Moseley Preview

Moseley

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Titans

National Division 1

2nd September 2006

Billesley Common

Kick Off 3.00pm

TEAM NEWS

Looking ahead to the weekend Bester said, “Moseley are a very good running side, they won the division playing that way last season and I would expect them to play that way on Saturday. They have nothing to loose and everything to gain, they’ll give it a real go and come at us with everything that they have.

“But we will be ready for that, our preparation has been good and the players have worked very hard. Teams are going to loose games this season, but we want to have our destiny in our own hands.

“Our pre-season was good in as much it was good to away from home and compete with very good sides. We did that and that shows that we are on the right track – nothing more than that.

“People have commented on our style of play. Our style of play will be determined by the conditions and the opponents on the day. Look, I’m not in this to be popular, I’m in this to win matches and I don’t care how that is done as long as it is. If we are the ugliest team in the division and we win the division – I will take that.

“But I don’t want us to get ahead of ourselves, we will take each match as it comes and we start with Moseley on Saturday. They have a lot of history and tradition at their club and Saturday will be a big day for them. And there’s no doubt that we respect them, we have prepared hard and we will not take them for granted.”

Squad of 24 for Moseley

Adam Hopcroft, Barry Jacobsz, Bernard Hennessey, Brendan Burke, Brian Touhy, Erik Lund, Gareth Steenson, Hendre Fourie, Henry Head, Jamie Blackwood, Jannie Bornman, Jarleth Carey, Joe Bedford, John Buchanan, Louis McGowan, Michael McComish, Mike Whitehead, Neil Cochrane, Neil Hanna, Nigel Conroy, Sam Walsh, Showan Smith, Steve Croall, Tom Allen.

Unavailable Players due to Injury

Rudi Froneman (Calf – 2 weeks)

Andrew Turnbull (Knee – 4 weeks)

Michael Kirkwood (Foot – 3 weeks)

Jamie Kilbane (Knee - 5 weeks)

Gareth McComb (Groin – 2 weeks)

Jon Feeley (Groin – 2 weeks)

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Moseley Squad TBA

FORM GUIDE

Obviously there’s not a lot of form coming into this one and pre-season games are as much about developing match fitness as anything else. But two good displays by Rotherham against top opposition has given the squad belief.

Moseley will be difficult opposition as they try and make an instant mark on their return to the division. But if Rotherham are going to be challenging at the upper end of the division then games like these need to be won. And providing the Rotherham players are mentally tuned in for this one right from the start, they should come away with the victory.

Prediction: Roth by 8

Other Nat 1 fixtures this weekend

Bedford v Pertemps Bees

Doncaster v Newbury

Sedgley Park v Coventry

Waterloo v Plymouth Albion

Cornish Pirates v Otley

Leeds v London Welsh

Nottingham v Exeter

Waterloo v Plymouth Albion