31. Local Rugby Round-Up

32. London Irish 27 Saracens 14

33. Local Rugby Round - Up

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

34. 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.

35. Sloppy Bracknell pay the penalty for errors

Bracknell missed a chance to nail their promotion prospects firmly into the minds of the league leaders when they were well beaten by the Gloucester team at Lily Hill.

36. 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.

37. Newcastle 8 London Irish 24

38. 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).

39. 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).

40. Coney Hill 3 Bracknell 10 (match abandoned after 55 minutes)

Rugby is, without doubt, a dangerous game, but it is rare to have an accident so serious that the delay for on-field treatment ultimately results in the abandonment of the match.