11. Thorpe: These are exciting times at Irish

High-flying London Irish expect to welcome back Pacific Islanders Seilala Mapusua and Sailosi Tagicakibau for Sunday’s Guinness Premiership trip to bottom club Bristol (3pm).

12. Local Rugby Round-Up

Reading's lively scrum-half Simon Dyson is expected to return from a six-week absence for the short South West Division 2 East trip to league newcomers Wallingford (2pm).

13. Local Rugby Round-Up

14. London Irish 27 Saracens 14

15. Local Rugby Round - Up

Reading name a powerful line-up for their first EDF Intermediate Cup outing of the season

16. In-form Irish aiming for six of the best

Declan Danaher is keeping his feet on the ground, despite London Irish’s tremendous start to the Guinness Premiership season.

17. Local Rugby Round-Up

Seven second-half tries, three of them in the last five minutes, helped unbeaten South West Division 2 East leaders Reading secure their ninth win in succession.

18. Local Rugby Round - Up

Redingensians have to shake off the disappointment of their first defeat of the season at Old Patesians last Saturday with the arrival of new South West 1 leaders Clifton (2.30pm).

19. Kennedy’s England snub is big boost for Irish

London Irish will be boosted by the unexpected return of lock Nick Kennedy from England duty as they get back to the Guinness Premiership at Newcastle Falcons on Sunday (3pm).

20. Local Rugby Round-Up

Colt Peter Czernuska celebrated  his senior debut by grabbing two of Reading’s eight tries as their much-changed side crushed Salisbury at Holme Park.