London Irish confirm departure of nine players following end of the season

London Irish have confirmed that nine first team players will be leaving the club following the conclusion of the 2014/15 season.

Matt Parr, Kieran Low, Dan Leo, Tomás O'Leary, Myles Dorrian, Guy Armitage, Eamonn Sheridan and Mike Mayhew will all be moving on while Sean Cox has retired from rugby.

Academy players Ollie Adams, Harry Lightfoot Brown and Cameron Cowell are also set to leave.

Head of rugby operations, Glenn Delaney, thanked the players for their efforts, saying: “On behalf of all the coaches I would like to thank every player who is leaving for their contributions during their time at the Club, and wish them all the best for the future."

Irish have signed a number of players to replace those departing the club including Ben Franks, Tom Cruse, Eoin Sheriff, Matt Symons, Joe Trayfoot, David Sisi, Brendan McKibbin, Andy Goode, Dominic Waldouck, Asaeli Tikoirotuma, Sean Maitland.

The London Irish Academy additions are Harry Elrington, Theo-Brophy-Clews, Callum Watson, Johnny Williams, Curtis Langdon.