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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: Benn Robinson
Vice-Captain: Stephen Jones

Current Budget: £0m

Senior Squad (40)

Forwards (23)

Hookers
HK Tatafu Polota-Nau (Australia)
HK Sean Cronin (Ireland)
HK Huia Edmonds (Australia)

Props
PR Benn Robinson (Australia)
PR Charlie Beech (England)
PR Ben Daley (Australia)
PR CJ Van Der Linde (South Africa)
PR James Slipper (Australia)
PR Carlos Nieto (Italy)
PR Shaun Knight (England)

Locks
LK Steve Mafi (Tonga)
LK Mouritz Botha (England)
LK Marco Wentzel (South Africa)
LK Dan Tuohy (Ireland)
LK Samu Manoa (USA)
LK Ryan Caldwell (Ireland)

Backrows
FL Jonathan Poff (New Zealand)
FL Dave Dennis (Australia)
FL Deon Stegmann (South Africa)
FL Beau Robinson (Australia)
FL Dewald Potgieter (South Africa)
N8 Roger Wilson (Ireland)
N8 Ben Mowen (Australia)

Backs (17)

Scrum Halves
SH Mike Blair (Scotland)
SH Nick Phipps (Australia)
SH Haydn Thomas (England)

Fly Halves
FH Stephen Jones (Wales)
FH Steven Myler (England)
FH Rhys Preistland (Wales)

Centres
CE Brad Barritt (England)
CE Dan Bowden (New Zealand)
CE George Pisi (Samoa)
CE Dan Hipkiss (England)
CE JJ Engelbrecht (South Africa)

Back Three
WG Matt Banahan (England)
WG Tom Varndell (England)
WG Topsy Ojo (England)
WG Simon Zebo (Ireland)
FB Mike Brown (England)
FB Geordan Murphy (Ireland)

Academy Squad (17/20)

HK Nathan Morris 3/3/1993 (age 19) on loan from Newcastle Falcons for the season
PR Rhodri Jones 23/12/1991 (age 20)
PR Alec Hepburn 24/07/1992 (age 19)
SR Peter Elder 18/04/1990 (age 20)
FL Sam Northcote-Green 15/12/1991 (age 20)
FL Colby Fainga'a 31/3/1991 (age 21)
FL Liam Gill 08/06/1992 (age 20) on loan from Northampton Saints for the season
FL Gus Jones (age 18)
N8 David Francis 10/04/1991 (age 21)
N8 Billy Vunipola on loan from Northampton Saints
SH Jonah Holmes 24/07/1992 (age 20)
CE Mitchell Tamiau 10/1/1993 (age 19)
CE Scott Williams on loan from Newcastle Falcons
WG Will Robinson 9/1/1993 (age 19)
WG Ashley Smith 18/6/1991 (age 21)
WG Jamie Elliott 31/09/1992 (age 20) on loan from Northampton Saints for the season
WG/FB Jack Wallace 22/10/1991 (age 21)

I don't see Banahan improving my side at all fella.

im seeing how he goes this season mate, if Sale pack gets him front foot ball then I think he could be back in the England reckoning. One of my favourite players and can play 10&15 so quite important for me during international windows!

Was thinking that this may help you mate. Do you want to loan Ben Nutley, Mako Vunipola and Tomasso Benvenutti until Christmas, all are young enough for your academy, two help with EQ and Benvenutti is a starting Italian international.

No charge.

Can't see anything for Kruger mate, Parling would need similar quality English back

Don't want to sell Priestland sorry

any restrictions on match day squads for our game this week?

What for Jaimie Roberts?

Jamie Roberts lol


Who you got for sale? Thomas being EQ obviously inflating his value.

Would do him in a deal for Bowden....

What about Kayser?

Could do that , or use that as a foundation?

Confirm it.

I really can't see anything for Priestland.

Bowden + Nieto

for

Lowe + Faiinga

No thanks mate

Squad balance mate

de kock / dupuy + ???
for
burgess

What for Burguss?

Yes mate, can go in your academy as loans. Could put billy Vunipola there too?

Arry this is London Wasps academy for 2012/13 - only one you cant put in your team is Nathan Morris who is at Falcons. I've put a * over the ones who I think are going to do well.

Nathan Morris
Alec Hepburn *
Jonah Holmes
Will Robinson
Mitchell Tamiau *
Harry Williams
Will Bigley
Gus Jones *
Liam O’Neil
David Hughes
Alec Lundberg (18) *
Tom Howe (U18)
Shaquille Jack (U18) *
Ben Wood (U18)
Matt Blandford (U18)

Stevens NFS sorry.

Dupuy and Max Evans
for
Burgess and Ansbro ??

fair offer mate but leaves me a bit short at hooker.

straight swap evans for burgess?

Deal on that fella if you want.

sorry mate cant let lindsay go.

keen to get burgess off you but lindsay is one of my EQ players that I cant let go.

anything else? max evans can be included.

i cant deal it mate as it leaves me with 2 hookers and I need 3.

not really mate, EQ hookers arent easy to get hold of.

Doesnt really benefit me doing that as Evans is probably better than Ansbro.

I'd do Evans and De Kock for Burgess

otherwise think we might struggle

ok mate we'll have to leave it then

arry if you can watch the JP Morgan 7s tonight, Wasps are puttin gout a lot of their youngsters, some arent mentioned in your academy, so well worth a look.

Any move on our deal fella?

sorry mate, but Webber is important for my EQ in a match day squad, so wouldnt be able to sell him at all

also wouldnt be after Jackson as have Hernandez, Cips, Giteau and Ford who can play there.

Actually i'm going to withdraw as my EQ is pretty low.

Varley is availible

reluctant to let JP go. one of the form wingers in the world right now.

would need more than burgess for him

I'd look to get Zebo involved.

il have a think mate but not keen on letting mumm go

I'd need like for like replacements really mate, and not sure you have the quality in those positions, sorry.

It is a no go mate.

Would need some combination of Brown/Barritt/Priestland

Bowden...?

I'm not really seeing anything for Kitchener and McCalman mate. The problem we have is all the areas that you have strong players are areas that I am strong in anyway, so can't see any real gain for me.

sorry mate, decided dont want to let JP or Mumm go.

Varley for £5m?

That deal alone could relegate me , would seriously balls up my EQ.

afraid not mate, he will displace kaino for me this season as first choice blindisde

Arry with your backrow you should be ok after a few games next season as it sounds as though Saints will be trying to convert Manoa into a number 8, so you'd potentially get some massive ball carriers and tacklers in your backrow with him and Mafi.

If I were you I'd probably look at losing one of your no9s as you don't need 4 and probably release Cato as he will be playing in the Championship next year and wont really be rated.

There are two hookers in the foreign draft that are worth a look - imagine the Aussie would be good for you.

I wouldnt bother with Cato mate, I'm sure I can find you someone in foreigns who is far better and would get to be in your academy too.

Potentially Gill available on loan - but wouldnt be for the season - could say to the start of the Rugby Championship? Wouldn't need a payment either.

Well how about you take him on loan and I have the option to recall him if I get any injuries or have a shortage of players in the no7 shirt.

How much cash have you got mate? Am sure I could find you a decent player

a bit mate yeh. what you got in mind?

Want to take Jack Wallace on loan too then? He covers all back three positions and would help with your English. Could do with him getting some game time.

If you look at it this way - Priestland can fall back into the 15 shirt if he needed to and then you'd have three good wingers to pick from all the time. I'd have a word with Mat as he's academy is packed full of good wings - Ian Clarke would be worth a loan I think!

He would fit into your academy no problem - could also loan you Mako Vunipola who is expected to get a lot of game time at Sarries this season, again helps with your English numbers again.