The IRISH RUGBY thread

[Owen Brannigan]

Ulster revival continues but Glasgow at home will be a much greater test.

Leinster will not be too worried about Munster in their semi final.

[Milltown Row2]

Was at the match and Ulster weren't great. Did enough to get over the line

[Owen Brannigan]

Was at the match and Ulster weren't great. Did enough to get over the line

Which is something they couldn't manage much in the last few years.

[Tony Baloney]

Paddy Jackson finally going to London Irish. Good signing.

[Hound]

Paddy Jackson finally going to London Irish. Good signing.

There were losing their promotion playoff at HT I think. Did they come back and win?

[Milltown Row2]

Paddy Jackson finally going to London Irish. Good signing.

There were losing their promotion playoff at HT I think. Did they come back and win?

They won 20 out of 22 games in the league, first two go up?

[Farrandeelin]

Paddy Jackson finally going to London Irish. Good signing.

Was thinking when I saw an 'I believe her' post on Instagram earlier.

[toby47]

London Irish have signed fly-half Paddy Jackson for their return to the Premiership from French club Perpignan.

It is just over a year since the 27-year-old's contract with the Irish RFU was terminated in the wake of being found not guilty of rape after a trial.

He and team-mate Stuart Olding were acquitted, but they were sacked over messages exchanged via text and social media, which were revealed in court.




Irish have not revealed the length of Jackson's contract with the club.

He will reunite with former coaches Declan Kidney and Les Kiss at Irish. Kidney awarded Jackson the first of his 25 Ireland caps in 2013, while Kiss has coached the stand-off at both Ulster and Ireland.

"Players of the calibre of Paddy Jackson do not become available very often and both myself and Les are looking forward to working with him in the future" Kidney said.

"He is a player with proven international quality who we feel will add value to our squad, and it is pleasing that Paddy sees London Irish as a part of his future."

Irish returned to the Premiership after a season in the Championship - they won the second tier by 13 points, recording wins in 20 of their 22 games.

In June 2018, IRFU performance director David Nucifora said Jackson and Olding could return to play for Ireland in the future, but currently Ireland only select players who play for one of the country's four Pro14 sides.

"I'm delighted to be joining London Irish next season at such an exciting and pivotal time for everyone involved with the club," Jackson said.

"London Irish have a clear vision for where they want to be and I look forward to being part of it."




From BBC

[Taylor]

The #ibelieveher crew are out in force again on social media.

London Irish obviously weighed up all the risks beforehand but I see their sponsors are being targeted.

[Tony Baloney]

The #ibelieveher crew are out in force again on social media.

London Irish obviously weighed up all the risks beforehand but I see their sponsors are being targeted.

They are f**king idiots. Speaking of which has Syf taken retirement or is he under a(nother) new identity?

[Milltown Row2]

The #ibelieveher crew are out in force again on social media.

London Irish obviously weighed up all the risks beforehand but I see their sponsors are being targeted.

Weighed up that the guy is a talented rugby player and went for him..

That crowded would have you believing they will pay half when it comes to taking them out for dinner!

[Dinny Breen]

The #ibelieveher crew are out in force again on social media.

London Irish obviously weighed up all the risks beforehand but I see their sponsors are being targeted.

They are f**king idiots. Speaking of which has Syf taken retirement or is he under a(nother) new identity?

[Taylor]

The #ibelieveher crew are out in force again on social media.

London Irish obviously weighed up all the risks beforehand but I see their sponsors are being targeted.

Weighed up that the guy is a talented rugby player and went for him..

That crowded would have you believing they will pay half when it comes to taking them out for dinner!

Off course he is a talented player but any club taking him on obviously had to factor in the 'backlash'.
Money talks.
The #ibelieveher crew understand that putting pressure on the sponsors is the only way they can get to him or have an impact on his future.

Looks like want to ensure he never plays rugby again in the UK or Ireland when he wasnt found guilty? 

Bundle of fuckwits

[Owen Brannigan]

How many of these sponsors are going to get intimidated by the social media attacks on Jackson?



PRINCIPLE SPONSOR

POWERDAY

Powerday is a family owned Recycling and Waste management company founded in 1980 by Michael Crossan, the company Chairman. Powerday provides solutions to businesses and organisations across London and beyond. Powerday operate the largest Materials Recovery Facility in Southern England from its nine acre Old Oak Sidings site in Willesden, North West London.

ELITE SPONSORS

KELTBRAY GROUP

Keltbray Group is a UK leading specialist business, which offers engineering, construction, demolition, decommissioning, remediation, rail, environmental services and reinforced concrete frame solutions. The company dates back to 1976, employs more than 1,400 people, and is a key player in developing and maintaining Britain's built environment. Keltbray has grown from a small groundworks company to a £369 million Group of companies.

9 GROUP

Established in 2001, by CEO, James Palmer, 9 Group continues to provide a range of traditional fixed and mobile voice services to business customers, but they have expanded that portfolio in recent years, offering a suite of data connectivity and IT services as well as developing their own cloud communications platform called "eve."


CASH CONVERTERS

Cash Converters came over from Australia and launched its first store in the UK in 1991. We have pioneered the buying and selling of pre-owned goods in the UK. Bringing the operation alongside leading high street retailers, visit one of the many hugely successful stores around the UK and you'll find a wide selection of products on sale.

PHD GROUP

PHD Group of Companies, based in West London, have been providing innovative solutions to the construction and event industries across the UK and internationally for more than 30 years. As a group we can provide an array of services from scaffolding access, event structures, private client construction, scaffold hoists and mast climbers to complete logistic packages. PHD's innovative approach provides clients with the best integration of products and services to meet their project requirements.

VGC GROUP

The VGC Group delivers people, projects and services to the UK's construction and rail industries. The company operates in all types of civil engineering environments including roads and bridges, airports, nuclear facilities, utilities, and mainline and underground rail. VGC are one of the largest labour and staff suppliers to the UK's construction and rail companies and also undertake rail and construction contracts.

ANGLOTECH SOLUTIONS

Anglotech Solutions is one of the UK's largest independent suppliers of copiers, printers and MFP technologies. Operating nationally, the company has thrived in and around London in recent years with world renowned manufacturers Canon, HP and Ricoh among its growing list of partners.


PUMP TECHNOLOGY

Aldermaston based Pump Technology was established in 1992 and quickly became known in the industry as the place to go to for commercial and industrial sewage and waste water pumping systems.

GUINNESS

Guinness continue their proud sponsorship of London Irish, having supported the club since 1992, complementing their strong association with rugby on both a domestic and international scale. Being our longest standing sponsor to date, they are truly a part of the London Irish family and have been supporters of 'The Craic' on matchdays at the Madejski as well as the ever popular Guinness Village on our annual St Patrick's Party Match.

PADDY IRISH WHISKEY

A Hi-Spirits brand, Paddy is a triple distilled blended Irish Whiskey, made form a unique blend of pot still, malt and grain whiskeys. Paddy owes its name to the legendary distillery salesman, Paddy Flaherty. Famed throughout his native county Cork for buying rounds of his favourite tiple, he became so synonymous with the whiskey he sold, that in 1913 the distillery owners paid him the ultimate tribute by renaming the whiskey 'Paddy' in his honour.

XBLADES SPORTS

OFFICIAL KIT SUPPLIER

XBlades Sports are London Irish's official kit supplier. The partnership sees XBlades using their expertise as a leading worldwide rugby clothing, equipment and footwear manufacturer to provide London Irish's home and away kit at senior and academy levels, plus associated training wear and leisure apparel.

A global sports brand well-known throughout rugby league and union, XBlades also provides a wide range of footwear, protection, sports apparel and leisurewear to community clubs and casual sportsmen and women, using its partnership with dozens of elite players in both codes who adopt the role of XBlades Ambassadors to continually develop its products.

[Tony Baloney]

The main money in Irish at the minute is from Crossan himself with some other investors and sponsors. He's not going blind into this and is throwing serious cash at good signings so I can't imagine he'll lose much sleep over it.