Moseley		8 - 36	Rotherham Titans
	Anthony Carter	15	Tom Foden
	William Robinson	14	Edward Tellwright
	Greg King	13	Elliott Brierley
	Andy Reay	12	Palepoi Nonu
	Michael Gillick	11	Shane Monahan
	Bradley Davies	10	Clifford Hodgson
	Samuel Brown	9	Matthew Rhodes
	Thomas Warren	1	James Kilbane
	Adam Caves	2	Daniel Baines
	Colin Quigley	3	Robert O'Donnell
	David Lyons	4	Barney Maddison
	Richard Stott	5	Adrian Griffiths
	Neil Mason	6	Robin Copeland
	Michael Maltman	7	Carl Kirwan
	Chevvy Pennycook	8	Semisi Taulava
Replacements
	Anthony O'Donnell	16	Edward Stagg
	Paul Spivey	17	Shane Cahill
	Marshall Gadd	18	Benjamin Hooper
	Charley Thomas	19	Ross Noonan
	Drew Harper	20	Sean Dougall
	Ryan De La Harpe	21	Jimmy Williams
	Callum Macburnie	22	Garry Law

 

 

	Min	Score
	03	0 - 3	Pen Clifford Hodgson
Pen Bradley Davies	09	3 - 3
	24	3 - 8	Try Shane Monahan
	24	3 - 8	Miss Con Clifford Hodgson
	27	3 - 13	Try Edward Tellwright
	27	3 - 15	Con Clifford Hodgson
	37	3 - 20	Try Tom Foden
	37	3 - 22	Con Clifford Hodgson
	39	3 - 27	Try Carl Kirwan
	39	3 - 29	Con Clifford Hodgson
Rep Anthony O'Donnell For Colin Quigley (Tactical)	41	3 - 29
Rep Paul Spivey For Richard Stott (Tactical)	41	3 - 29
Rep Drew Harper For Michael Maltman (Tactical)	41	3 - 29
Rep Ryan De La Harpe For Samuel Brown (Tactical)	52	3 - 29
Rep Marshall Gadd For Thomas Warren (Tactical)	53	3 - 29
	61	3 - 29	Rep Edward Stagg For Daniel Baines (Injury)
	65	3 - 29	Rep Benjamin Hooper For Barney Maddison (Tactical)
Rep Callum Macburnie For Greg King (Injury)	65	3 - 29
	70	3 - 29	Rep Ross Noonan For Robert O'Donnell (Tactical)
Rep Charley Thomas For Chevvy Pennycook (Tactical)	70	3 - 29
	70	3 - 29	Rep Jimmy Williams For Matthew Rhodes (Tactical)
	72	3 - 29	Rep Shane Cahill For James Kilbane (Tactical)
Try Drew Harper	74	8 - 29
Miss Con Bradley Davies	74	8 - 29
	74	8 - 29	Yellow Card Semisi Taulava
	80	8 - 34	Try Carl Kirwan
	80	8 - 36	Con Clifford Hodgson

 

 

Venue	Billesley	Attendance	915
Weather	Dry	Referee	James Matthew (SRU)

 

 

(Match details courtesy of Rugby Roundup)

 

Match report

- Brian Dick,  Birmingham Post

 

Of all of Moseley's six defeats this season, this one was perhaps themost disturbing, one that will set Kevin Maggs' nerves jangling morethan the others and not just because it was against his former team.

 

The fact it came at home, against a side deprived by illness of its captain and front-line goal-kicker is of considerable cause for concern and the fact that this week they couldn't point to a lack of effort or interest doubly so.

 

In a strange way Moseley have been able to take succour in the first two months of campaign from the way they have allowed opponents to prosper simply by not working hard enough.

 

At Doncaster, London Scottish and Leeds they showed themselves capable of coming back when they put their collective foot down and in doing so were able to explain away their failings as merely commitment-related.

 

In that respect this defeat was different. Perhaps for the first time in Kevin Maggs' embryonic reign they were basically found out to be not good enough on the day.

 

Going up the hill and into the wind in the first half their intensity was reasonable, not of Twickenham standards admittedly but certainly not as bad as it had been at Castle Park or at Scottish.

 

They seemed to be doing pretty well too, holding on to the ball and inching their way up the pitch in defiance of gravity.

 

However, as soon as Rotherham scored the first try in the 24th minute, they imploded. All the Titans had to do was run hard and straight and they mowed Moseley down to lead 29-3 at the interval.

 

That was always going to be at least seven points too many to rein in but everyone at Billesley Common expected a second half onslaught as the conditions blew Mose towards the visitors' line.

 

But when they tried to step on the gas at the start of the second period there simply was nothing in the tank, they couldn't pull back and the distance between themselves and the redoubtable Titans remained constant. That will alarm Maggs.

 

Of course Moseley have shown themselves in recent seasons to be masters at turning negatives into positives, of coming back when the odds are seemingly insurmountable.

 

There was a sense of growing urgency in the Billesley Common clubhouse after the game and it would be surprising if Maggs doesn't swing his axe. One or two of Saturday's side might find themselves confined to British & Irish Cup duty, or even complete inactivity, for the rest of the season.

 

It will be interesting then to see whether there is any headroom in his budget, a la the Scottish Exiles who brought two Argentina internationals to the Athletic Ground last week. How Moseley would love to be able to do something similar.

 

For the moment Maggs must find the forwards to live with Plymouth on Friday night. Mike Ellery should be fit to return and the prospect of the young No. 8 in the back row with Chevvy Pennycook and Neil Mason is mouthwatering.

 

It is the tight five that needs most attention though. Maggs has some decent options at lock but the front row and therefore the scrum, remains a genuine concern. What he needs is a tighthead capable of competing for 80 minutes and not just the second 40.

 

Find that and Moseley could yet mount the most spirited of rearguard actions, find it not and Billesley Common could be set for a winter of discontent.