Coach praises five-star Titans

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TRY...as Harry Dunne scores Titans' fourth against Plymouth.TRY...as Harry Dunne scores Titans' fourth against Plymouth.
TRY...as Harry Dunne scores Titans' fourth against Plymouth.

That's the message from Clifton Lane after Rotherham Titans' gritty 25-14 triumph over Plymouth Albion at the weekend, which made it a nap hand of wins in a row and took the side up to second in the National One table.

And head coach Joe Barker has admitted that the victory was a result of the ongoing development of his team.

"Might we have lost this match earlier in the season? Yes," said Barker, "That's a massive sign of improvement.

"At the start of the season we would probably have had to defend driving mauls and given a few more penalties away and put ourselves under a lot more pressure.

"Now the players wait on situations and adapt to them and we held Plymouth off mostly."

In a dogged display, Rotherham kept the scoreboard ticking over and defended superbly as Albion came back strongly late on.

Now they head to Ampthill for a first-ever meeting betweek the sides. The Bedfordshire men are currently sixth, having had three top four finishes since being promoted to the second tier.

*Don't miss this Friday's Advertiser for a full analysis of the Albion game plus a look ahead to this weekend with Rikki Stout.