Worcester 16 Gloucester 16: match report In truth the late drama belied the poor spectacle that had preceded it, but this was a derby after all, and often the physicality and passion precludes sufficient freedom for any fluidity. Mistakes ensued, and moments of class were rare. Big hits, from the likes of Worcester's pocket dynamo of a hooker Alex Lutui, were more the order of the day as even as powerful a ball-carrier as Gloucester's Ben Morgan was nullified. Gloucester had led 6-3 at half-time, and it really should have been more, had they not fluffed an easy score just before the break. Goode, who had shaken off an early shin injury to kick a penalty, was rightly sent to the sin bin for an off-the-ball challenge on Trinder. With the numerical advantage Gloucester pounded at the Worcester line, and eventually scrum-half Dan Robson broke to the blindside where James Simpson-Daniel was in splendid isolation. The pass was poor but still the winger might have collected it to score. Agonisingly, he didn't, so Gloucester just had two penalties from Twelvetrees, shorn of his long curly blonde locks, to show for their first-half efforts. They had, though, had to defend resolutely, snuffing out two clear try-scoring opportunities when the back-rowers Chris Jones and then Matt Kvesic had made eye-catching initial surges. May, Simpson-Daniel and Trinder all made hugely important tackles. With Goode still absent Carlisle kicked a penalty and Twelvetrees, never looking totally comfortable at pivot, missed another. For once the raft of second-half replacements galvanised, rather than strangled, the match, and a thrilling finale was created when, to be frank, Worcester blew it.