{"id":25475,"date":"2025-04-29T07:50:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T19:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/?p=25475"},"modified":"2025-04-29T07:52:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T19:52:47","slug":"matchday-highlights-upper-hutt-rams-v-petone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/2025\/04\/29\/matchday-highlights-upper-hutt-rams-v-petone\/","title":{"rendered":"Matchday highlights: Upper Hutt Rams v Petone"},"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<p>Matchday scoring highlights of Saturday&#8217;s fourth round Swindale Shield affair between the Upper Hutt Rams and Petone.<\/p>\n<p>The home team the Rams won on a last play try, taking the game 32-29 on their Old Timers&#8217; Day.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams also won the Connolly Cup, their interclub trophy first presented to Petone in 1968.<\/p>\n<p>With a breeze, Petone skipped out to a 12-0 lead early, which grew to 26-15 by halftime. Both sides traded penalties in a tense second half, before the Rams won with two tries in the last few minutes including the match-winner on fulltime.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scoring highlights of this game below (via Club Rugby TV):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Swindale Shield 2025: UH Rams (32) v Petone (29)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S_Hn7TZjWj8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><em>Bonus track<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Highlights of the Premier 2 curtain-raiser, as seen on Club Rugby social media, which saw Petone win 44-21:<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-allowfullscreen=\"true\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NZClubRugby\/videos\/1059425152695063\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block;\"><\/div>\n<p>+++++<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25104\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CR-BACKSUPPORTERS-CLUB-1.png?resize=640%2C335&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CR-BACKSUPPORTERS-CLUB-1.png?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CR-BACKSUPPORTERS-CLUB-1.png?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CR-BACKSUPPORTERS-CLUB-1.png?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CR-BACKSUPPORTERS-CLUB-1.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matchday scoring highlights of Saturday&#8217;s fourth round Swindale Shield affair between the Upper Hutt Rams and Petone. 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