91. Ipswich Cardinals 17-13 Medway Mustangs, 18th August 1990
With a third quarter TD
from QB Matt Flannery, Medway went to a 13-10 ahead in this BNGL
Semi-Final, but with five minutes to go Kevin Davies ran in from 6
yards out to give the Cardinals a 17-13 lead. The Mustangs had one last
opportunity by driving down to the Cardinals 15 yard line, by the East
Anglian D held firm. Match report
92. Thames Valley Chargers 21-18 Leeds Cougars, 18th July 1993
Tiggy Bell ran for 280
carries for the Cougars but still ended up on the losing side. With the
scores locked at 18-18, Ez Charles slotted the game winning 23 yard
field goal to give the Chargers the win. Match report
93. GB Lions 42-0 France, 1st November 1998
In one of the finest GB
Lions performances ever, the Lions smashed the French national side
42-0 at Milton Keynes Hockey Stadium to qualify for the 1999 European
Championships. Bruce Reid ran for 89 yards and Bob Flickinger starred
on D, as a Lions side featuring 14 players with NFL Europe experience
ran riot. Match report
94. London O's 28-25 PA Knights, 11th May 2003
In a thrilling regular
season encounter, the lead changed hands six times, until the O’s
snatched a late lead in the 4th quarter with a 70 yard run that they
hung onto. No match report
95. London Ravens vs Manchester Allstars 1987 Bud Bowl I, 20th September 1987
This was the first
British game to be featured on TV, with highlights being shown at
primetime on Channel 4. It also featured a crowd of over 13,000 at
Loftus Road to watch it live. The Allstars had a sensational offense in
1987, and the Ravens were as formidable as they had ever been since
organized football had begun in the UK. The Ravens at the time had
still not been beaten by a UK team in 5 years of football, and they
cruised into a 19-0 half-time lead, and then Victor Ebubedike scored a
72 yard TD on the opening play of the 3rd quarter to put them 26-0. The
Allstars offense finally got going, and scored three quick scores in
ten minutes as the Allstars closed the gap, but Mark Delaney’s 48
yard reception enabled the Ravens to put distance between themselves as
they won a 3rd straight British title. Match report
96. Nottingham Hoods 47-44 Leicester Panthers, NDMA. 4th July 1993
91 points, 14 TDs shared
equally by the 2 teams and over 850 combined offensive yards in this
Central Conference thriller in 1993. Clifton Mitchell charged over for
4 TDs, which gave the Hoods the edge despite Warren Sweetman running
for 181 yards and 3 scores. Match report
97. Essex Buccaneers 20-14 Crawley Raiders, 4th August 1990
In this NCMMA semi-final,
with the scores tied at 14-14 Essex QB Guy Mannella scored on a 5 yard
bootleg with inside the last minute to give the Buccs a final berth.
Fitzroy Miller’s 173 yards rushing for the Raiders was to no
avail. Match report.
98. London Olympians 14-13 East City Giants, Eurobowl Semi-Final, 4th June 1995
The Olympians held off an
East City Giants comeback in this Eurobowl Semi-Final at Crystal
Palace. Stephen Hutchison and Leonard Valentine scored TDs as the
Olympians led 14-7. A late Giants TD pulled the scores to 14-13, but
Lind’s kicked went wide handing the Olympians a third consecutive
win over the Giants in the competition. Match report.
99. Amsterdam Crusaders 21-42 London Olympians, Eurobowl Final. 4th July 1993
In front of 6,000 fans in
Heysel Stadium, the Olympians became the second British club to win the
Eurobowl competition with a comprehensive 42-21 win over the nemesis of
British teams, the Amsterdam Crusaders. The Olympians had 499 offensive
yards, and were always in control of this contest. Richard Dunkley ran
for 144 yards and Leonard Valentine passed for 222 yards and 2 TDs in
this historic win. Match report.
100. France 2-58 Great Britain, 22nd March 1987
The GB Lions signalled
their strength to the rest of Europe in this European Championship
qualifier with a comprehensive rout of the French on their own patch.
By half-time a lead of 32-0 had been built up and the fixture was as
good as over. Joe St.Louis (Ravens), Trevor Carthy, Victor Ebudideke
and Mark Williams (Bulls) all rushed into the endzone as Mark Spong
(Portsmouth Warriors) led the way at quarter-back.
Brett Lewis (Chelmsford)
and Chaz Jasicki (Brighton B-52s) also got time in the passing position
as Coach Tate experimented with his three QB's. But whatever the
formation, the Brits could do no wrong. Lewis scored the fourth TD
himself before half-time and then, as every British player got on the
field, Mark Wynnick (Ravens), Steve Harvey (Birmingham), Mark Delaney
(Ravens) and Allan Brown (Milton Keynes) all scored second half
touchdowns. The final two scores were from passes from Lewis. France
scored a solitary safety in the very final minutes. This victory sent
shockwaves around Europe and GB were installed as favourites for the
1987 European Nations Championship.
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