Rotherham Titans players solving problems in pursuit of National One title

The Titans host long-time rivals Sedgley Park in their first home game for a month, with their one-point lead at the top of National One intact, thanks to a gritty 35-31 win at Rams in Berkshire last weekend.

“We’ve been away two weeks on the bounce to two very tough places, one at Brickfields (one point defeat to Plymouth) and one at Reading, and to come away with six points – although we would have wanted eight – is a real positive,” said Biljon (inset).

“The manner in which we performed at Rams was pretty good. We had a very good first half, but as ever in this game you get thrown adversity and the players had to manage some difficult situations.

“We had three props on the pitch at one stage, two scrum-halves on, and a back-rower in the backline, so we were challenged with a disjointed rhythm and framework, but the fact the players showed their composure and held on to still take the five points, was a really good attitude to show.

“People under-estimate how difficult it is to problem solve in those scenarios, to play out of position, it’s difficult, so we had to adapt and maybe it wasn’t the beautiful game, but it was resilience, problem-solving and adaptability was good to see.”

Next up is a reunion with Sedgley Park, a team Rotherham have a long history against from the pair’s time in the national pyramid.

“Can’t wait for Saturday, it’s been a good few weeks since we were last at home,” said Biljon.

“We’ve got a fantastic support up here at Rotherham, the players can’t wait to get back on home soil.”

Sedgley sit in mid-table with six wins and six defeats, but Biljon is taking nothing for granted.

“Listen, Sedgley beat Rosslyn Park (currently second) 33-0 last season, so that just shows their ability,” he said.

“These two clubs have a great history of crossing paths and we will have a fair challenge on our hands, no doubt about that.”