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Next Match
LONDON IRISH
vs
LEICESTER TIGERS
Zurich Premiership
Sun 19th September
KO 15:00
Madejski Stadium, Reading
THIS WEEK'S TEAM
15 Delon Armitage
14 Paul Sackey
13 Geoff Appleford* 12 Mike Catt*
11 Scott Staniforth* 10 Barry Everitt
9 Darren Edwards
1 Neal Hatley
2 Adrian Flavin
3 Rob Hardwick*
4 Nick Kennedy
5 Bob Casey*
6 Ryan Strudwick (Captain)
7 Kieron Dawson*
8 Kieran Roche
* denotes International
REPLACEMENTS
16 Pierre Durant
17 David Paice
18 Declan Danaher
19 Phil Murphy*
20 Nils Mordt
21 Paul Hodgson
22 Mark Mapletoft*
* denotes International
MATCH STATS
vs Leicester
Last two Results
L.I. lost 9-22 (H)
(21st Feb 04)
L.I. lost 19-29 (A)
(13th Sept 03)
Biggest Win
27-7 (24th Nov 02)
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Top Try Scorer
Michael Horak - 2
Top Points Scorer
Barry Everitt - 63
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Team News
There is one change to the starting line-up of the team that played Gloucester on Saturday last. Nick Kennedy starts in the second row alongside Bob Casey. Ryan Strudwick moves to blindside flanker. Robbie Russell fractured his thumb while away training with Scotland on Monday which means that Academy hooker, David Paice is on the bench. Declan Danaher makes a welcome return to the squad having recovered from a hamstring injury. Unavailable for selection through injury are: Adam Halsey (foot), Peter Poulos (shoulder), Robbie Russell (hand) and Doug Wheatley (hand).
Commenting on the Sunday's match, Head Coach, Gary Gold said, "On Sunday we face what we still regard as the ultimate test in any Premiership season, Martin Johnson and his Leicester Tigers. Their forward power allied to the skills they possess in their talented backs mean we will have to be at our very best to contain them and sneak a result.
"Believe me Sunday's result is crucial to us as we seek to regain 'fortress' status for Madejski Stadium. We have no illusions about the difficulty of that task. The Leicester pack is as physical as they come and if you don't match them, you don't get into the match. We are hoping for a large and vocal home crowd because we will need all the help we can get to stem our run of poor results against the Tigers."
Zurich 'A' League
London Irish 32 Saracens 5
London Irish took on Saracens in the second round of this season's Zurich 'A' League south conference at Sunbury this Monday and emerged as comfortable winners. For further details, please visit the website.
London Irish's next Zurich 'A' League game is away against Gloucester on Monday, 27th September, kick off 7.45 p.m.
Rugby returns to the Madejski!
Premiership rugby returns to Reading this Sunday, when London Irish will take on Martin Johnson's Leicester Tigers in their first Madejski match of the season (kick off 3.00 p.m.).
The Madejski Stadium have installed a new ticketing system over the summer to ultimately improve the ticketing service for London Irish and Reading FC spectators. Unfortunately during installation the ticketing system has been experiencing teething problems, which are currently being addressed.
London Irish would like to offer apologies to anyone who may have experienced problems with the ticketing system and is encouraging fans who are planning on coming to the game on Sunday to persevere.
Tickets are still available from www.london-irish.com or from the ticket hotline – 0118 968 1000, or in person from the ticket office. Alternatively, tickets will still be on sale from the ticket office on Sunday. There will be live Irish music in the North Stand from 1.30pm and the Hotel bars will also be open from 12noon, so please arrive early at the Stadium and allow yourself plenty of time if collecting / buying tickets on the day.
Please note that Reading FC have a home game this Saturday (18 September) and so this will be an especially busy time for the ticket office and not a good time to try and get through on the ticket hotline.
Don't forget that the Megastore is open from 12noon on Sunday, so come early and take a look at the new leisurewear range and accessories on offer. The merchandise unit will also be open.
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Four London Irish Players Named in First London Academy Side.
Four London Irish Academy players have been named in the starting line-up of the new London Conference Academy side that plays this weekend. The Under-19s play their first game against the South West Conference at Bristol University on Saturday (2.00pm).
The four players are Dominic Shabbo, Shane Geraghty, Derry Coughlan and James Grimes. For the full team please click here.
Player Sponsorship
There are now just a few players still available for sponsorship, details of which you will find on the  website or in the match programme this weekend.
Fans sponsorship is priced at £250 for 1st team players and £150 for Academy players and Corporate sponsorship at £750 and £650 respectively which includes 2 east stand season tickets for this season.
To sponsor your favourite player please call Kelly on 01932 750113 or Verity on 01932 750114 or e-mail kelly.adey@london-irish.com or verity.keal@london-irish.com
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