Pool One leaders London Irish head to Perpignan in the Heineken Cup on Saturday, by director of rugby Brian Smith says the pressure will all be on the French side.

The Exiles won last weekend's reverse clash, defeating the Catalans 24-16 in Reading.

But Perpignan, who had three players sin-binned and were undone by a penalty try, are still bristling from the manner of that defeat.

Irish rugby director Brian Smith said: "All the pressure will be on Perpignan. We are in control of the group, so they need a result - and they need a big result.

"The key for us will be to go there and relax and to play with plenty of width. If we get our noses in front and really play a running game, then I think we could give them a lot of problems."

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