HEAD coach Carl Hogg insisted Alafoti Fa’osiliva’s red card had “changed the outcome” of Worcester Warriors’ Aviva Premiership derby against Gloucester.

The Sixways side were good value for their 15-9 lead when flanker Fa’osiliva was sent off after his forearm had sent Gloucester lock Mariano Galarza tumbling to the ground in the 52nd minute.

But, with the giant screens inside the stadium not working due to technical problems, referee Luke Pearce could not view the innocuous collision again.

Instead, Pearce was directed to make the game-changing red-card decision by television match official Stuart Terheege.

Warriors, with 14 men on the pitch, stretched their lead to 20-9 and 23-16 before Gloucester hit back to claim a share of the spoils in a 23-23 draw.

“I was disappointed with the outcome because I thought we had weathered the storm in the first 20 minutes,” said Hogg.

“Gloucester had a lot of possession and territory but we managed to turn it around with the wind in our favour in the first half.

“Gloucester held on the ball well in the first 20 minutes and showed decent width but once we got a foothold in the game, our scrum was outstanding and we looked strong.

“We looked the better side going into half time but the red card changed the outcome of the game because we had to play with 14 men for the last 30 minutes.

“I was very proud of the effort and endeavour of the players but it makes it very difficult when you are down to 14 men.”

Asked whether he had had a clear view of the red-card incident, Hogg said: “I need to review it because I didn’ get a proper look at it but it has altered the outcome of the game. The referee got a lead from the TMO (television match official) and that’s something we will look at.”

After Warriors had gone down to 14 men, the hosts continued with seven forwards on the pitch and moved wing Dean Hammond into the scrums.

“We thought Gloucester would try to stress us on edges with width,” said Hogg.

“They’ve got some quick players with (Charlie) Sharples out there so rather than take off a back and put on a backrower we decided to go with seven forwards for the last 30 minutes and try to hold our shape defensively with the backline.

“For the most part it worked reasonably successfully because we were still dominant around scrum and it gave us an extra back in our defence.”

He added: “We had a few injuries before the game and one or two during the game. I was very proud of the players for being able to sit in an arm wrestle like that and compete for as long as we did with a man down.”