London Irish has announced a strong line-up for this evening's friendly match against Northampton Wanderers at Sunbury on Thames, kick-off at 7.30pm.
The game will provide an opportunity for valuable game time for players in the squad that have been on the replacements bench or are coming back from injury. 'Our team includes Academy, first team and a number of guest players that will want to give a good account of themselves,' said assistant Academy Manager, Jan Bonney. 'Our visitors are doing very well in the northern conference of the Guinness A league so an entertaining match is in prospect.'
Team:
15. Michael Horak*
14. Rodd Penney
13. Gonzalo Tiesi*
12. Paul Franze
11. Justin Bishop*
10. Ross Laidlaw
9. Darren Edwards
1. Adam Halsey
2. James Campbell
3. Richard Skuse
4. Gary Johnson
5. Ryan Strudwick (capt)
6. Mike Blackburn
7. Declan Danaher
8. Matt Donnelly
Replacements:
16. Tom Warren
17. Martin Bolton
18. Charles Gardner
19. Ollie Hoad
20. Charles Mezger
21.Charles Gower
22. Peter Murchie
* Denotes international
Coaching Team:
Academy Manager: Corin Palmer
Assistant Manager: Jan Bonney