The 32-5 win puts the students into third spot and firmly into a semifinal position after 11 rounds of the Dunedin premier competition.
Taieri and Southern fill the top two spots after getting bonus-point wins on Saturday.
Taieri leads the Gallaway Trophy competition with 50 points and is followed by Southern 48, University A and Dunedin 37, Alhambra-Union 36, Harbour and Kaikorai 27, Zingari-Richmond 18, Pirates 5 and Green Island 1.
Kaikorai winger Bryce Morgan added one more to his total on Saturday and is the first player to score 10 tries this winter.
The leading scorers are Peter Breen (Alhambra-Union) 135, Greg Dyer (Dunedin) 111, Ben Patston (Southern) 92 and Cam Rutherford (Kaikorai) 89.
University A 32
Dunedin 5
This was a game that Dunedin handed to Varsity on a plate and the students gleefully accepted.
All Varsity's points in the first spell came from Dunedin turnovers, a combination of schoolboy errors, sloppy passing, bad handling and ridiculous offloads.
Varsity led 17-5 at halftime through a Jack Wolfreys try and a nice move that put winger Gavin Stark over out wide. First five Fletcher Smith added the extras and kicked a penalty.
Dunedin's sole points for the game came from a lineout, after which lock Martin Swaffield was driven over.
Varsity played with a strong breeze in the first spell that turned into an Arctic hurricane in the second, which should have admirably assisted Dunedin.
The wind got so strong at one stage referee Sheldon Eden-Waitiri halted play for 10 minutes, as a couple of backs were blown over.
Dunedin was pathetic in the second half, despite the 40-point wind. Its scrum was decimated and it had no answer to the tigerish display by the Varsity loosies.
Varsity scored three tries into the hurricane, two to replacement half Nick Annear and a second to Gavin Stark, before the game was called off 10 minutes early.
Varsity wrested the coveted Jonathan Keogh Trophy and the Speight's Challenge Shield away from Dunedin.
Hooker Sam Sturgess was the best player for Varsity, ably supported by loose forwards Wolfreys, Sione Teu and Dillon Hunt. Annear and Matt Faddes were the best backs.
It was hard to find some standouts for Dunedin but Swaffield, halfback George Vance and prop Joe Dobson probably achieved a pass mark.
University A 32 (Gavin Stark 2, Nick Annear 2, Jack Wolfreys tries; Fletcher Smith 2 con, pen), Dunedin 5 (Martin Swaffield try). Halftime: University 17-5.
Harbour 31
Kaikorai 18
Harbour played some of its best rugby of the season to beat Kaikorai in an entertaining but shortened match at Watson Park.
It gained maximum points as it scored five tries to two in a game abandoned 15 minutes from the scheduled end as gale-force winds and driving rain swept across the ground.
Kaikorai led 8-0 after 12 minutes after playing with the wind but Harbour regrouped to lead 12-11 at halftime after two good tries, one from a lineout drive and the other from a lovely break by centre Aleki Morris.
Harbour, with the elements in its favour, put the result beyond doubt with two tries in the first five minutes of the second spell, the first after slick work by Seilala Mapusua and the second by halfback Jonty Wood after another concerted attack.
It was 31-11 when lock Ellioti Tonga scored midway through the spell but the game was called off soon after Shane Calder crashed over for Kaikorai 25 minutes into the half.
The Harbour win was built around its pack and loosies Dawai and Hadleigh May and locks Tonga and Hale T-Pole all had standout games.
Inside backs Wood and Nick Ealey complemented their work well, Mapusua and Morris were excellent in midfield, and wingers Sala Halaleva and Marckis Schaaf benefited with run-in tries.
Kaikorai started well but lost its momentum. Loose forwards Simon Grant, Marcus Balchin and lock Jared Goodson performed creditably, Cam Rutherford was steady at first five-eighth, Bryce Morgan took his try-scoring chance well as he beat several tacklers and Rob Jordan was a dangerous runner.
But Harbour adapted better to the boggy ground and swirling win to achieve an important win.
Harbour 31 (Ratu Dawai, Sala Halaleva, Marckis Schaaf, Jonty Wood, Ellioti Tonga tries; Nick Ealey 3 con), Kaikorai 18 (Bryce Morgan, Shane Calder tries; Cam Rutherford con, 2 pen). Halftime: Harbour 12-11.
Taieri 38
Zingari-Richmond 0
The gods favoured Taieri when it beat Zingari-Richmond at Montecillo.
The Eels played with the northwest wind at their backs in the first half and also had the advantage when it switched to southwest in the second spell.
Taieri did not need this advantage because it displayed slick skills and made use of the width of the paddock.
Centre Kieran Moffat was the outstanding player and used his strength in the 22m to run in three tries.
Kori Rupene, his partner in the midfield, chimed in with two tries.
First five-eighth Michael Collins, growing in stature with each game, scored the best try of the game with an 80m solo effort.
The best Taieri forward was hooker Henry Parker with his strength at the maul and his driving play.
Taieri scored four tries in the first half. It led 26-0 at the break and added two more tries in a shortened second half.
For Zingari, second five-eighth Lachie Moore impressed with his strong runs with the ball and his general leadership, flanker Chris Bell had a tradesmanlike game, lock Joe Latta was efficient and hooker Jahvard Samson-Noble was combative in the tight.
Taieri 38 (Kieran Moffat 3, Kori Rupene 2, Michael Collins tries; Henry Parker 4 con), Zingari-Richmond 0. Halftime: Taieri 26-0.
Alhambra-Union44Pirates10Alhambra-Union took control when it moved the ball wide and exploited the weak points in the Pirates defence at Hancock Park.
The Pirates forwards were combative for the first 27 minutes, as No8 Solomon T-Pole, flanker Travis McIntosh and prop Hisa Sisagi made ground with their driving runs.
Pirates led 10-6 before the floodgates opened and Alhambra-Union went on a scoring spree in the next 35 minutes.
Gaps began to open up when first five-eighth Corey McFadzean delivered fast ball to his outsides.
Fullback Kurt Baker added thrust when he joined the line and his two tries at the end of the first half gave Alhambra-Union a comfortable 25-10 lead at the break.
Alhambra-Union added two more second-half tries before the game was called off early because of the weather.
The best Alhambra-Union forwards were lock Mike Colville and front-rowers Harley Iraia and Tom Viggo.
Viggo had goal-kicking duties and did his bit by kicking six goals from eight attempts and scoring 14 points.
Alhambra-Union 44 (Kurt Baker 2, Ben Qauqau, Ben Johnson, Harley Iraia, Ben Pereira tries; Tom Viggo 4 con, 2 pen), Pirates 10 (Travis McIntosh try; Craig Sneddon con, pen). Halftime: Alhambra-Union 25-10.
Southern 46
Green Island 10
Halfback Josh Walden scored two tries and played a key role in Southern's comfortable win over Green Island in difficult conditions at Bathgate Park.
The ground was soaked after recent rain and was muddy in patches but this did not deter Southern as it played attractive running rugby, with backs and forwards combining together in some exciting movements.
Walden played a key role with his swift and long passes and his speed to the breakdown.
Ben Patston controlled play efficiently from first five-eighth and his long cut-out passes created space for his outsides. Hanipale Galo thrived on this in the midfield and scored two tries.
Southern was too big and strong up front and Green Island did not have any answer to the power play of the Southern pack.
Key forwards in the Southern pack were No8 Lafaele Faamoe and locks Adam Knight and Tim Ferguson.
Green Island made too many silly mistakes and gifted the ball back to Southern. Two of the tries came from Green Island's generosity.
Key players for Green Island were openside flanker Luke Johnston and fullback Shane McNoe, who scored all Green Island's points with a try, a conversion and a penalty.
Southern 46 (Hanipale Galo 2, Josh Walden 2, Josh Gordon, Lafaele Faamoe, Ricky Riccitelli, Frae Wilson tries; Ben Patston 3 con), Green Island 10 (Shane McNoe try, con, pen). Halftime: Southern 36-10.
