AFTER a week off, London Irish return to Premiership action with a trip to Gloucester on Saturday (3pm).

Eight points separate ninth-placed Gloucester and the Exiles, who are just one place below them in the table.

With two games to go, Irish could theoretically finish in the top eight.

However, they need to win on Saturday if they are to have any chance of finishing above Gloucester. The visitors won 21-9 when the sides met at the Madejski Stadium in November.