LIVE updates from our man at Sixways, Geoff Berkeley, where Worcester Warriors take on local rivals Moseley in the Greene King IPA Championship.
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MATCH SUMMARY: Worcester Warriors claimed a fiercely competitive local derby thanks to two tries from Charlie Mulchrone.
The scrum-half scored either side of the half time interval to dash Moseley’s hopes of an upset at Sixways. But the Birmingham outfit made it difficult for their opponents as they fought hard throughout and were rewarded with a try from Scott Tomlie late on. Thanks for following.
FT: Worcester Warriors 23-7 Moseley
78min -All the momentum is with Moseley now as they slip through a number of mis-tackles before mounting heavy pressure on Worcester’s line. But the hosts survive as Mulchrone claws the ball away.
74min – CONVERSION – Worcester Warriors 23-7 Moseley – Thomas
73min – TRY – Worcester Warriors 23-5 Moseley – Scott Tolmie
71min – CONVERSION – Worcester Warriors 23-0 Moseley – Mieres
70min – TRY – Worcester Warriors 21-0 Moseley – Ravai Fatiaki
68min – YELLOW CARD – Anthony Carter becomes the second Moseley man in the referee’s notebook. Moseley now down to 13men.
67min – Mulchrone looking threatening again and almost sped away for his hat-trick.
65min – In similar fashion to last week at Ashton Gate, the opposition clear the danger after Warriors looked almost certain to notched up another try.
62min – Warriors mounting heavy pressure on Moseley’s line, with a succession of scrums.
60min – YELLOW CARD – Greg Charlton gets yellow card. Moseley down to 14 men.
54min – Moseley are continuing to frustrate their opponents as Warriors try to add to their tally. Worcester are currently camped in Moseley’s 22.
More on try – Following a huge scrum from Warriors’ forwards, Mulchrone picked the ball up inside Worcester’s half before darting through a gap to score.
43min – CONVERSION MISSED – Worcester Warriors 16-0 Moseley – Mieres fails to hit the target.
42min – TRY – Worcester Warriors 16-0 Moseley – Charlie Mulchrone
-Second half underway at Sixways with Ollie Thomas this time kicking down-field.
HALF TIME SUMMARY: A try from Charlie Mulchrone and two penalties from Ignacio Mieres give Worcester Warriors an 11-0 lead at the break. But it has been nothing but easy for Dean Ryan’s men as Moseley have dealt with pretty much whatever has been thrown at them, while Worcester have made a host of mistakes.
HT: Worcester Warriors 11-0 Moseley
40min – Warriors power forward, with Christian Scotland Williamson and Matt Cox picking and going, but Moseley survive as Tom Biggs finds Moseley hands.
38min – An impressive clearance kick from flanker Matt Cox clears the danger for Worcester as Moseley search for a response in the closing stages of the half.
More on try – After a huge kick from Mieres, Warriors claimed the resultant line-out with five metres to go. Play was then recycled and scrum half Charlie Mulchrone dashed over the whitewash.
30min – CONVERSION MISSED – Worcester Warriors 11-0 Moseley – Mieres goes wide from the tee.
29min – TRY – Worcester Warriors 11-0 Moseley – Charlie Mulchrone
25min – PENALTY – Worcester Warriors 6-0 Moseley – Mieres calmly knocks the ball over after Niall Annett almost went over in the corner.
21min – Warriors struggling to string passes together at the moment as Matt Cox failed to find a man before Niall Annett fumbled.
17min – YELLOW CARD – Tom Biggs gets sent to the bin after referee Tim Wigglesworth saw a deliberate knock-on from the Worcester wing.
16min – Moseley defending valiantly at the moment as they get through another Worcester barrage, with GJ Van Velze and Ryan Bower being stopped short of the line before the hosts are penalised.
14min – PENALTY MISSED – Worcester Warriors 3-0 Moseley – Another opportunity missed by Moseley as Thomas goes wide with his penalty attempt after solid scrummaging from the Birmingham side.
10min – Warriors looking in determined mood to get their first try on the board as they move the ball from right to left. Moseley, though, are equal to it in the early stages as they force an error from Mieres and the visitors clear.
7min – PENALTY MISSED – Worcester Warriors 3-0 Moseley – Ollie Thomas’ effort hits the crossbar.
2min – PENALTY – Worcester Warriors 3-0 Moseley – Mieres dispatches a straight forward penalty through the sticks.
Kick off – Ignacio Mieres gets the match underway at Sixways with a boot downfield.
Teams
Worcester Warriors: Howard, Smith, Grove, Fatiaki, Biggs, Mieres, Mulchrone, Bower, Annett, Schonert, Percival, Scotland-Williamson, Williams, Cox, Van Velze
Replacements: George, Daniels, Sanderson, De Carpentier, Arr, Eden, Stelling
Moseley: Carter, Cheshire, Armstrong, Owen, Penn, O Thomas, Brown, Warren, Caves, Voisey, Charlton, Powell, Siggery, Carpenter, Mason
Replacements: Hobbs-Awoyemi, Tolmie, Thorp, Dacres, C Thomas, Ryan, Skelcey
-Welcome to Sixways where Warriors will be looking to bounce back from last week’s heart-breaking defeat at Bristol with victory over Moseley. To read Dean Ryan’s thoughts ahead of the match visit http://worcesterobserver.co.uk/sport/warriors-fired-local-derby-ryan/