Matchday Ed Chaney Cup semi-final scoring highlights: Tawa (33) v Petone (21)

The two teams met at Lyndhurst Park on Saturday in their Premier 2, Division 1 semi-final.

Conditions were wet but still and not cold. Tawa made a rocking start to the match, racing to a 20-0 lead. They then kicked their second penalty to go 23-0 up.

Petone lost a player to the sin-bin but rallied and scored a converted try right on halftime to make it 23-7.

Petone doubled their score early in the second half, but Tawa ran in another try to go 28-14 up. Petone wouldn’t lie down and when they scored again to close it to 28-21 there were thoughts of extra time. But home team Tawa wanted none of that and crossed for their winner a few minutes to play.

Tawa will now Old Boys University in Saturday’s Ed Chaney Cup final on Porirua Park 2. Tawa are three-time defending champions, OBU won this year’s first round Harper Lock Shield competition.

Highlights of this match are below: