All posts tagged "London Wasps"
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoMissile Joe Launchbury is for lift-off, says Wasps head coach Dai Young
Joe Launchbury is not one for the future, according to Wasps chief Dai Young, because the flanker-cum-lock has arrived already! Young,...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoNeck injury forces Richard Birkett to retire
London Wasps lock Richard Birkett has been forced to retire from rugby as a result of a neck injury. The 33-year-old,...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Will Green – Former Wasps, Leinster and England prop
1. Craig Dowd – I’m picking Craig purely because he can squat while standing on a tennis ball one-legged. He’s amazingly...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago“We’re not used to it but we deserve it,” says Worcester Richard Hill
After the first five rounds, a clear transformation can be seen in how the Worcester Warriors play the game and for...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoPayne and Brady suspended, Powell fined
Tim Payne celebrated his 250th game for London Wasps by getting a two-week ban. The former England prop pleaded guilty to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPremiership round 5 review
Bath (beat Sale 31-10) The West Country side were bidding farewell to Olly Barkley who is off to Racing Metro today...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoSaints’ scrum put Wasps to the sword
Northampton remains unbeaten and go top of the table with a convincing 24-6 win over London Wasps at Franklin’s Gardens. The...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPremiership round 5: preview and predictions
Bath v Sale Olly Barkley, who is moving to Racing Metro on Monday, will start his final game for Bath Rugby...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPremiership round 4: preview and predictions
Exeter v Saracens Injuries to Craig Mitchell and Tom Johnson mean Carl Rimmer and James Phillips come into the pack while...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Heroic defeat shows there’s still a buzz in Dai’s Wasps
A blistering start to the season with lots of points scored in some outstanding games – but it has to be...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago“Time to get the season going,” London Irish Brian Smith tells his players
Head coach Brian Smith reckons it’s time for London Irish to get their season going but warns his players they will...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Nick Adams – former Wasps and Pirates prop
1. Alan Paver – A stalwart for Pirates, who was a true professional and a great lad to boot. Always felt...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPremiership Round 2 review
Bath (beat Wasps 30-23) They arrived at the Rec on the back of an unconvincing win at Worcester facing the flying...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Dave Walder – former England and Mitsubishi Dynaboars fly-half
1. Ineffective Touch Judges It amazes me how TJs fail to get the number of an offending player or can’t suggest...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoLondon Wasps will have to meet fire with fire at Bath says Dai Young
London Wasps head coach Dai Young reckons his side will have to meet fire with fire if they want to comeback...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPremiership Round 2: preview and predictions
Bath v London Wasps Lee Mears will make his 250th appearance tomorrow in a Bath side with two changes from the...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoLondon Wasps’ takeover “imminent”
London Wasps chairman Mark Rigby is hopeful the sale of the club will be completed “imminently”. An agreement had been reached...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPremiership preview (4 days to go): Worcester, London Wasps, London Welsh
With the start of the Aviva Premiership only four days away, we take a look at what lays ahead for the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago“I’m more than just a fast mover,” says Wasps winger Christian Wade
Wasps winger Christian Wade is sick of being labelled simply a speed merchant and is determined to prove he has more...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Marco Wentzel – London Wasps Lock
Does it feel like a fresh start at Wasps? Definitely. It’s good to have lot of new faces, guys who want...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoElliot Daly’s rise means Dai Young won’t miss Dominic Waldouck
The emergence of Elliot Daly as a star for Wasps this year made director of rugby Dai Young‘s decision to let...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: The Welsh cavalry ride to rescue of Wasps
When Stephen Jones turned down an offer to join Leicester in 2004, Wasps had just superseded the Tigers as champions of...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoI was fed up facing the same teams all the time says Jersey new boy Richard Haughton
Richard Haughton has revealed how he turned down offers to remain in the Premiership in favour of a move to Championship...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoMoment in Time: London Wasps and 2004 Heineken Cup Semi Final
Stunning game. Truly stunning result. Quite simply, this Anglo-Irish showdown in Dublin was one of the greatest, if not THE greatest,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPromising London Wasps back row Sam Jones happy to learn from Haskell
Sam Jones was just a schoolboy apprentice the last time James Haskell was playing in a Wasps shirt – now the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoDominic Waldouck: I need a new challenge
Wasps centre Dom Waldouck is leaving to join Northampton Saints. Waldouck, who had a year to run on his contract at...
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Moment In Time
/ 13 years agoMoment in Time: Birmingham and the 2004 Powergen Cup quarter-final
No one gave Pertemps Bees a prayer before this Powergen Cup quarter-final. Wasps, the English champions, were well on course to...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Will Robinson – Wasps fly-half
The similarities are striking: a confident young Wasps fly-half not afraid to play what’s in front of him, schooled at Whitgift...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 13 years agoMan behind the match: Lawrence Dallaglio and the 2008 Premiership Final
How do you organise a send-off for a man who has won everything? Arrange a world record crowd at Twickenham to...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 14 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jon Dawson – former Saracens, Herlquins, Wasps, Bath, England U21 and Cambridge Uni prop
If an England cap had been on the cards I wouldn’t have called time on my career at 27. In the...












