Final score - Worcester Warriors 21-26 Connacht (From Worcester News)

Final score - Worcester Warriors 21-26 Connacht

2:40pm Saturday 12th December 2009 in

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FULL-TIME... Ian Keatley's last-gasp penalty snuffed out Worcester's feint hopes of snatching victory. Willie Walker scored a try and a penalty in the second-half, but a try from hooker Sean Cronin, converted by Keatley, and the fly-half's latye effort sealed the points. See Monday's Worcester News for a full match report, reaction and pictures. 80mins: Penalty, Connacht (Keatley).

67mins: Try, Worcester (Walker).

63mins: Try, Connacht (Cronin); conversion - Keatley.

46mins: Penalty, Worcester (Walker).

HALF-TIME... Warriors will be disappointed to go in trailing at the break after an entertaining first 40 minutes. In an end-to-end encounter, the visitors out-scored Worcester two tries to one, but Willie Walker's reliable boot made sure his side were still within three points.

39mins: Penalty, Connacht (Keatley).

30mins: Try, Connacht (Carr).

22mins: Penalty, Worcester (Walker).

20mins: Try, Connacht (Keatley).

13mins: Try, Worcester (Wood) - conversion, Walker.

11mins: Penalty, Worcester (Walker).

7mins: Penalty, Connacht (Keatley).

GOOD afternoon and welcome to the Worcester News' live coverage of Worcester Warriors' Amlin Challenge Cup clash with Connacht.

With pool-leaders Montpellier winning 57-24 against Olympus Rugby XV Madrid last night, they now have 10 points.

Irish province Connacht are currently second on nine, while Warriors have six. Therefore, a Worcester win with the visitors taking a losing bonus point would see three teams tied on 10 points, making for an exciting climax to the pool.

New Zealand wing Rico Gear has dropped out of the team this morning with a calf strain, while fellow wideman Marcel Garvey has the flu and won't figure either.

In their absence, Chris Pennell makes a welcome return after a long-term knee injury to start in the number 14 jersey.

TEAM NEWS...

Warriors: Latham; Pennell, Grove, Rasmussen, Benjamin; Walker, Arr; A Black, Fortey, Taumoepeau, Rawlinson, Gillies, Wood, Sanderson, Horstmann.

Replacements: Page, Lutui, Sourgens, Kitchener, Collins, Frost, Jones, MacRae.

Connacht: Duffy; Bibo, Ta'auso, Wynne, Carr; Keatley, F Murphy; Wilkinson, Cronin, Morris, McCarthy, Upton, Muldoon, Ofisa, Naoupu.

Replacements: D Murphy, Loughney, Hagan, Swift, McComish, O'Loughlin, Nikora, Nathan.