A History Of The London Wasps

The English Rugby Club, Wasps was formed back in 1867 and they play their home games at Adam’s Park which is sited in High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire and holds a capacity of 10,000. Their first home was sited in North London down Finchley Road which was a hired property, in 1923 they then moved to their first permanent home in Sudbury in the county of Middlesex and eventually went on to purchase the ground.

They actually started off their life as a football team back in the year 1866 and were known as Hampstead Football Club, until there was a major shakeup that lead to the development of two entirely new clubs. These two clubs were Harlequin Football Club and The Wasps Football Club.

Wasps got their name because in the late 1800’s it was common to name football clubs after birds, animals and insects. In 1999 they finally became a professional Rugby Club and competed in the Rugby Union and changed their club logo to split them from the amateur football club, Wasps F.C.

You could say that they are most well-known for their jersey colours that symbolises the clubs name. In the whole history of the London Wasps they have never changed their colours which to this day are still yellow and black for both the home and away kit, allowing them to state their image as a traditional and steady professional rugby team.

They are one of the most victorious Rugby teams in the history of the game gaining key honours in the English Premiership, the Powergen Cup and the Heineken Cup. They also have a plethora of English National players from past and present that have been encouraging and constructive to the Wasps success, these comprise the likes of former captain and rock to the team Lawrence Dallaglio and present England stars such as Phil Vickery, Josh Lewsey and Paul Sackey.

In 2007 they took the title of the Guinness A League, became English Champions and brought the Heineken Cup back to Adam’s Park. The strength they hold in their club and absolute self-belief can only mean that the Wasps Rugby team can only get better and better with time.