Of the five Champions Cup groups, Pool 5 looks like going down to the final weekend – with one point separating the top three: Bath, Toulon and Scarlets
Take nothing away from Wasps’ hugely impressive victory against La Rochelle but the absence of Victor Vito, Levani Botia, Pierre Aguillon and Jason Eaton from the starting XV must be taken into consideration. Wasps certainly learnt from their mistakes of seven days previous however, were far more physical in the collisions and had Danny Cipriani in fine fettle at fly-half. It is not so long ago that Wasps were in somewhat of a crisis, languishing down towards the foot of the Premiership table amid a terrible run of injuries. Elliot Daly may yet face a spell on the sidelines after going off injured but the treatment room is clearing and Wasps have a genuine chance of qualifying for the knockout stages of this competition. Especially as they still have Harlequins – who shipped more than 50 points at Ulster – to play. Gerard Meagher
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