On this day 1935 London Irish’s Owen Horrigan played for Middlesex v Berkshire at Windsor Ian the County Championships.
Middlesex won the match 11-27.
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@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 1935 London Irish’s Owen Horrigan played for Middlesex v Berkshire at Windsor Ian the County Championships.
Middlesex won the match 11-27.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 1974 London Irish’s Walter
Jones played for Eastern Counties v Middlesex at Buckhurst Hill in the County Championships.
Eastern Counties won the match 29-3.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 1950 London Irish’s Michael Terence Maloney played for N.J. Williams XV v Hayle RFC at the Memorial Park, in a charity match to celebrate Hayley’s 25th anniversary.
He was on the winning side, 6-17.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 1907 London Irish’s Hugh Brydon played for the Whites v the Colours in the Kent County Trial match at the Rectory Field, Blackheath.
In wet and windy conditions the Whites won the match 21-18.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 1976 London Irish played Wasps at the Avenue in a London Merit Match.
Tries from O’Donoghue (2) & Hogan gave Irish a 12-6 victory.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 1920 London Irish played Middlesex Hospital in a club match at Norbiton.
Tries from Charles Corcoran, Robert William Hanna (2), J.A. McCoy & Ivor Sullivan plus 3 conversions from W.N. Willis gave Irish a 21-0 victory.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 1910 London Irish played St. Bartholomew’s Hospital ina club match at Perry Hill, Catford.
The match ended in a 0-0 draw.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 1960 London Irish played Nuneaton at the Harry Cleaver Ground in a club match.
Tries from Andy Mulligan, Brendan O’Hart & Billy Hackett plus 2 conversions from Sean McDermott gave Irish a 0-16 victory.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 1988 London Irish played Liverpool St Helens at the Avenue in a club match.
Tries from Don Whittle, Ricky Stewart, Simon Geoghegan & Brian Mullen who also converted 2 and 4 penalties to give Irish a 32-16.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 2023 London Irish Women played Reading Abbey Women at Hazlewood in a Women’s Championship South 1 match.
The Emeralds won the match 22-10.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialAt the same time at Franklins Gardens a depleted by injuries & the Interest-provincials London Irish played Northampton Saints in a Courage League National Division 2 match.
Despite a try from Sean Brown converted by Paul Bell who also kicked 5 penalties, Irish lost 33-21.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 1989 London Irish’s Jim Staples & Aidan Higgins played for Connacht v John Hewitt in the Ulster side at the Sportsground, Galway in a Inter-provincial match.
2 tries from John Hewitt helped Ulster to a 3-38 victory.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 1972 London Irish’s Ken Kennedy played for Scotland Ireland v England Wales at Murrayfield in the SRU Centenary match.
The Scotland Ireland side won the match 30-21.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 2023 London Irish Wild Geese played Winchester at Hazlewood in a London & SE Division Regional 2 South Central Match.
3 players made their 50th appearances, Rory Harrison, Tadhg O’Hagan & Ed Harte.
The Geese won the match 29-27.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 1905 London Irish played St Thomas’s Hospital in a club match at Chiswick.
Tries from E.J. Croker & H. Watson gave Irish a 0-6 victory.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 1899 London Irish played Croydon in a club match at Croydon.
Unfortunately Croydon won the match 21-3, with Irish’s try being scored by Ireland and British & Irish Lion Lawrence Bulger.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 1906 London Irish played St Thomas’s Hospital in a club match at Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow.
Tries from Scott, Rafferty, Murphy & the Reverend Rothwell gave Irish a 12-5 victory.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 1991 London Irish’s Jim Staples, Simon Geoghegan, David Curtis & Rob Saunders played for Ireland v Scotland at Murrayfield, in a Pool 2 match at the Rugby World Cup.
Unfortunately Scotland won the match 24-15.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 1957 London Irish’s Marriott Irons played for Ulster v Lancashire at Blundellsands.
Unfortunately he was on the losing side with Lancashire winning the match by one point, 13-12.
@lirfc-history.bsky.socialOn this day 2025 London Irish Ladies played Exeter Athletic Dakota Women at Hazlewood in a Women’s Championship South 1 match.
The Emeralds won the match 39-15.
