London Irish

Dylan Hartley needs full matches to hang on to captaincy

With Dylan Hartley's club Northampton struggling, the debate has re-emerged and Eddie was right to nip it in the bud. That tells us the relationship between the coach and his captain. ,

Leicester hold off London Irish as Manu Tuilagi marks 100th appearance with try

• Leicester 19-15 London Irish• Toomua and May also score to help Tigers seal much-needed victoryThe ugly run of defeats is over. Leicester will be as relieved by that as they are by four points, these...

Thursday Evening Round Up

Dai Young signs contract extension with Wasps Wasps have announced that director of rugby Dai Young has signed a long-term extension to his contract.   Young joined the club ahead of the 2011/12...

London Irish sign Blue Bulls duo Arno Botha & Piet van Zyl

London Irish have landed South African back row Arno Botha and scrum-half Piet van Zyl from the Blue Bulls with immediate effect.   Explosive ball carrier Botha made 82 appearances for the...

England U20s name their 32-man Elite Player Squad for the 2017/18 season

The squad, which will compete in the 2018 Six Nations as well as the World Rugby U20 Championship in May, will be led by Steve Bates and fellow coaches Anthony Allen, Richard Blaze and James Ponton.   Of...

Premiership Highlights: London Irish vs Newcastle

Eddie Jones turns to 6ft 3in, 18st Cokanasiga to bolster injury-hit England

• London Irish’s Joe Cokanasiga drafted in after injury to Jack Nowell• Five England players withdraw from two-day Six Nations training campThe London Irish wing Joe Cokanasiga joined England’s...

European club games are trumping international rugby

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I am starting to really worry about international rugby. The recent November internationals have become a largely meaningless procession of friendlies. ,

Alex Tait takes full advantage of struggling London Irish’s bad luck

• London Irish 15-20 Newcastle• Visitors scored first try from what appeared to be a knock onWhen you are down and in need of luck, fate usually spits in your face. London Irish, without a win here...

Premiership Highlights: Worcester Warriors v London Irish

Worcester ran out 23-8 victors over London Irish in this Premiership clash at Sixways. The home side got off to a flying start with Josh Adams crashing over the line after just 6 minutes of play. Irish...