The Upper Clutha Rams had Highlander Josh Timu on the playing roster but you get the feeling the team would have prevailed over the Mudfish if he’d not stepped foot on the playing surface.

The final score (64 – 3) will never look good in the Mudfish's history books, nor should it, as every effort made to breach the Upper Clutha Rams try line was rebuffed.

Putting that aside, for now, let's look into other round-three action.

Wakatipu Premiers returned from the bye and the Easter break only to fall to the Arrowtown Bulls 15 to 22. 

The Alexandra Armadillos recovered from their low-scoring loss to the Rams in round two to edge out the Maniototo Maggots in an honest tussle 29 to 21.

The Central App spoke to the winning coach Garry Hape after his side pulled off the victory of the season so far. 

We asked him about the game and what it was like to have Josh Timu on the roster.

Watch the full match here.