2:10pm Saturday 6th March 2010
By Tom Guest
FULL-TIME... Rory Clegg's long-range penalty with 10 minutes to go proved to be the difference as Quins claimed victory in a see-saw encounter. The sides were locked at 5-5 at the break, before Matt Jones twice kicked Worcester ahead. However, Clegg's three efforts ensured his side took the points. For a full match report, reaction and pictures, see Monday's Worcester News.
69mins: Penalty, Quins (Clegg).
65mins: Penalty, Quins (Clegg).
63mins: Penalty, Worcester (Jones).
53mins: Penalty, Quins (Clegg).
50mins: Penalty, Worcester (Jones).
HALF-TIME... After a lively opening which saw Rory Clegg's close-range early score cancelled out by a Miles Benjaim effort, the two teams have gone into their shells. With both sides looking detemined not to lose rather than going out to win the game, chances have been at a premium. Quins have probably edged the first-half, but Worcester could have taken the lead with a Matt Jones penalty, but his effort drifted wide.
32mins:Missed penalty (Worcester), Jones.
11mins: Try, Warriors (Benjamin).
8mins: Try, Quins (Clegg).
Quins have made a team change with influential Kiwi fly-half Nick Evans failing a late fitness test. He is replaced at 10 by Rory Clegg, while Sam Smith comes onto the bench.
GOOD afternoon and welcome to the Twickenham Stoop for the Worcester News' live coverage of Worcester Warriors' Guinness Premiership clash with Harlequins.
The Sixways side have handed fly-half Matthew Jones his first league start of the season.
With a hand injury ruling out Willie Walker, Jones has been handed the chance as one of five changes to the side that beat Newcastle.
Four of the switches come in the pack, with Matt Mullan, Chris Fortey, Greg Rawlinson and Tom Wood returning.
For Quins, George Robson and Tom Williams return to the side.
Robson will partner former Worcester player James Percival in the second row, with Williams returning from injury on the wing.
On the bench, there are places for Lewis Stevenson and Nils Mordt.
Warriors: Latham; Pennell, Rasmussen, Tuitupou, Benjamin; Jones, Arr; Mullan, Fortey, Taumoepeau, Rawlinson, Gillies, Wood, Sanderson, Horstmann.
Replacements: A Black, Lutui, Sourgens, Kitchener, Cracknell, Powell, MacRae, Grove.
Harlequins: Brown; Strettle, Lowe, Turner-Hall, Williams; Evans, Dickson; Guest, Skinner, Robshaw, Robson, Percival, Andress, Cairns, Jones. Replacements: Fuga, Croall, Johnston, Stevenson, York, So'oialo, Clegg, Mordt.
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