Worcester and Sale Sharks play to a draw

Worcester Warriors came from being 14 points behind to earn a 34-all draw with Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership.

Worcester allowed Sale Sharks to make an almost perfect start as the visitors to Sixways were leading 5-17 after just 18 minutes.

The hosts did however work their way back into the match and by half time were leading 19-17.

At the 52 minute mark Worcester were leading 31-17 but Sale staged a comeback of their own and levelled the scores.

Final Score Worcester Warriors (19) 34 Sale Sharks (17) 34

Scorers

Worcester Warriors
Tries – Shillcock 2, Humphreys, Arr, Olivier
Pen – Lamb
Con – Lamb 3
Drop –

Sale Sharks
Tries – Addison 2, Briggs, Aulika
Pen – MacGinty 2
Con – MacGinty 4
Drop –

Match Officials
Referee: JP Doyle

Teams

Worcester Warriors: Shillcock; Humphreys, Olivier, Willison, Vuna; Lamb, Arr; Rapava Ruskin, Annett, Schonert, O’Callaghan, Barry, Faosiliva, Kirwan, Dowson (capt).

Replacements: Bregvadze, Leleimalefaga, Johnston, Scotland-Williamson, Cavubati, Baldwin, Stelling, Adams.

Sale Sharks: McGuigan; Edwards, Addison, Leota, Odogwu; MacGinty, Stringer; Lewis-Roberts, Briggs, Longbottom, Evans, Neild, Seymour, Beaumont (capt).

Replacements: Harrison, Aulika, Ostrikov, Pearce, Lund, Phillips, Morton, Scott.