Worcester hold on to thwart Marconi

From the archive, first published Tuesday 14th Mar 2006.

WORCESTER Wanderers maintained their good form with a 25-20 win against Coventry Marconi.

Wanderers thrashed the Coventry team 22-7 in September but they were less dominant in the early stages this time out.

They did take the lead on 20 minutes after a strong run by winger Andy Hearn led to an unconverted try.

Marconi responded within five minutes with a penalty, which closed the gap between the sides to two points.

The response from Wanderers was to raise their game and, minutes later, centre Ryan Henshaw added a second try with stand-off Joph Young sweetly kicking over the conversion to take the score to 12-3 at half-time.

Within two minutes of the re-start, Young kicked another penalty and provided Wanderers with a 12-point cushion.

Marconi dug deep and, despite being under pressure, responded five minutes later with a converted try to bring the game within range.

Wanderers were galvanised by this and, after a passage of play between the backs, winger Chris Jenkinson ran in a try to stretch the gap and Young converted to bring the tally to 22-10.

Marconi were not daunted and raised their game but Wanderers responded and held them at bay until the 65th minute, when a converted try brought their opponents to within five points.

Worcester's pressure earned them a penalty, which Young made no mistake with.

There were only ten minutes left to play when Marconi slotted a three-pointer.

But Worcester stayed strong and denied the home team any further opportunities to win.

Meanwhile, Wanderers Seconds were beaten 35-17 by Bridgnorth in a friendly match.

Wanderers Vets managed a 40-10 victory at Droitwich Vets.

Meanwhile, Upton were left to kick their heels on Saturday after Tenbury were unable to fulfil their league fixture because of illness and injuries.

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