All posts tagged "London Irish"
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Featured
/ 13 years agoRob Baxter and Toby Booth could be called up by England
Rob Baxter and Toby Booth could be helping England in the summer if Stuart Lancaster gets his way. The England head...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoPaul Doran-Jones to join Harlequins
Harlequins are thought to have hit straight back to replace James Johnston by signing Northampton‘s Paul Doran-Jones. It was announced earlier...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoAlex Corbisiero joins Northampton Saints
As expected and revealed in The Rugby Paper weeks ago, England prop Alex Corbisiero will join Northampton Saints next season. With...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Glenn Delaney – London Irish forwards coach
1. Doorway blockers Health and Safety wouldn’t let you block a fire escape so why are people allowed to stand and...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lancaster needs a wing man to drive home his bombers
I’ll argue all day long that the key ability in a winger is that when you give them a try-scoring opportunity,...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoMont-de Marsan v London Irish teams
Shane Geraghty will captain London Irish tonight when they come up against Mont-de-Marsan in the fifth round of the Amlin Challenge...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoBilly Twelvetress named in England’s Six Nations squad
Billy Twelvetress has been named by Stuart Lancaster in the England Elite Player Squad for the upcoming RBS Six Nations. The...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoDavid Ellis – “I can turn Danny Cipriani back into an England star”
Defence coach Dave Ellis says he can help Danny Cipriani get back into the England side. Gifted Sale Sharks playmaker Cipriani...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoSaints and London Irish claim big wins at Exeter and Gloucester
Northampton confirmed their new-found form with a comprehensive 30-19 win over Exeter at Sandy Park today. A try from Ken Pisi...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoShaun Edwards quits London Irish role
Shaun Edwards has stepped down from his consultancy role with London Irish to concentrate on his work with Wales. The highly-regarded...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoSale Sharks still alive with bonus-point defeat at London Wasps
Sale secured a last gasp losing bonus-point against London Wasps to keep their hopes of avoiding relegation alive this afternoon. While...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Tom Homer – London Irish full-back
Has your injury cleared up? Yes, thank goodness. I had a grade 2 MCL strain on my knee which wasn’t getting...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 13 years agoAmlin Cup round 4 preview
Gloucester v London Irish Gloucester’s Nigel Davies has rung the changes for the return visit of Irish to Kingsholm tomorrow, despite...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoTomás O’Leary out for 4-6 months
Tomás O’Leary will be out of action for “between four and six months” with a back injury. The London Irish scrum-half...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoChris Hala’ufia wins 5-week ban appeal
London Irish Chris Hala’ufia has had his five-week ban dismissed after he won his appeal in London today. On Tuesday, the...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Grayson stricken by Midlands fly-halfitis
Paul Grayson’s exit from Northampton after being at Franklin’s Gardens as an assistant coach and player for 19 years suggests that...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 13 years agoAmlin Cup round 3 previews
London Irish v Gloucester David Paice and Jonathan Joseph return to the London Irish side from the England camp for tomorrow’s...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoBanahan and Mears have appeal rejected
Bath duo Matt Banahan and Lee Mears have seen their appeal against their recent ban rejected today in London. Centre Banahan...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago“Relegation threat keeps it interesting” – London Irish Ian Humphreys
London Irish may be struggling in the Premiership but fly-half Ian Humphreys is not joining the clamour for relegation to be...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Nick Easter Harlequins and former England No.8
1. Tim Payne – Everyone needs a drinking buddy in the team with them. After long training sessions Tim will keep...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoQuartet banned, Louw free to play
Chris Hala’Ufia has been banned for five weeks after appearing at a discipline hearing in Bristol yesterday. The London Irish No.8...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoQuintet cited following weekend’s incidents
Bath trio Matt Banahan, Francoi Louw and Lee Mears have all been cited following the heated clash between the West Country...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Conor Gaston – London Irish wing
Known over the years as the Not-Nots – not London, not Irish – the Exiles are going back to their roots...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPremiership round 10: previews and predictions
Harlequins v Worcester Harlequins have made three changes to the starting XV that played Bath last weekend for the reception of...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoRaboDirect Pro12 round 10 preview
Ospreys v Cardiff Blues Samoan international Kahn Fotuali’i return from international duties to start at scrum-half captain the Ospreys as they...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoBrian Mujati set to leave Saints for Racing with Tonga’uiha
South African Brian Mujati is set to leave the Midlands for Racing Metro at the end of the season. 28-year-old Mujati...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoEngland v South Africa teams
Joe Launchbury has been handed his first Test start for England ahead of their game against South Africa at Twickenham on...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoScotland v Tonga teams
Bath fly-half Tom Heathcote looks set to make is Scotland debut after being named on the bench for the reception of...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoMorgan and Haskell called up by England to face South Africa
Ben Morgan and James Haskell have been called up by Stuart Lancaster to face South Africa on Saturday at Twickenham. The...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoBoris Stankovich and Jake Abbott banned after LV Cup
Boris Stankovich and Jake Abbott have been banned for three and two weeks respectively tonight after being cited following the first...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoJonathan Joseph set to make a racket for England
Jonathan Joseph could have been donning whites at Wimbledon instead of the white shirt of England had he chosen to follow...
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Featured
/ 13 years ago“We’ll be in the Heineken Cup regardless of LV Cup result” – Brian Smith
For the first time this season, the winner of the LV Cup will earn an automatic qualification for the Heineken Cup...
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Featured
/ 13 years ago“We need a big reaction up front against Bath,” Harlequins’ Luke Wallace
Last week, Harlequins needed a last minute try from Kiwi Ben Botica to clinch a 31-30 win at Northampton in the...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoLondon Irish’s Brian Smith – “Old heads give our flyers direction.”
Brian Smith hopes his side will continue to showcase their full range of attacking abilities after an impressive bonus point win...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoLV Cup round 2: preview and prediction
Dragons v Northampton The Dragons and the Saints are both looking for their first win in the competition at Rodney Parade...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Adrian Jarvis – Bristol and former Quins and London Irish fly-half
1. Mark Lambert – We lived together when I was at Quins. He plays both sides of the scrum and is...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoWinger Ugo Monye dropped by England for Australia clash
Despite a try-scoring return with England last Saturday against Fiji, Ugo Monye has been dropped by Stuart Lancaster to face Australia....
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: David Paice – London Irish hooker
1. Clarke Dermody – Great scrummager who never stopped tackling. He was also a great captain who led by example. He’s...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: David Paice – London Irish hooker
Pleased to be back after your suspension? Very happy. It was hard watching early on, especially as we were better than...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoArmitage brothers look for Lions spot
The Armitage brothers have accepted they stand more chance of playing for the Lions than they do of getting a recall...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPremiership round 7 review
Bath (beat Exeter 23-15) In the last derby against Gloucester, Stephen Donald scored after 32 seconds, this time around, they scored...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoCasson’s controversial try spoils Danaher’s big party
London Irish looked to set to celebrate Declan Danaher’s 250th game for the Exiles with a win over the reigning Premiership...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago“I just want to enjoy my time while I can” – Ben Botica
Today’s clash at the Madjeski will offer a very rare sight to rugby fans as the Harlequins‘ attack will not be...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Martin Roberts – Northampton scrum-half
Happy with how Saints started the league season? We were five wins from five going into last week and we’re still...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 13 years agoAmlin Challenge Cup round 2: preview and predictions
Dragons v Bayonne Tonderai Chavhanga returns for the Dragons as they face Bayonne following their defeat at Wasps last week. The...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 13 years ago“We can’t afford to go backwards now, “ – Sailosi Tagicakibau
London Irish will look to build on their bonus point win over Bordeaux-Begles last week when they take on Mont de...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 13 years ago“Let’s keep the momentum before the Premiership resumes,” – Jim Hamilton
Gloucester host Bordeaux-Begles tonight in a bid to keep the pressure on London Irish at the top of their Amlin Cup...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain looks at the lack of back-up for Stuart Lancaster’s penalty takers
When there is enough footage of goal-kickers winning big matches to pave the M4 corridor between Twickenham and the Millennium Stadium,...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 13 years agoAmlin Challenge Cup round 1: preview and predictions
Bordeaux-Begles v London Irish Guy Armitage and Chris Hala’ufia will both start their first matches’ of the season as London Irish...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 13 years ago“Last week was a major boost but let’s be consistent now,” says Topsy Ojo
On paper, London Irish are one of the most threatening team in the Premiership. On the pitch however, the Exiles have...












