Victorious Titans target play-offs

THE Titans will face Bedford, Doncaster and Cornish Pirates in the Championship promotion play-offs after signing off their regular season with a tight victory against Bristol on Saturday.

The 22-21 win guaranteed seventh spot and a place in Pool B and means the Clifton Lane outfit will start their play-off campaign at home to league runners-up Bedford on March 12.

Defeat would have thrown the Titans in with regular season champions Worcester and they came close to that after very nearly squandering a 22-0 half-time lead on Saturday.

Tries by Ryan Burrows, Peter Swatkins and Jonny Hepworth helped put them in control at the turnaround but the visitors surged back and very nearly nicked it late on.

Instead it is they who had to settle for the eighth and final promotion play-off spot.

Titans' next match is away to Birmingham Solihull in the British and Irish Cup on Sunday (3pm).