WORCESTER scrum-half Michael Heaney, who made his first start in the Premiership in the absence of knee injury absentee, Francois Hougaard, conceded it had been a tough afternoon for his side.
He said: “It was a difficult day at the office and we didn’t hold on to the ball for long enough as they are a big heavy force.
“We got ourselves back into the game by half-time but we struggled to contain them afterwards although we showed a bit of fight at the tail end of the game.
“We haven’t been able to back up our big performances but we are working on improving tha...