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baldpaul101

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new signing - on the wing
« on: May 19, 2021, 11:03:52 AM »
https://www.wasps.co.uk/news/wasps-sign-luke-mehson/

Havent seen this mentioned as rumour anywhere...
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Re: new signing - on the wing
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2021, 11:08:31 AM »
Saw that he was part of the players photographed on instagram after the U23 Irish friendly and saw he was on loan at Nottingham.

Wouldn’t say we were that short on the wing with Sirker, Williams and Bacon coming through but the more the merrier I suppose.
Welcome officially Luke
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Re: new signing - on the wing
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2021, 11:17:04 AM »
Welcome Luke.
Some good young talent we're going to nurture, similar to how Exeter do things.

Would just love us to sign a powerful, experienced full back now.
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Re: new signing - on the wing
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2021, 11:31:13 AM »
6.3 tall but only 14.5 stone?
Think he might need to put some poundage on! 
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Re: new signing - on the wing
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2021, 11:45:02 AM »
Quote from: baldpaul101 on May 19, 2021, 11:31:13 AM
6.3 tall but only 14.5 stone?
Think he might need to put some poundage on!

Really? So, if Jonny May were available, you would turn him down, at just 6'2" tall and a spindly 92kgs (Luke is the same weight and just one inch taller than Jonny)?
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Re: new signing - on the wing
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2021, 11:49:37 AM »
Is Jonny May really that light? Wow every day is a school day!

and with Anthony Watson only slightly heavier at 95 kg.... show you what I know eh ?  :)
« Last Edit: May 19, 2021, 11:52:35 AM by baldpaul101 »
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Re: new signing - on the wing
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2021, 11:56:28 AM »
I actually really like this signing. Talented guy it seems like and Exeter academy usually breed bad players so happy to see him come in.
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Re: new signing - on the wing
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2021, 12:01:52 PM »
Welcome Luke - hope you smash it.
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Re: new signing - on the wing
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2021, 12:08:27 PM »
And, if memory serves, Luke also plays (or has played) Full Back.
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Re: new signing - on the wing
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2021, 12:10:17 PM »
Quote from: NellyWellyWaspy on May 19, 2021, 12:08:27 PM
And, if memory serves, Luke also plays (or has played) Full Back.

Bit like the EA guy we are getting. Interesting package building - if it works.
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Re: new signing - on the wing
« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2021, 12:11:31 PM »
If he’s been on trial ,and we’ve kept an eye on him whilst at Nottingham ( which means Fowkes probably impressed) sounds like a decent signing.

Was he in Exeter academy? My reading of blurb was that he played game(s) for them whilst at Exeter university. Similar then to Flaument?
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Re: new signing - on the wing
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2021, 12:31:16 PM »
If he was at Exeter University, he'd be a former teammate of Lasha Jaiani.
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Re: new signing - on the wing
« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2021, 12:38:34 PM »
Just Checked back, He was in the starting 15 in the friendly against Irish (14)
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Re: new signing - on the wing
« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2021, 12:43:02 PM »
The youtube video Wasps have linked show him in the 15 shirt as much as the 11. Seems to have a big boot, be very pacy with a half decent step and hard to put down. Highlights are of course highlights, but still, not bad.
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Re: new signing - on the wing
« Reply #14 on: May 19, 2021, 12:52:05 PM »
YouTube video mentioned above: https://youtu.be/ysxGWNPUSpc

Coming up against some very questionable defending in some of the clips, but I do like the look of him.
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