EXCLUSIVE
By NEALE HARVEY

LONDON Irish owner Mick Crossan has launched a plea for new backers to step forward after admitting he can no longer afford to sustain heavy losses.
The Exiles re-enter the top-flight after their play-off final victory over Yorkshire Carnegie with an exciting young English coaching team at the helm, but Crossan, who’s company Powerday has covered annual deficits of £2m-£3m, knows that without extra finance they will struggle to compete.
Irish lost more than £2m in season 2015-16, their last in the Premiership, and with average crowds in th...