WORCESTER Wanderers won all six games on their rugby tour to north America.

The city’s amateur club enjoyed a successful visit with a party of 54 based in the sister town of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Six matches against Newport Rhode Island, Boston’s Irish Wolfhounds, Worcester and Amoskeag from Manchester, New Hampshire, all ended in handsome victories.

But Wanderers faced tough tackling and spirited opponents in their tour, led by the club’s Dick Cumming and city councillor Adrian Gregson.

It had long been an objective to renew links with their counterparts in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The American side came to England in 1987 and hope to return in two years.

They want to regain the inaugural Worcester Rugby Cup, presented at the farewell dinner on the tour by club president Jeff Turgeon to Cumming.

Three first-team games and three old boys’ games, both under coach Niall Crawford, were played.

There were cameo appearances from Ron Saunders, Anton Madzarovic and Martin Watson, who managed to run the line, referee and play in one match.

The tour confirmed the skills and abilities of younger players, such as Niall Johnson and Sam Ward, who will benefit from the experience.

The cultural side of the tour included trips to Boston and New York.

Gregson presented Worcester’s state representative James O’Day with a letter of friendship from the mayor David Tibbutt and memorabilia from the English city.

Every opportunity was taken to reinforce the links between the two cities.

This included a tour of Worcester City Hall and a meeting with mayor Joseph O’Brien, an active social player for the local side.

O’Brien declared May 26 as Worcester Wanderers Rugby Football Day.

A future Wanderers tour to Worcester, South Africa, is under consideration.