This memorable game from the 2013/14 season saw Rotherham travel to deepest Cornwall to take on the Pirates of Penzance, in round 21 of the Greene King IPA Championship.
In this one the Titans produced a stunning second half display to overturn a first half 20-7 deficit, to run out 40-20 winners and secure a place in the end-of-season Championship play-offs.
Titans scored six tries at the Mennaye Field; Michael Keating bagged a brace and there were one each for Sean Scanlon, Tom Cruse, Dan White and Jack Roberts, whilst Juan Pablo Socino and Dallan Murphy chipped in with 10 points from the tee.
Check out all the scores from the game HERE
Post match coaches comments:
Lee Blackett: “It was the old cliché of a game of two halves; we were at our poorest in the first 40 minutes. Our set piece wasn’t good enough and we had a frank and honest discussion at half time with the boys. And credit to them because they came out and gave the reaction that we all wanted in the second half.
“I think that shows what an excellent group of boys we have here at Rotherham and of how good we can be when we have the ball in hand. The boys have plenty of quality and talent and when they are at the races and they play to the best of their ability, there really are a difficult side to beat.
“At the start of the season we probably looked at this fixture and thought to come away with a losing bonus point would have been a good result. So to actually win and score six tries and to deny them anything really shows how far this group of boys have come this season.
“I think Rikki Stout and Toby Williams came on and did a great job up front, but having said that I thought Jamie Broadley and Michael Keating were outstanding and Juan at ten was excellent, he’s a natural footballer and Newcastle are very lucky to have such a player in their ranks for next season.
“We were disappointed to lose Charlie Mulchrone to an injury, but I thought Dan White came on and did an excellent job; he’s a cracking little nine and I believe he’s got a big future in the game. I think he’s one of the best passing scrum halves around; he’s top class for me.
“I think the result, not the performance because that hurt me a little bit in the first half, but as a result it’s the best one of the season for me. I’ve never played here personally and won, so to do it in the manner we have is very satisfying.”
Attendance: 1372
Referee: Andrew Jackson
Yellow Card: Thomas-Brown (Rotherham) Cahill (Pirates)
Titans: Scanlon (T), Keating (2T), Cruse (T), White (T), Roberts (T) Socino (4C), Murphy (1C).
Cornish Pirates: Riley (T), Penalty Try, Hallett (2P, 2C).
Titans: 15 Sean Scanlon, 14 Jamie Broadley, 13 Jordan Davies (Joel Gill 72), 12 Jack Roberts, 11 Michael Keating, 10 Juan Pablo Socino (Dallan Murphy 72), 9 Charlie Mulchrone (Capt.) (Dan White 17), 1 Marshall Gadd (Toby Williams 60), 2 Tom Cruse (Alfie To'oala 56), 3 Mark Tampin (Rikki Stout 53), 4 Tom Holmes, 5 Josh Thomas-Brown, 6 Ed Williamson (Ben Morris 72), 7 Jack Preece, 8 Alex Rieder.
Replacements: 16 Ben Morris, 17 Toby Williams, 18 Rikki Stout, 19 Alfie To’oala, 20 Dallan Murphy, 21 Dan White, 22 Joel Gill.
Cornish Pirates: 15 Kieran Goss (Kyle Moyle 61), 14 Max Bodilly, 13 Tom Riley, 12 Junior Fatialofa (Tom Hendrickson 65), 11 Craig Holland, 10 Kieran Hallett, 9 Tom Kessell; 1 Shane Cahill, 2 Tom Channon (Aaron Carpenter 72), 3 Ben Prescott (Kieran Davies 61), 4 Will Carrick Smith, 5 Darren Barry, 6 Chris Morgan (Capt.) (Angus Sinclair 65), 7 Jake Parker (Tom Duncan 65), 8 Laurie McGlone (Alex Cheesman 61).
Replacements: 16 Aaron Carpenter, 17 Kieran Davies, 18 Alex Cheesman, 19 Tom Duncan, 20 Angus Sinclair, 21 Tom Hendrickson, 22 Kyle Moyle.
Check out all the scores from the game HERE
