Victorious Titans target play-offs
The 22-21 win guaranteed seventh spot and a place in Pool B and means the Clifton Lane outfit will start their play-off campaign at home to league runners-up Bedford on March 12.
Defeat would have thrown the Titans in with regular season champions Worcester and they came close to that after very nearly squandering a 22-0 half-time lead on Saturday.
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Hide AdTries by Ryan Burrows, Peter Swatkins and Jonny Hepworth helped put them in control at the turnaround but the visitors surged back and very nearly nicked it late on.
Instead it is they who had to settle for the eighth and final promotion play-off spot.
Titans' next match is away to Birmingham Solihull in the British and Irish Cup on Sunday (3pm).