FULL-TIME: Worcester Warriors 40-23 London Welsh (From Worcester News)

FULL-TIME: Worcester Warriors 40-23 London Welsh

2:00pm Saturday 19th March 2011 in Warriors By Tom Guest, @tomguestWN #WENsport

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WARRIORS make it back-to-back bonus-point wins in Championship play-off Pool 'A' thanks to Miles Benjamin's second successive hat-trick.

The on-song winger ran in a try treble as a strong Worcester second-half saw off a determined London Welsh challenge.

Aleki Lutui and Kai Horstmann both scored powerful forwards' tries, while Welsh managed one touch-down through flanker Michael Hills.

For a full match report, reaction and pictures, see Monday's Worcester News.

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WARRIORS finally got their noses in front by the interval after a bright start by London Welsh.

The visitors took a seventh-minute lead with a penalty try as Worcester illegally halted a poweful scrum that was heading over the line.

Gordon Ross added the conversion before extending his side's lead to 10-0 with a drop-goal.

Warriors woke up and pegged the score back with a Miles Benjamin try and an Andy Goode penalty.

Ross put Welsh five points ahead, but two more Goode penalties ensured that Worcester lead at the break.

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England prop Matt Mullan will make his first league appearance of the season on home soil as he replaces in Adam Black in the front row as head coach Richard Hill makes just two changes to his starting line-up.

The other selection change is an enforced one as Pat Sanderson is ruled out with the shoulder injury that forced him off against Bristol Rugby last weekend.

James Collins comes into the team to join Neil Best and Kai Horstmann in the back row, while Adam Balding takes a place on the replacements bench.

TEAM NEWS...

Warriors: Pennell; Garvey, Crockett, Rasmussen, Benjamin; Goode, Arr; Mullan, Lutui, Taumoepeau, Kitchener, Gillies, Best, Collins, Horstmann. Reps: Fortey, Douglas, Rawlinson, Balding, Frost, Carlisle, Grove.

London Welsh: Thomas; Gibson, Mackey, Whatling, Drauniniu; Ross, Runciman; Pittman, Nelson, Ward, Powell, Corker, Mills, Hills, Beach. Reps: Holford, Herring, Fisher, Purdy, Stevenson, Luveniyali, Lewis.