Wasps’ Dai Young rails against ‘unfair’ Champions Cup fixture demands

• Director of rugby angry at five-day turnaround from Saracens defeat
• Dai Young stresses his team must not use the schedule as an excuse

Dai Young, the Wasps director of rugby, has claimed his side’s “unfair” fixture congestion puts them at a disadvantage in the Champions Cup and has urged administrators to bring an end to five-day turnarounds.

The injury-hit Wasps begin their Champions Cup campaign at Ulster on Friday, having lost away against Saracens on Sunday. With Monday spent as a recovery day and the squad due to travel on Thursday, they will have had only two full training days to prepare – two fewer than in a seven-day turnaround.

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