Wasps were days away from landing World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi in 2018, according to reports in South Africa.
Below, RUCK has assembled a list of the best players linked with moves to Wasps down the years.
1. Siya Kolisi
The openside was linked with a move to England by RugbyInsideLine, who also mooted Sale Sharks and Saracens as possible destinations.
At the time, former Wasps fly-half Andy Goode said on The Rugby Pod: “Think of the South Africa connection, Willie le Roux , Juan de Jongh, Nizaam Carr.”