:Tiger Bay Warriors
{{Short description|American-flag football team in Cardiff, Wales}}
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{{one source|date=October 2011}}
{{Infobox American football team
| name = Tiger Bay Warriors
| established = 1993
| folded = 2000
| logo =
| location= Cardiff, Wales
| stadium = Canton Rugby Club
| league = British Senior League
| division = Division 2 Southern
| league_champs = Conference Champions 1999
| div_champs = BSL Division Two runners-up 1999
| manager =
| coach = Rob Mota
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The Tiger Bay Warriors were a Junior American flag football team established in Cardiff in 1993. After initial success, and rising to the senior level, a loss of key players halted the momentum and the team folded in 2000.
History
=Tiger Bay Warriors (1993 to 2000)=
The club was formed in 1993 as the Tiger Bay Warriors, and started out as a Junior Flag team.{{cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/Tiger%20Bay%20Warriors.htm | title=Teams: Tiger Bay Warriors | publisher=Britball Now | accessdate=10 March 2008 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080610051659/http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/Tiger%20Bay%20Warriors.htm |archivedate = 10 June 2008}} They were accepted into Junior Division Two Touch and recorded a 4–0–0 record in the regular season (including one postponed game against the Gloucester Gladiators which was awarded to the Warriors) before narrowly losing the bowl game 6–8 to the London Capitals.{{cite web|url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Results/1993results.xls |format=XLS |title=BAFL 1993 Season |publisher=Britball Now |date=20 December 2005 |accessdate=27 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923080107/http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Results/1993results.xls |archivedate=23 September 2014 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Tables/1993TABLES.xls | format=XLS | title=BAFL 1993 League Standings | publisher=Britball Now | date=20 December 2005 | accessdate=27 February 2008}}
The following two years, the Warriors played at Youth Kitted level. In 1994 season they won the BYAFA South East Division with a perfect 8–0 record and reached the playoff semi-final.{{cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Tables/1994TABLES.xls | format=XLS | title=BAFL 1994 League Standings | publisher=Britball Now | date=20 December 2005 | accessdate=13 March 2008}} In 1995, they recorded a 2–3 season in the Southern Division but still managed to reach the playoffs, losing 0–8 to the London Capitals in their quarter-final.{{cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Tables/1995TABLES.xls | format=XLS | title=BAFL 1995 League Standings | publisher=Britball Now | date=20 December 2005 | accessdate=13 March 2008}}
The decision was then taken to move up to senior level, and the Warriors were admitted to the Southwest Conference of the British Senior League's third division. Their experience in their previous youth tournaments seemed to serve them well as their first season at this level saw them post an 8–2 record, finishing second in their conference. They went on the reach the playoff semi-final before losing to the eventual divisional champions, the Winchester Rifles.{{cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Tables/1996TABLES.xls | format=XLS | title=BAFL 1996 League Standings | publisher=Britball Now | date=13 April 2007 | accessdate=13 March 2008}} They reached the play-offs once again in 1997 after finishing second in their conference, only to be forced to withdraw from their playoff match against the PA Knights due to an acute player shortage.{{cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Tables/1997TABLES.xls | format=XLS | title=BAFL 1997 League Standings | publisher=Britball Now | date=20 December 2005 | accessdate=13 March 2008}}
As with the year before, the Warriors finished the 1998 regular season in second place, tied with the Southern Sundevils with a 7–1 record but with an inferior points difference. As a result, they lost home advantage for their playoff match and this proved crucial as they went down by a single point to the London Mets.{{cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Tables/1998TABLES.xls | format=XLS | title=BAFL 1998 League Standings | publisher=Britball Now | date=20 December 2005 | accessdate=13 March 2008}} The following year, they once again finished the regular season with a 7–1 record tied with the Hertfordshire Stags and the Sabres, but they avoided last season's disappointment by finishing top on points difference. This paid off as they made it all the way to the divisional play-off final before losing a tight final game against the Chester Romans by just two points.{{cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Tables/1999TABLES.xls | format=XLS | title=BAFL 1999 League Standings | publisher=Britball Now | date=20 December 2005 | accessdate=13 March 2008}}
Unfortunately the Warriors were unable to build on this success. After losing several key players and the services of Head Coach Rob Mota, they were forced to withdraw from the league in 2000{{cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/Tiger%20Bay%20Warriors.htm | title=Teams: Tiger Bay Warriors | publisher=Britball Now | accessdate=10 March 2008 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080610051659/http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/Tiger%20Bay%20Warriors.htm |archivedate = 10 June 2008}} and subsequently the team disbanded.
Stadium
With the team based in Cardiff with most of their games were played at Canton rugby club, Channel View Leisure Centre and Roath Park.{{cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/SouthWalesWarriors.htm | title=Teams: South Wales Warriors | publisher=Britball Now | accessdate=13 March 2008 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080610051401/http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball+Teams/SouthWalesWarriors.htm |archivedate = 10 June 2008}}{{cite web | url=http://www.southwaleswarriors.co.uk/cgi-bin/swwarriors/baseweb2.exe?vid=72367&src=717 | title=South Wales Warriors: Find Us | accessdate=13 March 2008}}
=Senior team season records=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |
| Season
! Division ! width="40px" | W ! width="40px" | L ! width="40px" | T ! width="40px" | PF ! width="40px" | PA ! Final Position ! Playoff record ! Notes |
|---|
| 1996
| style="padding-right:10px;" | BSL Division 2 Southwest | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 330 | align="center" | 116 | 2 / 7 | Beat Norwich Devils 48–25 in quarter-final. Lost 0–20 to Winchester Rifles in semi-final. | — |
| 1997
| style="padding-right:10px;" | BSL Division 2 South West | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 106 | align="center" | 109 | 2 / 4 | Withdrew from playoffs due to player shortage | — |
| 1998
| style="padding-right:10px;" | BAFL Division 2 Southwest | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 193 | align="center" | 73 | 2 / 4 | Lost 12–13 to Southern Sundevils in quarter-final. | — |
| 1999
| style="padding-right:10px;" | BSL Division 2 Southern | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 159 | align="center" | 64 | 1 / 7 | Beat Plymouth Admirals 31–15 in quarter-final. | Conference champions |
| 2000
| colspan="9" | DID NOT COMPETE |