{"id":18385,"date":"2023-07-06T16:09:48","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T04:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/?p=18385"},"modified":"2023-07-06T16:29:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T04:29:15","slug":"mature-mccashin-on-growing-rams-spine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/2023\/07\/06\/mature-mccashin-on-growing-rams-spine\/","title":{"rendered":"Mature McCashin on Growing Rams Spine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#wpls-logo-showcase-slider-1 .wpls-fix-box,\n\t\t\t#wpls-logo-showcase-slider-1 .wpls-fix-box img.wp-post-image{max-height:250px; }\n\t\t<\/style>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wpls-wrap wpls-logo-showcase-slider-wrp wpls-logo-clearfix wpls-design-1 \" data-conf=\"{&quot;slides_column&quot;:4,&quot;slides_scroll&quot;:1,&quot;dots&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay_interval&quot;:3000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;rtl&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:800,&quot;center_mode&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpls-logo-showcase logo_showcase wpls-logo-slider  sliderimage_hide_border \" id=\"wpls-logo-showcase-slider-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roblawmax.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/rmax24.jpg?fit=220%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geeksonwheels.co.nz\/locations\/wellington-computer-repair\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/images.jpg?fit=296%2C170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecallcentre.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TCC-Logo-400x260-1.jpg?fit=400%2C260&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.partnersfinance.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/part2.jpg?fit=300%2C195&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>By Adam Julian<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When Kaide McCashin suffered a pectoral injury lifting weights in the gym in 2021, he thought his rugby career was over. He couldn&#8217;t even bring himself to Maidstone Park to watch the Upper Hutt Rams.<\/p>\n<p>The halfback had already ruptured the ACL in his right knee in 2017 and 2019 and fractured his neck in a swimming pool incident.<\/p>\n<p>McCashin is back for Upper Hutt in 2023. The Rams have won eight games and are one win away from making the Jubilee Cup semi-finals for the first time since 2005 alongside fellow perennial strugglers Paremata-Plimmerton and Johnsonville. The Rams hadn&#8217;t even made the top eight in the old competition structure since 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For us and our team, not a whole lot has changed,&#8221; McCashin said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A lot of the boys have been playing together for a long time now and maybe we&#8217;re gelling with one another better.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t speak much for why Johnsonville and\u00a0Paremata-Plimmerton\u00a0are much better but when you play them, they feel like they are one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The\u00a0Paremata-Plimmerton\u00a0crowd is definitely an advantage for them. They have these patches in games where they&#8217;re awesome and their momentum is hard to stop.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Johnsonville plays a real fast style and can hurt you from anywhere. Their wings and fullback Jacob Walmsley have some absolute pace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Rams roster still features regulars like Daniel Schrjvers, the Svenson brothers (Todd, Scott, and Josh), Eli Hunt, Josh Brown, and Aidan Woodward. Little has changed at Upper Hutt, yet a lot has changed for McCashin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clubrugby.smugmug.com\/2023\/2023-Swindale-Shield\/Round-12-UHR-31-v-OBU-25\/i-3BbbCsB\/A\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.smugmug.com\/2023\/2023-Swindale-Shield\/Round-12-UHR-31-v-OBU-25\/i-3BbbCsB\/0\/DzJJFbHbFLm5jGkBPb6bjp6jd53bPxPfCqt5CJ53W\/640x427\/3x1-640x427.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Fulltime for the Rams after their 12th round Swindale Shield win at home against Old Boys University.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In August 2021 first daughter Indie\u00a0was born. His partner Brooke is expecting another child later this year. Kaide owns an electrical business with his brother, former Rams wing Reid, and he\u2019s shed a dozen\u00a0kilograms\u00a0adding greater speed and clarity to his game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m playing the best rugby I have played in a long time. Carrying less weight makes me quicker and less tired,\u201d McCashin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecoming a father has changed me a lot. You settle down quickly with all the new responsibilities. When I fractured my neck, I jumped recklessly into a swimming pool and didn\u2019t even get it checked for a month. I thought because I could walk, I was alright.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCashin debuted for the Rams in 2015 and has made over 50 appearances with a dozen starts this year. He scored two tries in a narrow loss to Hutt Old Boys Marist in Round 6 of the Swindale Shield and backed that up with another double in a 40-39 win against Petone a week later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the Petone game was our best game of the season. It felt like everyone was clicking that day,\u201d McCashin said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clubrugby.smugmug.com\/2023\/2023-Swindale-Shield\/Round-7-Upper-Hutt-Rams-40-v-Petone-39\/i-DD2TbTx\/A\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.smugmug.com\/2023\/2023-Swindale-Shield\/Round-7-Upper-Hutt-Rams-40-v-Petone-39\/i-DD2TbTx\/0\/85QVhkgc3wmfWvFWVVnQpnnNhWWx6NXn92bhfTm6\/640x294\/1V0A0296-640x294.jpg?resize=640%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"294\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>McCashin playing against the\u00a0 earlier this season.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe beat OBU 31-25 in Daniel Schrjvers&#8217; 100<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0game. That was a massive achievement for Daniel. He\u2019s broken his forearm which is still niggly for him but he\u2019s playing the same way he always had.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Upper Hutt is the only team to beat Paremata-Plimmerton, and on Saturday fell narrowly to the Hammerheads 27-31 with McCashin scoring a try at the end <em>(below):<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-26923-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/KaideMcCashin-UHR-27-v-PP-31-1July23.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/KaideMcCashin-UHR-27-v-PP-31-1July23.mp4\">https:\/\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/KaideMcCashin-UHR-27-v-PP-31-1July23.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This Saturday Oriental Rongotai awaits in a do-or-die clash. Ories beat Upper Hutt 24-23 in the last round of the Swindale Shield to secure their place in the Jubilee Cup. He\u00a0expects a tough game with Ories especially dangerous in the backs, but he rues Upper Hutt missed opportunities at the Polo Ground on June 24.<\/p>\n<p>Toby Crosby, Senio Sanele, and Toby Mallon are three youngsters who have seized their\u00a0opportunities. Explosive loose forward Crosby has been captain and scored 25 tries in 25 Rams games. Prop\u00a0Sanele was in the New Zealand Barbarians Schools team last year and earned selection for the Wellington Lions wider training squad. Hooker Mallon led St Patrick\u2019s College, Silverstream to the Premiership in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>McCashin believes this youth, the refurbishment of Maidstone Park due to be complete later this year, nearby Brewtown, and access to NZCIS facilities make Upper Hutt \u201cvery inviting\u201d for the future.<\/p>\n<p>Kaide\u2019s father Tony\u00a0McCashin, a relation of former All Blacks hooker and famous beer brewer Terry McCashin, has been a longtime coach with the Rams. 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