With just 7 rounds remaining in the Aviva Premiership, time is closing in on London Irish to make any attempt at survival; the Reading-based side currently sit 12th in the table, 16 points adrift of the

David Paice attended a Disciplinary Panel in the week and pleaded guilty to 'dangerous charging' and 'making contact with the head' (of the Gloucester scrum-half, Willi Heinz). The London Irish club captain