Seven tries on the road secures victory at Ampthill

Worcester Warriors got back to winning ways in the Champ with a bonus-point victory over Ampthill.

The Warriors crossed for seven tries on the road to end their run of four consecutive defeats.

Despite some strong early field position for the hosts, it was Worcester who took the lead and with it the game's momentum when Tim Anstee strode down the left wing following a line-out before feeding Will Lane, who ran in.

Warriors second try came just three minutes later when Will Trewin received the ball out wide and put in a delightful dink over the top. The full-back couldn’t claim the bouncing ball, but James Short was on hand to grab Worcester’s second.

And a third Warriors try came before the fifteen mark, with successive penalties giving the visitors strong field position before Thabo Ndimande went over from the back of a driving maul.

Worcester continued to dominate the momentum of the game, with a powerful scrum which won seven scrum penalties across the game, providing a strong attacking platform throughout.

When Oscar Wilson was bundled into touch inside his own 22 with five minutes to go in the first half, Worcester again capitalised on the field position to go over from the driving maul, this time second-row James Tyas dotting down, giving his side a 22-0 lead at the break.

The Warriors began the second half much like they did the first, crossing inside the first ten minutes through Josh Bassett after the winger received the ball out wide after successive forward phases under the sticks.

Ampthill continued to push the Warriors and crossed for their opening try when back-row Ollie Mullarkey picked a strong line to go over under the posts.

As both sides emptied their bench, the momentum of the game was stunted somewhat, and it took until the final ten minutes for a further score when Hallam Chapman dived over from close range for Worcester’s sixth of the afternoon.

And Worcester’s seventh and final try of the afternoon came soon after a piece of magic from Juan González to weave himself through the Ampthill defence before throwing an exquisite offload to Jake Garside, who finished brilliantly.

The clock ticked into the red, but there was still time for a consolation Ampthill try with Totoa Auva’a scoring his side's second to round off the scoring.

Ampthill 14

T- Ollie Mullarkey 54’, Totoa Auva’a 79’

C- Louis Grimoldby 54’, Joe Heslop 79’

Warriors 41

T- Will Lane 7’, James Short 10’, Thabo Ndimande 15’, James Tyas 36’, Josh Bassett 47’, Hallam Chapman 71’, Jake Garside 74’

C- Will Reed 36’, 47’, Tiff Eden 71’

Ampthill Team

15 Matt Salisbury (Efan Jones 40’), 14 Oscar Wilson, 13 Sione Va’enuku, 12 Fraser Strachan ©, 11 Sam Kildunne (Mason Cullen 47’), 10 Louis Grimoldby (Joe Heslop 71’), 9 Rory Morgan; 1 Harrison Courtney (Callum Norrie 65’), 2 Harrison Dakin (James Isaacs 65’), 3 Jevaughn Warren (James Johnston 47’), 4 Justin Mataele (Kima Ravuvu 57’), 5 Jake Parkinson (Aaron Gear 65’), 6 Totoa Auva’a, 7 Charles Rylands, 8 Ollie Mullarkey

Warriors Team

15 Will Trewin, 14 Juan González, 13 James Short, 12 Tom Hendrickson, 11 Josh Bassett (Roma Zheng 47’), 10 Will Reed (Tiff Eden 54’), 9 Will Lane (Jake Garside 63’); 1 Cam Miell (Livai Natave 57’), 2 Austin Wallis (Archie Vanes 47’ (Wallis 57’)), 3 Fraser Balmain (Ashley Challenger 47’), 4 Hallam Chapman, 5 James Tyas (Tom Golder 61’), 6 Tim Anstee (Obinna Nkwocha 54’), 7 Thabo Ndimande, 8 Matt Kvesic ©