National Bowls 1995
| Country | Bowl | Winners | Runners-Up | ||
| Ireland | Shamrock X | Dublin Tornadoes | 44 | Carrickfergus Knights | 12 |
| England | BAFA Div. 1 | Birmingham Bulls | 34 | London Olympians | 30 |
| Scotland | SGA Final | Glasgow Lions | 76 | Granite City Oilers | 0 |
| Italy | Super XV | Legnano Frogs | 32 | Gladiatori Roma | 26 |
| France | Casque Diamant | Aix-en-Provence Argonautes | 36 | Paris-Castor-Sphinx | 16 |
| Austria | Austrian | Levi’s Graz Giants | 26 | Vienna Vikings | 20 |
| Sweden | Super Series | Solna Chiefs | 22 | Limhamn Griffins | 0 |
| Finland | Maple XVI | Helsinki Roosters | 36 | East City Giants | 14 |
| Belgium | Championship* | Tournai Cardinals | 8-2 | Brussels | 8-2 |
| Switzerland | Swiss | Bern Grizzlies | 29 | Geneva Seahawks | 21 |
Note: *The Belgian Championship was decided on Points Difference after both Tournai and Brussels finished on 8-2 Wins-Losses Records. The Belgian League was decided on a League basis with no Bowl Game.
Report
The winners of European American Football’s National Bowl Games in 1995 were Dublin Tornadoes, 44-12 over Carrickfergus Knights in Shamrock Bowl X in Ireland, Glasgow Lions in a comprehensive 76-0 win over Granite City Oilers (Aberdeen) in the Scottish Final, Birmingham Bulls 34-30 in a close BAFA Division Final over London Olympians in England.
In Italy Legnano Frogs defeated Roma Gladiatori 32-26, and in France the Aix-en-Provence Argonautes triumphed 36-16 over Paris Castor-Sphinx with 36 unanswered points in the first half before 7,000 fans in Paris. Levi’s Graz Giants won the Austrian Bowl for a record 7th time against defending Champions Vienna Vikings 26-20.
In Scandinavian Bowls, Solna Chiefs were the shock winners of the Swedish Super Series, defeating Limhamn Griffins 22-0, while the Maple Bowl in Finland went to Helsinki Roosters, who won 36-14 against East City Giants.
In Western Europe, Tournai Cardinals won the Belgian Championship on points difference from Brussels, after both teams finished the season with 8-2 Wins-Losses Records (there was n Bowl Game in Belgium with the Champions decidedon a League basis. Bern Grizzlies won the Swiss Bowl 29-21 against Geneva Seahawks. [Ref: 2-8]
References
Images
[1] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]
Websites
[2] Irish American Football Association (2019) Shamrock Bowl Winners [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/home/kitted-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 11 August 2019]
[3] Bitball Now (2016) British Champions List [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/british-champions-list.html [Accessed 11 July 2020]
[4] Enciclopedia del Football Italiano (2018) Federazione Italiana American Football 1995 [Internet] Available from:http://www.warriorsbologna.it/public/Enciclopedia/PDF/1995_fiaf.pdf [Accessed 11 July 2020]
[5] Federazione Italiana de American Football (1999) Albo d’oro del Superbowl [Internet] Available from: http://www.fiaf.net/golden/1998/albosuper.htm [Accessed 3 August 2000][Broken Link – Available on the Wayback Machine Internet Archive at: https://web.archive.org/web/20010707140635/http://www.fiaf.net/golden/1998/albosuper.htm Accessed 11 July 2020]
Newspapers
[5] Anon. (1996) “European Finals” First Down. September 30, 1995. pg. 21
Websites
[6[ SAJL (2020) Sarja=1 Kausi=1995 [Internet] Available from: http://www.sajl.org/selaus/otteluohjelma.php?sarja=1&kausi=1995 [Accessed 11 July 2020]
[7] Football Austria (2020) Oesterreichische Meister [Internet] Available from: https://football-austria.com/austrian-bowl-champions/ [Accessed 18 April 2020]
Internet Archive
[8] SAFV (2005) [Meistershaft][Spielplan 1995] [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20051228232142/http://www.safv.ch/ [Accessed 5 June 2020][Click links for Spielplan 1994]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Ralph Schmeer (IAFOA)
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