FANS’ FAVOURITE Chris Pennell has been honoured for more than a decade of service to Worcester Warriors with a testimonial next season.
Next season will be Pennell’s 12th as a first-team player and he will be celebrating with a whole host of events and fund-raisers as he supports Diabetes UK, Acorns Children’s Hospice and the Grace Kelly Ladybird Trust.
Pennell made his debut for Warriors as a 20-year-old in 2007 and he has gone on to become a key figure at Sixways.
He became a Warriors centurion against Harlequins in 2013 and took to the field for his 200th appearance for the club against the same opponents on Saturday.
Pennell has won promotion from the Championship twice during his time at Sixways and was nominated for the Aviva Premiership Player of the Season award in 2014.
Later that summer he was named in the England squad to tour New Zealand and made his international debut against the All Blacks at Eden Park.
“I am honoured to be awarded a testimonial season and I am looking forward to an enjoyable year,” he said,
“I would like to thank chairman Bill Bolsover and the Supporters Club for their support ahead of next season.
“We’re really proud to be raising funds for three amazing charities and I’m very keen we use the year to celebrate all the amazing things we have in Worcestershire.
“I would like to engage with the local community as much as possible and hopefully leave a legacy for the future.”
Bolsover said: “Chris has shown exceptional loyalty to Warriors for more than a decade and stands for everything that is good about this club.
“He continues to represent his hometown club with huge passion and dedication and we look forward to getting behind what I’m sure will be a hugely successful season.”
His testimonial season starts on Sunday, July 1.
Visit www.chrispennell.co.uk for more information.
- AN end-of-season dinner, legends game and golf day will bring the curtain down on Jonny Arr’s testimonial season.
The dinner will take place next Friday (May 11) at Worcester Cathedral, with legends taking to the field next Saturday (May 12) against the Guanos, a Midlands invitational side, before Warriors old and new and take to the fairways on June 15.
Visit www.jonnyarr.co.uk for more information.
