WORCESTER Warriors have been training at an RAF base to prepare for the playing conditions in their next match.
Warriors have been playing against the RAF at RAF Cosford ahead of their trip away to Ampthill this Saturday (January 31).
Ampthill's ground - Dillingham Park - is renowned for its walk through the woods from the training ground to the pitch, while the playing surface throws up different challenges to Sixways Stadium.
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Warriors go into the match looking to bounce back following four-straight defeats, including a 28-34 home loss to Hartpury most-recently.
"We came in and looked at the cold evidence and were very, very honest with each other," Everard told Worcester News, on the response to the defeat.
"We went away and worked on it and we had a very, very good day yesterday (January 27).
"We went to RAF Cosford yesterday and trained against the RAF which was really beneficial to do.
"A good, soft grass pitch with a little bit of a hill on it, with a walk from the changing room to the ground, which is quite similar to what we are going to have on the weekend."
Ampthill have won three of their last five matches, finding themselves 10th in the Champ Rugby table.
"(It will be) a very tough challenge," he admitted. "A good team that have has some really good results recently over the last four, five games.
"We went there in pre-season because we know that it is a slightly different environment than we are used to at Sixways.
"It is a brilliant rugby club and again, a very tough team and it will be a tough challenge."
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The coach added that a strong performance would be important for the team, coming off the back of a disappointing result.
"It would be, of course it would be and the team are hungry to do that for the team and for the fans I think," he said.
"We are fully aware of how tough a place Ampthill is to go and play, hence with why we’ve been so specific with our prep this week. I’m excited."
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