The North Kildare Reapers were an American football team which formed in 2012 and participated in the Irish American Football League (IAFL) from the 2013 to the 2017 season. The team merged with the South Kildare Soldiers after the 2017 season, with the merged club becoming known as the Cill Dara Crusaders. The team trained and played their home games at North Kildare Rugby Club in Kilcock, County Kildare.
History 2013 season
The Reapers won the IAFL-1 League with six wins and two losses.
Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game Site Week Preview Week Recap Final score Team record 1 3 March 2013 1:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin at Waterford Wolves L 14-12 0-1 Waterford Regional Sports Centre 2 Bye 3 Bye 4 21 April 2013 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin Tullamore Phoenix W 8-6 1-1 North Kildare RFC 5 Bye 6 Bye 7 12 May 2013 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin at Dublin Dragons W 2-00 2-1 Garda RFC, Westmanstown 8 Bye 9 26 May 2013 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin at Mullingar Minotaurs W 40-6 3-1 Harbour Field 10 Bye 11 9 June 2013 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin Mullingar Minotaurs W 32-00 4-1 North Kildare RFC 12 Bye 13 18 August 2013 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin Drogheda Lightning W 32-14 5-1 North Kildare RFC 14 14 July 2013 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin at Meath Bulldogs L 20-14 5-2 Navan Rugby Club 15 Bye 16 11 August 2013 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin Waterford Wolves W 28-14 6-2 North Kildare RFC
2014 season
The Reapers were promoted to the Shamrock Bowl Conference for the 2014 season, and had a record of 3–5.
Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game Site Week Preview Week Recap Final score Team record Pts 1 Bye 2 Bye 3 30 March 2014 1:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin Waterford Wolves W 13-00 1-0 +2 North Kildare RFC 4 Bye 5 13 April 2014 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin at Dublin Dragons W 21-12 2-0 +2 Garda RFC 6 27 April 2014 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin University of Limerick Vikings L 49-00 2-1 North Kildare RFC 7 Bye 8 Bye 9 18 May 2014 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin at Waterford Wolves W 68-00 3-1 +2 Waterford RSC 10 Bye 11 1 June 2014 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin West Dublin Rhinos L 12-9 3-2 North Kildare RFC 12 8 June 2014 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin at Trinity College Dublin L 52-21 3-3 Trinity College Sports Grounds 13 Bye 14 22 June 2014 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin at University of Limerick Vikings L 18-00 3-4 UL Sports Grounds 15 Bye 16 6 July 2014 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin Dublin Rebels L 53-00 3-5 North Kildare RFC
2015 season
Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game Site Week Preview Week Recap Final score Team record Pts 1 1 March 2015 Bye 2 8 March 2015 Bye 3 15 March 2015 1:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin West Dublin Rhinos W 12-00 1-0 +2 North Kildare RFC 4 22 March 2015 Bye 5 29 March 2015 1:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin Belfast Trojans L 36-00 1-1 0 North Kildare RFC 6 12 April 2015 Bye 7 19 April 2015 Bye 8 26 April 2015 1:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin at University of Limerick Vikings L 49-00 1-2 0 UL Sports Grounds 9 2 May 2015 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin Craigavon Cowboys W 13-12 2-2 +2 North Kildare RFC 10 9 May 2015 Bye 11 17 May 2015 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin at West Dublin Rhinos W 5-00 3-2 +2 Castleknock College 12 24 May 2015 Bye 13 31 May 2015 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin at Trinity College Dublin L 48-00 3-3 0 ALSAA Sports Complex 14 7 June 2015 Bye 15 14 June 2015 Bye 16 21 June 2015 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin University College Dublin L 48-00 3-4 0 North Kildare RFC 17 28 June 2015 Bye 18 4 July 2015 2:00 p.m. Europe/Dublin at CarrickFergus Knights L 39-00 3-5 0 Carrickfergus RFC Totals 3-5 6 pts
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