Topsy Ojo delighted with his return for London Irish
Topsy Ojo has revealed that he is delighted to reclaim his position on the wing for London Irish after sitting out with an injury for the majority of last season.
The winger only played seven times for the club last season after he picked up a serious knee injury.
"I'm just enjoying being back, because it's never nice missing large chunks of the season being injured...I'm glad to have been able to put that behind me and start afresh this season, and things have been going well so far."
London Irish has been in fine form this season, and is at the top of the English Premier League, having won five of their six games. They have also beaten former Heineken Cup champions Munster in their opening fixture of the tournament.
Ojo has played a pivotal role this season, scoring five tries, including one against Munster.
The London Irish back said, "One of my aims coming back was to score as many as I could and try to catch up from missing last season. You need to consistently perform to keep winning those games, so that's where my pressure comes from."
London Irish will visit the Ospreys in the second round of matches in the Heineken Cup this weekend, and the team will have to perform as they did against Munster.
"It's going to be the same intensity, the same ferocity, the same speed, but we're looking forward to it and we know what to expect...The Ospreys are a similar quality side, with fantastic players right across the board."
London Irish has grown in the competition and many pundits have predicted that they could be a good outside bet in this year’s competition.
Ojo believes that London Irish is now equipped to compete with the big teams in the Heineken Cup.
“As a club we've got to a standard where we really want to push ourselves and test ourselves against the best."
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