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Last updated: 4th April 2008
Mike Catt: talks to Rugby Club
I believe we can beat Perpignan, there's no question about it, it's one of those in the knock-out stages and anything is possible.
Mike Catt
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Mike Catt told the Rugby Club why he feels London Irish can beat Perpignan in the Heineken Cup.
This season's Heineken Cup campaign has been a case of so far, so good for London Irish who topped their pool, which included Quarter-Final opponents, Perpignan.
And with the Exiles having never made it past the pool stage, they now have a great chance of reaching the semi's against the French club that have never won a Heineken Cup match in England.
Player-Coach, Catt told the Rugby Club that his team are in confident mood heading into Saturday's match.
He said: "I think the guys are very confident, we got a bit of form back beating Bristol at the weekend, we created a lot of opportunities against Wasps and Bath as well and now it's just fine tuning those opportunities and turning them into points.
"I believe we can win this weekend, there's no question about it, it's one of those in the knock-out stages and anything is possible."
And Catt, who is likely to start at fly-half against Perpignan and he feels the physical battle will be key.
"I think it's vital that you win the physical battle, in defence and attack, but also where London Irish have been very good in the past three or four weeks is our set-pieces have been very good.
"Our line-outs have been good and our scrums have given us a good platform so we can release our back three.
To see what else Catt had to say about London Irish, click on the video on the right-hand side.
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