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Tom Rees |
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Born - 15-Oct-08
Height - 6ft 0in (1.84m)
Weight - 15st 10lb (100kg)
First Club - Tom Rees
School - Harriet Costello Secondary School RGS High Wycombe
Club - London Wasps
Position - Flanker
Represented - England U16, U18, U19, U21, Seniors and Sevens.
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Tom Rees is no stranger to facing the best of rugby competition, having represented England at U16, U18, U19, and U21 levels as well as captaining the U21 side in the Six Nations Cup in 2005, he established himself on the senior international stage in 2007. Rees secured his first cap against France in the 2007 Six Nations, picking up Man of the Match in the process and at just 23 was selected for Brian Ashton's 2007 England World Cup squad.
He began playing rugby at Harriet Costello School in Basingstoke under the guidance of Andy Bloodworth. In fact, after playing the game for just four months, he found himself playing at Twickenham for the Harriet Costello U12 team and his career has gone from strength to strength since then.
A member of the Wasps Academy, Tom burst onto rugby's radar with a fantastic season in 2004/05, scoring two tries during his eleven appearances with the 1st XV and giving a Man of the Match performance against Leeds. In 2006/07 he racked up an impressive 25 appearances, four tries and a Heineken Cup winners medal - rounding off the season with a trip to France for the World Cup!
Tom's talent is undoubted, and many are tipping him as a future England No7. Though relatively stocky compared with the likes of Joe Worsley, he is a nevertheless a fearsome tackler and has an impressive turn of pace that makes him a dangerous prospect in attack.
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James Haskell |
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Born - 02-Apr-85
Height - 6ft 4in (1.93m)
Weight - 17st 6lb (111kg)
First Club - James Haskell
School - Papplewick School, Ascot; Wellington College
Club - London Wasps
Position - Flanker
Represented - England U18, U19, U21, Seniors and Sevens.
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James Haskell became one of the youngest players to play in the Premiership when he ran out for the first team against Harlequins in September 2003 aged just 18. James replaced Joe Worsley who was on World Cup duty and ironically it was Worsley's record that he broke by 154 days.
In March 2007 James ran out for England against Wales to pick up his first senior cap, completing his international honours list which already included England A, 7s, U21, U19 and U18.
James lists the Heineken Cup final as his greatest rugby moment and has his sights set on honours with Wasps in all competitions in 2007/08.
James, a six foot three Flanker had represented England at under-18, 19 and under-21 levels as well as having played for England Sevens. In the 2007 Six Nations Haskell was called into the starting line up for the final game of the tournament for England against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, where he was part of a backrow that was for the first time in history provided by one club, Joe Worsley and Tom Rees were the other players from London Wasps. He is widely regarded as the successor to Lawrence Dallaglio due to their similar styles of play, and played a prominent role in the England set up in the 2008 Six Nations.
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Dominic Waldouck |
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Born - 26-Sep-87
Height - 5ft 11in (1.80m)
Weight - 13st 7lb (85kg)
First Club - Dominic Waldouck
School - School - Latymer Upper School
Club - London Wasps
Position - Centre
Represented - England U16, U19.
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Dominic joined the Wasps Academy in 2003/4 and followed it with an international debut for England U16 later that season, celebrating his first cap by scoring a try against Italy.
He made his way into the Wasps A team in 2004/05, and consolidated that with seven A team appearances in 2005/06, scoring one try and two conversions. On the international scene, Dominic progressed from England U16 to U19 and played in the World Championships of 2005 and the next two seasons U19 Six Nations Tournaments.
A talented academic all rounder, Dominic completed three A-Levels at Latymer Upper School with fantastic results and went on to join the Wasps Academy full time in 2006/07. It didn't take long for the youngster to make his mark, a regular in the AXV he also asserted himself on the 1XV stage playing at inside or outside centre. Waldouck describing himself as not the biggest of guys, relies on his good footwork and speed, which he sees as his strengths and these were certainly apparent as he began to make his mark on the domestic stage.
Following his first class debut, against London Irish in the EDF Energy Cup in October 2006, he went on to make a further 16 starts for the 1XV putting in some impressive displays and picking up two Man of the Match Awards in the process and scored his first try in the 2006/7 season in the vital Heineken Cup clash with Perpignan.
Dominic ended the 2006/07 season on a high picking up a Heineken Cup winners medal after running out in the final in May.
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Tom Guest |
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Born - 05-Jul-84
Height - 6ft 4in (1.93m)
Weight - 17st 4lb (109kg)
First Club - Tom Guest
School - Sir William Borlase Grammar School
Club - Harlequins
Position - Flanker/ No. 8
Represented - England Saxons and Sevens.
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Tom played junior rugby at Maidenhead Rugby Football Club, and was part of the U17 National Cup winning Colts side.
Tom Guest made his Quins debut in the friendly against the Natal Sharks at the Stoop on 10th February 2005 and he was also a regular in the team that competed in the Zurich A League over the 2004/05 season.
Guest was part of the Quins team that reached the semi-finals of the 2005 Middlesex Sevens, before going on to become a regular in the First XV squad over the 2005/06 season. Scored two tries in the 31-16 victory over Nottingham at the Stoop on 28th January 2006.
Tom has been part of the England Sevens Set Up at the recent Dubai 7's tournament. He was called into the England Saxons squad to face Italy A in 2008, Tom is being widely tipped to be a future England number 8