This memorable game from the 2014/15 season saw Titans travel to the Channel Islands to take on Jersey, in round 4 of the Greene King IPA Championship.
In a keenly-fought contest, the third quarter proved crucial for the Titans as they scored 27 points during that period, before defiantly hanging on at the end to earn a deserved bonus-point win.
Titans 4 tries came from Alex Rieder, Willie Ryan, Jamie Broadley and James McKinney, with the latter also adding 10 points with his boot; Tom Barrett also chipped in with a conversion.
Check out all the scores from the game HERE
Post match coaches comments:
Lee Blackett – Rotherham: “There were a few harsh words at half-time because I felt that we’d played some good rugby but wasted lots of opportunities. There was a definite improvement in the second half and our scrum was especially powerful.
“I think the team may have switched off – that’s something we’ll have to look at – but when things mattered the boys really fronted up in the final minutes.
“Jersey have some real quality in their ranks and are beginning to deliver some performances – I expect them to
be in and around the top six. The league is getting stronger and we will have to improve ourselves if we want to challenge for the top four again.”
Harvey Biljon – Jersey:
“The players fought back really well, with some great support from the crowd and can hold their heads high – there was some real emotion from both the players and the supporters that made for a tremendous occasion.
“We are moving in the right direction, but there is still a lot of work to do and we have to achieve greater consistency in what we do and continue to learn to adapt to the interpretations of the officials.
“Rotherham are a serious outfit – there’s a reason why they were in the play-offs last year and will be contenders again this season.”
Referee: David Proctor
Attendance: 2,384
Yellow Card: Cruse & Holmes (Roth)
Titans: Rieder (T), Ryan (T), Broadley (T), McKinney (T, 2C, P, D/G), Barrett (1C)
Jersey: Haining (2T), Hodson (T), Pen Try, Bell (3C, P)
Rotherham: 15 Sean Scanlon, 14 Jamie Broadley, 13 Joel Gill, 12 Jordan Davies, 11 Michael Keating (Hayes 63), 10 James McKinney (Barrett 59), 9 Dan White (McGaffin 56), 1 Robin Hislop (Williams 59), 2 Tom Cruse, 3 Lewis Thiede (Tampin 56), 4 Ben Morris (Parker 50), 5 Tom Holmes (Capt.), 6 Ali Birch (Ryan 56), 7 Jack Preece, 8 Alex Rieder.
Replacements: 16 Toby Williams, 17 Mark Tampin, 18 Perry Parker, 19 William Ryan, 20 Zylon McGaffin, 21 Tom Barrett, 22 Lloyd Hayes.
Jersey: 15 Tom Bell, 14 Mark Foster (Bishop 65), 13 Drew Locke, 12 Lewis Robling, 11 Jack Burroughs (McCrea 52), 10 Johnny Bentley, 9 Ryan Glynn (Dudley 63), 1 Ignacio Saenz-Lancuba (Herriott 52), 2 Martin Garcia-Veiga (Harris 68), 3 Harry Williams (Saenz-Lancuba 60), 4 Alex Rae (Capt.), 5 Pearce Phillips (Markham 60), 6 Nick Haining, 7 Ryan Hodson, 8 Michael Noone (Kaho 55).
Replacements: 16 Gareth Harris, 17 Danny Herriott, 18 Dave Markham, 19 Paula Kaho, 20 Dai Bishop, 21 Mark McCrea, 22 Joel Dudley.
Check out all the scores from the game HERE
