Young guns in Brain teaser!

Sixways chief John Brain admitted he was delighted with the form of youngsters Gary Trueman, Ben Hughes, Neil Mason and Ollie Smith after watching them perform for the Warriors at Sixways yesterday.

Worcester's second-string, bolster-ed by a number of first team regulars, outclassed a Tigers 'extra' team in a fluent display which had Brain beaming.

Worcester face Moseley on December 29 for their first National One clash since their defeat at Exeter and for the head coach, the youngsters have given him a selection dilemma.

"We picked the side with Moseley in mind," he said. "We looked at different combinations. It's been a very successful afternoon for us and has given the guys a lot of confidence.

"There were some very good young players on the field for us. They were here at the beginning of the season. I didn't know anything about them at the time but I certainly do now.

"People like Mason, Hughes, Smith and Trueman stood out and it was a very positive performance from them but it was also a good day for the team. It was the sort of rugby Worcester want to play, we were dynamic at times."

Big names such as Steven Vile, Ben Clarke, Chris Garrard, Dave Sims and Sateki Tuipulotu played their part in a fine performance against a Leicester side featuring first team fringe players and under-21s.

Ricky Pellow (2), Vile, Joe Ross, Alistair Murdoch, Garrard, Smith and trialist Simon Lewis all bagged tries while Tuipulotu (3) and Vile (3) kicked the conversions.

Brain will today sit down with Lewis to discuss his future after scoring three tries in two games since his arrival from Bradford Bulls. The 21-year-old, who scored two tries last week on the wing against Rugby Lions, played at centre yesterday in a bid to secure a contract.

"He has been with us on a week's trial," added Brain. "We will have to look at the video of the Leicester game and review his two performances before anything is decided."