Booth is in his third season as head coach of London Irish

London Irish head coach Toby Booth has said the club are aiming to win all three major trophies this season.

Last term, his side finished sixth in the Premiership table but failed to reach the knock-out stages of the Heineken Cup and the LV= Cup.

He told BBC Berkshire: "My target is to win the Premiership. It's what I believe we're capable of.

"Winning the Premiership, winning the LV= Cup and winning the Heineken Cup - that's what I'm employed to do."

The Exiles have been dealt a tough group in the Heineken Cup pool alongside past winners Munster, Ospreys and Toulon.

"I believe we've got a team that can compete at the highest level on a regular basis," he said.

"If you look at the results form last year, particularly the Leinster games, it reinforces my point.

"If it was insurmountable we'd put out the academy team, but we won't because it's a marker of measuring the progress of your players.

"They are markers of performance and achievement; they breed self-confidence and show that you're going in the right direction."

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