WARRIORS
5 Pennell – a sorry day for the full-back who was outclassed by his opposite number Le Roux and gave Wade far too much space to exploit out wide.
6 Heem – made some powerful surges but was working off scraps most of the time as Warriors kicked away possession too many times.
6 Te’o – a mixed bag from the centre who produced moments of quality to escape tackles, but appeared indecisive when he looked to offload.
5 Willison – in stark contrast to last weekend’s win over Newcastle where he shone the centre had little impact on the game at Wasps.
6 Adams – burst into life late on with a try and played a key role in Hammond’s score, but two of Wasps’ tries came on his wing.
5 Jones – miscued his first kick from hand and missed a long-range penalty moments later. His afternoon did not get much better after that.
5 Dowsett – made far too many mistakes as he conceded turnovers and his decision to take a tap penalty when Warriors were close to the try-line did not pay off.
5 Bower – keeping his place in the side, the prop was unable to stop Launchbury powering over from close range and provided little in the loose.
5 Singleton – got around the field well as he looked to get his hands on the ball but ill-discipline let him down once again.
6 Schonert – did not have a bad game as he turned the screw in the scrum in the second-half as ex-Warriors prop Mullan was penalised on a couple of occasions.
5 Barry – his failure to gather Singleton’s throw at the lineout led to Wade’s second try and was replaced by Kitchener early in the second half.
7 SPENCER – not a faultless display but the lock kept banging at the door, making one notable galloping run in the first half, and tackled well. My man of the match.
5 Denton – showed good intent from the off but spurned a great chance to score when Wasps were down to 14 men and missed a couple of tackles.
6 Lewis – difficult to question the flanker’s work-rate but errors crept into his game too as he lost the ball in contact when Warriors looked to strike.
5 van Velze – gifted possession on one too many occasions as he was stripped of the ball moments before Wade opened the scoring.
Replacements: Mama 6 (Denton 51), Kitchener 5 (Barry 51), Hammond 6 (Pennell 57), Waller 5 (Bower 58), Haupt 7 (Singleton 63), Milasinovich 5 (Schonert 63), Arr 6 (Dowsett 63), Shillcock 5 (Jones 63).
Referee: Ian Tempest.
Attendance: 16, 374.
Wasps: Le Roux (Bassett 65); Wade, de Jongh, Gopperth, Daly; Cipriani (Lovobalavu 40), Robson (Hampson 70); Mullan (McIntyre 59), Cruse (Taylor 51)), Cooper-Wooley (Moore 59), Launchbury, Rowlands (Myall 59), Willis, Young (Haskell 51), Thompson.
RUN OF PLAY
5-0: Wade try, 10mins.
8-0: Gopperth penalty, 23mins.
8-3: Jones penalty, 26mins.
13-3: Launchbury try, 31mins.
15-3: Gopperth converts, 32mins.
20-3: Wade try, 34mins.
23-3: Gopperth penalty, 40mins.
Half-time: Wasps 23-3 Worcester Warriors.
28-3: Bassett try, 66mins.
30-3: Daly converts, 67mins.
30-8: Hammond try, 78mins.
30-13: Adams try, 80mins.
30-15: Shillcock converts, 80mins.
Full-time: Wasps 30-15 Worcester Warriors.
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