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London Irish are eager to improve – starting against Leicester Tigers

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Former Leicester Tigers fly-half Ian Humphreys says London Irish must start giving their fans something to cheer about when the two sides meet in the Aviva Premiership on Saturday.

The 30-year-old moved to the Madejski Stadium in the summer after masterminding Ulster's tilt at the Heineken Cup last season.

But he and his new mates find themselves second-from-bottom ahead of the weekend's meeting with a Tigers side he played for between 2005 and 2008.

"Importantly, we are at home against Leicester and, for our fans, we have got to start putting in some performances at the Madejski," he said.

"It has been frustrating for those who turn out to watch us and we are determined to give them something to cheer.

"We have got six or seven more home games to go and that is where we need to start delivering if we are to move up the table.

"I think it is fair to say that we have under-achieved so far, if you look at our squad.

"On paper, our strongest team is pretty strong and there have been glimpses of what we can do. Now we have to start doing it for 80 minutes and not just here and there.

"There isn't anything wrong with the system we are playing, it is down to individual errors. We have to prevent them from happening."

Humphreys pulled the strings for Leicester on one of the club's greatest days as they beat Munster in the Heineken Cup, at Thomond Park, in 2007.

But he insists there is nothing to fear from Tigers this season because Irish have already beaten Northampton and run champions Harlequins close.

That, according to Humphreys, shows they are capable of producing against the league's top sides.

"We tend to have saved our best performances for the bigger games and, hopefully, we can do that again," he said.


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