Titans land new fly half

TALENTED half-back Joel Hodgson will slot straight into Rotherham’s team for Sunday’s toughie at Bristol — just 48 hours after joining up with his team-mates.

The 21-year-old has been released by Newcastle Falcons on an emergency one-week loam after Rotherham coach Lee Blackett managed to twist Kingston Park counterpart Dean Richards’ arm.

Hodgson comes in to replace Dallan Murphy, who will be out for another week with the hip injury which crucially kept him out of last week’s defeat at Leeds.

Said Blackett: “I spoke to Dean Richards a couple of weeks ago and he wasn’t prepared to let Joel go, but I offered to beg, borrow and steal this week and Dean agreed to let us have the player for a week."

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