LONDON Irish continued their unbeaten start to their Championship campaign with a 36-12 home win over Richmond.

Blair Cowan led the way with a brace of tries and there were also scores for Brendan McKibbin, Harry Elrington, Gerard Ellis and skipper David Paice.

The Exiles were 14-0 up after 15 minutes thanks to scores from Cowan and Paice and it 19-0 by the break.

Next weekend, London Irish travel to winless Bedford looking to make it three wins on the trot.