161.
London Blitz 27-24
Southern
Sundevils, 2006. Sundevils leaped out to
an early 14-0, and held a lead of 21-10 in the third quarter. Blitz narrowed the
gap with a score, but a Sundevils field goal opened a 24-16 lead in the third
quarter. The Blitz closed to 24-22, and Tom Britton’s 2 PAT leveled the scores.
An inspired Blitz march downfield, and with 2 minutes remaining Duncan Aldous
kicked the game winning 31 yard field goal. Match
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162. Severn Vale Royals 27-26
Cardiff, 1991
Severn Vale scored a TD from 18
yards with less than 2 minutes to go to secure the win. No match
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163.
Oxford Saints 28-28
London Blitz,
1995.
The Saints and the Blitz split 56
points right down the middle in one of
the highest scoring tied games of alltime. No match
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164.
Manchester Spartans 36-34
Leeds Cougars,
1985
In an eagerly awaited cross
Pennine tussle, the Spartans QB TJ Johnson through for 4 scores in this
shoot-out with their great rivals. No match
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165. Staffordshire Surge 22-23
Sheffield Saxons, 6th June
1998, BSL Division One.
Jon Wyse caught 8 passes for over
150 yards and 3TDs for the Surge, but it was still not enough as the Saxons
opened a 23-8 lead and withstood a real Surge! Match
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166.
Luton Flyers 37-17
Birmingham Bulls, 1987 Budweiser National
Quarter-Final
The power running of GB
International Dave Munn, led the Flyers to a major upset over the 1986 champions
in this quarter-final show down. No match
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167. Colchester Gladiators 47-28
Brighton B-52s, 1988 final
168. GB Lions 7-0 France, 29th September
1985
Lance Cone coached the Lions to
their first win in their first ever international, in this friendly at Walton
& Hersham. Cone ensured his full squad had a run out and Victor Ebubideke
scored on a 6 yard TD to give the Lions the win in this historic match. Match
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169.
Amsterdam Crusaders 2-0
Birmingham Bulls, 31st May
1992
In this hugely close Eurobowl knock
out match, the Bulls had 5 players ruled ineligible prior to the game after a
protest from the Crusaders including import QB Joe English. A fumbled snap, led
to the Cru scoring a safety, and the Bulls couldn’t get anything going. Coach
Moon quit straight after the game due to job commitments. Match
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170. Manchester Spartans 28-20
Glasgow Lions, 14th May
1989
Paul Bailey and Hazen Choates led
the Spartans to a 21-0 lead against the Lions, but the team from
Glasgow hit back with scores from Burns and
McCluskey to close to 21-14. Bailey extended the Spartans lead to 2 TDs, but the
Lions hit straight back through QB Trainor. Match
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