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Premiership Try of the Week: Round 15

19 February 2013 0 comments

After Jonny may last week, this week’s Premiership Try of the Week goes to another flyer and May’s opponent on Sunday Christian Wade. The London Wasps winger […]

London Wasps confirm Top 4 status with win over Gloucester

17 February 2013 0 comments

London Wasps created a clear gap between them and the rest of the pack in the race for the semi-finals with an entertaining 33-29 win […]

Live: London Wasps v Gloucester

15 February 2013 1 comment

Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as London Wasps take on Gloucester in the 15th round of the Aviva Premiership at Adams Park […]

Young Gun: Matt Blandford – London Wasps back row

9 February 2013 0 comments

As a discus-throwing back-rower London Wasps’ Matt Blandford doesn’t have far to look for inspiration. His training partner is Olympic discus finalist and former Wasps […]

All-English LV=Cup semi-finals as Harlequins beat Ospreys

4 February 2013 0 comments

Premiership Champions Harlequins claimed a 16-12 win over Pro12 champions Ospreys yesterday meaning there will be no Welsh representative in this year’s LV=Cup semi-finals. Harlequins, […]

20 Questions: Andrea Masi – Wasps centre

1 February 2013 0 comments

How’s life at Wasps? I’m really enjoying it. I’m playing constantly and am very happy with the club, the coaches and the players. The fans […]

Live: England U20 v Scotland U20

1 February 2013 0 comments

Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as the England U20 take on the Scotland U20 in the opening round of the RBS U20 […]

Peter Jackson: Vunipola’s defied dad to play for England

31 January 2013 1 comment

Wales are converting another South African to their Six Nations’ cause and Scotland are back in the business of importing kilted Kiwis. Not to be […]

Wasp switch for Warrior Mullan

28 January 2013 0 comments

London Wasps have secured the services of England prop Matt Mullan for next season. The 25-year old Worcester Warrior is currently part of the England […]

LV=Cup round 3: teams

25 January 2013 0 comments

Bath v Exeter Bath: Cuthbert; Lane, Banahan, Williams, Woodburn; Heathcote, McMillan; Beech, Webber, Perenise; Hooper (Capt.), Attwood; Koster, Gilbert, Skirving. Replacements: Batty, Catt, Palma-Newport, Spencer, […]

Stuart Lancaster keeps ‘gutted’ Tom Varndell in loop

25 January 2013 0 comments

Tom Varndell got the phone call he had been expecting last week and again he was left out in the cold – but his record-breaking […]

Saracens handed home Heineken Cup semi-final

20 January 2013 2 comments

Saracens have been given a major boost to reach the Heineken Cup final after they were drawn as potential host of the semi-finals. The North-Londoners, […]

London Wasps win in Wales

18 January 2013 0 comments

London Wasps have secured their place in the Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals with a narrow 20-19 win over the Newport-Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade last […]

Tom Varndell commits to Wasps

17 January 2013 0 comments

Prolific try-scoring winger Tom Varndell has committed his future to London Wasps, signing a new contract extension this week. Premiership leading try-scorer Varndell, who is […]

Wasps name side for Dragons clash

16 January 2013 2 comments

London Wasps have named their team to play Newport-Gwent Dragons in Thursday’s Amlin Challenge Cup game at Rodney Parade. Dai Young’s men secured qualification for […]

Wasps did everything to keep Vunipola

15 January 2013 0 comments

Director of Rugby Dai Young revealed London Wasps did everything they could to keep Billy Vunipola at the club but “pressure for family reasons” pushed […]

Vunipola named Game Changer of the month

10 January 2013 0 comments

London Wasps barn-storming No.8 Billy Vunipola has won the Gatorade Game Changer Award for December for his performance against Sale at Adams Park. The Game […]

Billy Twelvetress named in England’s Six Nations squad

9 January 2013 1 comment

Billy Twelvetress has been named by Stuart Lancaster in the England Elite Player Squad for the upcoming RBS Six Nations. The uncapped Gloucester centre, one […]

London Wasps outplay and dominate Bath to go fourth

6 January 2013 0 comments

London Wasps made their way into the Top 4 with a dominant 29-15 win over Bath at Adams Park today. What a turnaround from a […]

Live: Wasps v Bath

5 January 2013 0 comments

Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as London Wasps take on Bath in the 13th round of the Aviva Premiership at Adams Park […]

“Christian Wade must add to his X-factor” – Joe Rokocoko

4 January 2013 0 comments

Joe Rokocoko admits he sees plenty of his younger self in Christian Wade, but the former All Black insists the Wasps wing must not make […]

“England can’t ignore me forever” – London Wasps Tom Varndell

30 December 2012 2 comments

Premiership top-try scorer Tom Varndell says he has unfinished business with England and is desperate to had to his four caps. It’s four years since […]

My Life in Rugby: Richard Birkett – former Wasps lock

27 December 2012 0 comments

I spent most of my Wasps career hitting every ruck in sight so that Simon Shaw could stand out on the wing doing all the […]

Sale Sharks still alive with bonus-point defeat at London Wasps

23 December 2012 0 comments

Sale secured a last gasp losing bonus-point against London Wasps to keep their hopes of avoiding relegation alive this afternoon. While Wasps had the game […]

Live: Wasps v Sale

23 December 2012 1 comment

Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as London Wasps take on Sale in the eleventh round of the Aviva Premiership at Adams Park […]

London Wasps flyer Tom Varndell firing on all cylinders

21 December 2012 0 comments

When it comes to spare time, tweeting and playing video games rank pretty high on most rugby players’ list of hobbies. But yesterday, Tom Varndell […]

Live: Wasps v Bayonne

13 December 2012 1 comment

Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as London Wasps take on Bayonne in the fourth round of the Amlin Challenge Cup at Adams […]

Wasps v Bayonne: teams

13 December 2012 1 comment

James Haskell will captain London Wasps tonight as they host Bayonne at Adams Park for fourth round of the Amlin Challenge Cup. The Men in […]

Joe Launchbury named England’s Man of the Autumn Series

7 December 2012 0 comments

London Wasps lock Joe Launchbury 21 was today named England’s QBE Man of the Series following the Autumn Internationals. 21-year-old Launchbury, above, played in all […]

Amlin Cup round 3 previews

7 December 2012 0 comments

London Irish v Gloucester David Paice and Jonathan Joseph return to the London Irish side from the England camp for tomorrow’s visit of Gloucester at […]

Season over for Wasp Lee Thomas

6 December 2012 1 comment

London Wasps confirmed today that Lee Thomas will miss the rest of the season having ruptured his Achilles in Exeter last Saturday. Thomas came off […]

Wasp Tom Varndell hunting down Steve Hanley’s record

5 December 2012 2 comments

With nine tries in nine Premiership games played so far this season, Tom Varndell is in the form of his life and the Wasp winger […]

“We’re getting more and more confident” – Tom Varndell

30 November 2012 0 comments

London Wasps are travelling to Sandy Park tomorrow to face Exeter looking to carry on their good run of form against one of the toughest nut to […]

Wasps appoint new CEO

26 November 2012 0 comments

London Wasps announced today the appointment of Nick Eastwood as the club’s new Chief Executive Officer. Eastwood, a former Finance Director at the RFU for […]

Spirited London Wasps tame Leicester Tigers

25 November 2012 2 comments

London Wasps remained unbeaten at home with a spirited 14-12 win over the Leicester Tigers at Adams Park today. As a result, the Men in […]

Live: London Wasps v Leicester

25 November 2012 2 comments

Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as London Wasps take on Leicester in the ninth round of the Aviva Premiership at Adams Park […]

England v South Africa teams

23 November 2012 3 comments

Joe Launchbury has been handed his first Test start for England ahead of their game against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday. The London Wasps […]

20 Questions: Tom Varndell – Wasps winger

16 November 2012 1 comment

Happy with last week’s four-try win over Welsh? Over the moon! It gives us a lot of confidence and to be top try scorer in […]

Dai Young: Wasps winning and Tom being man of the match would be ideal

9 November 2012 0 comments

Tonight’s clash between the Blues and Wasps will have a familiar feeling for Wasps head coach Dai Young. The former Blues player and coach returns […]

Launchbury extends stays at Wasps

7 November 2012 1 comment

London Wasps have been handed a boost today with news that exciting young forward Joe Launchbury has signed a contract extension. The 21-year-old, who is […]

Hodgson’s classy boot helps Sarries triumph over brave Wasps

4 November 2012 0 comments

Charlie Hodgson kicked 21 points from the tee to help Saracens to their sixth consecutive win and climb joint top of the Premiership table with […]

Live: Saracens V London Wasps

3 November 2012 0 comments

Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Saracens take on London Wasps for their first game of the season at Vicarage Road. Live […]

Premiership round 7 review

29 October 2012 1 comment

Bath (beat Exeter 23-15) In the last derby against Gloucester, Stephen Donald scored after 32 seconds, this time around, they scored two tries in the […]

Why slim-line Billy Vunipola is now worth the weight

26 October 2012 1 comment

The Wasps No.8 has been one of the standout performers in the Premiership this season, with his powerful running and soft hands making him a potential candidate to fill the troublesome spot at the back of the England scrum.

Nick Cain looks at the TV sub-plot beneath this season’s Heineken Cup

21 October 2012 0 comments

If the English clubs want clout when it comes to the future of the European Cup, as in bargaining power, then this is a season […]

My Life in Rugby: Tom Voyce – former Wasps, Gloucester and England wing

18 October 2012 0 comments

I played a lot of finals at Wasps but the game that I remember most vividly was when we beat Munster away at Lansdowne Road. […]

Missile Joe Launchbury is for lift-off, says Wasps head coach Dai Young

18 October 2012 0 comments

Joe Launchbury is not one for the future, according to Wasps chief Dai Young, because the flanker-cum-lock has arrived already! Young, looking back to Launchbury’s […]