Champ Rugby: Ampthill RUFC 14-41 Worcester Warriors

Four first-half tries saw Warriors head into the break with a bonus point already secured. Warriors would go on to cross over a further three times in the second to ensure a convincing, 14-41 score line.

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It was the visitors who drew first blood. Tim Anstee broke the line before finding Josh Bassett - playing against his childhood first club - outside him.

Bassett drove forward before popping it inside to Will Lane to cross over in the corner.

Within seconds the lead was doubled. A line-out for the visitors was quickly won and played into the hands of Will Trewin.

The full-back tried a chip-and-chase, which James Short got on the end of, to dive over the line.

In the blink of an eye Warriors had their third within the opening 15 minutes.

A line-out in the corner was taken down by Thabo Ndimande who forced a way through, flanked by the Warriors driving maul, to see the side increase their advantage to 15.

James Tyas secured the first-half bonus point before the break.

Anstee took down an attacking line-out in the corner before the two sides charged into a driving maul, with Tyas the man to force his way through and add five more before Will Reed found success from the tee for the first time in the match.

Warriors picked up where they left off in the second half. After turning over a scrum deep in Ampthill territory, they unleased a series of attempts to drive over the line.

Reed ultimately spread play with a long pass, allowing Josh Bassett to stroll over in the corner with ease, before Reed again added the extras.

Ampthill finally got on the board soon after as Ollie Mullarkey secured the host's first score of the match.

The hosts tried to find a way over from close-in three times, and came good at the third time of asking, with Mullarkey powering through under the posts.

Louis Grimoldby calmly dispatched the conversion to make Ampthill's first try into a seven-point play.

Warriors fought back to cross over twice more in quick succession. First Hallam Chapman forced a way through following a series of drives before Juan Gonzalez weaved his way through the Amphtill defence before offloading to Jake Garside to finish cleverly for his 10th try of the Champ Rugby campaign.

Tiff Eden successfully converted one of the two, as Warriors continued to build an insurmountable score line.

Ampthill would get a consolation in the closing moments. Having won a last-minute line-out, Totoa Avuaa took it down and raced away, breaking the line and crossing over under the posts, with Joe Heslop converting before the final whistle blew.