WARRIORS.

7 Humphreys – proving to be a very handy option at full-back for Warriors as he ran hard from deep and was involved in several attacking moves.

6 Hammond – was deceived by the bounce of the ball for Ospreys’ first try and knocked on close to the line when he looked set to score.

7 Lawrence – was a real handful for Ospreys’ defence to deal with as he showed his strength and dexterity to shrug off tacklers and offload.

7 Olivier – knocked on twice in the early stages but ran a great support line to finish under the posts and slammed the door shut in defence.

6 Howe – was unable to repeat his Stade Francais double but produced some moments of quality to keep Warriors’ attack flowing and dug in defensively.

8 Shillcock – was excellent from the tee, landing three conversions and two crucial second-half penalties as well as helping himself to a try in a 17-point haul.

6 Heaney – set the tempo for Warriors in the opening 20 minutes, providing the assist for Shillcock’s early try, but seemed to lose his way after that.

7 Waller – made a surge for the try-line in the opening minutes and earned a decisive late penalty at the scrum for his side which Shillcock dispatched to clinch victory.

6 Singleton – had an indifferent afternoon in the set-piece but made a nuisance of himself in defence and got on the end of a driving maul to score.

6 Kerrod – was pinged on a couple occasions in the scrum but put in a strong defensive shift as Warriors kept Ospreys at bay for 43 minutes.

7 Phillips – while things did not go all his way in the set-piece the lock kept plugging away and broke through the visitors’ defence in the second half.

6 Barry – was steady at the lineout and made the odd carry but did not give Worcester enough front-foot ball after the break as the Welsh side got on top.

7 Hill – just a few days before heading off to Portugal for an England training camp, the flanker put in his some huge hits but was also penalised twice for not rolling away.

8 WILLIAMS – the former hooker shone in the back row, demonstrating pace, power and agility as he smashed through Hook before sprinting clear and teeing Olivier to score. My man of the match.

8 Cox – continuing to push his case for a place in the Premiership side as he hammered his way forward and got through a lot of defensive work.

Replacements: Annett 6 (Singleton 51), Te’o 5 (Olivier 51), Kitchener 6 (Barry 56), van Breda 6 (Hammond 59), Arr (Heaney 68). Not used: Owen, Scott.

Attendance: 6,823.

Referee: P Brousset.

Ospreys: Evans; Dirksen (Williams 70), Allen, Thomas-Wheeler, Giles; Hook (L Morgan 57), Aubrey (H Morgan 54); Jones (Thomas 60), Baldwin (Parry 47), Botha (Fia 47), Ratti (Morris 57), Beard, Cracknell, Phillips (Volpi 45), McClusker.

RUN OF PLAY.

5-0: Shillcock try, 11mins.

7-0: Shillcock conv, 12mins.

12-0: Olivier try, 16mins.

14-0: Shillcock conv, 17mins.

19-0: Singleton try, 36mins.

21-0: Shillcock conv, 37mins.

Half-time: Worcester Warriors 21-0 Ospreys.

21-5: Allen try, 43mins.

21-7: Hook conv, 44mins.

21-12: McCusker try, 58mins.

21-14: Evans conv, 59mins.

24-14: Shillcock penalty, 65mins.

24-19: Allen try, 74mins.

24-21: Evans conv, 75mins.

27-21: Shillcock penalty, 79mins.

Full-time: Worcester Warriors 27-21 Ospreys.