RUGBY UNION – Alcester earn final day win at Old Leamingtonians with last gasp try

REPLACEMENT prop Dev Jacobs scored a try at the death to earn Alcester a dramatic 26-24 victory against Old Leamingtonians.

Jacobs scored his first Alcester try as the club secured their highest-ever finish in the RFU league structure.

The result means Alcester end the Counties 1 Midlands West (South) season in second place with 16 wins from 22 matches.

Old Leamingtonians scored the game’s first try at the Crofts following a quick dart from the base of a scrum.

Alcester responded on the stroke of half time as Josh O’Connor powered over and Ed Gough converted to put the visitors into a two-point lead at the break.

The home side reclaimed the lead five minutes into the second half before the hosts lost a player to the sin-bin for a high tackle.

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Alcester took full advantage of the extra player as Jack Green scored a carbon copy of the away side’s first try and Gough converted.

However, Green then saw yellow for a high tackle and Old Leamingtonians regained the lead with a converted try.

The lead changed hands again when Jamie Harland crossed for Alcester and Gough converted following a powerful run by prop Ieuan Hopkin.

And the lead changed hands for a seventh time when Old Leamingtonians crossed for a bonus point try with time running out.

However, the hosts lost a player to the sin-bin late on which led to an Alcester penalty as Jacobs pounced to score the match-winning try.

Alcester play Newbold-on-Avon in the semi-finals of the Warwickshire Shield with kick-off at 2pm at Parkfield Road.