London Irish Amateur

London Irish Amateur
Full name London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club
Union Middlesex RFU, Surrey RFU, Ireland RFU
Nickname(s) The Wild Geese[1]
Founded September 1999 (1999-09)[2]
Location Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England
Ground(s) Hazelwood (Capacity: 2,000)
Chairman John Walsh (interim)
President Raymond McLennan
Coach(es) Lee Starling
Captain(s) Scott Moore
League(s) National League 2 South
2017–18 13th
Official website
www.london-irish-amateur.co.uk

London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club, also known as London Irish Wild Geese, are an amateur English rugby union club based in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, who play their rugby in National League 2 South. They are the amateur team of London Irish[3] and play at Hazelwood.[4]

History

The creation of London Irish Amateur was first discussed in 1995 when rugby union became professional and London Irish set aside resources for the creation of an amateur team.[5] The club was founded in September 1999 after London Irish left The Avenue to play at the Twickenham Stoop before moving to Madejski Stadium in Reading the following year.[4][6][7][8] It was formed to be the feeder club for senior and junior amateur players to then go on to play for London Irish, who until the end of the 2015-16 season played in the English Premiership.[9] A few players such as Justin Bishop and Kieran Campbell went on to play international rugby.[2]

London Irish and London Irish Amateur jointly share the new Hazelwood Rugby complex. Since 2012, links between London Irish and London Irish Amateur were upgraded with the two becoming part of a joint venture where London Irish Amateur players play for London Irish in the A League.[10] In return, members of London Irish's Academy are entitled to play for London Irish Amateur.[11]

The first team's official name was changed to London Irish Wild Geese after the Rugby Football Union's governance committee gave consent for the change of name. In 2011, they were promoted from London 1 into National League 3 London & SE.[12] In 2012, they were moved into National League 3 South West,.[13][14] In 2013, they were promoted into National League 2 South.[15]

London Irish Amateur receives a grant from the Irish Government's Emigrant Support Programme to support Mini Rugby.[16]

Honours

Current standings

2018–19 National League 2 South Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1Rams76012591101496030
2Redruth7601180195-152026
3Taunton Titans7502235161744226
4Henley Hawks750216616603124
5Tonbridge Juddians7502165124411122
6Canterbury7403180150304222
7Worthing Raiders7403244218265021
8Old Albanian7403195133622220
9Bury St Edmunds7403224198264020
10Dings Crusaders7403152131211118
11Clifton7304148182-343116
12Barnes7205154167-132313
13Guernsey7205140252-1124113
14Old Redcliffians7106164202-383310
15Birmingham & Solihull7106172210-38234[b 1]
16London Irish Wild Geese7007116295-179101
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 13 October 2018
Source: "National League 2 South". NCA Rugby.
Notes
  1. ↑
    • Birmingham & Solihull were deducted 5 points as a result of fielding an ineligible player from the previous season in Midlands Premier which carried over into the 2018-19 season.[19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wild Geese on brink of the title". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 "About us". London Irish (archived). 2010-04-08. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  3. ↑ "Titans tackle London Irish Wild Geese". Somerset County Gazette. 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  4. 1 2 "Cambridge eye hat-trick by clipping wings of Wild Geese". Cambridge News. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  5. ↑ Intouch Rugby | Ulster Rugby Coverage (2012-02-29). "LONDON IRISH AMATEUR RFC: Wild Geese Flying The Flag For Amateur Status". Intouchrugby.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  6. ↑ "London Irish (Rugby Team)". 20thcenturylondon.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  7. ↑ "Exiles up for "Craic in the Valley"". ESPN. 2000-07-11. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  8. ↑ About the Club Archived 3 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine. at www.london-irish.com. Retrieved 1 Mar 2014.
  9. ↑ Intouch Rugby (2011-04-23). "London Irish Amateur RFC, Flourishing Thanks To A Former NIFC Scrum Half From Armagh". Intouchrugby.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  10. ↑ "London Irish join forces in Amateur partnership". Get Surrey. 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  11. ↑ "Billy Clark excited by London Irish academy squad". Get Reading. 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  12. ↑ Intouch Rugby (2011-04-23). "London Irish Wild Geese Rugby I XV 21 – 14 Sidcup Rugby I XV: London Division 1 Promotion play off – 23rd April 2011". Intouchrugby.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  13. ↑ Owens, Trevor (2012-05-13). "Malvern RFC made to switch divisions". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  14. ↑ "The Wild Geese Division Transfer". London-irish-amateur.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  15. ↑ Bristol, The (2013-10-14). "We just couldn't get our game firing, admits Dings coach Alex Guest". Bristol Post. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  16. ↑ "British-based charities given £5.4m by Irish government". Irish Post. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  17. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  18. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/LondonIrishARFC
  19. ↑ "All roads lead south for the Bees next season". Birmingham & Solihull RFC. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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