With the 2021 'Friendly' season finished, it feels only right to update everyone on how it went. Craigavon Cowboys President Scott Buchanan fills in the blanks...

Forget the Euros, your Craigavon Cowboys are back!

We’re proud to announce our friendly games for this year, starting at home on the 27th June at People’s Park, Portadown against the Belfast Knights, with the return game at Malone Rugby Club on the 18th July. The following week we’re at Deramore Park to face the reigning National Champions Belfast Trojans, with the friendly season ending on the 15th August back in People’s Park.

Game sponsorship opportunities are available, PM the page for more information!

Get the dates marked on the calendar, your ‘Boys are back!

#weback #footballatlast #bleedorange

Due to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic, the AFI Board have declared there will be no senior kitted season this year.

Whilst it’s a disappointing announcement, it’s a completely understandable one - your family and your health are more important than football.

From all of us at the Cowboys, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the frontline workers who are tirelessly battling this virus head on. Keep doing what you’re doing, we’re all behind you.

#thankyou #staysafe #cowboysfamily

With only 2 sleeps to the Cowan Cup, we caught up with the Team captains to gather what thoughts (if any) they have about this Sunday’s clash of the titans...

Over a week on from the historic day in Dublin, B Team QB and Captain Ben Fallon details the days events and how they captured the Glas Bowl...

DUBLIN - It was cold, wet, and overcast - three things we have come to expect from Dublin in November. Another trademark of this time of year? The Craigavon Cowboys hoisting a league trophy in the Irish American Football Association.

On Saturday, 2 November, the Craigavon Cowboys B team and five other flag football clubs from around the country converged on the Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin for the inaugural Glas Bowl Conference playoffs. The ‘Boys arrived with an arduous task ahead of them - with only seven active players on their roster and ranked as the #3 seed, they would need to play three consecutive games with limited substitutions to leave as league champions.

The Cowboys path became immediately more difficult moments into their first game against the #6 seed Belfast Trojans. Tight end Peter Lundy suffered a horrific (and more than likely career-ending) knee injury that saw him rushed away for immediate medical attention. Losing the league’s best jump-ball receiver forced Craigavon to alter their offense play calling, but scoring wasn’t needed in their opening matchup. Craigavon’s stifling defense, led by three interceptions from QB Ben Fallon, shut out the Trojans 26-0 as they cruised into the semi-finals against the Cork City Outlaws.

The Outlaws boasted a roster full of American players, but the Cowboys weren’t intimated. Homegrown talent and rookie of the year finalist Chris Watt (who denies any relation to the NFL trio of Watt brothers) made Ireland great again by harassing the Outlaws quarterback all game, forcing errant throws and critical turnover on downs. The game was ultimately decided on the Cowboys final offensive drive, with what has been since deemed The Immaculate Glas Bowl Reception. On fourth and goal with less than a minute remaining, Fallon threaded a pass to veteran hall-of-fame center Manny Bell in the endzone. Swarmed by Outlaw defenders, Bell displayed tremendous football IQ and intentionally deflected the pass to Watt, who stepped over the goal line for the game-winning touchdown, 19-14.

The #5 seed Maynooth Hurricanes, who upset the South Dublin Panthers and Louth Mavericks to reach the Glas Bowl Final, greeted the Cowboys in the championship matchup. Torrential rain also greeted both teams. A very sloppy final was just what Cowboys Owen Oneill needed, as he tracked down Maynooth players all game long with critical tackles and pass breakups. Despite tremendous play from Oneill, the Cowboys trailed for almost the entire game. That’s when the game - and the Cowboys season - experienced it’s NFL Films Turning Point moment. Linebacker Paul McCartney stepped in front of a pass and picked off the Hurricanes QB to turn the tide. From that moment, Glas Bowl Final MVP Gavin McConnell took over the game. Playing on only one knee and with only one healthy eye, McConnell reeled in highlight catch after highlight catch, including a diving reception in the endzone for the game-winning score. Chris Watt sealed the championship on the next play with a safety, and the Cowboys won the first-ever Glas Bowl Final, 30-20.

Ahead of our second Rookie Roadshow in Banbridge this week, we caught up with WR Peter Lundy to get his views on being a Cowboys Rookie...

Big day tomorrow for the Cowboys flag teams, as after a tough season, both teams have made the playoffs, with the A Team securing a 7-1 regular season record and the B Team getting a 5-1 regular season record. We chatted to Flag Team Rep Niall Quinn to get his thoughts on the season and the big day tomorrow...

Ahead of this Sunday’s Rookie Roadshow in Portadown, we chatted to WR Neil Maxwell to see what he thought of his first year of football...