Lyon 20 Wasps 18 What will hurt Wasps more than anything is that they had a real chance to win here, only to come up narrowly short in their bid to secure the club's first appearance in a European final since 2007. But that composure deserted Lee Blackett's side after half-time on a roasting afternoon in eastern France, with two …
Wasps 27 Newcastle Falcons 24 Lee Blackett heaped praise on veteran fly-half Jimmy Gopperth after the 38-year-old kicked Wasps to a crucial win against Newcastle to keep their play-off hopes alive. Both teams scored three tries apiece as Falcons hooker George McGuigan crossed for a hat-trick in vein, whilst Dan Robson, Joe Launchbury and Tom West dotted down for Wasps. …
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Before his face had even appeared on the big screen, Jack Willis’s team-mates were already joking about where he would find the space for his latest man-of-the-match medal. ‘Just look at that leg drive,’ lauded the Wasps head coach, as he rewatched Willis’s try like a star-struck fan. Wasps centre Jimmy Gopperth found the target with nine of his 11 …
