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Having forgotten how to win, Wasps are targeting a coach who does not remember defeat, Shaun Edwards. Their ninth defeat in 12 league matches against opponents who started as if they had slept through their alarm call showed how brittle the 2017 beaten finalists have become. A season that started with a dream of winning the title is turning into a nightmare at the other end of the table.

After taking an 11-0 lead in the opening 18 minutes, Wasps collapsed as readily as a wonky deckchair on a blustery pier. Edwards was part of their management team in the 2000s when they were for a while the leading club in Europe and under him this season Wales have developed the hardest defence to break down in international rugby.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Wh2UBZ