41. New skipper has to give up duties at Reading

Reading have suffered a set-back to their 2008-09 South West 2 East campaign with the loss of newly-appointed skipper Mal Roberts.

42. Marsh takes over Gensians’ reins

Gavin Marsh will captain Redingensians for their second season in South West Division 1.

43. Roberts skippers Reading

Former Newbury star and Army full-back Mal Roberts is to skipper Reading Rugby Club next season.

44. 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.

45. England calls for London Irish six

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

46. 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.

47. 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.

48. 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.

49. Irish desperate to avoid double cup KO

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

50. 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.