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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)

coetzee is 100% nfs im afraid.

fourie could be, but would need ojo or banahan in return.

Arry I'd imagine you'd be able to get a Fijian wing that Exeter have signed called Watisoni Votu on the cheap (though not sure if Mat got him in the player draft). Other one that is worth a punt is Joe Awuja from London Welsh, he's pretty darn good, but a little old.

If I were you I'd try and save up a bit of cash and go for Cooper Vuna - he'd fit your game plan very well.

cant really do that mate leaves me short at 7

sorry mate he isnt for sale. EQ starter.

Arry,

The Wasps job is going on Poolys game if your interested.

Jsd for brown ?

would do a straight swap for Tamiau with Wray?

wouldnt sell Launchbury at all though.

probably yeh dont think I have that much though mate

only 6.75 mil, plus i could get a mil for releasing de kock.

thats fair enough mate but i dont have any more!

What for Burgess?

Cowan + cash?

Doesn't really work for me that Arry.

Think I have 4m

No mate, no probs I'll leave it

Can't see anything sorry fella

Still can't mate. It's not that I'm rating them overly but more I need a certain type of player back.

Kruger is my SH lineout lock so I always have a lineout leader during 6N/4N, if I lose him I need somebody back to replace him.

40 squad limits has made it really tough to deal as one wrong decision can mess your balance up.

Need to keep hold of my two for first choice pack!!

Don't rate banahan mate. Any chance of loaning engelbrecht and loaning you a player until Rc ends

Could loan you fasivalu which will give you some physicality ?

To be honest I'd need top eq, top fh and another starter

Ok deal Jamie George for engelbrecht during RC

Joubert + du Toit + Joardaan
for
Bowden

What for Ojo mate?

Can't do Johnson mate. If you are after an openside I can get Treviranus involved.

Treviranus + Cueto

for

Ojo + ???

Thought you were after a 7 or 8 and he plays both mate. What can we do for Ojo then, am keen on getting a deal done.

I have Zanni who covers the entire back row (plays 7 or 8 for Treviso and 6 for Italy) who I can get in the deal.

Zanni + (one of Cueto or Fitzgerald)

for

Ojo +£5 million

???

Mate, both backrowers that I have offered you are first choice internationals, I'm not sure you are going to get more quality than that without offering up somebody who is a lot better than Ojo in return.

If you are interested in Borthwick, what about a deal involving Ojo.

Borthwick + Fitzgerald

for

Ojo + £10 million

Ok, what about this

Borthwick and Trimble

for

Ojo and Pisi

???

What about Ojo and Englebrecht for Borthwick and Trimble then?

Why don't you tyell me who you would add in with Ojo then for Borthwick and Trimble and we'll go from there, as you've expressed an interest in both of those players so wouodl be daft to let the chance of a deal die so easily.

What about Elsom and Ojo for Borthwick and Trimble?

Ozzy3213 wrote:What about Elsom and Ojo for Borthwick and Trimble?

You not keen on this then mate?

So are we dead in the water for any deal then, or do you want to suggest something?

£15 million

Steve Borthwick + Matt Smith

for

Topsy Ojo + (any player you want to give, I will take the crappest player in your squad of any nationality as this will boost your EQ options)

Can't see any gain from your back rows mate.

Not without taking the likes of Barritt or Bowden from you.

Am still interested in Topsy mate, anything for him?

I'll leave it mate, not going to offload Ioane in a deal for Ojo.

Would want Mike Brown involved.

http://m.couriermail.com.au/sport/rugby-gold/rocky-elsom-loses-japanese-club-deal-after-failing-a-fitness-test/story-fn8t8ah6-1226453646873?from=public_rss&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

I'd still want Brown in a deal.

Think he's come to a dead end in his career tbh , wouldn't be surprised if he done a big pay day in France for 2 years and called it a day.

Manoa
Priestland
Barritt
Bowden
Ojo
Brown

No mate , for JVN it would have to be Brown.

Barritt and Wentzel???

I think we are going to struggle then mate, as I can't let quality internationals go unless I am getting similar quality back.

I'l give u cash for Elsom. 4?