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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Morning all!
« on: January 31, 2021, 07:05:44 AM »
Good morning to all Waspies from a very quiet Guildford. I have just started my pre match ritual of coffee and rugby paper, the hound will get his walk later before we settle down to watch our lads take on Quins sans Gustard.
The 2 weeks hiatus from rugby has ended, and every day we get that little bit closer to our stadiums opening their doors once more for us all to pour through in eager anticipation to support our clubs. Todays game however is hard to call. If Gustard was still at the helm i would have us as favourites, but will his absence lead to an uptick in performance from the lads from South London? There is a tantalising unknown to this. We ourselves are missing some key leaders and performers with Jack, Joe and Alfie unavailable through injury and international call ups. Paulo has been hitting his straps, but having malaki back is a relief indeed. But his return from injury means that he will not have full match fitness.
Perhaps what promises to be a close contest needs just that little edge to tilt the scales in our favour, and that may well come from our little Alex on the bench, subs need to give an impact and I have a feeling ours definitely will.
Now lets go get that win!
Come on you Wasps!!!
Alex Alex Alex, Wasps, Wasps, Wasps!!!
Chris
Once a Wasp ALWAYS a Wasp!
The 2 weeks hiatus from rugby has ended, and every day we get that little bit closer to our stadiums opening their doors once more for us all to pour through in eager anticipation to support our clubs. Todays game however is hard to call. If Gustard was still at the helm i would have us as favourites, but will his absence lead to an uptick in performance from the lads from South London? There is a tantalising unknown to this. We ourselves are missing some key leaders and performers with Jack, Joe and Alfie unavailable through injury and international call ups. Paulo has been hitting his straps, but having malaki back is a relief indeed. But his return from injury means that he will not have full match fitness.
Perhaps what promises to be a close contest needs just that little edge to tilt the scales in our favour, and that may well come from our little Alex on the bench, subs need to give an impact and I have a feeling ours definitely will.
Now lets go get that win!
Come on you Wasps!!!
Alex Alex Alex, Wasps, Wasps, Wasps!!!
Chris
Once a Wasp ALWAYS a Wasp!
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Morning all!
« on: November 28, 2020, 07:08:52 AM »
A very good morning to waspies from a cold and pleasantly quiet Guildford. I am as usual, up with the lark, with coffee on the go, and a hound already itching to get out into the Surrey hills for a Saturday morning stroll. Today is a double header with our Waspies taking on Gloucester at the holm, and also our England lads taking on Wales in Llanelli at the Park y scarlets. Both hugely exciting fixtures, to which I will be dual screening so I do not miss a moment of each game.
Days like today make me so grateful that we have rugby to watch and support once more, and with light at the end of this covid tunnel it is only a matter of time before the stadiums are full of vociferous and passionate support again. and although it will not be in stands today, it will be heard over the hills, mountains, fields and houses across our land.
For our trip to a misfiring Glos outfit shorn of Cips who does not make the 23 I find myself really pleased with selection, yes international call ups and enforced changes through injury does force the coaches hands with regards to selection, but for long term success a team needs to have a blend of senior and younger players. Importantly they must also buy into the way the coaches want to play and enjoy each other’s company and their rugby. Lee and the team has got us feeling that way, and the club feels like a family club once more, where we all feel connected no matter whether we are player, coach, employee, support staff or supporters, we are Wasps are more than just words, and success comes from foundations such as these.
Gloucester were surprisingly off beat last weekend, and succumbed easily to a resurgent Tigers outfit. One game does not make a season and for us and the boys from the West Country it is hard to draw conclusions on form or performance based upon round one, and with all the changes made by both teams to my mind today’s game is hard to call. It will however be a fascinating contest and I will be cheering the lads every step of the way!
Come on you Wasps and come on England!
Chris
Once a Wasp ALWAYS a Wasp.
Days like today make me so grateful that we have rugby to watch and support once more, and with light at the end of this covid tunnel it is only a matter of time before the stadiums are full of vociferous and passionate support again. and although it will not be in stands today, it will be heard over the hills, mountains, fields and houses across our land.
For our trip to a misfiring Glos outfit shorn of Cips who does not make the 23 I find myself really pleased with selection, yes international call ups and enforced changes through injury does force the coaches hands with regards to selection, but for long term success a team needs to have a blend of senior and younger players. Importantly they must also buy into the way the coaches want to play and enjoy each other’s company and their rugby. Lee and the team has got us feeling that way, and the club feels like a family club once more, where we all feel connected no matter whether we are player, coach, employee, support staff or supporters, we are Wasps are more than just words, and success comes from foundations such as these.
Gloucester were surprisingly off beat last weekend, and succumbed easily to a resurgent Tigers outfit. One game does not make a season and for us and the boys from the West Country it is hard to draw conclusions on form or performance based upon round one, and with all the changes made by both teams to my mind today’s game is hard to call. It will however be a fascinating contest and I will be cheering the lads every step of the way!
Come on you Wasps and come on England!
Chris
Once a Wasp ALWAYS a Wasp.
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Morning all!
« on: October 10, 2020, 07:19:41 AM »
Morning to all wasps near and far from a calm and peaceful Guildford. I am up, and feeling like a child on Christmas morning, with all the anticipation of running downstairs to be met with the glorious site of the Christmas tree lit and it’s festive lights reflecting magnificently off the presents below. Yet like Christmas where you wait until after lunch is devoured to tear excitedly into the gifts with the family, so must we wait for what promises to be one of the most exciting set of semi finals witnessed for quite some time. I will sooth my nerves with coffee and hound waking in the Surrey hills, but come 1:30 the edge of the sofa is reserved for witnessing high class drama unfold.
When you look at the teams there are match ups everywhere. Normally I would highlight one or 2, say Fekitoa v Radradra. Or Hughes v Shields. How about Earles v Young? Or how will Sheedy go with the support of Uren and S.Piatau Compared to Jacob with Robson and Jimmy supporting him? There are so many subplots it could fill a years worth of storylines for a Eastenders script writer, yet we are about to see it compressed into an 80 minute action movie!
I truely cannot call this fixture. If we were there filling the stadium it would mean so much. However Lee et al have the players playing with a smile on their faces, they are expressing themselves, playing heads up rugby and building a counter attacking, broken field game that the ABs themselves would be proud of, however importantly they are doing this whilst also building and improving on a solid set piece and defence which will be needed just as much to counter the fantastic threats Bristol have in their armoury. They need no motivation, putting on the black and gold will be enough. But playing for themselves, playing for each other and playing for us supporters who all wish we could be there for them should serve as the fuel to superpower them even more. So on semi final game day.........................
COME ON YOU WASPS!!!
Chris
Once a Wasp ALWAYS a Wasp!
When you look at the teams there are match ups everywhere. Normally I would highlight one or 2, say Fekitoa v Radradra. Or Hughes v Shields. How about Earles v Young? Or how will Sheedy go with the support of Uren and S.Piatau Compared to Jacob with Robson and Jimmy supporting him? There are so many subplots it could fill a years worth of storylines for a Eastenders script writer, yet we are about to see it compressed into an 80 minute action movie!
I truely cannot call this fixture. If we were there filling the stadium it would mean so much. However Lee et al have the players playing with a smile on their faces, they are expressing themselves, playing heads up rugby and building a counter attacking, broken field game that the ABs themselves would be proud of, however importantly they are doing this whilst also building and improving on a solid set piece and defence which will be needed just as much to counter the fantastic threats Bristol have in their armoury. They need no motivation, putting on the black and gold will be enough. But playing for themselves, playing for each other and playing for us supporters who all wish we could be there for them should serve as the fuel to superpower them even more. So on semi final game day.........................
COME ON YOU WASPS!!!
Chris
Once a Wasp ALWAYS a Wasp!
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / I am excited!
« on: October 03, 2020, 09:03:07 PM »
(Posted on drunkenwasps but I want to share with all my Waspie brethren on here as well)
This is a thread for positivity and excitement (lord knows there are enough of the other kind knocking about the interweb currently) but I AM ABSOLUTELY EXCITED like a child on Christmas Eve about tomorrow! Yes I would love to be at the Ricoh with you all having a beer or 3, a pie that will repeat on me into the early hours of Sunday morning (thanks mum for genetically passing on reflux to me) and that WILL happen again! But tomorrow is game day and we are Donning our black and gold armour and tilting our jousts at Exeter’s chiefs with the opportunity to get into the play offs of what is arguably the best domestic rugby union league in the world! I have my oddballs boxers, wasps socks and game day shirt ready to go, my pregame ritual of coffee, rugby paper and walking the hound in the beautiful Surrey hills prior to the game, a roast dinner to enjoy with the wife and then seeing our lads given their all in the hallowed black and gold....whilst sharing in our pre match morning all and excitement, plus post game analysis on here with fellow Waspies! It does not get better than this, and after the first 10 games where just getting to the top 6 seemed fanciful, to have hopes and dreams of seeing our boys get in with a shout of lifting the premiership trophy over their heads like we witnessed with Dallaglio et al in 2008 is phenomenal (and what a day at HQ and in the patch after that!)
Tonight, tomorrow and going forward is all about being positive! Who’s with me?
COME ON YOU WASPS!!!
Chris
Once a Wasp ALWAYS a Wasp!
This is a thread for positivity and excitement (lord knows there are enough of the other kind knocking about the interweb currently) but I AM ABSOLUTELY EXCITED like a child on Christmas Eve about tomorrow! Yes I would love to be at the Ricoh with you all having a beer or 3, a pie that will repeat on me into the early hours of Sunday morning (thanks mum for genetically passing on reflux to me) and that WILL happen again! But tomorrow is game day and we are Donning our black and gold armour and tilting our jousts at Exeter’s chiefs with the opportunity to get into the play offs of what is arguably the best domestic rugby union league in the world! I have my oddballs boxers, wasps socks and game day shirt ready to go, my pregame ritual of coffee, rugby paper and walking the hound in the beautiful Surrey hills prior to the game, a roast dinner to enjoy with the wife and then seeing our lads given their all in the hallowed black and gold....whilst sharing in our pre match morning all and excitement, plus post game analysis on here with fellow Waspies! It does not get better than this, and after the first 10 games where just getting to the top 6 seemed fanciful, to have hopes and dreams of seeing our boys get in with a shout of lifting the premiership trophy over their heads like we witnessed with Dallaglio et al in 2008 is phenomenal (and what a day at HQ and in the patch after that!)
Tonight, tomorrow and going forward is all about being positive! Who’s with me?
COME ON YOU WASPS!!!
Chris
Once a Wasp ALWAYS a Wasp!