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Worcester Warriors: Shillcock; Nanai, Venter (co-capt), Beck, van der Merwe; Smith, Simpson; Sutherland, Annett, Judge, Garvey, G Kitchener, Hatherell, Hill (co-capt), Vailanu.

Replacements: Baldwin, Waller, Tyack, Batley, Lewis, Chudley, Searle, Lawrence.

Wasps: Watson; Kibirige, McHenry, Gopperth, Bassett; Umaga, Porter; Hislop, Frost, Toomaga-Allen, Fifita, Stooke, Shields (capt), Young, T Willis.

Replacements: Oghre, West, Millar-Mills, de Chaves, Carr, Barbeary, Wolstenholme, Minozzi.

That's not exactly a massively inspiring Wasps team. Wasps' diabolic defensive effort last week will hopefully not be repeated with better players in the centres, but Watson at 15 hasn't convinced and our previously flaky scrum is coming up against a decent unit.

Hard to call.

Wuss appear to have turned a corner. They're picking up points and looking much more competitive. There might not be much in this one.

Agreed. Head says a Worcester win.

Has Lawrence been injured, or are their selectors chatting to EJ?

Watson looks better than Minozzi to me, Minozzi just never seem to get his step back, rarely see him beat anyone now.

Wasps seem to be trying a new attacking structure, maybe they've been doing if ro a while and I've missed it. Defense is really poor too.

Barbeary however is a freak. Still.

Banquo wrote:Has Lawrence been injured, or are their selectors chatting to EJ?

I think he’s had a calf strain or something like that.

Pleased to see Worcester apparently turning a corner. Is Diamond making an impact or is it just coincidence?

Wasps also using the crab, Wuss players apparently not aware of it, since they're yelling at the ref a lot, just gave away a pen for trying to take it into their own hands (illegally).

Could be an exciting finish

Eeeeep.

Phew...Wuss edge home by a point.

Sounds like quite a game. Try BP's for both sides.

Wasps are terrible currently. Our superpower is making average teams look phenomenal

Hatherell looks like another little gem unearthed from the Champo, for mine talent emerging from the second tier been a bit of a theme to the season so far (along with Bath being proper dogshit too of course). The carry leading to Ted Hill's try was full-on thunderbastard with no little game sense to keep the ball alive too.