In a rare moment of weakness, Rotherham Titans director of rugby Harvey Biljon allowed himself to look at the bigger picture of the National One promotion race and give his verdict on what his team might need to get over the line.

For the two seasons he has been at Clifton Lane, maximising the next training session and thinking only of the next game has been his mantra.

It saw them win National Two North two seasons ago and come within a couple of games of backing that up by going up to the Champ Rugby last season.

Now with six games to go, that fate is in their own hands, with the Titans ahead of Plymouth Albion by a point and Blackheath by nine. Rotherham face both of those teams in a blockbuster March.

Callum Bustin in front of the shed at Clifton Lane. He is absent from Saturday's game with Birmingham Moseley due to injury.

placeholder image — Callum Bustin in front of the shed at Clifton Lane. He is absent from Saturday's game with Birmingham Moseley due to injury.

“You think about that, I’ll think about a week off and a holiday,” laughed Biljon, when asked if he dared look ahead to the March 14 and 21 appointments with their closest rivals.

“Don’t forget Blackheath are playing Plymouth tomorrow, third v second, that could have an influence on things.

“I’ve said all along, all the teams in this league will lose games between now and the end of the season.

“We’ve got four of our six games at home and we’ve got to make sure we can perform in front of our supporters.”

That sprint to the end starts on Saturday at home to Birmingham Moseley, the only opponent he wants his players focusing on.

“It’s the last game in a seven-week block, we’ve been able to navigate a few tricky fixtures through that seven weeks and I’d like to think we can once again aim for that performance in front of our home supporters before we enjoy a week off,” said Biljon, whose team came from behind to win at Tonbridge Juddians last week. “We had a lot of adversity with the travel, the conditions and injury but we came through it.”

Forward Callum Bustin (inset) and back Jackson Barling were the injured players last week who won’t be fit for Saturday.

“We’ve rotated the squad through the seven weeks,” said Biljon. “Callum has been unlucky but I think we would have had rotation in that position and having competition for places is important.”