Head coach: Toby Booth
Captain: Bob Casey
Ground: Madejski Stadium (24,100 capacity)
Last season: GP - 7th HC - semi-finals
England elite squad: 3 (Geraghty, Richards, Kennedy)
A summer of upheaval at the Madejski, where Toby Booth steps up to the top job and Mike Catt takes on greater coaching repsonsibiliites after the departure of the highly-regarded Brian Smith to England.
The Premiership's great entertainers may have reached the Heineken Cup semi-finals last season but a poor start in the league hampered their bid to make the play-offs.
There have been few arrivals this summer, former Sale centre Elvis Seveali'i being the most notable, and Booth says getting fly-half cover, in addition to the talented Shane Geragthy (left), is a priority.
"The prerequisite is to re-qualify for the Heineken Cup. That's a minimum standard with the quality of our squad. We have the ability to beat anyone, home or away, but we have to strive for consistency pre-Christmas. We have had very good campaigns after Christmas every year but have made life difficult for ourselves."
Head coach Toby Booth
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