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| Wasps name team for cup semi-final |
| 21 March 2008, 12:30 pm |
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| All of London Wasps players who were on Six Nations duty last weekend return to club action on Saturday for Wasps EDF Energy Semi Final clash with Leicester Tigers. |
England backs Paul Sackey and Danny Cipriani replace Mark Van Gisbergen and Dave Walder, with Eoin Reddan reclaiming the No9 shirt from Mark McMillan.
Phil Vickery, Simon Shaw and James Haskell return to the pack, Haskell joining captain Lawrence Dallaglio and John Hart in the back row with both England international flankers Tom Rees (knee) and Joe Worsley (foot) failing to make the 22 due to injury.
Director of Rugby, Ian McGeechan said, "There is no doubt that this is the biggest challenge we've faced to date this season. When you are in the knock out stages of any competition, you expect the opposition to raise the bar, and Leicester will be no exception. Of course, that requires us to do the same but I think that the history of big games between our two sides has consistently shown that Wasps and Leicester bring out the best in each other."
Commenting on the team selection, McGeechan said, "It's good to welcome back those players who have been away on international duty, but it's important from a club perspective that they can successfully don their Wasps hats once again and fulfil the roles we expect them to play for the club. The game will also provide a fantastic experience for our younger players, with the expectation and big game atmosphere at the Millennium Stadium a stern challenge for them."
London Wasps team to face Leicester Tigers in the EDF Energy Semi Final at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday is:
15 Josh Lewsey
14 Paul Sackey
13 Fraser Waters
12 Riki Flutey
11 David Doherty
10 Danny Cipriani
9 Eoin Reddan
1 Tim Payne
2 Raphael Ibanez
3 Phil Vickery
4 Simon Shaw
5 Tom Palmer
6 John Hart
7 James Haskell
8 Lawrence Dallaglio (c)
16 Joe Ward
17 Tom French
18 George Skivington
19 Dan Leo
20 Mark McMillan
21 Dave Walder
22 Dominic Waldouck |
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