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Match repots from Rams Fixture
DIR By: Rucko
Date: March 24, 2025, 4:08 pm
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ROTHERHAM REPORT
Rotherham Titans put in a huge physical effort against a good
Rams side before ultimately falling to a 30-19 defeat on a mild
afternoon at Old Bath Road.
Rams outscored the Titans by 4 tries to 3 with Rotherham’s dot
downs coming from Travis Gordon, Tomasi Tanumi and Ronnie Du
Randt.
The outcome of the game could have been very different had
Rotherham finished off some good opportunities and the bounce of
the ball been more favourable for the South Yorkshire side, but
some days just don’t go your way and that’s rugby.
Rams took the lead as early as the third minute when Rotherham,
who looked to be going close themselves just 5 metres away from
the Rams line, threw a pass that went astray; the home side
hacked downfield before a foot rack saw full back Zach Clow
hacked on again and a nice bounce enabled him to crash over.
Rams scored two further first tries in the first half that
Rotherham would have been disappointed to have conceded.
Missed tackles on both occasions saw firstly hooker Max Hayman
crash over from close range before scrum half Ollie Hodgson
dotted down under the sticks.
One thing that can never be questioned with this Rotherham side
is the heart, determination and the desire they have to keep
battling for the full 80 minutes.
Before the break they gained some reward for their efforts with
a superb try from back rower Travis Gordon, who after receiving
a nice pass from Jamie Cooke 40 metres out, showed good pace and
awareness to dot down.
Coming out for the second half and trailing 17-5 Rotherham would
have hoped to have scored first.
However, that was not to be as another bouncing ball fell
favourably for the home side and former Titan Sam Boxhall was on
hand to go over next to the posts for his side’s bonus point
try.
Rams advantage was extended to 27-5 shortly after when Fraser
Honey knocked over a long-range penalty.
Rotherham continued to graft hard however and secured their
second try with a nice move through the backs which saw Tomasi
Tanumi finish off for a lovey score.
Rams kept the scoreboard ticking over with another Fraser Honey
penalty, but Rotherham narrowed the gap again late on when JB
Bruzulier fed a pass out wide for winger Ronnie Du Randt to
score.
Although the game had gone now, one more try for Rotherham would
have seen them grab a well-deserved 2 points from the game.
Unluckily for them however, when Lloyd Hayes broke through at
the death to seal the fourth try, referee Jamie Parr blew to
bring play back, as he explained he had got in the way.
Reflecting after the game Harvey Biljon said:
“It was helluva game, you could see the desperation in the Rams
team and how energised they were for the game and give them
credit, they came out and played.
“For us I think it was a game of moments because we scored three
great tries, but we also left three or four tries out there that
would have also been brilliant scores.
Sometimes you are just struggling to get those over the line and
for whatever reasons today we just didn’t get the bounce of the
ball.
“There were two opportunities before half time in which one of
them we were held up and then with 20 minutes of the game to go
we had another two outstanding opportunities. If we get those
scores we’re probably looking at a different outcome.
“The underlying point however is Rams deserved their win on the
day and it gives us opportunity to go away and look at some
areas of the game where we can get better and as a team we need
to adapt to what’s going on out on the field.”
Titans: Gordon (T), Tanumi (T), Du Randt (T), Hayes (2C)
Rams: Clow (T), Hayman (T), Hodgson (T), Boxhall (T), Honey (2C,
2P)
Yellow Card: Gilson-Fox (Titans)
Attendance: 803
Referee: Jamie Parr
Assistant Referees: Henry Lowis & Ben McNamara
Titans: 15 Jack Townend, 14 Ronnie Du Randt, 13 Lloyd Hayes, 12
Jamie Cooke, 11 Luckas Sableman-Blue (Tanumi 52), 10 Rob Povey,
9 JB Bruzulier, 1 Charlie Capps © (Toerien 52), 2 Harry Newborn,
3 Andrew Foster (Logavatu 74), 4 Zak Poole © (Kivalu 64), 5
Harry Gilson-Fox, 6 John Okafor, 7 Travis Gordon, 8 Callum
Bustin (Maguire 38).
Replacements: 29 Loma Kivalu 17 Zach Toerien, 19 Joji Logavatu,
27 Curran Maguire, 20 Tomasi Tanumi.
Rams: 15 Zach Clow, 14 Jack Rampton, 13 Solodrau Radianirova, 12
Joe Pannese, 11 Axel Kalling-Smith, 10 Fraser Honey, 9 Ollie
Hodgson (Boxhall 41), 1 Scott Kirk (Harris 48), 2 Max Hayman ©,
3 James Baker (Barry 74), 4 Nile Dacres, 5 Robbie Stapley (Duda
59), 6 Harry Stone, 7 Ben Atkins, 8 James McRae.
Replacements: 16 Nick Barry, 17 Patrick Harris, 18 Mikey Duda,
19 Andrew Lamb, 20 Sam Boxhall.
RAMS REPORT
Skipper's joy as Rams return to winning ways with Rotherham
success!
CAPTAIN Max Hayman lauded ‘a performance to be proud of’ as Rams
ended their losing run with a fabulous 30-19 home victory
against high-flying Rotherham Titans.
In one of their best displays of the season, the hosts raced
into a 17-0 lead inside 25 minutes thanks to tries from Zach
Clow, Hayman and Ollie Hodgson, birthday boy Fraser Honey
converting the last.
Travis Gordon cut the gap with a fine Titans’ try before the
break, but super-sub Sam Boxhall secured the bonus-point for
Rams within five minutes of the second half.
Five more points from Honey’s boot made it 27-5, albeit
second-placed Rotherham kept in the contest as Lloyd Hayes added
to a Curran Maguire score.
Honey, however, knocked over a second penalty, and despite
Ronnie du Randt’s late converted score giving the visitors a
slither of hope, it was ultimately Rams’ day.
Man-of-the-match Max, who led from the front with his 13th try
of the campaign and a ferocious defensive effort, said his
team’s commitment was key to the win.
He explained: “We spoke before the game about character, and how
even in a difficult few weeks we’ve always shown it.
“The guys have stayed together, constantly worked at training
and just stuck at it.
“We’ve gone through hardship with injuries, new guys coming in –
Jack Rampton was outstanding under the high ball – but we’ve
truly come together as a group and to get the win feels
deserved.”
He continued: “It was a team performance to be proud of, but
it’s been brewing. We’d had six losses in a row yet been in
every game.
“We’re under no pressure, going out and playing free-flowing
rugby, with some of the off-loads outstanding.”
Victory came against a monumental Rotherham side, filled with
huge bodies which Rams did superbly to overcome.
And the skipper joked: “I don’t know what they feed them up in
the north! They were massive, but we identified some things
which have benefitted them during the season and stuck to our
guns in not letting them use those qualities.
“Credit to the coaches, the analysis team and the players for
nullifying that.
“And I’ve got to mention the crowd - the support is just
incredible.
“They follow us home and away, all round the country, and I
mentioned it before the game, Seb at half-time, this club is
brilliant and it wouldn’t be what it is without the fans on the
sidelines.”
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