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Full back Lee Best is set for his Warriors comeback after being named on the bench for the Guinness A League top-of-the-table clash with unbeaten Northampton Wanderers at Sixways Stadium on Monday night (7.30pm kick-off).

Best has been ruled out of action since September after having surgery on his hip but could be set for action alongside scrum half Ryan Powell who is also among the replacements after breaking his foot.

Promising young flanker James Collins will lead the side as the two top sides in the Northern Conference in the Guinness A League battle it out.

Warriors Academy boss Andrew Stanley has named a strong side that includes Tongan wing Aisea Havili - who score a hat-trick in his last Guinness A League outing - Mark Tucker, Tim Collier and Shane Drahm.

Debenture and Season Ticket holders gain free admittance to the game. Adult tickets are £3 on the gate and juniors are free.
Warriors v Northampton Wanderers

15 Tom Wheatcroft
14 Uche Oduoza
13 Mark Tucker
12 Greg King
11 Aisea Havili
10 Shane Drahm
9 Nick Runciman

1 Jack Guilding
2 Jordan Page
3 Callum Black
4 Tim Collier
5 Matt Cox
6 Jake Abbott
7 James Collins (Captain)
8 Paula Havea

Replacements from:
Scott Wright, Liam Mullan, Jake Abbott, Ryan Powell, Joe Carlisle, Lee Best, Charley Thomas, Alex Grove

Premiership Rugby today announced an extension of their partnership with the UK's largest insurance company, Aviva, for a further three years. The contract extension, which starts in the 2014-15 season, will cover a golden era for club rugby in England and will include a period when the country will host a Rugby World Cup and when rugby union will finally rejoin the Olympic movement.

Not only are the great and the good of the Aviva Premiership Rugby strutting their stuff at Twickenham this Saturday - so are the new generation of rugby players, including Worcester RFC, courtesy of the Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup.