This Sunday, October 1, 150 years of Wasps Rugby Football is being celebrated at theirr anniversary Aviva Premier League game against Bath Rugby at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.
As players, coaching staff, management and fans get together to celebrate this huge milestone for the club, it will be a who's who of Wasps players past and present this Sunday! You will have a chance to rub shoulders with legendary players including Lawrence Dallaglio, Kenny Logan, Richard Birkett, Fraser Waters and John Hart, who will be taking part in activities all over the stadium.
Dallaglio, who played for Wasps throughout his entire 18-year career, said: “To have such a wide range of former players present on the day really adds meaning to the phrase of ‘once a Wasp, always a Wasp.’
Wasps Rugby Club is a part of my DNA and I have an overwhelming number of great memories at the club, which I’m looking forward to re-living with a number of my former team-mates on the day.
It’s important for the club to reflect on its successful past, and now the club has its own permanent home in Coventry, hopefully the day can inspire this generation of players and fans to even more success in the future.”
Wasps Chief Executive, Nick Eastwood, added: “This is the go-to game for rugby lovers with so many iconic players set to be paraded on the pitch.
A lot of hard work has gone on behind the scenes since the summer to get as many former players as possible together all at once, and it promises to be a great day for everybody connected with the club.”
The club is putting on celebrations across the venue with an outdoor street festival-style fan village with lots of fun activities to enjoy, including live music from new band "The Peas" and a performance by award-winning magician Will Gray, who will be bringing his unique style of magic and comedy to the day.
