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RAIN FAILS TO DAMPEN SPIRITS AT THE TOAST FESTIVAL
London Irish players took a break from their pre-season training programme to
On Saturday, London Irish (in white) played against an experienced London New Zealand touch team where, after a promising start, the Exiles lost 3 tries to 1. Ross Laidlaw scored in the latter stages of the first half, however this was quickly cancelled out by the Kiwis where they proceeded to demonstrate their knowledge of the 'touch' version of the game and spent the majority of the second half camped in the Exiles' half, notching up an additional two tries to seal the game for London New Zealand.
Team: Coughlan; Gill; Grimes; Laidlaw; Law; Penney; Whitworth
London Irish & London New Zealand
Sunday saw the senior players face an Australian team featuring an array of talented touch players. Despite showing great ball handling skills, the Premiership side were unable to come away with a victory and lost 4-3 in the dying minutes of the match. Tries came from Mark Mapletoft, Geoff Appleford and an impressive 'show and go' from Australian-born David Paice.
London Irish v 'Australia'
During the Festival, we ran a competition for a lucky supporter from each day to win a signed London Irish home shirt. The winners were drawn out of the hat this morning by new signing Scott Staniforth and are as follows: - Saturday 10th July (New Zealand Day) – Kevin Halliwell, Newbury Sunday 11th July (Australia Day) – Nicky Orton, Dorset Congratulations to Kevin and Nicky. Your signed jerseys will be making their way to you today.
WOKINGHAM SCHOOLS TRIUMPH AT THAMES VALLEY YOUTH GAMES
Redingensians RFC's renowned community rugby program bore more fruit last weekend when the Wokingham team in the Mixed Tag Rugby at the Thames Valley Youth Games triumphed once again. The club works hard to promote tag rugby into local schools, and this is reflected in the large number of children in the club's mini rugby section and the number of schools that now play the game.
A combination of London Irish's Powergen program, the Active Sports program (delivered by Redingensians coaches), and tournaments and a league organised by the club means that there are an unrivalled number of coaching and playing opportunities for children in Wokingham District. This wide spread is reflected in the nine schools that had players in the squad of twelve at the Thames Valley Youth Games.
Photo courtesy of Sports-Alive.com
Redingensians coaches selected and trained the squad which went undefeated through the tournament, beating teams from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire on the way to the title. This success completes an unprecedented hat trick in the competition, following wins in 2002 and 2003.
If you are interested joining the biggest and best Mini Rugby Section in the Reading area, please contact Alan Jones (Schools Liaison Officer) on alan-jones@redingensians.org.uk. Alan can also be contacted if your school is interested in Tag Rugby.
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
MEET LONDON IRISH PLAYERS AT KEMPTON'S IRISH NIGHT
The London Irish squad will be visiting Kempton Racecourse on Wednesday, 4 August, to enjoy their annual Irish Night.
First race is at 6pm on the 4th, with last drinks being served at 11pm. The best way to enjoy the night is with a Wednesday Winner pass, if pre-booked it costs only £14 per person and includes;
. Admission to the paddock enclosure
Groups of 6 or more will receive a further 20% reduction on this price.
Kempton Park Racecourse is just 35 minutes on a direct train from London Waterloo and is also easily accessible by road, take junction 1 off the M3.
For more information or to book tickets call 01372 470047 or visit www.kempton.co.uk
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participate in touch rugby matches at the TOAST Festival last weekend (July 10th/11th). The Exiles partnered with 'Canterbury of New Zealand' (Official Kit Sponsor) to join the festival, which was a celebration of Antipodean culture. Despite the weather, the rugby matches were the main attraction of the two days and gave people the opportunity to see the coming season's new recruits. 
