FULL-TIME Worcester kick-off their LV Cup campaign in fine style with a bonus point win over Newcastle Falcons at Sixways. Tries from Miles Benjamin, Tom Wood, Ollie Frost and Jake Abbott saw Warriors home, while Willie Walker and George Crook kicked well throughout. See Monday's Worcester News for a full match report, reaction and pictures.

75mins: Try, Worcester (Abbott); conversion - Crook.

72mins: Yellow card, Worcester (Tuitupou - high tackle).

67mins: Try, Worcester (Frost); conversion, Walker.

55mins: Try, Worcester (Wood); conversion, Walker.

42mins: Drop-goal, Worcester (Walker).

HALF-TIME Miles Benjamin's 23rd-minute try is proving to be the difference between the two side's at the inteval. Falcons' fly-half Rob Miller has slotted two penalties to Willie Walker's one.

38mins: Penalty, Newcastle (Miller).

23mins: Try, Worcester (Benjamin).

18mins: Yellow card, Newcastle (Wilson); penalty, Worcester (Walker).

14mins: Penalty, Newcastle (Miller).

GOOD afternoon and welcome to the Worcester News' live coverage of the LV Cup pipe-opener against Newcastle Falcons at Sixways this afternoon (12.30pm).

Wing Marcel Garvey returns to the Warriors team after a hand injury, while Rico Gear starts at outside-centre Alex Grove.

Aussie ace Chris Latham returns at full-back after missing last weekend through illness.

Three changes in the pack hands recalls for back row Netani Talei, before he links up with Fiji for international action, lock Will Bowley and prop Jack Gilding.

Meanwhile, Falcons director of rugby Steve Bates has opted to make 12 changes to his side that beat Worcester 14-3 in the Guinness Premiership last weekend. Former Warriors winger Uche Oduoza starts for Newcastle.

TEAMS Warriors: Latham; Garvey, Gear, Tuitupou, Benjamin; Walker, Powell; C Black, Lutui, Gilding, Rawlinson, Bowley, Wood, Sanderson, Talei.

Replacements: Hill, Fortey, Black, Gillies, Abbott, Frost, Crook, MacRae.

Falcons: Catterick; Williams, Tait, Bobo, Oduoza; Miller, Charlton; Ovens, Walker, Ward, Levi, Sorenson, Browne, Wilson, Balding Replacements: Vickers, Shiells, Brookes, Swinson, Afu, Pilgrim, Biggs, Amesbury.