But Pinder turned villain moments later when his pass was intercepted by Gannon on the Glasgow 10-metre line and the Buccaneers clubman had enough pace to gallopover for a converted score.
Worcester brought on prop Matt Mullan, hooker Aleki Lutui and lock Graham Kitchener after the break, and they went ahead again when a sustained attack created the overlap for Wood to gallopover.
On a quick gallop round Europe's courts over eight centuries, she does indeed turn up a galaxy of formidable female rulers, from Eleanor of Aquitaine to Russia's Catherine the Great (though Britain's Queen Victoria gets no mention).