Aviva Premiership - Reading, 4 January 2014, 15:00 local, 15:00 GMT
London Irish (6) 22 - 9 (6) Worcester Warriors (FT)

Match coverage:  Report

Summary

Time Score  
 

Something will have to give at the Madejski Stadium today. London Irish haven't won a game in the Aviva Premiership since October while Worcester are yet to taste sweet victory this season. Worcester are currently 10 points adrift at the foot of the table but will look to reduce that deficit today.

4

James O'Connor takes on the kicking duties for today's game - first kick at the posts from around the 22 sails wide

11 3 - 0

James O'Connor gets the first points on the board for London Irish with his second kick

17 3 - 3

We're all square at the Madejski Stadium as Pennell, who has been superb this season, gets the Warriros on the board

32 3 - 6

Great strike from Chris Pennell gives Worcester a very narrow lead

38 6 - 6

Game on at the Madejski Stadium as O'Connor levels things up

40

Second-half underway in Reading. First-half was fairly dire with neither team really playing much. Both look nervous but one error from either side and the game could suddenly swing

45 9 - 6

O'Connor puts the Exiles ahead at the start of the second-half

49 12 - 6

O'Connor stretches the lead to six points. Big call for Worcester to get back into this now

53

Senatore yellow carded for pulling down a maul. Things looking bleak for the Warriors

55 15 - 6

O'Connor is enjoying life with the kicking tee - yet more points for the Exiles

60 20 - 6

James O'Connor is having a field day against Worcester - he's scored the game's first try and has a haul of 20 point. Dominance on the five-metre line led to the ball eventually being spread wide and it was O'Connor who dotted it down

61 22 - 6

O'Connor adds the further two points. Too easy for the Exiles

66 22 - 9

Pennell cuts the deficit - but is it too little, too late?

73

After repeated infringements Hagan takes one for the team and is sin-binned

73

After repeated infringements Hagan takes one for the team and is sin-binned

Timeline

Time London Irish  Score  Worcester Warriors
0 start of first half start of first half
7 Yapp - sub off
Parr - sub on
11 O'Connor - penalty goal
Yapp - sub on
Parr - sub off
3 - 0
17 3 - 3 Pennell - penalty goal
32 3 - 6 Pennell - penalty goal
38 O'Connor - penalty goal 6 - 6
40 end of first half end of first half
40 start of second half start of second half
45 O'Connor - penalty goal 9 - 6
49 O'Connor - penalty goal
Halavatau - sub off
Hagan - sub on
12 - 6
51 Arr - sub on
Su'a - sub off
53 Senatore - yellow card
55 Parr - sub on
Yapp - sub off
O'Connor - penalty goal
15 - 6 Matavesi - sub on
Fatiaki - sub off
60 O'Connor - try 20 - 6
61 O'Connor - conversion
Treviranus - sub off
Sinclair - sub on
22 - 6 Warwick - sub off
Mieres - sub on
Shervington - sub on
Brooker - sub off
Andress - sub on
O'Donnell - sub off
63 Mayhew - sub off
Stevens - sub on
Danaher - sub on
Cowan - sub off
Jones - sub on
Senatore - sub off
66 22 - 9 Pennell - penalty goal
68 Porter - sub on
Fainga'anuku - sub off
73 Hagan - yellow card
Ojo - sub off
Halavatau - sub on
74 Tagicakibau - sub off
Lewington - sub on
80 end of second half end of second half

Notes

 
Result London Irish won by a margin of 13 points
Aviva Premiership points London Irish 4, Worcester Warriors 0
 
Ground name Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance 5714
 
Referee W Barnes

Teams

London Irish Worcester Warriors
Tries O'Connor (60) Tries none
Cons O'Connor (61) Cons none
Pens O'Connor (11, 38, 45, 49, 55) Pens Pennell (17, 32, 66)

Match stats

London Irish   Worcester Warriors
1 Tries 0
1 from 1 Conversion goals 0 from 0
5 from 7 Penalty goals 3 from 4
75.0% Kick at goal success 75.0%
0 Dropped goals 0
Kick/pass/run
29 Kicks from hand 24
53 Passes 93
60 Runs 92
142 Metres run with ball 268
Attacking
100% Possession 0%
1 Clean breaks 2
9 Defenders beaten 12
3 Offloads 4
46 from 49 (93.9%) Rucks won 56 from 58 (96.6%)
0 from 0 Mauls won 0 from 0
10 Turnovers conceded 12
Defensive
90/12 Tackles made/missed 64/9
88.0% Tackling success rate 88.0%
Set pieces
4 won, 0 lost (100.0%) Scrums on own feed 9 won, 1 lost (90.0%)
15 won, 1 lost (93.8%) Lineouts on own throw 15 won, 1 lost (93.8%)
Discipline
14 Penalties conceded 12
1/0 Yellow/red cards 1/0

Irish stats

Pos   T/A Pts K/P/R MR CB DB OL TO Tack LO Pen Y/R
FB O'Connor 1/0 22 5/0/5 41 1 2 0 0 2/0 0/0 0 0/0
W Ojo 0/0 0 0/1/1 0 0 0 0 0 4/0 0/0 1 0/0
C Mulchrone 0/0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 9/1 0/0 0 0/0
C Sheridan 0/0 0 0/1/5 4 0 0 0 0 8/1 0/0 0 0/0
W Tagicakibau 0/0 0 0/1/4 8 0 1 1 0 5/1 0/0 1 0/0
FH Geraghty 0/1 0 9/7/5 24 0 1 0 0 3/0 0/0 0 0/0
SH O'Leary 0/0 0 13/35/3 2 0 1 0 1 4/3 0/0 0 0/0
P Yapp 0/0 0 0/1/0 0 0 0 0 0 3/0 0/0 0 0/0
H Mayhew 0/0 0 0/1/6 9 0 0 1 1 4/1 0/0 0 0/0
P Halavatau 0/0 0 0/1/2 5 0 0 0 1 3/0 0/0 0 0/0
L Skivington 0/0 0 2/2/2 1 0 0 0 1 9/2 10/1 1 0/0
L Rouse 0/0 0 0/0/3 3 0 0 0 3 8/0 1/0 0 0/0
F Low 0/0 0 0/0/4 1 0 0 0 0 5/1 2/0 1 0/0
F Cowan 0/0 0 0/0/5 11 0 2 0 1 7/2 2/0 0 0/0
N8 Treviranus 0/0 0 0/3/10 33 0 2 1 1 7/0 0/0 1 0/0
(H) Stevens 0/0 0 0/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 0/0 1 0/0
(P) Parr 0/0 0 0/0/2 0 0 0 0 1 1/0 0/0 2 0/0
(P) Hagan 0/0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 0/0 5 1/0
(N8) Sinclair 0/0 0 0/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 3/0 0/0 0 0/0
(F) Danaher 0/0 0 0/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 2/0 0/0 2 0/0
(W) Lewington 0/0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 0/0 0 0/0
Key T/A Tries / Try Assists Pts Points scored
K/P/R Kick / Pass / Run MR Metres Run with ball
CB Clean Breaks DB Defenders Beaten OL OffLoads TO TurnOvers
Tack Tackles made / missed LO LineOuts won on throw / stolen on opp throw
Pen Penalties conceded Y/R Yellow / Red cards

Worcs stats

Pos   T/A Pts K/P/R MR CB DB OL TO Tack LO Pen Y/R
FB Pennell 0/0 9 3/5/8 46 0 1 1 0 1/0 1/0 0 0/0
W Stephenson 0/0 0 0/1/6 10 0 2 0 2 2/0 0/0 0 0/0
C Grove 0/0 0 1/2/2 5 0 0 0 1 2/0 0/0 1 0/0
C Fatiaki 0/0 0 0/1/7 19 0 0 0 1 2/0 0/0 0 0/0
W Drauniniu 0/0 0 1/1/10 54 1 5 0 1 3/1 0/0 0 0/0
FH Warwick 0/0 0 13/16/7 58 1 3 0 1 3/1 0/0 0 0/0
SH Su'a 0/0 0 3/29/2 4 0 0 1 0 1/0 0/0 0 0/0
P Fainga'anuku 0/0 0 0/0/4 0 0 0 0 1 3/0 0/0 0 0/0
H Brooker 0/0 0 0/0/5 4 0 0 0 1 3/1 0/0 0 0/0
P O'Donnell 0/0 0 0/0/2 3 0 0 0 0 3/2 0/0 1 0/0
L Percival 0/0 0 0/1/7 8 0 0 0 0 6/1 1/0 1 0/0
L Galarza 0/0 0 0/5/3 1 0 0 1 1 6/0 6/0 0 0/0
F de Carpentier 0/0 0 0/2/4 9 0 0 1 0 3/1 1/1 2 0/0
F Betty 0/0 0 0/3/6 4 0 0 0 1 9/1 0/0 1 0/0
N8 Senatore 0/0 0 0/1/3 9 0 1 0 1 7/1 4/0 6 1/0
(H) Shervington 0/0 0 0/2/2 10 0 0 0 0 2/0 0/0 0 0/0
(P) Porter 0/0 0 0/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 2/0 0/0 0 0/0
(P) Andress 0/0 0 0/1/2 0 0 0 0 0 3/0 0/0 0 0/0
(N8) Jones 0/0 0 0/0/4 9 0 0 0 0 3/0 2/0 0 0/0
(SH) Arr 0/0 0 1/20/5 8 0 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
(FH) Mieres 0/0 0 2/3/0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
(C) Matavesi 0/0 0 0/0/2 7 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Key T/A Tries / Try Assists Pts Points scored
K/P/R Kick / Pass / Run MR Metres Run with ball
CB Clean Breaks DB Defenders Beaten OL OffLoads TO TurnOvers
Tack Tackles made / missed LO LineOuts won on throw / stolen on opp throw
Pen Penalties conceded Y/R Yellow / Red cards

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