By Vespasian
December 26 2010

London Wasps travel to their former parish to take on Saracens at Wembley.

It's a little over a decade (and two miles) since our Sudburyian days ended. When Sorries beat us three times in a season (1997/98), including a thumping 48-18 cup final victory at Twickenham, everything looked set fair for a changing of the old rugby prism (Bath, Leicester, or Wasps). However, Newcastle Falcons Wasp influenced side upset our north London rivals rise to the summit by pipping them to the League title thanks to John Hall's millions.

Always innovative off the field (hence the location of today's meeting), Saracens have flattered to deceive in most seasons, and managed to lose last season's Premiership crown to Leicester in the dying minutes of the final. They also failed to register a double over Wasps during our run of poor form, being nine-nilled at Adams Park after having routed us 22-6 at Vicarage Road.

This game ought to go with home territory, but just whose home turf is it? And can Sorries break the prism?

Saracens: 15 Chris Wyles; 14 David Strettle, 13 Michael Tagicakibau, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 James Short; 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Neil de Kock; 1 Deon Carstens, 2 Schalk Brits, 3 Carlos Nieto, 4 Steve Borthwick (Capt.), 5 Hugh Vyvyan, 6 Kelly Brown, 7 Jacques Burger, 8 Ernst Joubert

Bench: 16 Jamie George, 17 Rhys Gill, 18 Petrus du Plessis, 19 Hayden Smith, 20 Andy Saull, 21 Richard Wigglesworth, 22 Gavin Henson, 23 Alex Goode

Wasps: 15 Mark Van Gisbergen; 14 Tom Varndell, 13 Ben Jacobs (Capt.), 12 Steve Kefu, 11 David Lemi; 10 Dave Walder, 9 Joe Simpson; 1 Zak Taulafo, 2 Joe Ward, 3 Ben Broster, 4 Simon Shaw, 5 James Cannon, 6 Joe Worsley, 7 Serge Betsen, 8 Andy Powell

Bench: 16 Tom Lindsay, 17 Tim Payne, 18 Bob Baker, 19 Marty Veale, 20 Will Matthews, 21 Nic Berry, 22 Riki Flutey, 23 Richard Haughton