FULL-TIME: Worcester Warriors 81-13 Bristol (From Evesham Journal)

FULL-TIME: Worcester Warriors 81-13 Bristol

2:00pm Saturday 16th April 2011 in Live Coverage By Tom Guest, @tomguestWN #WENsport

FULL-TIME...

WARRIORS win the second-half 54-0 to thrash Bristol in an 11-try rout at Sixways.

With both Bedford and Cornish Pirates also winning, Worcester will now face Bedford at Sixways in the Championship semi-final on May 1.

See Monday's Worcester News for a full list of the try-scorers, match report, reaction and pictures.

HALF-TIME...

WARRIORS are comfortably in control at the interval, having scored three tries to Bristol's one.

The hosts have crossed through Marcel Garvey, Aleki Lutui and a penalty try.

Both sides had 10 minutes with 14 men as firstly Matt Kvesic, then Mitch Eadie saw yellow cards.

Flanker Eadie then made up for his sin-binning by crossing for his side's try.

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Head coach Richard Hill recalls lock Greg Rawlinson and hooker Aleki Lutui, while fit-again back row Jake Abbott is set for his long-awaited comeback after being named among the replacements.

Former New Zealand international Rawlinson will make his 100th appearance for Warriors, while Tongan powerhouse Lutui packs down alongside props Adam Black and Tevita Taumoepeau in the front row.

Number eight Kai Horstmann continues to captain the Warriors with full-back Chris Pennell not risked.

Flanker Abbott has been out of action since injuring his knee against Bristol in October, but is now set for a playing return against the same opponents this Saturday at Sixways.

Bristol boss Paul Hull has made seven changes to the side that beat Nottingham 29-19 last time out as he rests players ahead of next weekend's British & Irish Cup semi-final with Pontypridd.

Only George Watkins, Jack Adams, Dan Norton and Robbie Shaw retain their places in the backline, as Jack Tovey, Jack Gadd and Mark Davies return to the starting line up.

In the forwards, Ollie Hayes faces his new club at hooker, while Darren Barry switches to flanker as stand-in skipper Roy Winter returns to the second row.

Warriors: Arscott; Garvey, Crockett, Rasmussen, Benjamin; Goode, Arr; A Black, Lutui, Taumoepeau, Rawlinson, Gillies, Best, Kvesic, Horstmann. Replacements: Fortey, Douglas, Kitchener, Abbott, Frost, Carlisle, Grove.

Bristol: Watkins; Tovey, Adams, Gadd, Norton; Davies, Shaw; Vunipola, Hayes, Crompton, Sambucetti, Winters, Barry, Eadie, Mama. Replacements: Blaney, Thompson, Grieve, Montagu, Bolt, Little, Marsden.