Apologies after Titans' awful display
Rotherham were thumped 36-21 in one of their worst performances for years, third-bottom Bedford running in five tries to their three.
It led to long talks afterwards between the club management while Calladine apologised for the team’s poor display.
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Hide Ad“There’s no way you can sugar coat that,” he said. “It was so disappointing.
“After the Leeds game we looked at everything but it just fell apart. We need a big response now this weekend.”
That won’t be easy with Titans having to travel to Cornish Pirates, who thumped Yorkshire Carnegie at Headingley on Saturday, following a display which left them shell-shocked.
It lacked quality as Rotherham were picked apart by fast-running Bedford but more importantly there was a dearth of heart as tackle after tackle was missed.
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Hide AdIronically, Rotherham had a good start as Will Owen scored nine minutes in, converted by Lee Millar.
But by half-time they were 19-7 down as the visitors claimed tries from Elliot Clement-Hill, the lively Ollie Dodge and Ben Adams.
There was no way back after that even though Jake Henry gave them hope with a 47th minute try.
Myles Dorrian kicked a penalty then converted a Jordan Burns touch-down before a penalty try rekindled hopes of a losing bonus point, only for Blues to have the final say with a Piers O’Connor score.
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