London Irish 16-16 Worcester Warriors (From Worcester News)

London Irish 16-16 Worcester Warriors

2:40pm Saturday 5th December 2009 in

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FULL-TIME A late rally by the Warriors goes unrewarded as Jonny Arr's last-gasp chip just evades Miles Benjamin. The result sees Worcester record a third successive league draw. Willie Walker and Ryan Lamb - both former Gloucester fly-halves - added 11 points apiece, while the hosts scored through left wing John Rudd. Warriors replied with a penalty try - their first score since Callum Black's last-minute touch-down against Harlequins back in October. For a full match report, pictures and reaction, see Monday's Worcester News.

60mins: Penalty, Worcester (Lamb).

53mins: Try, Worcester (penalty); conversion (Walker).

45mins: Try, Irish (Rudd); conversion (Lamb).

HALF-TIME Worcester have battled hard and Willie Walker's accurate kicking has put their noses in front. However, Ryan Lamb has pegged them back with two penalties. Warriors have made plenty of tackles though and it will take a phenomenal effort to maintain this level of work-rate for 80 minutes.

37mins: Penalty, Irish (Lamb).

30mins: Penalty, Worcester (Walker).

29mins: Yellow card, Worcester (Wood); Penalty, Irish (Lamb).

20mins: Penalty, Worcester (Walker).

15mins: Penalty, Worcester (Walker).

6mins: Yellow card - Warriors (Rawlinson).

GOOD afternoon and welcome to the Worcester News' live coverage of the Guinness Premiership clash between London Irish and Worcester Warriors.

Warriors have drawn their last two matches 12-12, but face a tough task at the Madejski Stadium against the high-flying Exiles, who are second in the table.

TEAM NEWS....

Warriors: Latham; Gear, Rasmussen, Tuitupou, Benjamin; Walker, Arr; A Black, Lutui, Taumoepeau, Rawlinson, Gillies, Wood, Sanderson, Horstmann. Replacements: Gilding, Fortey, Sourgens, Bowley, Collins, Frost, MacRae, Grove.

London Irish: Lennard; Hewat, Seveali’i, Mapusua, Rudd; Lamb, Richards; Murphy: Paice, Ion, Kennedy, Casey, Thorpe, Armitage, Hala’Ufia. Replacements: Coetzee, Dermody, Lahiff, Roche, Fisher, Homer, Hodgson, Malone.