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Worcester A v Falcons
Wed 27th Oct 10 - 0:43
Match Report by Ben Mottram
Falcons fight-back denies Warriors A
Worcester Warriors A were denied victory in the north east as a second half fight-back from Newcastle Falcons Development saw them claim a 20-10 win at Kingston Park on Monday night.
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Worcester took a 10-7 half-time lead as they produced an impressive opening 40 minutes in the hunt for a first win of the season in the Aviva A League.
However, yellow cards in the second half to Adam Black and Matt Kvesic disrupted the rhythm of the Warriors and missed kicks also proved costly as the Falcons battled back to claim the points.
The visiting Warriors had the better of the early exchanges as they looked to play some free-flowing attacking rugby and were rewarded for their endeavour on 12 minutes as winger James Whybrow scooted over in the corner following some quick hands from forwards Kvesic and Black.
The Warriors extended their lead five minutes later through a penalty from fly half Willie Walker. Worcester continued to penetrate the Falcons rearguard with Spanish international, Oriol Ripol a threat from full-back.
Newcastle hit back after a series of drives to the line, with flanker Ed Williamson crashing over to claw their way back into the game. Joel Hodgson converted for a 10-7 half time score.
The Falcons came out for the second half with their tails up with full back Tom Catterick only denied by some strong Worcester defence.
Warriors No. 8 Kvesic was sent to the sin bin for hands in at the ruck and although Hodgson hit the resulting penalty wide of the post, he made amends with a more difficult attempt shortly after to level the scores.
Worcester had the chance to put their noses in front but Walker saw his penalty slide wide and when Adam Black was sent to the bin for the visitors with 15 minutes to go, it proved decisive as the referee awarded the Falcons a penalty try from the resulting scrum to make it 17-10.
Newcastle took advantage of the extra man to extend their lead further with a penalty from 18-year-old Hodgson in the dying minutes.