Rotherham

By Frank Stormont & CD
February 20 2009

Last time at a very windy Clifton lane, Rotherham ‘Titans’ held Albion to a 10 10 draw. The recent weather has had an impact on the last 3 games for both the Titans and Albion and this will be the first game in almost a month for Albion. The Titans sit 10th in the league 9 points clear of the relegation zone, and only 3 below Albion, although Albion have a game in hand.  

This Weekend

v
Albion v Titans
Saturday 21 February
K.O. 3 pm
also
Esher v Devonport Warriors

With time off you would have thought that I would have had the Spy ready and waiting but no, I am late! (Sorry)

Warriors travel to Esher, we hope to for their first match for awhile too but the is no Ladies Match.

Georgie Rozario had hoped to pick up her 10th cap against Wales but with a close match and Georgie covering for both wings as well as the 9 slot she was left, like most of the other replacements, on the bench. The good news is that she is very hopeful that she will be starting next weekend against Ireland. Georgie came on at half-time last time the two sides met back in December. The team will be officially announced on Monday so stay tuned to see how she is getting on.

Coming Events

Friday 27th February and 27th March are the next two quiz nights so put the dates in your diaries now.

Saturday 28th Feb Albion are again without a match but re named Warriors should be hosting Richmond. So why not come along and watch them and follow it with a meal in front of the telly with a pint for just £4. (England take on Ireland)

Sunday 1st March DevonU20 v CornwallU20 in Barnstaple.

In the future

Sat 7th March Albion travel to Sedgley Park. Book your trip for £22 or £20 if booked before 25th Feb

Sun 8th March - Ladies take on Trojans

Thursday 12th DVD replay of Sedgley Tigers match

Sat 14th Doncaster v Albion

Sun 15th March - England v France Sunday Lunch. If we can get enough numbers two course lunch for just £7.50. If you want to come just let me know.

Thursday 19th DVD Night Doncaster v Albion 

Last time at a very windy Clifton lane, Rotherham ‘Titans’ held Albion to a 10 10 draw. The recent weather has had an impact on the last 3 games for both the Titans and Albion and this will be the first game in almost a month for Albion. The Titans sit 10th in the league 9 points clear of the relegation zone, and only 3 below Albion, although Albion have a game in hand.

Last week the Titans played Manchester, at half time it was 3 all, but the Titans got the win by 15 to 13.. A penalty try and conversion by Mike Whitehead helped the Titans to victory Although the Titans did comment (on their official site) on the condition of their own pitch, that it was too soft and their tem prefer a harder surface to play on, and  “we have to go to Plymouth first and look for a win on a big pitch that will suit our preferred style of play”.

Players to look out for..

On Monday 15th Feb Rotherham duo Ben Prescott and Gregor Hayter faced an RFU disciplinary panel. Prescott received a red card in the defeat to Cornish Pirates whilst Hayter has three yellow cards for foul play, as yet the decision of the RFU is unknown

Jon Feeley 10 tries, Chris Briers 7 tries and 1 yellow, Eric Claasens and Jon Skurr 8 tries, Mike Whitehead 7 tries 13 conversions, 1 drop goal and 12 penalties, Bradley Hunt 5 tries, Neil Chivers 4 tries, Ryan Burrows 4 tries and 1 yellow, Gregor Hayter 4 tries and 3 yellows, Tom Barlow 2 tries, 27 conversions and 19 penalties, Tinus Du Plessis 2 tries and 3 yellow cards, Kevin Corrigan, Stuart Corsar, Chad Erskine, Hugo Horn, Barry Jacobsz, Jim MacDonald, Louis McGowan, Anthony O'Donnell and Sam Raven 1 try, Jon West 14 conversions, 4 penalties, Ben Prescott with a Red card

No other details held on the players

CD’s prediction 
Close match - a draw, but Albion could come away with a 5 point win if they ‘want it’

Officials for match

as per rugby365.com

Referee: David Rose
Touch judges: Luke Pearce, Kevin Obern 

We last saw David with the whistle on 13th Sept when we took on Manchester, a six try win 47 -6. No cards were issued that day, but then he has only issued 2 in four matches. His penalty account is above the average so both sides will need to keep an eye on their game.

National League One Data

This table shows the for and against for each team. eg Tries 74/17 is 74 tries scored and 17 conceded. Con Rate is the percentage tries converted.

Next Fixtures

Side by side
Gate 3266 avg 6871 max	Gate 1252 avg 2548 max
Form home w d w w w w w w l l w w away l w w l l d w l l	Form home w l l w w w w d w l l away l l l l l l w w w l l
Best home game 47 - 6 Man Worst away game Leeds 49 - 18	Best home game 62 - 5 N Blues Worst away game Chiefs 76 - 21
Most points in a match 21 Kieran Hallett Albion 26 - 25 Nott'ham	Most points in a match 24 Tom Barlow Man 35 - 54 Titans
Most tries in a match 2 Matt Hopper Albion 36 - 14 Esher Justin Mensah-Cover Albion 31 - 7 Tigers	Most tries in a match 4 Jon Feeley Titans 62 - 5 N Blues
Recent results Chiefs 29 - 0 Albion Albion 23 - 15 Otley Albion 17 - 17 N Blues Man 5 - 31 Albion Albion 26 - 25 Nott'ham	Recent results   Titans 15 - 13 Man Titans 28 - 34 Pirates Moseley 43 - 21 Titans Leeds 28 - 3 Titans Titans 26 - 29 Knights B Blues 32 - 18 Titans
TRIES 5 Geoff Griffiths Matt Hopper 4 Gareth Evans Justin Mensah-Cover 3 Arran Cruikshanks Keni Fisilau Ryan Hopkins Tom Jarvis Wayne Sprangle 2 Mike Denbee Kieran Hallett Greg Nicholls 1 Ross Allan Jannie Du Toit Liam Gibson Ross Laidlaw Kyle Marriott James Owen Martin Rice Sean-Michael Stephen	TRIES 10 Jon Feeley 8 Chris Briers Eric Claasens Jon Skurr 7 Mike Whitehead 5 Bradley Hunt 4 Ryan Burrows Neil Chivers Gregor Hayter 2 Tom Barlow Tinus Du Plessis 1 Kevin Corrigan Stuart Corsar Chad Erskine Hugo Horn Barry Jacobsz Jim MacDonald Louis McGowan Anthony O'Donnell Sam Raven
Kicking Points Con DG Pen Points Kieran Hallett 23 2 27 133 Ross Laidlaw 11 - 11 55 Alex Davies Alex 2 - 3 13	Kicking Points Con DG Pen Points Tom Barlow 27 - 19 111 Mike Whitehead 13 1 12 65 Jon West 14 - 4 40
Discipline SinBin Arthur Brenton Arran Cruikshanks Gareth Evans Keni Fisilau (3) Tom Jarvis Sean-Michael Stephen (2)	Discipline Red Card Ben Prescott SinBin Chris Briers Nick Buckley Ryan Burrows Matthew Challinor Tinus Du Plessis (3) Gregor Hayter (3) Ben Prescott Jon Skurr

Visiting Brickfields

If you haven't been to Brickfields before you will be in for a friendly welcome from the club and the home support.

The ground is growing into a great stadium with plenty of food and beverage outlets to suit all comers. You can get anything from a chocolate bar to a four course sit down meal.

Click to see more details on the ground

Halftime Entertainment.

Weather forecast

Current forecast is sunny max daytime temp 10^oC with light westerly winds up to 8mph.

Spy in the Titans Camp

Discussion started by Unofficial Plymouth Albion (IP Logged), 20/02/2009 00:31

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20/02/2009 00:31

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ianbol
20/02/2009 06:35

Well done, Frank and C.D. Your usual high standard.

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noibla
20/02/2009 10:50

The R.T's have bowed to C.D's inside info when it comes to the match forcast and gone along with her giving a four point win to the Albion.

Semper Sersum.

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Cider Drinker
20/02/2009 18:59

wow - may have a job with the Rt soon then ?
- will wait for the call

Don't let anything get in the way of a good game of Rugby

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