On Saturday, the forearms of Worcester Warriors' fans may well be feeling the squeeze of thumb and forefinger. Their dream first took reality's form two weeks ago with Warriors' friendly against treble-winning Bath - with the former Premiership club celebrating its rebirth after administration and more than 1,000 days fighting off the threat of extinction. Incredibly, head coach Matt Everard has Warriors ready. "I've never seen a group spend so much time together away from the training ground - coffee, golf, beers, Fifa," he told BBC Hereford and Worcester. "We have a mix of personalities and cultures but I think coming together in such a short period - just over 70 days ago - it's such a unique challenge, I think they've bought into that more."