Premiership

Worcester suffer Short circuit after yellow card for Faosiliva

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The Rugby Paper Team
19 February 2017

By ROGER PANTING
JAMES Short scored an explosive hat-trick to maintain Exeter’s unbeaten record over Worcester in the Premiership.
It was a tenth consecutive success for the Chiefs over the Warriors but it was still another improved performance from Gary Gold’s side, who had their opponents firmly on the back foot for much of the first half before the sin-binning of No.8 Alafoti Faosiliva turned the game Exeter’s way.
This enabled Exeter to run riot in the second half with their wings, Short and Olly Woodburn capitalising on some power play from their forwards and some ski...

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