Aviva Premiership
England hopefuls among seven Wasps to extend contracts
ESPN Staff
May 19, 2015

Wasps have signed four key players centre Elliot Daly, scrum-half Joe Simpson and forwards Ashley Johnson and Matt Mullan.

Daly, Mullan and Simpson are also contenders for England's provisional 45-man pre-World Cup squad, to be announced by head coach Stuart Lancaster on Wednesday.

"It's an exciting time for me personally," said Simpson. "I feel I am playing the best rugby of my life and I feel Wasps are playing the most exciting rugby I can remember since I've been a member of the first team."

Joining them in putting pen to paper are Sam Jones, Thomas Young and Will Rowlands, Wasps announced.

Daly said: "I didn't look anywhere else. When I got the contract offer I wanted to sign it straight away."

Wasps had already confirmed new deals for a number of other players, including England forwards Joe Launchbury and James Haskell.

Director Dai Young said: "We are over the moon that each of these players has re-committed to the club.

"Ashley, Elliot, Joe and Matt have been absolutely outstanding for Wasps all season, as is reflected in numerous award nominations, and they have played a huge part in helping to drive this club up the table to a top-six finish for European qualification.

"I wouldn't swap these guys for any other player in their position in the Aviva Premiership, and I really hope they get the call-ups to their international squads that their performances this season deserve.

"We now have a really strong core to the squad, which we can continue to build on."

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