 | WORCESTER: (6) 11
Tries: Sampson
Pen: Hayes 2 LEICESTER: (16) 38
Tries: Bemand, Back, Healey, Varndell 3
Cons: Goode 3 |
A hat-trick of tries from Tom Varndell helped Leicester inflict a miserable afternoon on Worcester at Sixways. Worcester had taken an early lead after two penalties from Tommy Hayes.
But the celebrations were shortlived as Scott Bemand, Austin Healey and Neil Back all went over the line to put the Tigers firmly in charge by half-time.
Varndell added three more after the break handing the Warriors their fourth straight Premiership loss, despite a late consolation try from Paul Sampson.
The Tigers led 7-6 by half-time and Varndell, playing only his second match for the club, then took over with three tries in 12 second-half minutes.
|  It was a professional, workmanlike performance |
Leicester secured the bonus point while Worcester's latest signing, Sampson, scored the Warriors' only try following a period of sustained pressure.
Leicester coach John Wells was impressed with the way his side dealt with what could have been a tricky encounter.
"We came here with a lot of respect for Worcester," Wells said. "The teams that have come here, win or lose, have found it very hard.
"We thought it was going to be a ding-dong battle, which it was for the first 15 minutes, but after the second try the game opened up for us.
"It was a professional, workmanlike performance."
Worcester boss John Brain was disconsolate after his side crashed back to the bottom of the Premiership.
"I feel sorry for the supporters who turned up," said Brain. "We didn't play with any enthusiasm.
"At half time it was a still a contest but six tries to one is a beating. It was our worst home performance of the season.
"We're in a hole which has just got deeper. It's going to take a monumental effort to dig ourselves out of it."
Worcester: Thinus Delport, Daren O'Leary, Dale Rasmussen, Gary Trueman, Ben Gollings, Tommy Hayes, Clive Stuart-Smith, Drew Hickey, Pat Sanderson, Leon Greeff, Craig Gillies, Tim Collier, Chris Horsman, Ben Daly, Tony Windo
Replacements: Phil Murphy, Andre Van Niekerk, Neil Lyman, Matt Powell, Mark Gabey, Paul Sampson, Duncan Roke
Leicester: Sam Vesty, Austin Healey, Seru Rabeni, Daryl Gibson, Tom Varndell, Andy Goode, Scott Bemand, Michael Holford, James Buckland, Darren Morris, Martin Johnson (capt), Louis Deacon, Brett Deacon, Neil Back, Henry Tuilagi.
Replacements: Richard Cockerill, Matt Hampson, Colin Noon, James Hamilton, Will Johnson, Will Skinner, Matt Cornwell, Ross Broadfoot.
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