London Irish Amateur

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For The professional club, see London Irish.
London Irish Amateur
London Irish Amateur.jpg
Full name London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club
Union RFU
Nickname(s) The Wild Geese[1]
Founded September 1999; 24 years ago (1999-09)[2]
Location Sunbury-on-Thames, England
Ground(s) Hazelwood
Chairman David Fitzgerald
President Alan McCartney
Coach(es) Duncan Cormack
Captain(s) Scott Moore
League(s) National League 3 South East
2013–14 14th (demoted)
Official website
www.london-irish-amateur.co.uk

London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club, also London Irish Wild Geese, are an amateur English rugby union club based in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, who currently play their rugby in National League 3 South East. They are the amateur team of London Irish[3] and play at Hazelwood.[4]

History

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.[5] 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.[4][6][7][8] It was formed to be the feeder club for senior and junior amateur players to then go on to play for London Irish, who play in the English Premiership.[9] A few players such as Justin Bishop and Kieran Campbell went on to play international rugby.[2]

London Irish and London Irish Amateur jointly share the new Hazelwood Rugby complex. Since 2012, links between London Irish and London Irish Amateur were upgraded with the two becoming part of a joint venture where London Irish Amateur players play for London Irish in the A League.[10] In return, members of London Irish's Academy are entitled to play for London Irish Amateur.[11]

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.[12] In 2012, they were moved into National League 3 South West,.[13][14] In 2013, they were promoted into National League 2 South.[15]

London Irish Amateur receives a grant from the Irish Government's Emigrant Support Programme to support Mini Rugby.[16]

Club Honours

Current standings

London Irish Amateurs were demoted from National League 2 South at the end of the 2013–14 season and will play in National League 3 London & SE from 2014–15.

See also

References

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  8. ↑ About the Club at www.london-irish.com. Retrieved 1 Mar 2014.
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  17. ↑ http://clubs.rfu.com/Fixtures/MatchByDivision.aspx?DivID=17119918
  18. ↑ http://www.cobhamrfc.com/archive-news/1sts-miss-out-in-cup-challenge/
  19. ↑ http://www.cobhamrfc.com/senior-rugby/1st-xv/archive
  20. ↑ http://www.surreyrugby.com/pages/pv.asp?p=surrey415
  21. ↑ http://clubs.rfu.com/fixtures/ViewClubDetail.aspx?CompetitionID=5730102&TeamID=5747358&LeagueID=158565975&sType=League
  22. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/LondonIrishARFC

External links

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