Titans Chat

I’d say it is more of a question of familiarity in such a crucial, high pressure game. When Lloyd first came back to us he had some stints at fly half and is always very strong in that position.

With Harris being so new to the squad it might have been looked at as a bit too much too quickly with such high stakes. Harris looked very promising in his one game at 10, I think he would be great tomorrow but I’d say Lloyd is the safer bet.

There are a couple of injuries but we have the squad to overcome that challenge. We were caught short a bit against Blackheath as we lost JB before the game and Rob Povey during the game but this is a resilient squad and we did well to get the bonus. Harry Newborn mentioned we could have scored just before half time which didn't come off but had it gone our way then Saturday could have been different for us.

We have Harris Rutherford who looked sharp in his game a few weeks ago and Lloyd who is a great 10. We also have Will Metcalfe who is looking better and better with game time and also Sinjin who is a sharp 9 both just need a bit more exposure to the first team. JB might well be back this week also who is a rock for us at 9 and scores tries. If Lloyd does step in at 10 we have Mitchell who's can slot in at 13 and James Norman who can move to the wing who has scored a lot of tries in his appearances for us.

It would be nice to see Callum and Morgan back in the starting line up if fit as they are two prolific try scorers for us. Callum really gets us on the front foot in the ball carrying area and has a very handy Rugby League style offload but we have the depth also, Jack Baldry has stepped up phenomenally well and has shown he is first team quality. He puts in some serious work out there and can also score.

All in all I believe this year we have that strength in depth to see us over the line and I have every confidence in the lads this weekend, they always bounce back strong from a loss. Whatever the combinations are out there they will be well thought through and the lads will have done the work in training to prepare for probably the most important game of our season.

Come on Roth, send em home wi nowt!

Hard lines. It was always going to be a tough game and we knew March was going to be a hard month.

Let’s bounce back with a big win next week.

Great 5 points in tough conditions. I do think we could have scored more in the second half but the mud and rain made handling very difficult. The main thing is the win and the bonus point putting us in a good position going into March which will be a massive test. I think we can come away with wins in both games as our lads seem to be hitting really good form just recently.

Blackheath did us a big favour but they are playing very well at the moment and that away game will be such a huge test and a place we have struggled at in recent years however I think the lads are coming together so well at the moment. Hopefully the injuries to Callum and Jackson are all healed up and we have our best possible side out there. A bit of a rest in this next two weeks will do the lads the world of good.

March is a massive month but I think only having 2 games is a huge plus.

Well done and COME ON ROTH!

Amazing result particularly considering how close they pushed Plymouth last week!

Great 5 points

Game of 2 halves. First half was brilliant free flowing rugby with some of the best handling I’ve seen from us all season then the second half just ground to a halt. Full of errors, scrum after scrum. Dropped balls, knock one etc.

We probably missed out on a few tries extra due to handling in the second half but the main thing is the win and the try bonus.

The new 10 looked quite dangerous, creative attacking fly half. He was unlucky to get the yellow card in my opinion, he went for an interception but knocked the ball on which was ruled as a deliberate knock on in a try scoring position so he got the card. I think a penalty should have been enough but it is what it is.

Good all round performance despite the scrappy 2nd half. The pack were phenomenal in the scrum today, they had Dings well on the back foot.

Some great moves from the backs today, you can see the hard work they have put in as it is paying off on the field with tries.

We did miss touch again from a penalty. We really need to tidy that up as it cost us against Leeds. We don’t need hero’s just make touch and we can attack from there!

Well done to all for another great win. Rest up for some tough games coming our way over this next few weeks!

Awesome today from the whole squad. Completely dominant performance.

Great to see Callum back and back at his best. I’ve said it before and I will say it again, he is for me the best 8 outside of the prem. A modern 8 with the skills and pace of an inside centre with the League offload tendencies makes him a cut above. His try scoring record speaks for itself.

James Norman again was fantastic, could easily have got the hat trick.

I thought Will Metcalfe looked very promising. There were some kicking errors which is to be expected with his lack of game time but you can see a very sharp, aggressive and pacey 9 in the making there. The kicking will improve with more game time and some coaching.

The front row were phenomenal today, Zack Torien is really shaping up to be a force to be reckoned with, he has improved immensely this season.

Jack B did great again and Curran is finding his best form again after injury. I liked him at 6.

I can’t remember the last time we had this many prolific try scoring threats across the whole squad.

Pretty scary thought to have Fozzy, Luke Cole, Donks, Big John and JB coming off the bench!

Well done all and onto next week!