ALL-TIME London Irish topscorer Topsy Ojo will make his 250th appearance for Exiles when they take on Worcester Warriors in an Aviva Premiership relegation scrap at Madejski Stadium on Sunday (1pm).

The England international joined the London Irish Academy in 2003 and made his first-team debut against Wasps two years later. He has gone on to score 71 tries for Tom Coventry's men, while also adding a brace during his two international caps against New Zealand in 2008.

Reflecting on his highlights during a superb 13 years with the club, Ojo revealed: “There are a lot of games to choose from. 

“I’d probably say the 2008 and 2009 seasons are definite highlights, both for what I achieved at London Irish and because those were the years I played for England as well.  

“They were huge years, the club was really close to winning two of the major titles in European rugby which was great to be a part of. 

“Ultimately we came up short which was disappointing but I guess looking back, to be part of those occasions was huge.”

With London Irish currently propping up the Premiership table, Ojo admitted: “Things are tough at the moment. We are not where we want to be in terms of league position and performances, but it is actually very similar to when I first broke into the team. 

“That was when the team was really in its infancy, we started to build, players started coming in. 

“These things do take time. You look at the sides at the top of the league  ­- it takes time to build and cultivate match winning squads.”

He continued: “That is certainly what we are looking to do.

“If you look at the squad we have now, the talent is there, it is just a matter of us getting to grips with what we are trying to do. 

“We are certainly closer. Some performances do let us down, but on the whole we are heading in the right direction. 

“The emphasis is now on the players to step up and to perform consistently. We need to transfer the good work we are doing on the training park in to performances on the weekend.”

Ojo will have the honour of leading the side out his son Noah on Sunday, a moment he is really looking forward to.

He gushed: “It will be funny to see how he reacts, but I’m looking forward to it. 

“It will be a special moment for myself and my family. My wife is looking forward to it as well, I’m sure there will be a little tear in her eye. 

“For me personally these moments are important and to be able to share that with family now is great, so I’m looking forward to it.”

Turning to the Worcester game, Ojo revealed: “The main focus is to express ourselves, to play the way we want to play, the way that we train in the week.

“It is a big game, but ultimately, learning from the Newcastle game, if we can stick to our ethos, culture and the way we want to play rugby, I think that will be enough to get the win. 

“We need to come in with a very positive mind set to play our well.”