Replacements: 16 Hame Faiva, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Jay Tyack, 19 Graham Kitchener, 20 Matt Kvesic, 21 Will Chudley, 22 Billy Searle, 23 Noah Heward. Exeter Chiefs: 15 Joe Simmonds, 14 Jack Nowell, 13 Rory O’Loughlin, 12 Ian Whitten, 11 Olly Woodburn, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Stu Townsend; 1 Alec Hepburn, 2 Jack Yeandle (capt), 3 Marcus Street, 4 Jack Dunne, 5 Jonny Gray, 6 Jannes Kirsten, 7 Christ Tshiunza, 8 Richard Capstick Replacements: 16 Jack Innard, 17 James Kenny, 18 Patrick Schickerling, 19 Ruben Van Heerden, 20 Dave Ewers, 21 Jack Maunder, 22 Solomone Kata, 23 Facundo Cordero Who are the officials? Referee: Matthew Carley (123rd Premiership game).
The RFU revealed that it will continue to work with the Warriors owners with regards to funding and potential takeover proposals. Sixways receives safety certificate “Worcester Warriors has met a midday deadline set by the RFU to provide assurances in relation to the receipt of a General Safety Certificate from the local authority and written confirmation of medical provision, ” read a statement from the national governing body. “Therefore, this weekend’s Gallagher Premiership and Allianz Cup matches will go ahead.
Premiership: Worcester Warriors cleared to host Exeter Chiefs matchWorcester Warriors have met the deadline to provide safety certification to stage matches at Sixways which means their Premiership fixture against Exeter Chiefs will go ahead at the venue on Sunday. English rugby bosses wrote to the Warriors in the build-up to the encounter and requested the relevant documentation which would allow for the fixture to be played. On Friday, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced that they had received proof in time and therefore granted permission for Worcester to stage the game. The University of Worcester Warriors Women’s Allianz Cup clash with Harlequins will also be hosted at Sixways on Saturday as intended.
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Another score from Warriors would have put them in bonus point territory. Instead Exeter settled the issue when replacement scrum-half Jack Maunder burrowed over from close range. There was disappointment at the final whistle but Warriors supporters stood to applaud for one last time in recognition of a club effort to be proud of.
Exeter wing Olly Woodburn had a try chalked off for double movement but play was brought back for an earlier penalty which gave him a second opportunity and this time the try stood. But Warriors were not finished and they reduced the deficit to eight points when Francois Venter, who had an outstanding game in attack and defence as captain, carried hard and Lawrence finished with Billy Searle converting.
Here are all the ways you can follow the action today.... READ MORE: Worcester Warriors v Exeter Chiefs LIVE Play-by-play updates from Sixways When is the game? Bath Rugby v Sale Sharks is being played o Sunday, September 18. What time is kick-off? The kick-off time is at 3pm. Is the game on TV? Today's game has been selected by BT Sport to be broadcast live and will be shown on BT Sport 1 with coverage starting from 2pm. All matches not selected by BT Sport will be shown live on the league's pay-per-view online streaming service PRTV for a fee of £4. 99 for a one-off match pass, £6.
99 for a round pass and £99. 99 for season pass to every game. Sign up here. Highlights will be available online shortly after the match for free with a full replay on PRTV on Sunday as well. How else can I follow the game? If you are not going to watch the game on TV or be inside the stadium, Devon Live will be live blogging the match bringing you all the build-up, team news, live play-by-play match updates, reaction, stats, analysis, interviews and highlights from inside the ground. What's the team news? Worcester Warriors: 15 Jamie Shillcock, 14 Perry Humphreys, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Francois Venter (C), 11 Alex Hearle, 10 Owen Williams, 9 Gareth Simpson; 1 Valeriy Morozov, 2 Curtis Langdon, 3 Murray McCallum, 4 Joe Batley, 5 Andrew Kitchener, 6 Fergus Lee-Warner, 7 Cameron Neild, 8 Tom Dodd.
It wasn’t perfect, and it was never going to be, but Warriors scored three excellent tries through Alex Hearle, Gareth Simpson and Ollie Lawrence and, with a little more accuracy, it could have been more. Discipline and a misfiring lineout were factors and Exeter, as usual, were clinical whenever they got a sniff of a try-scoring opportunity. An sustained attack brought an early try for Exeter full-back Joe Simmonds and another sweeping move saw number eight Richard Capstick go over in the corner. Lawrence showed some magic footwork in front of watching England Head Coach Eddie Jones to jink out of three tackles and the ball was moved left to Alex Hearle who powered over for a try that Owen Williams converted. Capstick crossed for his second try on the half hour and Simmonds added the conversion followed by a penalty to give Exeter a 22-7 lead at the break but Warriors hit back magnificently five minutes into the second-half. Joe Batley showed strength and pace to bash a huge hole in Exeter’s defence before he delivered an inside scoring pass to Simpson who crossed under the posts with Williams adding the extras.
“We recognise this has been a difficult and uncertain time for all of Worcester Warriors players, staff and fans as well as the opposition teams and are pleased that the matter has been resolved. “The RFU, Premiership Rugby and DCMS (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) will continue to work with Worcester Warriors owners regarding funding and potential new ownership proposals in the coming days.
In the emotion of the day it was overlooked that two Warriors, Simpson and Searle, both made their 50th appearances for the club. Warriors | 15 Jamie Shillcock, 14 Perry Humphreys (Heward 58), 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Francois Venter (C), 11 Alex Hearle, 10 Owen Williams (Searle 57), 9 Gareth Simpson (Chudley 74), 1 Valeriy Morozov (Sutherland 18), 2 Curtis Langdon (Faiva 57), 3 Murray McCallum, 4 Joe Batley, 5 Andrew Kitchener G Kitchener 65), 6 Fergus Lee-Warner, 7 Cameron Neild, 8 Tom Dodd (Kvesic 57).
Exeter Chiefs Women vs Worcester Warriors Women Allianz Premier 15s match Exeter Chiefs Women vs Worcester Warriors Women (3 Dec 2022). Preview and stats followed by live commentary, video highlights
Gallagher Premiership: Worcester Warriors vs Exeter Chiefs Live: Gallagher Premiership: Worcester Warriors vs Exeter Chiefs Well, it seems a small miracle that this game is even going ahead but what a glorious day
It was a performance that deserved at least one bonus point but which went unrewarded after Jack Maunder’s 72nd minute try put the losing bonus point beyond reach and a knock-on from the very last play of the match also ended the hopes of a try bonus. In the bigger scheme of things, the rugby was again almost secondary to the fact that the match took place at all after the RFU set a deadline of midday on Friday to satisfy ground safety criteria. Staff agreed to work tirelessly to get the game on despite still being owed some if not all of their August wages out of loyalty to the players, playing staff and supporters. All 23 players gave their all to the cause for 80 minutes’ of unstinting effort despite not having played a pre-season friendly and had limited contact training in the three weeks before the start of the season.
How to watch Worcester Warriors v Exeter Chiefs live on TV and team newsExeter Chiefs head to financially beleaguered Worcester Warriors on Sunday looking to move up to second in the Gallagher Premiership with victory. Rob Baxter's men are looking to back up their dramatic last minute win over Leicester Tigers on the opening weekend while Worcester are simply trying to stay alive as a professional top flight rugby club. Worcester actually defeated the Chiefs 35-31 the last time they visited Sixways but prior to that Exeter were on a seven-match winning streak against the Warriors.
Worcester Warriors | Highlights & Report | Worcester Warriors 21-36 Exeter ChiefsIt may have not been the perfect ending but this was an emotional day that showed the Warriors Family at its very best. From the moment a reduced capacity crowd of 4, 999 stood to applaud the off-field staff who had worked so hard just to get the game on, to the same staff forming a guard of honour for the players before kick-off to a further minute’s applause for staff by supporters in the 65th minute, this was a club united in adversity. The players played their part by producing a performance brimming with pride, passion and commitment that had Exeter rattled.
Live Sunday rugby! Worcester Warriors v Exeter Chiefs Preview Sixways, 3pm - Live on BT Sport Worcester Warriors have won only one of their last six Gallagher Premiership Rugby matches: 43-27 at home