Rumours England Call ups

[Neils]

Hope wrong.

Alfie and Jacob called into England squad. On twatter.

[Neils]

Confirmed by RFU twitter - both gone.

We are in a bad place this weekend.

[Shugs]

Isn't it likely Barbeary and Umaga will be released back?

[Neils]

Only after The Ed has broken them. But yes probably.

[HDAWG]

For F's Sake.

Further pushing the argument why the hell when lockdown occurred prem + rfu didn't discuss minimisation of overlap between international and club rugby.

Even if our players aren't picked it's unbelievably disjointed having them in and out of camps like this over these weeks. Really annoying our players are injured or with internationals.

I'm glad they're recognised for their abilities, genuinely, especially for Barbeary and Umaga. But with respect to our matches and performances this really is killing our season from the get go. I hate this overlap.

[Neils]

Agree. Away for totally meaningless games.
You look at Sale and their five dozen saffers and point the finger but they are not losing them for internationals. Whereas we are strung out too thin and almost breaking.

[WonkyWasp]

  + 1

[Heathen]

I suspect (hope!) that we get Jacob and Alfie back. Preparation for the Falcons game is in tatters.

[Shugs]

And the tournament they are diverted to is a meaningless farce. It was always going to happen though - we have excellent players and a crop of very talented youngsters. There was always going to be international disruption.

[Heathen]

Agree. Away for totally meaningless games.
You look at Sale and their five dozen saffers and point the finger but they are not losing them for internationals. Whereas we are strung out too thin and almost breaking.

Why is Eddie not plundering more from Exeter? They are, after all, the English and European champions.

[Shugs]

Agree. Away for totally meaningless games.
You look at Sale and their five dozen saffers and point the finger but they are not losing them for internationals. Whereas we are strung out too thin and almost breaking.

Why is Eddie not plundering more from Exeter? They are, after all, the English and European champions.

Individually there players are not better than ours. They are more than the sum of their parts.

[coddy]

Can anyone remember if Wasps select players that have trained with England and not their club the week preceeding a game?

I recall players being picked to come on off the bench but not sure on starting.

[Vespula Vulgaris]

Didn't Jack start after being released by EJ only the other week?

[NorthYorksWasp]

Didn't Jack start after being released by EJ only the other week?

That’s correct. Quoted at the time as getting on the phone to Lee and asking to be allowed to ‘let it rip with the boys’. Think he was released by EJ on the Thursday morning.

[Heathen]

How Eddie has not called Sam Simmonds into the squad is beyond me. Clearly the outstanding #8 in the GP. Oh hang on, it’s Eddies we are talking about!