GLOUC
No.Name
15Jason Woodward, FB
14Charlie Sharples, W
13Billy Twelvetrees, C
T
12Mark Atkinson, C
11Ollie Thorley, W
T
2
10Billy Burns, FH
3
9Willi Heinz, SH
1Val Rapava-Ruskin, P
2Motu Matu'u, H
3John Afoa, P
4Ed Slater, L
5Jeremy Thrush, L
6Freddie Clarke, FL
7Jacob Rowan, FL
8Ruan Ackermann, N8
Replacements
16Richard Hibbard, R
17Josh Hohneck, R
18Gareth Denman, R
19Tom Savage, R
20Lewis Ludlow, R
21Ben Vellacott, R
22Henry Trinder, R
23David Tevita Halaifonua Tonga, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Kingsholm
7:45 PM, September 22, 2017
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'Ball dropped! Gloucester survive.
81'Worcester keep it tight, five meters away.
81'Good lineout but the drive is brought down by Gloucester.
81'24-19 End of second half
80'It is a very good kick from Mills, perhaps 6-7 metres short of the try line.
80'Worcester up near Gloucester's 22 and they have another advantage for a high tackle. Barnes whistles for the penalty with 20 seconds on the clock. They kick for the lineout, huge opportunity with Gloucester a man down in the pack.
79'Twelvetrees busts it up through midfield after the scrum. Worcester have the ball back, and now they have a penalty advantage.
79'Gloucester will have a scrum with 90 seconds on the clock.
79'Willison with a lovely break and offload but the Worcester player in support drops it cold. Big chance goes beckoning.
78'Shambolic Worcester lineout and Gloucester have the ball back. They make a mess of it though and the Warriors have a second chance.
77'Gloucester with possession on halfway. Remember they are down to 14 men. They run down the sideline and the Gloucester player is tackled into touch. A few silly decisions by the hosts.
75'Mills nails the penalty and we have a grandstand finish.
75'We're back underway after all that and Woodward counter attacks from his 22. He opts to run, and its the wrong call as Worcester win a penalty at the breakdown. Easy three points on offer.
75'24-19 Penalty goal - Ryan Mills , Worcester Warriors
74'Ed Slater runs back on, but I don't think that is allowed. Similar incident happened in the Bath game last week and they weren't able to make a replacement as it isn't an HIA. Common sense would mean a replacement should be made. Gloucester are trying to force the sub by putting it down as an HIA. Worcester not happy. Barnes talks to officials on the sideline and now Slater is off the field. Ridiculous.
74'Could be quite a lengthy stoppage, Tom Savage the player down. Stretcher is required.
74'Gloucester on the attack but there's a stoppage in play as Christian Scotland-Williamson puts a huge hit in.
73'Player substituted - Willi Heinz , Gloucester Rugby
73'Substitute on - Ben Vellacott , Gloucester Rugby
73'Player substituted - Jacob Rowan , Gloucester Rugby
73'Substitute on - Lewis Ludlow , Gloucester Rugby
72'Conversion is astray, Gloucester lead by 8.
71'Te'o makes a great break, finds support but Heinz somehow makes the try saving tackle. Worcester send it back to the right side and Humphreys scores his second.
71'24-16 Try - Perry Humphreys , Worcester Warriors
69'A good break by Heinz but fails to find support. Worcester then win a penalty at the next ruck. The fourth try bonus point eluding Gloucester at the moment.
67'Halaifonua gives away a penalty at the ruck and Worcester get out of jail.
66'Worcester give away a penalty as they chance their arm. Burns kicks to the corner. Hibbard will throw in just inside Worcester's 22.
66'Player substituted - Ed Slater , Gloucester Rugby
66'Substitute on - Tom Savage , Gloucester Rugby
65'Gloucester drop the ball in contact to end a messy phase of play.
65'Substitute on - Jono Kitto , Worcester Warriors
65'Player substituted - Peter Stringer , Worcester Warriors
65'Player substituted - Bryce Heem , Worcester Warriors
65'Substitute on - Dean Hammond , Worcester Warriors
64'Attack going nowhere so Heinz clears from the ruck and Worcester drop it cold. Gloucester in good position to mount an attack.
64'Gloucester a bit disjointed after a few substitutes while Worcester have upped the ante.
63'Gloucester look to respond from a lineout. They'll be desperate to get that fourth try bonus point.
62'Substitute on - David Tevita Halaifonua Tonga , Gloucester Rugby
62'Player substituted - Charlie Sharples , Gloucester Rugby
61'Mills can't add the extras. Remains 24-11.
60'Worcester are five metres away, and they have an advantage. Mills goes for the cross field kick and Humphreys does brilliantly to gather and crawl over for the Warriors first try.
60'24-11 Try - Perry Humphreys , Worcester Warriors
59'Worcester have a penalty, fair play to them they've showed plenty of endeavour tonight but Gloucester are just a better team. Warriors have a lineout on the 22.
58'Player substituted - John Afoa , Gloucester Rugby
58'Substitute on - Gareth Denman , Gloucester Rugby
58'Player substituted - Val Rapava-Ruskin , Gloucester Rugby
58'Substitute on - Josh Hohneck , Gloucester Rugby
58'Substitute on - Richard Hibbard , Gloucester Rugby
58'Player substituted - Motu Matu'u , Gloucester Rugby
55'Gloucester kick the ball back to Worcester. Te'o has another opportunity with ball in hand, steps a couple before offloading but the receiver of the offload drops the ball. Must be frustrating to be a Worcester fan.
55'Player substituted - Ryan Bower , Worcester Warriors
55'Substitute on - Ethan Waller , Worcester Warriors
55'Player substituted - Biyi Alo , Worcester Warriors
55'Substitute on - Gareth Milasinovich , Worcester Warriors
54'After 13 phases Gloucester are awarded a penalty. And Barnes wants a word with O'Callaghan and Stringer. He's not happy with Stringer running his mouth and also Worcester players deliberately placing the ball at the ruck into Gloucester's defenders. The two Irishmen agree to disagree.
53'Te'o goes close. Strong defence from Gloucester.
52'Worcester continue to mount an attack. Stringer with the quick ball and Heem runs a nice line off the shoulder of Mills.
51'Gloucester clear but it doesn't find touch as Humphreys returns with interest.
51'Thrush steals the lineout from Worcester.
50'Gloucester took a man out in the air at the lineout. Worcester will go again.
50'Penalty advantage to Worcester from the lineout.
49'Woodward opens up a counter attack but Gloucester guilty of blocking and Worcester have the penalty. Warriors go for touch and Mills' kick couldn't be better. Big chance here.
47'Woodward chips through but it goes straight into a Worcester player and the attack is lost.
46'Gloucester march into Worcester's 22. Another try would secure the bonus point.
45'Gloucester strong at the breakdown and win the penalty.
45'Player substituted - Pierce Phillips , Worcester Warriors
45'Substitute on - Christian Scotland-Williamson , Worcester Warriors
44'Te'o with a big break then an offload. The attack breaks down and Gloucester find a heap of space. Now Worcester counter with intent. Frantic start to the second half.
43'Worcester have a chance to respond from the lineout but Mills gets an awful pass and does well to hold on.
42'24-6 Conversion - Billy Burns , Gloucester Rugby
41'Henry Trinder on as the half time substitute and he makes an immediate impact. Glides through Worcester's defence from his own 22, then finds support in Heinz before getting the ball back and then offloading to Twelvetrees who goes under the sticks. What a start. Try converted.
41'WOW try of the season potentially!
41'Back underway in the second half!
41'Forward pass from Heinz and that is HT.
41'Gloucester move into Worcester's 22. Another try here would be a big blow for Gary Gold's men.
41'22-6 Try - Billy Twelvetrees , Gloucester Rugby
41'Player substituted - Mark Atkinson , Gloucester Rugby
41'Substitute on - Henry Trinder , Gloucester Rugby
41'17-6 End of first half
40'Stringer makes a shaky clearance to touch from the restart and Gloucester will have one last chance to attack before half time.
40'17-6 Start of second half
39'Mills accurate from the tee. Worcester reduce the gap to 11.
39'17-6 Penalty goal - Ryan Mills , Worcester Warriors
38'Ed Slater penalised at the ruck. Worcester opt for the posts again.
37'Worcester bulding pateintly. 10th phase now.
36'Worcester with a nice move from the scrum. Twelvetrees does well to stop Heem. The visitors need a try here.
35'Gloucester finally get it right at the lineout. But Worcester manage to shut down their driving maul and then are awarded a scrum.
34'Mills with a nice kick that rolls out in Gloucester's 22.
34'Another awful Gloucester lineout and Worcester get the ball back.
33'Te'o on the short ball and he's held up by three defenders. Gloucester then awarded a penalty at the ruck. Worcester attack failing to fire.
32'Substitute on - David Denton , Worcester Warriors
32'Player substituted - Samuel Lewis , Worcester Warriors
30'Mills goes to the air and Woodward ends up with the ball. Breaks on tackle before he his brought down.
29'Another lost lineout for the hosts and Worcester are on the attack.
29'Worcester turn it over though and Mills has no other option but to clear to touch.
28'Gloucester on the attack again as Clarke makes a tackle-busting run into Worcester's 22.
27'Stringer clears for touch from the restart.
26'No problems off the tee for Mills and Worcester are on the board.
26'Worcester playing under advantage. Not much doing and Barnes whistles for offside. They're going to take the shot at goal.
26'17-3 Penalty goal - Ryan Mills , Worcester Warriors
24'Gloucester lineout but Barnes awards Worcester a free kick and they tap and go. Good opportunity here for the Warriors.
23'Mills chips through but there's no chase as the ball dribbles into touch.
23'Te'o with the big don't argue with his next carry on Mark Atkinson. Worcester need more of that from their star player.
23'Heem gets Worcester going in the right direction. Now Te'o makes good yards before offloading as Worcester approach Gloucester's 22.
22'Worcester have a scrum after a messy Gloucester lineout.
21'Gloucester attack again as Billy Burns throws a lovely pass to Thorley who makes easy metres down the sideline. Burns is pulling the strings with aplomb.
20'Burns with a little chip kick but it is well collected by Heem. But next phase there's a little knock on and Gloucester have the ball back. Nothing going right for the visitors.
19'O'Callaghan is back on. Conceded 17 points in his absence.
18'Burns nails the conversion and Gloucester are keeping with the clock.
18'17-0 Conversion - Billy Burns , Gloucester Rugby
16'Gloucester counter from the 22 restart through Twelvetrees who makes easy yards up the middle before spinning it wide. Thorley gets the ball on the left edge and he has enough pace to score a second. Gloucester flying.
16'TMO agrees, and Worcester have a 22 meter restart.
16'Gloucester hot on the attack again. Heinz puts a kick through for Thorley to chase and Heem has done just enough to prevent a try. TMO wants a look but there's no evidence of a grounding.
16'15-0 Try - Ollie Thorley , Gloucester Rugby
15'Mills boots the restart out of the full.
14'Burns adds the extras and Gloucester lead by 10.
14'10-0 Conversion - Billy Burns , Gloucester Rugby
13'Twelvetrees carts it up and makes good yards from the first phase. Gloucester then spend it left and Woodward scoots down the left touch line and gives a delicious offload to Thorley who goes in untouched. Great try.
13'8-0 Try - Ollie Thorley , Gloucester Rugby
12'Worcester guilty of collapsing the maul at the line out and Gloucester kick for touch from the penalty. Ill discipline costing the visitors so far.
11'Humphreys with his best effort to keep the restart in the field of play but to no avail. Gloucester line out.
10'Burns splits the posts and Gloucester have an early lead.
10'3-0 Penalty goal - Billy Burns , Gloucester Rugby
9'Gloucester back on attack looking to make the most of the numerical advantage. Worcester give away a penalty at the ruck and Billy Burns will look to settle things down with a shot at goal.
8'Worcester can breathe easy as Barnes awards a free kick at the scrum. Mills clears for safety.
7'Gloucester drive from the lineout, Worcester somehow stop the surge and they're awarded a scrum for their efforts.
7'Gloucester counter attack and they're in Worcester's 22. Ball dropped but the Warriors offside. Heinz goes quick but he is held up. But Barnes says O'Callaghan was offside again and he is in the bin.
6'Yellow card - Donncha O'Callaghan , Worcester Warriors
4'Worcester with a chance to attack but again they drop the ball, good tackle by Billy Burns.
4'Jason Woodward with a strong run from his own 22, running around several Worcester defenders. Chips through but it is out on the full.
2'Worcester with early possession but Humphreys drops the ball out wide. Referee Barnes playing advantage and the Warriors have a scrum in midfield.
1'Ryan Mills clears to touch from the restart.
1'And we're underway!
1'Nick Bewley here with you for the live commentary as the fourth round of the Aviva Premiership gets underway at the Kingsholm with Gloucester hosting Worcester.
1'0-0 Start of first half