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London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club, also London Irish Wild Geese, are an amateur English rugby union club based in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, who currently play their rugby in National League 3 South East. They are the amateur team of London Irish and play at Hazelwood. ==History== The creation of London Irish Amateur was first discussed in 1995 when rugby union became professional and London Irish set aside resources for the creation of an amateur team. The club was founded in September 1999 after London Irish left The Avenue to play at the Madjeski Stadium in Reading.〔〔(''About the Club'' ) at www.london-irish.com. Retrieved 1 Mar 2014.〕 It was formed to be the feeder club for senior and junior amateur players to then go on to play for London Irish, who play in the English Premiership. A few players such as Justin Bishop and Kieran Campbell went on to play international rugby.〔 London Irish and London Irish Amateur jointly share the new Hazelwood Rugby complex. Since 2012, links between London Irish and London Irish Amateur were upgraded with the two becoming part of a joint venture where London Irish Amateur players play for London Irish in the A League. In return, members of London Irish's Academy are entitled to play for London Irish Amateur. The first team's official name was changed to London Irish Wild Geese after the Rugby Football Union's governance committee gave consent for the change of name. In 2011, they were promoted from London 1 into National League 3 London & SE. In 2012, they were moved into National League 3 South West,. In 2013, they were promoted into National League 2 South. London Irish Amateur receives a grant from the Irish Government's Emigrant Support Programme to support Mini Rugby. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「London Irish Amateur」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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