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Johnston quits at Warriors

26 March 2017 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS WORCESTER Warriors high performance director Nick Johnston will leave the club next Saturday. He has decided not to renew the optional last two […]

Worcester rejuvenated after Gold makeover

24 March 2017 0 comments

Gary Gold has revealed he discovered a Worcester squad training poorly and unprepared for the physical intensity of the Premiership when he was parachuted into […]

ON THE BLIND SIDE

19 March 2017 0 comments

BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■GARY GOLD looks like staying on at Worcester Warriors next season after being offered the chance to […]

Falcons looking to lure Flood home

19 March 2017 1 comment

Heading home? Toby Flood TOBY FLOOD could this summer be heading back to Newcastle Falcons where he started his career when his deal with Toulouse […]

Mallinder misses out to Wasps flier Howe

19 March 2017 1 comment

WASPS’ wing Tom Howe has won the Anglo-Welsh Cup breakthrough player award. Howe won a public vote from a ten-strong shortlist of young stars with […]

Warriors close to O’Connor deal

12 March 2017 0 comments

FORMER WALLABY star James O’Connor looks set to be heading to the Premiership next season and is close to agreeing a deal to join Worcester […]

Young Gun: Will Butler – England U20s centre

24 February 2017 0 comments

Will Butler faced a race against the clock to be fit for the Six Nations but he is now looking to pick up where he […]

Worcester sign Jersey second-rower

22 February 2017 0 comments

Jersey Reds lock Pierce Phillips has been signed by Worcester Warriors ahead of next season. The 24-year-old, a towering presence at 6ft 8in, has started […]

Worcester sign Jersey tighthead

21 February 2017 0 comments

Worcester have secured the signing of Jersey Reds tighthead Simon Kerrod. The 24-year-old began his career with Blue Bulls U19s and went on to represent […]

Dowson set to retire and become coach at Northampton

21 February 2017 0 comments

Phil Dowson will retire from rugby at the end of the season to take up the role of Assistant Coach with former club Northampton Saints. […]

Newcastle swoop for Sharks starlet Nott

19 February 2017 0 comments

NEWCASTLE FALCONS look set to follow up their move for France centre Maxime Mermoz by landing Sale Sharks highly rated England U20 star George Nott. […]

Cockerill poised for Edinburgh job

19 February 2017 1 comment

RICHARD Cockerill looks set to take over as the new head coach of PRO12 side Edinburgh next season after a dramatic turn of events. Cockerill, […]

Alo to stay at Sixways

26 January 2017 0 comments

Worcester tighthead Biyi Alo has signed a permanent contract to remain at the club after joining from Saracens as injury dispensation cover for the 2016/17 […]

Worcester sign Scotland prop

25 January 2017 0 comments

Worcester have today announced the signing of Scotland international Ryan Grant with immediate effect. The Glasgow loosehead, 31, has made 25 appearances for his country […]

Young Gun: Tom Dodd – Scotland U20s back-rower

20 January 2017 0 comments

Tom Dodd went to school in England and he’s playing his club rugby in Worcester but it was also a “natural choice” to throw his […]

Worcester confirm signing of Ethan Waller

17 January 2017 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler last week, Worcester have secured the signing of Northampton loosehead Ethan Waller ahead of next season. Waller, 24 has played […]

Gloucester sign highly rated loosehead

11 January 2017 0 comments

Gloucester have announced the signing of Worcester‘s highly rated loosehead Val Rapava Ruskin for next season. The Georgian-born prop qualifies for England having moved to the UK […]

Quins release statement on Chris Robshaw

6 January 2017 0 comments

Chris Robshaw will miss Harlequins‘ Aviva Premiership fixture against Sale Sharks tomorrow with the shoulder injury which he sustained in last week’s match against Worcester […]

My Life in Rugby: Errie Claassens – former Rotherham and Worcester wuing

20 December 2016 0 comments

Back home in South Africa it was rugby, rugby, rugby. Every break time or after school you’d be playing full contact – even from the […]

Worcester sign former American football star

13 December 2016 0 comments

Warriors have signed talented USA international Joe Taufete’e until the end of the season. The 24-year-old front row, who can play at prop or hooker, […]

Young Gun: Justin Clegg – Worcester lock

9 December 2016 0 comments

Justin Clegg might be out of sight but he is determined not to be out of the minds of the Worcester coaches. The giant lock, […]

Worcester capture Samoa Test forward

6 December 2016 0 comments

Worcester have completed the signing of versatile Samoa forward Chris Vui until the end of the season. The 23-year-old, who can play in the second […]

Worcester statement on coaching set up

29 November 2016 0 comments

“Following a review of rugby operations at the Club and discussions with both Head Coach Carl Hogg and High Performance Director Nick Johnston, we have […]

Dream Team: Marco Mama – Worcester flanker

28 November 2016 0 comments

1. Mako Vunipola – Val Rapava-Ruskin could be in the same league soon, but Mako is a hell of a player, very consistent, has international […]

Worcester bring in Canada fly-half

23 November 2016 0 comments

Worcester have signed Canadian fly-half Connor Braid until the end of the season. The 26-year-old who can also play in the centre or the back-three […]

Perry Humphreys stays at Sixways

16 November 2016 0 comments

Perry Humphreys has committed his future to Worcester by signing a new deal with the club. After joining Worcester’s academy in 2014, Humphreys was handed […]

Worcester bring in Bristol’s Slowik

15 November 2016 0 comments

Worcester have announced the signing of Bristol full-back Auguy Slowik for the remainder of the season. The 22-year-old signed his first professional contract with Bristol […]

Room 101: Matt Cox – Worcester flanker

10 November 2016 0 comments

1. Donncha O’Callaghan’s cooking I share a flat with ‘Irish’ during the week and we alternate between cooking and tidying up. His cooking is good […]

Worcester bring in scrum-half

1 November 2016 0 comments

Warriors have signed English-qualified scrum-half Michael Dowsett from Super Rugby side the Brumbies. The exciting 24-year-old joins up with his new teammates immediately to provide […]

Dream Team: Cooper Vuna – Worcester wing

31 October 2016 0 comments

1. Val Rapava-Ruskin – He’s the most mobile loosehead I know and he loves getting stuck in at the breakdown. It wouldn’t surprise me to […]

Jamie Shillcock commits future to Worcester

27 October 2016 0 comments

Warriors Academy youngster Jamie Shillcock has committed his future to Warriors by signing a new deal with the first-team. A host of clubs were waiting […]

Jeremy Guscott: Ben Te’o could break up the Ford-Farrell partnership

26 October 2016 0 comments

Owen Farrell‘s game has really developed, and the 10-12 link he had with George Ford in the Six Nations and on the summer tour of […]

Dream Team: Carl Kirwan – Worcester flanker

17 October 2016 0 comments

1. Alec Hepburn – His work rate is phenomenal and he seems to have got his scrummaging right since we played together at London Welsh. […]

20 Questions: Perry Humphreys – Worcester wing

12 October 2016 0 comments

What a start for you this season? It’s been great so far. I ended up playing in all the games so far and scored three […]

Van Velze given extended break to recover from concussion

30 September 2016 0 comments

Worcester will be without captain GJ van Velze over the coming weeks as the No.8 goes through the return-to-play concussion protocol. Van Velze has suffered […]

Heem commits future to Worcester

15 September 2016 0 comments

Worcester wing Bryce Heem has committed his future to the club by signing a new contract to remain at Sixways. Heem, who made his Warriors […]

Tree-week ban for Mat Luamanu

14 September 2016 0 comments

Mat Luamanu has been banned for three weeks for the dangerous tackle he made on Sale captain Josh Beaumont on Saturday. The Harlequins back rower […]

My Life in Rugby: Sam Smith – former Harlequins and Worcester wing

30 August 2016 0 comments

By rights I should have been a Wasp. My dad played for the club and I had a few training sessions with them. But I […]

Marco Mama’s eyes fixed on England’s No.7 shirt

11 August 2016 0 comments

Marco Mama is on a mission this season to establish himself as Worcester‘s premier No.7 and push his case for England selection. Mama, 25, views […]

My Life in Rugby: Martin Cooper – former Moseley and England fly-half

9 August 2016 0 comments

If anyone had told me when I was first starting out at Wolverhampton RFC that I’d get 11 caps for England, I’d have told them […]

Dream Team: Tom Heathcote – Worcester fly-half

8 August 2016 0 comments

1. Val Rapava-Ruskin – He can do things I never saw others props do and I’m certain once he gets his head in the right […]

Cooper Vuna relishing Sixways link with League buddy Ben Te’o

6 August 2016 0 comments

Worcester fans’ favourite Cooper Vuna reckons the arrival of his old Rugby League buddy Ben Te’o will fire the club’s top six ambitions. As 12-year-olds […]

Worcester sign Bath sacked flanker Faosiliva

3 August 2016 0 comments

Worcester Warriors have confirmed the signing of Samoa international back-row Alafoti Faosiliva. The flanker, who can also play at no.8, moves to Sixways after being […]

Dean Ryan leaves Worcester Warriors

30 June 2016 0 comments

Worcester Warriors have today announced that Director of Rugby Dean Ryan has been released from his contract and will leave his post immediately. Head Coach […]

Andy Symons joins Gloucester

9 June 2016 0 comments

Gloucester have added to their back line resources for next season with the signing of Worcester centre Andy Symons. The 24-year-old joined the Warriors in […]

New Worcester deal for Chris Pennell

11 May 2016 0 comments

Worcester Warriors have today announced that Chris Pennell has signed a new contract with the club. The full-back’s career has gone from strength to strength […]