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London Irish welcome back England international Delon Armitage from his eight-week Rugby Football Union ban.<\/b><\/p>\n

Armitage was found guilty of making physical contact with a drugs-testing official and using foul language after the game with Bath on New Year’s Day. <\/p>\n

Exeter are out to build on their 30-9 home win over Northampton a fortnight ago as they bid to leapfrog Irish. <\/p>\n

Coach Rob Baxter makes three changes, recalling lock James Hanks, centre Jason Shoemark and winger Matt Jess. <\/p>\n

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Exeter’s stunning Premiership debut campaign could yet have a fairytale finish.<\/p>\n

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The pre-season relegation favourites have not only made a mockery of those odds, but established themselves as genuine top-flight material by winning half their 16 league games so far. <\/p>\n

And they visit the Madejski Stadium just seven points outside the play-off zone. <\/p>\n

Irish will be out to complete the double over Exeter, following their 12-9 win at Sandy Park back in October – one of only three home defeats the Chiefs have suffered. <\/p>\n

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London Irish winger Delon Armitage:<\/b><\/p>\n

“I’ve got to work as hard as I can to get myself back into the London Irish team and try to get us where we should be. <\/p>\n

“We’ve under-achieved in these last few games, and we know we are a better team than that. <\/p>\n

“We want to push for a higher spot in the league, and that is hopefully what we will start doing this weekend. I still believe we have a good enough team to reach the top four. We must believe we can get there.” <\/p>\n

Exeter fly-half Gareth Steenson:<\/b><\/p>\n

“If you had given us this position at the start of the season we would have snatched at it.<\/p>\n

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“All season, we’ve not really focused on where we are in the league or how many points we have got. <\/p>\n

“For sure we are a much better side than that which took to the field in the first game against Gloucester, so that’s a massive thing for us.” <\/p>\n

Exeter lock forward James Hanks:<\/b><\/p>\n

“These are the kind of games you want to be involved in, with 20,000 people in a fantastic stadium. <\/p>\n

“They’ve got a really strong squad. They’ve got international players across the park, so we’re going to have to be right on top of our game. <\/p>\n

“They have had a tough season in the Heineken Cup and with international call-ups but they’re still in the mix. I don’t think there’s anyone out of the top six who are out of it.” <\/p>\n

Exeter coach Rob Baxter:<\/b><\/p>\n

“We feel we’re on a good run of form. Now our challenge is probably a mental one to see if we can keep that run going. <\/p>\n

“We’ve given the players a bit of time off in the last couple of weeks. Now the responsibility is on them to come out there all guns firing.” <\/p>\n

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London Irish: <\/b>D Armitage; Ojo, Seveali’i, Mapusua, Homer; Bowden, Hodgson; Dermody, Buckland, Rautenbach; Kennedy, Casey; Gibson, Stowers, S Armitage.
Replacements:<\/b> Paice, Corbisiero, Ion, Johnson, Thorpe, Thompstone, Lamb, Allinson <\/p>\n

Exeter: <\/b>Arscott; Jess, Shoemark, Naqelevuki, Sestaret; Steenson, Thomas; Sturgess, Clark, Budgen; Hayes, Hanks; Johnson, Scaysbrook, Baxter.
Replacements:<\/b> Alcott, Moon, Tui, Slade, Phillips, Poluleuligaga, Nadolo, Mieres.\n<\/p>\n

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