Southern RFC

It was men against boys when Southern beat Dunedin to regain the Ron Reggett Memorial Trophy at Kettle Park.

The dominant Southern pack got the better of Taieri and paved the way for a win in a niggly game at Bathgate Park.

Taieri came out firing to score three tries in the first 15 minutes to set up a big win at Peter Johnstone Park.

Pirates could not quite win the Jack Hore Trophy for the first time since 2002, but a draw with Southern at Hancock Park was enough to lock away the Challenge Shield for the summer.

Flanker Alando Soakai celebrated his 50th game for Kaikorai with an aggressive and winning display to help Kaikorai lift the Frank Cadman Memorial Trophy at Bathgate Park.

Veteran prop Warren Moffat was part of a front row that played a key role in Southern's win over Zingari-Richmond at Montecillo.

Green Island applied pressure from the start and gave the more fancied Southern a fright with a draw at Miller Park.

Harbour scored four tries to beat Southern at Watson Park in a game riddled with mistakes and wrong options by both teams.

Southern fell to its first loss of the season to a determined Pirates side at Bathgate Park.

Southern won the game in the first half when it dominated possession and led 5-3 playing into a 20-point gale at Kettle Park.

Luke Herden made the difference.

Stoic defence was the key to Pirates' hard-earned win over Southern in a gripping game at Tahuna Park.

Dynamic wing Karne Hesketh (Alhambra-Union) has scored the most tries with 11 and is followed by Siaosi Folau (Harbour) nine, Tumua Ioane (Dunedin) and Marshall Suckling (Pirates) eight, Wayne Gibson (Alhambra-Union) seven.

The strong Southern defence subdued the ferocious Zingari-Richmond attacks and paved the way for an 14-0 win at Bathgate Park.

The Southern forwards gave a workmanlike display of disciplined rugby and paved the way for the comfortable win against Green Island in the inaugural Selwyn Inglis Memorial match at Bathgate Park.

Southern produced a stubborn defensive screen to shut down high-flying University A in the feature club rugby game at the University Oval on Saturday.

Kaikorai showed plenty of pluck and courage but Southern had that extra touch of class to claim a narrow win at Bishopscourt.

Julius Glasson dropped a 35m goal to give Southern a last-minute win over Pirates to retain the Jack Hore Memorial Trophy at Bathgate Park