WASPS
No.Name
15Kurtley Beale, FB
14Christian Wade, W
13Elliot Daly, C
T
12Jimmy Gopperth, C
2
11Josh Bassett, W
10Danny Cipriani, FH
9Joe Simpson, SH
1Matt Mullan, P
2Ashley Johnson, H
3Marty Moore, P
4Joe Launchbury, L
5Kearnan Myall, L
6Thomas Young, FL
7Guy Thompson, FL
8Nathan Hughes, N8
Replacements
16Ed Shervington, R
17Simon McIntyre, R
18Phil Swainston, R
19Matt Symons, R
20James Gaskell, R
21Dan Robson, R
T
22Kyle Eastmond, R
23Frank Halai, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Coventry Building Society Arena
3:15 PM, January 14, 2017
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Match Commentary

81'17-14 End of second half
81'17-14 Conversion - Jimmy Gopperth , Wasps
80'
80'15-14 Try - Dan Robson , Wasps
79'Dan Robson takes the penalty quickly and darts over the line. Clever thinking by the scrum-half, should have won it.
79'Wasps just yards out now and with a penalyt advantage.
77'Wasps some 10 metres out but superb defense from Toulouse with some huge hits repelling Beale and Robson.
76'Wasps with posession inside the Toulouse 40.
74'guy Thompson is judged to have knocked it on just yards short of the line. Huge let off for the visitors.
73'Huge final few minutes now. Wasps immediately on the attack after some clever work form Nathan Hughes.
73'Substitute on - Phil Swainston , Wasps
73'Player substituted - Marty Moore , Wasps
73'10-14 Conversion - Jean-Marc Doussain , Stade Toulousain
73'Player substituted - Francois Cros , Stade Toulousain
73'Substitute on - Talalelei Gray , Stade Toulousain
72'Penalty try and a yellow card as the Toulouse maul rumbles over.
72'Yellow card - Danny Cipriani , Wasps
72'10-12 Penalty try
71'Bezy milks the penalty as he plays the ball against a rolling away Thomas Young. Harsh but it sets Toulous eup with an excellent chance to attack.
69'Another turnover at the lineout as Richie Gray gets up at the front.
69'
68'Substitute on - Leonardo Ghiraldini , Stade Toulousain
68'Player substituted - Christopher Tolofua , Stade Toulousain
68'Substitute on - Piula Fa'asalele , Stade Toulousain
68'Player substituted - Thierry Dusautoir , Stade Toulousain
68'Player substituted - Cyril Baille , Stade Toulousain
68'Substitute on - Vasil Kakovin , Stade Toulousain
67'It's now a scrum-penalty to Wasps. Have the tides shifted in their favour?
65'Thomas Young and Jimmy Gopperth hold up the ball carrier and win a turnover. Emotion pasted across the faces of the Wasps defenders
64'Toulouse game plan of picking around the fringes might not be pretty but its very effective
64'Toulouse win the restart and immediately go on the attack on the Wasps 22.
64'Player substituted - Matt Mullan , Wasps
64'Substitute on - Simon McIntyre , Wasps
63'10-7 Conversion - Jimmy Gopperth , Wasps
62'Wasps finally break through as Elliot Daly steps through some tired forwards to race some 50 metres and touch down under the posts.
62'8-7 Try - Elliot Daly , Wasps
60'Fickou unsuccessful with a long range penalty.
58'Breathless stuff now as Wasps try to put some pace onto the ball but Daly with a loose kick. Wasps wasted a penalty advantage which they'd clearly rather have used.
57'Player substituted - Talalelei Gray , Stade Toulousain
57'Substitute on - Gillian Galan , Stade Toulousain
57'Player substituted - Census Johnston , Stade Toulousain
57'Substitute on - Dorian Aldegheri , Stade Toulousain
56'Gopperth unsuccessful with a penalty attempt keeps the scores at 3-7.
54'Toulouse with their tails up now as their forwards and getting well and truly on the front foot.
54'Yellow card - Christian Wade , Wasps
53'Christian Wade dumps Francois Crois onto his shoulder and that will be a yellow card for the winger.
53'Substitute on - Yoann Maestri , Stade Toulousain
53'Player substituted - Joe Tekori , Stade Toulousain
53'3-7 Conversion - Jean-Marc Doussain , Stade Toulousain
52'Fair to say the style of refereeing implemented by John Lacey is suiting the Toulouse power game. Very stop start.
52'Finally the pressure tells as Yoann Huget burrows over from close range.
52'3-5 Try - Yoann Huget , Stade Toulousain
51'Dangerous attack now from Toulouse with Dusautoir bursting through the middle of the Wasps defense. Toulouse forwards rumbling it on with some lovely offloads to compliment.
49'Excellent work from Launchbury et al to disrupt the Toulouse maul but the visitors win the put in to the scrum.
49'Substitute on - Matt Symons , Wasps
49'Player substituted - Kearnan Myall , Wasps
46'Crunching tackle from Joe Launchbury on the Toulouse scrum-half. Letting out his frustrations no doubt.
46'Brilliant turnover from Ashley Johnson at maul. Some strange refereeing decisions from John Lacey so far...
44'
44'A fortuitous bounce of the ball sets Jimmy Gopperth through a gap and puts Wasps on the attack. Toulouse continue to dominate the breakdown and earn their 7th turnover.
44'Substitute on - Dan Robson , Wasps
44'Player substituted - Joe Simpson , Wasps
41'Back underway at the Ricoh and Wasps immediately on the attack with a lineout on the Toulouse 22.
41'3-0 End of first half
40'
40'Toulouse with the last chance of the half but it amounts to nothing and we'll end the half with just 3 points.
40'3-0 Start of second half
39'Story of the half so far as Thierry Dusautoir brings another Wasps attack to an end with a turnover at the breakdown.
38'High tackle by Semi Kunatani on Josh Bassett is penalised and Wasps kick to just outside the Toulouse 22 but the lineout is turned over.
36'Scrum penalty goes to Wasps this time as John Lacey decides Toulouse have tried to wheel it.
35'Gael Fickou threads the ball through but Wade cleans it up. Wasps scrum on their own 22.
34'Toulouse stringing the phases together now as they look to use their big ball carriers to test the Wasps defense.
32'Kurtley Beale thinks about the kick but opts to run it back and finds some space for Jimmy Gopperth who can't quite find the offload back inside.
31'Danny Cipriani with a hard hit on the giant Toulouse prop Census Johnson leads to a Wasps turnover.
30'3-0 Penalty goal - Jimmy Gopperth , Wasps
29'Play brought back for a Wasps penalty. Cipriani constantly threatening the Toulouse defense, taking the ball hard and flat to the gain line. Chance for the first points now.
27'Cipriani setting the Wasps backline in motion and causing Toulouse no end of trouble, but the French side hold strong. Another Wasps attack deep inside the Toulouse 22 now.
25'Another missed penalty from Jean-Marc Doussain lets Wasps off the hook. 25 gone and it remains scoreless. Exciting contest so far nonetheless.
21'Wasps with an attacking lineout just outside the Toulouse but another outstanding turnover from Thierry Dusautoir brings the attack the a halt.
19'It's been a frantic opening 20 minutes in Coventry. Wasps should have at least one try to their name while the power of Toulouse is threatening.
16'Yann David smashes his way through the Wasps line to set Toulouse on their way. Maxime Medard steps back inside but Kearnan Myall and Simpson force him into touch just yards short.
15'Toulouse defense inside their own 22 has been outstanding so far as they force another turnover.
13'Wasps looking to play the game at pace as they get their offloading game going.
11'Now that is a howler! Jean-Marc Doussain misses a penalty from right infront of the sticks on the Wasps 22.
10'Powerful scrum by Toulouse. Clear intention from the French side who will be looking to hammer home that advantage.
6'Electric start at the Ricoh! Joe Simpson intercepts a loose pass and races away but again the offload can't find a Wasps player!
5'Wasps turn defense into attack as Christian Wade collects a clever chip over Toulouse by Jimmy Gopperth, feeds it back inside to Kurtley Beale who steps inside but can't find a support runner and the attack fizzles out. How Wasps didn't score from that is astounding. Brilliant scramble defense by Toulouse.
1'Might not have produced the quality we were expecting but it's be an incredibly exciting contest as Wasps keep their Champions Cup dreams alive.
1'
1'Underway at the Ricoh Arena, Wasps start brightly but Toulouse soak up the pressure and win a turnover.
1'0-0 Start of first half

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