London Irish Amateur

For the professional club, see London Irish.

London Irish Amateur
Full nameLondon Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club [1][2]
UnionsSurrey RFU, Ireland RFU, Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)The Wild Geese[3]
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999) [1]
LocationSunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England
RegionRegional 2 Thames
Ground(s)Hazelwood (Capacity: 2,000)
ChairmanKevin Flynn [4]
PresidentBart O'Connell [4]
Coach(es)Ryan Gregory [4]
Captain(s)Rory Harrison [4]
League(s)Regional 2 South Central
2023–245th (transferred to Regional 2 Thames)
Team kit
Official website
www.liarfc.co.uk
Union website
www.englandrugby.com/find-rugby?clubs=192

London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club, also known as London Irish Wild Geese, is an amateur English rugby union club based in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, who play their rugby in Regional 2 Thames[5]– a league at tier 6 of the English rugby union system – following their relegation from London & South East Premier at the end of the 2019–20 season.[6] They are the amateur team of former professional team London Irish[7] and play at Hazelwood.[8][9]

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  2. ^ "London Irish Amateur RFC Womens". www.liarfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Wild Geese on brink of the title". guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2010.[dead link‍]
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  5. ^ "England Rugby Regional 2 Thames". englandrugby.com. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ^ "RFU London Irish Amateur RFC Teams". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Titans tackle London Irish Wild Geese". Somerset County Gazette. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Cambridge eye hat-trick by clipping wings of Wild Geese". Cambridge News. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  9. ^ Martin, James. "Behind the scenes at the amateur wing of London Irish rugby club". The Irish Post. Retrieved 24 January 2023.