STEVE Diamond ripped into his Worcester players after they suffered a record Premiership defeat to a Newcastle side that had gone 11 league matches without a win. “It was a performance that was totally out of character,” said Diamond, Worcester’s lead rugby consultant who has been in charge of the side since the end of January.
“It was wholly pathetic. Newcastle are a hard-working side and they put us to bed. It was embarrassing and I feel for the Worcester supporters.
“We were never at the races. We cannot use illness as an excuse because we trained reasonably well over the last f...