Wasps keep play-off hopes alive as Jimmy Gopperth’s late penalty condemns Newcastle to defeat

However, despite being a man short, Frost finished from close range on 63 minutes with Gopperth’s conversion setting up a tense finale.  Gopperth saved his best kick…

Welcome back, Joe – how Launchbury can bolster England’s maul and bulk up their pack

Eddie Jones made it pretty clear on Tuesday what he wants from Joe Launchbury, following the Wasps captain’s return to the England squad. “He is an outstanding…

Wasps looking up after return of ‘world-class’ Joe Launchbury in victory over Saracens

Wasps 26 Saracens 20 Joe Launchbury shrugged off nine months of mental and physical anguish to help inspire Wasps to a morale-boosting victory. The England lock played…

Wasps Women remain in hunt for play-off spot after Flo Williams keeps nerve at the death

Wasps Women 15 Exeter Chiefs Women 15 At times it resembled more of a wrestling match, but in the end it was Flo Williams’s nerveless kick at…

Wasps’ Malakai Fekitoa yet to hear from his family as he raises £40,000 to support Tonga

Wasps’ back Malakai Fekitoa has revealed he has not heard from his family in Tonga for almost a week after the island was devastated by tsunami caused…

Ellis Genge: ‘I lost my head and let Leicester down’

Addressing a press conference for the first time since his return to Bristol was confirmed, he also expanded on his decision to leave the East Midlands to…

Dogged defence, kicking strategy and Alfie Barbeary – how Wasps halted Leicester’s winning run

Lee Blackett, the Wasps head coach, seems personable and honest. Even before his side’s game against Leicester Tigers kicked off on Sunday, he looked beleaguered. During a…

Poor discipline cost Leicester their winning streak against Wasps

All sides try to use this tactic and when executed well it means that even the fastest rushing defender cannot reach the deep runner. He is then…

Wasps end Leicester’s 15-game winning streak after Ellis Genge sin-binned for striking Francois Hougaard

Wasps 16 Leicester Tigers 13 One by one Wasps’ exhausted players collapsed to the floor as referee Tom Foley blew the final whistle that signalled the end…

Vaea Fifita set to leave Wasps for Scarlets as Premiership clubs feel salary cap pinch

Wasps are beginning to feel the financial squeeze of the lowered salary cap with their star summer signing, Vaea Fifita, set to leave early. The former All…

Sale power past depleted Wasps in bonus-point win to leapfrog opponents in table

Beginning 2022 in a lowly 11th place in the Premiership, Sale Sharks took a commanding first step to go “marching back up the table” in the words…

Baggy kit no obstacle as Harlequins Women rout Wasps at Twickenham

Harlequins Women 29 Wasps Women 5 The first ever Premier 15s match to be staged at Twickenham was overshadowed after Harlequins took to the field in oversized…

Wasps end losing run with battling victory against London Irish despite red card for Jacob Umaga

Wasps 38-30 London Irish Lee Blackett believes better times are ahead for Wasps after they picked up a morale-boosting win against London Irish. The 2019-20 runners-up have…

Alfie Barbeary: Wasps’ rising star on injury struggles, settling on No 8 and his England ambitions

“His immediate feedback was quite emotional but then he just got it. Maybe a year or so ago he would have got really annoyed, really frustrated and…

Alex Sanderson accuses third parties of trying to ‘destabilise’ Sale Sharks

When asked how he was finding the business side of the game in his first role as director of rugby, Sanderson said the emotional impact of pandemic…

Vincent Koch move from Saracens to Wasps shows how new salary cap could break Premiership wide open

Wasps have announced the signing of World Cup-winning prop Vincent Koch from their Gallagher Premiership rivals Saracens. Koch, who will join Wasps for next season, has made…

Worcester hang on to secure rare win over Wasps in hope of kick-starting season

Worcester Warriors ran in four tries at Sixways to secure their first win over Wasps for eight years and offer hope that the tide is finally beginning…

Jack Clement secures bonus-point victory as Gloucester cling on to defy Wasps’ stirring fightback

Gloucester survived a furious comeback from Wasps, who were insipid for the first three quarters and inspired for the final 20 minutes. Jack Clement’s try after 65…