LONDON Irish coach Brad Davis insists the club’s band of promising youngsters will not be sacrificed on the altar of expediency after the acquisition of expensive new signings.
Young English stars such as Ben Loader, Ollie Hassell- Collins, Tom Parton and Matt Williams played significant parts in Irish’s promotion from the Championship, but a raft of overseas arrivals, including Curtis Rona, Waisake Naholo and Sean O’Brien, threatens their progress.
However, Davis said: “Everyone’s going to have an opportunity. A lot of new players won’t arrive until af...