Spy in the Titans Camp
Rotherham
By Frank Stormont & CD
February 20 2009
Last time at a very windy Clifton lane, Rotherham ‘Titans’ held Albion to a 10 10 draw. The recent weather has had an impact on the last 3 games for both the Titans and Albion and this will be the first game in almost a month for Albion. The Titans sit 10th in the league 9 points clear of the relegation zone, and only 3 below Albion, although Albion have a game in hand.
This Weekend
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Albion v Titans
Saturday 21 February
K.O. 3 pm
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Esher v Devonport Warriors
With time off you would have thought that I would have had the Spy ready and waiting but no, I am late! (Sorry)
Warriors travel to Esher, we hope to for their first match for awhile too but the is no Ladies Match.
Georgie Rozario had hoped to pick up her 10th cap against Wales but with a close match and Georgie covering for both wings as well as the 9 slot she was left, like most of the other replacements, on the bench. The good news is that she is very hopeful that she will be starting next weekend against Ireland. Georgie came on at half-time last time the two sides met back in December. The team will be officially announced on Monday so stay tuned to see how she is getting on.
Coming Events
Friday 27th February and 27th March are the next two quiz nights so put the dates in your diaries now.
Saturday 28th Feb Albion are again without a match but re named Warriors should be hosting Richmond. So why not come along and watch them and follow it with a meal in front of the telly with a pint for just £4. (England take on Ireland)
Sunday 1st March DevonU20 v CornwallU20 in Barnstaple.
In the future
Sat 7th March Albion travel to Sedgley Park. Book your trip for £22 or £20 if booked before 25th Feb
Sun 8th March - Ladies take on Trojans
Thursday 12th DVD replay of Sedgley Tigers match
Sat 14th Doncaster v Albion
Sun 15th March - England v France Sunday Lunch. If we can get enough numbers two course lunch for just £7.50. If you want to come just let me know.
Thursday 19th DVD Night Doncaster v Albion
Last time at a very windy Clifton lane, Rotherham ‘Titans’ held Albion to a 10 10 draw. The recent weather has had an impact on the last 3 games for both the Titans and Albion and this will be the first game in almost a month for Albion. The Titans sit 10th in the league 9 points clear of the relegation zone, and only 3 below Albion, although Albion have a game in hand.
Last week the Titans played Manchester, at half time it was 3 all, but the Titans got the win by 15 to 13.. A penalty try and conversion by Mike Whitehead helped the Titans to victory Although the Titans did comment (on their official site) on the condition of their own pitch, that it was too soft and their tem prefer a harder surface to play on, and “we have to go to Plymouth first and look for a win on a big pitch that will suit our preferred style of play”.
Players to look out for..
On Monday 15th Feb Rotherham duo Ben Prescott and Gregor Hayter faced an RFU disciplinary panel. Prescott received a red card in the defeat to Cornish Pirates whilst Hayter has three yellow cards for foul play, as yet the decision of the RFU is unknown
Jon Feeley 10 tries, Chris Briers 7 tries and 1 yellow, Eric Claasens and Jon Skurr 8 tries, Mike Whitehead 7 tries 13 conversions, 1 drop goal and 12 penalties, Bradley Hunt 5 tries, Neil Chivers 4 tries, Ryan Burrows 4 tries and 1 yellow, Gregor Hayter 4 tries and 3 yellows, Tom Barlow 2 tries, 27 conversions and 19 penalties, Tinus Du Plessis 2 tries and 3 yellow cards, Kevin Corrigan, Stuart Corsar, Chad Erskine, Hugo Horn, Barry Jacobsz, Jim MacDonald, Louis McGowan, Anthony O'Donnell and Sam Raven 1 try, Jon West 14 conversions, 4 penalties, Ben Prescott with a Red card
No other details held on the players
CD’s prediction
Close match - a draw, but Albion could come away with a 5 point win if they ‘want it’
Officials for match
as per rugby365.com
Referee: David Rose
Touch judges: Luke Pearce, Kevin Obern
| Name | Mats | Penalty Kicks (3points) | Penalty Tries | Yellow Cards | Red Cards |
| David Rose | 4 | 16 (4) | 1 (0.25) | 2 (0.5) | - |
| Totals - Refs 28 | 166 | 500 (3.01) | 27 (0.16) | 165 (0.99) | 2 (0.012) |
We last saw David with the whistle on 13th Sept when we took on Manchester, a six try win 47 -6. No cards were issued that day, but then he has only issued 2 in four matches. His penalty account is above the average so both sides will need to keep an eye on their game.
National League One Data
League Table | ||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | dif | TF | TA | BP | Pnts | ||
| 1 | Leeds | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 913 | 246 | 667 | 127 | 24 | 15 | 103 |
| 2 | Chiefs | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 795 | 285 | 510 | 112 | 35 | 17 | 91 |
| 3 | B Blues | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 623 | 362 | 261 | 85 | 39 | 13 | 73 |
| 4 | Nott'ham | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 598 | 346 | 252 | 80 | 36 | 13 | 71 |
| 5 | Knights | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 595 | 398 | 197 | 70 | 46 | 12 | 70 |
| 6 | Pirates | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 551 | 403 | 148 | 71 | 43 | 11 | 61 |
| 7 | Albion | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 434 | 416 | 18 | 47 | 51 | 6 | 58 |
| 8 | Welsh | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 488 | 407 | 81 | 56 | 47 | 9 | 57 |
| 9 | Cov | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 385 | 426 | -41 | 48 | 55 | 8 | 44 |
| 10 | Titans | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 586 | 610 | -24 | 73 | 78 | 9 | 43 |
| 11 | Moseley | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 465 | 480 | -15 | 58 | 70 | 11 | 43 |
| 12 | Esher | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 388 | 552 | -164 | 50 | 70 | 8 | 34 |
| 13 | Tigers | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 293 | 776 | -483 | 40 | 105 | 6 | 22 |
| 14 | N Blues | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 264 | 724 | -460 | 30 | 99 | 4 | 18 |
| 15 | Otley | 21 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 281 | 747 | -466 | 28 | 103 | 6 | 14 |
| 16 | Man | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 297 | 778 | -481 | 37 | 111 | 8 | 12 |
Nottingham -2 points
luding an un-registered player in their match squad for the match against Bedford played on 26th October.
Rotherham Titans -4 points
Back row forward Barry Jacobsz effective registration with the RFU expired on 18th Sept 2008 yet the player was included in Rotherham's match squad for 2 matches.
This table shows the for and against for each team. eg Tries 74/17 is 74 tries scored and 17 conceded. Con Rate is the percentage tries converted.
Next Fixtures
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| Gate 3266 avg 6871 max | Gate 1252 avg 2548 max | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Form home w d w w w w w w l l w w away l w w l l d w l l | Form home w l l w w w w d w l l away l l l l l l w w w l l | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best home game 47 - 6 Man Worst away game Leeds 49 - 18 | Best home game 62 - 5 N Blues Worst away game Chiefs 76 - 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most points in a match 21 Kieran Hallett Albion 26 - 25 Nott'ham | Most points in a match 24 Tom Barlow Man 35 - 54 Titans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most tries in a match 2 Matt Hopper Albion 36 - 14 Esher Justin Mensah-Cover Albion 31 - 7 Tigers | Most tries in a match 4 Jon Feeley Titans 62 - 5 N Blues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recent results
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| TRIES 5 Geoff Griffiths Matt Hopper 4 Gareth Evans Justin Mensah-Cover 3 Arran Cruikshanks Keni Fisilau Ryan Hopkins Tom Jarvis Wayne Sprangle 2 Mike Denbee Kieran Hallett Greg Nicholls 1 Ross Allan Jannie Du Toit Liam Gibson Ross Laidlaw Kyle Marriott James Owen Martin Rice Sean-Michael Stephen | TRIES 10 Jon Feeley 8 Chris Briers Eric Claasens Jon Skurr 7 Mike Whitehead 5 Bradley Hunt 4 Ryan Burrows Neil Chivers Gregor Hayter 2 Tom Barlow Tinus Du Plessis 1 Kevin Corrigan Stuart Corsar Chad Erskine Hugo Horn Barry Jacobsz Jim MacDonald Louis McGowan Anthony O'Donnell Sam Raven | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline SinBin Arthur Brenton Arran Cruikshanks Gareth Evans Keni Fisilau (3) Tom Jarvis Sean-Michael Stephen (2) | Discipline Red Card Ben Prescott SinBin Chris Briers Nick Buckley Ryan Burrows Matthew Challinor Tinus Du Plessis (3) Gregor Hayter (3) Ben Prescott Jon Skurr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Visiting Brickfields
If you haven't been to Brickfields before you will be in for a friendly welcome from the club and the home support.
The ground is growing into a great stadium with plenty of food and beverage outlets to suit all comers. You can get anything from a chocolate bar to a four course sit down meal.
Click to see more details on the ground
Halftime Entertainment.
At half time we will be inviting up to 50 kids a chance to take part in a drop goal competition at the club house end of the pitch.
The cost will be £1 entry and each entrant has just 1 life. The last one standing will win the prize.
50% of the profits will be going to Albion with the other 50% going to Rotary charities - this year both the Plympton Rotary and Rotaract Club's are supporting Ellie's Haven - a charity based down near Looe.
Those of you with kids, please bring them along and encourage them to take part. We will be limiting to the first 50 though - unlike the one we held at the end of last season where we wanted as many as possible.
Book your place on arrival with Darren Hands who will be at the north end (main car park end) of the grandstand. Any steward will be able to point him out.
Best of luck!
Weather forecast
Current forecast is sunny max daytime temp 10oC with light westerly winds up to 8mph.
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Semper Sersum.
- will wait for the call
Don't let anything get in the way of a good game of Rugby