Director of Rugby: Dai Young
Captain: Joe Launchbury
Ground: Ricoh Arena
Capacity: 32,600
Regular crowds of up to 25,000 at the Ricoh are testament to the success of the Wasps transplant to Coventry. However, Dai Young’s squad will be desperate not to become the ‘almost-men’ after two seasons where they have had trophies in sight only to falter in the final run-in.
Their extra-time penalty defeat by Exeter at Twickenham will be etched in the memory. So will the evidence that their front five is lacking at the highest level, especially on the tight-head side.
If Jake Coop...