WORCESTER born-and-bred scrum-half Jonny Arr admits it would ‘mean everything’ to him if Warriors were able to complete their return to the Aviva Premiership on Wednesday night.

The academy-produced number nine, who put in a man-of-the-match showing in the 21-12 first-leg of the final victory over Cornish Pirates, hopes the Sixways side can press home their advantage at headquarters to secure a coveted place in the top-flight.

Since working under the tutelage of former England scrum-half Richard Hill this season, Arr’s game has come on leaps and bounds — so much so there are no assumptions that Shaun Perry will be an automatic first-choice when he arrives at the club this summer.

When asked about Arr’s performance in Penzance, Warriors chief Hill gushed: “I’m delighted Jonny was named man-of-the-match — he’s been outstanding for this club all season and I think he’s a brilliant scrum-half.”

Despite such high praise, Arr refuses to get carried away and insists nothing more is on his mind than ensuring Worcester make the most of their nine-point lead to close out the game in the second leg.

He said: “It would be massive to help get Worcester back into the Premiership — it means everything to me to get the boys back up.

“You just have to look at our ground with all the facilities, the fans and the backing we have and we feel the Premiership is where we belong.

“It’s been a long season and very challenging at times, but it will all come down to this one more game.

“We’re definitely not getting too ahead of ourselves, we know how dangerous Cornish Pirates can be. They came to Sixways earlier in the season and beat us, so we’ll just take it as another game and go from there.

“Sixways will be sold out for the second leg and that’s massively important for us — even down in Penzance, there were so many Worcester fans and they really give us a lift — so a sell-out at home will be a very special occasion.”

The former RGS Worcester student added: “I was very happy to win the man-of-the-match award in the first leg. I was quite disappointed with my performance against Bedford in the semi-final, so I felt a little bit of pressure going into the first leg of the final against Pirates.

“I was over the moon, but all the boys put everything in out there and it’s all about the 22, not just one man. Being named man-of-the-match in a final is not something that happens to me all that often, so I’ll definitely remember this one!

“I definitely feel my game has come on this year, especially working under Richard. He lets me know when I’m doing things wrong and the scrum-halves all do a lot of work with him and Gary Meechan as well. It’s just nice for me to continue my development.

“I’ve worked hard at my kicking game and that was something we talked about in the build up to the first leg of the final — not trying to play too much in the middle of the park. I noticed a few gaps in behind and looked to kick into them. Often in these big games, it’s whoever controls that territory will ultimately win the game.”