The Erris Rams were an American football team based in Erris, and latterly Castlebar, Ireland. The team was founded by Michael Kelly in October 2008, becoming the first and only American football team in the province of Connacht.

The Erris Rams face off against Trinity College in a 51-0 defeat, June 2009

It competed in the IAFL Development League in 2009, where it finished with a 2-6 record, having lost its starting quarterback Andrew Kelly due to injury in the second game of the season. The team's two victories came against the Midlands Soldiers.[1] Having relocated to Castlebar for the 2010 season, the team folded after just one match, a 46-0 loss to the Dublin Rebels.[2]

Records edit

2009 season edit

IAFL Development League W L T
1 Trinity College 7 1 0
2 UCD 6 2 0
3 Craigavon Cowboys 6 2 0
4 Dublin Dragons 3 5 0
5 Erris Rams 2 6 0
6 Midlands Soldiers 0 8 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Irish American Football League :: I A F L ::". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02.
  2. ^ "Erris Rams (Mayo) | IAFA". Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-17.