Teams Up for Tiggs

[Rossm]

Wasps team to face Leicester Tigers at Ricoh Arena on Wednesday in Gallagher Premiership Round 19 (kick-off 5:30pm)

Wasps (First-team appearances)

15 Matteo Minozzi (13)

14 Zach Kibirige (20)

13 Malakai Fekitoa (18)

12 Ryan Mills (4)

11 Marcus Watson (47)

10 Jacob Umaga (25)

9 Dan Robson (118)

1 Tom West (28)

2 Gabriel Oghre (23)

3 Kieran Brookes (36)

4 Joe Launchbury (c) (149) 

5 James Gaskell (115)

6 Alfie Barbeary (2)

7 Thomas Young (114)

8 Brad Shields (29)

 

Replacements

16 Tom Cruse (80)

17 Simon McIntyre (169)

18 Jeff Toomaga-Allen (16)

19 Levi Douglas (0)

20 Jack Willis (57)

21 Sam Wolstenholme (9)

22 Jimmy Gopperth (100)

23 Sam Spink (7)

Lee Blackett has named his side for Wasps’ Gallagher Premiership Round 19 match with Leicester Tigers at Ricoh Arena on Wednesday.

Kieran Brookes returns from the shoulder injury he sustained in the first game back against Northampton Saints to start at tighthead-prop.

Newly promoted first team squad member, 19-year-old Alfie Barbeary is named at blindside flanker for his first Premiership start.

There is one potential Wasps debutant in the 23, as new signing Levi Douglas is named as a replacement.

Centre Sam Spink is also in line to make his first appearance since the restart from the bench, after returning from a groin injury.

 

[Neils]

Rather good that selection.

[Rossm]

The oppo.

15 George Worth

14 Harry Potter

13 Dan Kelly

12 Guy Porter

11 Harry Simmons

10 Zack Henry

9 Ben White (vc)

1 Ellis Genge (c)

2 Jake Kerr

3 Nephi Leatigaga

4 Cameron Henderson

5 Blake Enever

6 Ollie Chessum

7 Thom Smith (vc)

8 Jordan Coghlan



REPLACEMENTS

16 Charlie Clare

17 Facundo Gigena

18 Joe Heyes

19 Harry Wells

20 Sam Lewis

21 Ben Youngs

22 Johnny McPhillips

23 Andrew Forsyth

[Raggs]

Very excited by that, Cruse, Gopperth and Willis can come on and steady the ship if needed.

[NellyWellyWaspy]

Rather good that selection.

Rather, I'll say. Built for speed and defence.

[Rifleman Harris]

I see Tigers have some magic on their wing. 

[DGP Wasp]

Leicester's right winger might have a few tricks up his sleeve!

[DGP Wasp]

I see Tigers have some magic on their wing.

Beat me to it!!

[Steve from Cov]

Strong Wasps selection but do not write off Tigers.

They have shown some spirit recently and with new players coming in they will want to impress their new DOR.

I can’t wait.😀

[DGP Wasp]

Strong Wasps selection but do not write off Tigers.

They have shown some spirit recently and with new players coming in they will want to impress their new DOR.

I can’t wait.😀

No room for complacency I agree, but...

Tigers have one narrow, low scoring win at home to Irish since the restart and 0 league points with 21 tries conceded from the other 4 games.  On the strength of results alone they are rock bottom of the league with only Sarries' misdemeanors keeping them up, and they're there for a reason.  Their squad got weaker during the break, and the handful of internationals they managed to cling on to are rested for this one (except Genge).  I'm sure I'm not alone in saying anything less than 5 points tomorrow will be a big disappointment after the heroics of the last 2 games.

[Horusthewasp]

Solid team. I can’t remember who, but someone here had calculated the number of minutes played by each player over the rolling last 3 games. Would be great to have an update if possible.

Quite an interesting selection for Tigers. Wonder how Dickson and Captain Genge will get along... 

I see Tigers have some magic on their wing.

Beat me to it!!

Is it too much of a coincidence that he was born in 1997 when the first book came out. Can parent’s be that cruel? 

[matelot22]

Good to see Brookes and Young Young back. Strong selection, I fancy we'll do well.

[Raggs]

Solid team. I can’t remember who, but someone here had calculated the number of minutes played by each player over the rolling last 3 games. Would be great to have an update if possible.

Quite an interesting selection for Tigers. Wonder how Dickson and Captain Genge will get along... 

I see Tigers have some magic on their wing.

Beat me to it!!

Is it too much of a coincidence that he was born in 1997 when the first book came out. Can parent’s be that cruel? 

With the amount of rotation we did against Sarries, I believe we'll more or less be able to pick who we want for Bristol.

[JonnyD]

Miraculous recoveries from Brookes and Oghre, hope we’re not risking Willis if he has a slight knock. Maybe Douglas will be first choice replacement in the backrow until a second row needs to be changed.

Good to see Spink back as well, another potential star there if he can stay fit

[Raggs]

Miraculous recoveries from Brookes and Oghre, hope we’re not risking Willis if he has a slight knock. Maybe Douglas will be first choice replacement in the backrow until a second row needs to be changed.

Good to see Spink back as well, another potential star there if he can stay fit

Willis has a tight calf, Oghre must have passed the HIA protocols, what was wrong with Brookes again?