DANAHER CONFIDENT AHEAD OF TOP-OF-TABLE-CLASH
London Irish travel to second-placed Gloucester on Saturday for their
top-of-the-table clash, and flanker Declan Danaher is confident his team
can remain head of the Guinness Premiership going into the Six Nations.
The 29-year-old, currently Irish's longest-serving player, thinks that
Toby Booth's side have the momentum to inflict another victory on the
cherry and whites - even at their Kingsholm stronghold.
Five days before Christmas Irish smashed Gloucester 42-12 at the
Madejski, and they have racked up two big wins to secure a home tie in
the last eight of the European Challenge Cup while Gloucester were
bombed out of the Heineken Cup last Friday.
"It was mission accomplished in the European Challenge Cup - we were top
of the group, and that is what we wanted," said Danaher. "If we can play
well again on Saturday and convert the opportunities that we are given,
then we have a good chance of winning.
"They are a very proud team and they will be hurting after our defeat
earlier in the season. But Dean Ryan will have them fired up and
Kingsholm is a daunting place to play.
"It should be an explosive encounter. If we keep our game plan nice and
simple then hopefully we can get the win. If we can win it will make it
all that much more special."
London Irish travel to second-placed Gloucester on Saturday for their
top-of-the-table clash, and flanker Declan Danaher is confident his team
can remain head of the Guinness Premiership going into the Six Nations.
The 29-year-old, currently Irish's longest-serving player, thinks that
Toby Booth's side have the momentum to inflict another victory on the
cherry and whites - even at their Kingsholm stronghold.
Five days before Christmas Irish smashed Gloucester 42-12 at the
Madejski, and they have racked up two big wins to secure a home tie in
the last eight of the European Challenge Cup while Gloucester were
bombed out of the Heineken Cup last Friday.
"It was mission accomplished in the European Challenge Cup - we were top
of the group, and that is what we wanted," said Danaher. "If we can play
well again on Saturday and convert the opportunities that we are given,
then we have a good chance of winning.
"They are a very proud team and they will be hurting after our defeat
earlier in the season. But Dean Ryan will have them fired up and
Kingsholm is a daunting place to play.
"It should be an explosive encounter. If we keep our game plan nice and
simple then hopefully we can get the win. If we can win it will make it
all that much more special."
Labels: Declan Danaher, Gloucester, Guinness Premiership, London Irish
