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Match preview Chiefs v Rotherham

Moorsman
By Moorsman December 26 2007
Exeter Chiefs travel to Rotherham for their final fixture of 2007 and will be really pleased if they can repeat last season's 27 - 0 result. At that time Rotherham were flying high and in with a good chance of winning promotion but the Chiefs were stuck in mid-table having had a very patchy start to the season. A lot has changed since then....

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Rotherham Titans

v

Exeter Chiefs

Exeter Chiefs travel to Rotherham for their final fixture of 2007 and will be really pleased if they can repeat last season's 29 - 0 result.  At that time Rotherham were flying high and in with a good cahnce of winning promotion but the Chiefs were stuck in mid-table having had a very patchy start to the season.  A look at the current league table shows that a lot has changed since then.  The Chiefs followed the 'nilling' of Roth with a blistering end to the season and have carried this forawrd into 2007/08 and are in second place.

1Northampton Saints 1616006662081175
2Exeter Chiefs171502522241969

 

Whereas Rotherham have had a 'pretty' unsettled time since then, as evidenced by their season so far.

12Rotherham Titans166010287445630

Both sides have questions to answer following last weeks matches where the Chiefs narrowly defeated 11-10 local rivals Plymouth Albion with a far from convincing performance.  Whilst Rotherham were 'hammered' at Nottingham 51-7 who scored 7 tries in the second half!

Historically Rotherham have won 9 out of the 17 meetings between the two sides but their last victory was almost three years ago in January 2005, 17-10.  So the Chiefs go into this match as clear favourites but come kick-off on Saturday that will count for nothing.  What will count is the Chiefs desire to push Saints all the way and gain another 5 point victory.

Come On You Chiefs...Chiefs...Chiefs... 

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