Champ Rugby: Worcester Warriors 28-34 Ealing Trailfinders

Tries from Hallam Chapman, Alfie Garside, Archie Vanes and Josh Bassett saw Warriors lead for much of the occasion, but they couldn't get over the line, ultimately falling to a 28-34 defeat in front of 8600.

The result sees Ealing remain unbeaten since April 2025.

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Tim Anstee, Will Lane and Chapman combined to get Sixways on their feet moments after the match kicked off.

Deep in their own territory, Billy Twelvetrees found Anstee to break through two tackles and charge away, he played in Lane who raced almost the full distance of the pitch before being brought down just shy of the line.

After picking up a penalty it was Chapman who forced a way over, handing Warriors an immediate seven point lead, following Twelvetrees' successful conversion.

Ealing quickly provided the instant response, picking up a penalty off kick-off and sending it to the corner, where Mike Willemse went over through the driving maul.

Moments later and the league-leaders were back again, kicking to the same corner and looking to drive over again.

Warriors held off the initial maul this time but Ealing soon went over after finding captain Josh Taylor to dive over.

Ealing continued the pressure after taking the lead and Patrick Campbell made significant ground, racing through from the back of the scrum. Twelvetrees was shown a yellow card for an offence in the ensuing ruck and it wasn't long until the player advantage led to another Ealing score.

Playing it wide, Ealing were able to pass it around the Warriors defence to see Michael Stronge cross unchallenged.

From almost the same spot as his first two conversion attempts, Rory Scannell found his feet from the tee and added the extras at the third time of asking, increasing the visitor's lead to 10.

Alfie Garside produced a moment of brilliance to get Warriors straight back into the match.

He cleverly anticipated the Ealing attacking move to intercept a pass and race away from deep in his own half, rounding the Ealing defence with blistering pace and crossing for the second of the day.

Rory Taylor added two more, taking over kicking duties in Twelvetrees' absence.

But Warriors weren't done there and got another before the break.

Archie Vanes went over from a driving maul, following a sustained period of attacking play from the hosts. Twelvetrees, now back on the field, was on the money to add two more.

Warriors continued their momentum after the break, scoring minutes into the second half as Vanes found Josh Bassett to race through.

Twelvetrees again calmly added two more.

Ealing rallied back and narrowed the gap after finding Reuben Bird-Tulloch in space to dive over in the corner, with Scannell making it a seven-point play, reducing the Warriors lead to four.

Tom Collins regained the Ealing advantage with little over 10 minutes to play, crossing the whitewash in the corner with a swift passing move, before Scannell again added the extras.

After pinning Warriors back in front of their own try-line for the final moments, Scannell successfully kicked a penalty with the final play of the game to ensure the Ealing triumph.