Nickname: Titans /Roth
Ground: Clifton Lane (Capacity 2,500)
Current position: First (P11 W9 D0 L2 TB8 LB1 Pts 45)
Last season: Third (P26 W195 D0 L7 TB14 LB4 Pts 94)
Previous games Vs. Rams:
Rams 30-19 Rotherham (March, 2025)
Rotherham 21-14 Rams (November, 2024)
Rams 25-20 Rotherham (February, 2020)
Rotherham 16-28 Rams (November, 2019)
Recent Form:
Barring a narrow late reverse at Plymouth Albion last time out, almost perfect.
The Yorkshiremen outscored their hosts three tries to one but went down at The Brickfields, though they had previously beaten Blackheath (24-19), Birmingham Moseley (33-15) and Tonbridge Juddians (38-28).
Their only other defeat came at a Bristol Bears-bolstered Dings Crusaders (50-31) in Round Seven.
Prior to that shock defeat – where Titans also suffered travel disruption on their way south – Harvey Biljoen’s side had enjoyed a clean sweep.
In reverse order their wins were a top-of-the-table classic against Rosslyn Park (27-26) along with triumphs versus Leicester Lions (41-25), Bishop’s Stortford (71-12), Clifton (40-15), Leeds Tykes (52-12) and Sale FC (43-28) during a stunning start which has helped them prove top scorers so far this term.
Players to Watch:
Morgan Veness – Having spent three games on loan from Championship side Cambridge last season, where he featured 19 times at Level Two, the hooker has been in red-hot form with nine tries already.
The 23-year-old Welshman was previously at Ealing Trailfinders and spent time on loan at Chinnor in the 2021/22 season.
Lloyd Hayes – Points machine is once again the leading light in National One, having clocked up 114 (three tries, 39 conversions and seven penalties) in 10 appearances to date.
Last term he totalled 294 to take a slot in the Team of the Season, having led Rotherham’s National Two North promotion charge with 327 in 2023/24.
His efforts there smashed Juan Pablo Socino’s club record in a single campaign, and his 267 the year before were also a league-leading high.
The versatile three-quarter, capable of playing at fly-half or either centre, is well beyond 1,000 for Titans despite spending time at Championship outfit Doncaster Knights in between two spells at Clifton Lane.
Jackson Barling – Australian wing has proved a shrewd summer signing with 11 tries in as many league games since arriving at Rotherham – having scored four in a pre-season success against current unbeaten National Two North leaders Sheffield.
The 22-year-old has braces against Clifton, Bishop’s Stortford and Tonbridge Juddians and has only failed to dot down in three league fixtures.
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