Due to the fact that we hope a numbers of players may be coming back from injury and will be available for selection later this week, the team for this Sunday's match will not be announced until Friday morning.  Please check the website for details www.london-irish.com

LONDON IRISH PAIR NAMED IN ENGLAND UNDER 19 SQUAD

Two London Irish players, Topsy Ojo and Derry Coughlan have been named in the England squad for the first Under 19 international of the season as they begin the build-up to the 2004 World Championship.

They take on Scotland at Fylde on Friday, January 16th (2pm) then meet Ireland at Broadstreet on March 5th and Wales at Morley on March 12th before heading for the IRB tournament in Durban, South Africa.

Topsy Ojo, from Dartford in Kent plays on the wing or at full back and appeared in last year's World Championship alongside scrum half Derry Coughlan, who is a pupil at the John Fisher School in Purley.

Both Derry and Topsy were marked out as international stars of the future last summer when they were called into Brian Ashton's England National Academy squad.

London Irish congratulates Topsy and Derry on their selection.

PARKER PEN CHALLENGE CUP QUARTER FINAL HOSPITALITY OFFER

As you may know, should we qualify for the quarter finals after next weekend's away leg against Narbonne we will play our quarter final home leg on Sunday 25th January against either Pau or Connacht!

As an additional match to our schedule fixtures this match will not be included in any seasonal hospitality packages.

Please speak to a member of staff to provisionally reserve any hospitality places you require and we will contact you, as soon as we know that match will be taking place, to confirm your booking.

Hospitality package prices (including VAT) for this match will be:

Hospitality Box excluding catering   £ 600
Exiles                                                £  80
Avenue                                              £  60
Founders                                           £  40

Places are available on a first come, first served basis so please make a reservation to avoid disappointment.

Please telephone Abigail on 01932 750114 or Kelly on 01932 750113.

abigail.findlay@london-irish.com or kelly.adey@london-irish.com

NARBONNE COMPETITION

Thanks to our friends and sponsors from Narbonne, you have the chance to win accommodation for 6 people in one of 5 Mediterranean resorts in the South of France. You can choose from Saint Pierre la Mer, Narbonne Plage, Gruissan, Port la Nouvelle or Leucate.

To enter couldn't be easier. Just send your name, address and contact telephone number to competition@london-irish.com by Friday 16th January.

SUPPORTERS' CLUB TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR NARBONNE

The 2nd Leg of the 2nd Round has been confirmed as taking place on Saturday 17th January, kick off 7.30pm at the Parc des Sports, Narbonne.

For details of the Supporters' Club travel arrangements, please visit the website.

Narbonne have also kindly offered our supporters the opportunity to join the players from both teams for a meal post match at a cost of 14€ per person.

If you would like to take advantage of this offer please e-mail ken.armstrong@lisc.org.uk by Monday 12th Jan at the latest. We don't yet have any further details but you must pre-book and we assume payment will be required on the day of the match.

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