Zingari-Richmond caused the boil over in Dunedin club rugby today when they beat University A 15-6 at Montecillo and knocked the students off their top perch in the Gallaway Trophy.
The win allowed Southern to sneak ahead of the students and snatch the Gallaway Trophy from them.
Southern gained four championship points when they beat Alhambra-Union 10-3 at the University Oval. This put them on 47 points, the same as the students.
But because Southern beat University A 10-6 in the round-robin game they win the Gallaway Trophy.
Southern won the Gallaway Trophy competition on 47 points and are followed by University A 47, Harbour 46, , Dunedin 42, Alhambra-Union 41, Pirates 33, Kaikorai 27, Zingari-Richmond 19 , Green Island 15 and Taieri 12
The top six teams for the championship round have been decided. The draw for next week's quarter-finals is: Southern v Pirates, University A v Alhambra-Union and Harbour v Dunedin. All games will be at home grounds.
In the other key games today Harbour sneaked ahead of Pirates 3-0 when first five-eighth Brenton Kramer kicked a penalty goal, and flanker Jon Crossan played an outstanding game when Dunedin beat Taieri 15-6.
Kaikorai retained the Speight's Challenge Shield when they beat Green Island 10-0.
Glenn Dickson (Pirates) leads the individual points scoring with 117 points and is followed by Chris Noakes (University A) 100, Peter Breen (Alhambra-Union) 97 and Cam Rutherford (Kaikorai) 80, Michael Witt (Taieri) 65, Jonnie Hughes (Harbour) 61.
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.
SOUTHERN............................10
ALHAMBRA-UNION...............3
Southern 10 (Sam Crompton try; Joe Burford conversion, penalty goal), Alhambra-Union 3 (Luke Reihana penalty goal). Halftime: Southern 3-0.
Referee: Doug Rodgers.
DUNEDIN....................................15
TAIERI..........................................3
Dunedin 15 (Joe Bradley, Jon Crossan tries; Robbie Smith conversion, penalty goal), Taieri 3 (Michael Witt penalty goal). Halftime: Dunedin 10-3.
Referee: Dave Kennedy.
ZINGARI-RICHMOND....................15
UNIVERSITY A................................6
Zingari-Richmond 15 (Ben Kent, Matt Gordon tries; Sam Renwick conversion, penalty goal), University A 6 (Brad Nicol 2 penalty goals). Halftime: Zingari 15-6.
Referee: Liam Scanlon
KAIKORAI..................................10
GREEN ISLAND..........................0
Kaikorai 10 (Adam Hill try; Willie Lawson conversion, penalty goal), Green Island 0. Halftime: Kaikorai 10-0.
Referee: Jeff Grubb
HARBOUR.......................3
PIRATES...........................0
Harbour 3 (Brenton Kramer penalty goal), Pirates 0. Halftime: Harbour 3-0.
Referee: Ross Barnett.
