Goode's late kick secured Worcester's dramatic win

Andy Goode's last-minute penalty ensured Worcester overcame Doncaster to maintain their 100% record.

Miles Benjamin and Neil Best went over for Worcester before Neil Cochrane and Andy Boyde responded for the Knights.

Willie Walker went over for Worcester but a try from Matty Williams and Tristan Roberts' boot helped put Doncaster in front.

Jake Abbott looked to have secured Warriors' win before Roberts' late penalty before Goode's late kick.

The home side started well with Benjamin rounding off a flowing move to score his fifth try of the season.

Goode added the conversion but other kickable chances went begging before the fly-half landed a penalty.

Warriors appeared to be on course to secure a comfortable victory when Best went over for their second try after good work by Kai Horstmann.

Goode then converted but it served to stir Doncaster into life and they upped their game towards half-time during which they scored a converted try of their own - skipper Cochrane going over with Roberts adding the extra two points.

The sides traded tries early in the second half with the Knights scoring through Boyde only for Walker to respond for Worcester.

The Warriors lost Alex Crockett to a yellow card after he pulled back a Doncaster player and the visitors seized the initiative with Williams going over after breaking from the halfway line.

Roberts proved reliable with the boot as Doncaster moved into the lead and a shock looked to be on the cards.

In a dramatic finale, Abbott crashed over for a try three minutes from time to seemingly give Worcester the victory, only for Roberts to kick a penalty from out wide for a 28-27 lead for the visitors.

But just when it appeared as though the Knights had done enough, Goode kept his nerve to earn Worcester a bonus-point win eight minutes into injury time.

Worcester head coach Richard Hill told BBC Hereford & Worcester:
"For the forwards to elect to go for the back of the lineout for the last play of the game took guts.

"They could have gone for the nice, safe option just to win it but they had the guts to go for a more difficult throw to the back off the top and into midfield to try and score the try.

"I think for that reason we got the penalty through the bravery of the players to go for that option."

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