171. Ipswich Cardinals 34-22 Clydesdale Colts, 24^th August 1990

The lead changed hands four times in this BNGL Bowl game as the Cardinals edged into a 23-22 in the fourth quarter. A late score and field goal in the last two minutes padded the scoreline in this entertaining final. Match report

172. Greenwich Rams 12-7 Bournemouth Bobcats, 21^st June 1986

New Bobcats US Coach, Don Anderson, saw narrowly fail to win his first game. The Bobcats led 7-6, but Ben Moore’s QB sneak late in the four quarter gave the Rams a 12-7 lead. The Bobcats drove down to the Rams endzone, but Steve Tubbs was tackled on the 1 on 4^th and goal and the Rams ran out the clock. Match report

173. Barons 21-16 Ipswich Cardinals, 30^th June 1991

The Barons trailed 16-5 with five minutes to play, but Coach Brian Smallworth inspired them to score twice in the dying moments – the winning score on a 53 yard TD pass from Mike Kuennan to David White. Match report.

174. East Kilbride Pirates 12-7 Ipswich Cardinals, 18^th August 2003. Despite two missed field goals and a disallowed TD, the Cardinals held a slender 7-5 lead late in the fourth quarter, but Gary McNey’s pass to Willie Brown gave the Pirates a lead they would not relinquish in this Div.1 Semi-Final. No match report

175. London O’s 12-6 Oslo Vikings, 6^th June 1999. The O’s won the Euro Cup on the back of 2 TD passes from Nick Hewitt to WR Clive Palumbo. Stephen Hutchison ran for 103 yards, and Bahr Viera’s stuff on 4^th and 2 preserved the win for the O’s. Match report

176. PA Knights 28-14 London O’s, 26^th September 2004. The Knights clinched their first national title, and prevented the Londoners winning a record 8^th successive crown in this Don Valley Stadium showdown. Marvin Jimmerson’s interception return gave the Knights a 14-0 lead, and Jon Wyse’s 50 yard TD gave the Knights and unassailable lead. Match report

177. Ansbach Grizzlies 18-29 Birmingham Bulls, 1986. In this first competitive European encounter for a British side, the Bulls slumped to a 12-0 deficit early in the first half and a real beating looked the case against the German champions. However, they turned it around on the back of a stunning 100+yard game from RB Trevor Carthy and his 3 TDs, as the Bulls pulled clear in the second game. No match report.

178. Manchester Allstars 20-21 Manchester Spartans, 2^nd August 1986. Allstars Nick Gough ran for 280 yards and 3 TDs, but still ended up on the losing side. TJ Johnson passed for 2 TDs as the Spartans opened up a 21-12 lead, and they held on after Gough’s TD and Nendel’s 2 PAT was converted. Match report.

179. London Blitz 28-12 London Olympians, 21^st May 2006. A new look London Blitz side opened their 2006 season with 3 first half TD passes from newly installed QB Tom Britton in torrential rain at the Linford Christie Stadium as the Blitz won a famous victory over the London Olympians whom they had never beaten previously. They’d go onto face each in the classic Britball final in 2006. Match report

180. Birmingham Bulls 27-20 Leeds Cougars, 29^th July 1989.  A cameo performance from Trevor Carthy and 8 catches for 89 yards with 2 TDs from Bob Shoop, gave the Bulls a 27-12 lead in the fourth quarter. John LaFleur pulled the score to 27-20, but the Bulls recovered the onside kick at the death to advance to the 1989 final. Match report