161. 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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162.
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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163. Colchester Gladiators 47-28
Brighton B-52s, 1988 final
164. 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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165.
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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166. 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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167.
London Olympians 45-30
London Blitz, 24th September
2006
The Olympians retained their crown
in an offensive shootout against their London rivals. The Blitz, who had beaten
took a 17-12 lead at the break, but on the back of Michael Sobanjo’s 278 yards
the Olympians pulled clear to notch up another title win. Match
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168.
Bristol Aztecs 14-12 Cambridgeshire Cats,
18th August
2003
In blistering conditions, the Aztecs
held onto a thrilling 14-12 Div.2 semi-final victory over the upstart
Cambridgeshire Cats. The Aztecs would go onto win the Div.2 crown this season.
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169.
London Ravens 20-12 Streatham Olympians,
31st August
1986.
The Ravens won their second straight
national title by jumping out to a 20-0 lead against their great
London rivals. The Olympians made a game
of it in the second half on the back of TDs from Anderson and Andy Smythe to
pull the scores to within 8 points. On a last gasp drive, Steve Chesney failed
to break the goal-line and the Ravens were champions again. Match
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170. Delonghi Knights 28-27
Hampshire Cavaliers, 14th July
1991
The Cavaliers tore into a 27-0, but
an unbelievable comeback from the Knights saw them take the lead 28-27 with
minutes remaining. No match
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