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Diageo, the parent company of Guinness, have chosen to end their sponsorship deal with London Irish following their signing of Paddy Jackson. The former Irish international was acquitted of rape following a court case last year and subsequently joined French side, Perpignan. Following one season with them, it was announced that Jackson had signed for London Irish, coached by Declan …

All Black winger, Waisake Naholo, has signed for London Irish where he will link up with both Sean O’Brien and Paddy Jackson.  Naholo is the latest in a string of big-name signings made by the recently promoted side as they look to make their mark in the English Premiership next season. Director of rugby Declan Kidney and head-coach Less Kiss …

London Irish have confirmed that they have signed Paddy Jackson from Top 14 side Perpignan ahead of the 2019/20 season.  Jackson has been plying his trade with the French club for the 2018/19 campaign but due to the club’s impending relegation to the PRO D2, there has been plenty of speculation surrounding the future of the Irish out-half. Jackson will …

Former Ulster out-half Paddy Jackson is edging closer to a move to Championship side London Irish as his time in France looks to be coming to an end. Reports had emerged in December outlining that Jackson was in discussion with London Irish and according to the Irish Independent, a deal to bring the out-half to England is “virtually a done …

Paddy Jackson has been linked to a move in England next season according to a report in the French publication, Le Progres.  After 11 games of the current Top 14 season, Perpignan currently lie at the bottom of the table with no wins and just four points to their name. Their most recent loss came to Connacht at the Sportsground …

Connacht will travel to Perpignan this weekend in search of a win that will keep their challenge cup dreams very much alive.  Irish international Bundee Aki played on Saturday as Connacht overcame Perpignan 22-10 in horrible conditions at the Sportsground, but the talisman will miss this weekend’s return encounter as he has travelled back to his native New Zealand to get …

Simon Zebo and Paddy Jackson have both featured in French newspaper Midi Olympique’s list of best and worst signings made by Top 14 clubs this season.  Zebo, who has proved to be an excellent acquisition for Racing 92 based on his try-scoring exploits for the Parisian club, comes in at number one in the ‘Top’ list beating the likes of …

Paddy Jackson has been linked with a move away from his current club Perpignan should they be relegated from the Top 14 at the end of the season.  Jackson has been plying his trade with Perpignan since his contract was revoked by the IRFU and Ulster Rugby as a result of the fallout from the Belfast rape trial in which …

Paddy Jackson has registered a try on his Top 14 debut as Perpignan look to mount a comeback at home against Stade Francais.  The southern French club are one of the favourites to be relegated from the Top 14 and with one of the smallest budgets in the league, they look like they could be set for a tough campaign. Perpignan …

Paddy Jackson played his first game of competitive rugby in 14 months as he helped his new Perpignan side to a 21-20 win over Toulouse in a preseason friendly.  Jackson, whose last game came during Ireland’s tour of the USA and Japan in 2017, will be playing his rugby for the newly-promoted Top14 outfit this season after he had his …

IRFU Performance Director David Nucifora has not ruled out Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding returning to Ireland in the future.  The former Ulster Rugby duo had their contracts revoked in April due to the content of text messages exchanged in a WhatsApp group became public during the high-profile trial where both men were cleared on charges of raping a woman …

Paddy Jackson’s search for a new club has come to an end after it was confirmed this morning that the former Ireland out-half has signed a two-year deal with Top 14 outfit Perpignan.  Jackson, of course, has been on the lookout for a new club since his contract was revoked by Ulster Rugby and the IRFU in the aftermath of …

Ulster fly-half Paddy Jackson is on the lookout for a new club, and a move to Perpignan could be the right choice.

Ulster have had a rollercoaster season both on and off the field but they can finish their season on a high by qualifying for next season’s Champions Cup. The northern province will likely face the Ospreys in a playoff fixture for the final Champions Cup spot on the weekend 18/19/20 May but they may qualify regardless if Leinster win the …

According to a report in The Sunday Times this morning, the IRFU are putting pressure on Leinster to release either Joey Carbery or Ross Byrne to Ulster as Paddy Jackson’s replacement. Jackson, of course, has had his contract revoked by the IRFU and Ulster Rugby, so the northern province are down an out-half. The IRFU want Carbery or Byrne to …

The fallout from the decision to terminate the contracts of Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding looks set to continue with the results of a poll of Ulster supporters showing an overall disagreement with the decision. The IRFU and Ulster Rugby issued a joint statement last week outlining that the two players have had their contracts revoked after the findings of …

​​Ulster's Rob Herring has spoken of the "great sadness" that teammates felt when they learned that the contracts of Olding and Jackson were revoked.