Exiles won’t lose their ambition, vows coach

LONDON IRISH coach Toby Booth felt his side squandered a golden opportunity to reach their first Heineken Cup final with Saturday’s 21-15 defeat by Toulouse.

Wingers Topsy Ojo and Sailosi Tagicakibau plundered tries in each half for the exiles but Toulouse’s vast European experience ultimately proved decisive.

Irish, playing in the tournament’s knockout stages for the first time, surpassed all expectations to reach the semis and Booth vowed they would be back.