HEINEKEN CUP, POOL 6 Warriors: 12 Pens: Sweeney, N Jenkins 3 Wasps: 17 Tries: Van Gisbergen Pens: A King 4

Wasps lost 14-9 at home to the Warriors last Sunday but there was to be no repeat as the English champions moved back to the top of the group.

At one point the Warriors trailed 17-3 before battling back to claim a losing bonus point.

Wasps boss Warren Gatland made several changes from last Sunday's match.

England World Cup centre Stuart Abbott made his first start since Christmas, while prop Will Green and flanker Jonny O'Connor were recalled up-front, with wing John Rudd replacing the injured Tom Voyce.

The Warriors suffered a late injury blow when their Wales lock Brent Cockbain withdrew to be replaced by Nick Kelly, while Gareth Cooper edged out Sililo Martens at scrum-half.

Kick-off was delayed by almost 15 minutes due to crowd congestion but once the game got underway it was the visitors who struck first.

Overall we gave away far too many penalties, and we lost the ball in crucial areas Warriors coach Lynn Howells

Rudd and hooker Trevor Leota ran strongly in midfield, and with the Warriors defence stretched, Wasps had sufficient attacking numbers out wide for Mark van Gisbergen to touch down.

Alex King and Ceri Sweeney exchanged penalties midway through the half before Kelly escaped censure after pinning Lawrence Dallaglio to the floor and raining punches on Wasps' captain.

Dallaglio was unhurt, but although French referee Joel Dume took no action against Kelly, Heineken Cup disciplinary chiefs might have other ideas.

Two further King penalties gave Wasps a 14-3 half-time lead and things went to bad for worse as Sweeney took a heavy knock and failed to appear for the second-half.

Wales' record international points-scorer Neil Jenkins replaced him and once Wasps had edged ahead with a further King penalty the Warriors began their fight back.

We came down here to get a win, that was the most important thing Wasps boss Warren Gatland

Jenkins slotted a 38-metre penalty four minutes later but the Warriors were temporarily reduced to 14 men when substitute prop Chris Horsman was sin-binned for foul play just seven minutes after replacing Christian Loader.

It was the last thing Warriors needed at such a crucial stage of proceedings, but Dallaglio's ill-advised tackle on Wyatt levelled it up at 14 players each.

Jenkins punished Dallaglio's indiscretion by booting the resulting penalty, and he narrowed the deficit to 17-12 with just 15 minutes remaining as Dallaglio continued his spell in the cooler.

Wasps rallied when Dallaglio returned, and although the closing minutes were inevitably tense, a priceless away win has restored them as Pool Six favourites.

Celtic Warriors: Wyatt, D. James, Parker, G. Thomas, Havili, Sweeney, Cooper, Loader, Davies, G. Jenkins, Kelly, D. Jones, Molitika, Harris, Parks. Replacements: Rees, Horsman, Sidoli, Morris, Martens, N. Jenkins, Bryant.

Wasps: Van Gisbergen, Lewsey, Waters, Abbott, Rudd, A. King, Howley, Dowd, Leota, Green, S. Shaw, Purdy, Worsley, O'Connor, Dallaglio. Replacements: Greening, Payne, Volley, Skivington, Richards, Erinle, Denney.

Referee: Joel Dume (France)