According to a character in Plutarch's Dinner-table Discussion, ( written some 500 years after The Wasps was produced ), Old Comedy needs commentators to explain its abstruse references in the same way that a banquet needs wine-waiters.

The success of Wasps at their new ground meant they did not return to Loftus Road after Fulham left.

Wasps end of season run to glory also included timely wins that saw them defeat the Northampton Saints, in the Premiership semi final, after finishing 2nd in the league table.

Wasps finished top of their pool in the 2003-04 Heineken Cup, where they went on to defeat Gloucester at the quarter-finals and won a final berth after beating Munster 37 points to 32 in the semi-finals.

Wasps went through the season well, after the cup glitch, and retained the English title for a second time, by beating Leicester Tigers in the final at Twickenham.

According to one version, a Wasps ' representative was sent to attend the meeting, but owing to a misunderstanding, was sent to the wrong venue at the wrong time on the wrong day ; another version is that he went to a venue of the same name where, after consuming a number of drinks, he realised his mistake but was too drunk to make his way to the correct venue.

Vickery ended his club rugby career at Wasps, joining the London side in 2006 after eleven years with Gloucester.

In April 2006 he announced he was quitting Gloucester Rugby after 11 years and signed for Wasps in a 3 year deal.

He struggled with injuries after the World Cup and broke his leg in 2005 in a Heineken Cup game between Wasps and Biarritz.

They were the bookies ', and many of the rugby pundits ' odds-on-favourites to go straight back down but defied the odds to stay in the Premiership for another season, finishing ninth in the league, after wins against teams including Harlequins, Leeds, a historic victory against Premiership Champions London Wasps and Northampton in a ' winner takes all ' end of season finale, which they won 21 – 19.

On 19 March 2002, after completing 11 games, York Wasps announced that they had folded.

The owning company, also called Loftus Road, of QPR, London Wasps and the stadium itself, went into the red in the late 1990's only a couple of seasons after it was formed in 1996.

It was open for Wasps to return, but Wasps decided not to move back after Fulham left.

In 2002, the successful rugby union team from Sudbury, London Wasps, became tenants to Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park after losing their previous groundsharing agreement with Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road.

Coaching is a possibility for him after leaving Wasps.

The Durham Wasps began their prosperous start to hockey just after the war, and was started by Michael Davey of Ottawa, Canada, along with a few other Canadians, who after the war made their homes in Durham.

The Cobras had previously played as the Durham Wasps who had moved to Newcastle Upon Tyne Arena following a season at the Crowtree Leisure Centre in Sunderland as a result of Hall purchasing them after a number of years of financial problems.

After failing to get planning permission, after a season spent in Sunderland still as the Wasps, the team instead moved into the newly built Arena, and began the 1996 / 97 season as the Cobras.

He played for Bristol whilst attending Bristol University and rejoined Wasps at the age of twenty-one after completing his studies.

Phil Greening ( Wasps and England ); Robin McBryde ( Llanelli and Wales ); Keith Wood ( Harlequins and Ireland ); Gordon Bulloch ( Glasgow and Scotland )-injury replacement for Phil Greening ; Dorian West ( Leicester and England )-called up as back-up after a number of injuries to the squad

In November 2011 he left London Wasps after 10 years with the club, latterly as head coach.

Carcinus ' sons appeared as dancers in The Wasps and their dancing skills were subsequently mocked in Peace.

In the new Anglo-Welsh Cup Leicester won their group but lost in the semi-finals to Wasps at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

They lost their first two finals to London Wasps and Sale Sharks respectively.

However this season also ended in defeat as London Wasps won their sixth title, fourth via the play-offs.

Having lost their momentum the second-placed Wasps ( who had defeated third-placed Northampton ) beat them easily in the play-offs.

With their first ever English Premiership title, they are only the 6th club to win the Premiership since its creation in 1997, joining the likes of Newcastle Falcons, London Wasps, Leicester Tigers, Sale Sharks and Saracens.

On 24 April 2010, Wasps also moved their home match with Bath to Twickenham for the St George's Day game in support of Help for Heroes.

In their early years, they were referred to as the Robins or Wasps, taking over the nickname of Manningham FC, as a result of Manningham's claret and amber hoops.

After changing the set up at Kingston Park, the Falcons nearly escaped relegation, but Wasps held on to secure their premiership status by a point.

The Wasps has been thought to exemplify all the conventions of Old Comedy at their best-structural elements that are common to most of Aristophanes ' plays are all found in this play in a complete and readily identifiable form.

In 1999 – 2000, the club became a Public Limited Company ( Plc ) and shares were issued to the public ; in this season the Saints lost in the Tetley's Bitter Cup Final to Wasps, but beat Munster 9 – 8 in the European Cup Final to win their first major trophy.

In a reversal of the previous seasons outcome Saracens lost their opening double-header game against Wasps, but unlike some previous seasons, this did not immediately trigger a run of bad results, and indeed until December Saracens progressed well.

Wasps were, therefore, not present at the inauguration ceremony and forfeited their right to be called foundation members.

In 1967, the Wasps club celebrated their centenary.

In 1986, Wasps Football Club made their first appearance at the final of the John Player Cup knock-out competition, which originated in 1972.

The following year Wasps continued their success in the knock-out competition and they again met Bath in the final.

In 1990, Andrew captained Wasps to their first Courage League title, as they narrowly pipped Orrell to be English champions.

For a few weeks Wasps looked like becoming the first casualty of the professional era as the backbone of their team had left.

The following season, 1996 / 97, Wasps won their second league championship, and became the first English Champions of the professional era.

The club split into two parts, with the professional side becoming part of Loftus Road Holdings PLC, who also owned Queens Park Rangers F. C .. One element of the deal saw Wasps move from their traditional Sudbury home to share QPR's Loftus Road stadium.

The following year, Wasps again reached the final, in which they defeated Newcastle Falcons 29 – 19, to claim their first title in the competition.

In 2000, Wasps reached the final for the third consecutive year, successfully defending their title in a 31 – 23 victory over Northampton Saints.

In the 2002 / 03 European Challenge Cup, Wasps made their way to the final, where they met Bath.

Wasps superior fitness saw them waltz past the cherry and whites and win their first English title since 1997, by 39 points to 3.