Wasps

Demise of Wasps, Worcester and London Irish have raised standards in the Premiership

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Will Joseph, formerly of London Irish, now impresses with Harlequins on the European stage – Getty Images/Patrick Khachfe Picking out the positives from the 2022/23 Premiership campaign is a bit like searching a particularly filthy drain for lost keys. Losing three clubs, albeit under different circumstances, was an indelible and shameful blight on the sport … Read more

RFU runs Wasps, Worcester and London Irish academies – here’s how they do it

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Calum, 18, and Ewan, 14, were part of the Wasps development program before the club went bankrupt – The Telegraph/Paul Grover The traumatic impact of the collapse of three Premier League clubs last season extended beyond the devastating impact on the players, staff and supporters of Worcester, Wasps and London Irish. Subsequent headlines understandably focused … Read more