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Worcester signs with Under Armour

12 April 2016 0 comments

Warriors have today announced a new three-year partnership agreement with global sports brand Under Armour. Warriors will join an elite selection of brands and individuals […]

Worcester scrum-half to return to France

11 April 2016 0 comments

Worcester Warriors scrum-half Jean-Baptsite Bruzulier will leave Sixways this summer to join French side Nevers. The no.9 captained Warriors to British & Irish Cup glory […]

Worcester to switch to artificial pitch

7 April 2016 0 comments

Worcester will become the first Premiership club to convert to the latest generation of Artificial Grass Pitch ahead next season. The new pitch, which will […]

Harlequins sign Worcester’s Charlie Mulchrone

5 April 2016 0 comments

Harlequins have secured the services of Worcester scrum-half Charlie Mulchrone ahead of next season. Qualified to play for both England and Ireland, the 26 year-old […]

Francois Hougaard gets Player of the Month gong

5 April 2016 0 comments

Francois Hougaard has been named the Premiership player of the month for March. The Worcester scrum-half was instrumental in the Warriors becoming the only to […]

New deal for Worcester’s Van Velze

23 March 2016 0 comments

Worcester Warriors have retained the services of No.8 GJ van Velze who signed a new contract with the club. The South African arrived at Sixways […]

James Johnston to stay at Worcester

22 March 2016 0 comments

James Johnston has extended his deal at Worcester Warriors into next season. The Samoan tighthead arrived at Sixways in January after failing to make a […]

Francois Hougaard commits future to Worcester

16 March 2016 0 comments

As expected, Worcester Warriors have secured the signature of South African scrum-half Francois Hougaard on a permanent contract. The 27-year-old, who won 35 Springboks caps, […]

Francois Hougaard could return to Worcester after Rio

2 March 2016 0 comments

Worcester‘s loan signing Francois Hougaard says he is open to extending his stay at Sixways after making an immediate impact with the west Midlands outfit. […]

Sam Smith joins London Scottish on loan

25 February 2016 0 comments

Worcester Warriors winger Sam Smith has joined London Scottish on loan for the rest of the season. The winger joined the Warriors in the summer […]

Worcester sign Northampton hooker

18 February 2016 0 comments

Worcester Warriors have added depth to the front row by securing the signing of Northampton Saints hooker Matt Williams ahead of next season. The 24-year-old […]

Cian Healy turns down Worcester to stay in Ireland

17 February 2016 0 comments

As predicted by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on February 7, Cian Healy has decided to turn down a lucrative three-year deal at Worcester […]

Worcester confirm Francois Hougaard signing

16 February 2016 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on February 7, Worcester Warriors have signed South Africa international Francois Hougaard until the end of […]

20 Questions: Cooper Vuna – Worcester wing

10 February 2016 0 comments

Looking forward to take on Exeter today? Massively! Expectations are always pretty big when we play at Sixways and after losing a couple of close […]

Worcester lock banned for biting

10 February 2016 0 comments

Worcester Warriors lock Tevita Cavubati has been banned for nine weeks for biting Jebb Sinclair on Sunday. The Fijian forward, 28, was also ordered to […]

Warriors sign Springbok flanker

8 February 2016 0 comments

Warriors have added further competition to the back row by securing the signing of Springbok flanker Dewald Potgieter. The 28-year-old joins up with his new […]

Springbok Olivier signs new Warriors deal

3 February 2016 0 comments

South Africa international Wynand Olivier has committed his future to Worcester after signing a new contract with the club. The 2007 World Cup winner joined […]

Worcester sign Marco Mama for next season

27 January 2016 0 comments

Warriors have secured the permanent signing of Marco Mama from Bristol ahead of next. The 24-year-old back-row, who joined Warriors on loan in August 2015, […]

Alex Grove joins brother at London Scottish

25 January 2016 0 comments

Worcester centre Alex Grove has joined London Scottish on loan until the end of the season. The three-time capped Scotland international, brother of current Exile […]

Young Gun: Huw Taylor – Worcester flanker

22 January 2016 0 comments

Injuries tried to slow him down, but Huw Taylor is determined to fulfil his dream of representing England U20s. The Worcester forward was named in […]

Warriors sign Bath lock Spencer

13 January 2016 0 comments

Warriors have secured the signing of Bath lock Will Spencer who will move to Sixways ahead of next season. The giant forward, who stands at […]

Worcester sign Kiwi centre Willison

8 January 2016 0 comments

Worcester Warriors have swooped in to sign Jackson Willison from French side Grenoble ahead of next season. The Kiwi centre, 27, has played in the […]

Room 101: Phil Dowson – Worcester back row

7 January 2016 0 comments

1.Icing Injuries This is an essential practice for any player but it doesn’t stop it being a complete pain in the butt! The ice pack […]

Worcester confirm Johnston signature

6 January 2016 0 comments

As revealed by Jon Newcombe in The Rugby Paper on Sunday, Worcester have bolstered their front row option by signing James Johnston. The tighthead, 29, […]

James Johnston leaves Wasps

5 January 2016 0 comments

Wasps have today confirmed that Samoan prop James Johnston has left the club to pursue alternative options. Johnston, who arrived at the club last summer […]

My Life in Rugby: Jake Abbott – former Worcester and England Sevens

29 December 2015 0 comments

I’m living the proverbial dream as the first professional overseas player in America at the country’s first professional rugby club, Griffins RFC. It won’t be […]

20 Questions: Tom Heathcote – Worcester fly-half

16 December 2015 0 comments

What’s your assessment of the start to the season? We’re pretty happy but we’re frustrated too because we felt like we could have got more […]

Three from three Gloucester win at Worcester

11 December 2015 0 comments

Gloucester made it three wins from three in the Challenge Cup with a 34-22 bonus-point win over Worcester. Dean Hammond’s try for the hosts was […]

Young Gun: Jack Singleton – Worcester hooker

4 December 2015 0 comments

Jack Singleton wished he had travelled to Italy to take on Zebre this weekend but the youngster has now set his sights on the A-League […]

I’m out to stop the new cheats, vows Donncha O’Callaghan

3 December 2015 0 comments

Worcester lock Donncha O’Callaghan fears football-style cheating is infiltrating rugby and believes it is up to veteran stars like himself to stamp it out. Players […]

Jonny Arr pledges future to Worcester

2 December 2015 0 comments

Jonny Arr has penned a new deal to extend his stay at the Worcester Warriors. The 27-year-old, who came through the Warriors academy, made his […]

Manu Tuilagi will be offered £1.6m by Worcester

24 November 2015 0 comments

Centre will be paid a world record £750,000 next season if he agrees to make the switch to Warriors.

Marco Mama hoping to make good on his promise

29 October 2015 0 comments

Striking the balance between loyalty and ambition can be a tricky affair for today’s professional players.

Sale, Newcastle and Worcester follow Wasps in salary cap row

27 October 2015 0 comments

Sale, Newcastle and Worcester have followed in Wasps‘ footsteps revealing they have not broken the Premiership salary cap. Premiership Rugby revealed last Thursday that some […]

World Cup hooker joins Worcester

27 October 2015 0 comments

Worcester Warriors have bolstered their options in the front row by signing Georgian international hooker Jaba Bregvadze. The powerhouse forward joins up with his new […]

Worcester stun Northampton in season opener

17 October 2015 0 comments

A last gasp-drop goal from Tom Heathcote helped Worcester celebrate their return to the Premiership with 13-12 win over Northampton last night. The Warriors led […]

20 Questions: Phil Dowson – Worcester back-row

30 September 2015 0 comments

How’s pre-season going? The boys are working hard. We had a ten day break in Tignes which was brilliant and the group is coming together […]

Peter Jackson column: Don’t be a man, stay down says Jonathan Thomas

30 September 2015 0 comments

Jonathan Thomas began wondering whether something might be wrong when he spoke to the Worcester Warriors‘ squad one day last October. “I had two or […]

Springbok centre Wynand Olivier joins Worcester

23 September 2015 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on August 23, Worcester Warriors have captured the signing of South Africa international Wynand Olivier. The […]

Jonathan Thomas statement

15 September 2015 0 comments

After announcing his retirement from rugby, Wales international Jonathan Thomas has released the following statement: “It’s with real sadness I have to announce my retirement […]

Epilepsy forces Jonathan Thomas to retire

15 September 2015 0 comments

Wales international and Worcester forward Jonathan Thomas has been forced to retire from playing rugby at the age of 32. Thomas, 32, who helped guide […]

Worcester Warriors sign Donncha O’Callaghan

3 September 2015 0 comments

Worcester Warriors have today confirmed the signing of Ireland international Donncha O’Callaghan. The giant lock, 36, moves to Sixways after 17 seasons and 268 appearances […]

Dream Team: Alex Grove – Worcester and Scotland centre

24 August 2015 2 comments

1. Kyle Trainor – For a big bloke the Bristol prop is quite mobile and very skilful with ball in hand. A good guy, I […]

Premiership Rugby 7s Series squads

19 August 2015 0 comments

Pool A (Thursday 7:15pm at Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester) Bath: Alex Humfries, Apolosi Sokia, Scott Watkins, Zach Mercer, Josh Bayliss, Rob Coote, Jack Maplesden, Owen Walters, […]

Dream Team: Darren Barry – Worcester and former Cornish Pirates & Bristol lock

10 August 2015 0 comments

1. Mako Vunipola – A big, strong and physical prop who has the skills of a back. He’s very humble and works very hard. We […]

Rees turns down Worcester to re-sign with Blues

20 July 2015 0 comments

Former Wales captain Matthew Rees will not be signing for Worcester Warriors and has instead agreed a new deal with Cardiff Blues. The 34 year-old […]

Worcester to take on Saracens in pre-season

14 July 2015 0 comments

Worcester will take on Premiership champions Saracens in a pre-season clash on Saturday October 3. Saracens will host the fixture at a yet to be […]

Championship final 2nd leg teams

26 May 2015 2 comments

Worcester v Bristol Worcester: Chris Pennell; Tom Biggs, Alex Grove, Ryan Mills, Cooper Vuna; Ryan Lamb, JB Bruzulier; Val Rapava Ruskin, Agustin Creevy, Nick Schonert; […]

London Scottish sign Scotland Sevens scrum-half

20 May 2015 1 comment

London Scottish have confirmed the signature of Scotland Sevens scrum-half Russell Weir ahead of the 2015/16 season. The 25-year-old former age group international, who had […]