London Wasps

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Welcome to London Wasps

Full Name: London Wasps
Union: Rugby Football Union
Founded: 1867
Nicknames: Waspies, The Pests
Location: High Wycombe, England
Ground: Adams Park - Capacity: 10,516
Chairman: Mark Rigby
Captain: Mike Tindall
Vice-Captain: Stephen Jones

Current Budget: £12m

Senior Squad (53/55)

Forwards (27)

HK Tatafu Polota-Nau (Australia)
HK Steve Thompson (England)
HK Andy Titterell (England)
HK Damien Varley (Ireland)

PR Benn Robinson (Australia)
PR Charlie Beech (England)
PR CJ Van Der Linde (South Africa)
PR Perry Freshwater (England)
PR James Slipper (Australia)
PR Tom French (England)
PR Lionel Faure (France)
PR Carlos Nieto (Italy)

LK Mark Chisholm (Australia)
LK Richard Birkett (England)
LK Steve Mafi (Tonga)
LK Kristian Ormsby (New Zealand)
LK Stuart Hooper (England)
LK Marco Wentzel (South Africa)

FL James Haskell (England)
FL John Hart (England)
FL Tom Johnson (England)
FL Jacques Burger (Namibia)
FL Ryan Burrows (England)
FL Deon Stegmann (South Africa)

N8 Roger Wilson (Ireland)

Backs (26)

SH Luke Burgess (Australia)
SH Mike Blair (Scotland)
SH James Honeyben (England)
SH Martin Roberts (Wales)
SH Michael Claassens (South Africa)

FH Stephen Jones (Wales)
FH Jimmy Gopperth (New Zealand)
FH Rory Clegg (England)
FH Nicky Little (Fiji)
FH Ruaridh Jackson (Scotland)

CE Jamie Roberts (Wales)
CE Will Chambers (Australia)
CE Stirling Mortlock (Australia)
CE James Downey (Ireland)
CE Mike Tindall (England)
CE Tom May (England)
CE Luke McAlister (New Zealand)

WG Matt Banahan (England)
WG Chris Wyles (USA)
WG Lachie Turner (Australia)
WG Bruce Reihana (New Zealand)
WG Tom Williams (England)
WG Noah Cato (England)

FB Mike Brown (England)
FB Nick Macleod (Wales)
FB Geordan Murphy (Ireland)

Academy Squad (10/20)
Forwards

LK Calum Green (academy)
LK Peter Elder (academy)
FL Sam Northcoate-Green (academy)
FL Alex Fan (academy)
N8 Billy Vunipola (academy)
N8 David Francis (academy)

Backs

SH Jonah Holmes (acdamey)
FH Will Fulton (academy)
CE Will East (academy)

How about

Borthwick + Wyles + Mafi for Skivington + Fearns then?

Wow, didn't think you'd do that deal with Driver mate, losing Skivs and Fearns for those three. Surprised by that.

Mafi is a really good player Arry. He will get better and better.

Chisolm/Burger?

Hamilton NFS as it would leave me without a FB during WC and Mils moving to Japan may affect his ratings. Depends if he has a good WC as that will keep his ratings high.

Mafi really interests me Parling will find his first team opportunities limiited whilst mafi is at leicester. Saw cockerill describing him as leicesters best forward this year

Leicester have missed Parling massivley, he was a cert for England before injury. Mafi looks a great prospect but is still learning the ropes at Leicester, be interesting to see if he can nail a starting spot next season.

disagree, think mafi was awesome alongside skivington, dont think parling was missed.

A little, forgot he was at WC. What do you want?

Lineout got dismantled by better teams....Leinster. Wouldn't have happened with Parling playing.

Mafi has athleticism and also carries well. Croft is the main lineout operator for leicester with Deacon.. Parling never an england player. He is 27 and just a club player.


Mafi can play 6 also arry so gives you options. Think he could be a leicester great has all the tools to do it

You do talk some pish lol...if I didn't know you were winding me up I'd be worried about you Matt.

Steady player Mafi, I like him. Better backrower IMO

he played lock all season pretty much, hard to say he is a better backrower.

Not really lol...he had a good run at 6 and I thought he looked quality there.

Cant believe Mafi is 21/22 he looks to be in his thirties! I like him but my favourite lock at Tigers is Skivington, he's been brilliant this season and i'd have him in the WC squad no question.

Definitely a lock, can play 6 but personally I'd never start him there - bit of a beast in the loose!

Fritz might be available.

Available all year, classy 12/13.

i have Tiesi available as well mate
Good player and can cover 12/13 as well

what sort of level of player are you after mate?

Arry what for Mitchell mate?

Arry any of these players interest you at all?

HK Ross Batty (E)
HK Chris Whitehead (E)
PR Dave Wilson (E) (1 or 3)
PR Sakaria Taulafo (Samoa) (3)
FL Sione Kalamafoni (Tonga)
FL/N8 Luke Watson (South Africa)
SH Charlie Davies (E)
CE/FB Shane Geraghty (E)
CE Luke Eves (E)
CE Casey Laulala (NZ)
WG Tom Arscott (E) FOR SALE
FB/FH Christian Lewis-Pratt (E)
WG/FB Dan Caprice (E)

Maybe do Hipkiss Arry

NFS mate

What for Slipper

Hey mate,
Honestly not sure if you will go for this but worth a try

Would you do Nieto, Hamilton and Tiesi for Kruger and Sykes?

Nieto > Kruger, Sykes > Hamilton and then Tiesi being that elusive 12/13 you have been looking for?

To sweeten the deal id throw Nathan Catt in on loan for the world cup. Will probly be looking to loan him out again after the world cup depending on injuries so would give you 1st option then as well

I could make Catt a permanent addition in that deal? And throw in Alex Tait as that extra full back you were after a while back?

What for Kruger?? Take a look at my side and propose a deal

Fair enough mate

I've got Claassens available mate, give you a good basics scummie to fall back on

I have Salvi at openside, Tiesi at IC/OC and Alex Tait at fullback available mate make an offer (it doesnt have to be for Sykes )

Also re centre i have mat Carraro one of the best players in the AP last year and could make him available as i have so many players

If Turner Hall goes mate then i will want Sykes in the deal. JTH was in great form come the end of the season and was breaking tackles and getting offloads off all over the place

Could include him in a larger deal for Kruger. he also plays wing and would probably start for you there when you are at full strength.

Carraro+???= Kruger

Let me know what we can do

Not the world mate, just somebody of similar abilty...(ex Int)

Mafi, Burger, Fa'ainga....any of those available?

No worries. If you want to improve your squad let me know and we can do a deal with maybe a few players involved for Kruger.

He is the only player you have that i am interested in. Actually i could do a deal involving slipper if you preferred that. let me know who takes your fancy/

I could do Brown for Borthwick

Well want would you be looking at for Slipper then

You're obviously not that desperate to get him if you're saying no to that deal.

I would do him as a straight swap for Slipper.

Alternatively if you issue with losing Borthwick is it leaving you short in the second row I would throw in Schofield with Brown for him.

Arry. I will only do English for English so Robson and Sharples would not work for Slipper + ??

If you want to propose a deal that is slightly weighted to you i can do something but as you know from previous deals i am not going to ruin my team for an Aussie prop who is not first choice. I do rate slipper though and think i could do your team a benefit and my own in a trade.

Let me know who interests you and i can put something together.

English though is for English

Not the world mate, just somebody of similar abilty...(ex Int)

Mafi, Burger, Fa'ainga....any of those available?.

'Arry wrote:I'd do Kitchener and Brown for Borthwick.

I'm sure you would mate, but I wouldn't.

'Arry wrote:Wouldn't do a straight swap for Slipper mate, unless you added something in at your end.

I wouldn't add anything mate, I'd be losing an EQ international for a foreign international, neither of whom are 1st choice for their countries. why would I add anything?

How about:

Burger + Mafi

Claassens + Woods

Slater covering 4/6

Ignore that last bit lol

You can't win games on potential mate, as a few people have found out over the last few seasons on here.

I've offered you 3 different options for Brown, a player you say you are desperate to get mate, I've got nothing more I can offer you.

Have a think about it and let me know if you change your mind.

Could do:

Classsens + Skirving for Burger?

Get 6/8 cover and a backrow lineout specialist

No mate, I wouldn't add anything else as Brown for Borthwick is as even a swap as there is in this game.

I only said I'd through Schofield in as a favour to help you out with depth mate.

In principle I am still happy with it mate, but other people have shown an interest in Schofield and Brown now, so am going to see what they have to offer before making a final decision on them.

Arry I'm interested in Chambers, Fa'ainga and Haskell - any chance of getting them mate?

What sort of deal would you be looking at because I get the impression that Chambers isnt really rated on here after seeing some of the commnets you've had when you have played him.

Sorry mate, but I think Lualala is better - was thinking more along the lines of helping you build up some depth for a player that you've been wanting to sell for a long time and I dont think you play.

PR Sakaria Taulafo (Samoa) (3)
CE Luke Eves (E)
WG Tom Arscott (E)
FB/FH Christian Lewis-Pratt (E)
WG Dan Caprice

for chambers and billy vunipola? 4 english and an int prop?

actually just remembered that I have Benvenutti as a 13, so dont actually need Chambers!

Come on then fella, let's do this deal.

You still after a 13? Could maybe do something with Mapusua if he interests you.