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London Irish rugby club look all set now to once again challenge for top honours in the Guinness Premiership after confirming the majority of their expected transfer activity this summer - welcoming seven new players and bidding seven others farewell.

Irish, well known to have a fine academy system in place, will also welcome for of their academy products into their full time senior squad.

Commenting on the player movements London Irish Head Coach, Toby Booth said: "Recruitment is the most important element in maintaining success. We have continued to adopt a quality rather than a quantity approach as well as developing and rewarding our home grown talent.

"We’re committed as a club, and to our fans, to producing a competitive squad within wage cap constraints that can compete at the highest level. We're looking forward with much anticipation to the new season to continue our improvement."

Incoming players: Buist, Andy (Lock/Back row Newcastle Falcons), Ion, Paulica (Prop forward Bath Rugby), Lamb, Ryan (Flyhalf Gloucester Rugby), Lennard, Jamie (Fly half Doncaster Knights), Malone, Chris (Flyhalf Harlequins), Stowers, George (Back row Kobe, Japan), Tideswell, James (Prop forward Plymouth Albion).

Confirmed Outgoing: Bailey, James (Wing Lyons), Fury, Warren (Scrumhalf London Wasps),  
Geraghty, Shane (Flyhalf/centre Northampton Saints), Hudson, James (Lock forward Newcastle Falcons), Lea’aetoa, Tonga (Prop forward Toulon), Shabbo, Dominic (Wing/centre London Welsh),
Skuse, Richard (Prop forward Saracens).

Promotions from Academy to Senior Squad: Corbisiero, Alex (Prop forward), Fisher, Jonathon (Back row), Gower, Charlie (Centre), Thompstone, Adam (Centre/Wing)

Academy Entrants: Anderson, Max (Hooker), Garvey, Matt (Lock forward), Gibson, Jamie (Back row), Herring, Robert (Hooker), Joseph, Jonathan (Centre), Lahiff, Max (Prop forward), Low, Kieran (Second row), Watson, Marcus (Full back/wing)

With thanks to Irish Rugby.