Director of Rugby: Dai Young
Captain: Joe Launchbury
Ground: Ricoh Arena
Capacity: 32,609
This summer’s big spenders will be looking for a return on their investment in trophies.
With All Black fly-half Lima Sopoaga and blindside Brad Shields arriving at the Ricoh alongside former Red Rose Test tighthead Kieran Brookes, the heat is on for Wasps to discard their ‘nearly men’ reputation.
The biggest impediment so far has been a front five with fault-lines which have widened into huge cracks during high-pressure semi-finals and finals.
If Brookes and Jake Cooper-Woolley can...