It was Taieri's day when it won the Speight's Mug with a record score against close neighbour Green Island the weekend before last.
Taieri scored 14 tries when it beat Green Island 96-0 in the last game of the first round at Miller Park.
The Speight's Mug is contested in the first round of the premier club championship and Taieri was on top with 40 points.
Taieri was followed by Southern 38, Dunedin 37, University A and Alhambra-Union 27, Kaikorai 22, Harbour 21, Zingari-Richmond 18, Pirates 5, Green Island 0.
The 96 points was the most the Taieri Eels have scored in a premier game since the club was formed in 1883.
It was only the seventh time that 90 points had been scored in a premier club game.
The highest points score came in 2008 when University A beat University B 99-3. The A's also beat Southern 97-6 in 1993. Dunedin beat University B 96-0 in 2003.
Taieri was only one try short of the record 15 tries scored by University A and Dunedin. University A did it twice when it beat Southern 97-6 in 1993 and University B 99-3 in 2008. Dunedin beat University B 95-5 in 2006.
Taieri was the ninth team to score 14 tries in a premier game.
Taieri hooker Henry Parker also entered the record books when he kicked 12 conversions and scored two tries for 34 points.
Guy Curtis (University A) leads the field with the 42 points he scored against Southern in 1993.
Parker is ranked fourth equal with four other players.
The leading scorer for Taieri in the first nine games was new first five-eighth Josh Casey with 52 points. Michael Collins has 46 and Henry Parker 45. The leading try scorers were midfield back Michael Collins and utility back Kori Rupene with six. Kieran Moffat, Glen Beadle and Shannon Young have four tries.
Taieri reached top form in the last two games against Pirates (79-20) and Green Island (96-0) and scored 175 points and 27 tries.
Taieri headed the points scoring in the first round and scored 408 points and scored 60 tries and only conceded 23.
Taieri forwards put on another dominating display as their team ran in seven tries in a 41-11 win against Dunedin on Saturday.
Fact File
• Taieri's record in first round:Won 8 games, lost 1.
• Scored 408 points, conceded 165.
• Scored 60 tries, conceded 23.
• Leading points scorers: Josh Casey 52. Henry Parker 45.
• Leading try scorers: Michael Collins 6, Kori Rupene 6.
• Most points in a game: Henry Parker 34.
• Biggest team score: Beat Green Island 96-0.
