The London Irish Old Boys List

[dom_pedro]

About time the full list had a thread of its own so we can put this in the features area .. .the full blown list can be found at http://www.london-irish.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=271

Here's the current list:

A to C

Dinos Alexpoulos - now a Policeman. Greek national team hoping he will play for them -


Simon Amor - Gloucester Rugby -


Geoff Appleford - Northampton Saints -


Steven Bachop - currently running Sport Porirua in New Zealand -


Richard Bates - retired from rugby while at Worcester -


Kevin Barrett (right below)- Exeter -


Cecil Beamish - Died in '99 after distinguished career (Air Vice Marshal) in RAF -


Sir George Beamish - Died in November '67 after distinguished RAF career (Air Marshal) -


Guy 'G.G.' Beringer (left below) - Senior Partner of Allen & Overy (solicitors) -


Jake Boer - Gloucester -


Kevin Brennan - Nottingham rugby -


Barry Bresnihan - Professor, Rheumatology Rehabilitation, OLH, Harold's Cross, Ireland and Arthritis Ireland chairman -


Ross Broadfoot - Leicester Tigers -


James Brown - Worcester Warriors -


Kevin Burke - moving on from Quins -


Paul Burke - Munster (Garryowen) (signed for Leicester for 06/07 season) -


Tony Byrne - of St Clare's Travel -


Matt Cannon - London Welsh -


Kieran Campbell - Ulster -


Owen Cobbe - Director of Rugby at Portsmouth Grammar School, still playing and coaching for Havant -


Brent Cockbain - Swansea Neath Ospreys ( http://www.tlcfoundation.org.uk - Toby Lloyd Cockbain Foundation)


Jimmy Cockle - retired due to injury, selling insurance -


Simon Cooke - Managing Director for CRE8 Ltd (is a consultant to Deutsche Property Asset Management) & Head of Property at Hotbed ltd -


Victor Costello - retired while at Leinster at the end of '04/'05 season -


George Crawford - retired from the Met, now safety officer at Selhurst Park -


John Crozier - Coach at Calne RFC -


Jarrod Cunningham - a legend (he is "fine in mind, body and spirit and training is going well" (January 2006) -


D to H

John Christopher (Chris) Daly - died 1988 -


Jeremy Davidson - Director of Rugby at Dungannon -


Tony Davies - retired Doctor in NZ -


Glenn Delaney - Director of Rugby Nottingham -


Len B. Dineen - a DJ for Limerick's 95FM radio station -


Sam Domoni - Assistant Coach of Penrith Emus RFC in New South Wales -


Nick Drake - last seen at Bracknell in 2002 -


Naka Drotske - Free State Cheetahs, SA -


Pierre Du Randt - Free State Cheetahs (needs clarifying as he is not listed in the training party for Nov 2005 and is believed to be in Italy) -


Kevin Ellis - seems to have played union and league for Ebbw Vale, Bridgend, some coaching and is now at Maesteg at the age of 41 (pictured below while at Ebbw Vales) -


Nnamdi Ezulike - retired from rugby after moving to Worcester, now a Money Broker for Cantor Fitzgerald in London -


Jeff Fahrensohn - retired -


Zak Feau'nati - Bath Rugby -


Justin Fitzpatrick - Ulster -


Paul Franze - moved from Irish to Castleford Tigers but is taking time off from rugby -


Gabriel Fulcher - U20's Coach at Lansdowne - (3rd from left on back row)


Kris Fullman (pictured below while at Bristol) - Otley Rugby -


Mark Gabey - Exeter Chiefs -


Simon Geoghegan - solicitor at Roslyn King, London -


Nick Greenstock - Deputy head coach at Staines -


Graeme Haley - playing for Watsonians since 2001 -


Simon Halford - Leeds Tykes in 2003 -


Gary Halpin - Teacher of Business Studies and Geography at The Oratory School, Oxon -


Eddie Halvey - Shannon RFC -


Rob Hardwick - after a shoulder injury has been released by Pertemps Bees -


Steve Hatley - farming back in South Africa -


Cameron Michael Henderson Gibson MBE - Senior Partner of Tughans Solicitors -


Rob Henderson - Munster (Garryowen) -


Ray Hennessey - last seen as player-coach at East Grinstead until about 2002-03 -


Mansell Heslip - consultant doctor in the Doncaster/Worksop area -


Gavin Hickie - just signed for Tigers from Worcester -


Andrew Higginson OBE - Director of Higginson Associates consultancy -


Ollie Hoad - Captain at Chingford RFC -


Rob Hoadley - London Wasps -


Niall Hogan - Doctor, at the University Laboratory of Physiology, Oxford (left below) -


David Humphreys - Ulster -


Simon Hunt - is playing for Ebbw Vale and studying (after stints at Narbonne, Perpignan, Bristol, Pertemps Bees) -


Rob Hunter - Academy Coach at Northampton Saints -


Rory Jenkins - via Quins, Swansea to coaching at Esher according to CAW -


K to P

Ken Kennedy - Doctor/Orthodpeadic surgeon -


Richard Kirke - has played recently for Ponsonby in NZ, works in the IT industry -


Kevin Lavelle - retired from Shepherd Neame in 2000 and lives in Canterbury -


Aloysius Mary (Louis) Magee - died in Dunboyne 1945


Hugo MacNeill - Head of Investment Banking for Ireland at Goldman Sachs (left below) -


Mark Mapletoft - Assistant Academy coach at Saracens and playing at Hertford RFC-


Henti Martens - Coach at Cleve Rugby, Bristol area -


Tabai Matson - Coach at Yamaha Jubilo, Japan -


Mark McCall - coach at Ulster -


John McFarland - Defensive Coach at the Blue Bulls -


Dr Clive A Meanwell - MD, Chairman & CEO, The Medicines Company -


Dr Mick Molloy - Medical Officer of the International Rugby Board (left below) -


Dr Al Moroney - part of the Doctors panel of UCD Rugby Football Club -


Andrew Mower - retired while at Newcastle Falcons in 2004 -


Brian Mullen - manager of a roofing business in Wimbledon (right below) -


Andrew Mulligan - died in 2001 after career as jounalist/broadcaster -


Brendan Mullin - now on LI's Board of Directors (having been the clubs Chairman as well as ex-player) -


Desmond O'Brien - died 2005 (wearing head gear below) -


John O'Driscoll - Doctor (dermatology) in Lancashire, President of Exiles Branch of IRFU -


Dr Kevin O’Flanagan - various roles on Olympic committees -


Malcolm O'Kelly - Leinster -


Matt Oliver - Barnes RFC -


Sir Tony O'Reilly - Self made billionaire -


Sir David Orr - looks like he retired from business in '98 after a long and distinguished career (bottom left below) -
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Conor O'Shea - RFU Director of Regional Academies -


Pat Parfrey - ex-President (now a Director) of Canadian RFU -


George Puil - chair of dozens of transportation committess in Vancouver -


Kevin Putt - coach Counties Manakua Rugby, NZ -


R to Z

Harry Rea - Professor and Academic Head of Medicine at a University in New Zealand -


Hika Reid - no details on carreer, but was fighting leukaemia in June 2005 -


Roland Reid - moving on from Leeds Tykes -


Peter Richards - Gloucester -


Marco Rivaro - last seen playing at Amatori Alghero, Italy (no 12 below -


Tony Rocques (left below)- Exeter -


Paul Sackey - London Wasps -


Chris Sheasby - Coach at Staines Rugby -


Christian Short - heading to Northampton Saints for 06/07 -


Anthony Simonds-Gooding - Chairman of DBA (Design Business Association) -


Dick Spring - ex-deputy Prime Minister of Ireland, now UN Envoy to Cyprus -


Scott Staniforth - Perth Force -


Boris Stankovich - playing for Sporting Club Albigeois -


Lee Starling - after sometime at London Welsh (pictured) is now at Esher RFC -


Robin Thompson - died in Belfast in 2003 -


Robert Todd - Sale Sharks -


Edd Thrower - London Wasps -


Craig Turvey - last seen at Bracknell in 2002 -


Dr Brendan Venter - Doctor in South Africa pictured below working for free at the Kayamandi Clinic in April 2005 -


Ollie Waldron - retired from career in the oil industry -


Doug Wheatley - Vodacom Stormers (Western Province) -


Ben Whetstone - at Cambridge Rugby Club -


Neil Whitworth - after playing at LI since he was 11, is now playing at Cork Constitution -


Steve Williams - Moving on from asst. coach at Northampton at the end of season 05/06 -


Mike Worsley - moving on from Quins -


Niall Woods - CEO of Irish Rugby Union Players Assocation -

[PaulHP]

You forgot George Crawford!

[gabriel]

Wonderful.

There is an image of Jeff Fahrensohn, although not great, at

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_u ... 370067.stm

[dom_pedro]

Sorted Paul. Thanks Gabriel.

[Hillbilly]

link to photo of Rob Saunders, scrum half early 90s.
http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-he ... HeroID=890

[Hillbilly]

and one to Jim Staples as well

http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-he ... eroID=2459

[PaulHP]

Hillbilly, they charge £50 a throw to use those pictures, dig deep!

[Kealy]

For Dr mick Molloy, you have posted a pic of Syd Millar - one of the head honchos of the IRB and never an LI player as far as I know.

[dom_pedro]

Thanks Kealy hadn't spotted that ... the pic comes from a BBC news item only it's of Syd Millar announcing the appointment of Mick Molloy (doh!). HillBilly thanks for the links to the pics, I've (ahem) grabbed copies for when we have details of Saunders and Staples as I've never been able to find out what they did after rugby or are up to now. Any ideas?

[PaulHP]

Senor

Sorry I forgot to tell you that I recently changed the picture on the thread as I had re-read the article and noticed I had put SM's picture in by mistake.

[PaulHP]

The picture you need is:

He's on the left.

[Mrs Chicken]

Wasn't Mister Staples something lucrative "in the City"?

But then, aren't a lot of 'em!

[PaulHP]

Jim Staples in his international days was a buyer for Pet City.

[AlecW]

I guess Jim Staples now works for Barclays, as he captained the Barclays team in the Companies Korfball tournament on 28th June 2005 at Clapham Common. They didn’t win, but were conspicuous by their physical approach:-

“Barclays on the other hand, captained by ex-Ireland rugby international Jim Staples, prefer to use the tactic of physical domination, with their own special interpretation of the non-contact rule”.