North Kildare Reapers

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 Their first year of competition was 2013. They are a fully kitted team playing under the 2014 NCAA rules, as governed by the Irish American Football League.

North Kildare Reapers

Founded	2012
Folded	2017
League	Irish American Football League
Conference	Shamrock Bowl Conference
Division	South
Based in	Kilcock, Ireland
Stadium	North Kildare Club
Colors	Silver White and Black
Chairman	Laura Hunter
Head coach	Simon Greene
Manager	David Perkins
Championships	2013 IAFL-1 Winners
Mascot	Reaper
Website	http://www.nkreapers.com

The players have a wide range of experience levels.

The team trained and played their home games at North Kildare Rugby Club[2] located in Kilcock, County Kildare.

Governance

IAFA Irish American Football Association

2016 Board

Chairperson	Vice-Chairperson	Treasurer	Secretary	Public Relations Officer	Player Representative
Laura Hunter	Alex Rosetti-Taylor	Ryan Doherty	David Perkins	Eoin O'Brien and John Lawlor	Thomas Brocklebank

Coaching staff

2017 Staff

	Head Coach Simon Greene Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Adrian Durney Assistant Offensive Line Coach - Eoin Vin O'Brien			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Simon Greene Defensive Backs Coach - Luke Bailey Strength and Conditioning Coach Sean Coffey

7 September 2016 News Release via Facebook.[3]

2016 Staff

	Head Coach Brendan McAleese Assistant Head Coach Paul Quigley Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Brendan McAleese Offensive Line/Running Backs - Paul Quigley Wide Receivers - Adrian Durney			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator/Line Backers – Paul Quigley Defensive Line - Simon Greene Defensive Backs - Adrian Durney Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Brendan McAleese

2015 Staff

	Head Coach Brendan McAleese Assistant Head Coach Paul Quigley Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Pete Kloehn Offensive Line - Kees Groeneveld Running Backs - Brendan McAleese Wide Receivers - Adrian Durney			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Paul Quigley Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Brendan McAleese

Sponsorship

• EA Sports Ireland
• Mcgargles Brewery
• Kerry Group

Field Information

The Reapers play at the North Kildare Sports Facility just outside Kilcock, Co. Kildare. Known by the players as "the graveyard" and by local residents as "the Maws".

History

2013 season

Won the IAFL-1 League with a record of 6 wins and 2 losses. IAFA official season results.[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

Promoted to the Shamrock Bowl Conference[5] for the 2014 season. Attained 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[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[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[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[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[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[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[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
3. North Kildare Reapers AFC Facebook News Post , 7 September 2016. Retrieved on 14 October 2016.
4. http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-teams/north-kildare-reapers/
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