American Football- Shamrock Bowl, Ireland National Championship

American Football- Shamrock Bowl, Ireland National Championship

The Shamrock Bowl XXI, the Championship game for the Irish American Football League between Cork Admirals and University of Limerick Vikings will commence at 2pm in the University of Limerick next Sunday, 29th July.

The game will include all the usual extras for a family day including live game commentator, music fun inflatables for kids, refreshments and game programme. The Shamrock Bowl is being promoted as a family event aimed at people who may never have attended a live American football match. It gives sports fans a chance to see the sport live and close - a totally different experience to watching on tv.

The game will be played on a specially constructed venue- the university is preparing a pitch with a large banked spectator area capable of holding a large crowd. The other three sides of the pitchwill be roped off to provide more spectator areas. The pitch is being prepared on what is currently the cricket pitch adjacent to the University Arena- goal posts will be relocated to to align the pitch with the banked stands at the rear of the Arena. The pitch will be regulation length fully marked up to college NCAA standards including all the hash marks and stenciled numbers.

For further information: www.shamrockbowl.com