Angus Kernohan on his return to the field to face Worcester Warrriors
Club Captain Angus Kernohan returns to the starting XV for Round 13 to face Worcester Warriors for the first time in the professional era.
Kernohan returns to the field for the first time since facing Ampthill in Round Six.
With one of the most anticipated games of the season so far, Kernohan is glad to be back on the field for the Club’s first clash of 2026.
“I feel really excited ahead of the match,” he said. “We’ve had quite a long block of matches. Each game we have played has prepared us for this.
“This is our hardest challenge yet and one that I think a lot of eyes will be on so I’m super excited to be involved in it.
“We want to take to the field and implement what we’ve been doing in training and do our best.
“I think if we do our best then I think we’ll put ourselves in a really good spot to win the game.”
Ealing Trailfinders have never played Worcester Warriors in the professional era. After the West Midlands club returned to professional play for the 2025/26 season, Round Thirteen is one of the most highly anticipated rounds in the league. Kernohan and the wider Trailfinders squad have looked forward to the top of the table clash.
“It’s really exciting to be playing Worcester who have returned to rugby this year. They’ve got a lot of hype around them. They have a lot of support around them and that’s come across in the great stadium they have. Because of that support, I think they have added more eyes onto the league overall and I think that Round 13 will be one of the most intense games of the season.
“People will be watching. Hopefully, it will be a good game and one we can get on the right side of.”
Ealing Trailfinders have had their most successful run in the Champ in the Club’s history. Twelve consecutive wins in the 2025/26 season plus five wins from the end of the Championship winning 2024/25 season has led to this incredibly strong run of wins.
Kernohan emphasised the mentality that has resulted in this success.
“I think our biggest run in the Champ ever has come from our attitude of taking each game as it comes.
“It’s easy in this league to focus on certain games in the season, whether it was the long journey to Cornish Pirates between Christmas and New Year or the game this weekend. So it can be easy to take your eyes off the game that’s immediately in front of you. Any team in this league can beat you if you’re not concentrating.
“We’ve had a focus of taking each game as it comes. We have our own standard for each game and we hold ourselves accountable to that standard and that standard only.
“Our preparation for this game will be the same as any other game. We’ve got a game plan that the coaches have put in place and if we go out there and we execute it and focus on what we need to do, we’ll be in with a really good shout of winning this weekend.
“There are a few Worcester players who have previously played as part of our squad so it will be a really good opportunity to see them.
“Overall, I’m really excited for this game and one that’s great for the Champ. I’m delighted that I get to be a part of it.”
