Worcester Warriors

Worcester saved their best performance in Europe this season for their last Amlin Challenge Cup Pool One match as they finally broke their duck with a 20-13 triumph over Oyonnax.

Sale took a step closer to the quarter-finals of the Amlin Challenge Cup with victory over Worcester but the game was marred by a serious-looking injury to Warriors' fly-half Paul Warwick.

James O'Connor scored all of his side's 22 points as London Irish won the battle of the bottom two sides in the Aviva Premiership against Worcester at the Madejski Stadium.

Dean Ryan is adamant that Worcester "have what it takes" to get themselves out of grave Aviva Premiership relegation danger.

Worcester have announced the signing of Wales international back-row forward Andries Pretorius.

Saracens wrapped up an easy 26-8 Aviva Premiership victory to remain in charge at the top of the table and leave opponents Worcester staring ominously at the relegation trap door.

Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall was pleased with the "very satisfying" 26-8 bonus-point victory over Worcester that maintained his side's dominance of the Aviva Premiership.

Four penalties from England international Billy Twelvetrees helped Gloucester leap to ninth place in the Aviva Premiership as bottom side Worcester remain without a league win.

Worcester Warriors' Scotland centre Alex Grove has become the latest to commit his long-term future to the club by signing a new contract at Sixways.

Worcester's Jeremy Su'a scored after 19 seconds and Biarritz had a prop sent off but that still was not enough for the Warriors to claim their first win in the Amlin Challenge Cup this season.

Worcester's hopes of progressing in the Amlin Challenge Cup are effectively over, prompting director of rugby Dean Ryan to use Thursday night's trip to Biarritz to experiment with selection.

With over 150 caps for Leicester Tigers, three Premiership titles and two caps for his country it could be said that Sam Vesty has accomplished all he possibly could in the game.

Reigning Premiership Champions Leicester began their title defence with a spirited 32-15 win over Worcester.

The captains of the six competing teams are pictured with the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s trophy ahead of the final.

The winners of club rugby's first silverware of the season will be decided on Friday - and the four teams taking part all have their eyes on glory.

A selection images from the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series Pool A which saw Bath, Exeter, Gloucester and Worcestershire compete at Kingsholm.

Reaction after Worcester Warriors and Gloucester Rugby qualified for the J.P Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series at Kingsholm.

Academy manager Mark Hewitt admits the ideals of new Worcester Warriors director of rugby Dean Ryan are already rubbing off on the club as his troops booked their first ever J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series Final appearance.

Worcester Warriors reached the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series for the first time after Richard de Carpentier’s men steamrolled all before them at Kingsholm on Thursday night.

After a long and tough first season back in the Aviva Premiership for the Warriors, the team has had a major re-shuffle