Peter Jackson: Former Exiles showing London Irish could have been contenders 

All over Europe, the defunct club's alumni were having an impact. 

Saracens' Lucio Cinti scores their side's sixth try against Connacht. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA

The lost souls of London Irish, those who rose in thunderous acclamation at their club’s entry into the Champions’ Cup, will have found crumbs of comfort from a madcap weekend.

Nothing can bring their team back but some of those Exiles driven into farther exile in search of employment last summer could be seen all over Europe and beyond; fleeting reminders of what might have been for supporters left high and dry without a club to support.