OXFORD Saints completed their regular season in the Southern Conference with a disappointing 35-12 home defeat at the hands of Sussex Thunder at Abingdon’s Tilsley Park.

After going 7-0 down early on, the hosts hit back to lead 12-7 thanks to a long throw by quarter-back James Sharples and then an interception touchdown by Simeon Stoodley.

Saints missed both their

two-point attempts.

Thunder hit back immediately to grab a 15-12 lead at half-time.

The visitors dominated the second half with three more touchdowns for a comfortable victory.

The defeat means that Saints finished fourth out of six teams in Division 1 Central, having won four of their ten games and tied one.