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)

Not as touchy tonight eh lol. No probs mate, think we're both prob over valueing our players and will prob never strike a deal!

Well what would it take. I am not breaking the bank as Fearns is good but won't be first choice at Bath next year and Faainga will be away all world cup

Benjamin for Fearns?

I will confirm if you want to . Write it up and we are there!!

Catt and what for Fearns mate?
Had a think on the Sykes offer?

Just seen your comments on Sykes sorry mate.
Not going to lose two eq who regularly start for me for Sykes. Only after Sykes to back up Millo Cluski.

What for Fearns?

How about Benjamin and Lindsay on loan (if Hore not called up) for Fearns?

I'd want Tommo then lol. Fearns/Benj are at a similar standard mate so no chance of that. Out else?

Hi Arry

Fair enough for you to wait for offers but my offer might not stay on the table for that long. Have a few people interested in roberts also.

If you want to deal then we can. Just dont leave me hanging on all day.

Nice one buddy

Nice one Arry.

Good solution!!

I'd need May back in that, 2 English for 1 at that level is way too much. Could add Crockett who's Worcester's 13

Skirving and deal mate, stick on confirms if happy. Not doing Woods

Deal, stick on confirms

Sorry mate, thought it was Benjamin. Can't do Lindsay.

You have a PM mate

Pete with the sneaky PM negotiations.

Arry i will not wait until then.

Basically you are asking me to wait to see if he is alright and then if he is not to give you a really top player for a knackered one.

The whole deal is a risk for both parties. If he turns out alright then i have got a top drawer player and you have also got a really good international player. Also you get loaned an english hooker for the season.

If he is crocked and retires then you get a top player from me and an english hooker for a year and i get nowt.

The deal is in your favour but i am prepared to gamble as i have lots of depth which is something you dont have!

Could do Duffey instead but not Lindsay

What for Burger and Fearns

Lindsay + Hipkiss + woods + Benjamin

Tommo + Fearns + may

How about

Fearns and Faainga

for

Bonnaire and Hynes

Arry where does our deal stand ??

Mafi + EFS for Barnes?

Have you sold Barnes yet mate?

Also keen on Skivs, Mitchell and Faianga

What do you think of that offer ^^

Arry

I will leave the Barnes deal. Cant be bothered with all the waiting around.

prefer a yes or no rather than a protracted saga where you chase around trying to better the deal elsewhere.

have written it up

diggin = van der linde

robson for johnson?? not really for sale

Fearns + Burger + Chisholm for Danahar + Wallace + Mafi

What players of mine are you interested in mate?

Only ones I would potentially lose there are Attwood and Messam, but would need big for both of them, Attwood is starting English and Messam is getting better and better.

What players of yours are avalable, saw you got rid of Barnes.

Bid above ^^^

Sorry Arry, but none of those players are really worth me losing two starting players for, especially as Attwood is English too.

Any deal would have to include Skivington, otherwise I wouldnt be interested.

Sorry mate, missed your post.

Don't think so mate

Centres:

CE Dan Hipkiss (England)
CE Luke McAlister (New Zealand)
CE Alex Crockett (England)
CE Josh Lewsey (England)

Lol Pooly Lewsey has retired, next you will be trying to sell Arry Greenwood :-)

Just done a cut and paste, not seen confirmation on that.

Rate him higher than all your centres so would need something back

'Arry wrote:Skivs could be available if the offer was right mate.

Tell me more


Borthwick + Wyles

for

Skivington + Carl Fearns?

Not for sale mate

Barritt NFS. Kruger would need Chisolm/Skivs and Vermeulen would need Louw +

You Sold me Chris Elder as part of a deal already mate

Slater + Woods + Hipkiss

Skivington + Fearns

Fair enough fella

struggling to see a deal mate

Borthwick + Wyles for Skivington + Fearns

Wouldn't sell any of those youngsters mate, they are all stars in the making - Launchbury and Daly especially.

Wasps have got a very good academy this time round, would recommend having a look at:

Sam Jones,
Billy Vunipola
Alex Fan.

All good players, they've also got a good 18 year old centre whose name escapes me, he was born in NZ but plays for the Eng u18s - could be a top player for them.

Arry going to suggest a deal to get you some more depth and some better quality English players too, which you will need throughout the season:

Would do Attwood, Luke Eves, Charlie Davies, Tom Arscott, Christian Lewis-Pratt and Zakari Taulafo for.

Skivington and Drew Mitchell

Gets you the English players to bulk up your squad and Dave Attwood, plus you lose Mitchell who is out injured for at least 6 months and wont be rated.