Rotherham 16-24 Bristol (agg 36-56) | Championship play-off semi-finals

Rotherham 16-24 Bristol (agg 36-56)Bristol and Worcester, always favourites to contest the end-of-season shootout for a place in the Premiership, booked their places for the Championship final – Worcester’s first since relegation last season and Bristol’s third in the six years since they slipped from the top division.In the end the two sides with most firepower – even allowing for the loss of half of Worcester’s backline before Friday’s deciding tie against London Scottish – got through, although Bristol were made to work for their title shot, seeing Rotherham reduce the 12-point ma…