WARRIORS
8 Pennell – was reliable under the high ball, made good in roads down the flanks and secured the bonus-point try just before the internal.
8 Heem – put in a huge tackle on May from the kick off to announce Warriors’ intent and caused Tigers havoc when he got hold of the ball, racking up more than 100 metres.
8 Venter – his best performance in a Warriors jersey as he linked up play superbly and his break in the dying moments led to Hill’s match-winning try.
8 Mills – was another star performer for Worcester as he pulled the strings in midfield, producing a stunning offload to release Heem in the lead up to Singleton’s try.
7 Adams – had a quieter afternoon than Worcester’s other backs and missed one too many tackles down his wing but showed determination and almost crossed the whitewash at the death.
9 WEIR – an outstanding performance from the fly-half who racked up 22 points including two converted tries in the first seven minutes and was instrumental in other scores. My man of the match.
8 Hougaard – really got his side ticking with quick ball from the breakdown as Warriors’ attack finally burst into life and the scrum-half was also brave in defence.
6 Black – struggled at scrum time as he was penalised on three occasions with England tighthead Cole often getting the edge in the battle.
8 Singleton – making his first start of the season, the hooker made an instant impact, scoring a try and went close to getting another. Warriors’ lineout was also more reliable when he was on the field.
7 Schonert – fresh from his call-up to the England training squad, the tighthead displayed his qualities in the scrum before going off with a dead leg.
7 Bresler – did not add a lot in attack as Warriors’ backs shone but the second row who replaced Barry in the starting line-up put in a solid 80-minute shift.
7 Phillips – hard to fault the former Jersey lock’s performance as the lineout ran well and he made some hard yards before being forced off with a thumb problem at half-time.
8 Mama – showed grit and determination to secure a couple of turnovers for Worcester as he was effective in both defence and attack.
8 Lewis – played a starring role in Warriors’ superb start, setting up Weir for his second, before an injury ended his afternoon but his replacement, Hill, had a Premiership debut to remember.
8 Van Velze – his opposite number Kalamafoni may have been more explosive with ball in hand but Warriors' captain made good decisions and demonstrated clear intent throughout.
Replacements: Taufete’e (Singleton 66), Bower 6 (Black 60), Milasinovich 6 (Schonert 54), Barry 7 (Phillips 46), Hill 9 (Lewis 26), Lance (Weir 52-62). Not used: Heaney, Beck.
Referee: L Pearce Attendance: 18,444.
Tigers: Olowofela; Holmes, Tuilagi (A Ford 76), Owen (Eastmond 44), May; G Ford, Youngs (White 57); Bateman (Feao 67), Youngs (Stevens 67), Cole, Williams, Kitchener (Wells 65), Denton, Thompson (Lewis 76), Kalamafoni. Not used: Cortes.
RUN OF PLAY 0-5: Weir try, 2mins.
0-7: Weir conv, 3mins.
0-12: Weir try, 6mins.
0-14: Weir conv, 7mins.
3-14: Ford penalty, 12mins.
6-14: Ford penalty, 17mins.
6-17: Weir penalty, 19mins.
6-22: Singleton try, 23mins.
11-22: Thompson try, 27mins.
11-27: Pennell try, 34mins.
11-30: Weir penalty, 39mins.
Half-time: Leicester Tigers 11-30 Worcester Warriors.
11-35: Hill try, 53mins.
11-37: Pennell conv, 54mins.
16-37: May try, 58mins.
21-37: Denton try, 62mins.
23-37: Ford conv, 63mins.
28-37: Olowofela try, 69mins.
30-37: Ford conv, 70mins.
35-37: Ford try, 75mins.
37-37: Ford conv, 76mins.
37-42: Hill try, 79mins.
37-44: Weir conv, 80mins.
Full-time: Leicester Tigers 37-44 Worcester Warriors.
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