Worcester Warriors 19, La Rochelle 3.

Warriors' player ratings:

8 Howard – An energetic and lively display from the full-back, who sliced through for the only try of the game.

6 Biggs – Made a couple of tackles and tried to get involved in the game.

5 Stelling – Didn’t see much of the ball and looked short of form and confidence.

5 Fatiaki – Neat inside pass for Howard's try but was guilty of several handling errors.

6 Hammond – Looked bright in patches in his first Warriors appearance since returning from a loan spell at Nottingham.

6 Lamb – Excellent from the tee as he finished with a 14-point haul but struggled to get the backline firing.

6 Mulchrone – A subdued performance from the skipper, who couldn’t inject pace into Warriors’ performance.

7 Bower – The prop formed a strong front-three which had the upper hand at the scrum in the early stages.

7 Sowrey – Caught the eye with a run in the second-half but had a mixed afternoon with his line-out throws.

7 Rees – Held up his end in the scrum and was called back into the fray after Milasinovich’s yellow card.

7 Cavubati – Added a physical presence to Warriors’ pack.

6 O’Shea – Made his first appearance of the campaign and looked a bit below his best.

7 Betty – Strong and robust and got through plenty of work.

7 Kirwan – Strong in the tackle and carried well throughout the match. A solid showing.

6 Cox – A mixed bag for the experienced campaigner, who improved after spilling the ball early on.

Replacements: Biggs (Rees 57 [Humphreys 67, 6]), Mulchrone (Bruzulier 50, 7); Sowrey (Bregvadze 54, 6), Rees (Milasinovich 54), 6, Cavubati O’Shea (Sanderson 67, 6).

Not used: Daniels, Annett, Mills.