This pair is on fire!

[Rossm]

Posted by Wasps' rugby:

[NellyWellyWaspy]

Alfie would do well to change his appearance. He might think he looks cool, but that scraggly beard and those blonde highlights make him very easy to spot on the pitch. It used to be the same with James Haskell. A brief glimpse would tell any opponent where he was. In conspicuous is best. Notice how we didn't use him as a battering ram last match, and gave him permission to roam? Much better.

[Rossm]

I think he's letting his highlights grow out.

[NellyWellyWaspy]

I think he's letting his highlights grow out.

A little bit of natural hair dye would do that very quickly. Given his age and how short his hair is, those blonde highlights would have grown and been trimmed out ages ago if he was doing as you suggested. I think he has merely gone from all blonde to just keeping the tips blonde.

[Rossm]

I think he's letting his highlights grow out.

A little bit of natural hair dye would do that very quickly. Given his age and how short his hair is, those blonde highlights would have grown and been trimmed out ages ago if he was doing as you suggested. I think he has merely gone from all blonde to just keeping the tips blonde.

It may of course be a cunning plan Make him more conspicuous and use him as a decoy?

[Neils]

I think he's letting his highlights grow out.

A little bit of natural hair dye would do that very quickly. Given his age and how short his hair is, those blonde highlights would have grown and been trimmed out ages ago if he was doing as you suggested. I think he has merely gone from all blonde to just keeping the tips blonde.

It may of course be a cunning plan Make him more conspicuous and use him as a decoy?

Stop he will probably come out with a blue barnet next.

[Ipswichwasp]

Never thought I would read a discussion on hair styles and dyes on this highly masculine site.

[BG]

Never thought I would read a discussion on hair styles and dyes on this highly masculine site.

Me too.. but its not a cut and dry thing.... styles come and go.. "Hair Today.. gone tomorrow".

[Shugs]

Those two have been great. Also, West coming back has made a huge difference at scrum time.

[Rossm]

Anyone remember BTL's black and gold barnet?

[wasps]

I think this is something and nothing.

Lots of players have incredibly distinctive features and it doesn't really hurt them.

Virtually all players are known by the officials these days... And it's hard to hide from the cameras no matter what you look like.


Ashley Johnson was pretty recognisable and I don't recall him having too many problems.
Odogwu's hair is quite distinctive
James Gaskell's hair is a disaster, but doesn't seem to attract much attention during a game
Tommy Taylor had lots of blond hair bouncing around and again seemed fine

[westwaleswasp]

Agreed, but otoh wasn't there that game reffed by Smalles who repeatedly pinged Gaskell,  who had upset him by 'helpfully' starting a 54321 countdown on a 'use it' call and who was wearing a distinctive blue scrum cap,  only to not ping him at all once he changed it at HT.

[NellyWellyWaspy]

Agreed, but otoh wasn't there that game reffed by Smalles who repeatedly pinged Gaskell,  who had upset him by 'helpfully' starting a 54321 countdown on a 'use it' call and who was wearing a distinctive blue scrum cap,  only to not ping him at all once he changed it at HT.

Yup

[Rugbyintheblood]

Agreed, but otoh wasn't there that game reffed by Smalles who repeatedly pinged Gaskell,  who had upset him by 'helpfully' starting a 54321 countdown on a 'use it' call and who was wearing a distinctive blue scrum cap,  only to not ping him at all once he changed it at HT.

+1

Gloucester game wasn’t it?

[13thWarrior]

At every game since I think Jamma has changed his scrum cap at half time.