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mo 4 May 2026	With a burger van in attendance and a club clothing stall the Ipswich Cardinals repeated their previous shut out this time 30-00 against the Berkshire Renegades and without the need for place kicking. The Cards' next game is at home to the Norwich Devils Sunday week the 17th.
mo 20 Apr 2026	At yesterday's Ipswich Cardinals v Norwich Devils in Thorpe St Andrew the improvised refs worked gratifying well and thankfully the players remained disciplined. Despite two Devils interceptions with impressively long returns they ended up shutout 28-00.
mo 30 Mar 2026	Our Ipswich Cardinals page has birthed the new page Cardinals twenties.
su 15 Feb 2026	This summer's fixture lists for the Norwich Devils and Ipswich Cardinals show them meeting three times, twice in Norwich.
mo 21 Jul 2025	Very moist indeed yesterday for Ipswich Cardinals at home against a short handed Norwich Devils. Good luck to the Cards progressing to the playoffs away next weekend to hosts Hereford Stampede.
tu 10 Jun 2025	Sunday in Thorpe St Andrew Ipswich Cardinals 29-06 Norwich Devils.
su 18 May 2025	Busy last weekend with Peterborough Royals, Cheshire Bears and Cardiff Valkyries in Peterborough Saturday and Sunday the Ipswich Cardinals at home to the Oxford Saints. The Cards are at home again 2pm this afternoon to the Ouse Valley Eagles.
we 9 Apr 2025	The British American football season started Sunday with the Ipswich Cardinals including 3 safeties in their 21-06 win over the Norwich Devils and without Trump charging for use of the sport.
sa 5 Apr 2025	Parham Airfield Museum reopens for the summer Sunday and the British American football season starts (wouldn't be surprised if Trump tries to charge us for it) with the Ipswich Cardinals away to the Norwich Devils ... two free days out.
mo 9 Mar 2025	Sunday it was sunny in Rushmere St Andrew for Ipswich Cardinals practice with a good turn out of both seniors and juniors. An intriguing new to us trick play that will be interesting when applied if not in hot blood then at least slightly annoyed blood. Cards' first game away 6 April at the Norwich Devils, a free day out.
th 14 Nov 2024	The second Ipswich Cardinals rookies this Sunday in Rushmere St Andrew.
fr 26 Jul 2024	Initially Sunday visitors the Essex Tridents were moving the sticks smoothly using the run but by the second quarter hosts the Ipswich Cardinals were starting to cope. In the final quarter the Cards came back with a safety and a trick PAT that worked beautifully. The game ended for a not unrespectable 10-20 loss ... already looking forward to next season ...
tu 18 Jun 2024	Needs to be said that Ipswich Cardinals 17-00 Berkshire Renegades was a bit coloured by the Renegades having just some 20+ players. An impressive streak from the Cards' kicker #27 who on the same drive recovered his own onside kick followed later by placing a fourth down punt so close to the Renegades line they had to play it making maybe just a handful of yards.
th 30 May 2024	Sunday we were confused (easily done these days) by the Ipswich Cardinals pitch having moved and rotated. It seemed to disorientate the Cards too who used up three time outs getting a complete set of players onto the field. Guest of honour Terry Butcher interviewed said his favourite game was any one where they beat Norwich, he had no rights in pix of him bloodied against Sweden otherwise he'd own a tropical island and he thanked the Cards for helping his family.
mo 29 Apr 2024	The forecast was even money rain for the Cardinals at Colchester Gladiators yesterday but the weather restrained itself to just spitting early on. It was pretty much a scoreless even stevens until a Gladiators touch down out of nowhere just before half time. Later a Cards interception looked like a shoo in TD until the ball carrier stumbled and fell. The Cards rather lost focus in the fourth quarter and their 16-03 loss would have been three points worse if a Gladiators field goal attempt hadn't hit an upright. It was shortly followed by three victory formations in a row to end the game.
fr 8 Dec 2023	The Ipswich Cardinals are named for local boy and Henry VII's bag man Cardinal Wolsey, he would have been 550 in March. As is the Suffolk way his birthday is being celebrated just before the year runs out ...
mo 7 Aug 2023	Success for the Cards yesterday when they immediately scored a touchdown prompting an excited decamp of the Cardinals sideline to that end zone, but from then on the ball rolled downhill, it ended Ipswich Cardinals 07-22 Colchester Gladiators. Regrettable Cards penalties were two delay of game, one too many players and under pressure a new to us illegal batting. A novelty were police cadets working the chain gang and ball persons but regrettably after 12 years it was Matt Agate's last game.
mo 26 Jun 2023	Despite yesterday's absolute scorcher at Ipswich Cardinals10-27 East Kent Mavericks the bar didn't sell out of draft Guinness even at a promotional £1/pint but good to see the Cards had water bottles sorted. The Cards were leading 10-00 at the half but it all went to pieces in the second with fumbles, interceptions and an ejection. Next home game and this year's final regular season game 6 August.
th 18 May 2023	Ipswich Cardinals Juniors towards the end of the second half were coming back but still lost 34-24 to the together South London Renegades. The Junior's bigger brothers had an outstanding start against Sussex Thunder, 21-00 at the half including a touch down on the very first play. Sadly the Cards lost focus in the second half but still won 21-12. We were impressed by the kicking on both sides of the ball. Next Cards game 4 June away to Colchester Gladiators.
tu 9 May 2023	Ipswich Cardinals Juniors played 9 a side with kicking for the first time Sunday. We were told there had been an ejection in the first half and the second half was an absolute PenaltyFest, even had Ineligible Player Downfield. A Rushmoor Knights 20-12 win that ended in a sporting manner. The first play of the seniors v Essex Sabres got three flags and we thought Not another Fest but the game was hard fought with another impressive Cards four play goal line defence and in Q3 a first down gained from a fulsome pile push. Three Cards TDs in Q4 gave them a 26-11 win.
mo 10 Apr 2023	The season opened yesterday in Benfleet with a 6-0 Cards win over Essex Sabres. Though it was always hard play after a shaky start the Cards mostly looked just fine. A pity was a Cards TD called back for block in the back but magnificent was the Cards' four play goal line stand with pretty much minutes to go. Very regrettably a neck injury to Cardinal Jake Larter Yallop in Q3 needed an ambulance which arrived surprisingly promptly in these difficult times. Thankfully Jake left hospital today without a serious problem. Our very grateful thanks to the visiting NWA Photography who so kindly lent us a lens extender.
sa 25 Feb 2023	When we visited the Ipswich Cardinals last Sunday we found a lot of change happening. During the rugby season the Cards are training at Kesgrave High School, there are newly designed uniforms coming (the logo changed in 2021), this season the juniors are playing 9 a side a format that includes kicking, both juniors and seniors have sponsors and we are expectant that half time entertainment will be back on match days.

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