15. 38 PENALTY - Just as soon as Irish reduced the gap to three points, they are penalised again and Willie Walker kicks his third penalty to make it 9-3. 15. 36 - PENALTY - Ryan Lamb gets Irish on the board with a penalty after a moment of madness from Worcester flanker Tom Wood. Paul Hodgson took a quick tap and could only have made two yards before being dumped to the turf by Wood. He was sent to the bin and Lamb kicked Irish back into the game. 6-3 they trail.
15. 32 - Worryingly Irish are penalised from their own put-in after a scrum on half-way. Walker misses the penalty. Still 6-0. Irish even make a mess of clearing their lines, but get away with it. 15. 27 - PENALTY - Irish gift Worcester another three points with another penalty in front of the post. Willie Walker doesn't need a second invitation to make it 6-0. 15. 25 - Poor from Irish there, Lennard takes a quick lineout for Irish just outside their own 22, only for Lamb to boot it straight into touch to gift the Warriors an attacking lineout. Paul Hodgson comes on to replace the injured Peter Richards at scrum half for Irish.
Lamb passed the ball inside to Rudd on halfway. He ran a good line and broke the first tackle and found himself clear to score to the left of the posts. Lamb converts to put Irish 13-9 in front. Let's hope that opens the game up a bit. 16. 05 - Willie Walker gets the game back underway. Lets hope we have a bit more of a spectacle in the second half and some improvement from the Exiles. 15. 50 - Half-time at the Madejski Stadium and Irish trail 9-6 against Worcester in a fairly uninspiring contest.
And then from the attacking linout a good drive by Chris Hala'Ufia brought Irish central, only for Hewat's kick to drift wide. 16. 28 - Irish keep the pressure on and eventually they are rewarded with a penalty in front of the post 30-yards out. Ryan Lamb puts it over to bring Irish level at 16-16. 16. 22 - Irish come close to their second try, but are denied by some last ditch Worcester defending. Hodgson took a quick tap to get the Exiles within 15 yards of the try line before the power men ook over. The Exiles got to within five metres before Mapusua was turned over. Disappointing finish to the move, but better from Irish. 16.
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16 - PENALTY - Drama on the Irish line. After three five-metre scrums, referee Tim Wigglesworth finally loses patience with the Irish pack and awards a penalty try. Walker converts to put Worcester back in front 16-13. Clarke Dermody on to replace Dan Murphy in the Irish front row. 16. 10 - TRY - Finally a bit of inspiration! John Rudd rumbles over for his first try for London Irish. It was fairly straight forward really.
Willie Walker (three) and Ryan Lamb (two) have kicked all the points with penalties in a game littered with individual errors. Toby Booth will not be impressed with his side's first half display, but perhaps he will be relatively pleased to see his side still well in the contest. 15. 47 - PENALTY - Irish get back to within three with Lamb's second penalty from inside the Worcester 22. The Exiles still trail 9-6 with one minute until half time. 15. 42 - Irish put some pressure on in the Worcester 22, but Hogdson's decision to take a quick tap rather than accepting a penalty in front of the post ultimately proves the wrong one as the move fizzles out.
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36 - MISS - John Rudd was penalised for holding on in the Irish 22 and Walker's penalty sailed agonizingly wide. Double substitution for Irish with Jonathon Fisher and Danie Coetzee on for Richard Thorpe and David Paice. 16. 33 - Peter Hewat misses a drop goal attempt after good play by Irish. Mapusua kicked in behind forcing Chris Latham to scramble to ball to touch inside his own 22.
Irish nearly take advantage immediately when Lamb breaks into the Worcester 22, but his pass goes straight into touch. Still 0-0. 15. 08 - Very scrappy start here. Worcester try to spread the play with a kick wide from their own scrum on half-way - but Walker kicks straight into touch. Lots of things going on off the ball early on.
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Worcester responded with a penalty try, while Willie Walker and Ryan Lamb kicked 11 points each. 16. 49 - Irish looked to be building up for one last attack. They kept posession for a few phases in Warriors territory, only for Jon Fisher to knock on. That kind of sums up the whole game. Brilliant kick from Latham puts Irish under pressure, but they hold on for the draw. 16. 43 - Roche on for Kennedy in the second row for Irish. Both sides have six minutes left to snatch the win. 16.
15. 02 - We're underway at the Mad Stad. Ryan Lamb kicks off and Worcester clear to touch. Irish win the first lineout and as the Warriors players retreat a bit of a scuffle ensues. These things seem to be happening more and more in rugby these days. Referee has a word with both skippers and the game is back on. 14. 50 - WELCOME to the Madejski Stadium for today's Guinness Premiership clash between London Irish and the Worcester Warriors. The Exiles are currently on a run of two straight defeats in Reading, but they got back on track with a professional 16-0 shut-out of Bath at the Rec last Saturday. There is just one change to the Irish squad named by Toby Booth yesterday with Max Lahiff coming in on the bench in place of Alex Corbisiero. This means that the Exiles welcome back Seilala Mapusua to the midfield, while England scrum half Paul Hodgson waits in reserve on the bench. IRISH: 15.
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LIVE: London Irish vs Worcester Warriors16. 52 - LONDON Irish have now gone three games at home without a win after a 16-16 tie against draw specialists Worcester. The Warriors have now drawn their last three Guinness Premiership games, and Irish discovered just why as they found Mike Ruddock's outfit difficult to break down. The Exiles were far from their best in a game strewn with more than it's fair share of mistakes. John Rudd's clever breakaway try was one of the rare moments of attacking flair shown by either side.
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15. 22 - PENALTY - Willie Walker, who kicked all the Warriors points last week, gives his side the lead. 3-0 Warriors Peter Richards took a knock during that earlier run forward and is struggling a bit. 15. 17 - Jamie Lennard is forced into a last gasp clearance after Rico Gear chased Willie Walkers kick into the left corner. Irish steal lineout ball and Peter Richards darts clear from his on goal line. 15. 14 - MISS - Worcester never clear their lines and Irish are awarded a penalty after a scrum. But Lamb misses from the edge of the 22, right of centre. 15. 10 - YELLOW CARD - Worcester are down to 14 men. Lock Greg Rawlinson sent to the bin. There is so much going on, it's difficult to say what for.
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