Wasps Bottom of the EQP average in the AP this season.

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

In the TRP target is 15 per match day squad of 23
Harlequins: 18.08
Northampton: 17.85
Exeter: 17.36
Bath: 17.36
Tigers: 16.23
Falcons: 15.32
Irish: 15.31
Sale: 15.11
Glous: 15
Saracens: 13.96
Worcester: 13.50
Wasps: 12.26

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

It's not surprising really is it, with all the Ricoh money they've been dragging in. Can't see this changing next season, with them signing Beale, in talks with Le Roux, their attempted signing SBW. Although the qualification of Nathan Hughes should push it up. Surprised to see Saracens so low down considering how many players they have in the England squad and I would've thought Tigers would be further down the list. I'm sure they will be next season with Pietersen and Toomua coming in, as well as Veainu, Betham and potentially Williams all starting as well.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

It's not surprising really is it, with all the Ricoh money they've been dragging in. Can't see this changing next season, with them signing Beale, in talks with Le Roux, their attempted signing SBW. Although the qualification of Nathan Hughes should push it up. Surprised to see Saracens so low down considering how many players they have in the England squad and I would've thought Tigers would be further down the list. I'm sure they will be next season with Pietersen and Toomua coming in, as well as Veainu, Betham and potentially Williams all starting as well.

Not as much as you might think profit/Loss wise.

Tigers 23 would be for me

1) Ayerza
2) Youngs
3) Cole
4) Slater
5) Kitchener
6) Williams
7) O'Connor
8) McCaffrey
9) Youngs
10) Burns
11) Betham
12) Toomua
13) Manu
14) JPP
15) Veainu

16) McGuigan
17) Genge
18) Mulipola
19) Barrow
20) Hamilton/Evans
21) Harrison
22) Williams
23) Thompstone/Tait

15/16 EQP So actually similar to this season.

 

[Raggs]

It's not surprising really is it, with all the Ricoh money they've been dragging in. Can't see this changing next season, with them signing Beale, in talks with Le Roux, their attempted signing SBW. Although the qualification of Nathan Hughes should push it up. Surprised to see Saracens so low down considering how many players they have in the England squad and I would've thought Tigers would be further down the list. I'm sure they will be next season with Pietersen and Toomua coming in, as well as Veainu, Betham and potentially Williams all starting as well.

Currently with signings as they stand we'd see a first choice wasps 23 next season with 16/17 eqp players depending who gets the 23 shirt.

We signed players for quick success last season, now you can see we're going for eqp now. With 7 eqp signings next season plus academy guys promoting, and losing 7 or so non eqp, we're doing fine.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Currently with signings as they stand we'd see a first choice wasps 23 next season with 16/17 eqp players depending who gets the 23 shirt.

We signed players for quick success last season, now you can see we're going for eqp now. With 7 eqp signings next season plus academy guys promoting, and losing 7 or so non eqp, we're doing fine.

Then Wasps sign
Le Roux
Daniels
Murphy
and a SH lock

 

[Stumpy]

Surprised to see Saracens so low down considering how many players they have in the England squad l.

I think our average dropped due to the Six Nations as a lot of our EQP were in fact playing for England, I could be wrong but I think I have seen it stated somewhere else

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Who did you lose for the 6N?
The two Italians would've led to two more English players in the side, so I would've thought it'd even out?
Sam Jones came in for Haskell, think a foreign player for Daly though - who came in for Launch?

 

[Raggs]

Who did you lose for the 6N?
The two Italians would've led to two more English players in the side, so I would've thought it'd even out?
Sam Jones came in for Haskell, think a foreign player for Daly though - who came in for Launch?

So excited to try and have a go at Wasps you forgot to read the post, or note the little flag showing team allegiance. Getting overexcited Olyy

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Flags don't show on the phone app

 

[Raggs]

Flags don't show on the phone app

Good edit (None of that...) , quotes show up I believe.

Just mucking with you .

Hoping our EQP numbers start to improve in the coming seasons, but as I've argued before, I'm not too worried about having 15/23 in the starting team, and don't think it helps england all that much.

I'd rather see top quality players in every position and only have 10/23 (lets say 6 starting), to give us a truly fantastic league and testing ground, and get rid of all the non-eqp squad filler that most clubs have (which really are blocking academy and championship players getting a shot of being in the training squad), than the situation we see at most clubs now.

At Wasps for instance, Stevenson, Johnston and Downey were all just squad filler, and taking up wages that could have been used on a youngster or decent championship player who may be able to raise his game. That's where the focus should be for me. Have the AP as a serious proving ground, and decent preparation for international rugby, then continue to use the LV and A-league to boost experience for EQP potential (which means not much non-eqp squad filler).