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Al Hoenig (a.k.a. Big-Al) reminisces about some of those great European weekends. The 2002-03 season saw London Irish compete in the Heineken Cup for the first time, and my first European adventure with London Irish was the trip to Toulouse that season. The first of many great trips – I had travelled out with the … Continue reading The Madejski Era – No Time Toulouse

  Come along to Hazelwood to meet the coaches and hear what they have to say about where we are and where we're going. Make sure you are armed with questions for our coaching experts. Declan Kidney, Director of Rugby will be there, joined by Assistant Coaches George Skivington and Dec Danaher, with the possibility … Continue reading Meet the Coaches – Wednesday 26th February

Al Hoenig (a.k.a. Big-Al) recalls the 2001-02 season. The 2001-2002 season opened (as quite a few seasons have) with a match against Harlequins – we came away from the Stoop with a 32-21 win – but this was not to be our only visit to the Stoop this season, but more of that later. Let’s … Continue reading The Madejski Era – We Know a Song About That (2001-2002)

Al Hoenig (a.k.a. Big-Al - whose first London Irish match was our first home game at the Madejski Stadium) takes a look back at our first season at the Madejski Stadium. Saturday 2nd September 2000, 3pm – London Irish take on Saracens at the Madejski Stadium in Reading, the start of the Exiles 20 year … Continue reading The Madejski Era – The Early Years (to 2001)

Over to course of our final season at the Madejski Stadium, we plan to publish a series of articles covering the highs (& lows) of our time in Reading. We have a couple of items covering our first couple of years at the Madejski ready to publish, but we need your help to keep the … Continue reading London Irish – The Madejski Era

Over 99% of LISC Membership Packs for the 2019-20 season have been sent out for LISC members whose subscriptions have been received. Have you joined / renewed your LISC Membership for 2019-20 yet? The easiest way to join LISC is online through the LISC Shop, however you can also pay by cheque, cash or set … Continue reading LISC Membership Update

We have been working on our match by match travel guides for the forthcoming season. Check Al’s Travel Guide for our general travel advice and detailed travel information for away matches. We currently have information added for matches up to the European Challenge Cup trip to Scarlets on Saturday 16th November. We will try to … Continue reading LISC Travel Guides 2019-20