Departing from the sub-zero temperatures of the UK and flying the 6,000+ miles to a hot and sunny Cape Town to cheer the team on; it was a dirty job, but some of us had to do it! It took several days to acclimatise to the fine weather and the inexpensive but excellent food and … Continue reading A Flying Visit to Cape Town
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Your club needs you!
The sad demise Wasps and Worcester has directly impacted London Irish, which has not only had to forego five fiercely-contested league points, but also lost the revenue for two cancelled home matches in November. While some may be envious of the richer clubs that have been hoovering-up (pun intended!) former Wasps and Worcester players, our … Continue reading Your club needs you!
Join us at our Italian Evening (rescheduled)
Ciao e benvenuto! Join us for a night of fun with our new Italian players as we host a two course meal at Hazelwood on Wednesday 11th January from 7.30pm. The meal will consist of a main course (with a vegetarian option) plus dessert. This was originally planned for October, but the Italian Rugby Federation … Continue reading Join us at our Italian Evening (rescheduled)
Programme notes for Bath
We are very sad to hear of the plights of Worcester Warriors and Wasps rugby clubs, with whom we have shared many encounters and friendly rivalries. Our beautiful game has many attractions, including how supporters of rival clubs can mingle with each other to share opinions over a drink and appreciate the play of both … Continue reading Programme notes for Bath
The Jarrod Cunningham Bursary Fund
London Irish Supporters' Club is proud to announce that it is making a £500 donation to the Jarrod Cunningham Bursary Fund. LISC hand over a cheque for £500 to the bursary fund,assisted by Topsy Ojo, Matt Rogerson and Tom Parton The fund has recently been set up by the London Irish Foundation to benefit young … Continue reading The Jarrod Cunningham Bursary Fund
Players of the Season 2021-22
Thank-you to all the members who submitted nominations for the Official London Irish Supporters Club Player and Young Player of the 2021-22 Season. We had a record number of nominations this year, with seven names put forward in each category, which is a good reflection on how well the team has performed and entertained throughout … Continue reading Players of the Season 2021-22
A Weekend in Provence
It would normally take months, if not years of training to get into peak condition ready for a match in Toulon, yet there we were with only a fraction of that time to prepare! RC Toulon has numerous rival supporters’ clubs who are incredibly sociable and hospitable to travelling fans, and who wanted to host … Continue reading A Weekend in Provence
Programme notes for Harlequins
Well, the Paddy’s Day game against Northampton Saints didn't produce the result that we all wanted, but I thought the Club put on a great day. A crowd of over 15,000 shows that move to Brentford is starting to pay off. There was so much going on both inside and outside the stadium. For our … Continue reading Programme notes for Harlequins
Programme notes for Worcester
It is great to be writing this after several exciting and entertaining games recently, most of which we have ended up on the winning side. The style of play we are producing is certainly great to watch. Let us hope that we can reproduce that today against our visitors Worcester Warriors. Last week the Supporters … Continue reading Programme notes for Worcester
An evening with Barry and Lovejoy
On 23rd February the Supporters Club held our first event of 2022 - Past and Present. Online via Zoom we had Barry Everitt, “Barry the Boot”, flyhalf in our Powergen Cup winning side of 2002, and the ever popular Lovejoy Chawatama.Barry gave us a tremendous insight into his rugby career and how he moved on … Continue reading An evening with Barry and Lovejoy