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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)

McCalman + Qera + ? 4 Beau + Pisi

If not looking for a deal with Preistland

Dude I am still after Topsy Ojo.

What about

Ben Alexander and Will Welch

for

Topsy Ojo and Samu Manoa

Would leave me with four sevens. Can't do that mate

TPN

Yeah no problem - stick it up on confirms

Haskell NFS

Manoa, TPN, Priestland, Pisi, Engelbrecht, Brown interest me

would need english back. Payne is useful for bench etc so not really keen unless i can get an english player elsewhere

No thanks, I sold Beau previously.

North NFS

Dowson for Manoa?

Dowson for Barritt?

Just had a quick count of my English fella and would only do Dowson for EQ players.

Neither Banahan or Wilson would start for me , whilst Rennie is one of the best openside flankers in the world so it's no a goer for me.


Pisi + Brown

Trinder + Ben Smith.

I'd need a 7 or better quality of a decent EQ option such as Brown or Barritt.

I can't see a deal then tbh.

He's my best 8 and available all year so would need a big player.

The following players have picked up injuries, they will be available to play again on the week stated.

Carlos Nieto - AP R5
Topsy Ojo - AP R6
Samu Manoa - ACC R1

Arry if you are after EQ players, I have Matt Smith available and not looking for the world for him.

Leaving EQ's aside as you're not looking at any from me,

Cronin, Nieto, Wentzel, Pisi and Wilson are who interest me.

I'm not seeing a straight swap for Wilson and any of the three you are after mate, they are all current internationals, would need a gain my way somewhere.

I'd be looking at something like

Simmons + Trimble

for

Pisi + (one of Wentzel or Nieto)

Brown in a deal.

I really don't see anything for him mate. He's EQ and an international 10.

Pisi or Bowden?

I can loan you John Barclay, Jaque Fourie, Scott Williams???

It's lack of English that kills you. You sold a lot of them. Brown banahan ojo Barritt and Botha are your best English. Dan Bowden may become English which would help. You will be better for the rc ending. You have some good players.

Why dOnt you bid for some English players not in the game. Loads of English got released for people to hit 40.

Pete has bought matt jess and James hanks this week. Both would have improved your squad and options.

Look through Real life squads for bath Exeter etc and you will see players. Nathan Catt for example is a decent bench prop that's English pete buxtOn at glos is a good backrower.

Also where you are really strong in a position and have too many good foreigners try trading one for a less good English

Pieter du pleases sarries starting TH at moment would be a gOod signing for you also

He is English also

I released Chris York, looks a real prospect at 6/8. Only 22 i think

Needs to be some offer for Dowson , played really well today.

Cueto is NFS.

Who can you give up for him

Play him mate, its fine with me .

Sorry mate just seen it.


I'm going to say no as i'm far too sparse on EQ players , going to have to play my kids against the European sides just to meet the 7 quota.

R.Miller + K.Mealamu 4 TPN + M.Brown

Not particularly interested in Zebo

Only like a bigger deal tbh

Qera + Varndell 4 Wray + Manoa?

TPN, Priestland, Pisi, Bowden, Engelbrecht and a few EQ players

The players you mentioned are all top 3 in their position whereas the ones I want aren't. Only Allen isn't and he's EQ available all year so I want to keep him

Haskell NFS

Wray 4 Varndell

Need EQ

Anything for Manoa mate?