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<blockquote data-quote="Bullitt" data-source="post: 89666"><p><img src="http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/teams/logos/70x70-ffffff/57.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Worcester Warriors 18-23 Northampton Saints <img src="http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/teams/logos/70x70-ffffff/9.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> <img src="http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/images/matchreports/Worcester_Northampton_Report(1).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p>Match Details Half-Time: 8-13 Att: </p><p> Referee: </p><p> Venue: Sixways </p><p>Date: Sat 11 Nov 06 </p><p></p><p>Quick Stats </p><p>Tries: 5 </p><p>Conversion: 2 </p><p>Penalties: 4 </p><p>Drop Goals: 0</p><p> <img src="http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/yellowcard.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 1 <img src="http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/redcard.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 0 </p><p>Previous Meeting </p><p>Worcester 18-23 Saints </p><p>Saints 12-24 Worcester </p><p>Saints 25-34 Worcester </p><p>Worcester 11-15 Saints </p><p>Saints 21-22 Worcester </p><p></p><p>Worcester woe continues against Saints Northampton bounced back to winning ways as they condemned the Warriors to their seventh GUINNESS PREMIERSHIP defeat of the season. Bottom side Worcester never let their heads drop and battled through to the final whistle but their only reward was a third losing bonus point of the season. Northampton, who lost 34-19 to struggling Harlequins last weekend, missed an early opportunity to take the lead when fly-half Carlos Spencer's penalty attempt from long range was wide of the uprights.</p><p></p><p> The home side took the lead with a try in the right corner started from a catch and drive on the other side of the field with wing Aisea Havili getting the touchdown, but the conversion was missed and Spencer replied with two penalties to nudge the visitors in front.</p><p></p><p> Saints increased their lead on the half hour as scrum-half Mark Robinson scampered over the line after a break from flanker Paul Tupai. Spencer added the conversion before Shane Drahm landed a 35-metre penalty.</p><p></p><p> Trailing 13-8 at the interval, Worcester started the second half with some urgency with Drahm kicking his second penalty from 15 metres out in front of the posts after Saints strayed offside.</p><p></p><p> But the Warriors were then on the back foot when lock Craig Gillies was shown a yellow card by referee Martin Fox for pulling down at the line-out.</p><p></p><p> Saints took advantage of the extra man with ex-England hooker Steve Thompson scoring in the corner from a catch and drive.</p><p></p><p> Just after the hour Worcester were back on level terms with flanker Tom Harding crossing the whitewash after a catch and drive and Drahm adding the touchline conversion.</p><p></p><p> Referee Fox appeared to struggle to control the game with a number of tussles breaking out among the forwards but he only resorted to lecturing the two captains.</p><p></p><p> Warriors defence was then again called into question as Thompson cruised through after a short line-out to score his second try of the game but Spencer failed to add the extras.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> <img src="http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/teams/logos/70x70-ffffff/8.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Newcastle Falcons 3-14 NEC Harlequins <img src="http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/teams/logos/70x70-ffffff/7.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> <img src="http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/images/matchreports/Falcons_Quins_Report.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p>Match Details </p><p>Half-Time: 3-14 </p><p>Att: 10,004 </p><p>Referee: White Chris </p><p>Venue: Kingston Park </p><p>Date: Fri 10 Nov 06 </p><p></p><p>Quick Stats </p><p>Tries: 2 </p><p>Conversion: 2 </p><p>Penalties: 1 </p><p>Drop Goals: 0</p><p> <img src="http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/yellowcard.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 0 <img src="http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/redcard.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 0 </p><p></p><p>Previous Meeting </p><p>Falcons 3-14 Quins </p><p>Quins 39-23 Falcons </p><p>Falcons 22-21 Quins </p><p>Falcons 25-29 Quins </p><p>Quins 18-11 Falcons </p><p></p><p>Quins make it two from two NEC Harlequins extended their winning run at a rain-swept Kingston Park. David Strettle and Nick Easter scored tries, both converted by Adrian Jarvis. Matt Burke replied for the Falcons with a first-half penalty. Harlequins took another big step towards GUINNESS PREMIERSHIP survival with a professional performance at out-of-sorts Newcastle. Superb in defence, the visitors took full advantage of an error-strewn display by the home side to make it two successive wins against one of their relegation rivals.</p><p></p><p> David Strettle and Nick Easter were the tryscorers, lifting Quins up to eighth in the table and leaving their opponents deep in trouble.</p><p></p><p> Newcastle made six changes from the side that toppled Bristol last week, including handing a debut to 20-year-old fly-half Gavin Beasley in the absence of the unfortunate Jonny Wilkinson.</p><p></p><p> Quins recalled fit-again wingers Strettle and Ugo Monye despite recording their first Premiership win of the season on Saturday.</p><p></p><p> After a nervy start by both sides, Matthew Burke kept his cool to knock over a 40-metre penalty that put the Falcons ahead after three minutes.</p><p></p><p> The veteran full-back needed to be on his toes at the other end to clear an Andy Gomarsall chip to touch as the Quins pack began to assert themselves.</p><p></p><p> Missed tackles were keeping the home side penned in their own half and, when Monye finished a sweeping move in the corner, it looked to have cost them but the try was disallowed for a forward pass.</p><p></p><p> More shocking Newcastle defending led to the inevitable, John Rudd failing to gather another kick forward, allowing Strettle to score. Adrian Jarvis converted with ease.</p><p></p><p> Desperate at one end, the Falcons were a different prospect with ball in hand but Quins were giving their opponents a lesson in tackling and, despite losing Monye to injury, they weathered the storm.</p><p></p><p> It gave them a platform for their second try, referee Chris White playing an advantage that allowed the outstanding Gomarsall to feed Jarvis, whose simple pass presented Easter with the touchdown.</p><p></p><p> Jarvis converted and, as the rain began to fall, it was looking bleak for Newcastle going into half-time.</p><p></p><p> Jason Oakes, back from suspension, failed to emerge at the restart and scrum-half James Grindle did not last much longer after being unable to shake off a first-half arm injury.</p><p></p><p> More changes followed before a controversial decision from White prevented Newcastle getting back in contention, the ref pulling back Burke after he and Mathew Tait engineered a quick lineout.</p><p></p><p> Rudd then blew a great chance to score legitimately when a superb Falcons attack, that began on the halfway line, released him into the corner and he failed to retrieve his own through kick.</p><p></p><p> With 20 minutes remaining, the home side threw on new signing Loki Crichton but they conceded a needless penalty they were fortunate to see Jarvis miss.</p><p></p><p> It did not matter as Quins comfortably held on for a deserved victory.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> <img src="http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/teams/logos/70x70-ffffff/5.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> London Irish 11-22 Gloucester Rugby <img src="http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/teams/logos/70x70-ffffff/2.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> <img src="http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/images/matchreports/Irish_Gloucester_Report.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p>Match Details </p><p>Half-Time: 8-12 </p><p>Att: 9,880 </p><p>Referee: Pearson Dave </p><p>Venue: Madejski Stadium </p><p>Date: Fri 10 Nov 06 </p><p></p><p>Quick Stats </p><p>Tries: 4 </p><p>Conversion: 2 </p><p>Penalties: 3 </p><p>Drop Goals: 0</p><p> <img src="http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/yellowcard.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 0 <img src="http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/redcard.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 0 </p><p></p><p>Previous Meeting </p><p>L Irish 11-22 Gloucester </p><p>L Irish 28-14 Gloucester </p><p>Gloucester 36-34 L Irish </p><p>Gloucester 9-13 L Irish </p><p>L Irish 25-10 Gloucester </p><p></p><p>Simpson-Daniel stars for Gloucester against Irish England hopeful James Simpson-Daniel scored a stunning late solo try as table-topping Gloucester stormed to a fourth straight GUINNESS PREMIERSHIP win. The league leaders burst out of the blocks and opened the scoring after just four minutes. Former France hooker Olivier Azam stole an Irish line-out 30 yards out and from the resulting ruck Scottish number nine Rory Lawson darted down the blindside and flipped through the narrowest of gaps.</p><p></p><p> Lawson, deputising for Peter Richards who is on international duty with England, was hauled down just short of the line but was still able to get the ball away to James Bailey to score in the corner, with Willie Walker converting to make it 7-0.</p><p></p><p> Gloucester got their second touchdown in the 16th minute. A line-out take from Alex Brown, who was making his first start since September, released Azam peeling around his forwards. The Frenchman's pass was timed to perfection and the increasingly sharp Lawson raced home from 25 yards.</p><p></p><p> The Exiles eventually got on the scoreboard with a Barry Everitt penalty with 12 minutes left in the half. Five minutes later they managed to add their first try, Everitt deciding if Irish could not go through Gloucester they would go over them. And his chip was missed by the visitor's covering defence and Riki Flutey pounced to score. Everitt missed the easy conversion to make it 12-8 to the Cherry and Whites.</p><p></p><p> Ryan Lamb's imperious boot kept Gloucester in Irish territory for the remainder of the half but they failed to turn the pressure into points.</p><p></p><p> Gloucester continued to play expansive rugby after the break and within three minutes the visitors were rewarded as the Irish pack was caught offside and Walker slotted a simple penalty from in front of the posts.</p><p></p><p> The Exiles then put together a magnificent passage of play that moved them 50 yards up the pitch to the Gloucester five-metre line, where the Cherry and Whites gave away a simple penalty and Everitt brought Irish back within four points.</p><p></p><p> London Irish were determined to get back into the game and managed to hold on to the ball for large periods and pressure a tiring Gloucester pack.</p><p></p><p> However, the Exiles' eagerness to force the play backfired with just 10 minutes left as a loose pass from one-time England stalwart Mike Catt was met on the volley by Delon Armitage, with the ball flying up into the gut of Gloucester's Simpson-Daniel, who raced away to score under the sticks from 70 metres. Walker added a straightforward conversion to make it 22-11.</p><p></p><p> Gloucester had further reason to cheer on a drizzly night in Berkshire, with England centre Mike Tindall returning to action off the replacement's bench late on following a calf injury.</p><p></p><p> With Irish desperate to add a bonus point in the dying minutes, the expert boot of England hopeful Lamb kept the Exiles at bay, with a number of perfectly executed kicks from hand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullitt, post: 89666"] [img]http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/teams/logos/70x70-ffffff/57.gif[/img] Worcester Warriors 18-23 Northampton Saints [img]http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/teams/logos/70x70-ffffff/9.gif[/img] [img]http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/images/matchreports/Worcester_Northampton_Report(1).jpg[/img] Match Details Half-Time: 8-13 Att: Referee: Venue: Sixways Date: Sat 11 Nov 06 Quick Stats Tries: 5 Conversion: 2 Penalties: 4 Drop Goals: 0 [img]http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/yellowcard.gif[/img] 1 [img]http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/redcard.gif[/img] 0 Previous Meeting Worcester 18-23 Saints Saints 12-24 Worcester Saints 25-34 Worcester Worcester 11-15 Saints Saints 21-22 Worcester Worcester woe continues against Saints Northampton bounced back to winning ways as they condemned the Warriors to their seventh GUINNESS PREMIERSHIP defeat of the season. Bottom side Worcester never let their heads drop and battled through to the final whistle but their only reward was a third losing bonus point of the season. Northampton, who lost 34-19 to struggling Harlequins last weekend, missed an early opportunity to take the lead when fly-half Carlos Spencer's penalty attempt from long range was wide of the uprights. The home side took the lead with a try in the right corner started from a catch and drive on the other side of the field with wing Aisea Havili getting the touchdown, but the conversion was missed and Spencer replied with two penalties to nudge the visitors in front. Saints increased their lead on the half hour as scrum-half Mark Robinson scampered over the line after a break from flanker Paul Tupai. Spencer added the conversion before Shane Drahm landed a 35-metre penalty. Trailing 13-8 at the interval, Worcester started the second half with some urgency with Drahm kicking his second penalty from 15 metres out in front of the posts after Saints strayed offside. But the Warriors were then on the back foot when lock Craig Gillies was shown a yellow card by referee Martin Fox for pulling down at the line-out. Saints took advantage of the extra man with ex-England hooker Steve Thompson scoring in the corner from a catch and drive. Just after the hour Worcester were back on level terms with flanker Tom Harding crossing the whitewash after a catch and drive and Drahm adding the touchline conversion. Referee Fox appeared to struggle to control the game with a number of tussles breaking out among the forwards but he only resorted to lecturing the two captains. Warriors defence was then again called into question as Thompson cruised through after a short line-out to score his second try of the game but Spencer failed to add the extras. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [img]http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/teams/logos/70x70-ffffff/8.gif[/img] Newcastle Falcons 3-14 NEC Harlequins [img]http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/teams/logos/70x70-ffffff/7.gif[/img] [img]http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/images/matchreports/Falcons_Quins_Report.jpg[/img] Match Details Half-Time: 3-14 Att: 10,004 Referee: White Chris Venue: Kingston Park Date: Fri 10 Nov 06 Quick Stats Tries: 2 Conversion: 2 Penalties: 1 Drop Goals: 0 [img]http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/yellowcard.gif[/img] 0 [img]http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/redcard.gif[/img] 0 Previous Meeting Falcons 3-14 Quins Quins 39-23 Falcons Falcons 22-21 Quins Falcons 25-29 Quins Quins 18-11 Falcons Quins make it two from two NEC Harlequins extended their winning run at a rain-swept Kingston Park. David Strettle and Nick Easter scored tries, both converted by Adrian Jarvis. Matt Burke replied for the Falcons with a first-half penalty. Harlequins took another big step towards GUINNESS PREMIERSHIP survival with a professional performance at out-of-sorts Newcastle. Superb in defence, the visitors took full advantage of an error-strewn display by the home side to make it two successive wins against one of their relegation rivals. David Strettle and Nick Easter were the tryscorers, lifting Quins up to eighth in the table and leaving their opponents deep in trouble. Newcastle made six changes from the side that toppled Bristol last week, including handing a debut to 20-year-old fly-half Gavin Beasley in the absence of the unfortunate Jonny Wilkinson. Quins recalled fit-again wingers Strettle and Ugo Monye despite recording their first Premiership win of the season on Saturday. After a nervy start by both sides, Matthew Burke kept his cool to knock over a 40-metre penalty that put the Falcons ahead after three minutes. The veteran full-back needed to be on his toes at the other end to clear an Andy Gomarsall chip to touch as the Quins pack began to assert themselves. Missed tackles were keeping the home side penned in their own half and, when Monye finished a sweeping move in the corner, it looked to have cost them but the try was disallowed for a forward pass. More shocking Newcastle defending led to the inevitable, John Rudd failing to gather another kick forward, allowing Strettle to score. Adrian Jarvis converted with ease. Desperate at one end, the Falcons were a different prospect with ball in hand but Quins were giving their opponents a lesson in tackling and, despite losing Monye to injury, they weathered the storm. It gave them a platform for their second try, referee Chris White playing an advantage that allowed the outstanding Gomarsall to feed Jarvis, whose simple pass presented Easter with the touchdown. Jarvis converted and, as the rain began to fall, it was looking bleak for Newcastle going into half-time. Jason Oakes, back from suspension, failed to emerge at the restart and scrum-half James Grindle did not last much longer after being unable to shake off a first-half arm injury. More changes followed before a controversial decision from White prevented Newcastle getting back in contention, the ref pulling back Burke after he and Mathew Tait engineered a quick lineout. Rudd then blew a great chance to score legitimately when a superb Falcons attack, that began on the halfway line, released him into the corner and he failed to retrieve his own through kick. With 20 minutes remaining, the home side threw on new signing Loki Crichton but they conceded a needless penalty they were fortunate to see Jarvis miss. It did not matter as Quins comfortably held on for a deserved victory. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [img]http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/teams/logos/70x70-ffffff/5.gif[/img] London Irish 11-22 Gloucester Rugby [img]http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/teams/logos/70x70-ffffff/2.gif[/img] [img]http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/images/matchreports/Irish_Gloucester_Report.jpg[/img] Match Details Half-Time: 8-12 Att: 9,880 Referee: Pearson Dave Venue: Madejski Stadium Date: Fri 10 Nov 06 Quick Stats Tries: 4 Conversion: 2 Penalties: 3 Drop Goals: 0 [img]http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/yellowcard.gif[/img] 0 [img]http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/tools/images/redcard.gif[/img] 0 Previous Meeting L Irish 11-22 Gloucester L Irish 28-14 Gloucester Gloucester 36-34 L Irish Gloucester 9-13 L Irish L Irish 25-10 Gloucester Simpson-Daniel stars for Gloucester against Irish England hopeful James Simpson-Daniel scored a stunning late solo try as table-topping Gloucester stormed to a fourth straight GUINNESS PREMIERSHIP win. The league leaders burst out of the blocks and opened the scoring after just four minutes. Former France hooker Olivier Azam stole an Irish line-out 30 yards out and from the resulting ruck Scottish number nine Rory Lawson darted down the blindside and flipped through the narrowest of gaps. Lawson, deputising for Peter Richards who is on international duty with England, was hauled down just short of the line but was still able to get the ball away to James Bailey to score in the corner, with Willie Walker converting to make it 7-0. Gloucester got their second touchdown in the 16th minute. A line-out take from Alex Brown, who was making his first start since September, released Azam peeling around his forwards. The Frenchman's pass was timed to perfection and the increasingly sharp Lawson raced home from 25 yards. The Exiles eventually got on the scoreboard with a Barry Everitt penalty with 12 minutes left in the half. Five minutes later they managed to add their first try, Everitt deciding if Irish could not go through Gloucester they would go over them. And his chip was missed by the visitor's covering defence and Riki Flutey pounced to score. Everitt missed the easy conversion to make it 12-8 to the Cherry and Whites. Ryan Lamb's imperious boot kept Gloucester in Irish territory for the remainder of the half but they failed to turn the pressure into points. Gloucester continued to play expansive rugby after the break and within three minutes the visitors were rewarded as the Irish pack was caught offside and Walker slotted a simple penalty from in front of the posts. The Exiles then put together a magnificent passage of play that moved them 50 yards up the pitch to the Gloucester five-metre line, where the Cherry and Whites gave away a simple penalty and Everitt brought Irish back within four points. London Irish were determined to get back into the game and managed to hold on to the ball for large periods and pressure a tiring Gloucester pack. However, the Exiles' eagerness to force the play backfired with just 10 minutes left as a loose pass from one-time England stalwart Mike Catt was met on the volley by Delon Armitage, with the ball flying up into the gut of Gloucester's Simpson-Daniel, who raced away to score under the sticks from 70 metres. Walker added a straightforward conversion to make it 22-11. Gloucester had further reason to cheer on a drizzly night in Berkshire, with England centre Mike Tindall returning to action off the replacement's bench late on following a calf injury. With Irish desperate to add a bonus point in the dying minutes, the expert boot of England hopeful Lamb kept the Exiles at bay, with a number of perfectly executed kicks from hand. [/QUOTE]
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