The case cast light on a culture of contempt and entitlement in sport, but rugby in particular, and it would be fascinating to examine where the sympathies of Jackson’s and Olding’s team-mates lay, writes Paul Rouse

A WOMAN and two men have been convicted of murdering a teenager who was doused in petrol and then burned alive in Britain, police said.

NORTHAMPTON were crowned Challenge Cup champions after surviving a ferocious assault from French bruisers Bourgoin at Twickenham Stoop last night.

London Irish 16 Wasps 13

Llanelli Scarlets 20 London Irish 16

Llanelli 20 London Irish 16

London Irish 24 Toulouse 26

Worcester 14 London Irish 16

London Irish’s Heineken Cup hopes nosedived at Stade Ernest Wallon – but they gave three-time European champions Toulouse a determined run for their money.

LLANELLI survived a rousing second-half fightback from London Irish to open their Heineken Cup campaign with a maximum five-point haul at the Madejski Stadium.

London Irish 25 Llanelli 32

London Irish 14 Sale 31

DEAN RYAN believes yesterday’s dramatic 36-34 European Challenge Cup final victory over London Irish can be the start of a successful era for Gloucester.

James Forrester’s extra-time try sealed Gloucester a dramatic victory over London Irish in the European Challenge Cup final at the Twickenham Stoop.

London Irish 25 Leicester 28

Saracens 19 London Irish 20

Agen 24 London Irish 32

London Irish 25 Gloucester 10

Newcastle Falcons 20 London Irish 23

A 78th-minute penalty try, converted by replacement fly-half Shane Drahm, gave Worcester a hard-fought late away victory over London Irish in the Guinness Premiership.

Former England star Mike Catt took the spotlight away from big-name Premiership newcomer Justin Marshall by creating the first three tries as London Irish opened their season with victory over Leeds in the second match of today’s Twickenham double-header.

Leicester bounced back to maintain their 14-month unbeaten home league record with a gritty 15-6 Zurich premiership win over London Irish at Welford Road last night.

Leeds Tykes 15 London Irish 6

Saracens 12 London Irish 30

London Irish 21 Northampton 22

London Irish 12 Leeds 16

Sale Sharks 16 London Irish 17

London Irish ended an 11-month wait for a Zurich Premiership win at their Madejski Stadium home against Saracens.

London Irish 22 Leicester 39

London Irish 18 Harlequins 12

Newcastle Falcons 15 London Irish 16

London Irish 15 Harlequins 15

Zurich Premiership teams

Bath’s 16th Zurich Premiership victory of the season has all but secured Heineken Cup qualification for the League leaders.

London Irish 20 Bath 21

London Irish 9 Sale Sharks 3

London Irish 15 Newcastle 19

Sale Sharks 26 London Irish 28

London Irish 47 Rotherham Titans 26

Relegation continues to loom large for Conor O’Shea’s London Irish team after a damaging defeat by Leeds Tykes.

Bath 18 Harlequins 15

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