Okay, so with another ticket in my back pocket, a car load of us headed out to Sixways at Worcester for the RFU championship clash for the top of the table (though scarcely dominant) Worcester Warriors playing host to Plymouth Albion. The weather was cool, but the sun showed that it still has the power to blind those of us in the Slick Systems Stand, as we watched some opening exchanges, which largely involved Plymouth running at us and losing possession and then sloppy defending from Worcester allowing the same to happen again.

After the first half, a few penalties scattered about meant the score was 9-3 to the Warriors. On my way to the bar at the interval, the fans were querying if the real Worcester Warriors could come out after the break, so we could see some entertainment, as the sun went down.

Sadly, in a poor show of form, I missed the dancing girls during the interval. This mistake will never happen again!

After the break, Worcester were invigorated... sort of. They chased their kicks and put some pressure onto the Plymouth players. Sadly, this did leave us a little exposed at the back and only a last ditch tackle from hard working Fly Half Joe Carlisle prevented Plymouth Scrum Half Mark Lee from emulating the heroics of Chris Ashton against Australia, with an 80+ yard run being bundled across the touch line.

Worcester weren't so lucky the next time and Lee got his well deserved try, to earn Albion a deserved lead. However, this seemed to wake Worcester up and the introduction of a new front row, including 6' and 18st 7lb hooker Oliver "Tomahawk" Tomaszczyk, brough some urgency to the game.

Not looking back from there, the massive shout of "HEAVE!" and "WARRIORS!" from the stands propelled Pat Sanderson across the line to take the lead, followed by run in tries from backs Marcel Garvey (pictured) and Tom Arscott. With a few minutes to go, the Tomahawk struck and barrelled his way past four defenders, placing the ball across the line, securing the bonus point for Worcester.

A win that we didn't deserve and an hour of rugby that was utterly shite, capped by a diamond 20 minutes at the end of the match. I do feel a little sympathetic for Plymouth, as the scoreline was very flattering to the hosts. A bigger crowd (~5,700) watched than was present for the Doncaster tilt, but Worcester need to pick up their game if they wish to hold their own with the likes of the sides in the Aviva Premiership, should we gain promotion.