Rotherham Titans
Rotherham Rugby Union Football Club, or Rotherham Titans is a professional rugby union team 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2022–23 | 4th | |
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| Official website | ||
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Rotherham is one of the most successful clubs in English rugby history, having achieved multiple promotions within the league structure in the 1990s and early 2000s. 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.
Rotherham is now consistently a top 20 club in English rugby, with a reputation for being a breeding ground for developing talented players, including those who are overlooked by other top clubs such as David Strettle, Hendre Fourie and Erik Lund.