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.
Having last week signed a prop from La Rochelle, London Irish have gone shopping again in France with the signing of Rory Jennings.
Having called it quits with ex-All Black Waisake Naholo, London Irish have brought in another ex-Test player in Marcel van der Merwe.
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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Gallagher Premiership Challenge Cup Premiership Cup | Round 22 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Bristol | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 561 | 362 | 199 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 84 |
-  Exeter Chiefs | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 583 | 351 | 232 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 77 |
-  Harlequins | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 661 | 502 | 159 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 72 |
-  Sale Sharks | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 501 | 347 | 154 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 69 |
-  Northampton Saints | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 467 | 425 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 54 |
-  Wasps | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 548 | 647 | -99 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 51 |
-  Bath | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 469 | 561 | -92 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 50 |
-  London Irish | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 414 | 514 | -100 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 46 |
-  Leicester Tigers | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 422 | 489 | -67 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 45 |
-  Newcastle Falcons | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 385 | 514 | -129 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 45 |
-  Gloucester | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 409 | 508 | -99 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
-  Worcester Warriors | 20 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 294 | 465 | -171 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| Round 22 |
|---|
| - Bristol |
| - Exeter Chiefs |
| - Harlequins |
| - Sale Sharks |
| - Northampton Saints |
| - Wasps |
| - Bath |
| - London Irish |
| - Leicester Tigers |
| - Newcastle Falcons |
| - Gloucester |
| - Worcester Warriors |
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.
Facundo Gigena Prop 
Lovejoy Chawatama Prop 
Allan Dell Prop 
Harry Elrington Prop 
Motu Matu'u Hooker 
Agustin Creevy Hooker 
Oli Hoskins Prop 
Sekope Kepu Prop 
Isaac Curtis-Harris Lock 
Ben Donnell Lock 
Albert Tuisue Lock 
Rob Simmons Lock 
George Nott Lock 
Steve Mafi Lock 
Adam Coleman Lock 
Andrei Mahu Lock 5 
Matt Rogerson Flanker 6 
Blair Cowan Flanker 6 
Jack Cooke Flanker 7 
Sean O'Brien Flanker 7 
Matt Cornish 
Luke Green 
Izaiha Moore-Aiono 
Chunya Munga 
Ollie Hassell-Collins Wing 
Jacob Atkins Fullback Jacob Atkins Fullback 
Phil Cokanasiga 
Will Joseph Fullback 
Caolan Englefield 
James Stokes Ollie Hassell-Collins Wing 
Will Goodrick-Clarke 
Rory Brand Scrum half 
Nick Phipps Scrum half 
Nic Groom Scrum half 
Ben Meehan Scrum half Rory Brand Scrum half 
Paddy Jackson Fly half 
Theo Brophy Clews Fly half 
Ben Loader Wing 
Matt Williams Centre 
Terrence Hepetema Centre 
Curtis Rona Centre 
Bill Meakes Centre 
Waisake Naholo Wing 
Tom Parton Fullback 
Tom Homer Fullback 
Charlton Kerr Fullback 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.
