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London Irish, cu pilierul roman Paulica Ion pe teren din primul minut, a reusit o victorie frumoasa in cea de-a doua etapa a Anglo-Welsh Cup, traditionala competitie care reuneste la start echipele engleze din primul esalon, plus cele mai bune patru formatii galeze.
Echipa internationalului roman a castigat cu 39-23 in fata celor de la Newcastle, obtinand astfel si punctul bonus ofensiv. In prima etapa, Paulica Ion si coechipierii sai pierdusera cu scorul de 26-19 in fata liderei din Aviva, Harlequins.
London Irish se afla pe primul loc al grupei B, in urma cumularii celor doua rezultate.
London Irish 39 (16) Newcastle Falcons 23 (8)
London Irish: 15. Delon Armitage ; 14. Anthony Watson; 13. Jonathan Joseph; 12. Shontayne Hape; 11. Adam Thompstone; 10. Steve Shingler; 9. Ross Samson; 1. Max Lahiff; 2. James Buckland; 3. Paulica Ion; 4. Nick Kennedy (); 5. Bryn Evans; 6. Declan Danaher; 7. Jamie Gibson; 8. Richard Thorpe
Rezerve: 16. Brian Blaney; 17. Alex Corbisierio; 18.Faan Rautenbach; 19.James Sandford; 20. David Sisi; 21. Sailosi Tagicakibau; 22. Daniel Bowden; 23. Darren Allinson
Newcastle: 15. Greg Goosen, 14. Rikki Sheriffe, 13. Luke Eves, 12. Jamie Helleur, 11. Alex Tait, 10. Jeremy Manning, 9. Chris Pilgrim, 1. Darren Fearn, 2. Michael Mayhew, 3. James Hall, 4. Glen Townson, 5. Andrew van der Heijden, 6. Mark Wilson, 7. Redford Pennycook, 8. Ally Hogg (c)
Rezerve: 16. Joe Graham, 17. Ashley Wells, 18. Dan Frazier, 19. Tim Swinson, 20. Will Welch, 21. Jordi Pasqualin, 22. Corne Uys, 23. Joel Hodgson
