Wasps handed fine after fielding too many loan players in London Irish defeatWasps have been punished after playing too many loan players in last month's Anglo-Welsh Cup game against London Irish. Wasps played six loan players, rather than the permitted three, in the round-three match on January 27, which they lost 66-7. They have been given a £2,500 fine, suspended until the end of the Anglo-Welsh season 2018/19, the Rugby Football Union announced on Wednesday night. "As Wasps have no further fixtures in this competition, the chairman determined that a financial penalty was the appropriate sanction in this case. "The club was fined £500 for the first additional loan player and £1,000 for each additional loan player thereafter (a total fine of £2,500)."

Source: Sky sports February 22, 2018 06:56 UTC