Cruse signs extension

[Raggs]

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/tom-cruse-wasps-new-contract-19915375

Perfect for our hooking stocks I reckon.

[Rossm]

Very good news.

[Neils]

Superb news

[HDAWG]

Yay!!!

[Horusthewasp]

Fantastic news! He really has flourished recently. Isn’t he one of our top try scorers this season too?

Need to nail down Gaskell now.

[Rory87]

Fantastic news!!

Would certainly have been my choice to keep between Cruse or Taylor.

With Oghre and Barberry coming through to challenge him, we have a great set of Hookers in the squad

[WonkyWasp]

Absolutely brilliant.  Great.

[hookender]

Best news of the week so far.

[Shugs]

Hooker = sorted. Cruse, Oghre, Barbeary.

[Covkid40]

By the sound of things I'm the only one concerned, not by the extension for Cruise because that's great news. for me Oghre hasn't proved he's a premiership standard hooker yet and we just don't know about Barbeary at hooker at this level, that's not to say both are not very talented and promising especially Barbeary, if Cruise had a season ending injury would you really be happy going into a season with Oghre and Barbeary as your senior options? 

[hookender]

By the sound of things I'm the only one concerned, not by the extension for Cruise because that's great news. for me Oghre hasn't proved he's a premiership standard hooker yet and we just don't know about Barbeary at hooker at this level, that's not to say both are not very talented and promising especially Barbeary, if Cruise had a season ending injury would you really be happy going into a season with Oghre and Barbeary as your senior options?

Unfortunately that could be the case in any position, with our short term loan signings.

Agree it would leave us exposed, but this is all speculation on our part, who knows what the club has in mind.

[coddy]

By the sound of things I'm the only one concerned, not by the extension for Cruise because that's great news. for me Oghre hasn't proved he's a premiership standard hooker yet and we just don't know about Barbeary at hooker at this level, that's not to say both are not very talented and promising especially Barbeary, if Cruise had a season ending injury would you really be happy going into a season with Oghre and Barbeary as your senior options?

I agree with your reservations as there are still question marks over Barbeary and Oghre's line out throwing under pressure.

They are both still very young for Hookers though and perhaps the short term pain in their learning process will be Wasps long term gain.

[Covkid40]

I understand this could happen in any position but hooker is probably the most specialised position in the whole team. for the majority of positions others could switch positions and fill in. Other specialist positions rarely have two relatively young and inexperienced players and only one proven senior player. I may be worrying over nothing and both prove to be outstanding.

[Rossm]

I understand this could happen in any position but hooker is probably the most specialised position in the whole team. for the majority of positions others could switch positions and fill in. Other specialist positions rarely have two relatively young and inexperienced players and only one proven senior player. I may be worrying over nothing and both prove to be outstanding.

Is the hooker the only player who can throw the ball in at a line out?

[will311293]

I have a feeling we might see an experienced hooker come in as well. Maybe another journeyman. Realistically Jack won't be back for a while and therefore think we might see Alfie deployed in backrow more than anything.