London Irish Amateur

For The professional club, see London Irish.
London Irish Amateur
Full name London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club
Union RFU
Nickname(s) The Wild Geese[1]
Founded September 1999 (1999-09)[2]
Location Sunbury-on-Thames, England
Ground(s) Hazelwood
Chairman David Fitzgerald
President Alan McCartney
Coach(es) Duncan Cormack
Captain(s) Scott Moore
League(s) National League 2 South
2015–16 National League 3 London & SE, 1st (promoted)
Official website
www.london-irish-amateur.co.uk

London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club, also London Irish Wild Geese, are an amateur English rugby union club based in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, who as of 2016-17 will play their rugby in National League 2 South. They are the amateur team of London Irish[3] and play at Hazelwood.[4]

History

The creation of London Irish Amateur was first discussed in 1995 when rugby union became professional and London Irish set aside resources for the creation of an amateur team.[5] The club was founded in September 1999 after London Irish left The Avenue to play at the Twickenham Stoop before moving to Madejski Stadium in Reading the following year.[4][6][7][8] It was formed to be the feeder club for senior and junior amateur players to then go on to play for London Irish, who until the end of the 2015-16 season played in the English Premiership.[9] A few players such as Justin Bishop and Kieran Campbell went on to play international rugby.[2]

London Irish and London Irish Amateur jointly share the new Hazelwood Rugby complex. Since 2012, links between London Irish and London Irish Amateur were upgraded with the two becoming part of a joint venture where London Irish Amateur players play for London Irish in the A League.[10] In return, members of London Irish's Academy are entitled to play for London Irish Amateur.[11]

The first team's official name was changed to London Irish Wild Geese after the Rugby Football Union's governance committee gave consent for the change of name. In 2011, they were promoted from London 1 into National League 3 London & SE.[12] In 2012, they were moved into National League 3 South West,.[13][14] In 2013, they were promoted into National League 2 South.[15]

London Irish Amateur receives a grant from the Irish Government's Emigrant Support Programme to support Mini Rugby.[16]

Club Honours

Current standings

2016–17 National League 2 South Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Chinnor 15 12 1 2 615 216 399 11 1 62
2 Bishop's Stortford 15 12 0 3 488 279 209 12 2 62
3 Old Elthamians 15 13 0 2 469 272 197 9 0 61
4 Taunton Titans 15 10 1 4 487 385 102 10 2 54
5 Redruth 15 10 0 5 432 317 115 8 1 49
6 Canterbury 15 9 0 6 435 348 87 8 5 49
7 Redingensians Rams 15 7 1 7 367 308 59 4 5 39
8 Clifton 15 8 0 7 333 424 -91 4 2 38
9 Cinderford 15 7 1 7 342 372 -30 8 4 37[b 1]
10 Bury St Edmunds 15 6 0 9 347 413 -66 5 3 32
11 Henley Hawks 15 5 0 10 351 453 -102 4 3 27
12 London Irish Wild Geese 15 4 0 11 339 464 -125 8 3 27
13 Worthing Raiders 15 5 0 10 307 415 -108 2 4 26
14 Barnstaple 15 5 1 9 273 482 -209 3 1 26
15 Barnes 15 2 2 11 282 434 -152 5 4 21
16 Exmouth 15 1 1 13 287 572 -285 5 3 14
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 10 December 2016
Source: "National League 2 South". NCA Rugby. 
Notes
  1. ↑
    • Cinderford were deducted 5 points for fielding unregistered players against Canterbury on 3 September 2016.[23]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wild Geese on brink of the title". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 "About us". London Irish (archived). 2010-04-08. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  3. ↑ "Titans tackle London Irish Wild Geese". Somerset County Gazette. 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  4. 1 2 "Cambridge eye hat-trick by clipping wings of Wild Geese". Cambridge News. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  5. ↑ Intouch Rugby | Ulster Rugby Coverage (2012-02-29). "LONDON IRISH AMATEUR RFC: Wild Geese Flying The Flag For Amateur Status". Intouchrugby.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  6. ↑ "London Irish (Rugby Team)". 20thcenturylondon.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  7. ↑ "Exiles up for "Craic in the Valley"". ESPN. 2000-07-11. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  8. ↑ About the Club at www.london-irish.com. Retrieved 1 Mar 2014.
  9. ↑ Intouch Rugby (2011-04-23). "London Irish Amateur RFC, Flourishing Thanks To A Former NIFC Scrum Half From Armagh". Intouchrugby.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  10. ↑ "London Irish join forces in Amateur partnership". Get Surrey. 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  11. ↑ "Billy Clark excited by London Irish academy squad". Get Reading. 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  12. ↑ Intouch Rugby (2011-04-23). "London Irish Wild Geese Rugby I XV 21 – 14 Sidcup Rugby I XV: London Division 1 Promotion play off – 23rd April 2011". Intouchrugby.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  13. ↑ Owens, Trevor (2012-05-13). "Malvern RFC made to switch divisions". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  14. ↑ "The Wild Geese Division Transfer". London-irish-amateur.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  15. ↑ Bristol, The (2013-10-14). "We just couldn't get our game firing, admits Dings coach Alex Guest". Bristol Post. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  16. ↑ "British-based charities given £5.4m by Irish government". Irish Post. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  17. ↑ http://www.cobhamrfc.com/archive-news/1sts-miss-out-in-cup-challenge/
  18. ↑ http://www.cobhamrfc.com/senior-rugby/1st-xv/archive
  19. ↑ http://www.surreyrugby.com/pages/pv.asp?p=surrey415
  20. ↑ http://clubs.rfu.com/Fixtures/MatchByDivision.aspx?DivID=17119918
  21. ↑ http://clubs.rfu.com/fixtures/ViewClubDetail.aspx?CompetitionID=5730102&TeamID=5747358&LeagueID=158565975&sType=League
  22. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/LondonIrishARFC
  23. ↑ "Club Discipline Season 2016-2017". NCA. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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