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  • 29/3/01 - Promotion row finally resolved

    THE long running saga over relegation and promotion to the Zurich Premiership has finally been resolved. English Second Division Rugby (ESDR) agreed yesterday to one automatic promotion place for the winners of National One for this season and next. The

  • 28/3/01 - Howard called up to lift title bid

    FORMER Leeds Rhinos star Harvey Howard could play a vital part in the Tykes downfall after being drafted into the Worcester Rugby Club squad. Worcester's director of coaching, Adrian Skeggs has brought in long-time friend Howard as a secret weapon to

  • 14/03/00 - Half-back pair to add experience

    THE experienced half-back partnership of Ben Harvey and Sililo Martens are to guide a young Worcester development side through a tough fixture against the Army tonight. The stand-off and scrum-half are two of just three players with regular first team

  • 27/3/01 - My job's on the line -- Skeggs

    ADRIAN Skeggs has admitted for the first time that he could be facing the axe if Worcester Rugby Club lose at Leeds on Sunday. The Sixways director of coaching was only appointed in the summer, but feels he may be out the door if his side fail to win

  • 13/03/00 - Defeat hits players hard

    The effect on Worcester Rugby Club of the most dramatic and possibly most far reaching four-and-a-half minutes of the season, was cataclysmic. Stunned silence from their travelling fans greeted the stoppage time try which virtually finished their chance

  • 11/3/00 - Seeing stars in Sixways' sides

    THE gateway to international stardom -- that's Worcester Rugby Club. And when it comes to top honours it's the talented Sixways ladies who are leading the way. The club can boast a number of internationals and more could soon be joining their ranks. Sixways

  • 10/3/00 - Denham poised for debut

    FLANKER Lee Denham could be handed a late birthday present by Worcester director of rugby Les Cusworth. The recent signing from title rivals Leeds, who celebrated his 26th birthday earlier this week, is in line to make his Allied Dunbar Premiership Division

  • 26/3/01 - Welsh aces to play at Sixways

    WORCESTERSHIRE rugby fans will have a rare opportunity to see the Crawshay's Welsh XV, one of the world's leading touring clubs, in action at Worcester's Sixways ground on Tuesday, April 3 (7.30pm). Crawshay's make a few visits to England these days,

  • 9/3/00 - Higgins handed England call-up

    WORCESTER Rugby Club's talented teenage centre Andy Higgins is celebrating a surprise England call-up. The 18-year-old has been drafted into the full England squad for next week's Six Nations Championship clash with Italy in Rome. Higgins, the first Worcester

  • 24/3/01 - Moretti magic

    ADRIAN Skeggs believ-es Andrea Moretti has come back from the nightmare of Moseley. Worcester Rugby Club's director of coaching has seen the Italian over the past couple of months put that dismal substitute display at Bournbrook out of his mind to re-turn

  • 7/3/00 - Worcester name 24-strong squad

    WORCESTER Rugby Club have named a 24-strong squad from which the team will be selected to face Coventry in the Allied Dunbar Premiership Division Two at Coundon Road on Saturday. The Sixways club are currently second in the table, two points leaders Rotherham

  • 20/3/01 - Baister must go says Duckworth

    THE war of words over relegation and promotion to rugby's elite escalated last night when English Second Division Rugby called for Rugby Football Union chairman Brian Baister to resign. ESDR chairman and Worcester benefactor Cecil Duckworth stunned RFU

  • 4/3/00 - Higgins on fast track to England first team

    FROM the moment anyone starts a new sport they start dreaming of the ultimate -- to represent their country. And in centre Andrew Higgins Worcester have a teenager making giant strides towards what is usually just a flight of fancy for the vast majority

  • 16/3/01 - Sims to play on through the pain

    DAVE Sims has vowed to play on through the pain for Worcester despite the loss of his father. The lock will take his place in the Worcester line-up to face Manchester tomorrow (3pm), and will dedicate the season to his dad's memory. John Sims passed away

  • 01/03/00 - Friendly place for latest signings

    NEW signings Lee Denham and Andy Collins are both set to start their first games for Worcester tonight in the friendly at Bristol (7.30pm). Oxford student Collins came on as a replacement and scored a try during Saturday's 41-32 victory over Wakefield

  • 15/3/01 - Back hit by fine for throwing his shirt

    MATHEW Back has been bit by a 'substantial fine' after throwing his Worcester jersey to the floor in anger. The former Welsh international's frustration got the better of him at Bedford on Saturday when he threw his shirt on the ground after being substituted

  • 29/2/00 - Higgins back in England U21 line-up

    WORCESTER centre Andy Higgins has been selected for the England Under 21s to face Wales at New Brighton on Friday. It will be the 18-year-old's third appearance in the Six Nations after victory over Ireland and a defeat in France. Worcester Ladies players

  • 28/2/00 - Worcester back on track for title

    WORCESTER Rugby Club are back in the promotion race after emerging unscathed from a ten-try thriller against Wakefield at Sixways. They were sometimes brilliant in attack and then leaky in defence but moved into second place in Premiership Two with a

  • 26/2/00 - Mixed memories

    WORCESTER have sign-ed some big name players and internationals this season yet have experienced the triumph and tragedy prop Andy Collins has witnessed at Twickenham. For the 25-year-old former Bristol and Pontypridd forward, who moved the Sixways this

  • 10/3/01 - Higgins could be out for season

    ADRIAN Skeggs has ruled out a rapid Worcester first-team comeback for Andy Higgins and could keep the player out for the rest of the season. The director of rugby at Sixways has been nursing the 19-year-old back into training this month after he made

  • 25/2/00 - Harvey called up at fly-half

    BEN Harvey is drafted into Worcester Rugby Club's team for tomorrow's Allied Dunbar Premiership Two match against Wakefield at Sixways (3pm). He replaces Tony Yapp at Fly-half, while Sililo Martens takes over on the wing from Nick Baxter who is a replacement

  • 24/2/00 - Devereux leaves Sixways

    BACK row forward Simon Devereux is considering his future in rugby after becoming the latest casualty of the upheavals at Worcester. The 31-year-old former Glou-cester star has been removed from the first team squad and may quit the game altogether. He

  • 8/3/01 - Skeggs sticks by players

    ADRIAN Skeggs has resisted the temptation to make changes for the crunch National One clash at Bedford on Saturday. The Worcester Rugby Club coach will keep faith with the side which beat Coventry 27-16 in their last league outing. Tony Yapp starts his

  • 2001/2002 season

    The new season's coverage will appear here - in the meantime you can read previous season's stories from The Coach's View in the archive section.

  • 1/3/01 - Sixways duo off to Hong Kong

    WORCESTER Rugby Club internationals Nicky Crawford and Joanne Yapp have both been selected to attend the prestigious Hong Kong Sevens. Winger Crawford and scrum-half Yapp will both represent the England Stormers at the tournament which runs from March

  • 28/2/01 - Sixways duo picked for England

    WORCESTER'S Nicky Crawford and Joanne Yapp have kept their places in the England ladies rugby union squad to face Scotland in the Six Nations Championship this weekend. Both players start in the international at Richmond on Sunday (2.30pm). Scrum-half

  • 26/2/01 - Cheers! Players say sorry to fans

    ADRIAN Skeggs toasted Worcester Rugby Club's 27-16 win over Coventry with a special offer for the fans as a reward for their loyalty this season. The Sixways coach, while celebrating the victory which sealed a precious bonus point for the National One

  • 15/2/00 - England pip Worcester Under 21s

    WORCESTER'S Under 21s put up a brave showing before losing 26-12 to England Under 19s at Sixways last night. In an open and entertaining game Worcester scored two tries through hooker Chris Hall and flanker Brett Scriven, while Chris Holder, playing at

  • 24/2/01 - Skeggs shaker

    ADRIAN Skeggs thought Worcester's season was coming to an end during the final few seconds of their win at Henley on Sunday. The Worcester coach, whose side today face Coventry at Sixways, said time stood still for him at the weekend when Henley's Tom

  • 14/2/00 - Worcester back in the title chase

    WORCESTER Rugby Club clawed their way back into the promotion hunt by moving two points closer to leaders Leeds with a 57-3 demolition of West Hartlepool at Sixways. Leeds' 15-3 defeat at London Welsh means Worcester are now back in the hunt when just

  • 12/2/00 - Loan star trio!

    TO be sent out on loan by the club that employs you sounds like a demotion in anyone's book. Yet such is the way of things that Dave Sims, Jamie Connolly and Duncan Hughes have actually found themselves promoted overnight from Premiership Two Worcester

  • 12/2/00 - Sixways cup crunch for ladies

    WORCESTER Rugby Club's ladies have the biggest day in their history tomorrow with a cup semi-final against Richmond (2.30pm). And they face a huge task at Sixways as Richmond are the current favourites after beating holders Saracens 9-6. They also beat

  • 12/2/00 - Orgee in talks with Moseley

    FLANKER Ed Orgee could be joining the mass exodus from Sixways after opening contract talks with Moseley. Worcester's chief executive Geoff Cooke and Moseley's director of rugby John White hope to conclude a loan deal at the beginning of next week. If

  • 22/2/01 - Baxter again out of favour

    NICK Baxter's up and down season has hit another low after being axed from the Worcester Rugby Club side to face Coventry at Sixways on Saturday (3pm). The flying winger has endured a frustrating season with Worcester so far, scoring just five tries,

  • 10/2/00 - Tomlinson may hang up boots

    CENTRE Richard Tomlinson is considering quitting rugby after being released by Worcester. The reliable inside-centre has not played first team rugby since breaking his leg against Rugby in October 1998 and is now working as a surveyor full-time. His injury

  • 8/2/00 - Bedford to sign loan trio

    THREE of Worcester's first team squad were set to complete loan deals to Bedford today. Backs Duncan Hughes and Jamie Connolly along with lock Dave Sims will be part of the Premiership's One clubs relegation battle until June. All three played for Bedford

  • Selection re-think for title chasers

    (From Sixways Director of Coaching Adrian Skeggs in the club's Spanish training camp) WE'VE had to change our selection plans for Sunday's match at Henley Hawks because of one or two injuries. The boys looked and felt stiff after their athletics efforts

  • 8/2/00 - Sixways battle for the Saints

    A MIXTURE of Worcester's young guns, seasoned performers and first team stars will face Northampton at Sixways tonight. Their side includes players from the Under 21s, second and first teams as the club get ready for a return to league action on Saturday

  • 15/2/01 - Worcester axe for Baxter

    NICK Baxter has been dropped from the Worcester Rugby Club side to face Henley on Sunday (2.15pm), despite his double-try burst at Wakefield. The flying winger bounced back into the line-up in the 23-5 weekend win in Yorkshire with a brace of tries but

  • 5/2/00 - Baxter bonanza

    IT WAS the biggest game of the season to date and he was billed as one of the biggest players. Nick Baxter's photograph was even featured in the Headingley programme but while the 22 warmed up for the game on the outfield of the adjacent cricket field

  • 12/2/01 - Battling victory pleases Cooke

    FORMER England coach Geoff Cooke labelled Worcester's 23-5 victory at Wakefield in desperate conditions as "terrific for the club." Worcester's director of rugby was in high spirits after seeing his side guts it out on a sorry day in Yorkshire -- conditions

  • 10/2/01 - Turn up noise!

    ADRIAN Skeggs is banking on Worcester's fan power to inspire his side to a Wakefield win this afternoon. The Australian coach has been taken by surprise by the vocal support his team gets on their travels and is looking for more of the same in to-day's

  • 31/1/00 - England call-up for ace Higgins

    WORCESTER'S teenage centre Andrew Higgins has been propelled into the international limelight after being chosen in the England Under 21 squad at the age of 18. Higgins was originally chosen for the U19s but has now been fast-tracked after some outstanding

  • 29/1/00 - Moseley too good for Worcester

    WORCESTER went down 19-15 to Midlands rivals Moseley under the Sixways floodlights last night. The home side could have snatched victory in the last five minutes, but fullback Duncan Hughes was judged to have touched the corner flag a fraction of a second

  • 8/2/01 - Tuipulotu has his boots returned

    SATEKI Tuipulotu has been given a massive boost before the trip to Wakefield with the return of his 'lucky' boots. The Tongan international appealed for the boots to be returned in yesterday's Evening News after his kit-bag went missing following Sunday's

  • 28/1/00 - Moseley at strength for Sixways

    MOSELEY have followed Wor-cester's lead by selecting strong second teams for tonight's friendly at Sixways. Four of the Moseley side which lost 25-19 at home to Henley last Saturday will start the match (7pm). They are flankers Jason Mellors and Peter

  • Give me my boots back, pleads Teki

    WORCESTER Rugby Club's star goal-kicker Sateki Tuipulotu is facing a race against time before Saturday's clash at Wakefield after having his boots stolen! The Tongan international, who has kicked more than 300 points this season with his lucky boots,

  • 6/2/01 - Broughton links up with Broncos

    WORCESTER Rugby Club's Nick Broughton is to join the London Broncos for a week in a bid to tighten up his game. The former Bedford flanker has been sent to former Brisbane Broncos man Kelvin Giles in the hope that he can improve the defensive side of

  • 27/1/00 - England call-up for Worcester women

    WORCESTER players Nicola Crawford and Joanne Yapp have both been included in the England women's squad to face Spain in the first game of the Five Nations Championship. Worcester captain Yapp will start at scrum-half, while Crawford takes up a place on

  • 5/2/01 - Baxter ready to make rapid return

    NICK Baxter could make a dramatic return from injury at Wakefield on Saturday after being given the green light to play. Worcester Rugby Club's golden boy has made a quicker than expected recovery from the eye socket injury he suffered last month against

  • Worcester to take on Moseley

    WORCESTER Rugby Club's seconds will play Moseley in a friendly at Sixways on Friday night (7pm). The fixture was arranged yesterday after Gloucester pulled out of a reserve team fixture due to be played on Saturday. Worcester have chosen a squad packed

  • 26/1/00 - Centre Ali in loan switch

    ALI McLaughlin has gone on loan to Stourbridge from Worcester Rugby Club. The arrangement means centre McLaughlin will get competitive first team action but Worcester can recall him in 48 hours notice. McLaughlin has been involved in the first team for

  • 3/2/01 - Worcester seek points bonanza

    ADRIAN Skeggs sends his side out for tomorrow's battle of Waterloo with the message: "Carry on scoring." Worcester Rugby Club's director of coaching is keen for his team to give the Sixways faithful a try bonanza not only for the entertainment value,

  • 24/1/99 - Two-try Baxter back on song

    A TRY double from winger Nick Baxter gave Worcester Rugby Club a desperately needed 22-12 victory at Waterloo on Saturday. With Leeds' game against Coventry postponed due to the Midlanders suffering from flu, Worcester's win could have taken them back

  • 22/01/00 - Rejuvenated Yapp's eyes on title run-in

    STAND-off Tony Yapp is ready to bolster Worcester's stuttering promotion battle after shrugging off an illness which knocked his season sideways. The former Bedford star admits he hasn't been 100 per cent going into matches for more than a month. Saturday's

  • 1/2/02 - Pellow back in race for the title

    RICKY Pellow has been handed a dramatic recall to the Worcester Rugby Club side for the battle with Waterloo on Sunday (3pm). The scrum-half replaces Chris Simpson-Daniel for the National One clash at Sixways -- his first start for four monthd after being

  • 31/1/01 - Sixways girls on England mission

    SIX Worcester Rugby Club girls will be wearing the red rose of England with pride this weekend as they lock horns with Wales in the Six Nations Championship. Scrum-half Joanne Yapp and wing Nicky Crawford are starting for England in Sunday's opening clash

  • 17/01/00 - No end to Gold 'n' Blues frustrations

    WORCESTER scored a one-sided 41-3 victory over struggling Orrell on Saturday to ease the pain of last weekend's defeat against Leeds. But with both Leeds and Rotherham winning handsomely they will just have to get used to being frustrated on a Saturday

  • 30/1/01 - Thomas hits out at ESDR decision

    HOWARD Thomas has blasted English Second Division Rugby's decision to turn down a deal over automatic promotion, accusing the clubs of "holding the game to ransom." The chief executive of English First Division Rugby (EFDR) admitted he was astonished

  • 15/1/00 - Chris settling into Sixways captain's role

    CHRIS Raymond has plenty to think about on a Saturday -- leaping to claim line-out ball ten feet in the air and helping to shove backwards over 100 stone of opposition scrummage. But the 31-year-old Worcester Rugby Club lock has had more responsibility

  • 29/1/01 - Skeggs happy to lay Exeter bogey

    TRIUMPHANT Worcester coach Adrian Skeggs was in buoyant mood after watching his side lay another bogey with a 29-22 victory over Exeter Chiefs. The National One leaders, who have never won at the County Ground, left the home side in even deeper relegation

  • Yapp urged to be patient by coach Skeggs

    TONY Yapp starts once again on the bench today at Exeter with Worcester Rugby Club coach Adrian Skeggs telling him: "patience is the key." The 23-year-old has made just one start this season and has found it impossible to jump ahead of Worcester's key

  • 15/1/00 - Sixways girls bid for last four

    WORCESTER Rugby Club's Ladies first and second teams bid to make history tomorrow with their biggest ever cup clashes. The first team host division one rivals Waterloo in the quarter-finals of the Bread For Life National Cup while the seconds host Lutterworth

  • 26/1/01 - ESDR reject latest plans

    ENGLAND'S National League rugby union clubs, including Worcester, have rejected the latest proposals for promotion to the Premiership. An automatic promotion place for the next two seasons, with a play-off to follow in the three years after that, had

  • 11/1/00 - Maynard award

    PHIL Maynard's long and distinguished service to Worcester Rugby Club has been recognised with a prestigious national award. The club's director of player management, who has now been at Sixways for seven years, was presented with an unsung hero award

  • 25/1/01 - Cooke tipping Barrow to win England call-up

    FORMER England manager Geoff Cooke believes Scott Barrow can make it to the very top after his blockbusting debut for Worcester Rugby Club. Sixways' chief executive was delighted with the 20-year-old's display in the 56-18 victory over Henley Hawks but

  • 08/01/00 - Simply the best

    WORCESTER'S new signing Andy Currier rates his new side as the best in the division after gaining first hand experience of the Premiership's top three. The centre has played against Worcester, Rotherham and Leeds this season with his former club London

  • 23/1/01 - Baxter hit by fractured eye socket injury

    WORCESTER Rugby Club were today stunned by the news of Nick Baxter's suspected fractured eye socket which could rule him out for months. The winger, who only made his comeback into the Gold'n'Blues first team at Otley recently after a long spell out of

  • 22/1/01 - Barrow stakes Sixways claim

    FORMER St Helens star Scott Barrow is determined to bring that extra ingredient to Worcester's title challenge after a polished display on his first-team debut. Barrow, who was playing his first competitive Union clash since his move from League, stole

  • 06/01/00 - Myler out of crunch match

    INJURIES and illness are hampering Worcester Rugby Club in the build-up to the biggest game of the season so far against Leeds on Saturday. Winger Rob Myler will be out for at least three weeks after damaging knee ligaments against London Irish on Monday

  • 4/01/00 - Kicking game hits Worcester

    WORCESTER Rugby Club's bid for a major cup upset were scuppered at Sixways as a streetwise London Irish secured a 12-8 victory. They scored the only try of the Tetley Bitter round four clash but Richard Denhardt's injury time effort had no impact on the

  • 19/1/01 - Sixways battles to beat freeze

    WORCESTER Rugby Club are confident that tomorrow's National One clash against Henley Hawks (3pm) will beat the big freeze. The club's groundstaff have been using hot-air blowers on the Sixways pitch to keep the frost at bay as well as using covers. And

  • 29/12/99 - Currier and Pears sign on

    WORCESTER Rugby Club today added two new signings to their squad. London Welsh centre Andy Currier and former England full-back David Pears have both signed contracts until the end of the season. Neither are available for Monday's Tetley's Bitter Cup

  • 15/1/01 - Baxter roars back with two-try salvo

    NICK Baxter announced his return to Worcester Rugby Club's first team in stunning style with a double try burst which sealed a 31-19 win at Otley. The Sixways' golden boy put the visitors on their way with a try on seven minutes and then, with Worcester

  • 11/12/99 - Time to axe the dinosaur

    NOT so long ago it was certainly the Holy Grail but Sunday's disrupted launch of the North Midlands Cup poses a question. Is it time to think the unthinkable and axe the dinosaur? It would certainly allow the increasingly important and expanding leagues

  • 6/12/99 - No Sixways crisis claims Cusworth

    LES Cusworth described Worcester's narrow 35-32 victory over struggling Orrell as one of the worst performance in his two-and-a-half year reign. The club's Director of Rugby called a hasty 40-minute meeting of the Sixways rugby management after seeing

  • 4/12/99 - Goodwin grabs last-gasp winner

    WINGER John Goodwin grabbed an injury-time try to give Worcester Rugby Club's second team a dramatic 31-24 victory at Cinderford last night. Two minutes from the end of normal time, Worcester were trailing 17-24 to a Cinderford team which used their powerful

  • 3/12/99 - Flu bug forces Sixways changes

    AN OUTBREAK of influenza at Sixways has forced Worcester to ring the changes for tomorrow's Premiership Two clash against struggling Orrell. Tomorrow's game has doubled in importance following last week's 20-9 defeat against second-placed Leeds but up

  • 29/11/99 - Worcester lose out in title test

    WORCESTER Rugby Club's proud unbeaten record was shattered with a 20-9 defeat in a ferocious game at second-placed Leeds. The match was dominated by the whistle of referee Ashley Rowden and four players were sin-binned during a clash which throws the

  • 11/1/01 - Dispute rumbles on and on

    FOR a moment yesterday the long-running dispute among England's professional clubs over relegation and promotion seemed likely to be settled. Then, just as quickly, hopes were dashed by the two warring parties. First Brian Baister, chairman of the Rugby

  • 11/1/01 - Baxter back in the old routine

    NICK Baxter has been handed the chance to revive his Worcester Rugby Club career after winning a recall to the side facing Otley on Saturday (2.15pm). The 27-year-old, whose contract is up in the summer, has found himself frozen out of the Sixways line-up

  • Company awards 500th NVQ

    and development company is celebrating after racking up its 500th successful NVQ award. Howarth Hancorn Limited, of King Street, Hereford, will celebrate the one-year anniversary of its move from its former premises in Bridge Street, with the award of

  • 27/11/99 - Tongan tackles life in England's winter

    TONGAN international Sililo Martens is aiming to help Worcester become one of the top clubs in England. The 22-year-old's contract expires at the end of this season but the scrum-half hopes he can impress enough to remain att Sixways. "My first aim is

  • 9/1/01 - Baxter can stake first team claim at Neath

    NICK Baxter aims to fire himself back into the Sixways first-team picture tomorrow night when he lines up for Worcester Warriors at Neath. Worcester's prodigal son, who is now in his seventh season at the club, is desperate to get back into coach Adrian

  • 5/1/01 - Exeter skipper targets Sixways revenge

    EXETER Chiefs' skipper Rob Baxter is aiming for the precious scalp of Worcester in tomorrow's crunch National One clash and with it a slice of revenge. The second-from-bottom side travel to Sixways with the pain of a 10-try drubbing at Leeds still fresh

  • 23/11/99 - Full-back Hoffman departs Sixways

    FULL-back Rohan Hoffman has left Worcester after playing for just 20 minutes in a pre-season friendly. Australian Hoffman was a summer signing from Tecnico, in Portugal, and started the club's opening fixture of the pre-season programme against Connacht

  • 3/01/01RFU are handed Friday deadline

    THE Rugby Football Union have been given a Friday deadline to make a decision over relegation and promotion to the top flight or face court proceedings. English Second Division Rugby clubs (ESDR), including Worcester RFC, have given the game's governing

  • 30/12/00 - March decider

    WORCESTER and Leeds Tykes go into the New Year with hopes high of clinching promotion to rugby's elite and it could well be that the March clash between the two will decide the National One championship. The Sixways club have already beaten their York-shire

  • 19/11/99 - Cooke hits out at top flight cartel

    WORCESTER Rugby Club's chief executive Geoff Cooke has launched a stinging attack on rugby's ruling bodies for blocking automatic promotion to the top-flight. The former England manager said the English First Division Rugby is aiming to create a cosy

  • 23/12/00 - Worcester's forgotten man ready and waiting

    SIXWAYS favourite Nick Baxter will be taking it easy over Christmas in a bid to be ready for a rare first-team start next Saturday at Henley. The 27-year-old Worcester Rugby Club star, who has just one try to his name after a frustrating season, is champing

  • 13/11/99 - Merlin in new lease of life

    BACK row forward Dave Merlin is enjoying a brand new challenge after threatening to quit rugby during the summer. The 27-year-old was on the verge of retirement after a forgettable season with Blackheath which saw the club relegated after 21 defeats in

  • 21/12/00 - Welsh win was a big boost

    WE go into the Christmas break with a good feeling at the club after recording a convincing 51-3 win over London Welsh at the weekend. I was delighted with the way the side reacted to the defeat at Moseley because it is always a good test of a team to

  • 12/11/99 - Sixways stars in cup tie debuts

    INTERNATIONALS Sateki Tuipulotu and Marco Caputo will enter the cup cauldron by making their full Worcester debuts at Kendal tomorrow. The Tongan full-back and Australian hooker have both been chosen to start the club's crucial Tetley Bitter Cup round

  • 18/12/00 - Worcester battle back to their best

    WORCESTER Rugby Club sent out a clear message to their doubters with a 51-3 hammering of London Welsh on Saturday as coach Adrian Skeggs' rotation policy paid full dividends. The director of coaching made three changes to the side beaten at Moseley last

  • 16/12/00 - Lamerton looking to disappoint old friend

    ANDREW Lamerton is desperate to face old pal Adrian Davies in this afternoon's National One clash with London Welsh. Worcester Rugby Club's hooker suffered a knee injury in last weekend's defeat at Moseley and has faced a race against time all week to

  • 15/12/00 - Battle-scarred Welsh plan Sixways shock

    BATTERED and bruised London Welsh come to Sixways tomorrow with an ever-expanding injury list but coach Adrian Davies hopes it will be Worcester who are hurting come Saturday night. The director of coaching at Old Deer Park has not only seen his side

  • 14/12/00 - Skeggs wields axe for Welsh

    ADRIAN Skeggs makes three changes to the Worcester Rugby Club side to face London Welsh at Sixways as he bids to get his National One pacesetters back on track. The Sixways' director of coaching has dropped Mathew Back, Ally McLean and Nathan Carter in

  • 06/12/00 - Siesta plan to recharge the batteries

    WORCESTER Rugby Club's stars will be jetting off for a Spanish siesta next year to prepare for their title run-in. The National One pacesetters will fly out to the Costa de Sol for a four-day training camp between February 12 and 15 to get ready for a

  • 9/11/99 - Duckworth talks to Lomu's agent

    CECIL Duckworth said Worcester are still in the hunt to sign the biggest name in world rugby -- Jonah Lomu. But the club's millionaire backer said they are not top of the pecking order because of their second division status. Lomu and the rest of the

  • 04/12/00 - Skeggs praises Sixways belief

    ADRIAN Skeggs paid tribute to his side's character and belief as Worcester battled from behind against Birmingham & Solihull to make it a perfect 10 yesterday. Sixways' director of coaching saw Worcester fight back from 16-10 down in the second half

  • 04/12/00 - Collins ready to impress

    ANDY Collins aims to stake a claim for a first-team return when he stars for Worcester Warriors tomorrow as Sale Jets travel to Sixways (ko 7.30pm). The England under-21 prop is in the frame, along with Virgil Hartland and Mohamed Benbouhout, to replace

  • 4/11/99 - Sixways Under 21s run riot

    A WORCESTER team based largely round the club's under 21 side ran in 11 tries as they overwhelmed Oxford University II 73-19 at Sixways las night. Worcester included three of the successful Academy side based at the Sixth Form College plus several first

  • 28/11/00 - Bromley eyes Springbok boost

    SPENCER Bromley is bidding to put himself back in the Worcester frame with a starring role against South Africa tonight in Sixways' glamour game (7.30pm). The winger lines up in a National Divisions side facing a Springbok team four days before their

  • 1/11/99 - Tongan starts Sixways training

    TONGAN World Cup star Sateki Tuipulotu joined his Worcester team mates in training for the first time today after gaining a work permit from the Home Office. The former Leeds full-back is now cleared to play in the club's promotion race in Allied Dunbar

  • 28/11/00 - Automatic promotion may win green light

    WORCESTER Rugby Club will know later today whether they are free to pursue their Premiership dream with an announcement expected on the future of the game. English First Division Rugby (EFDR) clubs met yesterday to decide on the proposal to come out of

  • 27/11/00 - Worcester extend lead to 11 points

    WORCESTER Rugby Club threw down the gauntlet to Leeds Tykes on Saturday after a 29-12 demolition of London Welsh with the message -- "Catch us if you can." The Sixways side went 11 points clear at the top of National One with the victory at Old Deer Park

  • 27/11/00 - Mather handed league call-up

    WORCESTER Rugby Club flanker Cameron Mather has been called in to the English National League side to face South Africa at Sixways tomorrow (7.30pm). The 28-year-old, who can play at blindside or openside flanker, received a call from English National

  • 29/10/99 - Cooke cools Lomu fever

    WORCESTER Rugby Club have poured cold water on stories that All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu is set to sign a Sixways contract. Chief executive Geoff Cooke says the Sixways club are always interested in talented players but stressed there have been no formal

  • 22/11/00 - Cooke slams strike threat

    GEOFF Cooke has blasted the England rugby union squad for "holding their country to ransom" after their threatened strike was averted earlier today. Worcester Rugby Club's chief executive believes the squad have lost public support after their threats

  • 22/10/99 - Harvey steps up for key job

    SCRUM-half Ben Harvey makes a giant leap into the unknown by playing his first ever league game at stand-off for Worcester tomorrow (3.00). The former Richmond number nine will be wearing 10 at West Hartlepool after Tony Yapp suffered shoulder damage

  • 21/11/00 - Barrow boosts Sixways title bid

    WORCESTER Rugby Club have won the race to sign highly rated centre Scott Barrow from Rugby League giants St Helens. The 20-year-old is the latest league star to switch codes despite interest from Castleford Tigers and Leigh Centurions last month and he

  • 20/11/00 - Second-half show infuriates Skeggs

    ADRIAN Skeggs branded his Worcester Rugby Club team "unprofessional" as they once again showed their capacity to exhilarate and frustrate with equal intensity yesterday. The Sixways side showed their Jekyll and Mr Hyde characteristics with a sometime

  • 20/10/99 - New hooker is in the clear

    HOOKER Marco Caputo has been given the all clear to make his debut for Worcester at West Hartlepool on Saturday. Sixways director of rugby Les Cusworth was given the green light from Twickenham yesterday after his formal registration was completed. Worcester

  • 18/11/00 - Ally determined

    ALLY McLean is hoping Sunday's clash with Otley kick-starts his Worcester Rugby Club career after a few stalls since his summer move from Bedford. The flying Scotsman makes only his second start in a Gold'n'Blue jersey in the National Division One encounter

  • 20/10/99 - 3,000 set to enjoy Tetley tie in Kendal

    KENDAL Rugby Club have described their draw at home to Worcester in the Tetley Bitter Cup as 'wonderful'. Worcester will be the second Premiership club to visit Mintbridge in the last 12 months after London Scottish scraped a 25-20 victory in round four

  • 18/10/99 - Cusworth's men go two points in front

    LES Cusworth's men sent out a resounding message to the rest of the league on Saturday -- catch us if you can! Worcester's thumping 84-15 victory at Wakefield, coupled with Leeds' 17-11 reverse at Rotherham, leaves them two points clear at the top of

  • 14/11/00 - Rugby crisis talks loom

    WORCESTER Rugby Club could know this week whether they are playing for automatic promotion to the Premiership or a play-off spot this season. The meeting aimed at breaking the deadlock between English First Division Rugby (EFDR) clubs and the English

  • Friend and foe

    JAMES Lofthouse could fire across the bows of Worcester's promotion push by lining up against his old club for Wakefield on Saturday. The former England U21 stand-off left Worcester two weeks ago to study a business degree at Newcastle University. His

  • 13/11/00 - Lack of patience cost us -- Cooke

    GEOFF Cooke bemoaned Worcester Rugby Club's lack of patience after seeing his side dumped out the Tetley's Bitter Cup by Premiership top dogs Saracens yesterday. Sixways' chief executive pointed to the final 20 minutes of the first-half of the match as

  • Caputo: Blue is the colour

    NEW signing Marco Caputo could become Worcester Rugby Club's first regular international after receiving clearance to play for Italy in this season's Six Nations championship. The 28-year-old hooker joined Worcester yesterday after a torrid month at cash-strapped

  • 11/11/00 - Sixways model to follow

    FORMER Worcester Rugby Club president David Hallmark has outlined his plans for the future of rugby in the wake of the ongoing row over promotion and relegation. The ex-player believes the rest of rugby should take up the Worcester model if it is to have

  • Aussie hooker signs at Sixways

    LEAGUE leaders Worcester Rugby Club have signed former Australian international hooker Marco Caputo. The 28-year-old has been snapped up after becoming a free agent due to financial problems at Premiership One Bedford. Although not a current Wallabies

  • 9/10/99 - Fenley has new lease of life at Worcester

    ON the surface nothing has chan-ged for Bruce Fenley, he is Wor-cester's regular scrum-half, he captains the side and Worcester keep on winning. But during the last six months his life has changed dramatically and he is now thriving on new- found space

  • 8/10/99 - Fenley's men on revenge mission

    WORCESTER Rugby Club go gunning for revenge at Sixways tonight against the team which ended their promotion dream last season. Defeat at Coventry in April left Worcester six points behind pacesetters Rotherham with just two games left of a long campaign

  • 7/11/00 - Worcester brush up on their teamwork

    WHEN Worcester Rugby Club coach Adrian Skeggs ordered his side to clean up their act the players thought they were in for a hard time in training. However, he had something else in mind as the squad, due to play Saracens in the Tetley Bitter Cup on Sunday

  • 05/10/99 - New lock may hold the key

    INJURIES to locks Steve Lloyd and Chris Raymond have dealt Worcester a double blow as they prepare for Friday's Allied Dunbar Premiership Two clash with Coventry. The second row pair started last weekend's 20-19 victory at London Welsh but Lloyd suffered

  • 7/11/00 - Clubs waiting on OFT verdict

    THE Office of Fair Trading is due to make a decision this week on whether English First Division Rugby clubs acted unfairly in the ongoing promotion and relegation row. English Second Division Rugby clubs (ESDR) applied to the office three weeks ago after

  • 5/10/99 - Bedford buy-out snub by Cecil

    WORCESTER Rugby Club have dismissed Coventry's scheme to buy Premiership One Bedford as a scheme destined for the Rugby Football Union's dustbins. Sixways owner Cecil Duckworth and chief executive Geoff Cooke believe the proposed buy-out will be blocked

  • Gala day fails to draw the crowds

    WORCESTER'S first gala day had all the elements to bring the city to life - except visitors. Disappointed organisers said the poor turnout on Saturday had left them wondering what on earth to do to try and draw a crowd. The event at the racecourse had

  • 3/11/00 - Tynedale target Worcester scalp

    TYNEDALE'S director of rugby John Shotton believes his side are capable of shooting down table-topping Worcester in the Tetley Bitter Cup on Saturday. The Sixways side square up to Shotton's troops at Tynedale Park (2.30pm) near Hexham for the fourth

  • 01/10/99 - Cusworth keeps faith in side

    LEAGUE leaders Worcester have kept faith with the side which beat promotion rivals Rotherham despite the return of lock Richard Denhardt. The Sixways selectors have named the same XV which won 21-10 at Sixways on Saturday so Denhardt, who has completed

  • County testing for new health device

    A NEW device to give staff access to medical information at any time is to be piloted in Worcestershire. The General Packet Radio System is a small laptop device that has permanent access to the Worcestershire NHS Trust network and the internet. The GPRS

  • 30/09/99 - Forward ready to start with seconds

    SIMON Devereux is to play his first match for 11 months after being named in Worcester Rugby Club's second team this Saturday. The back row forward ended a nine year spell with Gloucester when he signed for Worcester but he has not played since breaking

  • 1/11/00 - Clubs say they won't break away

    ENGLAND'S leading rugby union clubs last night insisted they had no plans for a breakaway in the aftermath of Rob Andrew's resignation. Andrew quit his role in Club England on Monday over the Rugby Football Union's failure to implement his blueprint for

  • 1/11/00 - Sixways blow as Va'a is ruled out

    WORCESTER Rugby Club will have to do without Samoan fly- half Earl Va'a at Saracens if they come through their Tetley Bitter Cup fourth round clash at Tynedale on Saturday. The Sixways team, due to play at Vicarage Road in the fifth round on November

  • Baseball bat attacker is jailed for 12 months

    A pub barman who launched a violent attack with a baseball bat after a row in Stourport town centre has been jailed for 12 months. Aaron Weavers chased and beat Richard Kilgour after having three teeth knocked out by another man, Worcester Crown Court

  • 31/10/00 - Decision to quit was no surprise

    ROB Andrew admitted defeat yesterday in his quest to revolutionise rugby union when he quit as chairman of the RFU taskforce. The former England ace resigned after becoming increasingly frustrated with English rugby's governing body's inability to implement

  • No ban on hoses pledges water director

    TAPS will continue to flow during the long, hot summer with no hint of a hose-pipe ban, Severn Trent has pledged. The Midlands' water giant promised there would be no shortages this year because it had waged a £200m war on leakage and encouraged householders

  • City degrees for Chinese

    UNIVERSITY College Worcester will be staging a graduation ceremony with a difference today when 10 Chinese government officials are handed their degrees. The postgraduate delegation, all high-ranking Government officers and administrators from Guangxi

  • 27/10/00 - Springbok clash could hold key

    THERE will be a mini South African battle when Worcester Rugby Club travel to Waterloo tomorrow when two Springbok centres square up in the National Division One encounter. In the Gold'n'Blue corner Rudi Keil will face Freeman Payne in the Red and Green

  • Walker aims for repeat against old pals

    FLYING winger Mat Walker is looking to turn the tables on his old club Rotherham by repeating his sensational Sixways hat-trick. When the clubs last met in May, Rotherham were still involved in a nail-biting promotion race but swept aside Worcester with

  • 24/10/00 - Keil targets Premiership spot

    SOUTH African Rudi Keil completed his dream move to Worcester yesterday and immediately set his sights on getting his new rugby club into the Premiership. The 22-year-old, who signed from South Western District Eagles until the end of the season, believes

  • Trigger happy

    CHILDREN from a Worcester primary school saddled up for lessons of a different kind. Youngsters from Cranham Primary took the reins of Trigger a mechanical cantering horse, as part of a drive to encourage more to take up the sport. They were helped by

  • 26/10/00 - Worcester hit by Va'a injury

    WORCESTER Rugby Club have been dealt an injury blow ahead of their battle of Waterloo on Saturday with Earl Va'a ruled out for three weeks. The Samoan international fly-half has a fractured hand and will definitely miss the weekend's National Division

  • 16/9/99 - Merlin added to Sixways squad

    DAVE Merlin has been drafted into Worcester Rugby Club's squad for their Allied Dunbar Pre-miership Two clash at Henley Hawks on Satur-day. He has been called up as flanker Ed Orgee is facing a fitness test on an injured shoulder and fellow back row forward

  • 13/9/99 - Power pack is too hot for Rugby

    WORCESTER Rugby Club sailed to the top of an embryonic league table with a 73-0 demolition of Rugby Lions. In an embarrassingly one-sided affair they scored eleven tries while the visitors only managed a single penalty attempt from the half-way line.

  • 17/10/00 - Duckworth in warning of hidden agenda

    WORCESTER Rugby Club benefactor Cecil Duckworth has warned the Rugby Football Union of a hidden agenda to the Premiership's push to end automatic promotion. Duckworth believes if top English clubs get their way in denying First Division clubs promotion

  • 08/09/99 - Top view delights Sixways director

    LES Cusworth has described Worcester Rugby Club's new stand as boasting one of the best views in the land. The club's director of rugby spoke as the new south stand was officially unveiled by the RFU's management board chairman Brian Baister. "It's very

  • 07/09/99 - All Star prop back in frame

    PROP Tony Windo said he will be playing for the whole of Worcester Rugby Club when he takes on England's World Cup hopefuls tonight. The loose head is the only Division Two player to be chosen for the Premiership All Stars squad who play an England XV

  • Worcester 23 London Welsh 10

    Saturday, March 25, 2000 AFTER the thrills and spills of recent weeks Worcester's fans were perhaps due a more straightforward game . . . and that was exactly what they got. Two Premiership points were duly delivered without any fuss via a comprehensive

  • 14/10/00 - England U21 happy to live with Sixways competition

    CHRIS Simpson-Daniel admits he is under pressure with the arrival of new boy Richard Jarman but will let his rugby do the talking against his old club this afternoon. Simpson-Daniel lines up against Wakefield knowing that the new scrum-half on the block

  • 06/09/99 - A dream start but Cooke raps side

    WORCESTER Rugby Club's new chief executive Geoff Cooke described Saturday's 36-7 victory at Manchester as a "dream performance". But the former England coach was referring to the fact they won while played poorly rather than already looking like the finished

  • Worcester 28 Exeter 24

    WORCESTER clung onto the coat tails of the Premiership Two pacesetters by mounting a dramatic comeback against Exeter to score a priceless 28-24 victory under the Sixways floodlights. They trailed 24-15 just after half-time, were outscored by four tries

  • 13/10/00 - New arrival has sights on boosting All Black hopes

    NEW signing Richard Jarman settled into the Sixways surroundings yesterday -- and set his sights on Chris Simpson-Daniel's shirt. The Kiwi, who joined Worcester Rugby Club from New Zealand side Taranaki, is keen to cement a place in the Sixways team and

  • 03/09/99 - Debut delight

    WORCESTER'S boy wonder Andrew Higgins will make his full debut as the Gold 'n' Blues start their league campaign at Manchester tomorrow. The England Under 18 star is in the starting line-up named director of rugby Les Cusworth has named for the Allied

  • Worcester 41 Wakefield 32

    Saturday, February 26, 2000 WORCESTER re-emerged as title contenders following a rare treat of rugby entertainment. Their 41-32 victory included some wonderful running and free-flowing tries from both sides and plenty of teams will have played worse than

  • 02/09/99 - Lock out as injury sidelines forward

    WORCESTER lock Dave Sims will miss the start of the league campaign with a foot injury. The former Gloucester captain will be out for around two weeks after damaging a tendon during Saturday's friendly against Wasps. It means he misses Saturday's Allied

  • Worcester 57 West Hartlepool 3

    Saturday, February 12, 2000 WORCESTER put three weeks of turbulent transfer dealings behind them to score a 57-3 victory in an incident packed match with West Hartlepool. On paper it looked a drab encounter between one of Premiership Two's high fliers

  • Waterloo 12 Worcester 22

    Saturday, January 22, 2000 WORCESTER dismissed troubled Waterloo without ever showing the form of a side looking for promotion. Their 22-12 win was comfortable enough but there was never any chance of repeating their 78-10 victory at Sixways in Nov-ember

  • 25/8/99 - Alvis signs and takes on Wasps

    NEW signing James Alvis is included in Worcester Rugby Club's squad to face National Cup champions Wasps in a pre-season warm-up match at Sixways on Saturday (3pm). Prop forward Alvis, who previously played for Exeter Chiefs, has been on trial at Sixways

  • 09/10/00 - Path to the Premiership starts today for Mather

    WORCESTER Rugby Club's latest signing Cameron Mather begins the first step towards the Premiership when he makes his debut at Coventry today. The 28-year-old flanker, who has spent this week settling into new surroundings, said one of the main reasons

  • Worcester 8 London Irish 12

    Monday, January 3, 2000 WORCESTER Rugby Club were taught a lesson in grinding out a result by London Irish who secured a 12-8 Tetley Bitter Cup round four win without ever quickening the pulses. The Exiles were robbed of play-maker Stephen Bachop with

  • 04/10/00 - Mather named in Worcester line-up

    NEW signing Cameron Mather will be sent to Coventry to make his Worcester Rugby Club debut on Saturday. The 28-year-old Scottish international flanker plays his first game at Barkers Butts Lane as Worcester look to continue their 100 per cent start in

  • 23/8/99 - Cusworth in full-back poser

    WORCESTER Rugby Club are facing a problem at full-back less than two weeks before the start of the new season. The club have lost three full-backs, John Liley, Tim Smith and Richards Le Bas during the summer and injuries have created further problems.

  • Exeter 16 Worcester 10

    Saturday, Decmber 11, 1999 WORCESTER'S seemingly un-stoppable charge to Premiership One has suddenly slammed to a standstill within 15 shocking days. After the defeat at Leeds and poor display at home to Orrell they have now seen their record against

  • 2/10/00 - Kiwi ace to join Sixways title bid

    WORCESTER Rugby Club have strengthened their promotion bid with the signing of former New Zealand under-19 international Richard Jarman. Scrum-half Jarman will put pen to paper at Sixways as soon as his season finishes Down Under with Clifton Seniors

  • 19/08/99 - Summer signings set to bond

    WORCESTER Rugby Club have included 13 of their summer signings for the training weekend in Cornwall. They include injury victims Simon Devereux, Rohan Hoffman and Jamie Connelly who are all unlikely to be ready for the new season. The squad will spend

  • 30/9/00 - Bedford old boy can recall the Blues

    FORMER Bedford lock Dan Zaltzman was set to put any feelings for his old club aside today as Worcester look to continue their superb start to the season. The Sixways side lead National Division One by four points after just three games with a 100 per

  • 17/08/99 - Cooke's promotion hopes

    WORCESTER will be playing Second Division rugby this season after Rotherham lost yesterday's High Court case against the game's ruling bodies. But Sixways' chief executive Geoff Cooke said further action could follow to give clubs in the division more

  • 29/9/00 - Bedford face Sixways battle says Jackson

    COLIN Jackson believes Bedford have a mountain to climb if they are to pull off a shock win against Worcester Rugby Club at Sixways tomorrow. The director of rugby at Goldington Road rates Worcester as the number one side in National League Division One

  • 14/08/99 - Confident for court hearing

    ROTHERHAM Rugby Club are confident of victory in their High Court case against the game's ruling bodies. But whether they will get a last minute promotion will depend on the judge's ruling. The case between Rotherham and English First Division Rugby is

  • 28/9/00 - Second division clubs call in OFT

    ENGLAND'S top rugby clubs have been reported to the Office of Fair Trading in the latest twist in the on-going promotion row. Following a board meeting of the 14 English Second Division clubs (ESDR) last night, including Worcester, the company have decided

  • 11/08/99 - Alvis may provide answer

    WORCESTER Rugby Club are set to decide whether Exeter prop James Alvis can solve a mini crisis in their front row. Talks are continuing to see if the 28-year-old can bolster a squad which has now seen three props leave during the summer. Pete Mitchell

  • Kendal 27, Worcester 44

    Saturday, November 13, 1999 KENDAL proved to be a troublesome gnat which Worcester just couldn't swat on Saturday. Each time the Gold 'n' Blues opened up a comfortable lead they came buzzing back to annoy their more illustrious visitors. Importantly,

  • 27/9/00 - Worcester sign Scotland star

    WORCESTER Rugby Club are set to add another international to their ranks with the signing of flanker Cameron Mather from Edinburgh Reivers. The 28-year-old Scottish international will put pen to paper at Sixways in the next 48 hours but will not be considered

  • 6/8/99 - Alvis facing Sixways trial

    EXETER prop forward James Alvis will be on trial for Worcester as part of the club's first Open Day at Sixways on Sunday. Alvis has been training with the club this week and will take part in one of the squad friendlies against either Midlands Two Malvern

  • Wakefield 15 Worcester 84

    Saturday, October 16, 1999 THE only question to come out of Worcester's resounding 84-15 win at Wakefield is which team is in the wrong division. Wakefield made a fight of it in the first half but the game never looked like being a contest after Worcester

  • Worcester 33 Coventry 15

    Friday, October 8, 1999 AN EXPLOSIVE first-half performance kept Worcester flying at the top of the league as they scored a valuable 33-15 win at home to Coventry last night. Their sixth win in as many Allied Dunbar Premiership Two games came via a Nick

  • 23/9/00 - Hamstring strain may scupper Baxter bid

    ONLY hours after being named in the Worcester side for his first start of the season, Nick Baxter was back on the treatment table yesterday afternoon. It summed up the start of the season for Sixways' favourite winger who, after undergoing a clean-up

  • 3/8/99 - Bridgend clash to pull in fans

    WORCESTER Rugby Club will be battling it out against Welsh Premiership side Bridgend at the first ever Sixways Open Day. The inaugural event, on Sunday, August 8, will feature all-day rugby with the match between Worcester and Bridgend kicking off at

  • Worcester 73 Rugby Lions 0

    Saturday, September 11, 1999. IN TERMS of sporting mis-matches Worcester against Rugby proved to be Mike Tyson versus Willie Carson. The home side pulverised the willing but limited visitors and a bigger winning margin than the 73-0 scoreline would not

  • 21/9/00 - Warriors hit by two late scores

    WORCESTER Rugby Club's Warriors team conceded two late tries to go down 27-16 to Sale Jets in a floodlit friendly at Heywood Road. Worcester crept back from a 12-8 half time score to lead the game at 16-12 with just ten minutes remaining, but Sale fought

  • 24/07/99 - Friendly start at Sixways

    WORCESTER Rugby Club open their pre-season campaign with a friendly against Irish side Connaught at Sixways tomorrow (3.00). The Gold 'n' Blues have named a squad of 31 to take part in the match with the tourists. And Welsh rivals Bridgend will be at

  • 22/07/99 - Experience is a bonus

    WORCESTER Rugby Club have denied that Duncan Hall's dramatic departure was to make way for their new chief executive Geoff Cook. Hall resigned from his post as first team coach last week just days before Cook joined the Sixways back room staff. But the

  • 21/07/99 - Challenge to be continued

    ROTHERHAM Rugby Club are to continue their legal action against the reduction of the top division following a fruitless meeting yesterday. Owners of clubs in the top two leagues met yesterday but Rotherham chief executive Mike Yarlett said the breach

  • 20/7/99 - England U18s sign up

    WORCESTER Rugby Club are continuing to boost their senior squad with the arrival of two junior England internationals at Sixways. Full-back Elijah Sobanjo (pictured standing) and centre Andrew Higgins have joined the Gold 'n' Blues on professional terms

  • 17/7/99 - String of players leave Sixways

    THE flood of new players to Sixways has been matched by a wave of departures including several first-teamers from last season. They include top points scorer Richard Le Bas and his fellow New Zealander back row forward Richard Hilton-Jones who have both

  • 15/7/99 - Worcester win Devereux race

    WORCESTER Rugby Club are poised to unveil Simon Devereux as their 12th summer signing. The Gloucester forward is believed to have agreed terms with the Sixways club after also being tempted by a new contract at Kingsholm. His signing will be announced

  • 14/07/99 - Hall walks out on Worcester

    COACH Duncan Hall has stunned Worcester Rugby Club by quitting on the eve of the new season. The highly-rated Australian has decided to return Down Under after just one year at Sixways. Rugby club owner Cecil Duckworth said Hall had left on good terms

  • 19/9/00 - Bromley chance to stake his claim

    SPENCER Bromley bids to kick-start his season with a run-out at Sale Jets tomorrow night as Worcester Rugby Club's second string side, the Warriors, begin this season's campaign. The winger, who injured his knee early in Worcester's opening National League

  • 09/07/99 - Richards makes it nine new signings

    Junior international hooker James Richards has become the ninth new signing at Worcester Rugby Club. The 23-year-old Welshman, capped at Under 21 level for his country, arrives at Sixways after two seasons with Bedford where he was an ever-present in

  • 16/9/00 - No more divided loyalties for Teki

    SATEKI Tuipulotu was desperate to put one over on his former club today -- even if it means the doghouse for the full back! The Tongan ace was due to face his old side at Sixways for the crunch National League Division One clash between Worcester and

  • 7/7/99 - Worcester peg match prices

    WORCESTER Rugby Club have announced their ticket prices for next season despite their continued quest for first division status. Prices released by the club are for second division rugby but season tickets prices will remain fixed even with a last minute

  • 14/9/00 - Davies puts Sixways decision to test

    LEEDS Tykes' director of rugby Phil Davies brings his side to Worcester Rugby Club on Saturday knowing he could have been in Adrian Skeggs' shoes this season. The former British Lion was approached by Worces-ter in the summer for the vacant Sixways coaching

  • 5/7/99 - Quest for honours starts at new boys

    WORCESTER Rugby Club are due to kick off the new Allied Dunbar Premiership Two season with a trip to Manchester on September 4. But the Sixways club may not fulfil any of their fixtures published below as they are still hoping to become part of Premiership

  • 9/9/00 - Lyman relishes new challenges

    NEIL Lyman is Worcester's longest serving player but the prop forward admits that reporting the pre-season training this year was like attending a new school. They have been so many comings and goings at Sixways during the summer -- 18 new signings and

  • 2/7/99 - Promotion hope for Sixways duo

    WORCESTER Rugby Club's two new boys have spoken of their ambition to lead the club to promotion this season. Rotherham winger Mat Walker and West Hartlepool centre Jamie Connelly both signed full-time contracts with the Sixways club yesterday. And both

  • 8/9/00 - Moretti's title hope after Sixways move

    NEW hooker Andrea Moretti is promising an Italian job on Saturday as Worcester begin their quest for glory. The former Petrarca star, who signed in at Sixways last month, is confident his new side can lay the ghosts of seasons past to rest and clinch

  • 7/9/00 - Warriors set to boost Worcester

    WORCESTER Rugby club will be able to give fringe first team players vital experience this season after launching a new reserve side. Worcester Warriors were today unveiled with chief executive Geoff Cooke hailing it as the solution to a long-running problem

  • 06/09/00 - Skeggs includes eight for debuts

    ADRIAN Skeggs will give league debuts to EIGHT new signings in Worcester Rugby Club's Division One opener at Orrell on Saturday. The Sixways director of coaching has included French under-21 international prop forward Mohamed Benbouhout in his side which

  • 5/9/00 - Guscott may play at Sixways

    FORMER England stars Phil De Glanville and Jeremy Guscott are included in the Bath side who face Worcester Rugby Club in their final pre-season game at Sixways tonight (7.30pm). De Glanville is pencilled in to face Adrian Skegg's side and Guscott will

  • 23/06/99 - Rugby's mayfair disagreement!

    WORCESTER and Rotherham rugby clubs could mount a legal challenge that could see both promoted into the sports top division. They are contesting the decision to reduce the number of teams in Premiership One from 14 to 12 clubs because they say it contravenes

  • 4/9/00 - French prop to boost title bid

    ADRIAN Skeggs believes Worcester Rugby Club's latest signing will give his side the mean streak they need to clinch promotion. The Sixways director of coaching has signed Mohamed Benbouhout on a one-year contract after the French Under-21 international

  • 30/08/00 - Skeggs ready to build on feast of tries

    FOUR tries from England Students scrum-half Chris Simpson-Daniel helped Worcester to a convincing 54-14 victory at Pontypool -- the last of their pre-season friendlies. Worcester dominated throughout, but lack of control and basic errors from both sides

  • 29/8/00 - Pontypool test for Worcester

    WORCESTER Rugby Club have announced a 23-man squad to travel to Pontypool for their fifth pre-season friendly match tomorrow (7pm). This will be a chance for Worcester to view players before kicking off their league campaign away at Orrell on September

  • 26/08/00 - Evans targets promotion bid

    CHRISTIAN Evans liked the feeling of promotion so much that he's come to Worcester to try and achieve it again. The 30-year-old number eight arrived at Sixways during the close-season from Bristol, who he helped win promotion to the top flight two seasons

  • 19/8/00 - First team joys for new signing

    MATTHEW Taylor says he has come to Worcester Rugby Club in search of regular first-team rugby. The 21-year-old scrum-half, one of a host of summer arrivals at Sixways, says his chances were limited at his previous club Pontypridd. But he now hopes he

  • 18/8/00 - Set pieces ease Worcester home

    TRIES from second row Gavin Webster and wing Sateki Tuipulotu helped Worcester to a convincing 3-17 victory over Melrose. Worcester's first win of the season came after a solid and mature performance from the entire team, with the visitors totally dominating

  • 17/8/00 - Duckworth warns RFU of civil war

    WORCESTER Rugby Club chairman Cecil Duckworth is preparing to go into battle with First Division clubs for a fair deal over promotion. Representatives of the 14 Second Division clubs are set to declare a civil war with their First Division counterparts

  • 16/8/00 - Argentinian prop signs for Worcester

    WORCESTER Rugby Club have snapped up Argentinian international prop forward Alejandro Moreno. The 27-year-old, who has won six caps for the Pumas, has been playing for French club Agen for the last four seasons. He also has an Italian passport and was

  • 14/8/00 - Missed passes add to misery

    WORCESTER will travel to Melrose this Wednesday hoping to improve on a disappointing 22-10 defeat at home to Ebbw Vale. Neither side impressed but Worcester at least made attempts to entertain the crowd while their Welsh visitors seemed content to use

  • 09/08/00 - Sixways joy over teenage hat-trick

    WORCESTER'S 18-year-old centre Greg Meredith marked his debut with a thrilling hat-trick of tries as the Sixways side started their pre-season with a 40-28 defeat by Pontypridd. Meredith, who joined Worcester just two weeks ago straight from Rossall School

  • 08/08/00 - Sixways start with Welsh test

    Worcester Rugby Club kick-off their pre-season friendlies tonight when they meet Pontypridd at Sixways (7pm). Worcester will be giving most of their 18 summer signings a chance to impress in the first of five friendlies, and are likely to field two completely

  • Aussie Skeggs' Sixways mission

    WORCESTER'S new director of coaching Adrian Skeggs is aiming high in his first season at Sixways. The former New South Wales, Queensland and Natal prop has worked as assistant coach at Harlequins and Bedford, but his recent appointment by Worcester is

  • 26/7/00 - Sixways quartet complete title plan

    WORCESTER Rugby Club have snapped up four more new players to take their number of close-season signings to 19. They are the last few pieces of the jigsaw in Worcester's bid to clinch promotion from the Allied Dunbar Premiership Two next season. The latest

  • 22/7/00 - Broughton aiming to scale the heights

    SECOND just won't be good enough for one of Worcester's summer recruits Nick Broughton. The back row forward wants nothing less than promotion and the Premiership Two trophy. And the desire for success has been fired by the disappointment of being part

  • 19/7/00 - Duckworth hits out at top clubs

    WORCESTER Rugby Club chairman Cecil Duckworth has threatened legal action against Premiership One clubs after they back-tracked on a promotion and relegation agreement. English First Division Rugby are expected to approve plans whereby the only promotion

  • 14/7/00 - Zaltzman's aim is quick return to the top flight

    WORCESTER Rugby Club's new boy Danny Zaltzman says he wants to get back to Premiership One as soon as possible. The 24-year-old lock has had top-flight experience with his last club Bedford, as well as Leicester Tigers and Saracens. He said: "The ambition

  • 12/07/00 - World Cup ace has high hopes

    NEW signing Earl Va'a believes Worcester Rugby Club have a good chance of clinching promotion from Allied Dunbar Premiership Two next season. The Samoan international fly-half made his comments after jetting in from New Zealand to join his new team-mates

  • 11/07/00 - Clubs wait on council approval

    WORCESTER Rugby Club have moved a step closer to winning their battle for promotion to the Premiership One. Club chairman Cecil Duckworth attended the annual meeting of the Rugby Football Union, at which clubs voted overwhelmingly in favour of a two-up-two-down

  • 01/07/00 - Back to northern roots

    ROB Myler has ended a two-and-half year spell at Sixways by deciding on a return to the North West. The 30-year-old utility back has had offers to play both rugby league and rugby union and will decide his future in the next few days. Myler became the

  • 24/6/00 - Sixways goes pop as club looks to cash in

    WORCESTER Rugby Club is hoping to stake a new claim to fame -- as a music venue. Sixways goes pop for the first time next Friday (June 30) when it stages its first-ever open-air pop concert, when Abba Gold, a tribute band to Swedish superstars Abba, take

  • 23/6/00 - Reivers cancel Sixways friendly

    WORCESTER Rugby Club have been forced to rearrange their friendly fixture for their open day in August. They were due to play the Scottish super District Edinburgh Reivers but the Scots have pulled due to the unavailability of many of their players. Worcester

  • Sorry seems to be the hardest word

    IF you're left shaking your head by the crisis facing student nurses at Worcester's new hospital, then imagine how they feel themselves. They have six months to find places to live, after student accommodation was left out of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals

  • 22/6/00 - Samoan star for Sixways

    WORCESTER Rugby Club have taken their total of close season signings to seven by recruiting two more players. Samoan international fly-half Earl Va'a has been snapped up from Italian club L'Aquila, while left-winger Spencer Bromley has arrived from Irish

  • 17/6/00 - Time runs out for Jenner at Sixways

    JIM Jenner said he left Worcester because time was against his chances of reaching Premiership One without a transfer. The 28-year-old has agreed a one-year deal with Rob Andrew's Newcastle Falcons ending a spell of three seasons at Sixways. His departure

  • 16/6/00 - Falcons in swoop for Jenner

    WORCESTER Rugby Club have been dealt another blow with number eight Jim Jenner signing for Premiership One Newcastle. The 28-year-old has ended three successful seasons at Sixways by signing a one-year deal with Rob Andrew's side. Since joining Worcester

  • 14/06/00 - No need to panic says Duckworth

    CECIL Duckworth has told the Worcester fans not to panic despite a number of high profile departures this summer. And the club chairman said he is in for the long haul with rugby despite off-the-field politics claiming the bulk of the headlines during

  • 06/06/00 - Higgins named in New Zealand tour party

    Worcester centre Andy Higgins has been selected for the England U21s tour of New Zealand. The 18-year-old centre has recovered from the wrist injury that kept him side-lined for the last few weeks of the season and will leave with England on June 15.

  • 3/6/00 - Collins set for Henley switch

    PROP Andy Collins looks set to move to Henley Hawks after just three months at Worcester Rugby Club. The Oxford University student is hoping to start a job in the Henley area after graduation this summer. The 25-year-old became a regular fixture in the

  • 2/6/00 - Sixways hit as Maynard jumps ship

    GEOFF Cooke is to take complete charge of the playing side of Worcester Rugby Club following the departure of Phil Maynard. But a new coach will also be brought to help Cooke with the workload after Maynard decided to quit Worcester and become director

  • Birmingham & Solihull 26 Worcester 26

    Saturday, April 28, 2001 IN a game billed as one for professional pride, it was the amateurs who took all the glory. Worcester ended their season with a 26-26 draw against relegation threatened Birmingham & Solihull - a result which was even more

  • Worcester 67 Orrell 13

    Saturday, April 14, 2001 IF you wanted one game which summed up the reasons for Worcester Rugby Club's puzzling inconsistencies you would be hard-pressed to find a better example than on Saturday. Orrell - National One's second worst team - came to Sixways

  • Worcester 27 Manchester 8

    Saturday, March 17, 2001 THEY say that the mediocre can only stay at the same level all the time. That particular description surely cannot be levelled at Worcester who, on Saturday, once again showed their ability to frustrate and exhilarate in equal

  • Bedford 14 Worcester 32

    Saturday, March 10, 2001 WORCESTER side-stepped a potential banana skin of a game to leave Bedford sliding towards the relegation zone on Saturday with a comfortable 32-14 victory. In a match which was always going to be tough with Bedford old boys Alistair

  • Worcester 30 Waterloo 18

    Saturday, February 3, 2001 THE jeers said it all as Worcester's professionals trudged off the sodden Sixways turf yesterday after once again frustrating the home crowd. The National One leaders were not only swamped by the rainstorm which engulfed the

  • 9/7/01 - Death of Chester Road stalwart

    KIDDERMINSTER Cricket Club groundsman Denis Jones, who prepared the pitch for Worcestershire's matches at Chester Road, has died, aged 63. When the County returned to play at the Birmingham League club's headquarters in 1987, after a break of 14 years

  • Worcester 56 Henley 18

    Saturday, January 20, 2001 SCOTT Barrow announced himself on the Union stage with a stunning display as Worcester Rugby Club ran out 56-18 winners over Henley Hawks to keep them top of National One. The 20-year-old, who moved to Sixways from Rugby League

  • Worcester 51 London Welsh 3

    Saturday, December 16, 2000 WORCESTER'S players spent their spare time sleeping last week such was the intensity of training but London Welsh will just be glad that their Sixways nightmare is over for another season. The National One leaders were in dreamland

  • Worcester 21 Birmingham & Solihull 16

    Monday, December 4, 2000. THREE players were sin-binned after a brawl at Sixways yesterday but it was not enough to knock Worcester out of their stride as they got the decision on points - 21-16. The heavyweight clash between the Gold'n'Blues and visiting

  • London Welsh 12 Worcester 29

    Saturday, November 25, 2000 CHAMPIONS elect Worcester opened an 11-point lead over second-placed Leeds Tykes at the top of National One with an outstanding display as London Welsh's fire fizzled out in the rain on Saturday. The Sixways side scored five

  • Saracens 42 Worcester 13

    Sunday, November 12, 2000 WORCESTER Rugby Club's Tetley's Bitter Cup hopes fizzled out yesterday when they went down 42-13 to a slick Saracens side at Vicarage Road. However, despite the hefty defeat, Adrian Skeggs' side enjoyed some good moments and

  • Tynedale 12 Worcester 76

    Saturday, November 4, 2000 A GAME which had been described as a banana skin turned into more of a pineapple crush as Worcester swept aside Tynedale 76-12 to set up a mouth-watering fruit cocktail of a fixture at Saracens on Sun-day. The Tetley Bitter

  • Waterloo 19 Worcester 32

    Saturday, October 28, 2000 WORCESTER were singing in the rain as they kept up their 100 per cent record in Nat-ional Division One with a 32-19 win at Waterloo on Saturday. Adrian Skeggs' men dominated from the off with a solid first-half display and at

  • Coventry 17 Worcester 34

    Saturday, October 7, 2000. WORCESTER Rugby Club were in seventh heaven on Saturday after ending their Coventry hoodoo with a 34-17 win at Barkers Butts Lane. The Sixways side lead the Nat-ional League Division One table by seven points after just five

  • Worcester 40 Leeds 13

    Saturday, September 16, 2000 ADRIAN Skeggs described his side's performance as sensational after watching Worcester Rugby Club sweep aside title rivals Leeds Tykes 40-13 on Saturday. The Sixways director of coaching, in charge of his first home National

  • Orrell 8 Worcester 47

    Saturday, September 9, 2000. WORCESTER Rugby Club threw the gauntlet down to Leeds Tykes with a powerful 47-8 demolition of Orrell at Edge Hall Road on Saturday. The Sixways side ran in eight tries in the one-sided affair as Worcester showed just why

  • Melrose 3 Worcester 17

    Sunday, August 17, 2000 TRIES from second row Gavin Webster and wing Sateki Tuipulotu helped Worcester to a convincing 3-17 victory over Melrose. Worcester's first win of the season came after a solid and mature performance from the entire team, with