Bester gets tough opener on return

ANDRE BESTER'S first game of his second spell in charge of Rotherham Titans is a trip to promotion-favourites Bristol on August 27.
By The Newsroom
Published 18th Jun 2010, 10:44 BST
Updated 18th Jun 2010, 10:44 BST

Bester led Rotherham to second place in 2007 and after the Titans could finish only 10th last season, the South African has returned to help steer them into the promotion play-offs.

Doncaster, who finished seventh last year, begin their campaign at Cornish Pirates.

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The Championship will be decided by a 22-game regular season followed by promotion play-offs for the top eight and relegation play-offs for the bottom four.

Each team will play six games in the play-offs with the top two in the two promotion pools meeting in a one-legged semi-final and then a two-legged final.

Clubs finishing in the bottom four will go into one relegation pool and will carry forward one point for every game won in the regular season.

After their opener against Bristol, Rotherham return to Clifton Lane to face Bedford on the weekend of September 4, with Doncaster scheduled to host Moseley at Castle Park.

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The first Yorkshire derby is at Castle Park on October 30 with the return at Clifton Lane on February 5.

The regular season ends on February 19 with the domestic campaign again supplemented by the British & Irish Cup.

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