Worcester v Bucuresti: Teams
Worcester chief Mike Ruddock names the same side for the third week in a row, although he is at least hoping to play this time.
Last Updated: 16/01/09 3:35pm
Worcester director of rugby Mike Ruddock names the same side for the third week in a row - although he is at least hoping to play this time.
The Warriors saw their games against Sale and Harlequins fall foul of the weather, so Ruddock has opted to stick with the same XV.
"We'll be picking exactly the same team that we named for the last two matches," Ruddock said.
"In terms of our selection, it is only fair we give the guys named for the last two weeks the jersey. We'll then make some adjustments against Petrarca.
"In normal circumstances, I would have made a few changes to rest some of the guys but that isn't the case because of the weather. I need to keep them match fit to make sure they don't fall off the pace before the re-arranged Sale game on January 31."
Worcester: 15 Chris Latham, 14 Rico Gear, 13 Hal Luscombe, 12 Dale Rasmussen, 11 Chris Pennell, 10 Eoghan Hickey, 9 Ryan Powell, 8 Kai Horstmann, 7 Pat Sanderson (c), 6 Netani Talei, 5 Craig Gillies, 4 Greg Rawlinson, 3 Tevita Taumoepeau, 2 Chris Fortey, 1 Matt Mullan.
Replacements: 16 Chris Horsman, 17 Aleki Lutui, 18 Will Bowley, 19 Matt Cox, 20 Matt Powell, 21 Joe Carlisle, 22 Alex Grove.
Bucuresti: 15 Florin Vlaicu, 14 Stefan Ciuntu, 13 Catalin Dascalu, 12 Csaba Gal Minya, 11 Jeff Makapelu, 10 Ben Aoina, 9 Florin Surugiu, 8 Daniel Carpo, 7 Zane Winslade, 6 Stelian Burcea, 5 Mihai Macovei, 4 Valentin Popirlan, 3 Mihai Lazar, 2 Florin Tasca, 1 Nicolae Nere.
Replacements: 16 Andrei Radoi, 17 Flavius Dobre, 18 Alexandru Grigore, 19 Vali Ivan, 20 Ionut Dimofte, 21 Madalin Lemnaru, 22 Catalin Fercu.
