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SO, Cardiff did
not go so well then? Time to get back to winning ways and see what the team can really do. Ticket sales were up, the new East stand VIP and season ticket bars were open (for everyone) This was a night to get set us all up for next week against Bristol. I have to say being given the guided tour from the delectable Kathy was worth the entrance fee alone. |
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Not a bad
attendance considering the time of year - but as the teacher says "must
do better". Shane got the game started as the supporters exploded with cheers and whistles for their favourite team. THE Worcester Warriors!! |
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AND what an
explosive start! Calvisano completely missed judges the ball and it fell perfectly into the open arms of the player of the season (so far). Kai Horstman took the ball on the hoof and away he went storming through the Calvisano defence scattering bodies as he went. left and right the bounced off him, he then timed a great pass out to the left to Harding who cut back inside and set the ball going right. It was moved with great skill and confidence through totally secure hands. Until it finally got to Lee Best who stormed over on the right. 1min 25seconds Warriors 5 : 0 Calvisano |
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The crown went
wild, the players went wild we were off and running, Cardiff - Cardiff
WHO? Now it was time to defend as Calvisano showed their Heineken Cup pedigree and pressured the Warriors 22 for a solid and well constructed passage of play for 5 minutes. This time the Warriors defence stood firm and always looked for the counter |
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The packs were at this point quite evenly matched, with some small irritant handbags between the Fortey Twins and anything that moved. 100 lines must learn to deal with miscreants with getting spotted! Then it happened something we had been waiting for, Drahm took a great pass from Ryan Powell, and what a revelation he is to our style of play, drifted left, waited and waited and dropped an absolute peach of a short pass to Kai Horstmann who came in on a fantastic line ripping through the Calvisano defence like a hot knife through melting butter. He was away and with support instantly there on either side and set up one of the best series of moves seen at Sixways. Culminating in a great try. 2 attacks and 2 tries absolutely sublime, rugby at its glorious best Warriors 10 : 0 Calvisano |
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And it did not
stop there! The Warriors were on fire and all guns were blazing straight down the throats of the helpless Italian visitors. The speed of ball from Ryan Powell was outstanding, what a player he looks to be for Worcester. With such fantastic service Drahm was able to boss the game totally. What was so impressive was the speed of ball release from players, the linking between backs and forwards lead by an on fire backrow of Sanderson, Harding and Horstmann |
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We had had a
few handbags at dawn which the touch judge gently identified to Tony
Spreadbury. He sensible and calmly got them together and "had a little word in their shell likes" Oh look its those gentle quiet twins, what are they called??? |
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It was now time for the forwards to reap some rewards for the athletic running performance so far. It came in an old fashioned catch and drive. It was crabbed cleverly towards the posts and then the whole drive cut right almost as smoothly as Jason Robinson on the run. On came the power and over went Horse Warriors 17: 0 Calvisano |
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It was great
stuff and the 3,000 odd crowd were enthralled as chants of Warriors
arose from the now famous South Stand Choir. There was no time to think as move after move was played out from the rucks and mauls. Quick short thrusts, run it outside, bring it back, long miss passes, short delayed drop passes. We were being given an absolute treat |
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IT was not all
Worcester by any means. This was the second best club side in Italy and
are regular Heineken Cup contestants. They had some good moves which regularly tested our defence. This is where Ras, Whatling and the whole backrow displayed true grit and stopped everything. However Calvisano fought their way down deep into our 22. A moment of madness and an outlandish late tackle saw Lee Best take a deserved 10 minute rest, just as Calvisano drop the ball as they crossed the whitewash The pressure was on! Calvisano sniffed a chance to break through. They cam at the Warriors like a white advertising hoarding. BUT the defence held and it held and it held. A chance to break out. They took it. |
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After all the
pressure had been absorbed they attacked and attacked in style. Yard
after yard made by the battling, driving forwards. Link out to the backs
and more ground was made. Sucking the defence and dart around the ruck.
Do it again going left, suck in the midfield bring them in closer. Hey, looks who is out on the left unseen Marcel Garvey a spot on cross field chip from Shine caught out the Italian defence and with some glorious moves and support play another try. Warriors 24 : 0 Calvisano |
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Then came a try that had the whole stadium in raptures. It started on the halfway line by the forwards turning over ball and instant attack from Ryan Powell and Shine, the timing of his passing was sublime. There was nothing Calvisano could do. The ball was taken up to the 22 going right at speed, Garvey came in from the wing on a super line taking a perfectly timed pass and just sliced through the whole defence. Accelerated round one player, cut back inside another and another drifted around anther and swerved passed yet another defender as he sped straight between the sticks. The crowd erupted what a fantastic try Warriors 31 : 0 Calvisano |
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Straight from
the restart back came those boys in Blue-n-Gold and within 4 minutes it
was yet another great try borne out of speed and great support play. The handling was perfect, the confidence was high and the standard of rugby was electric Warriors 38 : 0 Calvisano |
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