Wasps bank strong home win as they head into Europe
A much improved performance brought Wasps their second Premiership win of the season, to send them into Europe in confident mood.
WaspsGloucester Rugby
Sun 8th November 2015
3:00 pm
Ricoh Arena StadiumAviva Premiership
With nine minutes gone, Gloucester were penalised at a lineout, a metre inside the Wasps half. Long-range specialist Elliot Daly stepped up to go for the posts and his low trajectory kick comfortably cleared the bar to put Wasps ahead, against the run of play.
Wasps mounted their first serious attack after 13 minutes, when George Smith stole a wayward Gloucester throw at the back of the lineout. He made several metres before offloading to Nathan Hughes, who did well to gather a sharp pass and powered his way into the 22. The ball was moved out to the left, then back infield, before a handling error ended the move, just outside the 22.
Wasps scored the game’s first try on 20 minutes, after Nathan Hughes had broken down the blind side from a scrum in midfield. His inside pass to Christian Wade was ruled forward, but the referee played advantage, allowing Gloucester to launch a counter-attack.
They lost possession after the advantage had ended and the ball found its way to Christian Wade, in space inside his own half. He fed Charles Piutau whose perfectly timed pass found Elliot Daly coming on to the ball at pace from the left. His angled run split the defence and he passed inside to Wade, who ran in from the 22, to go over between the posts for his first Premiership try of the season. It was a try worth watching back on the highlights show and an example of what Wasps are capable of when everything clicks. Ruaridh Jackson converted, to give Wasps a 10-0 lead.
They lost possession after the advantage had ended and the ball found its way to Christian Wade, in space inside his own half. He fed Charles Piutau whose perfectly timed pass found Elliot Daly coming on to the ball at pace from the left. His angled run split the defence and he passed inside to Wade, who ran in from the 22, to go over between the posts for his first Premiership try of the season. It was a try worth watching back on the highlights show and an example of what Wasps are capable of when everything clicks. Ruaridh Jackson converted, to give Wasps a 10-0 lead.
Five minutes later, a scrum penalty gave Daly another kick at goal, 15 metres in from the left touchline, and just inside the Wasps half. He again made no mistake, to stretch the lead to 13 points. Daly was then on hand to charge down Charlie Sharples’s attempted clearance, a few yards from the Gloucester line, after an excellent chase to Ruaridh Jackson’s probing kick. Gloucester managed to regather, under pressure from Daly and Ben Jacobs, who forced a knock-on. Nathan Hughes made a blind-side break from the scrum and managed to offload to Frank Halai, but the winger was forced into touch near the corner.
Eight minutes before half-time, James Haskell’s short burst from a lineout near halfway led to another penalty, a few metres inside the Gloucester half. Elliot Daly made it three from three long range efforts, to put Wasps 16-0 ahead.
Wasps’ defensive pressure forced a turnover, just inside their own half and a quick counterattack sent Hughes charging into the Gloucester 22. He had support on the left but took the ball into contact. When it emerged, Christian Wade’s ambitious reverse pass drifted forwards.
Wasps were now finding some pleasing rhythm, with James Haskell and Joe Launchbury both featuring prominently in controlled build-ups and Charles Piutau, on his Wasps debut, showing excellent handling under the high ball and pace and footwork on the counterattack.
Wasps ended the half with another impressive attack, again featuring Haskell and Launchbury, with a sharp burst by Joe Simpson taking play deep into the Gloucester 22, before a knock-on brought an encouraging half to a disappointing conclusion.
Wasps ended the half with another impressive attack, again featuring Haskell and Launchbury, with a sharp burst by Joe Simpson taking play deep into the Gloucester 22, before a knock-on brought an encouraging half to a disappointing conclusion.
Three minutes after the break, another controlled passage of play won Wasps a penalty 40 metres out, in front of the posts. Daly’s first miss of the afternoon, saw him push the ball wide to the right.
The match took a dramatic turn on 45 minutes, when Gloucester winger David Halaifonua was shown a red card for a high, no-arms challenge which flattened Bradley Davies and forced him to leave the field. His place was taken by James Gaskell. Gaskell made an immediate impact, with a burst of speed which took him deep into the Gloucester 22. Frank Halai was in support, but couldn’t quite hold on to his pass, with the line just metres away. Gloucester were able to break away, eventually winning a penalty in midfield, a few metres inside the Wasps 22. Greig Laidlaw opened his side’s account, but Wasps were stung into an immediate response. A penalty was kicked to the corner, a sold line-out secured possession and produced an immensely powerful drive, which was then pulled down illegally, and the referee awarded a penalty try. Jackson converted to make the score 23-3.
Bradley Davies then returned to the field, having undergone an HIA. Almost immediately, a clash of heads forced Nathan Hughes from the field, for the same process. His place was taken by Guy Thompson.
Despite being a man down, Gloucester now produced their best spell of the match, spending several minutes in the Wasps 22. The pressure was eventually lifted, when strong Wasps tackling forced a knock-on, a few metres from the line. Before the scrum went down, Nathan Hughes returned to the field, at the same time as replacement Jake Cooper-Woolley became the latest head injury case, bringing Lorenzo Cittadini back into the front row. Further Gloucester pressure, following a quick penalty a few metres out, stretched the Wasps defence again, only for James Haskell to win a superb turnover, in the shadow of the posts. Frank Halai made a few important metres, enabling Joe Simpson to clear to halfway.
Ten minutes from time, Wade and Jackson combined with Piutau, to launch a thrilling attack from near their own posts. Several passes later, Frank Halai was deep inside the Gloucester 22 and a try seemed inevitable, only for the defence to catch him a few metres out and win a penalty.
Six minutes from time, Cittadini received the second red card of the afternoon, for a suspected punch at the bottom of a ruck. Wasps held firm in the face of Gloucester’s late pressure and George Smith was named Aviva man of the match, just before he made another important tackle in midfield and a significant contribution to a turnover. Wasps won one final scrum penalty and Ruaridh Jackson’s kick into the stand ended a satisfying afternoon for the Men in Black and Gold.
A much improved performance brought Wasps their second Premiership win of the season, to send them into Europe in confident mood. They led 16-0 at the break and may feel that they should have made more of their numerical superiority after Gloucester’s David Halaifonua was shown a red card for a dangerous tackle on Bradley Davies. After his dismissal, they could only muster a penalty try and themselves ended the game with 14 men, after Lorenzo Cittadini was shown red for punching, six minutes from time.
The game began in wet and windy conditions, with Wasps kicking off with the breeze behind them. Gloucester made the early running, winning a scrum penalty and a midfield turnover inside the first five minutes.
With nine minutes gone, Gloucester were penalised at a lineout, a metre inside the Wasps half. Long-range specialist Elliot Daly stepped up to go for the posts and his low trajectory kick comfortably cleared the bar to put Wasps ahead, against the run of play.
Wasps mounted their first serious attack after 13 minutes, when George Smith stole a wayward Gloucester throw at the back of the lineout. He made several metres before offloading to Nathan Hughes, who did well to gather a sharp pass and powered his way into the 22. The ball was moved out to the left, then back infield, before a handling error ended the move, just outside the 22.
Wasps scored the game’s first try on 20 minutes, after Nathan Hughes had broken down the blind side from a scrum in midfield. His inside pass to Christian Wade was ruled forward, but the referee played advantage, allowing Gloucester to launch a counterattack. They lost possession after the advantage had ended and the ball found its way to Christian Wade, in acres of space inside his own half. He fed Charles Piutau whose perfectly timed pass found Elliot Daly coming on to the ball at pace from the left. His angled run split the defence and he passed inside to Wade, who ran in from the 22, to go over between the posts, for his first Premiership try in six games. Ruaridh Jackson converted, to give Wasps a 10-0 lead.
Five minutes later, a scrum penalty gave Daly another kick at goal, 15 metres in from the left touchline, and just inside the Wasps half. He again made no mistake, to stretch the lead to 13 points. Daly was then on hand to charge down Charlie Sharples’s attempted clearance, a few yards from the Gloucester line, after an excellent chase to Ruaridh Jackson’s probing kick. Gloucester managed to regather, under pressure from Daly and Ben Jacobs, who forced a knock-on. Nathan Hughes made a blind-side break from the scrum and managed to offload to Frank Halai, but the winger was forced into touch near the corner.
Eight minutes before halftime, James Haskell’s short burst from a lineout near halfway led to another penalty, a few metres inside the Gloucester half. Elliot Daly made it three from three, to put Wasps 16-0 ahead.
Wasps’ defensive pressure forced a turnover, just inside their own half, and a quick counterattack sent Hughes charging into the Gloucester 22. He had support on the left, but took the ball into contact. When it emerged, Christian Wade’s ambitious reverse pass went forwards.
Wasps were now finding some pleasing rhythm, with James Haskell and Joe Launchbury both featuring prominently in controlled build-ups and Charles Piutau, on his Wasps debut, showing excellent handling under the high ball and pace and footwork on the counterattack.
Wasps ended the half with another impressive attack, again featuring Haskell and Launchbury, with a sharp burst by Joe Simpson taking play deep into the Gloucester 22, before a knockon brought an encouraging half to a disappointing conclusion.
Three minutes after the break, another controlled passage of play won Wasps a penalty 40 metres out, in front of the posts. Daly’s first miss of the afternoon, saw him push the ball wide to the right.
The match took a dramatic turn on 45 minutes, when Gloucester winger David Halaifonua was shown a red card for a high, no-arms challenge which flattened Bradley Davies and forced him to leave the field. His place was taken by James Gaskell. Gaskell made an immediate impact, with a burst of speed which took him deep into the Gloucester 22. Frank Halai was in support, but couldn’t hold on to his pass, with the line just metres away. Gloucester were able to break away, eventually winning a penalty in midfield, a few metres inside the Wasps 22. Greig Laidlaw opened his side’s account, but Wasps were stung into an immediate response. A penalty was kicked to the corner, a powerful drive from the lineout was pulled down illegally and the referee awarded a penalty try, which Jackson converted., to make the score 23-3.
Bradley Davies then returned to the field, having undergone the obligatory head injury assessment. Almost immediately, a clash of heads forced Nathan Hughes from the field, for the same process. His place was taken by Guy Thompson.
Despite being a man down, Gloucester now produced their best spell of the match, spending several minutes in the Wasps 22. The pressure was eventually lifted, when strong Wasps tacking forced a knock-on, a few metres from the line. Before the scrum went down, Nathan Hughes returned to the field, at the same time as replacement Jake Cooper-Woolley became the latest head injury case, bringing Lorenzo Cittadini back into the front row. Further Gloucester pressure, following a quick penalty a few metres out, stretched the Wasps defence again, only for James Haskell to win a superb turnover, in the shadow of the posts. Frank Halai made a few important metres, enabling Joe Simpson to clear to halfway.
Ten minutes from time, Wade and Jackson combined with Piutau, to launch a thrilling attack from near their own posts. Several passes later, Frank Halai was deep inside the Gloucester 22, and a try seemed inevitable, only for the defence to catch him a few metres out and win a penalty.
Six minutes from time, Cittadini received the second red card of the afternoon, for a punch at the bottom of a ruck. Wasps held firm in the face of Gloucester’s late pressure and George Smith was named man of the match, just before another important tackle in midfield and a significant contribution to a turnover, inside the Wasps 22. Wasps won one final scrum penalty, and Ruaridh Jackson’s kick into the stand ended a satisfying afternoon for the Men in Black and Gold.
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A much improved performance brought Wasps their second Premiership win of the season, to send them into Europe in confident mood. They led 16-0 at the break and may feel that they should have made more of their numerical superiority after Gloucester’s David Halaifonua was shown a red card for a dangerous tackle on Bradley Davies. After his dismissal, they could only muster a penalty try and themselves ended the game with 14 men, after Lorenzo Cittadini was shown red for punching, six minutes from time.
The game began in wet and windy conditions, with Wasps kicking off with the breeze behind them. Gloucester made the early running, winning a scrum penalty and a midfield turnover inside the first five minutes.
With nine minutes gone, Gloucester were penalised at a lineout, a metre inside the Wasps half. Long-range specialist Elliot Daly stepped up to go for the posts and his low trajectory kick comfortably cleared the bar to put Wasps ahead, against the run of play.
Wasps mounted their first serious attack after 13 minutes, when George Smith stole a wayward Gloucester throw at the back of the lineout. He made several metres before offloading to Nathan Hughes, who did well to gather a sharp pass and powered his way into the 22. The ball was moved out to the left, then back infield, before a handling error ended the move, just outside the 22.
Wasps scored the game’s first try on 20 minutes, after Nathan Hughes had broken down the blind side from a scrum in midfield. His inside pass to Christian Wade was ruled forward, but the referee played advantage, allowing Gloucester to launch a counterattack. They lost possession after the advantage had ended and the ball found its way to Christian Wade, in acres of space inside his own half. He fed Charles Piutau whose perfectly timed pass found Elliot Daly coming on to the ball at pace from the left. His angled run split the defence and he passed inside to Wade, who ran in from the 22, to go over between the posts, for his first Premiership try in six games. Ruaridh Jackson converted, to give Wasps a 10-0 lead.
Five minutes later, a scrum penalty gave Daly another kick at goal, 15 metres in from the left touchline, and just inside the Wasps half. He again made no mistake, to stretch the lead to 13 points. Daly was then on hand to charge down Charlie Sharples’s attempted clearance, a few yards from the Gloucester line, after an excellent chase to Ruaridh Jackson’s probing kick. Gloucester managed to regather, under pressure from Daly and Ben Jacobs, who forced a knock-on. Nathan Hughes made a blind-side break from the scrum and managed to offload to Frank Halai, but the winger was forced into touch near the corner.
Eight minutes before halftime, James Haskell’s short burst from a lineout near halfway led to another penalty, a few metres inside the Gloucester half. Elliot Daly made it three from three, to put Wasps 16-0 ahead.
Wasps’ defensive pressure forced a turnover, just inside their own half, and a quick counterattack sent Hughes charging into the Gloucester 22. He had support on the left, but took the ball into contact. When it emerged, Christian Wade’s ambitious reverse pass went forwards.
Wasps were now finding some pleasing rhythm, with James Haskell and Joe Launchbury both featuring prominently in controlled build-ups and Charles Piutau, on his Wasps debut, showing excellent handling under the high ball and pace and footwork on the counterattack.
Wasps ended the half with another impressive attack, again featuring Haskell and Launchbury, with a sharp burst by Joe Simpson taking play deep into the Gloucester 22, before a knockon brought an encouraging half to a disappointing conclusion.
Three minutes after the break, another controlled passage of play won Wasps a penalty 40 metres out, in front of the posts. Daly’s first miss of the afternoon, saw him push the ball wide to the right.
The match took a dramatic turn on 45 minutes, when Gloucester winger David Halaifonua was shown a red card for a high, no-arms challenge which flattened Bradley Davies and forced him to leave the field. His place was taken by James Gaskell. Gaskell made an immediate impact, with a burst of speed which took him deep into the Gloucester 22. Frank Halai was in support, but couldn’t hold on to his pass, with the line just metres away. Gloucester were able to break away, eventually winning a penalty in midfield, a few metres inside the Wasps 22. Greig Laidlaw opened his side’s account, but Wasps were stung into an immediate response. A penalty was kicked to the corner, a powerful drive from the lineout was pulled down illegally and the referee awarded a penalty try, which Jackson converted., to make the score 23-3.
Bradley Davies then returned to the field, having undergone the obligatory head injury assessment. Almost immediately, a clash of heads forced Nathan Hughes from the field, for the same process. His place was taken by Guy Thompson.
Despite being a man down, Gloucester now produced their best spell of the match, spending several minutes in the Wasps 22. The pressure was eventually lifted, when strong Wasps tacking forced a knock-on, a few metres from the line. Before the scrum went down, Nathan Hughes returned to the field, at the same time as replacement Jake Cooper-Woolley became the latest head injury case, bringing Lorenzo Cittadini back into the front row. Further Gloucester pressure, following a quick penalty a few metres out, stretched the Wasps defence again, only for James Haskell to win a superb turnover, in the shadow of the posts. Frank Halai made a few important metres, enabling Joe Simpson to clear to halfway.
Ten minutes from time, Wade and Jackson combined with Piutau, to launch a thrilling attack from near their own posts. Several passes later, Frank Halai was deep inside the Gloucester 22, and a try seemed inevitable, only for the defence to catch him a few metres out and win a penalty.
Six minutes from time, Cittadini received the second red card of the afternoon, for a punch at the bottom of a ruck. Wasps held firm in the face of Gloucester’s late pressure and George Smith was named man of the match, just before another important tackle in midfield and a significant contribution to a turnover, inside the Wasps 22. Wasps won one final scrum penalty, and Ruaridh Jackson’s kick into the stand ended a satisfying afternoon for the Men in Black and Gold.
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Wasps Line ups
- Simon McIntyre
- Carlo Festuccia
- Lorenzo Cittadini
- Joe Launchbury
- Bradley Davies
- James Haskell
- George Smith
- Nathan Hughes
- Joe Simpson
- Ruaridh Jackson
- Christian Wade
- Ben Jacobs
- Elliot Daly
- Frank Halai
- Charles Piutau
- Ashley Johnson
- Tom Bristow
- Jake Cooper-Woolley
- James Gaskell
- Guy Thompson
- Dan Robson
- Alex Lozowski
- Sailosi Tagicakibau
Gloucester Rugby Line ups
- Paddy McAllister
- Richard Hibbard
- John Afoa
- Tom Savage
- Elliott Stooke
- Sione Kalamafoni
- Matt Kvesic
- Ben Morgan
- Greig Laidlaw
- Billy Burns
- Jonny May
- James Hook
- Billy Twelvetrees
- Tevita Halaifonua
- Charlie Sharples
- Chris Brooker
- Yann Thomas
- Paul Doran-Jones
- Ross Moriarty
- Jacob Rowan
- Willie Heinz
- Henry Purdy
- Rob Cook
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