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Irish bolster squad with two front rowers and a back from Scotland
By Liam Heagney
London Irish have bolstered their Gallagher Premiership front row resources by bringing in two short-term signings from Edinburgh, while they have also signed an ex-Scotland U20s back who featured for the Exiles in a second-team pre-season friendly.
A club statement read: “Patrick Harrison and Jamie Jack have joined London Irish on a short-term loan from United Rugby Championship side Edinburgh Rugby. Due to injuries in the front row, the club has completed the short-term signings of Harrison and Jack with immediate effect.
“Harrison, who plies his trade from hooker, has made four outings for the Scottish side. Patrick made his debut against Dragons at the age of 18, making him the youngest hooker in Edinburgh Rugby history.
“Loosehead prop Jamie Jack joined Edinburgh Rugby from Championship side Ampthill Rugby towards the end of the 2021/22 season. He started his career with Nottingham Rugby while studying for a degree in sports science and coaching at Nottingham Trent University.
“London Irish are also pleased to confirm the signature of former Scotland U20s international outside back Logan Trotter.
The 23-year-old, once a member of the Glasgow Warriors academy, appeared for his country at the 2017 U20 Six Nations and also the 2017 and 2018 U20 World Rugby Championships. Trotter made his first appearance for London Irish in a recent pre-season run-out at Chippenham RFC, aiding in the 29-26 win over Bath United. Logan joins the Exiles as injury cover.”
Irish began their new Premiership season with a comfortable home win over Worcester but they were soundly beaten last Saturday by Northampton. They visit Harlequins on Wednesday in the Premiership Rugby Cup before resuming league action at Bristol on Saturday.
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What absolute rubbish. European rugby mimics test rugby because of their ‘cultural’ focus on the set piece which is the antithesis of multi-phase, ‘play whats in front of you’ attack from anywhere rugby - which dominated world rugby under the most successful win/loss AB’s era of the early 2000’s through to the 2019 WC. Both styles ’breeds’ certain players to excel in those ‘cultural’ game styles and its that which exposed SA teams in Super so much so organisers had to break the comp into ‘conferences’ to ensure SA teams made the finals series each year and even then, no SA team won it. Rarely if ever did a SA team make the semi’s (Stormers maybe once)
No SA URC team would last in Super right now. The ‘pace’ of the game and referees clamping down on purposeful ‘slowing’ of the game which SA is famous for will expose them just like they were last time they featured. None of your teams feature in the Champions Cup and a Leinster academy team just tipped a Springbok team wearing Sharks jerseys last week.
Go to commentsThe yellow card was a bit harsh. SR isn’t known for soft yellows.
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