All posts tagged "Wasps"
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoHepburn joins the Chiefs while three agree extensions
Exeter Chiefs have bolstered their front-row options with the signing of Junior World Cup winning prop Alec Hepburn from Australian club...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Conor Dolan – Wellington and Wasps centre
Taking on the best schools in the country on a weekly basis is no mean feat but that is what Conor...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoStephen Jones to return to Scarlets at end of season
Wasps today announced that backs coach Stephen Jones will return to the Scarlets at the end of the season to take...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoFlying Joe Simpson eager to exploit gap in the No.9s market
Wasps scrum-half knows he has it all to do to claim a place in England’s World Cup squad but his form...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWasps confirm signing of Dan Robson
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on October 26, Wasps today confirmed the signing of England Saxons’ scrum-half...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoLuther Burrell has a lethal mix that England need – Alex King
Centre should be England’s starting No.12 during the Six Nations according to Northampton backs coach
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Dan Montagu – Nottingham lock
Surprised Nottingham are flying so high? It’s certainly a much better place to be than this time last year, but we...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWasps confirm Jimmy Gopperth’s arrival
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on November 2, Wasps have signed Leinster fly-half Jimmy Gopperth ahead of...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWasps have a Goode day in Coventry
Andy Goode scored a record 33 points to help Wasps beat London Irish 48-16 in the first match at their new...
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Champions Cup
/ 11 years agoStephen Myler insists Northampton Saints can challenge for Double
Fly-half believes Saints have a squad capable of challenging for both the Premiership and the Champions Cup.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoJoe Launchbury will miss Six Nations
Wasps have today confirmed that second row Joe Launchbury will miss the Six Nations as he requires surgery to decompress a...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Ashley Johnson – Wasps, South Africa and former Cheetahs flanker
1. Os du Rant – Played with him at the Cheetahs after he came out of retirement. One of the best...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWasps thump Castres in Adams Park farewell
Wasps said goodbye to Adams Park with a seven-try 44-17 victory over Castres in the Champions Cup yesterday. The Coventry-bound club,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Buster White – former Wasps flanker
The saying once a Wasp always a Wasp rings true with me, 100 per cent – even Coventry Wasps! Ironically my...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoVarsity match PREVIEW
Two long standing records will be broken at Twickenham on Thursday if Oxford can continue their recent dominance and win the...
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/ 11 years agoEngland Sevens change three for Port Elizabeth
England have made three enforced changes to their squad ahead of the Port Elizabeth leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series....
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGopperth will leave Leinster
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on November 2, Jimmy Gopperth will leave Leinster at the end of...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoTyro Chiefs are putting hands up for England
Chiefs skills coach reckons Nowell and Co. are staking claims for Six Nations' inclusion.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoLeicester and Harlequins tame Europe’s finest
Owen Williams kicked 20 points as Leicester beat Toulon 25-21 at Welford road yesterday. The Tigers went off to a flying...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Piers O’Conor – Wasps full-back
Making an LV=Cup appearance for Wasps was the primary target of Piers O’Conor at the start of the season. But two...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoElliot Daly banned for three weeks
Elliot Daly was given a three-week ban for verbally abusing referee Ian Tempest during Wasps‘ game at Exeter last Saturday. The...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoJustin Burnell beginning to feel the heat at winless London Welsh
Head coach admits to sleepless nights and concedes his job is under threat.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoElliot Daly cited for abusing referee
Elliot Daly will appear before an RFU Disciplinary Panel tomorrow after being accused of verbally abusing referee Ian Tempest during Wasps‘...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWasps demolish London Welsh for Adams Park finale
Christian Wade and Ashley Johnson both scored a hat-trick as Wasps celebrated their final Premiership game at Adams Park by thumping...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoAll Blacks called but I’m a proud Samoan – Alapati Leiua
Brotherly love caused Wasps star to knock back New Zealand in favour of a Test career with Samoa.
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Topsy Ojo – London Irish wing
1.Clarke Dermody – He was a brilliant all-rounder whether it was scrummaging or with ball in hand. He was a great...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGeorge North to take centre stage against Wallabies
George North will start at outside centre for Wales against Australia at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. The Northampton wing moves...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoLaunchbury out of autumn Tests
Joe Launchbury has been ruled out of England‘s autumn Tests due to injury. The Wasps lock, who suffers from a nerve...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoDan Leo: I had to quit France to get fit for World Cup!
French clubs rolling in money but their conditioning methods are rooted firmly in the dark ages according to London Irish lock.
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Joe Worsley about Bordeaux-Begles, Wasps and England
Joe Worsley had an expertise in rocking opposing teams which is unsurpassed in pro rugby. Worsley was the chop-tackler par excellence,...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Good luck ‘Coventry Wasps’, the great club I joined is dead
This was the week when Wasps supporters and former players said farewell to their club. The London and home-counties based Wasps...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Richard Cockerill may ruffle feathers but it’s no reason to sack him
The trials and tribulations of being a rugby fan is a rollercoaster ride full of elation and deflation that must make...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Charlie Hayter – England Sevens and former Wasps and Moseley centre
1. Matt Mullan – He has one of the best work rates in the game and would not be out of...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWasps falls short against Leinster
Two second-half tries helped Leinster clinch a 25-20 win over Wasps in the opening round of the Champions Cup yesterday. The...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWasps confirm first Ricoh Arena game
Wasps have today confirmed that their first game at the Ricoh Arena will be against London Irish on December 21. The...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Tomas Francis – Exeter and former London Scottish and Doncaster prop
1. Eric Fry – The big polar bear! The former London Scottish prop is one of the hardest trainers I know. He...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoThree-week ban for Bath’s Leroy Houston
Leroy Houston has been hit with a three-week ban after being found guilty of a tip tackle during last Sunday’s 29-22...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoProtesting fans urged to back Wasps FC
Former Wasps academy manager has urged the club’s fans to turn their back on Coventry and support the amateur side.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoAviva Premiership round 6 highlights
Leicester 22 Harlequins 16 London Welsh 3 Newcastle 23 Exeter 44 London Irish 24 Saracens 28 Gloucester 21 Northampton 43 Sale...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWasps end eventful week with win over Bath
Wasps put a tormented week behind them yesterday beating Bath 29-22 at Adams Park. In the aftermath of their imminent move...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to James Haskell about his world tour of self discovery
James Haskell doesn’t do run-of-the-mill. If the guinea-pig generation of Academy pro-players are among the most pampered but least colourful that...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWorcester respond to Wasps move
As revealed in The Rugby Paper on September 14, Worcester are set to ask for answers over Wasps‘ move to Coventry....
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWasps to play in Coventry by December
Wasps will be playing at Coventry‘s Ricoh Arena by December it was announced today while Coventry-based Land Rover has been confirmed...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: James Merriman – former Bristol, Gloucester and Wales Sevens flanker
Winning the Rugby Sevens World Cup with Wales five years ago has to be the standout moment of my career. We...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Tom Varndell – Wasps and former Leicester wing
1. Matt Mullan – One of the fittest players I’ve ever played with. The ultimate professional on and off the pitch...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoAviva Premiership round 5 highlights
Newcastle 29 Exeter 24 Bath 21 Saracens 11 London Irish 12 Northampton 19 Gloucester 33 Leicester 16 Harlequins 52 London Welsh...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoSale and Newcastle beat Wasps and Exeter
Tom Brady scored a late controversial try as Sale recorded a 25-14 win over Wasps at the AJ Bell Stadium on...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWasps statement on Coventry move
Wasps today released the following statement regarding the rumoured move to Coventry. It reads: “We understand how frustrating the current uncertainty...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoExeter and Wasps claim Sunday wins
Exeter Chiefs claimed their first home win of the season beating Harlequins 36-13 at Sandy park yesterday. A convincing first-half from...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoNew-found grit puts Wasps in contention
Chris Bell insists his side are no longer push-overs with squad capable of slugging it out against the best.















