London irish 1995?

Question

can anyone name the squad from the courage league , and where did they play home games, and finally what did they do that season.?10 points to the best answer...

Answer 1

For a brief history lesson on London Irish:

After looking at various options and locations 12 acres of land were eventually purchased at Avenue Road, Sunbury on Thames in south-west London. The transaction was completed on 16th June, 1931 for the princely sum of £1,280!

There followed a busy five months in agricultural terms! A pitch was prepared and the first game was played on 5th December against London Welsh, the result was an honourable 8-8 draw.

The club thrived at Sunbury for almost a decade until the grounds were requisitioned by the Ministry of Agriculture shortly after the outbreak of World War II to grow food for the population of the Capital.

Such was the state of the grounds after the War that the Club had no choice but to abandon Sunbury temporarily and continue to play its first team rugby at the Rectory Field in Blackheath.

London Irish play all of their home matches at the Madejski Stadium in Reading.

Answer 2

dont know the full squad. they had clive woodward as coach, little was known about him at the time. gary halpin was the captain and i believe there was a player called conor o shea. they got promoted to the premiership in the 95/96 season. they play there games at the reading football ground the madejski stadium, and they went pro in 95/96 aswell.

i dont know much more but i get told the history all the time by my mate who is a massive fan and comes from reading.