By GARY FITZGERALD

Zebre ..................24pts
Tries: Cronje 31, D’Onofrio 36, Trulla 66, Lucchin 79
Conversions: O’Malley 31 38

Worcester ........36pts
Tries: Annett 3 16; Searle 33, Howe 44, Hill 57
Conversions: Searle 4, 34, 45, 58
Penalties: Searle 70
JONATHAN Thomas breathed a sigh of relief as his Warriors fought their way to a first Challenge Cup victory.
The Worcester coach saw his men battle for most of the contest with Pool A bottom side Zebre before proving too strong for their rivals at the Stadio Sergia Lanfranchi.
Thomas admitted: “We could no...