London Irish will be co-captained by Franco van der Merwe, Blair Cowan, Stephen Myler and David Porecki for the 2019/20 season.
South African van der Merwe will be entering his third season at the club, while Cowan is one of the longest serving members at the club with 23 tries in 117 Irish appearances. Fly-half Myler boasts the record of being the third highest pont scorer in the Premiership, while Porecki was awarded with the Exiles Players’ Player of the season last campaign.
Irish begin their return to the top flight in the Gallagher Premiership with an away trip to Wasps on Sunday, October 20 before they host Sale the following weekend at the Madejski Stadium.
London Irish director of rugby, Declan Kidney, said: “all four players are very well-respected members of our squad and drive the standards by which their teammates will be expected to follow this season.
“Blair, Franco, Steve and Dave bring a wealth of experience to our leadership group and have collectively agreed to share the responsibilities of the captaincy between them for the coming season.”
