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Standings
1
1
Positions on Jan 19, 2019
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Head to Head
0
Wins
1
Draws
0
Match Centre - Preview - Last Three Meetings
Last 3 meetings
Season so far
Match Centre - Preview - Season So Far A v B
Total Tries
21
29
Metres Gained
3030
2713
Passes
923
1108
Tackles Made
1022
1084
Penalties Conceded
57
74
Turnovers Won
57
74
Tournament record
Match Centre - Preview - Tournament Record (Team A)
Worcester Warriors
Played | 95 (47 home, 48 away) |
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Wins | 51 (32 home, 19 away) |
Losses | 41 (13 home, 28 away) |
Draws | 3 (2 home, 1 away) |
Average points | 28 |
Biggest win | 90 - 3 |
Heaviest defeat | 10 - 40 |
Match Centre - Preview - Tournament Record (Team B)
Harlequins
Played | 64 (32 home, 32 away) |
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Wins | 45 (27 home, 18 away) |
Losses | 19 (5 home, 14 away) |
Draws | 0 (0 home, 0 away) |
Average points | 31 |
Biggest win | 75 - 3 |
Heaviest defeat | 21 - 57 |
Worcester set to host Harlequins in first European meeting
Friday 29th March 2019
11:00 am (GMT)
Worcester Warriors will play host to three-time winners Harlequins in their maiden European Rugby Challenge Cup meeting at Sixways on Saturday.
The Warriors’ have home advantage after finishing with 22 points but are 17 points behind their opponents in the Gallagher Premiership table. You can watch the last eight tie on BT Sport and beIN SPORTS from 20:15 GMT.
Pool positions
Worcester Warriors: 1st, Pool 2, 22 points
Harlequins: 1st, Pool 5, 21 points
Head-to-head record
Worcester Warriors wins: First meeting
Draw: First meeting
Harlequins wins: First meeting
2018/19 points-scorers
Worcester Warriors: Jamie Shillock (28), Tom Howe (20), Duncan Weir and Jono Lance (both 13)
Harlequins: Marcus Smith (49), Alex Dombrandt and Joe Marchant (both 15)
🎥 "You realise how quickly things can be taken away so I've learnt to be grateful."@cornell_du talks about overcoming injury and his change of mindset as he returns to action… pic.twitter.com/9qn1wC3zPo
— Worcester Warriors ⚔️ (@WorcsWarriors) March 27, 2019
Key quotes
Duncan Weir (Worcester): “We’ve worked so hard as a team and as a collective to get us a home quarter-final. It’s great we’ve got knockout rugby at what no doubt will be a packed out Sixways. It’s now down to us to go forward even more in the competition.”
Paul Gustard (Harlequins): “We are pleased to have reached the knockout stages of European rugby for the first time in three years, but now we want – and we need – to forge and create a new history at the club.”
Team news
- Flanker Cornell du Preez is named among the Worcester replacements, after recovering from a fractured larynx suffered in September on his debut for the club. Duncan Weir replaces fly-half Jono Lance, who suffered a head injury last week.
- Harlequins pair Alofa Alofa and Lewis Boyce replace injured centre Joe Marchant and prop Joe Marler. Prop Will Collier makes his 150th appearance for Quins and wing Ross Chisholm his 100th.
Match stats
- Worcester and Harlequins have never met in European competition before, however, the Warriors have won their last three home games in the Gallagher Premiership against Quins.
- Worcester have lost their last five Challenge Cup games against Premiership opposition, with the defeats coming by an average margin of 13 points.
- This will be the fifth time Harlequins have met Premiership opposition in the knockout stage of the Challenge Cup, winning three of their previous four such including both quarter-finals.
- This is the seventh time Harlequins have reached the quarter-finals, progressing from five of their previous six appearances, and the fourth time Worcester have reached this stage (W3), with their last quarter-final appearance coming 10 years ago in 2008/09.
- Worcester made more tackles (927) than any other side in the pool stage this season, despite this they were the only side to manage a success rate of 90%+ (91%).
- Harlequins’ lineout success rate of 74% was the worst in the pool stage; they lost an average of 3.3 per game on their own throw.
- Worcester’s Andrew Kitchener made 59 tackles in the pool stage without missing one, and no player in the Challenge Cup made more while maintaining a 100% success rate.
- Harlequins’ Marcus Smith made eight passes that led to a break in the pool stage, and only Zebre Rugby’s Carlo Canna (12) made more.
Match Centre - Preview - Lineups
C. Pennell
M. Brown
B. Heem
M. Heaney 53'
C. Murley
B. Te'o
A. Alofa
R. Mills
. Venter 41'
B. Tapuai
T. Howe
R. Chisholm
F. Saili 58'
D. Weir
M. Smith
. Catrakilis 60'
F. Hougaard
D. Care
C. Black
E. Waller 41'
L. Boyce
N. Auterac 53'
N. Annett
J. Taufete'e 41'
E. Elia
M. Crumpton 41'
G. Milasinovich
. Kerrod 41'
W. Collier
J. Ibuanokpe 18'
P. Phillips
. Barry 37'
G. Merrick
B. Glynn 5'
M. Fatialofa
. Phillips 41'
J. Horwill
C. Kirwan
R. Bothma
M. Luamanu 50'
S. Lewis
C. Du Preez 53'
C. Du Preez 53'
C. Robshaw
M. Cox
J. Clifford
Replacements
J. Taufete'e
. Annett
M. Crumpton
. Elia
E. Waller
C. Black
N. Auterac
. Boyce
S. Kerrod
. Milasinovich
J. Ibuanokpe
W. Collier
D. Barry
. Phillips
B. Glynn
. Merrick
C. Du Preez
S. Lewis
M. Luamanu
. Bothma
M. Heaney
. Heem
S. Hidalgo-Clyne
S. van Breda
D. Catrakilis
. Smith
F. Venter
R. Mills
F. Saili
R. Chisholm
Harlequins into last four after tense away success
Saturday 30th March 2019
10:36 pm (GMT)
Harlequins will play in their sixth European Rugby Challenge Cup semi-final next month after a narrow 18-16 victory over Worcester Warriors at Sixways on Saturday night.
Demetri Catrakilis was the Harlequins hero with a 75th minute penalty to clinch victory in what was a topsy-turvy affair throughout.
The visitors’ first foray into the Worcester 22 after 16 minutes resulted in a try after some delightful passing from Mike Brown and Marcus Smith left Cadan Murley with enough room to beat his man and dive over in the corner.
However, Worcester hit back after a terrific bit of play from Duncan Weir. With penalty advantage, the fly-half lofted an inch-perfect crosskick to left wing Bryce Heem, who caught the ball and dotted it down.
Duncan Weir that is absolute perfection 😍
You won't see a more accurate cross-field kick than this brilliant @WorcsWarriors try!
Bryce Heem hits it in-stride and touches down… Superb! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/qeS5ps05qI
— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) March 30, 2019
The home side dominated the remainder of the first half, but Harlequins led 8-5 at the interval after Marcus Smith coolly slotted over a late penalty.
However, after 46 minutes Worcester full-back Chris Pennell kicked a delightful ball behind the Quins line, reaching Tom Howe, who took the opportunity to dive over for their second try and put the Warriors 10-8 ahead.
Weir extended the lead with a successful penalty, but Harlequins would not give in. The outstanding Danny Care, lightning quick at the breakdown, played a lovely dink behind the Worcester line, finding Ben Tapuai, who gobbled up the chance. With Catrakilis converting, Quins were back in front at 15-13.
Then, in the space of two minutes, the sides traded penalty kicks, with the crucial one from Catrakilis proving enough to secure Quins’ spot in the last four.
Harlequins will play ASM Clermont Auvergne away in the semi-finals.
Match Page - Summary
Score Summary
Tries
B. Heem 23’
T. Howe 46’
C. Murley 16’
B. Tapuai 67’
Conversions
D. Catrakilis 69’
Penalties
D. Weir 60’ , 74’
M. Smith 36’
D. Catrakilis 75’
Match Page - Timeline
Timeline
FT
1618
Penalty 75'
D. Catrakilis
1615
Penalty 74'
D. Weir
1315
Conversion 69'
D. Catrakilis
1313
Try 67'
B. Tapuai
-
Substitute 60'
M. Smith
D. Catrakilis
138
Penalty 60'
D. Weir
-
Substitute 58'
R. Chisholm
F. Saili
-
Substitute 53'
S. Lewis
C. Du Preez
-
Substitute 53'
B. Heem
M. Heaney
-
Substitute 53'
S. Lewis
C. Du Preez
-
Substitute 53'
L. Boyce
N. Auterac
-
Substitute 50'
R. Bothma
M. Luamanu
-
Missed conversion 47'
D. Weir
108
Try 46'
T. Howe
-
Substitute 41'
R. Mills
F. Venter
-
Substitute 41'
M. Fatialofa
P. Phillips
-
Substitute 41'
E. Elia
M. Crumpton
-
Substitute 41'
G. Milasinovich
S. Kerrod
-
Substitute 41'
C. Black
E. Waller
-
Substitute 41'
N. Annett
J. Taufete'e
-
Missed penalty 40'
D. Weir
-
Substitute 37'
P. Phillips
D. Barry
58
Penalty 36'
M. Smith
-
Missed conversion 24'
D. Weir
55
Try 23'
B. Heem
-
Substitute 18'
W. Collier
J. Ibuanokpe
-
Missed conversion 17'
M. Smith
05
Try 16'
C. Murley
-
Substitute 5'
G. Merrick
B. Glynn
Attack
Match Report - Team Stats (Attack)
54%
46%
61%
39%
Metres Gained
367
225
Tries
2
2
Carries
120
78
Defenders Beaten
17
13
Clean Breaks
5
6
Passes
167
67
Offloads
12
6
Turnovers Conceded
15
11
Defence
Match Report - Team Stats (Defence)
Tackles
95
142
Missed Tackles
13
17
Turnovers Won
5
6
Kicking
Match Report - Team Stats (Kicking)
Conversions (%)
0%
0/2
50%
1/2
Penalty goals (%)
67%
2/3
100%
2/2
Drop goals (%)
0%
0/0
0%
0/0
Kicks From Hand
15
23
Metres gained from kicks
338
573
Average metres per kick
22.53
24.91
Breakdown
Match Report - Team Stats (Breakdown)
Rucks (%)
98%
83/85
97%
57/59
Mauls (%)
80%
4/5
71%
5/7
Maul metres gained
22
12
Turnover in ruck or maul
1
4
Set Plays
Match Report - Team Stats (Set Piece)
Lineouts (%)
87%
13/15
89%
8/9
Scrums (%)
86%
6/7
85%
11/13
Restarts (%)
17%
1/6
40%
2/5
Discipline
Match Report - Team Stats (Discipline)
Penalties Conceded
5
8
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Match Page - Player Performance
Key
Worcester Warriors | M | Ca | Pa | Tk | MT | TOW | TAs | O | CB | ||||||||||
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15 Chris Pennell | 30 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
14 Bryce Heem Michael Heaney 53' | 54 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
13 Ben Te'o | 52 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
12 Ryan Mills Venter 41' | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
11 Tom Howe | 78 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
10 Duncan Weir | 5 | 3 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
9 Francois Hougaard | 62 | 11 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 Callum Black Ethan Waller 41' | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
2 Niall Annett Joe Taufete'e 41' | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 Gareth Milasinovich Kerrod 41' | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 Pierce Phillips Barry 37' | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
5 Michael Fatialofa Phillips 41' | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
6 Carl Kirwan | 19 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
7 Sam Lewis Cornell Du Preez 53' Cornell Du Preez 53' | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
8 Matt Cox | 8 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
Replacements | |||||||||||||||||||
16 Joe Taufete'e Annett 41' | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
17 Ethan Waller Callum Black 41' | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
18 Simon Kerrod Milasinovich 41' | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
19 Darren Barry Phillips 37' | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
20 Cornell Du Preez Sam Lewis 53' Sam Lewis 53' | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
21 Michael Heaney Heem 53' | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
22 Scott van Breda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
23 Francois Venter Ryan Mills 41' | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Harlequins | M | Ca | Pa | Tk | MT | TOW | TAs | O | CB | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 Mike Brown | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
14 Cadan Murley | 50 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
13 Alofa Alofa | 16 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
12 Ben Tapuai | 52 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
11 Ross Chisholm Francis Saili 58' | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
10 Marcus Smith Catrakilis 60' | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
9 Danny Care | 14 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
1 Lewis Boyce Nick Auterac 53' | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
2 Elia Elia Max Crumpton 41' | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 Will Collier Josh Ibuanokpe 18' | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 George Merrick Ben Glynn 5' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
5 James Horwill | 2 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
6 Renaldo Bothma Mat Luamanu 50' | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
7 Chris Robshaw | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
8 Jack Clifford | 36 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Replacements | |||||||||||||||||||
16 Max Crumpton Elia 41' | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
17 Nick Auterac Boyce 53' | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
18 Josh Ibuanokpe Will Collier 18' | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
19 Ben Glynn Merrick 5' | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
20 Mat Luamanu Bothma 50' | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
22 Demetri Catrakilis Smith 60' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
23 Francis Saili Ross Chisholm 58' | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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