IRISH
No.Name
15James O'Connor, FB
T
5
14Topsy Ojo, W
13Fergus Mulchrone, C
12Eamonn Sheridan, C
11Sailosi Tagicakibau, W
10Shane Geraghty, FH
9Tomas O'Leary, SH
1John Yapp, P
2Mike Mayhew, H
3Leo Halavatau, P
4George Skivington, L
5Nic Rouse, L
6Kieran Low, FL
7Blair Cowan, FL
8Ofisa Treviranus, N8
Replacements
16Jimmy Stevens, H
17Matt Parr, P
18Jamie Hagan, P
19Jebb Sinclair, N8
20Declan Danaher, FL
21Alex Lewington, W
22Ian Humphreys, -
23Ed Hoadley, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Madejski Stadium
3:00 PM, January 4, 2014
Attendance: 5,714
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'22-9 End of second half
75'Substitute on - Alex Lewington , London Irish
75'Player substituted - Sailosi Tagicakibau , London Irish
74'Substitute on - Leo Halavatau , London Irish
74'Player substituted - Topsy Ojo , London Irish
74'Yellow card - Jamie Hagan , London Irish
73'After repeated infringements Hagan takes one for the team and is sin-binned
73'After repeated infringements Hagan takes one for the team and is sin-binned
69'Player substituted - Ofa Fainga'anuku , Worcester Warriors
69'Substitute on - George Porter , Worcester Warriors
67'22-9 Penalty goal - Chris Pennell , Worcester Warriors
66'Pennell cuts the deficit - but is it too little, too late?
64'Player substituted - Blair Cowan , London Irish
64'Substitute on - Declan Danaher , London Irish
64'Substitute on - Jimmy Stevens , London Irish
64'Player substituted - Mike Mayhew , London Irish
64'Player substituted - Leonardo Senatore , Worcester Warriors
64'Substitute on - Chris Jones , Worcester Warriors
62'Substitute on - Jebb Sinclair , London Irish
62'Player substituted - Ofisa Treviranus , London Irish
62'Player substituted - Rob O'Donnell , Worcester Warriors
62'Substitute on - John Andress , Worcester Warriors
62'Player substituted - Chris Brooker , Worcester Warriors
62'Substitute on - Ed Shervington , Worcester Warriors
62'Substitute on - Ignacio Mieres , Worcester Warriors
62'Player substituted - Paul Warwick , Worcester Warriors
62'22-6 Conversion - James O'Connor , London Irish
61'O'Connor adds the further two points. Too easy for the Exiles
61'20-6 Try - James O'Connor , London Irish
60'James O'Connor is having a field day against Worcester - he's scored the game's first try and has a haul of 20 point. Dominance on the five-metre line led to the ball eventually being spread wide and it was O'Connor who dotted it down
56'15-6 Penalty goal - James O'Connor , London Irish
56'Player substituted - John Yapp , London Irish
56'Player substituted - Ravai Fatiaki , Worcester Warriors
56'Substitute on - Josh Matavesi , Worcester Warriors
56'Substitute on - Matt Parr , London Irish
55'O'Connor is enjoying life with the kicking tee - yet more points for the Exiles
54'Yellow card - Leonardo Senatore , Worcester Warriors
53'Senatore yellow carded for pulling down a maul. Things looking bleak for the Warriors
52'Player substituted - Jeremy Su'a , Worcester Warriors
52'Substitute on - Jonny Arr , Worcester Warriors
50'Substitute on - Jamie Hagan , London Irish
50'Player substituted - Leo Halavatau , London Irish
50'12-6 Penalty goal - James O'Connor , London Irish
49'O'Connor stretches the lead to six points. Big call for Worcester to get back into this now
46'9-6 Penalty goal - James O'Connor , London Irish
45'O'Connor puts the Exiles ahead at the start of the second-half
41'6-6 End of first half
40'Second-half underway in Reading. First-half was fairly dire with neither team really playing much. Both look nervous but one error from either side and the game could suddenly swing
40'6-6 Start of second half
39'6-6 Penalty goal - James O'Connor , London Irish
38'Game on at the Madejski Stadium as O'Connor levels things up
33'3-6 Penalty goal - Chris Pennell , Worcester Warriors
32'Great strike from Chris Pennell gives Worcester a very narrow lead
18'3-3 Penalty goal - Chris Pennell , Worcester Warriors
17'We're all square at the Madejski Stadium as Pennell, who has been superb this season, gets the Warriros on the board
12'Player substituted - Matt Parr , London Irish
12'Substitute on - John Yapp , London Irish
12'3-0 Penalty goal - James O'Connor , London Irish
11'James O'Connor gets the first points on the board for London Irish with his second kick
8'Substitute on - Matt Parr , London Irish
8'Player substituted - John Yapp , London Irish
4'James O'Connor takes on the kicking duties for today's game - first kick at the posts from around the 22 sails wide
1'Something will have to give at the Madejski Stadium today. London Irish haven't won a game in the Aviva Premiership since October while Worcester are yet to taste sweet victory this season. Worcester are currently 10 points adrift at the foot of the table but will look to reduce that deficit today.
1'0-0 Start of first half