A Short Guide To The London Wasps


A Short Guide To The London Wasps

The English Rugby Club, Wasps was formed back in 1867 and they play their home games at Adam’s Park which is sited in High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire and boasts a capacity of 10,000. Their first home was sited in North London down Finchley Road which was a hired property, in 1923 they then moved to their first permanent home in Sudbury in the county of Middlesex and eventually went on to purchase the ground.

Unknown to many started off their life as a football team back in the year 1866 and were known as Hampstead Football Club, until there was a major transformation that lead to the formation of two totally new clubs. These two clubs were Harlequin Football Club and The Wasps Football Club.

Their name is quite unique because in the late 1800’s it was widespread to name football clubs after birds, animals and insects. In 1999 they finally became a professional Rugby Club and competed in the Rugby Union and changed their club logo to divide them from the amateur football club, Wasps F.C.

You could say that they are most prominent for their jersey colours that symbolises the clubs name. In the whole history of the London Wasps they have never changed their colours which to this day are still yellow and black for both the home and away kit, allowing them to stamp their image as a conformed and stable professional rugby team.

They are one of the most talented Rugby teams in the history of the game acquiring key honours in the English Premiership, the Powergen Cup and the Heineken Cup. They also have a surplus of English National players from past and present that have been inspirational and motivational to the Wasps success, these consist of the likes of former captain and rock to the team Lawrence Dallaglio and present England stars such as Phil Vickery, Josh Lewsey and Paul Sackey.

In 2007 they took the title of the Guinness A League, became English Champions and brought the Heineken Cup back to Adam’s Park. The strength they hold in their team and total self-belief can only indicate that the Wasps Rugby team can only progress with every season.
Chloe is a dedicated writer writing about The London Wasps on behalf of Setanta Online

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