Worcester Warriors

Worcester Warriors
Full name	Worcester Rugby Football Club
Founded	1871
Stadion	Sixways Stadium
Places	11,499
president	Cecil Duckworth
Trainer	Alan Solomons
Homepage	www.worcesterrugby.co.uk
league	English Premiership
2018/19	10th place
home	Away

Worcester Warriors (officially Worcester Rugby Football Club ) is a rugby union club from the English city of Worcester , which plays in the English Premiership , the highest English league. The home games are played in the Sixways Stadium .

history

The club was founded in 1871 by Reverend Francis John Ede, the first game took place on November 8, 1871 against the Royal Artillery Rugby Club. When the league game was introduced in 1987, the Warriors played in North Midlands Division One, at the eighth highest level. Thanks to the generous support of the entrepreneur Cecil Duckworth, a rapid rise began in the top leagues. From 1998/99 they were represented in the National Division One , the second highest division. In the 2003/04 season, the Warriors won all 26 games, which no other team had previously managed.

In the 2003/04 season, the Warriors won in the second highest division, National Division One . They rose to the Premiership and were able to establish themselves in the top division in the lower midfield. In 2006 they advanced to the semi-finals in the European Challenge Cup . In 2008 they even reached the final of this European cup competition, but lost to Bath Rugby 16:24. After the 2009/10 season, the Warriors had to relegate, but a year later they managed to get promoted again immediately. After the 2013/14 season, the Warriors had to relegate one more time. Since the 2015/16 season, the team has been back in the highest English league.