Where is wasps stadium

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There has been a massive amount of work going on behind the scenes to get us to this point as both organisations felt it was very important that we agreed a long-term deal to bring certainty and continuity, which would in turn allow us to build even stronger futures.

They returned to the Ricoh Arena in September , with Wasps moving in later that year. The ground, part-owned by the city council, was then sold to the rugby union club. The vehicle leasing company has extended a seven-year partnership with the National League — comprising three divisions — until the end of the season.

In a new stand — named after benefactor and former player Charles Bell — was constructed, which went on to serve the club for over 40 years. And in a war memorial was erected which added 39 names from the conflict to those Wasps who lost their lives in World War One. By now the club was again operating ten sides, with its first XV firmly among the elite, facing the likes of Cardiff, Gloucester, Coventry, Bath and Northampton on a regular basis.

Wasps lifted the prestigious Middlesex Sevens for the first time in , when teenage wing sensation Ted Woodward made his first impression on the wider rugby public. Peter Yarranton also represented Wasps and England during this time, but it was for his post-playing days he will mostly be remembered as chairman of the Sports Council then RFU President. The club celebrated its 90 th anniversary in style with a match at Twickenham, and by now flankers John Herbert and Ron Syrett had become full internationals.

Fly half Richard Sharp also became a Wasp in , and went on to have an illustrious career for club and country. This period also saw hooker Bill Treadwell make his first Wasps appearance, and more than half-a-century later the dentist - who many believe to be the finest stitcher of wounds around - remains an important part of the match-day team.

And with an impressive new clubhouse now in place thanks to a large donation from club member Reg Curner, and the work of another Wasp, architect Doug Harvey, the club approached its centenary season in good heart.

In Wasps joined an elite band of rugby centurions including Bath, Sale, Harlequins and Richmond, and celebrated with a match against Warwickshire on the Close at Rugby School plus a home defeat at the hands of the Barbarians. However, a difficult six-year spell followed, as a number of playing stalwarts retired or moved on. And better followed in the next two seasons, when Wasps reached the John Player Cup final for the first and second times, only to slip to and defeats at the hands of Bath.

Ivor Montlake played a prominent part in the club at this time, including being the driving force behind a number of projects which greatly improved the Sudbury facilities. Wasps were placed in the first division of the Courage League alongside some traditional heavyweights such as Leicester, Bath, Gloucester and Harlequins, plus the likes of Waterloo and Orrell, whose names will be less familiar to younger rugby supporters.

Having pushed the all-conquering Bath side close in the previous two cup finals, it was no surprise when the black-and-golds played a prominent role in the inaugural league season, eventually finishing as runners-up behind Leicester. Few would, therefore, dispute that Wasps sat alongside Bath and Leicester at the top of the English pyramid when the advent of professionalism in August heralded the dawn of a new era.

Newcastle were fastest off the mark following the IRB announcement, recruiting Rob Andrew as their new rugby director and soon adding his Wasps club captain Dean Ryan and scrum-half Steve Bates to lead their charge for the title.

Early games saw crowds of close to 10, flock to watch big-name signing Inga Tuigamala plus the likes of Kenny Logan, Alex King and Will Green clinch the title with a game in hand after losing only three of their 22 matches.

A fourth English cup final defeat — this time at the hands of Saracens — also followed, before in Wasps finally captured a trophy which had eluded them for over a quarter of a century when a Josh Lewsey-inspired side beat Newcastle at Twickenham. In , in an attempt to address the financial issues which typified so much of the early years of professional rugby, Wright bought Wasps out of the arrangement with QPR and established London Wasps Holdings Ltd.