Two trips to Twickenham Stoop in eight days for Saints

Saints' first two away games when the Gallagher Premiership resumes will be played at the Twickenham Stoop after it was confirmed London Irish will use the stadium as their temporary home.
Saints will play two games at the Twickenham Stoop next monthSaints will play two games at the Twickenham Stoop next month
Saints will play two games at the Twickenham Stoop next month

Irish are due to welcome Saints on Saturday, August 22 and it has now been announced that match will be played at the home of Harlequins.

Saints' second away match on resumption will also be at The Stoop as they are facing Quins on August 30.

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London Irish had assessed a number of options as potential venues for the restart as work on their new ground, the Brentford Community Stadium, was held up due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

And London Irish CEO Brian Facer, formerly of Saints, said: “Although we may be fierce competitors with Harlequins on the field, even rivals can support each other during extraordinary circumstances such as these, and I would like to thank the Quins board, and in particular their chief executive Laurie Dalrymple and his team, for their positivity in accommodating our matches.”

Harlequins CEO Laurie Dalrymple said: “We are delighted to support our soon to be returning neighbours to be able to complete the 2019/20 Premiership season.

"The club is doing everything within its power to help get the sport back on its feet following the substantial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

"With that in mind, Harlequins have come to an agreement that London Irish will play their remaining five home games in Twickenham, one of which comes against Harlequins."

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