371. London Irish 24 Harlequins 29

A brace of tries from winger Tospy Ojo were not enough for London Irish as they opened their Aviva Premiership campaign with a 29-24 defeat to Harlequins at Twickenham.

372. Broadmoor RFC pull out of league

After staving off relegation in their opening season in Southern Counties North, Broadmoor have been forced to withdraw from the league.

373. Daunting start for Bracknell RFC

374. Broadstreet 7 Redingensians Rams 53

Seb Reynolds grabbed a hat-trick in a nine-try blitz of the Coventry-based hosts, making it a sad reunion for Rams former coach Tom Hoines.

375. Hala’Ufia and Dermody give London Irish double boost

Chris Hala’Ufia and Clarke Dermody have both been declared fit for London Irish’s Aviva Premiership opener against Harlequins.

376. London Irish blog: A final dress rehearsal in Limerick

Amusing anecdotes are useful to liven up a blog and provide something to distinguish one match from another. This one no doubt will seem funnier from a slightly greater distance.

377. Munster 11 London Irish 10

James Sandford was sent off on his London Irish debut, while Munster had three players yellow carded in a stormy pre-season friendly at Thomond Park on Friday night.

378. Redingensians include Clarke and Turner for final warm-up

New signings Michael Clarke and Mike Turner are in Redingensians Rams’ line-up for their final pre-season match at Coventry-based Broadstreet tomorrow (3pm).

379. Tom Alexander plans to make flying start

Versatile forward Tom Alexander is set to make his London Irish debut tonight – just three days after flying in from Australia to join the club.

380. New forward Alexander set for Irish debut

Versatile new forward Tom Alexander is set to make his London Irish debut – just three days after flying in from Australia to join the club.