1. Unlucky Casey ruled out of Irish opener

London Irish captain Bob Casey has been ruled out of tomorrow’s Guinness Premiership opener against London Wasps at Twickenham (2.30pm) having fractured his wrist in last Friday’s friendly at Heineken Cup holders Munster.

2. Hutchins will outscore Kanka

Adam Bicknell is backing Bracknell Bees’ new power forward Jeff Hutchins to outperform last season’s top scorer.

3. FA Cup joy as Robins seal Oxford City tie

Bracknell Town won their first home FA Cup tie in five seasons with a comfortable win over Hellenic Premier Division side Bicester Town.

4. Prentice rescues a point for Finch

Finchampstead had to rely on a late equaliser, following a plethora of chances, to earn a point from their Hellenic Division One East clash with struggling Launton Sports. 

Launton can thank their goalkeeper Danny Clifford for keeping the score down as he made a number of outstanding saves throughout the match to deny Finch what would
otherwise have been a certain win.

5. Young stars will keep us away from drop zone

Bracknell Town are sitting quite comfortably in the middle of the table after their Bank Holiday Monday derby victory against Windsor & Eton.

6. Abrahams jets in for Gensians

Redingensians, warming up for their second season of South West 1 rugby, make a late choice on their 20-man squad to travel to London 1 side Portsmouth in a friendly tomorrow (3pm).

7. Hogg is spot on to earn Finchampstead a point

Finchampstead picked up their first Hellenic League Division 1 East point on Tuesday night after a keenly-contested 1-1 draw away to Newbury.

8. Reading Festival tickets crush: first person

Music fans were caught in the crush as festival-goers queued for hours to get the last few tickets to the Reading Festival.

9. Look what we’re introducing

As we all know, the Reading Festival bundles a menagerie of rock gods and bands du jour on to the grassy field at Richfield Avenue; plugs in, and rocks out.

10. 366 days ago: memories of the 2007 festival

Recalling last year’s Festival stills sends the odd shiver down the spine.