41. Booth to replace Smith

London Irish are expected to announce the departure of Brian Smith (above), their highly-successful director of rugby, before the weekend.

42. England calls for London Irish six

Six London Irish players have been named in the England Senior and Saxons squads.

43. Gensians in sevens heaven

Berkshire champions Redingensians made it a cup double on Wednesday when they won the Berkshire Sevens after beating defending champions Bracknell 29-24 on their own Old Bath Road patch.

44. Murphy warns of Shark attack

A glance at the Sale Sharks website is all that’s needed to confirm that London Irish have a massive battle on their hands at Edgeley Park tomorrow (3pm) if they are to stand any chance of qualification for next season’s Heineken Cup.

45. Rautenbach sets up a Faan-tastic show

Seven tries, including four in the second half, saw London Irish end their home Guinness Premiership fixtures on a high note at Madejski Stadium on Sunday.

46. Irish desperate to avoid double cup KO

Heineken Cup semi-finalists one weekend; knocked out of next season’s competition the following one!

47. We’ll be stronger next season says Bracknell skipper

Bracknell failed in their bid to reach National League Division 3 after losing their play-off game at Worthing on Saturday.

But the South West Division 1 side’s skipper Ben Nowak said: “We’ll come back bigger and stronger next season.

48. Exiles pay the price for missed chances

London Irish coach Toby Booth felt his side squandered a golden opportunity to reach their first Heineken Cup final following their defeat at Twickenham on Saturday.

49. Underdogs Irish have nothing to lose

London Irish go into the biggest game in the club’s 110-year history confident of pulling off one of the shocks of the season.

50. Local rugby round-up

It's make-or-break for Bracknell tomorrow as they try to make a rapid return to National Division rugby when they face Worthing at Roundstone Lane in the South West Division 1 play-off.