Teams Up for Saints - Vinny Starts.

[Rossm]

Interesting team choices. Will be worth travelling for.

Rail strike?

[Neils]

Interesting team choices. Will be worth travelling for.

Rail strike?

Strike on Saturday but Match on Sunday

[Westy68]

That is a real shame about West being injured, anyone know what?

Is Spink injured or is it tactical.

Going to be a tough game

[Neils]

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/wasps-rugby-v-northampton-saints-25202129

[Heathen]

I see that Biggar has announced that he leaving at the end of the season.

[Peej]

Was a bit of an open secret. Fin Smith is coming from Worcester to replace him. Perhaps sooner than expected!

[Andywasp50]

Solid team for us and it'll be interesting how the centres go. Saints will be out to make up for their own handling and mistakes fiasco at Quins last week so it'll be a real test.

Unfortunately I think our glaring weakness is Jacob under the high ball, so I'd expect Saints to fill their boots there. I'd be inclined to play Charlie at 15 instead because he's immaculate under the high ball and it would put the spanner in any planning they've done to exploit that area.

[DGP Wasp]

I think we may see Atkinson and Umaga's respective positions pretty fluid. I'd rather see Atkinson at FB when we're defending, and at 10 in attack, with Umaga acting as a 2nd (3rd with Mills at 12 as well) distributor. If they can manage that positionally between them, then it has the potential to be very interesting. Their relative assurance under the high ball could hardly be more different.

[Heathen]

Very pleased to see Immanuel in the 23. Great opportunity to showcase his talent if he gets the chance.

[NellyWellyWaspy]

Very pleased to see Immanuel in the 23. Great opportunity to showcase his talent if he gets the chance.

+1

[wasps]

Koch and Tom Willis out
Not good

[wasps]

The cynic in me feels that Koch already has an offer lined up if we disappear and that this may be a tactical illness.

Tom Willis is confirmed as appendicitis, incredibly coincidental timing to be diagnosed on matchday morning, but it's gonna happen sometimes

[Chunky24]

Wouldn't be Wasps matchday without a late change or two, part of the ride!

[wasps]

After some thought, I've decided it's more likely that Koch has come down with covid given the traveling he'd have been doing recently.




It's very disappointing, but I'm confident in the scrummaging ability of both Ryan and Alo

[Heathen]

Well losing those two before the game did not help the cause.