A prerequisite of being a Grand Slam winning prop and a Champion Shot-put competitor is considerable strength and London Irish’s former Irish international prop Tom Court blew away BT Sports Smash-o-meter record this week.

Previously, Adam Jones held the record at 88, but the bespectacled Court blew away the Welshman’s record, measuring 101 on the Smash-o-meter.

Youtube Credit: BT Sports

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In a sequence of play that resonated with prescience and strength, Sales Sharks’ former Munster and All Black centre Sam Tuitupou smashed London Irish’s Jimmy Stevens with a tackle last weekend.

Tuitupou’s aggression and quality summed up Sales afternoon as they ultimately surged to a 36-8 victory.

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According to the French show, 2o Minutes, Toulouse pair Thierry Dusautoir and Patricio Albacete have expressed their desire to move to the Aviva Premiership, with Bath, Leicester and London Irish all reputed suitors.

Dusautoir, born in the Ivory Coast, has earned over seventy caps for France and, should he even half replicate his form from previous years his signing would represent a major coup for the aforementioned triumvirate of clubs.

Similarly, Albacete, the six foot seven Argentinian lock, would add nous and experience to any engine room and his signing could prove to be inspired.

These signings, as well as Steffon Armitage’s rumoured move to high spending Bath, would be facilitated by the Aviva Premiership extending each teams salary cap by half a million pounds.

Source of Article: Planet Rugby

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In a turn of inexplicable bad luck, Mike Brown was penalized in Harlequins’ versus London Irish’s Round One Premiership clash at Twickenham for accidentally tackling a London Irish player after being shoved in the back.

The English full back, who attempted to run a support line off Marland Yarde, was pushed in the back by an Irish player and subsequently fell, tripping over a retreating London Irish player.

From the referee’s vantage, it looked intentional, but, with the aid of retrospect, it was clear that the collision was accidental.

Such is Mike Brown’s form at the moment, he even makes falling look good.

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Northampton Saints have added to their squad ahead of the Premiership opening weekend with the signing of former London Irish flanker Jon Fisher.

After a reoccurring concussion problem, Fisher missed the second part of last season, but, after spending several weeks of the summer on trial with the Franklins Gardens side, the former England Under 20 representative was deemed fit and healthy enough for a contract.

Saints director of rugby, Jim Mallinder, championed Fishers mental strength and predicted that the twenty five year old would be a good addition to his squad

Jon is a talented player who will give us depth across the back row.”

“He has worked hard throughout our pre-season training, putting in plenty of effort in both conditioning and rugby sessions.

“More importantly he has shown that he has the determination to play and succeed here at Franklin’s Gardens, and we were delighted to offer him this contract, ” said Mallinder.

Source of article: Belfast Telegraph

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You’re cantering through for a try in a pivotal match and, to mark the occasion, you decide to ostentatiously go for a swallow dive to put the cherry atop the cake.

That is, of course, exactly what Juan Manuel Leguizamon decided to do in the 2007 clash between London Irish and Wasps, but, unfortunately for the Argentinian, his hands turned to butter at the optimum moment and he fumbled the ball, mid air.

Thankfully for London Irish, the missed try didn’t prove a stumbling block, as a late penalty secured a 16-13 victory for the Madejski Stadium side, but it could have been so different after Leguizamon’s moment of madness.

One things for sure, had the mistake proved pivotal then he would have to have bought every round thereafter on team nights out.

Surely it’s only a matter of time until this happens to Chris Ashton?

Youtube Credit: Simon White.

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Vote for your favourite try from the twenty first round of the 2013/14 Aviva Premiership. Vote here: http://bit.ly/15QWjke

1. George Ford – Bath Rugby vs Northampton Saints
2. Jamie Elliott – Bath Rugby vs Northampton Saints
3. Marland Yarde – Gloucester Rugby vs London Irish
4. Viliami Helu – London Wasps vs Newcastle Falcons
5. Johnny Leota – Sale Sharks vs Leicester Tigers
6. Matt Jess – Exeter Chiefs vs Harlequins

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