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Wasps aiming for emotional end of season send-off

April 16, 2021

With some big names leaving the Ricoh Arena this summer, Wasps head coach Lee Blackett is eager for his side to finish the Gallagher…

Match Report: Wasps 25-27 ASM Clermont Auvergne

April 3, 2021

Talking Rugby Union’s Joe Harvey was at the Ricoh Arena as Wasps hosted Clermont in their Round of 16 Champions Cup tie that saw…

Meet Claudia MacDonald – the versatile England scrum-half advocating for change

April 1, 2021

The Wasps star discusses her rapid rise to the international stage, the difficulty in changing position from winger to scrum-half, and her desire for…

Jaime Borondo Hughes: Rugby gives me a lot: discipline, passion and a different meaning to my life

January 14, 2021

After spending time with Wasps’ ACE programme in Oxford, Jaime Borondo Hughes is now back home with the club he started his rugby journey…

TRU Verdict: Bath’s game management will be a concern for Stuart Hooper

January 11, 2021

Despite scoring 44 points on Friday night, Bath’s stuttering start to the Gallagher Premiership season continued and TRU’s new recruit Will Sherrington shared his…

Alfie Barbeary named Gallagher Premiership Rugby player of the month

January 8, 2021

Alfie Barbeary one of the brightest young talents in English rugby has today been named Gallagher Premiership Rugby player of the month for December…

We have started to push back to there we finished last season – James Gaskell

January 7, 2021

Wasps’ James Gaskell says the club’s recent win over Exeter Chiefs was the kind of performance which saw Lee Blackett’s charges reach the Gallagher…

Thibaud Flament Exclusive: How Loughborough made me a professional rugby player

December 28, 2020

Having left Wasps at the end of last season, Toulouse’s Thibaud Flament spoke to Joe Harvey about his time at Loughborough University and his…

Exclusive: How the Wasps Academy are adapting to find players game time

December 22, 2020

Speaking to Wasps Rugby Head of Recruitment and Academy Kevin Harman, TRU learn about how he and his staff have adapted in order to…

Match Report: Dragons 8-24 Wasps

December 13, 2020

Dragons 8-24 Wasps, Rodney ParadeScorecard Wasps scored two tries in the final 12 minutes as they started their Heineken Champions Cup campaign with a…