Sport 21-10-2002 who: London Irish what: Beat Edinburgh 24-8 in Heineken Cup where: Madejski Stadium, READING when: Yesterday snippet: It was "a vile day for rugby, both for playing and watching, with the icy wind and pewter skies more suitable to an afternoon in front of a log fire," admits The Guardian`s Barney Spender. With Exiles captain Bredan Venter taking control of the game, "fly half Barry Everitt was a different player, no longer a little boy lost but a fly-half of decisiveness and stature. And with that injection of confidence the whole team is beginning to click nicely." [... more]

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