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Yeah, we know, the fixtures launch was a while back and this interview should have gone up ages ago… what can we say, we had a bit of time off to enjoy the summer sunshine. Now though the season is looming ever closer so we’re back with @RugbyLI to bring you their chat with Franco … Continue reading Checking In On Pre-Season With Franco van der Merwe

If you were following the Fixtures Launch last week you’ll have seen Les Kiss was there to talk about the challenge ahead for the club. @RugbyLI sat down with Les at BT Tower to understand how he felt about the fixtures, his time in the Championship and the future of the club.  So Les, we’ve … Continue reading Looking Ahead – Talking about the upcoming season with Les Kiss

Our friends at #RugbyUnited were invited to attend the Premiership Rugby fixtures launch on Wednesday so Matt Merritt put on his @RugbyLI hat and went along to find out who we’d be facing when in the coming season. While there he managed to grab a quick chat with BT Sport favourite Martin Bayfield and find … Continue reading At The Premiership Fixtures Launch – Chatting With Martin Bayfield

While it has undoubtedly been a good season for London Irish, with only a couple of games resulting in a loss and the team putting on some dominant displays toward the end of the league campaign, not every player can be involved week in and week out. We caught up with Harry Elrington to chat … Continue reading Exclusive Interview: Harry Elrington

When arguably your biggest signing announcement is an Irish back row, who better to talk to about how he’ll suit our team than our current Irish openside? @RugbyLI caught up with Conor Gilsenan to chat about how the season went for him, what he thinks Sean O’Brien will bring to the team and a little … Continue reading Exclusive Interview: Conor Gilsenan

In the latest instalment of our end of season interviews Matt Merritt catches up with one of the veteran members of the London Irish team as he gets Franco van der Merwe’s opinion on the season, the goals for the team and how well South Africa will do at the World Cup.   So how … Continue reading Exclusive Interview: Franco van der Merwe

Sometimes the most exciting signings are the ones that come out of nowhere and it was certainly the case for us as London Irish fans when, in late July, the club announced the signing of Samoan international TJ Ioane, a hard runner who isn’t afraid to lay some big hits too, he quickly became a … Continue reading Exclusive Interview: TJ Ioane