Matchday Highlights: UH Rams (24) v Tawa (19) – first win over Tawa in a decade

Visitors the Upper Hutt Rams came screeching back over the final 15 minutes to beat Tawa 24-19 at  windy Lyndhurst Park on Saturday.

Tawa were left ruing a number of missed opportunities and a pair of second half yellow cards which cost them the game.

They had earlier sprung to life midway through the first half by scoring three tries in several minutes to lead 19-3. This should have been more but a fourth try went begging after a set-up in the northwestern corner of the ground. Instead, the Rams broke out and scored and it was 19-10 at halftime.

Now with the wind, Tawa dominated early territory and possession but again missed scoring and also turned down a shot at goal from in front. The Rams weathered this, rode a yellow card injection to both sides and used their bench to come back with two late strikes took the lead. Tawa had a late chance to win with an attacking scrum inside the 22 but the Rams turned it over and won the game.

Scoring highlights of the match below:

CREDITS. Footage and image: Club Rugby/ Music: Audionautix.com

In this coming Saturday’s 13th and final round of the Swindale Shield, both teams are playing at home.  the Upper Hutt Rams host the Avalon Wolves at Maidstone Park and Tawa the Wellington Axemen at Lyndhurst Park.

A Swindale Shield points table is below:

Upper Hutt Rams v Tawa Flashback match

This past Saturday’s match was the Upper Hutt Rams’ first win over Tawa in a decade.

Tawa had won 10 straight matches against them before the Rams broke their duck.

The last time the Rams had beaten Tawa was under lights in a midweek Swindale Shield in round three of the 2016 season, shown below: