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Irish teams announced for TOAST!
London Irish has announced the teams that will be playing touch rugby at the TOAST Life festival this weekend (10 and 11 July) at Syon Park. Rugby matches will be played on the Saturday and the Sunday, both games kick off at 1pm on the main field. Derry Coughlan, Paul Hodgson and Rodd Penney will all be making their London Irish debuts in the games.
On Saturday, Derry Coughlan, Paddy Gill, James Grimes, Ross Laidlaw, Topsy Ojo, Rodd Penney and Neil Whitworth will be playing against a New Zealand select side.
The team that will face an Australian select side on Sunday stars; Geoff Appleford, Pierre Durant, Paul Hodgson, Michael Horak, Mark Mapletoft, David Paice and Ryan Strudwick,
The TOAST festival will host many other activities over the weekend, including wine tasting, food stalls, multicultural music and unique gift stalls. There will be numerous other sporting events; including Polo, Cricket and Polocrosse. Members of the public can also get involved in Rugby, Beach Cricket and Volleyball.
On Saturday, rugby workshops will also be held on the main field from 11.30am, in association with London Irish, London New Zealand and touchrugby.com London Irish will have a merchandise stall at TOAST. The Exiles' stand will be in the Rugby Marquee, situated through the entrance and immediately on the right hand side.
For more information or to buy tickets please visit www.toastlife.co.uk or call 0870 906 3776
LONDON IRISH 'COACH THE COACHES'
London Irish coaching staff will be paying a special trip to Andover Rugby Club next Thursday, 8 July, from 6.30pm. The purpose of the visit is to hold a 'Coach the Coaches' session, and the coaches of all the youth teams will be participating, from Under 8s to Under 16s.
The team of three London Irish coaches will be co-ordinated by London Irish Head of Community Coaching, Mark Tyrell. The coaches will be taught new drills in preparation for the new season, and will be left kit and coaching plans.
Andover RFC is one of London Irish's local partner clubs. The club has regularly held trips to the Madejski Stadium over the last few seasons, with the youth teams participating in pre-match coaching clinics.
Plans are already underway to strengthen the relationship for next season, Andover's Under 8s and Under 9s are participating in the London Double Head Tag Festival on the morning on Saturday, 4 September. The winning teams at the festival will play at Twickenham Stadium later in the day before the London Irish vs. Harlequins and the Saracens vs. London Wasps matches.
Mark Tyrell comments; "If you can get the right coaching system in place, fantastic players can develop through junior rugby. Andover already have a great set up, and we're pleased to help them to develop their coaching techniques to achieve even better results."
LONDON IRISH FIXTURE LIST FOR 04/05 SEASON
London Irish are pleased to announce the fixture list for the 04-05 season. Please note that the matches against Worcester Warriors and London Wasps at home are still to be confirmed. The Away Fixtures have now been confirmed.
SEASON TICKET RENEWAL DEADLINE Please be advised that we have decided to extend the Season Ticket renewal deadline until Friday 16th July. Renewals of Season Tickets can be done by contacting Jon Salinger on 01932 750118. For all other enquiries about Season Tickets can be made via the Ticket Hotline on 0118 968 1000. Information on Season Tickets for the 04-05 Season can be seen on the London Irish website or by clicking here
Digger Club recruits new pups!
There are loads of great benefits to being a Digger Club pup, which include a free drawstring Digger bag, special birthday benefits and exclusive chances to meet the players. Also, only Digger Club members can enter the ballot to be an official matchday mascot at the Madejski Stadium.
Potential pups are being encouraged to sign up early, those enrolling before the end of July will be invited to Digger's summer picnic, full details on application.
It only costs £10 to join the Digger Club, for full information, an application form and a list of all the benefits visit the Digger pages of the London Irish website. For more information email digger@london-irish.com
LONDON DOUBLE HEADER HOSPITALITY
Our 2004/05 Zurich Premiership season will kick off with a special all London Double Header at Twickenham on Saturday 4th September 2004. The four London clubs in the Zurich Premiership – London Irish, London Wasps, NEC Harlequins and Saracens – will play their opening premiership fixtures against each other on the first Saturday of the new domestic season. The event at Twickenham aims to create real excitement in the capital city and provides supporters of all four London based clubs with a fantastic day of competition at the home of England Rugby.
Our hospitality area will be located in the 'North Try Line' suite and will include:
· Three course buffet style lunch prior to our match
Tickets are priced at £100 inc VAT per person (£85.11 exc VAT). Car parking will also be available to purchase (subject to availability) at £15 for the Rosebine Car Park and £20 at the ground.
To book please contact us: Kelly Adey – 01932 750113 - kelly.adey@london-irish.com
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Digger has started recruiting new members for his litter! Wolfhound fans of all ages can now become a member of the Official Digger Club for the 2004/05 season.
