4 Pennell – was twice caught napping by the impressive Rees-Zammit who brushed him aside to set up Harris before beating him for pace to score.
5 Humphreys – got over the ball to secure a penalty which Weir put wide and almost grabbed a try with a kick and chase but left too much space on his wing.
5 Beck – did some good defensive work but aside from a dart into space after collecting Weir’s grubber kick the centre’s hard and straight lines did little to worry Gloucester.
4 Mills – a bad day at the office for the playmaker who miscued a kick in the early stages, lacked spark in attack and crucially left his team exposed when he was sin-binned.
5 Nanai – made a lively start as he made a foray down the left-hand side but that was all he could muster as he saw little of the ball and struggled to impose himself.
4 Weir – got Warriors’ only points of the game but pushed a kick wide, missed several tackles and was devoid of ideas to break down Gloucester.
5 Hougaard – was strong defensively, putting in some key cover tackles, but failed grab the match by the scruff of the neck and his indecisiveness caused Warriors to stutter.
6 Black – coming in for the suspended Waller, the loosehead was rock solid at scrum-time and did a decent job in defence too before being replaced by Bower.
7 MOULDS – taking on the captaincy, the hooker led by example with strong carries, big tackles and did brilliantly to force Morgan to spill the ball over the try-line. My man of the match.
6 Schonert – got the better of his former team-mate Ruskin at one scrum and made some useful yards when in possession.
5 Bresler – made a lineout steal but was penalised on a couple of occasions and was forced off early in the second half with a blow to his arm.
6 Kitchener – operated the lineout effectively as he caught two Gloucester throws, but his robust defensive shift took its toll as he failed to catch Rees-Zammit in the closing 12 minutes.
6 Hill - gave away a silly penalty but made some good defensive reads and a quick-thinking move off a lineout created one of only a few chances for Warriors.
6 Lewis – put in a strong tackling display in the first half but was guilty of making the odd error in the second as Warriors capitulated.
6 Du Preez – tried to get his side on the front foot with powerful carries, but his efforts were in vain and did not return to the field after a bang to the head.
Replacements: Fatialofa 4 (Bresler 46), van Velze 4 (du Preez 56), Carey 5 (Schonert 61), Bower 4 (Black 61), Taufete’e 5 (Moulds 61), Heaney (Hougaard 66), Shillcock (Pennell 69), Lance (Weir 69).
Referee: C Ridley.
Attendance: 13,787.
Gloucester: Marshall; Rees-Zammit, Harris, Atkinson (Twelvetrees 64), Thorley (Sharples 38); Cipriani, Heinz (Simpson 68), Rapava Ruskin (Hohneck 60), Marais (Gleave 69), Balmain (Ford-Robinson 60), Craig, Mostert (Grobler 68), Ackermann (Clarke 68), Ludlow, Morgan.
RUN OF PLAY.
0-3: Weir penalty, 7mins.
3-3: Cipriani penalty, 40mins.
Half-time: Gloucester 3-3 Worcester Warriors.
YELLOW: Mills (Warriors), 55mins.
8-3: Ackermann try, 59mins.
10-3: Cipriani conv, 60mins.
15-3: Harris try, 65mins.
20-3: Rees-Zammit try, 68mins.
22-3: Cipriani conv, 69mins.
27-3: Morgan try, 72mins.
29-3: Cipriani conv, 73mins.
34-3: Rees-Zammit try, 79mins.
36-3: Cipriani conv, 80mins.
Full-time: Gloucester 36-3 Worcester Warriors.
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