Squad 2019/20

[Heathen]

Picking up on Raggs previous post and recent announcements,

It does look as this will be the senior squad for next season :

LH : ZZ, McIntyre, Harris, West

Hooker : Cruse, Taylor, Johnson, Oghre

TH : JTA, Brookes, Daniels, Owlett, Alo

Locks: Launchbury, Rowlands, Gaskell, Matthews, Garratt, Cardell, Vukasinovic

Back row : Shields, J. Willis, Young, Reider, Morris, T. Willis, Carr, Vailanu

Scrumhalf : Robson, Vellacott, Porter

Flyhalf : Sopoaga, Searle

Centre : MLB, Neal, JdJ, Fekitoa, Gopps, Spink

Wing : Watson, Bassett, Sirker, Kibirige, Odowu

Fullback : Miller, Minozzi, James

47 players in total. I guess that Rob Miller will also offer an option at 10 as well as FB.

Looking forward to the new season. RWC should not disrupt us as much at others. A good opportunity to hit the ground running come GP time with great opportunities to use the PRC as a testing bed for different combos and for players to put their hands up.

Roll on September.

[St Bruno]

Umaga?

[Rifleman Harris]

Good question.  I guess nobody outside the club and Umaga know (if indeed they do).

[NellyWellyWaspy]

Maybe when the NZ season is over in a month will we then hear about him I wonder?

[Shugs]

Looks strong to me. The only chink is at 12 if Gopperth gets injured for me but we do have cover/options. Sweating on news of Minozzi and Robson's fitness. That will be crucial.

[BG]

Looks strong to me. The only chink is at 12 if Gopperth gets injured for me but we do have cover/options. Sweating on news of Minozzi and Robson's fitness. That will be crucial.

Someone on the other site has siad Robson is at Loughborough Uni with other players (some Wasps some Eng players) doing fitness training, so its sounding hopeful.

[andermt]

Looks strong to me. The only chink is at 12 if Gopperth gets injured for me but we do have cover/options. Sweating on news of Minozzi and Robson's fitness. That will be crucial.

Someone on the other site has siad Robson is at Loughborough Uni with other players (some Wasps some Eng players) doing fitness training, so its sounding hopeful.

Dobby has appeared in footage on his own as well as on Daly and Marcus Watsons Instagram feeds of training at Loughborough, Anthony Watson is also there.

[BG]

I wonder if that is an Eng training session as Ford was there.. but someone said they saw Sirker?? Maybe its just a summer camp hosted by Loughborough Uni that anyone can attend, but given the constant monitoring the players are under, I doubt England or Wasps would allow their players to take part in training without permission?

[Trevs Big Tackle]

Could Sirker be there as part of England Sevens squad?

[BG]

I can't see Sirker making himself available for Eng 7's have just been promoted to the senior squad.. maybe whoever said he was there was mistaken.. but the same person said Marcus was there as well. Doesn't the 3rd Watson brother play for Loughborough Uni.. maybe they all know each other via the 7's scene?

Over to Andermt to see if he can confirm who he's seen there or not.

[WallyWasp]

I have to confess to being a little lost with our signings now. Can anyone do a like for like comparison (i.e. Daly out, replaced with Fekiota etc)?

Thanks, WallyWasp by name...

[Mellie]

I was in Loughborough on Sunday too. Picking up my partner's son's stuff after he finished at the uni.

Didn't see any rugby players, but that was probably because we only went to his house and the pub 😀

[Rifleman Harris]

I went to Loughborough back in the day! A great choice by your son!!

[mike909]

Great Uni - I did my MSc. there - never been so fit! Good pubs and great countryside too

[Rifleman Harris]

I did engineering, so haunted the pubs more than anything!