Lodder and Hudson double up as ONs see off neighbours Old Scouts to win Alliance Cup
Old Northamptonians are celebrating another Alliance Cup success.
The Billing Road side proved to be too good for near neighbours Old Scouts as they secured a 27-17 final success at Franklin's Gardens last Wednesday night.
Scouts struck first at the home of the Saints, taking a 5-0 lead thanks to a try from George Cresser.
ONs hit back with a try of their own on 10 minutes from Callum Lodder, and they then pulled clear thanks to further tries from George Hudson, Oliver Kirkman and a second from Lodder, with Luke Newton adding one conversion.
Scouts kept themselves in the game thanks to an individual try from Dean Lake that was converted by Will Brenan, and it was ONs to held the advantage at the break, leading 22-12.
Eight minutes into the second half the ONs extended their lead as Hudson scored his second try to make it 27-12.
Scouts worked hard to try and get back in the game, but ONs stood firm until Alex Finney finally broke through to score a try 10 minutes from time to make it 27-17.
There was to be no further scoring and it was ONs who secured the silverware.
As for Scouts, they can still look back on an excellent season that saw them win the Regional Two Midlands East title.
The win for ONs completed an excellent end of the season for them, as the club added the Alliance Cup to the Oceanic Trophy and Lewis Shield wins secured at the Gardens a week earlier.
In the Oceanic final, which is played by Colts sides, the ONs beat Towcestrians 38-33, and then in the Lewis Shield the ONs again triumphed agains Tows, winning that one 31-21.
In the Women's Alliance Cup final, there was an emphatic 60-5 win for Buckingham against Bletchley.