ALCESTER recorded a season double over local rivals Shottery with an emphatic second half performance and a total of ten tries to conclude a 62-24 victory.

Guest player Will Bate stole the show scoring four of the home side’s tries with Sean Sudworth converting six for his side.

However, Shottery dominated the early period of the game retaining the majority of the possession which was rewarded with a try under the posts.

From the back of a good scrum Bate received a solid pass and ran a great angle to charge through unchallenged from the centre and score his first try of the match.

It wasn’t long before Shottery were back in front after a loose ball was kicked ahead and the Shottery player won the chase to it and dived over the line out wide.

The game continued to be end to end. After their best spell of possession in the game and a series of forward drives up the slope, Mat Ashby crashed over.

Less than ten minutes later, Ashby crossed for his second after Bate put in all the work, crashing through several tackles to offload to his team mate to put Alcester 17-12 ahead after a Sudworth conversion.

An ex-Alcester player, Ed Benskin was next to demonstrate a piece of individual brilliance. He dodged his way out of several tackles from within his own half to make it to the whitewash.

Benksin rounded up the first half flurry of tries with his second after the ball was moved out wide for the winger to score and put Shottery 24-17 ahead at the break.

The home side were able to utilise their large squad and made six changes at the break, particularly in the front five which saw a complete change for the second 40 minutes.

Josh O’Connor, who had come on as a sub, opened the scoring of the second half to draw his side level with their opposition.

Bate scored again to secure his hat-trick, a great debut performance from the northerner.

Bate continued to impress and being no stranger to the whitewash he was able to find it again for his fourth and final try.

Alcester’s guest players controlled the game with Harry Leek scoring the home side’s seventh try.

The team’s youngsters Lewis Walker and O’Connor concluded the game with a try each.

Next week Alcester travel to Ledbury, who are three places above them in the league and the 2nd XV welcome Coventrians 2’s.