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London Irish 52 v 18 Gloucester Rugby | Official Highlights | 05/05/12
London Irish 52 v 18 Gloucester Rugby | Official Highlights | 05/05/12
London Irish gave England-bound attack coach Mike Catt the perfect send-off with a six-try 52-18 win over Gloucester in a Madejski Stadium contest marred by the sendings off of Jim Hamilton and David Paice. The game was effectively over by half-time as tries from Darren Allinson, Sailosi Tagicakibau and Jonathan Joseph, plus a 19-point haul from Tom Homer, put Irish 34-11 ahead. Homer kicked another penalty while substitute Marland Yarde (2) and the departing Delon Armitage added further tries to complete the rout. Two Tom Voyce tries and eight points from Freddie Burns were all Gloucester had to show for their efforts as they suffered a sixth-straight defeat to hand Mike Tindall a sad end to his Kingsholm career. But the game will be best remembered for the huge brawl that saw Gloucester lock Hamilton and Irish hooker Paice dismissed. The pair had already been sin-binned for exchanging punches by referee Dave Pearson, but when they elected to hold round two of their bout on the way to the touchline it sparked a mass confrontation and they were both shown red. Homer had booted the Exiles into a sixth-minute lead as he landed a monster penalty from just inside his own half, although Burns soon responded with a more straightforward effort. But Homer, Aviva Premiership Rugby's top points scorer this term, gave Irish a nine-point lead by the 19-minute mark as he slotted three further penalties in quick succession, with Gloucester's scrum coming in for particular attention <b>...</b>
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Worcester Warriors 16-25 London Irish - Official Highlights 21-04-12 | Aviva Premiership Rugby
Worcester Warriors 16-25 London Irish - Official Highlights 21-04-12 | Aviva Premiership Rugby
Exiles snap losing streak at Sixways London Irish ended a seven-match losing streak in Aviva Premiership Rugby against an out-of-sorts Worcester, Exiles full-back Tom Homer the hero with 15 points.
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London Irish By Dun The Veil
London Irish By Dun The Veil
London Irish was written By Paul Murray & Stuart Daye, It was first recorded By Dun The Veil 2 years ago. The Song "London Irish" was written for The London Irish Rugby team.
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London Irish 21-19 Sale Sharks - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 13 | 08-01-12
London Irish 21-19 Sale Sharks - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 13 | 08-01-12
Exiles edge the Sharks in seesaw thrillier London Irish made up for their hammering at Bath last week by recording a sixth Aviva Premiership Rugby victory of the season as they edged past Sale Sharks 21-19 in a tense second half. The boot of fly-half Adrian Jarvis saw off the visitors after Irish head coach Toby Booth took off Aviva Premiership Rugby's leading points scorer Tom Homer during the second half. Jarvis's two penalties, adding to one and a conversion by Homer plus tries by Bryn Evans and Topsy Ojo, earned the Exiles a two-point victory. Sale's Nick Macleod kicked four penalties and converted full-back Rob Miller's early try but they ultimately came up just short. England cap Shontayne Hape failed a late fitness test for Irish so coach Toby Booth promoted Steve Shingler, who has been at the centre of controversy regarding his eligibility for Scotland's Six Nations Championships squad, from the bench. But it was Sale who got off to the best possible start when Miller was given an inside pass by centre Johnny Leota to find the slightest of gaps for a try with just six minutes gone. And within moments, it looked as though the Sharks were finding their gear straight away when Irish infringed 38 metres from their own line to give Macleod, who converted Miller's touchdown, a long-range penalty which he successfully landed. However, the rest of the half was all Irish as they woke up and created some great attacking situations, two of which they turned into points <b>...</b>
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London Irish 19-28 Saracens - Official Highlights 14-04-12 | Aviva Premiership Rugby
London Irish 19-28 Saracens - Official Highlights 14-04-12 | Aviva Premiership Rugby
Saracens cruise past Exiles to maintain play-off push Delon Armitage marked his return to the London Irish starting line-up with two tries - but they were not enough to save the Exiles from their seventh successive Aviva Premiership Rugby defeat as they lost 28-19 to Saracens. Armitage, who had been on the bench for the previous two matches, struck in each half for Irish, whose other nine points came from three Tom Homer penalties. Saracens won the match on the back of an immaculate kicking display from England fly-half Charlie Hodgson. He landed five penalties from five attempts, struck two drop goals and converted Sarries' only try, scored by flanker Will Fraser. But the victory was not enough to stop the reigning Aviva Premiership Rugby champions dropping from second to third as Leicester moved above them with their bonus-point win at Northampton earlier in the day. Homer kicked Irish into the lead in the seventh minute with his opening penalty. Saracens drew level three minutes later following a powerful rolling maul off the back of a lineout. Referee Martin Fox allowed the visitors to play the advantage after the back-pedalling Exiles pack transgressed and Hodgson's superbly-executed drop goal ensured there was no need for the penalty kick. Homer restored the home side's lead with a 15th-minute penalty after Saracens strayed offside. He made it 9-3 with his third after 19 minutes when prop Matt Stevens, who was having a tough afternoon against England squad-mate Alex <b>...</b>
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London Irish - Behind The Badge (Series 3 Episode 1) | Aviva Premiership Rugby
London Irish - Behind The Badge (Series 3 Episode 1) | Aviva Premiership Rugby
Martin Bayfield presents Behind The Badge, back again with new sponsor Guinness, reflecting on the first round of the six nations, this weekend's Aviva Premiership clashes and more. tags "behind the badge" "six nations" wales england ireland "Ireland 21-23 Wales" sexton halfpenny france italy "italy v england" aviova "aviva premiership "6 nations" international romania rugby "rugby highlights" training tuilagi harlequins
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Meet the London Irish coaches
Meet the London Irish coaches
Toby Booth, Mike Catt and Justin Bishop take the cross bar challenge.
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Exeter Chiefs 18 v 11 London Irish Official Highlights 31-03-12 | Aviva Premiership Rugby
Exeter Chiefs 18 v 11 London Irish Official Highlights 31-03-12 | Aviva Premiership Rugby
Exeter Chiefs continued to push hard for a semi-final spot as they secured an 18-11 Aviva Premiership Rugby victory over London Irish. The Devon side outscored the Exiles two tries to one with all the visitors points coming from full-back Tom Homer as the visitors slipped to their sixth Aviva Premiership Rugby defeat in a row. Exeter named an unchanged side from the one that beat Gloucester 28-27 last time out and were led onto the Sandy Park pitch by number eight Richard Baxter, who was making his 400th league and cup appearance for the club. London Irish made two changes from the side that lost 41-32 at Leicester Tigers last Sunday with former England Saxon Adrian Jarvis starting at fly-half while Romanian international Paulica Ion was at tighthead prop. The Chiefs applied the early pressure and fly-half Ignacio Mieres put the first points on the board with a 40-metre penalty. London Irish levelled through a Homer penalty and after Mieres had missed one kick at goal, the fly-half succeeded with his next attempt to make it 6-3. Baxter then made an excellent break down the left touchline before he was halted by flanker Matt Garvey, but the ball was worked across field and outside centre Bryan Rennie just failed to squeeze in at the left corner. Referee Dave Pearson had already blown his whistle for a penalty on the opposite side of the pitch, but Mieres saw his attempt hit the far upright. The Chiefs maintained the pressure with Rennie putting a neat grubber kick through <b>...</b>
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Rugby Challenge London Irish Vs Exeter Chiefs Gameplay HD
Rugby Challenge London Irish Vs Exeter Chiefs Gameplay HD
Another Rugby Challenge video, this time we have some gameplay, this game features London Irish Vs Exeter Chiefs, played on the hard difficulty. The hard difficulty is good, you get good decent game of rugby vs the computer and the games are always tight! this game finishes 12-0 in favour of London Irish (who i was playing as) This fixture was a requested fixture and if you wish to see any particular fixture, just let me know on here. Thanks, enjoy! "Rugby Challenge" "Rugby Union" "Aviva Premiership" "Rabodirect Pro 12" "Pro 12" "London Irish Vs Exeter Chiefs" Tries "Rugby World Cup" RWC england new zealand ireland dublin london challenge jones ireland
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Harlequins 30-23 London Irish - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 14 | 11-02-12
Harlequins 30-23 London Irish - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 14 | 11-02-12
Quins back onto winning ways Harlequins returned to winning ways as winger Tom Williams helped orchestrate the victory over London Irish which extended their lead at the top of the Aviva Premiership Rugby table. Quins were on a poor run of form, having lost four of their last five games in all competitions, and were left trailing in the first half after Tom Homer scored all of London Irish's points to give them a 13-10 interval lead. But Williams, who assisted with Tom Casson's first-half try, won a race to a loose ball to touch down after the restart before also having a hand in full-back Ross Chisholm's score that killed off the Exiles challenge. Quins fell behind inside the first four minutes as Homer broke through the Harlequins line in the 22 and dived over before converting his own score. Fly-half Nick Evans responded with a penalty four minutes later but Homer thought he had cancelled that score out, only to see his kick from just inside the Quins half drop under the bar. Evans' radar was also slightly off as he missed two relatively simple penalty chances to put Quins on top. But an excellent line-break from Williams after 22 minutes put Quins on the front foot, and some neat interplay tight on the right eventually led to Luke Wallace feeding Casson who dived over to put Quins in front for the first time in the match. But after some solid yard making from the London Irish backs, Homer drew the scores level with a 40-yard penalty before sending Irish in three <b>...</b>
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Scarlets 27-19 London Irish | LV= Cup Official Highlights -28-01-12
Scarlets 27-19 London Irish | LV= Cup Official Highlights -28-01-12
Scarlets see off Exiles to top Pool 2 The Scarlets gave prop Rhys Thomas the perfect get well message as two tries from wing Vili Iongi helped them close in on an LV= Cup semi-final berth with a 27-19 victory over London Irish. Thomas is in a comfortable condition in hospital following heart surgery after being taken ill at training on Thursday, and his team-mates did their best to raise his spirits. Iongi's brace and a score from replacement prop Deacon Manu, plus three conversions and two penalties from Dan Newton secured a win that means a repeat performance at Sale next week will seal a last-four spot for the first time since 2006. Irish, who were guilty of spurning a series of scoring chances, replied through four Tom Homer penalties and a converted try from Topsy Ojo that gave them the lead in the final quarter, but they could not hold off a strong Scarlets finish. The Exiles showed positive intent from the off, spreading the play wide through the combined playmaking talents of Dan Bowden and Steve Shingler, playing against his former club for the first time just weeks since a furore erupted over his international eligibility. The Aviva Premiership Rugby side could have grabbed an early try but Homer was adjudged to have knocked on as he attempted to ground an intelligent Jonathan Joseph grubber, but the full-back made amends by kicking a 12th minute penalty. Newton replied in kind for the Scarlets before the Welsh side again came out on the right side of the video <b>...</b>
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London Irish's Tom Homer
London Irish's Tom Homer
London Irish's Tom Homer taks to sports editor Alan Manicom about his career and life in rugby www.getreading.co.uk
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London Irish 42-24 Worcester Warriors - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 6 | 09-10-11
London Irish 42-24 Worcester Warriors - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 6 | 09-10-11
London Irish 42 - 24 Worcester Warriors - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 6 | 09-10-11 Homer shows the way as Irish power past Warriors Tom Homer scored 22 points as London Irish gave Worcester a five-try Aviva Premiership Rugby 42-24 beating at the Madejski Stadium. The full-back converted four of his side's scores, added a couple of penalties and also crossed for one of those touchdowns himself. Centre Steve Shingler, number eight Chris Hala'ufia, wing Adam Thompstone and centre Jonathan Joseph also went over for the Exiles while wings Marcel Garvey (2) and Miles Benjamin touched down for the Warriors. The Exiles' win was all the more impressive as they were without five injured first-teamers, with Worcester's main absentee being former England scrum-half Shaun Perry - who has a long-term knee problem. Despite their injuries, Irish came out determined and, within eight minutes, they grabbed the first try of the match as hooker David Paice found a gap in the Warriors' midfield just inside the visitors' half and raced through. Shingler was on his left and took the pass to get over the line from 35 metres out despite the close attentions of the covering defence, who tackled him on the line. Homer converted but Irish found themselves down to 14 men when scrum-half Darren Allinson deliberately held back Benjamin on the Exiles' 10-metre line to earn himself a spell in the sin-bin. Worcester took advantage as former England fly-half Andy Goode went past the home <b>...</b>
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Newcastle Falcons 19 v 10 London Irish - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 15 | 18-02-12
Newcastle Falcons 19 v 10 London Irish - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 15 | 18-02-12
The official Youtube channel of Premiership Rugby with exclusive news, match highlights, player profiles and more. Ryan Shortland's interception try handed Newcastle a relegation lifeline as they scrambled to victory over London Irish at Kingston Park. The Falcons came back from 10-6 down at half-time to win with 14 men after the sending-off of lock Adriaan Fondse in the 60th minute. With Wasps losing to Exeter, the gap at the bottom of the Aviva Premiership Rugby between the Falcons and Wasps is now down to six points, but Newcastle now face two tough matches in succession with a trip to Leicester and home clash with Harlequins. Fondse was sent off for throwing a punch at Delon Armitage, who was subjected to a storm of booing from the crowd who thought he made the most of the incident. Falcons prop Jon Golding and London Irish number eight Richard Thorpe were also yellow-carded for fighting in the dying minutes of a game which became increasingly ill-tempered. It was an error-strewn match with both sides struggling to handle a bitingly cold strong wind, although Jimmy Gopperth managed to give another kicking masterclass with three penalties, a conversion and a drop goal - his one miss was when he hit the post from 45 metres. Gopperth kicked a fourth-minute penalty after Irish made three unforced errors, handing the Falcons good field position, and then straying offside. Irish were back on level terms through a 12th minute Tom Homer penalty when Newcastle infringed at a <b>...</b>
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London Irish 23-15 Gloucester Rugby | LV= Cup Official Highlights -04-02-12
London Irish 23-15 Gloucester Rugby | LV= Cup Official Highlights -04-02-12
Despite freezing temperatures, seven of the eight LV= Cup Round 4 fixtures went ahead this weekend thanks to special pitch protection measures implemented by the Clubs. On Saturday, Leicester Tigers booked themselves an LV= Cup semi-final spot after seeing off the challenge of Newcastle Falcons at Welford Road. Toby Flood came onto the field from the bench in a boost to the England management, as the home fly-half returned from a knee injury with no ill-effects. Tries for the Tigers came from Thomas Waldrom and George Skivington and for the Falcons from Jimmy Gopperth. Final score: Leicester Tigers 24, Newcastle Falcons 13. Over at the Madejski Stadium, a masterly kicking display from London Irish full back Tom Homer condemned defending champions Gloucester to defeat. However, it was the young Gloucester wing Ian Clark who stole the show with two tries, one of them an outstanding solo effort, on his starting debut for the Cherry and Whites. Homer kicked six out of six penalties, with hooker Brian Blaney grabbing an early try for the Exiles. Final score: London Irish 23, Gloucester Rugby 15. At Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints booked their place in the semi-finals of the LV= Cup with England Under-20 winger Jamie Elliott scoring twice in a try-filled romp against London Wasps. The Saints dominated throughout with tries from Andy Long, James Craig, Alex Waller and two-a-piece from Jamie Elliott and Noah Cato, Wasps replied with a try from Joe Simpson. Final score <b>...</b>
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Eton Manor training with London Irish and Gatorade
Eton Manor training with London Irish and Gatorade
Eton Manor RFC spent the day with London Irish courtesy of Gatorade as part of their attempt to save their season. For more information go to www.saveyourseason.co.uk
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London Irish 23-30 Northampton Saints - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 16 | 26-02-12
London Irish 23-30 Northampton Saints - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 16 | 26-02-12
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London Irish 29 v 22 Exeter Chiefs | Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 11 | 27-12-11
London Irish 29 v 22 Exeter Chiefs | Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 11 | 27-12-11
Irish tough it out against Chiefs London Irish finished the year in the Aviva Premiership Rugby play-off places after moving to third thanks a tough win over Exeter at the Madejski Stadium. Share Centres Joe Ansbro and Shontayne Hape grabbed Irish tries, while wing Tom Homer landed 19 points with five penalties and two conversions. Exeter were always behind but managed a losing bonus point after full-back Luke Arscott got a try in the second half while fly-half Ignacio Mieres kicked five penalties and a conversion. However, both teams were lucky not to have had a man or two in the sin-bin during the first half as Irish went into the break 19-9 in front. The Exiles started the match with a bang when Ansbro grabbed their first try inside three minutes, which was more about a superb break from his own half down the pitch by ex-England wing Topsy Ojo. The flyer saw a gap in the Exeter midfield and took full advantage of it. Exeter covered but Ojo was able to get his pass away through supporting number eight Richard Thorpe for the back row to then feed Ansbro 10 metres out for a great try. Homer landed the conversion and then swapped a penalty with Mieres as Irish led 10-3. But that preceded two incidents involving England full-back Delon Armitage for which referee Dean Richards could have awarded a yellow card. Armitage was victim and then villain. First, he made a terrific break in his own half and kicked downfield. He was racing to a possible score but was impeded off the <b>...</b>
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Bath Rugby 30-3 London Irish - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 12 | 01-01-12
Bath Rugby 30-3 London Irish - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 12 | 01-01-12
Touch of Claassens at the Rec rejuvinates Bath Bath claimed their first Aviva Premiership Rugby victory for two months after they battered title play-off contenders London Irish into submission at a sodden Recreation Ground. Bath had not won in the league since they edged past Irish 13-12 on October 29, and a fifth successive reversal would have signalled their worst Premiership results sequence for 10 years. But an early try by prop Anthony Perenise set the tone for an impressive heavy-duty performance from the Bath pack that saw Irish outmuscled. Fly-half Stephen Donald added a conversion and two penalties to put daylight between the teams, before scrum-half Michael Claassens sealed victory when he rounded off a brilliant 80-metre counter-attack sparked by full-back Nick Abendanon and wing Tom Biggs, then Bath were awarded a penalty try four minutes from time. Donald finished with 15 points courtesy of three penalties and three conversions, while the Exiles managed a solitary Tom Homer penalty in reply as they slipped out of the Premiership's top four. Irish showed the effects of just a five-day turnaround from their last league game - in contrast, Bath had more than a week - and that difference told during an attritional contest in gloomy conditions that was lit up by Claassens' touchdown. And to complete a miserable afternoon for the visitors, their England international full-back Delon Armitage, who had an abysmal disciplinary record in 2011, was sin-binned for a <b>...</b>
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Leicester Tigers 24-24 London Irish - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 7 | 29-10-11
Leicester Tigers 24-24 London Irish - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 7 | 29-10-11
Even-steven at Welford Road London Irish produced a stunning fightback to grab a dramatic 24-24 draw against Leicester in their Premiership clash at Welford Road on Saturday. From a seemingly hopeless position at 24-7 inside the final 20 minutes, the Exiles dug deep to claw back the deficit and continue the Tigers poor run of form at home. Eager to add to their 34-13 away thumping of Sale Sharks last week, Leicester were quick out of the blocks, although Toby Flood missed a sitter of a penalty from 25 metres early on. The England fly-half made up for the miss with a simple penalty moments later but Irish hit back minutes later with the first try of the match. Jebb Sinclair fed England centre Shontayne Hape, who beat the last defender to score after the Tigers had driven up the right to take them into the visitors' 22. Full-back Tom Homer added the extras but Irish found themselves a man down on 20 minutes when captain Dan Bowden was sin-binned for holding on in a ruck. The Tigers opted for the scrum and immediately put the Exiles pack under pressure, finally winning a penalty try when their set-piece collapsed. Homer saw a long-range penalty from just inside his own half dip under the crossbar, but Flood made no mistake from in front on the stroke of half time to take his side into the break with a six point lead. Flood added another penalty two minutes after the restart and added three more on 56 minutes to take the score to 19-7 as the hosts began to ramp up the <b>...</b>
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London Irish 46-29 Newcastle Falcons - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 4 | 24-09-11
London Irish 46-29 Newcastle Falcons - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 4 | 24-09-11
London Irish 46-29 Newcastle Falcons Exiles run riot against Falcons England Under-20 centre Jonathan Joseph grabbed his second try of the match three minutes from time to secure a bonus-point victory for London Irish over Newcastle, Aviva Premiership Rugby's bottom club. 3Share The Exiles' other tries came from former England winger Topsy Ojo and a penalty try, with 21-year-old full-back Tom Homer kicking 26 points. Homer produced a faultless display to land six penalties and four conversions and take his points tally for the season to 68 from four matches. Newcastle replied with late tries from replacement prop Darren Fearn and centre Jamie Helleur, with fly-half Jimmy Gopperth kicking 19 points. Homer kicked Irish into a fourth-minute lead with a well-struck penalty from a metre inside the Newcastle half after the visitors were caught offside. But, four minutes later, Gopperth levelled from 45 metres before putting Newcastle ahead with his second penalty in the 11th minute. Irish scored their opening try three minutes later when centre Steve Shingler and fly-half Daniel Bowden combined cleverly to create the chance for Ojo. Despite slipping on his way to the line, the winger quickly recovered his footing to collect his third try in four league matches this season before the Newcastle cover could get across. Homer landed the conversion and Newcastle suffered another blow from the restart when skipper James Hudson was yellow-carded against his former club. Hudson looked <b>...</b>
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London Irish 21-17 London Wasps - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 9 | 26-11-11
London Irish 21-17 London Wasps - Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Round 9 | 26-11-11
London Irish triumph in tight game against Wasps Tom Homer's boot provided all the points London Irish needed as they saw off derby rivals Wasps 21-17 in an attritional Aviva Premiership game. A solitary try from wing Christian Wade in the last minute to get a losing bonus point was the only time either side's line was breached as home full-back Homer kicked seven penalties against four from Wasps fly-half Nicky Robinson. Irish were missing four players, all of whom have been suspended for dangerous or high tackles, including England full-back Delon Armitage and centre Shontayne Hape. But that was no excuse for the soulless, lame encounter in which both sides had decent defences but neither had the ability to unlock the door and find a way of scoring a try until Wade, helped by team-mate Tom Varndell, managed it late on. Wings Topsy Ojo and Adam Thompstone, for Irish, and Varndell and Wade were like spectators as the ball rarely found its way into their hands. By half-time, Irish were in front by three penalties to two and it was as turgid a game as the score suggested. Most of the period was spent with one side and then the other shifting the ball through the pack phases, looking for a mistake in the defence which never came. There was little in the line-out phases, the scrums needed to be re-set every time they were called and there was not a great deal of imagination from either side. But it was Wasps who were the main culprits in the error department. Wasps went ahead <b>...</b>
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