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Payne and Brady suspended, Powell fined

3 October 2012 0 comments

Tim Payne celebrated his 250th game for London Wasps by getting a two-week ban. The former England prop pleaded guilty to striking Northampton’s Vasily Artemyev […]

Premiership round 5 review

1 October 2012 1 comment

Bath (beat Sale 31-10) The West Country side were bidding farewell to Olly Barkley who is off to Racing Metro today and they did it […]

Saints’ scrum put Wasps to the sword

28 September 2012 0 comments

Northampton remains unbeaten and go top of the table with a convincing 24-6 win over London Wasps at Franklin’s Gardens. The Saints’ pack put on […]

Premiership round 5: preview and predictions

28 September 2012 0 comments

Bath v Sale Olly Barkley, who is moving to Racing Metro on Monday, will start his final game for Bath Rugby at fly-half as the […]

Premiership round 4: preview and predictions

21 September 2012 1 comment

Exeter v Saracens Injuries to Craig Mitchell and Tom Johnson mean Carl Rimmer and James Phillips come into the pack while Haydn Thomas is given […]

Jeff Probyn: Heroic defeat shows there’s still a buzz in Dai’s Wasps

19 September 2012 1 comment

A blistering start to the season with lots of points scored in some outstanding games – but it has to be said there were no […]

“Time to get the season going,” London Irish Brian Smith tells his players

14 September 2012 1 comment

Head coach Brian Smith reckons it’s time for London Irish to get their season going but warns his players they will have to be at […]

Dream Team: Nick Adams – former Wasps and Pirates prop

12 September 2012 0 comments

1. Alan Paver – A stalwart for Pirates, who was a true professional and a great lad to boot. Always felt more comfortable going into […]

Premiership Round 2 review

10 September 2012 0 comments

Bath (beat Wasps 30-23) They arrived at the Rec on the back of an unconvincing win at Worcester facing the flying Wasps but they rolled […]

Room 101: Dave Walder – former England and Mitsubishi Dynaboars fly-half

9 September 2012 1 comment

1. Ineffective Touch Judges It amazes me how TJs fail to get the number of an offending player or can’t suggest a punishment worthy of […]

London Wasps will have to meet fire with fire at Bath says Dai Young

7 September 2012 1 comment

London Wasps head coach Dai Young reckons his side will have to meet fire with fire if they want to comeback from the Rec with […]

Premiership Round 2: preview and predictions

7 September 2012 1 comment

Bath v London Wasps Lee Mears will make his 250th appearance tomorrow in a Bath side with two changes from the team that claimed their […]

London Wasps’ takeover “imminent”

29 August 2012 1 comment

London Wasps chairman Mark Rigby is hopeful the sale of the club will be completed “imminently”. An agreement had been reached in June to sell […]

Premiership preview (4 days to go): Worcester, London Wasps, London Welsh

28 August 2012 0 comments

With the start of the Aviva Premiership only four days away, we take a look at what lays ahead for the 12 teams. Today, Worcester, […]

“I’m more than just a fast mover,” says Wasps winger Christian Wade

28 August 2012 1 comment

Wasps winger Christian Wade is sick of being labelled simply a speed merchant and is determined to prove he has more than one trick up […]

20 Questions: Marco Wentzel – London Wasps Lock

22 August 2012 0 comments

Does it feel like a fresh start at Wasps? Definitely. It’s good to have lot of new faces, guys who want to be here, and […]

Elliot Daly’s rise means Dai Young won’t miss Dominic Waldouck

15 August 2012 1 comment

The emergence of Elliot Daly as a star for Wasps this year made director of rugby Dai Young’s decision to let Dominic Waldouck go a […]

Peter Jackson: The Welsh cavalry ride to rescue of Wasps

14 August 2012 1 comment

When Stephen Jones turned down an offer to join Leicester in 2004, Wasps had just superseded the Tigers as champions of England and Europe. Eight […]

I was fed up facing the same teams all the time says Jersey new boy Richard Haughton

31 July 2012 1 comment

Richard Haughton has revealed how he turned down offers to remain in the Premiership in favour of a move to Championship newcomers Jersey. The 31-year-old […]

Moment in Time: London Wasps and 2004 Heineken Cup Semi Final

24 July 2012 0 comments

Stunning game. Truly stunning result. Quite simply, this Anglo-Irish showdown in Dublin was one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, Heineken matches of all […]

Promising London Wasps back row Sam Jones happy to learn from Haskell

20 July 2012 1 comment

Sam Jones was just a schoolboy apprentice the last time James Haskell was playing in a Wasps shirt – now the England international returns to […]

Dominic Waldouck: I need a new challenge

10 July 2012 0 comments

Wasps centre Dom Waldouck is leaving to join Northampton Saints. Waldouck, who had a year to run on his contract at Wasps, handed in a […]

Moment in Time: Birmingham and the 2004 Powergen Cup quarter-final

26 June 2012 1 comment

No one gave Pertemps Bees a prayer before this Powergen Cup quarter-final. Wasps, the English champions, were well on course to defend their title and […]

Young Gun: Will Robinson – Wasps fly-half

26 June 2012 0 comments

The similarities are striking: a confident young Wasps fly-half not afraid to play what’s in front of him, schooled at Whitgift and developed at Rosslyn […]