Five tries by Wasps earned them a much-needed bonus point as they maintained
bottom-of-the-table Rotherham's losing run.
The South Yorkshire side, already relegated, have now lost 18 straight Zurich
Premiership matches but Wasps' win kept them hot on the trail of Bath at the top
of the table.
Wasps fielded a strong line-up despite lacking internationals Josh Lewsey, Joe
Worsley and Peter Richards.
Struggling Rotherham were without Nick Lloyd, suffering from an elbow injury
and Giscard Pieters with a groin problem.
Fly-half Alex King missed a golden opportunity to open up the scoring for
Wasps in the fifth minute when his penalty hit the left post.
Captain for the day Rob Howley made a 60-yard sprint down the left to score an
eighth-minute try which was converted by King, who kicked a powerful penalty
four minutes later.
Pressing for points, Rotherham found three in the 16th minute with a penalty
from fly-half Phil Jones.
However, going out for the second half 20-6 down Rotherham knew they had a
difficult task ahead after Craig Dowd's try on the stroke of half-time.
A determined Rotherham tried to take control in the opening minutes of the
second half, but were soon stopped by Kenny Logan who reached a flying loose
ball to put it over the line in the 50th minute. King missed the conversion.
The Londoners ectended their lead with further tries from Tom Voyce and Mark
Denney.
Rotherham's cause was not helped by Phil Jones' missed penalty in the 23rd
minutewhile he also missed a 55th-minute conversion after Jon Pritchard's
consolation try.
Teams
Wasps: van Gisbergen, Voyce, Waters, Abbott, Logan, A. King,
Howley, Dowd, Leota, Payne, Purdy, Birkett, Skivington, Volley,
Lock.
Replacements: S. Shaw, Gotting, Clarke, Green, Biljon, Denney,
Erinle.
Tries: Howley, Dowd, Logan, Voyce, Denney.
Cons: A. King 4.
Pens: A. King 2.
Rotherham: Stortoni, Elliott, Jorgensen, Pritchard, Wood,
Jones, Harrison, Olkers, Johnson, Noon, Kenworthy, Gross,
Greeff, Spence, McLeod-Henderson.
Replacements: Long, Volschenk, Rhodes, Umaga, Benson, Blackett,
Lewis.
Tries: Pritchard.
Pens: Jones 2.
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Ref: Ashley Rowden (RFU).
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