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Nathan Hughes leaves the field in agony after just 19 minutes for Wasps
By Online Editors
Wasps' injury problems have worsened after Nathan Hughes was removed from the field just 19 minutes into his side's crunch clash with Toulouse at the Ricoh Arena.
An early Cheslin Kolbe try hurt Wasps but the loss of the big Number 8 so early in the game will come as something of a body blow for the club.
Hughes - who is rated as the 5th best Number 8 in the Gallagher Premiership by the RugbyPass Index - was swung into the ground by giant Toulouse secondrow Joe Tekori, and was clearly in severe pain as he limped off the pitch.
It was Hughes second game back for Wasps since serving an extended RFU ban for punching. The ban was extended after Hughes tweeted via his personal account “what a joke” and during his disciplinary panel hearing in October.
He was primarily banned for six weeks for the punching of Lewis Ludlow on 6 October.
Hughes injury is more bad news for Wasps who have been hit by rumours of a player exodus over week.
As well as reports circulating that Hughes himself, Elliot Daly and Willie le Roux are set to leave the club, on Thursday Jake Cooper-Woolley, Matt Mullan and Simon McIntyre were all linked with leaving.
The lack of new training facilities have been rumoured to be a significant source of discontent for Wasps’ senior players. The team currently train at Broadstreet RFC, but a promised state-of-the-art £5 million training facility is yet to materialize.
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No just because the personal is much better than last year. I've shown no antagonism of Crusader players, you must be confusing me with someone else.
I have critized Razor for picking players he knows occasionally?
I said I'm not surprised because of his style, he's more a grinder player like Cane, not going to show up on peoples radar until you see how bad the other choices are. This year players like Clarke have been on fire and just show a bit more.
Are you one of those posters continually taking it easy on Razor because he doesn't have his Crusaders stars available? Do you think the rugby world is going to up to him suddenly once Mo'unga returns? lol
Go to commentsJohn you have been beating this drum for a couple of years, if you get proven right get back to us.
The last recent and decent Aussie coach was Ewen McKenzie, he was undermined and forced out by a couple of slimy Aussie players who were given a free pass when they should have been disciplined.
So our history since McQueen is very checkered and it seems to make little difference whether we have an Aussie coach or a Kiwi coach. The players have been entitled for a long time and we had to hit bottom to get them back into reality and to stop thinking it is all about them.
Cheika was an OK coach but his 'go our and destroy the opposition' tactic worked for a while and then didn't.
Please give me a list of great Aussie coaches that I have missed.
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