Rotherham Titans
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Rotherham Rugby Union Football Club, or Rotherham Titans is a rugby union club from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, currently playing in the fourth tier of the English rugby union league system, following their relegation from the National League 1 at the end of the 2019–2020 season.
Full name | Rotherham Rugby Union Football Club | |
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Union | Yorkshire RFU | |
Nickname(s) | The Titans Roth | |
Founded | 1923; 101 years ago (1923) | |
Location | Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England | |
Ground(s) | Clifton Lane (Capacity: 3,628) | |
Chairman | Nick Cragg | |
Director of Rugby | Martin Jenkinson | |
Coach(es) | Joe Barker | |
Captain(s) | Zak Poole | |
Top scorer | Kevin Plant (927) | |
Most tries | John Dudley (49) | |
League(s) | National League 2 North | |
2023–4 | Champions (promoted to National League 1) | |
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Official website | ||
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Rotherham achieved multiple promotions within the league structure in the 1990s and early 2000s.[1] This meteoric rise ultimately culminated in two unsuccessful spells in the English Premiership. Rotherham is perhaps best known for the Rugby Football Union blocking its entry into the Premiership, its subsequent legal challenges, and a partially successful appeal to the Office of Fair Trading to break an alleged Premiership cartel.[2][3][4]
Rotherham have developed several international players, including David Strettle, Hendre Fourie and Erik Lund.[5]