On this day 1963 a London Irish side played in the annual Sevenoaks Rugby Sevens competition at Knole Paddock.
Irish made the Final but lost to Sidcup 0-16.
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On this day 1951 London Irish played Nottingham at Beeston in a club match.
A try from R.J. Moore and a penalty try converted by W. Pedlow gave Irish a 0-8 victory.
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On this day 2019 London Irish played Cornish Pirates at the Mennaye in a Greene King IPA Championship match.
Tries from Tom Stephenson (2), Ben Meehan (2) & Ben Loader plus 5 conversions from Ian Keatley gave Irish a bonus point 7-35 victory.
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Born on this day 1992 in Brisbane, Ben Tollis.
Ben played 2 games on loan for London Irish in 2014.
He was capped 30 times by Scotland.
Happy birthday Ben.
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On this day 2003 London Irish’s Justin Bishop played for Ireland v England at Lansdowne Road.
It was a game he gets reminded off thanks to a certain tackle from Johnny Wilkinson.
Ireland lost the match 6-42.
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On this day 1959 London Irish’s Andy Mulligan played for the Barbarians v Swansea at St Helen’s.
The Barbarians won the match 11-18.
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On this day 1956 (Good Friday) London Irish’s Tom Reid played for the Barbarians v Penarth at the Athletic Field.
The Barbarians won the match 3-9.
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Born on this day 1969, Robin John Kieren Hardwick.
Rob played for London Irish 167 times having joined the club twice. He was a member of the 2002 Powergen Cup winning side.
He was capped once for England v Italy in 1996.
Happy birthday Rob.
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On this day 1992 London Irish played Rosslyn Park in a Courage League National Division 1 match at the Avenue.
4 penalties from Michael Corcoran helped Irish get a 12-12 draw.
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Born on this day 1980 in Hammersmith, Robert James Hoadley.
Rob started playing at London Irish aged 5, at 19 he signed professional papers. He left in 2004, after making 50 First XV starts scoring 6 tries.
Happy birthday Rob.
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On this day 1959 London Irish’s Andy Mulligan played for the Barbarians v Cardiff at the Arms Park.
The Barbarians won the match 0-21.
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He was played County Championship Rugby for Hertfordshire & Sussex (he captained the side in 1961).
It is not listed as to what happened to him after he finished playing rugby.
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He was the son of Edward & Nina Moore of “The Haven”, Teignmouth, Devon. He was educated at Aragon Bay, Co. Wicklow, Trinity College, Glenalmond& King’s College Cambridge. He was born at Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. He is buried at Grand-Seraucourt British Cemetery, France.
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On this day 1969 London irish’s Mick Molloy played for the Barbarians v East Midlands at Franklins Gardens in the Mobb Memorial match.
East Midlands won the match 23-3.
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In this day 1948 London Irish played University College Cork at Mardyke on a club match.
Irish won the match 3-6.
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Born on this day 1984 in Melbourne, Australia Ben John Franks.
Ben played for London Irish between 2015-2018 making 54 appearances and scoring 7 tries.
He was capped by New Zealand on 47 occasions.
Happy birthday Ben.
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On this day 1949 London Irish travelled to their first home at the Herne Hill Velodrome to play London Welsh for the 74th time.
The match ended in a 6-6 draw.
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At the same time at Twickenham London Irish’s Billy Hackett played for the Royal Air Force v the Army in the Inter Services.
Unfortunately for him the Army won 6-3.
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On this day 1960 London Irish played Guy’s Hospital at Honor Oak Park in a club match.
Irish won the match 6-13, but on returning to the changing rooms, a number of Irish players find that they had money and valuables stolen from their pockets.
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On this day 1980 London Irish’s John O’Driscoll played for the Barbarians alongside future London Irish captain Michael Gibson against East Midlands in the Mobbs Memorial match at Franklins Gardens.
The Barbarians won the match 9-48.
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On this day 1932 London Irish played Garryowen at Markets Field, Limerick in a club match.
A try from Jackson converted by D.C. King won the match 3-5.
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On this day 2023 London Irish Ladies played Blackheath Ladies at the Rectory Field in a Women’s Championship South 1 match.
The Emeralds won their last game of the season 14-85.
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Born on this day 1991 in Worcester, Andy Short.
Andy played for London Irish on loan in 2015, scoring a try against Wasps.
Happy birthday Andy.
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Charles Tarrant
Herbert “Mike” Sayers
Charles Eric Beamish
On this day 1939 London Irish’s Victor Tarrant (Gloucestershire Regt) & 1 time LI player Herbert (Mike) Sayers played for the Army against the RAF with teammate Charles Beamish in the Inter-services at Twickenham.
Charles won the bragging rights with the RAF winning the match 3-18.
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On this day 1988 a touring Sligo side played the London Irish Wild Geese in a club match at the Avenue.
The Geese won the game 14-12.
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On this day 1981 London Irish’s John O’Driscoll played for the Barbarians v East Midlands in the Mobbs Memorial match at Franklins Gardens.
The Barbarians won the match 15-20.
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On the 30th March 1944 he was one of 50 Great Escapee’s murdered by the Gestapo.
His remains were initially buried in Sagan, but was relocated to Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, Poland.
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Mick Byrne
Sean McDermott
On this day 1956 London Irish played Guy’s Hospital in a club match at the Rectory Field.
Tries from Mick Byrne & Griffiths plus a conversion & penalty from Sean McDermott gave Irish an 11-0 victory.
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On this day 1913 London Irish played the second match of their short tour of France, (their third match in 3 days) against Stade Francais in Paris in a club match.
Unfortunately they lost by 8 points to 3.
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W.J. Tracey
Anthony R. Kilmartin
B.A. Barr
On this day 1935 London Irish played London Hospital at Hale End in a club match.
Tries from W.J. Tracey & Anthony Kilmartin, one converted by B.A. Barr have Irish an 6-8 victory.
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