The students played open, running rugby to score 16 tries. They were prepared to attack from all parts of the paddock and their support play was of a high standard.
Stand-in captain and hooker Molly Wright was named University's player of the day. She had an impregnable defence and was relentless in support play.
The experienced Jo Ammundsen marshalled the attack, while debut winger Bailey Parata showed potential and scored a hat trick of tries.
Forwards Sophie Kuper and Kayla Inwood were industrious and made sure halfback Kiera Pennell could deliver fast ball to the fleet-footed University backline.
The midfield of Lucy Andersen and Michaela Baker posed questions of a defence that often had no answers, Andersen scoring six tries.
Southern was competitive in the forwards, with Hannah Sim, Mikayla Sheck and Courtney Hewson making ground with the ball in hand.
The Southern backs improved their defence in the second half when the experienced Alana Kane and Sonya Panapa came on to the paddock.
Alhambra-Union dominated the first half against the Blues and went on to win 117-10 in Invercargill.
Front-rowers Georgie Anderson, Paige Church and Kerry Stoddart each scored four tries. Stoddart was playing her 100th game for the club.
The Southlanders were often wrong-footed by Kelly Brazier's jinky runs. She scored five tries in her 41-point haul.
Blues halfback Stacey Rodderick worked hard going back and loose forwards Willow Rowland and Tara Buckley tried vainly to stem the Alhambra-Union tide.
Pirates beat Kaikorai 51-10, with No 8 Angie Sisifa and first five-eighth Sheree Hume both scoring two tries. The other player to impress for Pirates was lock Epe Elesara.
