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PLAYER NEWS CANADA vs ENGLAND This Saturday, England take on Canada in the Churchill Cup. Good luck to Neal Hatley and Michael Horak who start on the bench. TONGA vs IRELAND Congratulations to Kieron Dawson who starts for Ireland in their game against Tonga in Nuku'alofa on Saturday. U21 WORLD CUP Host nation England has finalised its squad for the IRB Under 21 Wor Congratulations to London Irish's Ed Thrower who has been selected in the squad. London Irish wish him the all the best for the competition which sees England play Australia in their opening match at Iffley Road, Oxford on Friday night (13th June). Kick off is at 7.00pm England will then meet Japan in Newbury on Tuesday 17th June, followed by France in Henley on Saturday 21st June.
DIGGER TO OPEN READING COLLEGE 'PEOPLE'S FAIR' Digger will open the Reading College 'People's Fair' at 11am this Saturday, 14 June at the Wokingham Road playing fields. Digger has been in demand since winning the Premier Rugby 'Mascot of the The fair is one of largest summer events in Reading, with free admission to all members of the public at the Wokingham Road playing fields. Entertainment is on offer for all the family, including a circus workshop, beer tent, craft tent, trampolines, simulator rides, rodeo bull, cup & saucer ride, super slide and of course ice creams and other refreshments. In addition to all the fun activities on offer, the underlying objective of the fair is to let the local community know about all the different activities that take place in Reading. All charities and community groups are welcomed free of charge at the fair to promote their activities in the area and Reading College will also be offering information about the courses they run.
READING SCHOOLS RECEIVE IRISH RUGBY COACHING Following on from Shinfield St. Mary's success at Twickenham, courtesy of London Irish, the Exiles have begun another 5 weeks of coaching in 6 Reading schools. The sessions are part of the Powergen Schools Tag Rugby Programme and English Martyrs, Redlands, St. Mary's & All Saints, Coley, Micklands and Caversham Park primary schools will all be visited over the next few weeks. The Powergen programme is designed to encourage pupils within the Thames Valley to participate in rugby and meet players and coaches from London Irish. Each school is left with free rugby balls, tag belts, marker cones, lesson plans and an equipment bag to promote rugby after the coaching sessions. London Irish are delighted to announce that the programme will be running next season and will see 24 schools being visited and once again will include a chosen school to represent the Exiles at Twickenham at the Zurich Championship Final!
Hatch Ride Primary School with John Lake and Ed Thrower
SEASON TICKET 2003/2004 The prices for the Season Tickets can be found by clicking on the following link - Season Tickets 03-04 Please note that if you are renewing you must keep hold of your smart card as this will be validated. (Replacement cards will cost £10).
The main advantages of a Season Ticket are: - By Application Form: Click on the following link to download an application form - Season Tickets 03-04 SPONSORSHIP & HOSPITALITY 2003/2004
To get details please e-mail Abigail Findlay (abigail.findlay@london-irish.com) or Kelly Adey (kelly.adey@london-irish.com)
L.I.S.C. TRAVEL FOR PRE-SEASON TOUR TO CONNACHT & ULSTER St. Clare's Travel, the official London Irish Supporters Club travel agent, has arranged the following inclusive hotel based package to cover both matches on the pre-season tour (Connacht on 26th August and Ulster on 29th August): 26th and 27th August: 2 nights B & B in a 2 star hotel in Galway City centre £173.00 per person sharing in a twin room In order to make the package viable, a minimum of 30 people must travel. For those who will not be attending both games and require hotel accommodation only (on a B & B basis), the rates are: Galway - £42.00 per person per night sharing a twin room (£15.00 per person per night single room supplement) There are a limited number of single rooms, so sharing would be helpful. Should you wish to stay any extra nights in Belfast (maximum of 2 nights) the hotel have agreed the same rates. Please be advised that this is an intensive summer training camp for the London Irish squad designed to prepare them for the season that lies ahead. As such, whilst players will happily socialise with supporters after the two fixtures, they will not be available to join with supporters during the remainder of the tour. All bookings to Tony or Clare at St. Clare's Travel, 79 Quintilis, Bracknell, Berks. RG12 7QQ. Tel: 01344 641524 (office hours) E-mail: tony.stclares@ntlworld.com
MIDDLESEX SEVENS - SATURDAY 16th AUGUST 2003
This year's Middlesex Sevens take place at Twickeham on Saturday 16th August. The teams invited to this year's event will include all 12 Premiership clubs plus four invitation sides. We have a fantastic TWO for ONE ticket offer available to all current season ticket holders. Even if you are not a season ticket holder, tickets are priced at just £23 and if you book before 30th June all the money from the tickets will be retained by the club. Ticket queries should be made by telephone to 01932 750118, by fax to 01932 784462 or by e-mail to jon.salinger@london-irish.com
'TALES FROM THE CRAIC' Following complaints made to the IRB about the All Blacks being motivated by performing the 'Haka' before their games, other nations were asked to suggest pre-match rituals of their own. The IRB Rugby World Cup 2003 Organising Committee has now agreed to the following displays: A: The England team will chat about the weather, wave hankies in the air and attach bells to their ankles before moaning about how they invented the game and gave it to the world and how it's not fair that everyone can beat them now. B: The Scotland team will chant "You lookin' at me Jimmy?" before smashing an Irn Bru bottle over their opponent's head. C: The Ireland team will split into two, with the Southern half performing a Riverdance, while the Northerners march the Traditional route from their dressing room to the pitch, via their opponents' dressing room. D: Unfortunately the Committee were unable to accept the Welsh suggestion following representations from the RSPCA. E: Argentina will unexpectedly invade a small part of opposition territory, claim it as their own 'Las-In-Goal-Areas' and then be forcibly removed by the stewards. F: Two members of the South African team will claim to be more important than the other 13 whom they will corral between the posts whilst they claim the rest of the pitch for themselves. G: The Americans will not attend until almost full time. In future years they will amend the records to show that they were in fact the most important team in the tournament and Hollywood will make a film called 'Saving No.8 Lyle'. H: Five of the Canadian team will sing 'La Marsaillaise' and hold the rest of the team to ransom. I: The Italian team will arrive in designer suits, chat up the female stewards and then run away. J: The Spanish will sneak into the other half of the pitch, mow it and then claim that it was all in line with European 'grass quotas'. They will curl up under the posts and have a kip until half time, when their appeal for compensation against the UK government will be heard. K: The Japanese will attempt to strengthen their team by offering good salaries to the key opposition players (over 35) and then run around the pitch at high speed in a highly efficient manner before buying the ground with a subsidy from the UK government. L: The French wil declare they have new scientific evidence that the opposition are in fact all mad. They will then park lorries across the half-way line, let sheep loose in the oppostition half (much to the delight of Wales!) and burn the officials. M: The Australians will have a barbie before negotiating lucrative singing and TV contracts in the UK. They will then invite all their mates to come and live with them in Shepherds Bush.
THE BLARNEY Over 4,900 people have currently subscribed to the Blarney; do you forward this to your mates? Or do you print it out and pass it around? Well, why not provide us with their e-mail address so that they can receive their own personal copy. E-mail Jon Salinger (jon.salinger@london-irish.com) with e-mail addresses. Let us try and spread the word of London Irish to a much greater audience.
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Season' award last month and is delighted to help out Reading College by opening the People's Fair. He woofs: "The People's Fair should be a doggone great day out and I can't wait to meet all the young pups who come along on Saturday."
