Irish handed Friday away trips

Published 3 Jul 2009 12:04 0 Comments

LONDON Irish RFC have been handed two Friday night trips up north in the 2009/10 Guinness Premiership season.

The fixtures for the upcoming campaign were confirmed by Premier Rugby today, leaving the Exiles with weekday trips to Sale Sharks and Newcastle Falcons.

Toby Booth's side will travel to Edgeley Park to face Sale on Friday, October 2.

And then last season's Premiership finalists will make the long trip up to Newcastle on Friday, February 19 next year.

Elsewhere it was also confirmed that Irish's trips to Leeds Carnegie (September 20) and London Wasps (April 4) have both been moved to a Sunday.

All other away trips for the Exiles next season will take place on Saturday afternoons.

Confirmed London Irish 2009/10 Guinness Premiership fixture list:

Saturday, September 5 Saracens (a)

Sunday, September 13 Gloucester (h)

Sunday, September 20 Leeds Carnegie (a)

Sunday, September 27 London Wasps (h)

Friday, October 2 Sale Sharks (a)

Sunday, October 25 Leicester Tigers (h)

Saturday, October 31 Harlequins (a)

Sunday, November 22 Newcastle Falcons (h)

Saturday, November 28 Bath Rugby (a)

Saturday, December 5 Worcester Warriors (h)

Sunday, December 27 Saracens (h)

Saturday, January 2 Northampton (a)

Saturday, January 9 Worcester Warriors (a)

Sunday, February 14 Bath Rugby (h)

Friday, February 19 Newcastle Falcons (a)

Sunday, February 28 Harlequins (h)

Saturday, March 6 Leicester Tigers (a)

Sunday, March 28 Sale Sharks (h)

Sunday, April 4 London Wasps (a)

Sunday, April 18 Leeds Carnegie (h)

Saturday, April 24 Gloucester Rugby (a)

Saturday, May 8 Northampton Saints (h)

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