DECLAN Kidney was less than pleased with the yellow card that he felt stopped Irish’s momentum.
New scrum-half signing Ben White was sent to the sin bin in the first half for a high tackle on Matt Kvesic. It looked a harsh decision by referee Craig Maxwell-Keys.
Worcester grabbed two quick tries and Kidney insisted: “The card was an influence on the game – it is absolutely baffling.
“You can see a lot of the good things. We got four and probably left one or two behind.
There is a long season ahead so you have to take it on the chin. We have Sale at home...