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Although they’re based in Brentford, the London Irish Rugby team has a distinctly Irish identity.
The London Irish Rugby team was established in 1898 and it was the last club to be formed in England by working and student exiles from the home countries, following London Scottish in 1878 and London Welsh in 1885.
Read on to see the latest London Irish news. On this page, you can see all upcoming London Irish fixtures and view the most recent London Irish results.
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Although they’re based in Brentford, the London Irish Rugby team has a distinctly Irish identity.
The London Irish Rugby team was established in 1898 and it was the last club to be formed in England by working and student exiles from the home countries, following London Scottish in 1878 and London Welsh in 1885.
Read on to see the latest London Irish news. On this page, you can see all upcoming London Irish fixtures and view the most recent London Irish results.
Fixtures & Results
Tournaments
London Irish Rugby History
Fast-forward over 100 years and the London Irish Rugby team won their first ever major trophy in 2002 when the side clinched the Powergen Cup (now known as the Premiership). Since then, the side has been highly competitive. They came close to reaching the final of the Heineken Cup (now known as the European Rugby Champions Cup) in the 2007-08 season and they reached the final of the English Premiership in 2009.
Since rugby union became professional, the London Irish Rugby team has played in the Premiership for every season except for two. However, both times the team was relegated to the RFU Championship, they won the division in their first season and were promoted as champions.
Players
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Adam Coleman Lock 
Agustin Creevy Hooker 
Albert Tuisue Lock 
Allan Dell Prop 
Ben Donnell Lock 
Ciaran Parker Prop 
Facundo Gigena Prop 
George Nott Lock 
Isaac Curtis-Harris Lock 
Jack Cooke Flanker 7 
Johan Aliouat Lock 
Jonatas Paulo Prop 
Marcel Van der Merwe Tighthead Prop 
Matt Rogerson Flanker 6 
Matt Williams Flanker 7 
Michael Willemse Hooker 
Mika Tyumenev Hooker 
Oli Hoskins Prop 
Olly Cracknell Flanker 6 
Pedro Bengalo Prop 
Rob Simmons Lock 
Sean O'Brien Flanker 7 
Stelian Burcea Number 8 
Steve Mafi Lock 
Steve Mafi Lock 4 
Tom Pearson Openside flanker Backs
Ben Loader Wing 
Ben White Scrum half 
Ben White Scrum half 
Benhard Janse van Rensburg Fly half 
Chandler Cunningham South Fullback 
Chris Hilsenbeck Fullback 
Chunya Munga 
Cillian Redmond Fullback 
Curtis Rona Centre 
Henry Arundell Fullback 
Hugh O'Sullivan Scrum half 
James Stokes 
Juan Martin Gonzalez 
Kyle Rowe Fullback 
Lucio Cinti 
Luke Green 
Matt Cornish 
Matt Williams Centre 
Nick Phipps Scrum half 
Ollie Hassell-Collins Wing Ollie Hassell-Collins Wing 
Paddy Jackson Fly Half 
Phil Cokanasiga 
Rory Jennings Centre 
Tadgh McElroy 
Terrence Hepetema Centre 
Tom Parton Fullback 
Will Goodrick-Clarke 
Will Joseph Fullback More London Irish Rugby History
Due to the success of the London Irish Rugby team over the past couple of decades, several notable international players have played for the London Irish. For example, England internationals such as Mike Catt, Jonathan Joseph and Anthony Watson have all represented the London Irish. Plus, Joseph and Watson even came through the London Irish academy.
Traditionally, the team fulfils all London Irish fixtures within London. However, this hasn’t always been the case. For example, between 2000 and 2019, most London Irish fixtures were played at the Madejski Stadium in Reading. Similarly, in 2016, London Irish played in the first ever Premiership game to be played outside England when they played against Saracens in New York.
In 2016, the team announced that they intended to move back to London and, as of the 2020-21 season, London Irish fixtures are played at the Brentford Community Stadium.
