London Wasps

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Welcome to London Wasps

Full Name: London Wasps
Union: Rugby Football Union
Founded: 1867
Nicknames: Waspies, The Pests
Location: High Wycombe, England
Ground: Adams Park - Capacity: 10,516
Chairman: Mark Rigby
Captain: Mike Tindall
Vice-Captain: Stephen Jones

Current Budget: £12m

Senior Squad (53/55)

Forwards (27)

HK Tatafu Polota-Nau (Australia)
HK Steve Thompson (England)
HK Andy Titterell (England)
HK Damien Varley (Ireland)

PR Benn Robinson (Australia)
PR Charlie Beech (England)
PR CJ Van Der Linde (South Africa)
PR Perry Freshwater (England)
PR James Slipper (Australia)
PR Tom French (England)
PR Lionel Faure (France)
PR Carlos Nieto (Italy)

LK Mark Chisholm (Australia)
LK Richard Birkett (England)
LK Steve Mafi (Tonga)
LK Kristian Ormsby (New Zealand)
LK Stuart Hooper (England)
LK Marco Wentzel (South Africa)

FL James Haskell (England)
FL John Hart (England)
FL Tom Johnson (England)
FL Jacques Burger (Namibia)
FL Ryan Burrows (England)
FL Deon Stegmann (South Africa)

N8 Roger Wilson (Ireland)

Backs (26)

SH Luke Burgess (Australia)
SH Mike Blair (Scotland)
SH James Honeyben (England)
SH Martin Roberts (Wales)
SH Michael Claassens (South Africa)

FH Stephen Jones (Wales)
FH Jimmy Gopperth (New Zealand)
FH Rory Clegg (England)
FH Nicky Little (Fiji)
FH Ruaridh Jackson (Scotland)

CE Jamie Roberts (Wales)
CE Will Chambers (Australia)
CE Stirling Mortlock (Australia)
CE James Downey (Ireland)
CE Mike Tindall (England)
CE Tom May (England)
CE Luke McAlister (New Zealand)

WG Matt Banahan (England)
WG Chris Wyles (USA)
WG Lachie Turner (Australia)
WG Bruce Reihana (New Zealand)
WG Tom Williams (England)
WG Noah Cato (England)

FB Mike Brown (England)
FB Nick Macleod (Wales)
FB Geordan Murphy (Ireland)

Academy Squad (10/20)
Forwards

LK Calum Green (academy)
LK Peter Elder (academy)
FL Sam Northcoate-Green (academy)
FL Alex Fan (academy)
N8 Billy Vunipola (academy)
N8 David Francis (academy)

Backs

SH Jonah Holmes (acdamey)
FH Will Fulton (academy)
CE Will East (academy)

I'll do you Mathie, 36, Ollie Smith and £5 million for James Haskell.

You'll have to make me an offer then mate, you know the players of yours that I like

Lock and Depth more than anything Arry mate

Maybe Shaw....

Would need Skivington

Arry, in answer to your question about where you can improve, the two obvious areas are squad depth and decent English starters. I think you get hurt quite badly in the international periods as your first choice team is very good, but your back up is a fair way back in standard, a bit like Northampton in real life. You definitely need more depth at centre as you will loose Barnes and Tindal for sure for the World Cup and possibly Fainga'a depending on Australian injuries/selection. You may also need another hooker as TPN, Thompson and Varley are all likely to go to the World Cup, likewise back row where you could lose Haskell, Louw and Burger which leaves you with very few options.

Hey mate if you get Sykes in the foreigns what will it take to get him off you?

What for Martin Roberts mate?

what cash would you want for Antony faainga? 15 mil?

I've got these available...not sure of the standard you're after:

LH - Rodrigo Roncero
Lock - Pascal Pape, DOC, Ed Slater
Centre - Luke McAlister, possibly Maxime Mermoz

Would you do Peter Hynes for Anthony Faainga and Tom Williams?

Slater would be around the TJ (bit more from me), Morgan, Clegg level.

McAlister is top class so would need somebody that kind of level included.

No mate, Slater is pretty handy as he covers 2nd and backrow. Mc would need similar quality Barnes, Mitchell, Thompson, Burgess etc

Arry, I have already been offered £24 million for Twelvetrees so you would need to offer more than that.

Mathie I would do for cash, not sure how much though, and am unsure about Brown, he could be very useful to me during the World Cup.

Make me an offer mate.

NFS mate...."Best scrummaging LH in the AP" - Ben Kay lol

No sorry mate

sorry mate not a fan of varley. rate Paice alot higher and thats before taking eq into consideration...

Catt is a promising young EQ LH and will get plenty of gametime now at Bath so would need something similar back. Looking at your squad would consider Clegg and Fearns at the same kind of level. Could also do him in a deal if Sykes or Louw were coming my way

Would be more interested in Fearns mate. Like Clegg but how much gametime will he get at 10 behind Evans at Quin...

Like I said I like Clegg but will take him longer to develop stck behind Evans.

Fair enough mate could throw in 3/4 mil to swing the deal for Fearns?

Of the two would be more interested in Sykes. Wouldnt offer massive amounts because he would be back up to Millo Chluski but would do 2 or 3 good squad players for him. Something along the lines of Hamilton (replacement lock who has been great for Glaws and will be their main man next year), lawson (gives you a better hook back up then varley and titteral) and maybe Julien Salvi (proven premiership performer was Baths player of the year before going back to Oz would give you an out and out 7 which you seem to be lacking). Would that you interest you at all?

fair enough mate thought it was a fair offer for someone who will be 2nd choice for both of us. Would consider Chisholm and Skivs your best combo.

Not going to offer massive amounts as i would consider Bekker, Chluski, Day (EQ) and maybe Wyn Jones as all ahead of him. Could maybe throw in a few eq squad players like Horstmann, Cornwall, Pieneer etc but would want something else back or one of the original three taken out.

Would you do Horstmann and Catt for Fearns? You get Catt whom your interested in and a replacement eq back rower

Sorry mate, going to keep hold of Brown, but if you want Mathie feel free to make me a cash offer for him alone.

Would need a bit more than that mate. Good standard proven AP player available during the World Cup. Would be looking more around the £10 million mark to be honest.

Arry, Leicester have offered £10 million for Mathie mate. Let me know if you want to beat it mate otherwise I will seel to them later tonight.

Arry, Mathie is yours for £12 million mate.

No chance. Varley is barely better and Mears is EQ. Not a great offer tbh matÉ

Arry would do a straight swap of Watson for Billy Vunipola and Mitchell Tamiau?

YOu might need some English players - got the following on the cheap:

James Phillips (2nd row)
Tom Arscott (wing/fb/centre)
Dan Caprice (Eng 7s star, wing/fb)

And not on the cheap...
Dave Wilson
Shane Geraghty

Arry Reheina hasnt retired mate, he's playing for Bordeaux next season in Top 14 in France.

Also just saw that Dan Caprice has joined Biaritz - might keep him afterall!

Ojo, Benjamin can leave for similar quality English

Not for Sale I'm afraid

Who would you give for him....

Haskell + Faainga/Chambers 4 Beattie + Ansboro + Zirakshvilli + Fielden

You around for any deals mate?

What for TPN mate?

Lol

How about Dave Attwood, Dave Wilson, Liam Messam and Ryan Kankowski for George Skivington, Tom Johnson and Drew Mitchell?

Have decided I dont want to lose Attwood anymore, but for Wilson we can definitely do something.

I know that you also said you wouldnt mind Luke Watson, who I can include in the deal with you - perhaps also Geraghty?

How about Wilson, Geraghty and Watson for Olly Morgan and Tom Johnson?

No I would take cash mate - no one really sells good players for just money anymore unfortunately and if I lose an England international, who plays both sides of the scrum then I need an English player back.

Possibly do him for Olly Morgan, Billy Vunipola and the other academy player I was trying to sign - give you Dan Caprice back in return to go into your academy too?

You got Thompson available for something Arry?

James Scaysbrook, Olly Barkley and Ollie smith for Tom Johnson?

Given that you will lose TPN and Thompson and possibly Varley for the WC so are going to buy a good hooker who won't be going, I have an offer for you which might help your depth...

Either TPN or Thompson

for

James Scaysbrook, Olly Barkley, Ollie Smith and £4 million

What English players would you let go for him mate?

What for Roger Wilson Arry?

Afraid so mate

Could have andy hazel available if you want an English 7

Lindsay + for Tommo

Give me a list, won't go massive as he's getting on

Not interested in cash arry. Hazell is a good 7 and starts for me sometimes. Would need English back at same level or foreign at a higher level. Only letting hazel go as I have saull

If you are after an 8 mate I have Watson and Kankowski - you really do need to get some more English players in though mate...