Full-time: Worcester Warriors 54-3 Olympus Rugby XV Madrid (From Worcester News)

Full-time: Worcester Warriors 54-3 Olympus Rugby XV Madrid

2:40pm Saturday 16th January 2010 in

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FULL-TIME... A MATT Cox hat-trick was the highlight of Worcester's eight-try romp over Spanish minnows Olympus Rugby XV Madrid. Cox was joined on the scoresheet by flanker Jake Abbott (2), centres Sam Tuitupou and Greg King and wing Chris Pennell. For a full match report, reaction and pictures, see Monday's Worcester News.

78mins: Try, Worcester (Cox); conversion - Carlisle.

68mins: Try, Worcester (King); conversion - Carlisle.

64mins: Try, Worcester (Cox); conversion - Carlisle.

56mins: Try, Worcester (Pennell); conversion - Jones.

43mins: Try, Worcester (Cox); conversion - Jones.

HALF-TIME... Despite going behind after just two minutes to a penalty by Madrid inside-centre Jeremias Palumbo, Worcester took control of the game. The hosts have strolled into a 21-3 lead with tries from flanker Jake Abbott (2) and Sam Tuitupou. Fly-half Matt Jones has kicked all of his efforts at goal.

40mins: Try, Worcester (Abbott); conversion - Jones.

35mins: Try, Worcester (Tuitupou); conversion - Jones.

8mins: Try, Worcester (Abbott); conversion - Jones.

2mins: Penalty (Olympus), Palumbo.

ENGLAND hopeful Matt Mullan will make his first start for Worcester Warriors since October against Olympus Rugby XV Madrid this afternoon (3pm).

French ace Olivier Sourgens and lock Craig Gillies are the only survivors in the forwards from the side that drew with Gloucester Rugby in the Guinness Premiership.

Graham Kitchener, James Collins, Jake Abbott and Matt Cox are all named in the pack as director of rugby Mike Ruddock selects a side with a mix of youth and experience.

Ryan Powell and Matthew Jones are paired at half-back and Marcel Garvey returns on the wing. Scotland international Alex Grove and Sam Tuitupou combine in the centre, with Calum MacRae completing an exciting back division.

Fit again duo David Lyons and Joe Carlisle are named among the replacements.

TEAMS...

Warriors: MacRae; Garvey, Grove, Tuitupou, Pennell; Jones, Powell; Mullan, Fortey, Sourgens, Kitchener, Gillies, Collins, Abbott, Cox. Replacements: A Black, Lutui, Gilding, Lyons, Horstmann, Frost, Carlisle, King.

Olympus: Tudela; Cano, Heredia, Palumbo, Pardo; Sempere, Feijoo; Onega, Bohorquez, Gugernazde, Souto, Recuerda, Camacho, Palmers, Cook. Replacements: Abrelaiz, Serrano, Hattori, Fernandez-Aramburu, Criado, Acena, Canosa, Arenas.