Wasps feeling sting of fixture congestion

By NEALE HARVEY

WASPS fly-half Jimmy Gopperth has urged Premiership and European rugby bosses to review their match scheduling after conceding his side have been placed at a huge disadvantage ahead of Friday’s crucial Champions Cup clash at Ulster.
Despite previous assurances by Premiership Rugby bosses that five-day turnarounds would be a thing of the past, Wasps will travel to Belfast on Thursday with just one full day of training under their belts following today’s showdown at Saracens.
It is the third occasion this season a Premiership club have been required to back up Su...

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