Booth happy to buck trend

LONDON IRISH head coach Toby Booth is not afraid to go outside his sport to make comparisons.

Heineken Cup group rivals Toulon, for instance are, he says, the Manchester City of rugby while competing with the likes of Munster, whom the Exiles face today (5.45pm), is akin to an arm wrestle.

And while the French team have Jonny Wilkinson at fly-half, fellow Pool C opponents Ospreys have James Hook and Dan Biggar fighting for the same berth and Munster have Ronan O’Gara at number 10, Booth compares his own Ryan Lamb to one of the most mercurial Test bowlers in the history of cricket.