A bit of history was made at the weekend in Navan Rugby Club when The Irish Wolfhounds, Ireland’s American Football Team, won their first ever competitive game in the European Championships with a dramatic 18-13 win over the Dutch Lions.
Trailing 13-12 with seconds left in the fourth quarter, John Hanbury of Rahoon/Newcastle, who started at left corner back in Galway’s All-Ireland Senior Hurling win in 2017 and playing at Tight End caught a pass from Mattie O’Meara for the winning touchdown.
Finn Kearns from Kinvara was one of the wide receivers and Andy Quinn from Creggs was the kicker scoring a field goal and a point after touchdown in Ireland’s win.
The Irish Wolfhounds travel to Turkey in November where a win will get them out of their group.