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The gates were slammed shut at Sixways tonight to the clink of victory. When will they reopen? No one really knows.
By 5pm on Monday, Worcester are set to be suspended from all competitions by the RFU. By midnight tomorrow, their buildings insurance will expire and the stadium caretaker will be kicked out of his on-site flat.
After this thumping victory over Newcastle, Diamond gathered his group in a huddle on the pitch. Even the chef joined in. The emotion was bubbling. Diamond told them to meet at the Alma pub for a knees up but the beers must have tasted bittersweet.
Worcester Warriors defeated Newcastle Falcons 39-5 today in their final game for a while
Boss Steve Diamond gathered his team in a huddle on the pitch at the end of the game
Their performance was the perfect advert for any potential investors but their future is full of uncertainty. In the grand scheme of things, it was a night to drown their sorrows. Administration is the likely outcome and they must hope that a white knight is just around the corner.
‘Out with a bang, eh?’ said Diamond. ‘Fair play to Newcastle, they probably caught us on a bad day; a lot of emotion running through the team and the crowd.’
Diamond’s management has lit a fire in the belly of a Worcester squad that, before his arrival, were lukewarm at best. Hooker Curtis Langdon swarmed the pitch like an angry wasp, stinging anyone who came near him with the ball. They dominated the scrum and limited Newcastle to one lineout try through George McGuigan.
In attack, they were clinical. Falcons scrum-half Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti was sin-binned and Worcester took advantage. They ran with the ball like there was no tomorrow, with wingers Alex Hearle and Duhan van der Merwe scoring the opening tries.
Diamond has been determined to keep the club going despite the Warriors hitting rock bottom
‘We had a vote on Friday on whether we played or not,’ revealed Diamond. ‘It was
