Teams Up for Hardlywins - Malakai and Zach Return

[Rossm]

15 Lima Sopoaga (51)

14 Zach Kibirige (32)

13 Malakai Fekitoa (23)

12 Jimmy Gopperth (114)

11 Matteo Minozzi (22)

10 Jacob Umaga (35)

9 Will Porter (25)

1 Simon McIntyre (177)

2 Tom Cruse (90)

3 Jeff Toomaga-Allen (29)

4 Will Rowlands (98)

5 James Gaskell (128)

6 Brad Shields (36)

7 Thomas Young (128) (c)

8 Tom Willis (28)

 

Replacements

16 Tommy Taylor (77)

17 Ben Harris (67)

18 Kieran Brookes (48)

19 Tim Cardall (24)

20 Ben Morris (35)

21 Sam Wolstenholme (14)

22 Michael Le Bourgeois (43)

23 Rob Miller (114)

24 Alexander Goodwin*


 

Lee Blackett has named his Wasps side to host Harlequins at Ricoh Arena in Gallagher Premiership Round Seven on Sunday. 

New virtual player signing, 13-year-old Alexander Goodwin comes into the squad as Wasps’ 24th man and using Vodafone technology will be part of the team from his sofa at home.

Malakai Fekitoa and Zach Kibirige return from injury to take their places at 13 and on the wing respectively.

After deciding against joining up with Italy for the Guinness Six Nations, Matteo Minozzi is included in the team on the other wing.

With club-captain Joe Launchbury out injured, Thomas Young is named as captain at openside flanker.

Will Rowlands starts in the second row alongside James Gaskell, with Rowlands due to join the Welsh preparations for the Six Nations after this weekend.

Paolo Odogwu, Dan Robson, Jack Willis and Tom West are away with England as they build-up to their Six Nations campaign.

[baldpaul101]

That's a cracking side considering who's missing

[HDAWG]

That's a cracking side considering who's missing

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[Rossm]

Harlequins Starting XV
1. Joe Marler (208)
2. Scott Baldwin (25)
3. Wilco Louw (11)
4. Matt Symons (47)
5. Stephan Lewies (21) - Captain
6. Archie White (32)
7. Will Evans (28)
8. Alex Dombrandt (59)
9. Danny Care (289)
10. Marcus Smith (93)
11. Aaron Morris (54)
12. Andre Esterhuizen (
13. Joe Marchant (96)
14. Louis Lynagh (4)
15. Mike Brown (340)

Impact Players
16. Elia Elia (59)
17. Jordan Els (
18. Simon Kerrod (33)
19. Glen Young (27)
20. Richard de Carpentier (1)
21. Martin Landajo (22)
22. James Lang (73)
23. Tyrone Green (3)

[Neils]

Looks like Josh might be rested or ?

[Heathen]

That's a cracking side considering who's missing

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[Raggs]

Very happy with that considering who's not available.

[Rossm]

Very good man management, to give Matteo a start.

[Chunky24]

Esterhuizen v Fekitoa collision will be big!

[hookender]

That's a cracking side considering who's missing

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+ 2

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[RBB]

Great side considering, agree with earlier comments. Delighted to see Malakai back, Ben Vellacott seems to have gone AWOL, so perhaps the rumours of him going North of the Border may be true. I suspect Josh is being rested.

[JonnyD]

Was just thinking this morning about rumours Josh may be off and thought there might be something to it if he starts getting left out of the team...

Hopefully just giving Josh another week off as he has played a hell of a lot of rugby over the last few seasons and if Minozzi demanded to play with Lee and said his head was right and ‘let me play’ then I think it’s a good call.
Booj has done well to come back from injury quickly too

[Montague Withnail]

Love our number 24 - go Alexander!

[Montague Withnail]

Was just thinking this morning about rumours Josh may be off and thought there might be something to it if he starts getting left out of the team...

Hopefully just giving Josh another week off as he has played a hell of a lot of rugby over the last few seasons and if Minozzi demanded to play with Lee and said his head was right and ‘let me play’ then I think it’s a good call.
Booj has done well to come back from injury quickly too

BB saying he (Josh) has a duff hammy, out for 2 weeks.

[WonkyWasp]

Great relief to see Zak and Malakai are back, and starting too.  Just hoping that Josh is only being rested.  I would really really hate to lose  Josh.