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London Irish Amateur

January 01, 1970

For the professional club, see London Irish.

London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club, also known as London Irish Wild Geese, is an amateur English rugby union club based in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, who play their rugby in Regional 2 Thames[5]– a league at tier 6 of the English rugby union system – following their relegation from London & South East Premier at the end of the 2019–20 season.[6] They are the amateur team of former professional team London Irish[7] and play at Hazelwood.[8][9]

London Irish Amateur
Full nameLondon Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club [1][2]
UnionsSurrey RFU, Ireland RFU, Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)The Wild Geese[3]
Founded1999 [1]
LocationSunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England
RegionRegional 2 Thames
Ground(s)Hazelwood (Capacity: 2,000)
ChairmanKevin Flynn [4]
PresidentBart O'Connell [4]
Coach(es)Ryan Gregory [4]
Captain(s)Rory Harrison [4]
League(s)Regional 2 Thames
Team kit
Official website
www.liarfc.co.uk
Union website
www.englandrugby.com/find-rugby?clubs=192

History edit

 
London Irish Amateur's former logo

The creation of London Irish Amateur was first discussed in 1995 when rugby union became professional and London Irish set aside resources for the creation of an amateur team.[10] The club was founded in September 1999 after London Irish left The Avenue to play at the Twickenham Stoop before moving to Madejski Stadium in Reading the following year.[11][8][12][13][1] It was formed to be the feeder club for senior and junior amateur players to then go on to play for London Irish, who until the end of the 2015–16 season played in the English Premiership.[14] A few players such as Adrian Flavin, Tom Smallbone,[15][16] Paul Burke, Kevin Barret, Justin Bishop and Kieran Campbell went on to play international rugby.

London Irish and London Irish Amateur[17][18] jointly share the new Hazelwood rugby complex.[19][20][21][9] Since 2012, links between London Irish and London Irish Amateur have been upgraded with the two becoming part of a joint venture in which London Irish Amateur players play for London Irish in the A League.[22] In return, members of London Irish's Academy are entitled to play for London Irish Amateur.[23]

The first team's official name was changed to London Irish Wild Geese after the Rugby Football Union's governance committee gave consent for the change of name. In 2011, they were promoted from London 1 into National League 3 London & SE.[24] In 2012, they were moved into National League 3 South West,.[25][26] In 2013, they were promoted into National League 2 South.[27]

London Irish Amateur receives a grant from the Irish Government's Emigrant Support Programme to support Mini Rugby.[28]

London Irish Ladies edit

London Irish Amateur Emeralds were formed in 2015 [11][29] and completed in their first fixtures in season 2016 to 2017. In season 2017 to 2018 they competed in Women's NC South East West 3[30] and were promoted.

London Irish Ladies[2] currently compete in the Women's Championship South 1[31] with home fixtures played at Hazelwood.

Mini & Youth Rugby edit

London Irish Amateur have both mini[6][32](school year reception to 6) and youth[33] sections (school year 7 to 12) based at Hazelwood (Rugby Ground). Mini Rugby is the game for all players, male and female who play together. Youth Rugby[6][34] is a game for boys and girls aged 12 – 17 who play in gender based teams.

The club hold an annual International Mini and U12 Festival each year which is frequented by teams from the home nations and Europe.[35][36]

Honours edit

Coaching staff edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c . london-irish.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "London Irish Amateur RFC Womens". www.liarfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ . guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2010.[dead link]
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "London Irish Amateur Contacts". London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club. 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ "England Rugby Regional 2 Thames". englandrugby.com. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "RFU London Irish Amateur RFC Teams". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Titans tackle London Irish Wild Geese". Somerset County Gazette. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Cambridge eye hat-trick by clipping wings of Wild Geese". Cambridge News. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  9. ^ a b Martin, James. "Behind the scenes at the amateur wing of London Irish rugby club". The Irish Post. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  10. ^ "London Irish Amateur RFC: Wild Geese Flying The Flag For Amateur Status". Intouch Rugby. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  11. ^ a b Hunter, John (24 January 2023). "London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club History - Detailed". liarfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  12. ^ "London Irish (Rugby Team)". 20thcenturylondon.org.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Exiles up for "Craic in the Valley"". ESPN. 11 July 2000. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  14. ^ "London Irish Amateur RFC, Flourishing Thanks To A Former NIFC Scrum Half From Armagh". Intouch Rugby. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  15. ^ "Young prop Tom Smallbone extends his stay with London Irish". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  16. ^ "London Irish Amateur Mini, Junior World Championship & LI Professional - Tom Smallbone". liarfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  17. ^ Coles, Ben (28 September 2020). "London Irish to honour Matt Ratana before Exeter Chiefs match". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  18. ^ Godwin, Hugh (5 June 2023). "London Irish's name and 125-year history will live on, vow amateur club as Premiership deadline looms". I News.
  19. ^ Nutta (5 June 2023). "The Chewsday Chew". Green and Gold Rugby. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Ground breaking ceremony held at London Irish training facility". 22 October 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  21. ^ "Why not join the London Irish Amateurs?". London Irish. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  22. ^ "London Irish join forces in Amateur partnership". Get Surrey. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  23. ^ "Billy Clark excited by London Irish academy squad". Get Reading. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  24. ^ "London Irish Wild Geese Rugby I XV 21 – 14 Sidcup Rugby I XV: London Division 1 Promotion play off – 23rd April 2011". Intouch Rugby. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  25. ^ Owens, Trevor (13 May 2012). "Malvern RFC made to switch divisions". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  26. ^ "The Wild Geese Division Transfer". London-irish-amateur.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  27. ^ . Bristol Post. 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  28. ^ "British-based charities given £5.4m by Irish government". Irish Post. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  29. ^ Newcombe, Jon (14 August 2022). "Charity matches will show strong links between rugby and the police". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  30. ^ "Womens NC3 South East". www.englandrugby.com. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  31. ^ "Women's championship South 1 RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  32. ^ "London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club Mini Rugby". www.liarfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  33. ^ "Youth Rugby at London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club". www.liarfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  34. ^ "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  35. ^ Ashton, Richard. "Obituary: London Irish chairman David Fitzgerald". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  36. ^ "London Irish Amateur International Mini and Under 12 Rugby Festival". www.liarfc.co.uk. London Irish Amateur RFC. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  37. ^ . Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  38. ^ "RFU Women's NC South East Middle 2". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  39. ^ "RFU Women's Championship South West 2". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  40. ^ a b c Godwin, Hugh Godwin (8 September 2022). "How London Irish aim to develop 'winning habit' without ditching free-flowing brand of rugby". inews.co.uk. Associated Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  41. ^ a b c d Heagney, Liam (20 July 2022). "O'Brien, Jackson head big-name cast coaching London Irish amateurs". Rugbypass.

External links edit

  • Official Site [1]
  1. ^ Wild Geese. "London Irish Amateur RFC Wild Geese". www.liarfc.co.uk. London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 24 January 2023.

January 01, 1970
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For the professional club see London Irish London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club also known as London Irish Wild Geese is an amateur English rugby union club based in Sunbury on Thames Surrey who play their rugby in Regional 2 Thames 5 a league at tier 6 of the English rugby union system following their relegation from London amp South East Premier at the end of the 2019 20 season 6 They are the amateur team of former professional team London Irish 7 and play at Hazelwood 8 9 London Irish AmateurFull nameLondon Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club 1 2 UnionsSurrey RFU Ireland RFU Rugby Football UnionNickname s The Wild Geese 3 Founded1999 1 LocationSunbury on Thames Surrey EnglandRegionRegional 2 ThamesGround s Hazelwood Capacity 2 000 ChairmanKevin Flynn 4 PresidentBart O Connell 4 Coach es Ryan Gregory 4 Captain s Rory Harrison 4 League s Regional 2 ThamesTeam kitOfficial websitewww wbr liarfc wbr co wbr ukUnion websitewww wbr englandrugby wbr com wbr find rugby clubs 192 Contents 1 History 2 London Irish Ladies 3 Mini amp Youth Rugby 4 Honours 5 Coaching staff 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory edit nbsp London Irish Amateur s former logo The creation of London Irish Amateur was first discussed in 1995 when rugby union became professional and London Irish set aside resources for the creation of an amateur team 10 The club was founded in September 1999 after London Irish left The Avenue to play at the Twickenham Stoop before moving to Madejski Stadium in Reading the following year 11 8 12 13 1 It was formed to be the feeder club for senior and junior amateur players to then go on to play for London Irish who until the end of the 2015 16 season played in the English Premiership 14 A few players such as Adrian Flavin Tom Smallbone 15 16 Paul Burke Kevin Barret Justin Bishop and Kieran Campbell went on to play international rugby London Irish and London Irish Amateur 17 18 jointly share the new Hazelwood rugby complex 19 20 21 9 Since 2012 links between London Irish and London Irish Amateur have been upgraded with the two becoming part of a joint venture in which London Irish Amateur players play for London Irish in the A League 22 In return members of London Irish s Academy are entitled to play for London Irish Amateur 23 The first team s official name was changed to London Irish Wild Geese after the Rugby Football Union s governance committee gave consent for the change of name In 2011 they were promoted from London 1 into National League 3 London amp SE 24 In 2012 they were moved into National League 3 South West 25 26 In 2013 they were promoted into National League 2 South 27 London Irish Amateur receives a grant from the Irish Government s Emigrant Support Programme to support Mini Rugby 28 London Irish Ladies editLondon Irish Amateur Emeralds were formed in 2015 11 29 and completed in their first fixtures in season 2016 to 2017 In season 2017 to 2018 they competed in Women s NC South East West 3 30 and were promoted London Irish Ladies 2 currently compete in the Women s Championship South 1 31 with home fixtures played at Hazelwood Mini amp Youth Rugby editLondon Irish Amateur have both mini 6 32 school year reception to 6 and youth 33 sections school year 7 to 12 based at Hazelwood Rugby Ground Mini Rugby is the game for all players male and female who play together Youth Rugby 6 34 is a game for boys and girls aged 12 17 who play in gender based teams The club hold an annual International Mini and U12 Festival each year which is frequented by teams from the home nations and Europe 35 36 Honours editSurrey 1 champions 2001 02 London 2 south east v south west promotion play off winner 2005 06 London Division 2 South West champions 2009 10 Surrey Trophy winners 2 2010 2011 London 1 north v south promotion play off winner 2010 11 National League 3 South West champions 2012 13 37 Surrey Cup winners 2013 National League 3 London amp SE champions 2015 16 Women s NC South East Middle 2 champions 2018 2019 38 Women s Championship South West 2 champions 2021 2022 39 Coaching staff editChair of Men s Rugby Joe Byrne 4 Manager Trevor Johnson 4 Head Coach Ryan Gregory 4 Forwards Coach Matthew Cornish 40 41 4 Defence Coach Hugh O Sullivan 40 41 4 Attack and Skills Paddy Jackson 40 41 4 Strength and Conditioning Willie Lafolafo 41 4 See also editLondon Irish Hazelwood Rugby Ground References edit a b c About the Club london irish com Archived from the original on 3 June 2014 Retrieved 1 March 2014 a b London Irish Amateur RFC Womens www liarfc co uk Retrieved 24 January 2023 Wild Geese on brink of the title guardian co uk Archived from the original on 24 February 2014 Retrieved 12 April 2010 dead link a b c d e f g h i j k London Irish Amateur Contacts London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club 24 January 2022 England Rugby Regional 2 Thames englandrugby com 24 January 2023 Retrieved 24 January 2023 a b c RFU London Irish Amateur RFC Teams englandrugby com Retrieved 24 January 2023 Titans tackle London Irish Wild Geese Somerset County Gazette 14 December 2013 Retrieved 1 March 2014 a b Cambridge eye hat trick by clipping wings of Wild Geese Cambridge News 18 October 2013 Retrieved 1 March 2014 a b Martin James Behind the scenes at the amateur wing of London Irish rugby club The Irish Post Retrieved 24 January 2023 London Irish Amateur RFC Wild Geese Flying The Flag For Amateur Status Intouch Rugby 29 February 2012 Retrieved 1 March 2014 a b Hunter John 24 January 2023 London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club History Detailed liarfc co uk Retrieved 24 January 2023 London Irish Rugby Team 20thcenturylondon org uk Retrieved 1 March 2014 Exiles up for Craic in the Valley ESPN 11 July 2000 Retrieved 1 March 2014 London Irish Amateur RFC Flourishing Thanks To A Former NIFC Scrum Half From Armagh Intouch Rugby 23 April 2011 Retrieved 1 March 2014 Young prop Tom Smallbone extends his stay with London Irish Sky Sports Retrieved 5 June 2023 London Irish Amateur Mini Junior World Championship amp LI Professional Tom Smallbone liarfc co uk Retrieved 24 January 2023 Coles Ben 28 September 2020 London Irish to honour Matt Ratana before Exeter Chiefs match The Telegraph ISSN 0307 1235 Retrieved 5 June 2023 Godwin Hugh 5 June 2023 London Irish s name and 125 year history will live on vow amateur club as Premiership deadline looms I News Nutta 5 June 2023 The Chewsday Chew Green and Gold Rugby Retrieved 5 June 2023 Ground breaking ceremony held at London Irish training facility 22 October 2013 Retrieved 5 June 2023 Why not join the London Irish Amateurs London Irish 24 January 2023 Retrieved 24 January 2023 London Irish join forces in Amateur partnership Get Surrey 21 June 2012 Retrieved 1 March 2014 Billy Clark excited by London Irish academy squad Get Reading 5 July 2013 Retrieved 1 March 2014 London Irish Wild Geese Rugby I XV 21 14 Sidcup Rugby I XV London Division 1 Promotion play off 23rd April 2011 Intouch Rugby 23 April 2011 Retrieved 1 March 2014 Owens Trevor 13 May 2012 Malvern RFC made to switch divisions BBC Sport Retrieved 1 March 2014 The Wild Geese Division Transfer London irish amateur co uk Retrieved 1 March 2014 We just couldn t get our game firing admits Dings coach Alex Guest Bristol Post 14 October 2013 Archived from the original on 1 March 2014 Retrieved 1 March 2014 British based charities given 5 4m by Irish government Irish Post Retrieved 1 March 2014 Newcombe Jon 14 August 2022 Charity matches will show strong links between rugby and the police The Rugby Paper Retrieved 24 January 2023 Womens NC3 South East www englandrugby com 24 January 2023 Retrieved 24 January 2023 Women s championship South 1 RFU www englandrugby com Retrieved 24 January 2023 London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club Mini Rugby www liarfc co uk Retrieved 24 January 2023 Youth Rugby at London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club www liarfc co uk Retrieved 24 January 2023 RFU www englandrugby com Retrieved 24 January 2023 Ashton Richard Obituary London Irish chairman David Fitzgerald Reading Chronicle Retrieved 1 February 2023 London Irish Amateur International Mini and Under 12 Rugby Festival www liarfc co uk London Irish Amateur RFC Retrieved 1 February 2023 ViewClubDetail Archived from the original on 25 May 2014 Retrieved 24 May 2014 RFU Women s NC South East Middle 2 www englandrugby com Retrieved 25 January 2023 RFU Women s Championship South West 2 www englandrugby com Retrieved 25 January 2023 a b c Godwin Hugh Godwin 8 September 2022 How London Irish aim to develop winning habit without ditching free flowing brand of rugby inews co uk Associated Newspapers Limited Retrieved 24 January 2023 a b c d Heagney Liam 20 July 2022 O Brien Jackson head big name cast coaching London Irish amateurs Rugbypass External links editOfficial Site 1 Wild Geese London Irish Amateur RFC Wild Geese www liarfc co uk London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club Retrieved 24 January 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title London Irish Amateur amp 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