London Wasps

First topic message reminder :

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)

Yeah that's the deal mate.

None of them are for sale mate. Maps rating will be fine for a bit, as I would fully expect that he will shine for Samoa in the World Cup.

No worries though.

What for Schofield?

Not really sure if I'm honest mate, as hadn't really considered selling him. Give me a list of players of yours that you would let go, and we'll see what we can come up with.

Claassens + Slater

Schofield + Burger

Enq

Kruger for rococo and carraro ?? Deal weighted in your favour and gives you wc winger and top outside centre

Also diggin for Morgan?

Think we're struggling a bit again lol. What for just Schofield?

Would you do Billy Vunipola for Craig Gillies and Nick Macleod?

Gives you a EQ lock who will be availible in WC and is now back in the prem and a goal kicking back who can play 10, 12 and 15 (13 at a push)

Slater + Hipkiss

Schofield + ?

He's a young lock at the best team in the country Arry. Outplayed Mafi and Skivs in a fair few games last season.

I'll do Hipkiss straight swap but rate him higher. Schofield has one more season.

Can loan you Slater for WC? Too much mate for perm, Hipkiss alone is prob too much but I'm good at centre.

If you need Slater added I'd need something else mate

Hipkiss will be first choice 13 for Bath next season and rating will shoot up. Schofield is a good 4 but playing in France. You have Mafi, Chilsolm and Sykes available at 4 during WC.

How Claassens instead? Give you a top 9 when Burgess away

Ok well get back to me, you're hard work! Lol

Anthony Faainga and Francois Louw

for

Julien Bonnaire and James Downey

Gives you a 12 for the World Cup

I'm not sure he's worth that much mate lol. Deals on the table anyway, waiting for Chris to get back and prefer his deal. If you're happy confirm, if not we'll leave it.

To lose Downey I need to get Faainga mate

Faainga + Louw

for

Downey + Clarke + Macleod + Gillies

That gives you a fantastic centre pair for the WC?

Depth for a month? You have DWS there too you know.

I'm not sure I can sell you Claassens, you're ratings are a bit off from mine lately! Lol

can't add in Dowson mate I need him for EQ.

You have Johnson for the WC at openside?? did very well for the Saxons there.

Faainga + Louw + Chisholm

for

Downey + Clarke + Donnelly

Maybe do Claassens for Louw?

Dowson isn't leaving.

Louw in in the Saffers WC preliminary squad so there's a good chance you won't have him anyway.

Atm your getting a very good World cup partnership at centre and I am getting two players who will be out for most of the World Cup as I expect them both to make there chosen squads. I won't be adding anything else to the offer which includes Chisholm fr Donnelly. I rate Donnelly higher than Chisholm but I would get an Aussie combo.

Throw in Sam Jones or Billy Vunipola from your academy to even up the EQ a little and I'd deal

All except Allen could leave! Allen could but needs huge

Woods and Claassens, you know who I like lol

S.Hobson + J.Ansboro + G.V.D.Heever 4 S.Mafi+ W.Chambers + L.Turner

Who've you got available for Claassens?

You kidding me lol...playing French Div 2 isn't he?

i'd potentially lose Lualala if Fa;ainga was involved?

Make an offer then?

No need for Williams mate he'd be my 3rd choice English winger!

I'd definitely need chambers/Downey/Clarke back and a gain elsewhere?

Would want Downey mate

Robinson , Burgess , Haskell and Mitchell

Fancy a loan of Claassens/Schofield for WC Arry?

Waldouck is english and plays both 12 + 12 so id rather have him

neither for sale sorry mate

3 English starters i lose mate for back up at lock and 10.

How about

Mitchell

for

Matt Smith + Marty Holah + £15m

How about Masi + Koya + £15m for Mitchell?

What for Mitchell?

Tuilagi + Barclay
for
Mitchell + Burger?

Not sure if any of these are of interest but I am looking to trim my squad a little bit before the new season.

PR Sakaria Taulafo (Samoa) (3)
PR Nic Mayhew (E)
PR Calum Black (Ireland/USA) (1)
PR Mike MacDonald (USA) (1)
LK James Sandford (Irish)
FL Sione Kalamafoni (Tonga)
N8 Luke Watson
N8 Ryan Kankowski (South Africa)
SH Charlie Davies (E)
CE/FB Shane Geraghty (E)
CE James Tincknell (E)
CE Luke Eves (E)
WG Julian Savea (NZ)
WG Tom Arscott (E) FOR SALE
FB/FH Christian Lewis-Pratt (E)

Who've you got decent and playing top flight rughby for Claassens then Arry? You need to get one of those positions sorted soon lol

Don't really want to lose Lindsay mate, Tommo in something might tempt me though

Give me a list of players you'd do in a straight swap, similar quality.

You're just too tight to let anybody go mate lol. Not a fair deal with those two I don't think mate.

If you think of anybody better give me a shout

Sheridan for Haskell?

Hey Arry mate,

I know your reluctant to sell but what do you reckon to this deal:
Kruger and Sykes for Faure, Nieto, Hamilton, Hooper and G. Murphy

You get a gain in the scrum at TH with Nieto who is available all year round while Kruger could well be gone for 2/3 months sitting on the Saffa’s bench. Faure is a monster scrummager at LH and a possible starter for you if EQ limits permit it giving you a serious scrum for the season and two starting gains. You lose out in lock with Sykes being the best of the lot but gain the EQ Bath captain in high demand with Nick, Luke and Chris all enquiring about him in recent weeks and Hamilton to help you out with depth. And to swing the deal I’ve thrown in Geordan Murphy another starting gain for you EQ limits permitting. 3 gains and some extra depth for 1 loss. What you reckon?

thats a great deal for you arry if you ask me!!

Mate I really dont know if I could offer any more then that. Thought you would bite my hand off at that offer took me ages to decide to go with!

Cant get rid of two EQ locks in one deal. Thought throwing Murphy in was more then fair as hes good enough to start at FB for both of us! How about I add some cash in to the deal instead as your fairly strapped and with only prediction bonuses this year it will be very hard to come by.

Kruger and Sykes for Faure, Nieto, Hamilton, Hooper, Murphy and 8 mil?
At a push I could maybe loan Nathan Catt at LH for the world cup as I know you have been after him for ages instead of the cash

Ask around mate for opinions if your unsure of the deal but think alot of the lads will recommend it like Nick there