WORCESTER Warriors' Anglo-Welsh Cup hopes took a major dent after a 28-22 defeat against Harlequins yesterday.
Here are our player ratings but who was your man of the match?
7 Howard – A decent attacking display from Howard who looked much happier at full-back than on the wing.
7 Heem – Capped his comeback with a try and made several trademark runs.
7 Olivier – Opened the scoring and would probably have sewn up the match had he held on to a try-scoring pass when Warriors were leading 14-0.
8 Willison – Always looks threatening next to Olivier and was industrious throughout.
6 Slowik – The debutant would have surprised many with his pace.
6 Mills – A mixed bag for the fly-half who was superb in the opening 20 minutes but threw an intercept pass as Quins hit back.
7 Baldwin – Was at the heart of Warriors’ best attacking moves in the first half.
6 Leleimalefaga – The loosehead scrummages solidly but doesn’t have the ball skills of Val Rapava Ruskin.
7 Taufete’e – The hooker grabbed his maiden try and is developing into a major asset for Warriors. Has headed back to the USA on paternity leave.
6 Schonert – Had a fitness test at half-time and didn’t reappear for the second period.
7 Cavubati – The lock’s best showing of the season which included a deft off-the-ground pass to Olivier for Warriors’ opening try.
8 Spencer – Strong in the line-out and worked hard with the ball in hand. Warriors’ man of the match.
6 Fa’osiliva – Took a bang on the head in the first half and failed an injury assessment.
7 Lewis – The Welsh-born scavenger continues to catch the eye with his work-rate. Made a try-saving tackle on former Warrior Charlie Mulchrone.
6 Dowson – Started poorly by spilling a couple of early passes before working his way into the match.
Replacements: Fa’osiliva (Cox 31, 7), Schonert (Alo 41, 7), Taufete’e (Singleton 56, 6), Heem (Short 56, 6), Leleimalefaga (Bower 60, 6), Baldwin (Dowsett 64, 6), Spencer (Barry 64, 5). Not used: Eden.
Referee: Christophe Ridley (RFU).
Attendance: 7,114.
Yellow card: Warriors: Barry, 72.
Harlequins: Morris; Walker, Hopper, Stanley Alofa; Jackson, Dickson; Evans, Gray, Shields; Reddish, Matthews; J Chisholm, Ward, Luamanu. Replacements: Elia, Jones, Gendall, South, Naoupu, Mulchrone, Swiel, R Chisholm.
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