Colours

The colours of the club are royal blue and gold, to match those of the University. Our helmets and pants are royal blue. We have two different jersey schemes; for home games we wear royal blue with gold along the sides and for away games we wear white with gold along the sides.

American Football in Ireland

American Football has been played in its current format since 1984 when the first ever team, the Dublin Celts, was formed as a direct result of the increased media access to the games from the States. Throught the Celts’ activites in various International games and tournaments, more teams were encouraged to be setup and in 1986 the first National tournament was played with the Celts, Belfast Blitzers, Craigavon Cowboys and Coleraine Chieftans. The competition, the Jack Daniels Summer Bowl was eventually won by the Celts. Also in 1986 the first ever Shamrock Bowl was held, with the Cowboys defeating the Celts 6-0 becoming Ireland’s first National Champions.

In 1987, 11 teams joined the League and the first full season was played. The Celts eventually won and earned the right to participate in the European Championships In 1995 the Irish National Team was formed. In their first game against Great Britain they were defeated 22-0.

For more information on the history of football in Ireland, please see the Irish American Football Association (IAFA) website at www.americanfootball.ie