North Kildare Reapers

Former American Football team in Ireland

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     ChairmanLaura HunterHead coachSimon GreeneManagerDavid PerkinsChampionships2013 IAFL-1 WinnersMascotReaperWebsitehttp://www.nkreapers.com

The North Kildare Reapers[1] were an American Football team formed in 2012 and participated in the IAFL from 2013 to 2017 seasons. The team merged with the South Kildare Soldiers after the 2017 season. The merged club plays as the Cill Dara Crusaders. The 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] located in Kilcock, County Kildare.

The Reapers were sponsored by EA Sports Ireland, Mcgargles Brewery and the Kerry Group.[citation needed] The club played at the North Kildare Sports Facility outside Kilcock, County Kildare.[citation needed]

History

2013 season

The Reapers won the IAFL-1 League with six wins and two losses.[3][4]

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[5] for the 2014 season 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[6]
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[7]
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[8]
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[9]
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[10]
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[11]
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[12]
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

  1. ^ "North Kildare Reapers". Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ IAFA official season results.
  4. ^ "North Kildare Reapers win IAFL-1". 18 August 2013.
  5. ^ Shamrock Bowl Conference Archived 2010-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Week 3 Preview
  7. ^ Week 5 Preview
  8. ^ Week 6 Preview
  9. ^ Week 9 Recap
  10. ^ Week 11 Preview
  11. ^ Week 13 Preview
  12. ^ Week 16 Preview