Edinburgh Napier Knights under-19 American Football team will be playing not only for silverware but to put the sport on a stronger footing north of the border when they face London Blitz in the national Britbowl Final at Coventry’s Butts Park Arena on Saturday, 6 September.

The capital outfit booked their place with a commanding 57-14 win over Chorley Buccaneers at Meggetland in mid-August and immediately manager/coach Sam Stoddart-Dunn started to dream … and plan.

“We are not in this final by accident” says Sam, adding: “we’ve beaten every team we have played to become Northern champions and to bring the trophy home would mean putting down a marker for American Football in Scotland. So, our hopes are high.

“But we are so far removed from mainstream that it would be a massive achieveme

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