Always a Wasp
General Category => Wasps Rugby Discussion => Topic started by: Rossm on September 08, 2020, 11:59:23 AM
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Wasps team to face Leicester Tigers at Ricoh Arena on Wednesday in Gallagher Premiership Round 19 (kick-off 5:30pm)
Wasps (First-team appearances)
15 Matteo Minozzi (13)
14 Zach Kibirige (20)
13 Malakai Fekitoa (18)
12 Ryan Mills (4)
11 Marcus Watson (47)
10 Jacob Umaga (25)
9 Dan Robson (118)
1 Tom West (28)
2 Gabriel Oghre (23)
3 Kieran Brookes (36)
4 Joe Launchbury (c) (149)
5 James Gaskell (115)
6 Alfie Barbeary (2)
7 Thomas Young (114)
8 Brad Shields (29)
Replacements
16 Tom Cruse (80)
17 Simon McIntyre (169)
18 Jeff Toomaga-Allen (16)
19 Levi Douglas (0)
20 Jack Willis (57)
21 Sam Wolstenholme (9)
22 Jimmy Gopperth (100)
23 Sam Spink (7)
Lee Blackett has named his side for Wasps’ Gallagher Premiership Round 19 match with Leicester Tigers at Ricoh Arena on Wednesday.
Kieran Brookes returns from the shoulder injury he sustained in the first game back against Northampton Saints to start at tighthead-prop.
Newly promoted first team squad member, 19-year-old Alfie Barbeary is named at blindside flanker for his first Premiership start.
There is one potential Wasps debutant in the 23, as new signing Levi Douglas is named as a replacement.
Centre Sam Spink is also in line to make his first appearance since the restart from the bench, after returning from a groin injury.
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Rather good that selection.
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The oppo.
15 George Worth
14 Harry Potter
13 Dan Kelly
12 Guy Porter
11 Harry Simmons
10 Zack Henry
9 Ben White (vc)
1 Ellis Genge (c)
2 Jake Kerr
3 Nephi Leatigaga
4 Cameron Henderson
5 Blake Enever
6 Ollie Chessum
7 Thom Smith (vc)
8 Jordan Coghlan
REPLACEMENTS
16 Charlie Clare
17 Facundo Gigena
18 Joe Heyes
19 Harry Wells
20 Sam Lewis
21 Ben Youngs
22 Johnny McPhillips
23 Andrew Forsyth
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Very excited by that, Cruse, Gopperth and Willis can come on and steady the ship if needed.
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Rather good that selection.
Rather, I'll say. Built for speed and defence.
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I see Tigers have some magic on their wing.
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Leicester's right winger might have a few tricks up his sleeve! :)
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I see Tigers have some magic on their wing.
Beat me to it!! :)
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Strong Wasps selection but do not write off Tigers.
They have shown some spirit recently and with new players coming in they will want to impress their new DOR.
I can’t wait.😀
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Strong Wasps selection but do not write off Tigers.
They have shown some spirit recently and with new players coming in they will want to impress their new DOR.
I can’t wait.😀
No room for complacency I agree, but...
Tigers have one narrow, low scoring win at home to Irish since the restart and 0 league points with 21 tries conceded from the other 4 games. On the strength of results alone they are rock bottom of the league with only Sarries' misdemeanors keeping them up, and they're there for a reason. Their squad got weaker during the break, and the handful of internationals they managed to cling on to are rested for this one (except Genge). I'm sure I'm not alone in saying anything less than 5 points tomorrow will be a big disappointment after the heroics of the last 2 games.
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Solid team. I can’t remember who, but someone here had calculated the number of minutes played by each player over the rolling last 3 games. Would be great to have an update if possible.
Quite an interesting selection for Tigers. Wonder how Dickson and Captain Genge will get along...
I see Tigers have some magic on their wing.
Beat me to it!! :)
Is it too much of a coincidence that he was born in 1997 when the first book came out. Can parent’s be that cruel? ;D
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Good to see Brookes and Young Young back. Strong selection, I fancy we'll do well.
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Solid team. I can’t remember who, but someone here had calculated the number of minutes played by each player over the rolling last 3 games. Would be great to have an update if possible.
Quite an interesting selection for Tigers. Wonder how Dickson and Captain Genge will get along...
I see Tigers have some magic on their wing.
Beat me to it!! :)
Is it too much of a coincidence that he was born in 1997 when the first book came out. Can parent’s be that cruel? ;D
With the amount of rotation we did against Sarries, I believe we'll more or less be able to pick who we want for Bristol.
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Miraculous recoveries from Brookes and Oghre, hope we’re not risking Willis if he has a slight knock. Maybe Douglas will be first choice replacement in the backrow until a second row needs to be changed.
Good to see Spink back as well, another potential star there if he can stay fit
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Miraculous recoveries from Brookes and Oghre, hope we’re not risking Willis if he has a slight knock. Maybe Douglas will be first choice replacement in the backrow until a second row needs to be changed.
Good to see Spink back as well, another potential star there if he can stay fit
Willis has a tight calf, Oghre must have passed the HIA protocols, what was wrong with Brookes again?
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Shoulder - looked like a dislocation at the time but clearly not that bad.
Young back from HIA protocols as well but thought Oghre might have been out for a while.
Looking forward to seeing Barbeary unleashed with a bit of freedom from the backrow
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... Can parent’s be that cruel? ;D
Yes, as a former teacher, I saw more than a few. A girl I taught in Leamington had the name Jenna Taylor (you have to think a bit on that one). You would have thought it an uncommon name, but it isn't. Must be my twisted mind.
In my year at school, Mr and Mrs Hood's son, Robin.
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I've met a Mike Hunt. He swore he met a Phillip Micheal Hunt.
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I remember a school teacher - Mr Urine.
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I went to school with a Mark Hunt.
Anyway, back to the team - I would have swapped Oghre and Barbeary around. Gabby really impressed from the back row recently.
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Just imagine, they could swap during the game at any time to confuse the tigers players.
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Think it gives Barbeary chance to play without having to worry about scrum time or line outs. He’ll have the freedom to just roam around making tackles, hitting rucks and getting his hands on the ball more.
Tom Cruse must be absolutely battered after Sarries so the longer he can stay on the bench the better I think
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I remember a school teacher - Mr Urine.
Does his son now play scrum half for Bristol??
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The Olympic rider Pippa Funnell was christened Phillipa. She prefers Pippa.
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I've met a few people with embarrassing names, but they all pale into insignificance next to the guy I met who was given the name Fuk Yu Tu.
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I've met a few people with embarrassing names, but they all pale into insignificance next to the guy I met who was given the name Fuk Yu Tu.
Thing is, that's a different language, these things happen. But meeting someone with English speaking parents naming their kids like Mike Hunt etc, you have to wonder.
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Solid team. I can’t remember who, but someone here had calculated the number of minutes played by each player over the rolling last 3 games. Would be great to have an update if possible.
If Tom Cruse and Jimmy play no more than 20 minutes and Si Mac doesn't have to do more than 75, the whole squad are eligible for the entire Bristol game.
I was anticipating players like Launch, Brad, Dobby and Jacob to be on the bench to keep them fresher for 2 games in 4 days but I suspect the plan is to blitz the Tigers early and bring players off if we can get a substantial lead.
Surprised Lima isn't involved. The backs may be a bit different for Bristol given this selection.
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Lima’s out with a hamstring isn’t he?
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Lima’s out with a hamstring isn’t he?
Yes