By Roth Admin
January 7 2005

Rotherham Titans goes into tomorrow’s game at Sedgley Park on the back of 7 losses out of their last 9 games! Whereas the hosts have won three of their last four encounters. Their loss being a creditable 5 point defeat at Plymouth last time out. Therefore Roth can expect a tough tussle at Park Lane. Rotherham makes 3 changes for the journey across the Pennines. Jason Keyter comes in on the left wing for Dan Naylor, Tom Eaton starts for the outgoing Ramiro Pez and Jon Pendlebury replaces the injured Opeta Palepoi. Palepoi has been struggling this week with a calf injury he picked up in the Bedford game.

A rejuvenated Sedgley Park will fancy their chances of knocking over one of the “big” boys in this division. Recent victories over Orrell, Birmingham and Coventry have given Park’s confidence a much needed boost.

The two teams have only met once previously in League rugby, that being earlier this season at Clifton Lane where Roth defeated Park by 42-22. Since then Roth for various reasons have lost 5 influential players. They being Stortoni, Pez, Lewis, Short and Olckers.

Nevertheless Rotherham still have a squad capable of finishing in the top six and will be looking to get their season back on track with a victory tomorrow.


Roth Admin Prediction: Roth by 12


Rotherham Titans
15 Oriol Ripol, 14 Michael Wood, 13 Peter Jorgenson, 12 Lee Blackett, 11 Jason Keyter, 10 Tom Eaton, 9 Brendan Hammi, 1 John Rawson, 2 Neil Briggs, 3 Colin Noon, 4 Jonathan Pendlebury, 5 Glen Kenworthy, 6 Des Tuiavii, 7 Tu Tamarua, 8 Jannie Bornman

Replacements
16 Richard Emms, 17 Jon Golding, 18 Rod Latham, 19 Mike Schmid, 20 Tom Rice, 21 Jacob Rauluni, 22 Dan Naylor

Sedgley Park:
15 Feeley, 14 Bullough, 13 Naylor, 12 Voortman, 11 Welding, 10 Feeney, 9 Wilkinson,1 Du Plessis, 2 Oxley, 3 Thomas, 4 Fourie, 5 Lund, 6 Senior, 7 Ponton, 8 Skurr.

Replacements:
16 Keys, 17 Collie, 18 Lourens, 19 Hall, 20 McCormack, 21 Hassan, 22 Glynn