | |
| 12 | 24 May 2015 | Bye | |||||||
| 13 | 31 May 2015 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | at Trinity College Dublin | L 48-00 | 3-3 | 0 | ALSAA Sports Complex | Week 13 Preview Archived 10 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine | |
| 14 | 7 June 2015 | Bye | |||||||
| 15 | 14 June 2015 | Bye | |||||||
| 16 | 21 June 2015 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | University College Dublin | L 48-00 | 3-4 | 0 | North Kildare RFC | Week 16 Preview Archived 10 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine | |
| 17 | 28 June 2015 | Bye | |||||||
| 18 | 4 July 2015 | 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin | at CarrickFergus Knights | L 39-00 | 3-5 | 0 | Carrickfergus RFC | ||
| Totals | 3-5 | 6 pts | |||||||
References
- ^ "North Kildare Reapers". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
- ^ "North Kildare Club". Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "North Kildare Reapers win IAFL-1". americanfootball.ie. 18 August 2013.
- ^ "Shamrock Bowl Conference". americanfootball.ie. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010.
- ^ http://www.americanfootball.ie/2014-schedules-published/
