Wasps (13) 21
Tries: penalty, Barnard Con: Cipriani Pens: Cipriani 3
London Irish (6) 16
Try: Thompstone Con: Geraghty Pens: Geraghty 3
 Sunday's match at Adams Park was a keenly-fought contest
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Wasps kept their play-off hopes alive with a hard-fought victory over out-of-form London Irish at Adams Park.
The defending champions went behind to an early penalty but had a penalty try when Irish struggled at scrum time.
Fly-half Danny Cipriani increased the lead with two penalties but Shane Geraghty responded with six points.
A try for Pat Barnard and a Cipriani penalty put Wasps 21-9 ahead and although Adam Thompstone's try set up a tense finish, the home side hung on.
More to follow.
Wasps: Van Gisbergen; Mitchell, Waldouck, Lewsey, Voyce; Cipriani, Robinson; Payne, Webber, Barnard, Shaw, Skivington, Betsen, Rees, Hart.
Replacements: Reddan for Robinson (44), Birkett for Barnard (64).
Not Used: Ward, Holford, Leo, Walder, Hoadley.
London Irish: Geraghty; Thompstone, Seveali'i, Mapusua, Tagicakibau; Catt, Hodgson; Dermody, Buckland, Lea'aetoa, Hudson, Johnson, Danaher, S Armitage, Hala'ufia.
Replacements: Richards for Hodgson (57), Coetzee for Buckland (54), Skuse for Lea'aetoa (48), Thorpe for Hala'ufia (57), Fisher for Skuse (64).
Not Used: Gower, Homer.
Sin Bin: Danaher (11).
Att: 9,525
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
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