Next Match

LONDON IRISH
vs
SALE SHARKS

Zurich Premiership

Fri 8th October
KO 19:45
Edgeley Park, Sale 

THIS WEEK'S TEAM

15 Michael Horak*
14 Justin Bishop* 
13 Geoff Appleford*  12 Mike Catt*
11 Scott Staniforth*  10 Barry Everitt 
9 Paul Hodgson
1 Neal Hatley 
2 Robbie Russell*
3 Rob Hardwick*
4 Nick Kennedy
5 Bob Casey* 
6 Declan Danaher 
7 Kieron Dawson*  (Captain)
8 Phil Murphy*
* denotes International

REPLACEMENTS

16 Pierre Durant
17 David Paice
18 Kieran Roche
19 Ryan Strudwick 
20 Nils Mordt
21 Kevin Barrett
22 Delon Armitage
* denotes International

MATCH STATS

vs Sale Sharks

Last two Results
L.I. won 9-3 (H)
(30th Nov 03)

L.I. won 28-26 (A)
(31st Oct 03)

Biggest Win
26-3 (4th Dec 99)
The Stoop

Top Try Scorer  
Justin Bishop - 5
 
Top Points Scorer 
Barry Everitt - 67  

Team News

At present there are no changes to the starting line-up of the team that played Saracens, however there will be late fitness tests on a number of players who received knocks in last Sunday's game.  Declan Danaher plays his 100th senior game for the club.  Unavailable for selection through injury are: Adrian Flavin (neck), Darren Edwards (jaw), Peter Poulos (knee) and Paul Sackey (ankle).

Commenting on his team's prospects for Friday night's game, Head Coach Gary Gold said, "Our performance against Saracens last Sunday was encouraging.  We dominated the game and deserved the result.  Having said that, we recognise that we still have things to put right if we are to achieve consistency in the way we want to play the game.  Tomorrow night we have the chance to measure ourselves against the team that is currently in-form and deservedly top of the Premiership."

Zurich 'A' League
London Irish 19 NEC Harlequins 31

There is nothing like a local derby to enthuse spectators on a chilly, dry evening. The 400 supporters that turned up at Sunbury last night for this latest Zurich 'A' League encounter enjoyed some fine attacking rugby from both teams in what turned out to be the proverbial game of two halves!

For the full report, visit the website.

Hospitality

Having opened last season our Touchline Restaurant is a great success and has been enjoyed by many.  With its superb view of the entire stadium, luxury padded seats and four course lunch it makes the perfect location for entertaining both business and family groups.

Priced at just £79 inc VAT per person including lunch, match tickets, programmes and car parking, this package will offer a slightly more formal match day experience, although the usual London Irish spirit will of course prevail. 

The Touchline restaurant is available for all home fixtures over the 2004/2005 season, along with a number of other packages to suit all occasions.  Call for further information or to book on 01932 750114. 

October Ticket Offer

The next home match at the Madejski Stadium is against Leeds Tykes on Saturday, 16 October, followed by the first round of the European Challenge Cup against Auch on Sunday, 31 October.

There is a special October ticket offer for these matches. If you attended Sunday's match and now buy a ticket for Leeds, you can get a ticket for Auch for only £5. Or if you can only make one game you can still get a half price ticket for Auch. Either way we hope to welcome you to the Madejski very soon.

This offer is only available through the ticket hotline – 0118 968 1000 – and does not apply to hospitality areas.

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