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MATCH SPONSOR CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME Today we welcome old friends from Birmingham Moseley to for what will be the 42nd Chairman match between our two sides. Back in 1996 we TITANS met them for the first time in National 2, with Nick Cragg the Titans winning here Who’s Who at Clifton Lane and losing Contents away later in the season. chance to meet up with old friends amongst our VP’s and supporters. Our game at their ground last TODAYS October was a closely fought battle, We are also pleased to welcome where we lost by a few points, and 2 mascots to lead out our team Chairman: Nick Cragg this pattern of games, with just a today; Joel aged 11 and his brother 6 OPPOSITION score between the teams, winning Jacob, aged 9, from St Mary’s Director of Rugby: or losing, has been seen over the School, Herringthorpe, along with Martin Jenkinson TITANS last few encounters. their friends and family, and we hope they have a memorable day. For both sides, at the wrong end of 12 the table, it is a vital match for setting Joining us in hospitality today are Commercial Director: LOCKER standards for the rest of the season Mick Appleyard from MAP Services, John Whaling and we hope to hear the Shed, loud Franco Ventura from McDonalds, ROOM and proud, helping our team on to a Mick Williamson from Fortem, Steve win at Clifton Lane. Barker from B&B Vehicle Leasing, Martin & Sharon Hinks from The General Managers: As you will have seen in the press, TITANS Red Lion at Thorpe Hesley, Martin and via our social media channels, Tony Jenkinson & 22 Davies, Alan and Gail Swallow, Anne Steve Salvin has returned to the Coggins and Titans VP’s John Lye, Gill Farrington-Lee FIXTURES/RESULTS Club to work alongside Matt Smith Mike Rogers, Tony Clabby and and Martin Jenkinson, our Director Matt Cockton who will offer a warm of Rugby, to get our season back TEAM welcome and “look after” the visiting Coach: on track. Birmingham Moseley committee Matt Smith 27 MATES The last two games, at home to members. Albion and away to We welcome all our supporters and , were tense, highly sponsors to Clifton Lane, and we Medical Staff: entertaining matches, where again hope to provide a great game of we were within a few points of taking Dr Chris Myers & David Swift rugby on the pitch, and an enjoyable the win and having to settle instead day all round. for losing bonus points. Many people commented to me that the excellent Team Assistants: I hope everyone enjoys the battle on standard of rugby we produced for the pitch today, and the hospitality Tony Foster, Keith Haynes large parts of both those games off it, both before the game and at wasn’t what they expected from a & John O’Brien ‘The Third Half’ afterwards in the team at the bottom of the division. clubhouse, whoever you support. Hopefully the corner has been turned and results will start to go our way. MATCH DAY PHOTOGRAPHY Nick Cragg Whatever happens on the pitch today, Chairman we offer a very warm welcome to the players, officials and supporters from Birmingham Mosley and hope they enjoy their day with us and take the 03 FROM THE COACH’S DEN

Reflecting on our performance at FORWARDS Cambridge I think it’s fair to say the lads did some really good stuff. We COACH were obviously disappointed not to pick-up the five points, having had the opportunity to win the game right at the end. MATT SMITH However, I think we have taken another step forward; yes we could have done with the win and you could They are coming here off the back see the hurt on the boys’ faces after of a good win against Cinderford the game, but we definitely took a and there’s no doubt they’ll be full step forward which is encouraging. of confidence on the back of it. But our confidence has grown in the last We probably let ourselves down with 2 weeks and there’s no reason why poor discipline, we gave quite a lot the lads shouldn’t have the belief and of penalties away in the second half energy to go out there and grab the which gave them field position and win. changed the momentum of the game. That is something we need to look You can see when we play with at, especially the silly and needless energy and tempo we put it on teams penalties. and we are a tough team to handle. We’ll need to make sure we keep to The exciting thing however is in the our structure, but our main point is we last two weeks we have kept going need to be more clinical when we get right up until the 80th minute and if into the final third of the pitch. we had gone over at the end against Cambridge we would have got the Every time we are down there we five point win. need to make sure we are coming away with points. We have to turn that Another aspect of our game which has pressure and possession into points. improved in the last couple of weeks is If we had been more clinical in our our scrum. As an eight there’s been a last 2 games against Cambridge and massive “buy-in” and that has resulted Plymouth, we would have collected in us forcing the opposition into giving bonus point victories in both. away plenty of penalties and the boys will take a lot of confidence from that. I think today’s game will be won by Our business: the side which is more clinical when That confidence is something the they get into the oppositions final third boys can take into today’s game and we need to be that team. protecting your business since 1990 against Birmingham Moseley and I know if the lads can produce the type Enjoy the game, of performance I know they have in them; the win is definitely achievable Proud patrons of today. Smithy Barnsley and Rotherham However, we know Moseley are a good side and they’ll present us with Chamber of Commerce the usual challenges, as they have a good scrum and a good driving maul. We’ll have to make sure we don’t give away any silly penalties because if we New Ebury House, South Grove, Rotherham, S60 2AF do we’ll concede field position and Call 01709 821 400 that’s what they want. Email [email protected] Web www.jenkinsoninsurance.co.uk

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ran into financial difficulties and were they won their first cup in 27 years beating HISTORY forced to sell their 125-year home to 23–18 in the final of the National Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club were property developers. An unsuccessful Trophy at Twickenham. historically the premier rugby club in five-year spell based at the University of Birmingham, reaching the final of the John Birmingham followed, during which time On the weekend starting 15 April 2016; Player Cup three times in the late 1970s they were relegated to National Division defeat to Bristol, combined with results and early 1980s. Two. elsewhere during the same weekend confirmed Moseley's relegation to National They originally played at the Reddings, In 2005 the club moved to its new home League 1 for the 2016/17 season. but after attempting to keep up with the at , and were promoted transition to professional rugby, the club to National Division One in 2006. In 2009 DIRECTOR OF RUGBY: ADAM BALDING Adam Balding, 40, was appointed Birmingham Moseley’s Director of Rugby during the summer of 2019, having joined from National 1 rivals Cinderford, where he held the role of head coach since May 2016.

Coventry-born, the former Broadstreet RFC Colt, who played professionally for the likes of and took over the role from the outgoing Richard Protherough.

Balding, who also played for and , conceded upon his appointment to the “Black & Reds” that a big task lay ahead to turn around Moseley's fortunes:

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His 23-year association with Worcester came to an end last season when he played his 218th and final game for them in the season-ending triumph over Saracens in the Gallagher Premiership. After receiving several offers, Arr decided Was £39.99, now £30... to join Moseley where he has linked-up with former Warriors team-mate Adam Balding who is Director of Rugby at Billesley Common.

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INJURY UPDATE David Swift With David Swift Good afternoon and welcome Our only issue in the game A1 to Cambridge I negotiated a The winning team back to Clifton Lane for our on Saturday was that we had pick-up in Tickhill by the team second home game of 2020. to remove DPR from the field coach last Saturday. Well, 2020 has seen a bit after suffering a knock to his for recruiting of an upturn in our fortunes. head. He was fine immediately As a penance for dragging Performances on the pitch after the game but is following the coach 0.4 miles further on have started to improve AND the return to play protocol its route to Blyth Roundabout flexible and so has our injury predicament. and if things go well should and the A1, I said I would get be available for selection for another pork pie from Fenton’s. As many of you will have today’s game. permanent roles seen, Dan Leake scored a When I went to collect my order typical Dan Leake try in the You may well be getting as at 9.10 on Saturday morning game against Plymouth, fed up of reading about Rikki the very kind butcher said that right across catch the high ball from a as I am of writing about him, a fan had taken a copy of the ‘kick to compete’ and race in but you may be pleased programme when I mentioned for 40m (Leaky claims it was to read that he undertook their pork pies into the shop. As the UK further!). Sadly later in the his introduction back into a consequence he donated an half he pulled up lame with a scrummaging last Thursday extra pork pie. strained hamstring and had and completed some 8v8 live to be removed from the field. scrums. I’m still unsure who When I got on the bus at the Dan hasn’t trained since but had the bigger grin after it, Buttercross the smell of the is following our guidance him or me! warm pork pies generated such with regard to the early an interest amongst the staff. management of his problem Reece Ward went to see the This group of hardy individuals and is progressing in the right knee specialist and is now and pork pie aficionados had direction. waiting for an MRI to confirm consumed the two large pork Your local recruiter of choice all our suspicions that his ACL pies by the time we hit the A1! After the team had been is ruptured. Normally they are not even Stafforce has been placing the right people in the right roles since 1983. By announced for the Cambridge touched before 10.30…….Top understanding your goals and ambitions, we can guarantee that the right quality game and training had been In terms of injuries that’s where Marks again to Fenton’s! completed last Thursday we are as of Monday lunchtime employees are never in short supply. evening, One or two of the and whilst it can change as Enjoy the game boys were doing some ‘extras’. the week progresses we are David and Doc We are proud of the relationships we have with employers and jobseekers alike. We are Unfortunately Connor Field, currently in as good a position who had been selected to as we have been for what passionate about ethical employment and the rights of our workers, and we support replace the injured Dan Leake, feels like months! Let’s hope them to develop their skills through workplace training. At Stafforce our purpose is to went over on his ankle which it continues! enable people to be their best. began to swell at a very impressive rate. He was sent I previously mentioned the for an X-Ray immediately and backroom staffs’ ritual of a Call our consultant team today – 01709377177 fortunately no fracture was pork pie on away trips. As seen. We will reassess him the future Mrs Swift and I have For more information visit – stafforce.co.uk at training this week before recently moved to Tickhill and we make any predictions as to we were travelling along the how many games he will miss. 0909 Visit: www.howellsllp.com

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Hello you Titans, had enough and disappeared John O’Brien out of the stand, heading for Well here I am on Monday the dug-out, presumably 13th January waiting for to give words of, ahem, are we in the words of Dad’s Brendan to arrive. I’ve just encouragement to the lads Army John Laurie “doomed”? been outside with Liz, she to and to tell them not to drop feed our hedgehog and me to off tackles so clumsily. Both scenarios are in our own top-up the birdfeeders before hands but we must make a the storm materialises. Five minutes later we were better job of punishing the encouraged by Ben’s try and oppositions mistakes as there However as Jim, my departed an amazing conversion by were, as you will see if you brother in law would have Sam. Our old pal Hendo then watch the DVD, three golden said in his Irish brogue, “It’s did what old Titans do, and opportunities to come away blowing a hooley already bit us on the bum just before last Saturday with a good John.” He was one of those half-time. away win. blokes who could light up a room with his personality and I believe we could have, and So be ready today for warm words. Big big rugby fan should have gone in at the Moseley’s one card trick too; he was a Gloucester boy break 10-14 in front, had it i.e. penalty to the corner through and through. not been for poor line-out ball. and rolling maul try, very successfully accomplished I was talking to Keith about Then there was the purple last year four times in the him on the way down to patch for us with a superb same game. Good luck with Cambridge last Saturday and interception by Sam and 60 that then! for the life of me, I just couldn’t metre solo dash followed by remember the year he died Harry Newborn being driven Enjoy the game and all the while watching his side over the line after good very best as usual, running out against Biarritz. It forward play both tries being was April 2013. Don’t you find converted brilliantly by Sam. Cheers, it incredible how quickly time passes by? I certainly do and Then, oh no, we had 10 the even more worrying thing minutes and 10 points of is, as you get older it seems absolute purgatory. It’s a long John to accelerate. way home to Rotherham and once again what should have Enough!! Returning to our trip been a 5 pointer was another down to Cambridge. After five disappointment. minutes and 10 points adrift, we were not happy bunnies. Can we do a Steve McQueen Two soft tries and Matt had and plot the “Great Escape” or

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