Ipswich Cardinals Senior Team

🏆 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS 🏆

Following today's result we are delighted to announce that your Ipswich Cardinals are the 2026 BAFA Division Two Champions.

We cannot thank you ALL enough for the love and support this year! We really appreciate every single person who has supported us on social media, on the sidelines or via the livestream today!

For now the social media team will be taking a well deserved break whilst we celebrate this historic win.

Please keep an eye on our socials throughout the post season for further updates relating to the team, Rookie Sessions for the 2027 season & other post season events!

Championship Winning Ipswich Cardinals over and out!

Sponsors
VertomCory
Umbrella Financial ☂️🧡
Hopsters Ipswich
Perform For Sport
TMT Entertainment
The Bio Mechanix Ipswich

Final score Ipswich Cardinals Seniors Official 32 vs 14 Lancashire Buccaneers American Football Club

Best of luck for next year lads & thank you for a great game today!

The biggest of THANK YOUs to all of the family, friends, partners, husbands, wives and supporters of the team who have travelled to Stafford today to watch the game! We appreciate you all!

Love YOUR 2026 Ipswich Cardinals 🏆🏈

With the National Championship on the horizon, it's time to look at some players who stood out throughout our playoff run.

With the help of the rest of the talented, undefeated Cardinals, these lads helped us secure a convincing win over Swindon to make us East Champions and then followed up with a close but deserved victory over the high powered Plymouth team to secure the southern Championship.

One more to go for all the glory...

🏆 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS 🏆

Following today's result we are pleased to announce that your Ipswich Cardinals are the 2026 BAFA Division Two South Champions and have not only secured promotion to Division One next year, but are also through to the Mixed Adult Contact Division 2 Bowl Final against Division Two North Champions Lancashire Buccaneers American Football Club at Stafford RUFC on Sun 30th August, kick off at 12pm!

Further details relating to this game will be made available via our social media page in due course or please head to British American Football and click the links available in their bio!

Final score Ipswich Cardinals Seniors Official 15 vs 14 Plymouth Vanguard

Best of luck for next year lads & thank you for a great game today!

As this is our last game at home until next year, we'd like to say a few special thank you's to the following people -

To our resident DJ (& sponsor) TMT Entertainment Tom Pike & commentator Steve Hawes, thank you for providing the best gameday experience throughout the last 10 games!

To the for providing some amazing food over the course of our regular & post season games!

To our amazing gameday medical team (& sponsor) Perform For Sport for keeping the guys healthy & taped up throughout this extended (& warm) season!

To our remaining sponsors VertomCory, Umbrella Financial, Hopsters Ipswich & The Bio Mechanix Ipswich, thank you for your continued support!

To all the volunteers from Norwich Devils & Colchester Gladiators indeed our Junior & Youth Team for providing referees/officials when needed throughout the earlier games in the season.

To all the gameday volunteers who contribute in their own special way, whether it be setting up/taking down gazebos, changing the scoreboard during the game, or acting as chain crew & waterboys!

And finally the biggest of THANK YOUs to all of the family, friends, partners, husbands, wives and supporters of the team who have come along this fantastic journey with us! We are extremely grateful for you all!

Love YOUR 2026 Ipswich Cardinals 🏆🏈

Sunday. 16/08/26

Our Cardinal family welcomes the Vanguard to our home in a winner takes all match up. Winner advances to the National Championship, loser goes home.

Rally behind the lads and wish them luck in what promises to be an exciting battle of East vs West.

Sponsors:
VertomCory
Hopsters Ipswich
Umbrella Financial ☂️🧡
TMT Entertainment
Dr Samuel Jepson D.C.
Perform For Sport

Final score in our Playoff Quarter Final

Ipswich Cardinals Seniors Official 33 vs 6 Swindon Storm American Football Team

This means we're through to the Semi finals, on 16th August against Plymouth Vanguard.

Further details to follow soon!

Your starters for today's playoff game!

Sponsors:
Umbrella Financial ☂️🧡
Dr Samuel Jepson D.C.
TMT Entertainment
Perform For Sport
VertomCory
Hopsters Ipswich