Everard says Warriors 'improving each week'

Worcester Warriors are "improving each week", says head coach Matt Everard after the Champ promotion hopefuls opened their second block of matches this season with a 61-14 thrashing of bottom club Cambridge.

Warriors recovered from going 14-0 down after 22 minutes to bounce back in style by running in nine tries to cruise to a sixth win in eight matches.

It was the third time this season Worcester have wracked up more than 50 points as Cambridge suffered an eighth defeat out of eight.

It kept Warriors in second place in the table, seven points behind unbeaten leaders Ealing.

"I think we're improving each week and I think that's come from rotating the team, the start point being zero in terms of no history, no time together, no games and how cohesive the players have become on and off the field," Everard told BBC Hereford and Worcester.

"If we keep improving each week we'll be in a good spot."

Despite their excellent start in their comeback season, three years after the former Premiership club went into administration, Everard says he is not paying any attention to the table at the moment as they prepare to face Cornish Pirates at the weekend.

"You might think I go to bed every night and look at the table - I don't," he said.

"I rarely do, if at all. I can't remember the last time I did.

"I have a job of planning - the rotation of the team - but it's such a good league. Look at that first 20 minutes against Cambridge, they were 14-0 up and they're bottom of the league.

"It would be irresponsible for me to be looking too far ahead other than the team we're playing that weekend."

Against Cambridge, Warriors produced another strong response after going behind - a trait that has served them well after overturning half-time deficits to beat Coventry and Caldy and pipping Nottingham with a last-minute try.

Everard said going behind early in games is not a major concern.

"If it was every game there would be a bit of a red flag but we played Nottingham and scored straight away and against London Scottish we scored four tries in 25 minutes," he said.

"If I thought it was a mindset, or an effort thing, I'd definitely look at it but it isn't.

"It's a little bit of accuracy and the opposition having a bit of a crack at us in that first 20 minutes and, as long as we improve our accuracy, we'll be in a good place."