Boss keen to erase opening day pain

Director of Rugby Mike Ruddock has called on his Warriors to erase the pain of defeat at Franklin's Gardens - after Worcester were handed an opening trip to Northampton Saints in the Guinness Premiership for the second successive season. Warriors will hit the road in a repeat of the first day of the 2008/09 campaign after the league fixtures were published today (Wednesday). Ruddock’s men lost 21-13 in front of the Sky cameras last season and the Sixways chief is keen for the memories of that day to banished come the big kick-off for this year. “Now that we’re back in training, we’re all really looking forward to the start of the new season,” said Ruddock. “We visit Northampton Saints on the first weekend of the season and, as we found out last season, this is a very tough fixture for us, particularly given Northampton’s home... [read full story]                    

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