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<blockquote data-quote="MightyQuin" data-source="post: 85579"><p>They did use all three names - they took the "London" from London Scottish, the "Irish" from "London Irish", and "Rugby Club" from Richmond!!!</p><p></p><p>Actually I believe they were forced by the RFU to merg, and created a company "Irish, Scottish, Richmond Ltd" to run a single team - and although they incorporated a band around the arm with the Richmond and Scottish colours, they were called London Irish.</p><p></p><p>Richmond's website doesn't even make mention of this - they simply say they went into administration in 1999 and their right to playin the premier division was removed. Say they didn't reform until "Richmond Vikings Ltd" re-financed them in 2002.</p><p></p><p>I think it was a bit like Hull and Gateshead rugby league teams merging when Hull were in danger of disappearing ... and they called the merged team "Hull" - must have been up all night thinking up that one!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MightyQuin, post: 85579"] They did use all three names - they took the "London" from London Scottish, the "Irish" from "London Irish", and "Rugby Club" from Richmond!!! Actually I believe they were forced by the RFU to merg, and created a company "Irish, Scottish, Richmond Ltd" to run a single team - and although they incorporated a band around the arm with the Richmond and Scottish colours, they were called London Irish. Richmond's website doesn't even make mention of this - they simply say they went into administration in 1999 and their right to playin the premier division was removed. Say they didn't reform until "Richmond Vikings Ltd" re-financed them in 2002. I think it was a bit like Hull and Gateshead rugby league teams merging when Hull were in danger of disappearing ... and they called the merged team "Hull" - must have been up all night thinking up that one!! [/QUOTE]
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