London Irish grabbed a 25-12 win over London Wasps at the Madejski Stadium on Sunday, keeping the former Premiership champions scoreless in the second half.
Irish led 15-12 at the break, having conceded two first-half tries, but a try by replacement hooker David Paice - coupled with their miserly defence and good discipline - saw them creep ahead of Harlequins on the Aviva Premiership log.
Wasps' tries were scored by centre Riki Flutey and hooker Rob Webber, with Exiles winger Tom Homer slotting one conversions and six penalties as the 2008/09 losing finalists remained in serious semifinal contention with this victory.
The scorers:
For London Irish:
Try: Paice
Con: Homer
Pens: Homer 6
For London Wasps:
Tries: Flutey, Webber
Con: Walder
The teams:
London Irish: 15 Delon Armitage, 14 Topsy Ojo, 13 Elvis Seveali'i, 12 Seilala Mapusua, 11 Tom Homer, 10 Daniel Bowden, 9 Paul Hodgson, 8 George Stowers, 7 Steffon Armitage, 6 Jamie Gibson, 5 Bob Casey, 4 Nick Kennedy, 3 Faan Rautenbach, 2 James Buckland, 1 Clarke Dermody (captain).
Replacements: 16 David Paice, 17 Alex Corbisiero, 18 Paulica Ion, 19 Gary Johnson, 20 Richard Thorpe, 21 Adam Thompstone, 22 Ryan Lamb, 23 Darren Allinson
Wasps: 15 Mark van Gisbergen, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Dom Waldouck, 12 Riki Flutey, 11 David Lemi, 10 Dave Walder, 9 Joe Simpson, 8 Andy Powell, 7 Will Matthews, 6 John Hart (captain), 5 Marty Veale, 4 Simon Shaw, 3 Zak Taulafo, 2 Rob Webber, 1 Tim Payne.
Replacements: 16 Tom Lindsay, 17 Charlie Beech, 18 Ben Broster, 19 Joe Launchbury, 20 Dan Ward-Smith, 21 Nic Berry, 22 Josh Lewsey.
Referee: Chris White
Assistant referees: Peter Huckle, Ashley Rowden
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