Published: Friday, 14th November, 2008 12:00
Bailey set for Irish league debut
By John O'Sullivan
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LONDON Irish head coach Toby Booth has named a strong London Irish side for the Sunday’s Guinness Premiership trip to Newcastle Falcons.
Mike Catt makes his first start since the London Double Header in September, while winger James Bailey makes his full League debut for the Exiles.
Elsewhere Kieran Roche gets the nod in the second row alongside Nick Kennedy, while Declan Danaher replaces Steffon Armitage at openside flanker.
Booth said: “We return to the serious business of the Guinness Premiership this week with a difficult away fixture in Newcastle.
“We want to take the positive momentum of recent weeks into the next rounds of the Premiership and European Challenge Cup.
“The Falcons are a quality team and in Steve Bates they have one of the country’s best coaches as I know from working with him with the England Saxons.
"Kingston Park is always a difficult ground for visitors and we will need to be at our best to get a result,”
LONDON IRISH: 15. Peter Hewat; 14. Topsy Ojo; 13. Elvis Seveali’i; 12. Shane Geraghty; 11. James Bailey; 10. Mike Catt (captain); 9. Paul Hodgson; 1. Clarke Dermody; 2. David Paice, 3. Faan Rautenbach; 4. Nick Kennedy; 5. Kieran Roche; 6. Richard Thorpe; 7. Declan Danaher; 8. Chris Hala’Ufia.
Replacements: 16. Tonga Lea’aetoa; 17. James Buckland; 18. Alex Corbisiero; 19. Gary Johnson; 20. Steffon Armitage; 21. Alfredo Lalanne; 22. Charlie Gower.
NEWCASTLE FALCONS: 15 Steve Jones, 14 Danny Williams, 13 Tom May,12 Tane Tu'ipulotu, 11 John Rudd, 10 Rory Clegg, 9 Hall Charlton, 1 Jon Golding, 2 Andy Long, 3 Micky Ward, 4 Tim Swinson, 5 Mark Sorenson, 6 Ed Williamson, 7 Brent Wilson, 8 Phil Dowson (captain)
Replacements: 16 Rob Vickers, 17 David Wilson, 18 Ross Beattie, 19 Geoff Parling, 20 Tom Dillon, 21 James Grindal, 22 Spencer Davey
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