Worcester triumphs in basement battle
Worcester Warriors' victory over London Irish eases its Premiership relegation fears.
Survival hopes appear slim for London Irish after a 23-8 defeat to Premiership relegation rival Worcester Warriors at Sixways on Saturday (AEDT).
Worcester held a six-point lead over Irish as the two sides occupied the bottom two places in the league heading into the weekend.
But that gap now stands at a daunting 10 points for Irish after Worcester made a flying start to the encounter, a record 191st for referee Wayne Barnes in the competition.
Josh Adams crossed after five minutes and five points from the boot of Chris Pennell opened up a 10-0 advantage, before Alex Lewington helped reduce the deficit to two at half-time with a superb solo try.
That proved to be the sum of the Irish challenge, however, as Adams touched down again early in the second half and Worcester racked up 13 unanswered points.