Always a Wasp

Morning All,

Sadly not going to be at the game but hopefully the boys go well.

Interesting to see the players who aren't in the travelling 30 today, these include:

Umaga (Injury), Stooke (Injury), Harris, West, Koch (Intl), Simmonds (Aus), Oghre, Nearchou, Jack Willis, Theo Vukasinovic, Sam Wolstenholme, Martinez, Kilbrigie, Hougaard, Launchbury

only three of the Wasps senior academy take part: Fyn Brown, Billy Kucera and James Tunney (Uni Contract)

All others here aren't playing: Jamie Annand (Uni Contract), Tom Bacon, Alfie Bell, Ollie Dawkins, Harry Craven, Kofi Cripps, Immaneul Feyi-Waboso, Greg Fislau, Isaac Kayada (Uni Contract), Robin Hardwick, Rekeiti Ma'asi-White, Archie McArthur, Asher Opoku, Eparama Rokodrava, Corbin Thunder, Pietro Turrisi, Mason Winterburn (Uni Contract)

Assuming Monye is on loan, anyone seen Eckersley either?

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Is that Ma’asi-White getting the praise for the leg drive at the end?

From social media I think the England u20 lads are still on holiday given their summer tournament.

Its Epi Rokodrava

Spoke to a friend of mine who knows him, confirmed that he's trialling/short term contract (assuming whilst Stooke is out).

Also, what does he qualify as, is he overseas?

He went to Wolgarston High School and played for Stafford RFC and Stoke on Trent RUFC before Uni in America. So i suppose technically he's English and therefore wouldn't be overseas as didn't take up residency for USA. I'd imagine if he doesn't make it with us, he will go back to get residency or try to.

Suddenly makes having Alo and Ryan look even better.

Not sure but he also appears in this video in a passing drill, passing to Macdonald.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CgC3JPEogXV/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Bonus points for knowing who the guy is doing weights with Gabe.
 
And who is that on the end of the line of the passing drill getting the ball from Mehson - don’t think it’s Feyi-Waboso.

So i reckon that the guy doing weights with Gabe is a coach (strength and conditioning). Seems to have same top on as Blackett so would assume thats the colour coaches have.

As in the player receiving the pass from Mehson, it could be Epi Rokodrava but doesn't look an exact match and if it is, hes a big lad for 17-18 years old. My assumption is that also a lot of senior academy players/younger academy prospects will be back so the likes of Brown, Bell, Eckersley, Monye, Cripps, Fislau, Maasai - white, Dawkins, Hardwick, Nearchou, McArthur etc  but also the new signings and Oxford lads so Pietro Turrisi, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Asher Opoku-Fordjour and Harry Craven.

apparently he's signed for PD2 team in France. So the mystery goes on... i may just ask?

I tell you who i think it is... i think its Rob Harley from Glasgow.

https://www.google.com/search?q=rob+harley+rugby+glasgow&rlz=1C5CHFA_enGB833GB833&sxsrf=ALiCzsb33KBvbu6UGP_jS-I69HfQIV2Q1w:1658178615334&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwip6dzarIP5AhUSLOwKHZ-DBDMQ_AUoAnoECAIQBA&biw=1440&bih=693&dpr=1

Was released by Glasgow last season and pals with McDonald. Plays lock/backrow aged 32.

That cap looks very much like the Chicago Bulls emblem.

yeah for sure... but i don't recognise him.. and we haven't listed any new forwards bar Ryan, Koch and McDonald.