Dublin Rebels
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The Dublin Rebels are a team in the Irish American Football League,[1] with five National Championships, three league titles, two Euorpean crowns and registering the perfect season with no defeats in 2006.
The rebels have only recorded seven losses since 2001
The club was founded in the summer of 1995. Marcus Naylor and Andrew Flynn with the help of Phil Woodyard, a seasoned Irish American football player decided to put together a team to enter the 1995 Irish Flag Football League.
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[edit] 2006 season
The 2006 Season may be remembered by all as the most important season ever. The Dublin Rebels, won the IAFL League 8-0, they won their play-off and then went on to win Shamrock Bowl XX. An impressive 44 - 12 victory over UL Vikings in the Final gave the Rebels their 5th Shamrock Bowl (4 in a row). It also guaranteed them the perfect season. No other team has ever managed to win every game of the season(Limerick came close in 2007, but registered a forfeit to Cork)
[edit] 2005 season
The 2005 Season saw the Belfast Bulls try to be the first IAFL team to win the league with a perfect winning record. This was not to be, as they travelled to the Rebels for their final league game. The Rebels won that day to secure 2nd place in the league. The Rebels won the Shamrock bowl again, for the fourth time in the previous five seasons, 3rd time in a row. They beat the Belfast Bulls 26 - 19 in Shamrock Bowl XIX, held in Belfast. This tied the Rebels with IAFL legends, the Dublin Celts at the top of the All-time leader board. The Celts had a total of four Shamrock Bowls during their existence. Shamrock Bowl XIX also saw veteran running back Brian Dennehy finally hang up his boots. After 15 years in the IAFL, Dennehy announced his retirement. He was possibly one of the greatest players to grace the fields in Ireland
[edit] 2004 season
In 2004 Season The Rebels continued their tradition of introducing a number of rookies once again. The season saw the Rebels score 300 points and finish with a season record of 9-1 (inc playoff and final). The team won the league title for the 1st time. They retained the Shamrock bowl by defeating their rivals the Knights 24-22 in the final. After trailing to them by 18pts at half time, DR produced a comeback to deny them victory. Rebels’ offensive also broke the scoring record for a single game. Scoring 88 points against the Admirals. The rebels were now on 16 wins from the previous 17 games dating back to March 2003
