London Wasps
Full name	London Wasps Holdings Ltd
Founded	1867 as Wasps FC[1]
Location	High Wycombe, England
Ground	Adams Park
Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Chris Wright
Coach	Ian McGeechan
League	Guinness Premiership
2006-07	5th
Home colours		Away colours
Official website
www.wasps.co.uk

London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999. London Wasps play at Adams Park, which is located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and are the current Heineken Cup champions. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 504 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (838 × 996 pixel, file size: 88 KB, MIME type: image/png) This basic image can be found at [1] in an uncropped form. ... London Wasps is an English rugby union team. ... // The world renound retard, jack milner, has been said to be living in the retarded town just west of high wycombe known as down syndromly. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the United Kingdom anthem is God Save the Queen. ... Adams Park. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Ian McGeechan (born on October 30, 1946) is a hugely successful rugby coach of the Northampton Saints, the Scotland national rugby union team and the British and Irish Lions. ... The Guinness Premiership is a professional league competition for rugby union clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. ... The 2006-07 Guinness Premiership. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Kit_socks_wasps. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links soccer jersey with thin black sides File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Kit_socks_wasps. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the United Kingdom anthem is God Save the Queen. ... A rugby union scrum. ... London Wasps is an English rugby union team. ... Adams Park. ... // The world renound retard, jack milner, has been said to be living in the retarded town just west of high wycombe known as down syndromly. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... The 2006-07 Heineken Cup is an annual rugby union competition in Europe. ...

London Wasps are one of the most successful English rugby union sides in recent years, having won at least one of each of the major European competitions or knock-out tournaments in the past decade. The team compete in the English club competition, the Guinness Premiership, the anglo-welsh competition the EDF Energy Cup and the European knock-out competition, the Heineken Cup. The Guinness Premiership is a professional league competition for rugby union clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. ... The EDF Energy Cup, also known as the Anglo-Welsh Cup an the English & Welsh rugby union knock-out cup competition featuring all 12 Guinness Premiership clubs and all 4 Welsh Regions. ... The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ...

History

1866-1967

Hampstead Football Club was founded in 1866^{[citation needed]}, there was a split in the membership of the which resulted in the formation of two different clubs; Harlequin F.C. and Wasps.^[1] Wasps Football Club was itself formed in 1867 as the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London.^[1] The club gained its name because of a fashion of the Victorian period for clubs to adopt the names of insects, birds and animals. In December 1870, Edwin Ash, Secretary of Richmond Football Club published a letter in the papers which said, "Those who play the rugby-type game should meet to form a code of practice as various clubs play to rules which differ from others, which makes the game difficult to play." Wasps are interestingly founder members of the FA along with several other rugby clubs such as Blackheath R.C., despite never really playing the proper code of association football. Official website www. ... Fa or FA may refer to: Federal Association, Federal Savings Bank Financial Adviser The Football Association, England First ascent, climbing Free agency Fallen Angels, a clan spanning many role-playing games In solfege, fa is the name of the fourth note of the scale Farm Aid Fame Academy Fiery Avenger... Blackheath Rugby Club (BRC) is a rugby football club originally based in Blackheath in south-east London, but now playing at the Rectory Field in neighbouring Charlton. ... “Soccer” redirects here. ...

As a reasonably well-established club, the Wasps were eligible to be founder members of the Rugby Football Union (RFU).^[1] On January 26, 1871 the meeting was scheduled to take place. However a mix-up led to them sending their representative to the wrong venue at the wrong time on the wrong day.^[1] Another version of the story was that he went to a pub of the same name and after consuming a number of drinks was too drunk to make it to the correct address after he realized his mistake. Wasps were, therefore, not present at the inauguration ceremony and forfeited their right to be called foundation members^{[citation needed]}. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the rugby union governing body in England. ...

Wasps first home was in Finchley Road, North London although subsequent years saw grounds being rented in various parts of London. In 1923 the Wasps moved to a permanent home at Sudbury, Middlesex, eventually buying the ground outright^{[citation needed]}. The side had somewhat of a renaissance during the 1930s, particularly the earlier part of the decade, where they were seen as one of the better English clubs, going unbeaten in the 1930/31 English season^{[citation needed]}. The 1930s also saw the emergence of Neville Compton, who captained the side between 1939 and 1947 and went on to become fixture secretary in 1959 and eventually became the club president in the early 1970s before retiring in 1988. Finchley Road, an inner city main road which runs for about 7 kilometres/4 miles, is one of the major thoroughfares of north London, England. ... Sudbury is an area of northwest London. ... The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ...

Wasps went on to host Welsh internationals Vivian Jenkins and Harry Bowcott, in addition to this national representation, numerous Wasps came to play for the England national side, such as Ted Woodward, Bob Stirling, Richard Sharp and Don Rutherford. In 1967, the Wasps club celebrated their centenary. Celebrations took the form of two matches that were held at the Rugby school grounds, where William Webb Ellis is thought to have originated the rugby union game. One match was played against the Barbarians F.C., the other, against another London rugby union club, the Harlequins. First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4 - 1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win England 134 - 0 Romania (17 November 2001) Worst defeat Australia 76 - 0 England (6 June 1998) The England national rugby union team are the current World Champions of rugby union. ... Richard Sharp (born 9 September 1938) is/was? a former England rugby union fly-half and captain. ... A view of Rugby School from The Close, the playing field where according to legend Rugby was invented Rugby School, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, is one of the oldest public schools in England and is one of the major co-educational boarding schools in the country. ... Statue of William Webb Ellis outside Rugby School William Webb Ellis (November 24, 1806 - January 24, 1872) is often credited with the invention of Rugby football. ... The original Barbarians Barbarian Football Club, typically referred to as Barbarians and nicknamed the Baa_Baas, are an invitational rugby union team. ...

1968-1994

The 1980s saw what was, at that point, an all time high representation of Wasps players in the England national side^{[citation needed]}. In 1986, Wasps Football Club made their first appearance at the final of the John Player Cup knock-out competition, which originated in 1972. Wasps were defeated by Bath in a close game, where Bath emerged as winners, 25 points to 17. The following year Wasps continued their success in the knock-out competition and they again met Bath in the final. They were however again defeated by Bath in a close game, Bath winning 19 points to 12. Wasp Rob Andrew captained England against Romania in 1989. First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4 - 1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win England 134 - 0 Romania (17 November 2001) Worst defeat Australia 76 - 0 England (6 June 1998) The England national rugby union team are the current World Champions of rugby union. ... The Powergen Cup (centre) seen in the London Irish clubhouse at Sunbury in 2002. ... Official website www. ... Christopher Robert Andrew (born 18 February 1963) nicknamed Squeaky, is a former rugby union footballer and currently the Director of Rugby of Newcastle Falcons. ...

1995-1999

The original Wasps logo used until 1999.

In 1995 Wasps made it to the final of the Pilkington Cup, their first final appearance of that competition in almost eight years. They again met Bath in the final, as they had on two occasions in 1986 and 1987. They were however defeated by Bath, 36 points to 16. A few years later in 1998, the now professional Wasps emerged again as finalists of the Pilkington Cup. They were, however, soundly defeated 48 points to 18 by a star-studded Saracens. These were the days pre salary cap when the clubs could spend what they deemed appropriate on their players wages. Image File history File links Wasps_250. ... Image File history File links Wasps_250. ... The Powergen Cup (centre) seen in the London Irish clubhouse at Sunbury in 2002. ... Official website www. ... Saracens Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union team located in Watford, Hertfordshire. ...

When rugby union became professional the club split into two parts. The professional side became part of Loftus Road Holdings PLC (who also owned Queens Park Rangers F.C., sharing the Loftus Road stadium with the West London association football team). ^{[citation needed]} Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, from Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London. ... Loftus Road is a side-street in Shepherds Bush London W12. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ...

In 1999 Wasps made the final of the Tetley's Bitter Cup (now called EDF Energy Cup), where they would meet the Newcastle Falcons. Wasps emerged as winners, defeating Newcastle 29 points to 19 and claiming their first title of that competition. The following year Wasps backed up this successful Tetley's Bitter Cup win by again making it to the final. They successfully defended their title, defeating the Northampton Saints 31 to 23. The EDF Energy Cup, also known as the Anglo-Welsh Cup an the English & Welsh rugby union knock-out cup competition featuring all 12 Guinness Premiership clubs and all 4 Welsh Regions. ... Official website www. ... Official website www. ...

The team was rebranded in the summer of 1999 as London Wasps to differentiate them from Wasps FC, the amateur side of the club. They adopted the current club logo after several proposed designs were deemed to be too far out of touch with the clubs history. They had been running as Wasps RFC (professional) since the 1996-1997 season using the existing Wasps FC badge.^{[citation needed]} London Wasps is an English rugby union team. ...

2000-present

Wasps playing Perpignan in 2006.

In 2001 ex-Wigan rugby league star Shaun Edwards joined as a coach. He has largely been credited with creating Wasps' famous Blitz Defence that stops teams and is the basis for Wasps' own scoring chances. London Wasps agreed to move out of Queens Park Rangers' Loftus Road stadium to allow Fulham F.C. to rent for 2 seasons between 2002 and 2004, while their ground, Craven Cottage, was redeveloped. They became tenants to Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park at the end of the 2001/02 season. The success of Wasps at their new ground meant they didn't return to Loftus Road after Fulham left. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (683 × 1024 pixel, file size: 405 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): London Wasps ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (683 × 1024 pixel, file size: 405 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): London Wasps ... Shaun Edwards OBE is a former English rugby league player and now head coach at London Wasps rugby union team. ... Wycombe Wanderers F.C. are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two. ... Adams Park. ...

In the 2002/03 European Challenge Cup, Wasps made their way to the final, where they met Bath. Though Bath beat them in numerous finals in the 1990s, the Wasps emerged as champions, beating Bath 48 to 30 at Madejski Stadium. Wasps end of season run to glory also included timely wins that saw them defeat the Northampton Saints, in the Premiership semi final, after finishing 2nd in the league table. This saw them face Gloucester in the final at Twickenham. Wasps superior fitness saw them waltz past the cherry and whites and win their first English title since 1997, by 39 points to 3. The Madejski Stadium is a football stadium in Reading, England. ...

2002 - The season after, the rugby union team from Sudbury, Just like when Wycombe moved to Adams Park, Wasps enjoyed a season if immense success winning the Premiership title two seasons running. However, Wycombe were in a period of decline, culminating in relegation from Division 2 (now League 1).

Wasps finished top of their pool in the 2003-04 Heineken Cup, where they went on to soundly defeat Gloucester at the quarter-finals and won a final berth after overcoming Munster 37 points to 32 in the semi-finals. The semi-final, held at Lansdowne Road, has gone down as one of the all-time classic matches, for its incredible intensity, beating that of most international games. They met Toulouse in the final at Twickenham, where they became champions, defeating the French side, 27 points to 20, and in winning their first Heineken Cup produced another classic match. Wasps followed up the win the following week, again at Twickenham, by beating Bath to retain the title of England's champion side, and complete an impressive double. The 2003-4 Heineken Cup (the rugby union club championship of Europe) is the ninth of the series. ... Official website www. ... Official website www. ... A DART train passes under the Lansdowne Road Rugby Football Stadium and over the level crossing as it enters the station of the same name. ... Stade Toulousain usually known as Toulouse is a French rugby union club from the countrys rugby capital, Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. ... Twickenham Stadium (usually known as just Twickenham or Twickers[1]) is a stadium located in Twickenham, a suburb of south-west London (in the historic county of Middlesex). ... The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ...

In December of 2004 the RFU revealed that the team was to be disqualified from the Powergen Cup for fielding an ineligible player, hooker Jonny Barrett, in a sixth-round game versus Bristol.^[2] Wasps went through the season well, after the cup glitch, and retained the English title for a second time, by beating Leicester Tigers in the final at Twickenham. Edwards, however, was not a totally happy man as Wasps conceded their first try of the three Premiership finals in the dying minutes. Warren Gatland signed off at Wasps with a rare smile to continue his coaching with Waikato in New Zealand. The EDF Energy Cup, also known as the Anglo-Welsh Cup an the English & Welsh rugby union knock-out cup competition featuring all 12 Guinness Premiership clubs and all 4 Welsh Regions. ... A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15[1]. Depending upon the competition, there may be up to seven replacements. ... Bristol Rugby are the first class rugby club in Bristol, England. ... Warren David Gatland (born 17 September 1963 in Hamilton, New Zealand and educated at Hamilton Boys High School and Waikato University) is a former All Black and the current Coach of the Waikato Air New Zealand Cup team. ... The Waikato Rugby Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the region of Waikato on the North Island of New Zealand. ...

Ian McGeechan became the new Director of Rugby at Wasps from the 2005/06 season, taking over from Gatland. London Wasps won the Powergen Anglo-Welsh Cup in the 2005-06 season, beating Llanelli Scarlets in the final at Twickenham. Before the 2006/07 season began, London Wasps won the Middlesex 7's in Twickenham, beating Leicester Tigers in the final. Josh Lewsey scored 11 tries in the process. Ian McGeechan (born on October 30, 1946) is a hugely successful rugby coach of the Northampton Saints, the Scotland national rugby union team and the British and Irish Lions. ... Warren David Gatland (born 17 September 1963 in Hamilton, New Zealand and educated at Hamilton Boys High School and Waikato University) is a former All Black and the current Coach of the Waikato Air New Zealand Cup team. ... The EDF Energy Cup, also known as the Anglo-Welsh Cup an the English & Welsh rugby union knock-out cup competition featuring all 12 Guinness Premiership clubs and all 4 Welsh Regions. ... Official website www. ... Twickenham Stadium (usually known as just Twickenham or Twickers[1]) is a stadium located in Twickenham, a suburb of south-west London (in the historic county of Middlesex). ... Official website www. ... Owen Joshua Lewsey MBE (born 30 November 1976) is an English rugby union footballer who plays fullback, wing or centre for Wasps and England. ...

In the 2007 Six Nations Championship, England vs. Wales game at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wasps supplied the entire back row of the scrum, James Haskell, Joe Worsley and Tom Rees all made an appearance.^[3] This was the first time that any club supplied the entire back row. Unfortunately for England, Wales won the encounter 27 to 18.^[4] Rugby was played at Croke Park for the first time, seen here during the Irish-French match. ... The RBS 6 Nations Championship, (referred to as RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons) known before 2000 as the Five Nations Championship, is an annual international rugby union competition held between six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ... The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm), is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff, and is used primarily for rugby union and football home internationals. ... Cardiff (English:  , Welsh: ) is the capital, largest and core city of Wales. ... James Haskell is a proffesional Rugby Union player who currently plays for London Wasps. ... Joseph Paul Richard Worsley MBE (born 14 June 1977 in London) is a rugby union player who plays flanker for Wasps and England. ... Tom Rees (born 11 September 1984) is a Rugby Union player. ...

Wasps celebrate after their win in 2007.

In the Heineken Cup of 2007, Wasps qualified following some good fortune in other games for a home quarter final. They were drawn against Leinster on 31 March. There was a full house at Adams Park, and three players in total were sent to the Sin Bin, Lawrence Dallaglio in the last moments of the first half, Dominic Waldouck of Wasps and Malcolm O'Kelly of Leinster later spent time there as well.^[5] The final score was 35-13 to wasps. In the Semi Final on Sunday April 22nd at Coventry Citys Ricoh Arena, Wasps beat Northampton 30-13 and in doing so, gained a place in the Heineken Cup Final against Leicester at Twickenham Stadium. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 314 pixelsFull resolution (2842 × 1115 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 314 pixelsFull resolution (2842 × 1115 pixel, file size: 2. ... The Irish Rugby Football Union Leinster Branch (also known as Leinster Rugby) is one of four branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish province of Leinster. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... Adams Park. ... The penalty boxes in this ice hockey game are shown here. ... Lorenzo Bruno Nero Dallaglio (born on August 10, 1972 in London) is an English rugby union player, the former captain of the English national team. ... Dominic Waldouck (born 26 September 1987) is a rugby union footballer who at plays centre for London Wasps. ... Malcolm OKelly (born 19 July 1974 in Chelmsford, England) is an Irish rugby player who currently plays as a lock for Ireland internationally and Leinster at club level. ... The Irish Rugby Football Union Leinster Branch (also known as Leinster Rugby) is one of four branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish province of Leinster. ... The Ricoh Arena, home to Coventry City F.C., is a complex situated in Foleshill in the north of Coventry, containing a 32,500 seater football stadium, a 6,000 square-metre exhibition hall, a hotel, a leisure club and a planned casino. ... Official website www. ... Official website www. ... Twickenham Stadium (usually known as just Twickenham or Twickers[1]) is a stadium located in Twickenham, a suburb of south-west London (in the historic county of Middlesex). ...

Leicester were the favourites, as they had already won the Anglo-Welsh cup and the Guinness Premiership, the latter just the week before. It was also expected that this match would break records for the biggest crowd for a club rugby match in the world. This later turned out to be true. Wasps went ahead early, and while Leicester kept in the match, Wasps defense was on top form and Leicester didn't even score a penalty in the second half. Wasps won 25-9, thanks to penalties by Alex King and tries by Raphael Ibanez and Eoin Reddan to become 2007 champions. Official website www. ... Alexander David King (born 17 January 1975 in Brighton) is a rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half for Wasps. ... Raphael Ibanez (born 17 February 1972 in Dax in France) is a French rugby union footballer. ... Eoin Reddan is a rugby union player. ...

Home ground

A view from the Valley Terrace at Adams Park.

Wasp's first home was in Finchley Road, North London although subsequent years saw grounds being rented in various parts of London. In 1923 Wasps moved to a permanent home at Sudbury, Middlesex, eventually buying the ground outright. ^{[citation needed]} Although the team currently play home matches at Adams Park, High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, and the ground at Sudbury has been developed for housing, the club house still stands (currently being used as a Hindu Community Centre) and is still considered by many as the club's spiritual home. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (3799x1208, 857 KB) Summary A view of the stadium from the Valley Terrace at Adams Park, High Wycombe, England before the London Wasps vs Border Reivers rugby union match on August 25th 2006. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (3799x1208, 857 KB) Summary A view of the stadium from the Valley Terrace at Adams Park, High Wycombe, England before the London Wasps vs Border Reivers rugby union match on August 25th 2006. ... Finchley Road, an inner city main road which runs for about 7 kilometres/4 miles, is one of the major thoroughfares of north London, England. ... Sudbury is an area of northwest London. ... The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ... Adams Park. ... // The world renound retard, jack milner, has been said to be living in the retarded town just west of high wycombe known as down syndromly. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ...

Wasps previously played their home games at Loftus Road in West London. They however made the move to High Wycombe in 2002. The crowds figure went up by 31.8% the next season.^[6] In recent years, Wasps have played their season opener in the London Double Header at Twickenham, in 2006 this drew a crowd of 51,950, breaking the record set in 2004.^[7] From the start of the 2003/4 season to the end of the 2005/6 season the stadium was sponsored by Causeway Technologies and known as the Causeway Stadium. Loftus Road is a side-street in Shepherds Bush London W12. ... The London Double Header began in 2004 and opens what was the Zurich Premiership and is now the Guinness Premiership. ... Twickenham Stadium (usually known as just Twickenham or Twickers[1]) is a stadium located in Twickenham, a suburb of south-west London (in the historic county of Middlesex). ... The London Double Header began in 2004 and opens what was the Zurich Premiership and is now the Guinness Premiership. ... The London Double Header began in 2004 and opens what was the Zurich Premiership and is now the Guinness Premiership. ...

Current squad

International Name Birth Nick Adams 1977 7s Simon Amor 1979 Richard Birkett 1979 Chris Bishay 1987 U19 Danny Cipriani 1987 Garth Chamberlain 1985 Matt Corker 1982 Lawrence Dallaglio 1972 U20 David Doherty 1987 U20 Hugo Ellis 1988 John Paul Filler 1983 Tom French 1983 John Hart 1982 James Haskell 1985 Rob Hoadley 1980 James Honeyben 1986 Raphaël Ibañez 1973 Daniel Leo 1982

International Name Birth Josh Lewsey 1976 Mark McMillan 1983 Tom Palmer 1979 Tim Payne 1979 Eoin Reddan 1980 Tom Rees 1984 Paul Sackey 1979 Simon Shaw 1973 George Skivington 1982 Mark van Gisbergen 1977 Phil Vickery 1976 Tom Voyce 1981 Dave Walder 1978 U19 Dominic Waldouck 1987 Joe Ward 1980 Fraser Waters 1976 Rob Webber 1986 Joe Worsley 1977

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Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Joseph Paul Richard Worsley MBE (born 14 June 1977 in London) is a rugby union player who plays flanker for Wasps and England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...

Current England Elite Squad 2006/2007

• Mark van Gisbergen
• Josh Lewsey
• Tim Payne
• Phil Vickery
• Joe Worsley
• James Haskell
• Tom Rees
• Paul Sackey

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Other internationals

• Raphaël Ibañez (France)
• Tom Rees (England)
• Eoin Reddan (Ireland)
• Daniel Leo (Samoa)

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Honours

• English Champions titles: 5
  • 1989/90*, 1996/97**, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05
• Runners-up 3
  • 1987/88*, 1990/91*, 1992/93*
• RFU Tetley's Bitter Cup & Powergen Cup / Powergen Anglo Welsh Cup titles: 3
  • 1998/99**, 1999/2000, 2005/06
• Runners-up 4
  • 1985/86*, 1986/87*, 1994/95*, 1997/98**
• Heineken Cup titles: 2
  • 2003/04, 2006/07
• Parker Pen Challenge Cup titles: 1
  • 2002/03
• Middlesex 7s Tournament titles: 5
  • 1948*, 1952*, 1985*, 1993*, 2006
• Runners-up: 4
  • 1933*, 1951*, 1996*, 2005
• (* As Wasps FC)
• (** As Wasps RFC)

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Director of Rugby

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References

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External links

• Official site
• Official Picture Site
• Waspies fansite
• Drunken Wasps fansite
• Alex Walker's London Wasps fansite
• London Wasps on Rugby15
• London Wasps (Adams Park) at Google Maps
• London Wasps Training ground (Twyford Avenue) at Google Maps

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