WORCS
No.Name
15Chris Pennell, FB
2
2
14Bryce Heem, W
13Jackson Willison, C
12Ryan Mills, C
11Josh Adams, W
10Sam Olver, FH
9Francois Hougaard, SH
1Ethan Waller, P
2Jack Singleton, H
3Gareth Milasinovich, P
4Donncha O'Callaghan, L
5Will Spencer, L
6David Denton, FL
T
7Samuel Lewis, FL
8GJ van Velze, N8
Replacements
16Joe Taufete'e, R
T
17Ryan Bower, R
18Simon Kerrod, R
19Darren Barry, R
20Alafoti Faosiliva, R
21Michael Dowsett, R
22Jamie Shillcock, R
23Perry Humphreys, R
T

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Sixways
7:45 PM, January 5, 2018
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'+225-46 End of second half
80'Mills almost finds a way through the Bath defence but the ball is knocked on and that is the end of that. The visitors were vastly improved from last week, and threatened to run away with it in the second half. A deserved with for Todd Blackadder's men.
80'Penalty Fotuali'i pinged for a deliberate knock on and Worcester can boot themselves towards the Bath line.
79'TRY! Credit to Worcester, they've kept going and Perry Hunphreys touches down in the left corner. They've got less than a minute to grab another.
79'25-46 Try - Perry Humphreys , Worcester Warriors
78'Substitute on - Perry Humphreys , Worcester Warriors
78'Player substituted - Chris Pennell , Worcester Warriors
77'TRY! What a pass from James Wilson, behind his back, and Fotuali'i dives over for his second since coming on.
77'20-46 Try - Kahn Fotuali'i , Bath Rugby
73'20-41 Conversion - Chris Pennell , Worcester Warriors
72'TRY! Worcester make good use of the resulting lineout, and Joe Taufete'e takes advantage of the drive to score.
72'More disappointment for the hosts as Shillcock steps through a gap in the Bath defence but with the try line begging he knocks the ball on.

Phillips' night is over meanwhile, after he was shown a yellow card for jumping across the line at the lineout.
72'18-41 Try - Joe Taufete'e , Worcester Warriors
72'Yellow card - James Phillips , Bath Rugby
70'Heem produces a nice break to take Worcester into the Bath 22 but as the ball is shuffled wide, it is lost forward.
68'Player substituted - Tom Dunn , Bath Rugby
68'Substitute on - Michael van Vuuren , Bath Rugby
68'Player substituted - Elliott Stooke , Bath Rugby
68'Substitute on - Levi Douglas , Bath Rugby
68'13-41 Conversion - Freddie Burns , Bath Rugby
67'TRY! Kahn Fotuali'i charges down an attempted clearing kick from Shillcock on the Worcester line and reaches the ball before it goes dead to score.
67'13-39 Try - Kahn Fotuali'i , Bath Rugby
62'Substitute on - Alafoti Faosiliva , Worcester Warriors
62'Player substituted - David Denton , Worcester Warriors
62'Player substituted - Francois Hougaard , Worcester Warriors
62'Substitute on - Michael Dowsett , Worcester Warriors
61'Player substituted - Matt Garvey , Bath Rugby
61'Substitute on - Josh Bayliss , Bath Rugby
61'Player substituted - Aled Brew , Bath Rugby
61'Substitute on - James Wilson , Bath Rugby
61'13-34 Conversion - Freddie Burns , Bath Rugby
60'TRY! That didn't last long as Bath go up the other end before Phillips powers over Pennell to score from the 22.
60'13-32 Try - James Phillips , Bath Rugby
59'Player substituted - Will Spencer , Worcester Warriors
59'Substitute on - Darren Barry , Worcester Warriors
59'Player substituted - Ethan Waller , Worcester Warriors
59'Substitute on - Ryan Bower , Worcester Warriors
59'Player substituted - Jack Singleton , Worcester Warriors
59'Substitute on - Joe Taufete'e , Worcester Warriors
59'Player substituted - Chris Cook , Bath Rugby
59'Substitute on - Kahn Fotuali'i , Bath Rugby
58'TRY! Denton powers over as Worcester make good use of the resulting lineout. The hosts have hope.
58'13-27 Conversion - Chris Pennell , Worcester Warriors
58'11-27 Try - David Denton , Worcester Warriors
57'Penalty. Tom Dunn pinged for being offside at the breakdown there, and Bath told any further penalties in that area of the game will result in a yellow card.
57'Player substituted - Rhys Priestland , Bath Rugby
57'Substitute on - Freddie Burns , Bath Rugby
55'Player substituted - Henry Thomas , Bath Rugby
55'Substitute on - Max Lahiff , Bath Rugby
55'Substitute on - Simon Kerrod , Worcester Warriors
55'Player substituted - Gareth Milasinovich , Worcester Warriors
55'Player substituted - Sam Olver , Worcester Warriors
55'Substitute on - Jamie Shillcock , Worcester Warriors
54'6-27 Conversion - Rhys Priestland , Bath Rugby
53'TRY!Almost out of nothing Cook feeds Watson into space, who canters over. But that was built on some resilient defence as Bath withstood some serious pressure on their own line less than a minute before.
53'6-25 Try - Anthony Watson , Bath Rugby
48'Penalty! Worcester's attack grinds to a halt on the Bath 22 as James Phillips deflects the ball. Bath pinged for playing the ball on the floor, but Phillips is lucky not be sitting out for 10 minutes -- his intervention looked very much like a deliberate knock on.
48'Player substituted - Beno Obano , Bath Rugby
48'Substitute on - Lucas Noguera , Bath Rugby
46'Close! Bryce Heem thinks he's scored in the right corner. JP Doyle thinks he's knocked on, and the TV replays back his instinct. No try.
44'
TRY! A poor clearance is punished by Bath as good work from Watson, Joseph and Henry Thomas take the visitors into the Warriors 22 before Matt Garvey powers over the line.
44'6-20 Conversion - Rhys Priestland , Bath Rugby
44'6-18 Try - Matt Garvey , Bath Rugby
41'6-13 End of first half
41'6-13 Penalty goal - Chris Pennell , Worcester Warriors
40'Pennell strokes the ball between the posts and draws Worcester within a score at the break. It has been brutal at times, scrappy at others, but it is set up for a thrilling second 40.
40'6-13 Start of second half
39'Turnover! Bath are camped on the Worcester line again following another powerful charge from Tapuai. David Denton is able to strip possession, however, and Worcester launch a lightning counter as Adams breaks into the opposing half. The move's momentum is sapped just before it reaches the Bath line but the visitors are penalised, giving Pennell a presenting kick at goal.
37'A scrappy period of play is brought to an end as the Francois Hougaard loses possession and the ball beats Cook to the sideline.

Pennell is down for the hosts having collided with the back of Zach Mercer as he tried to chase his kick through.
35'3-13 Conversion - Rhys Priestland , Bath Rugby
34'TRY! Ben Tapuai breaks into the Warriors 22 and as the ball is recycled Cook does well to find Paul Grant, who applies a good finish.
34'3-11 Try - Paul Grant , Bath Rugby
28'3-6 Penalty goal - Chris Pennell , Worcester Warriors
27'Penalty! Beno Obano pinged for scrummaging at an illegal angle and Pennell will have another shot at goal.
24'Coaches from England and Wales in attendance at Sixways tonight. A big chance for Josh Adams to impress in front of Rob Howley.
22'Penalty! But from a great deal closer Pennell misses again.
19'Priestland fails to clear a shanked long-range penalty from Pennell effectively and the hosts run it back to get into their visitors' 22 for the first time this evening. Bath deal with the resulting lineout, but Worcester will have a throw of their own in the opposing half.
16'
15'0-6 Penalty goal - Rhys Priestland , Bath Rugby
14'Penalty! Gareth Milasinovich is penalised at the breakdown and Priestland has a simple shot at goal.
11'Close! Anthony Watson scythes through the Worcester defence but just as it looks as though the England man is going to play in Chris Cook, Sam Olver gets back to make the interception.
9'Bath lead. Worcester are penalised at the ensuing lineout and Priestland makes them pay with three points.
8'0-3 Penalty goal - Rhys Priestland , Bath Rugby
7'Fifteen phases of Bath possession on the cusp of the Worcester 22 comes to an end as Priestland puts a grubber into the corner. Chris Pennell slices his clearance to give the visitors an attacking lineout.
4'Bath knocking on the door in the early stages at Worcester. The visitors have been up to the Warriors 22 twice in the opening four minutes but the hosts' defence has held firm so far.
1'We're underway at Sixways as Rhys Priestland kicks deep into Warriors territory.
1'Bath come into this game on the back of three successive Premiership defeats. They haven't lost four in a row since 2011, how they could do with a win tonight.
1'Jamie Shillcock is clearly multi-talented:
1'Hello and welcome to live coverage of Bath's Aviva Premiership trip to Worcester.

The visitors are mired in mid-table ahead of kick off with six wins and as many defeats from 12 games. Their hosts are beginning to look up the table following a positive start to life under Alan Solomons. It should be a cracker at Sixways.
1'0-0 Start of first half