Cup Team to Face Leicester

[RogerE]

Wasps Backs Transition Coach Scott Barrow has named his side to face Leicester Tigers at the Coventry Building Society Arena in Pool 2 of the Premiership Rugby Cup on Saturday.

The starting team is unchanged from the side that narrowly lost in Newcastle last week.

The side is captained again by Sam Wolstenholme at scrum-half. He forms the half-back partnership with Tommy Mathews once more.

First team squad members Cameron Anderson and Luke Mehson are joined in the back three by Senior Academy player Ollie Dawkins. While Senior Academy duo Rekeiti Ma’asi White and Olly Hartley, who scored on debut last week, form the centre partnership.

Gordon Reid starts at loosehead-prop, with Biyi Alo propping down on the other side of the scrum. Between them Michael van Vuuren starts, after a try against Falcons last week.

Behind them Tim Cardall and Sebastian de Chaves form the second row partnership. While Senior Academy players Mario Pichardie and James Tunney are in the back-row alongside James Tyas, who is on loan from London Scottish.

On the bench, Senior Academy trio Alfie Bell, Fyn Brown and Greg Fisilau are poised to make their Wasps debuts from amongst the replacements. Pieter Scholtz, Zac Nearchou and Dan Eckersley, provide the front row replacements. Ollie Monye and George Simpson, who is on loan from Hartpury, are the backs replacements. 

Wasps team to face Leicester Tigers at the Coventry Building Society Arena on Saturday (kick-off 1:30pm)

Wasps (First-team appearances)

15 Cameron Anderson (4)

14 Luke Mehson (2)

13 Rekeiti Ma’asi White (1)

12 Olly Hartley (1)

11 Ollie Dawkins (1)

10 Tommy Mathews (2)

9 Sam Wolstenholme (19) (c)

1 Gordon Reid (1)

2 Michael van Vuuren (3)

3 Biyi Alo (21)

4 Tim Cardall (36)

5 Sebastian de Chaves (2)

6 James Tyas (1)

7 Mario Pichardie (1)

8 James Tunney (2)

Replacements

16 Dan Eckersley (1)

17 Zac Nearchou (3)

18 Pieter Scholtz (4)

19 Alfie Bell (0)

20 Fyn Brown (0)

21 Greg Fisilau (0)

22 Ollie Monye (1)

23 George Simpson (1)

[Neils]

Excellent - no risk game for main squad. Hope these lads can cope with a strong Tigs.

[hookender]

Must be first time a wasps team line up has remained the same in yonks

[Neils]

Must be first time a wasps team line up has remained the same in yonks

 

[Heathen]

Sensible selection. We need every first teamer standing for Glaws next week.