Goode, who is currently playing at Super 14 side Sharks on loan from French club Brive, agreed to join the Warriors in February but following Worcester’s relegation to the Championship last week – speculation had been rife of a u-turn.

Worcester are also hopeful that Toulon full-back Luke Rooney will honour his agreement to move to Sixways but New Zealand duo Sam Tuitupou and Rico Gear seem intent on leaving the relegated club.

"The chairman [Cecil Duckworth] spoke to Andy Goode over the weekend.

"He is coming and gearing up to the challenge in the Championship.

"In terms of the playing squad, all of the players that are coming to the club are still coming and we have no reason to doubt that.

"A number of guys will move on and do so with our best wishes. The rest of the squad will remain and we will have a stronger squad than we had this season."