Among the eight-try onslaught were four by promising fullback Kurt Baker as the Kia Toa backs cut loose.
Even hardened HSOB stalwarts were battling to remember when their team had been so comprehensively beaten.
New coach Tasi Tahuna was staying sober about it, crediting Kias' new-found depth.
"It was good to see things executed properly," he said. "There are still a few things we can work on, where we can be better. Here's hoping we'll be in the top four– we'll see what happens when the rain comes."
It was a dampener for HSOB prop Kane Barry playing his 200th game after the HSOB seconds afforded him a guard of honour onto FMG Stadium.
And Kia Toa might be without its back-up halfback, Hayden Viles, for two weeks.
After coming on as a sub only two minutes earlier, he was ordered off for a head-high tackle that caught HSOB wing Cameron Smith under the chin. Kias are taking advice and might appeal.
They will have a sterner test at FMG next Saturday against Feilding Old Boys which is a genuine top six claimant.
College Old Boys are human after all, held to fewer than four tries for the first time this season by Linton Army and ahead by only 25-23 with six minutes to go.
Lyall Mooney will coach Linton for the rest of the season after Darren Horsley resigned on Thursday night, frustrated by the usual clash between services rugby versus club rugby. Horsley said it was an amicable parting.
"It wasn't working out with the frustrations and I couldn't take the results, not having access to the players through the season."
Bush was without Turbos first-five Matty James who was called in last week for a New Zealand Colts trial.
At Colquhoun Park, Feilding's Brad Carr dashed over the short in- goal area with no one near him and the try was ruled out.
VARSITY 23 TE KAWAU 17
New Zealand Universities players Grant Polson, Cameron Hayton and Josh Bradnock fronted for Varsity but Lewis Maxwell and Willie Tran were out with knee injuries. Polson and Bradnock were key men as Te Kawau led for all but the last 15 minutes.
Te Kawau won the first half, its forwards going well with Charlie Beethan in behind at No.10 and should have led 17-6 at halftime after Carl Field slotted kicks into the wind. Instead, Varsity centre Talolima Auva'a set up a late try to trail only 17-13.
Te Kawau wing Jonathon Rowe was a sniper, scoring two tries when Varsity allowed high kicks to bounce. He almost got a third after a wild Varsity pass in the second half.
The students got a huge rev at haftime and into the wind, their forwards wore down Te Kawau, scrum pressure forcing a try, and mauling strongly. The Varsity backs ran too laterally.
Varsity's other heroes were Isaac Thompson and James Oakes while for Te Kawau, Bryan Matenga, Simon Easton and Mark Bookless were the best.
At Massey University:
Varsity 23 (Talolima Auva'a, Grant Polson, Isaac Thompson tries; Thompson 2 pen, con)
Te Kawau 17 (Jonathon Rowe 2 tries; Carl Field pen, 2 con) HT 13-17.
FEILDING 20 FREYBERG 7
The Yellows are fancied as a top side this year, but without Sam Moore, Antony Papenfus, Paula Maisiri and Gary Simpson, got the jitters against Freys.
They trailed 7-3 with 15 minutes to go before the forward muscle told and Yellows ran in two tries in the last seven.
Freyberg had a territorial edge in the first half, should have been up 10-3 but for a tap under the posts by Nick Fakahau which was turned over. Freyberg ran well and almost got through while Yellows spilled everything.
Feilding's scrum took toll when Freyberg made lots of forward changes, the Clare brother stealing ball and Carr cutting through.
At Colquhoun Park:
Feilding 20 (Jonathon Phipps, Mitchell Crosswell, Daniel Smith tries; Brad Carr pen; Aaron Smith con)
Freyberg 7 (Benny Tokotaha try; Joel Burns con) HT 20-7.
COB 31 LINTON ARMY 23
Close all the way in possession and territory, two late penalties sealed it for COB which had blown three chances in the second half.
COB had led 10-0 early, the backs were sharp, Aaron Good was serving good ball and Thomas Trollope was popping up from the blindside. Wing Andre Taylor saw more ball than in previous weeks.
But Linton lifted, plugged the corners and led 13-10 before COB got a late try in the first half.
Both teams had chances in the second half, COB got out to 23-13, but Linton got its big pack rolling behind Mattie Oldridge, Hayden Triggs and Zinan Ransfield-Kake, all mauling well. But it finished three tries apiece.
At Linton Camp:
COB 31 (Andre Taylor 2, Thomas Trollope tries; Aaron Cruden 4 pen, 2 con)
Linton 23 (Nick Wickham 2, Casey Lowe tries; Cody Hall 2 pen, con) HT 15-13.
FEILDING OB 45 OROUA 20
During a 10-minutes spell in the second half, the Oroua fans got excited when their team was one try away from a bonus point, trailing 28-20.
Lively flanker Ian Honeyfield scored his two tries then. But errors by the home team allowed FOB to storm back and finish the stronger, scoring seven tries to three.
FOB was too strong, using the width of the domain and dangerous in the backs, especially fullback John Robin while first-five Gordon Thomas set up play to lead 28-5 before Oroua scored late in the half. Weak defence had helped FOB go 14-0 up after eight minutes. FOB had the stronger scrum and more weapons out wide.
Flanker James Gutsell got through a ton of work as did lock-No 8 Exham Wichman and centre Crete Cribb.
At Kimbolton:
FOB 45 (John Robin 2, Gordon Thomas, Peta Simmonds, Exham Wichman, Gavin Wairau, James Gutsell tries; Thomas 5 con)
Oroua 20 (Ian Honeyfield 2, Rohan Gladding tries; Walker Jacobs pen, con) HT 28-12.
MARIST 20 BUSH 12
Marist was its weekly mixture of brilliance in the backs, producing four excellent well-executed tries, and mistakes.
Marist kicked more often from its 22 this week and had the superior lineout but Bush had the better scrum where tighthead prop Malaga Leota exerted a lot of heat.
Bush was without Matty James and the injured Frank Bryant so had a makeshift backline including young first-five Whare Tangiwai. Bush rumbled up strongly in the forwards but needs wins urgently now.
Marist was well led by No 8 Koli Sewabu and Willie Leota while wings Waisea Qoikata and Simeli Tuiteci took their chances. New Japanese fullback-wing Yohei Shinomiya wasn't used this week.
At Arena Manawatu:
Marist 20 (Waisea Qoikata 2, Simeli Tuiteci, Elisha Leota tries)
Bush 12 (Paul Carter, Greg Archibald tries; Whare Tangiwai con) HT 10-0.
KIA TOA 48 HSOB 15
Too clinical, accurate and urgent, the fitter Kias were a class above HSOB, the backs hitting the gaps at pace from a long way out and the HSOB defence couldn't cope.
It was an old fashioned hiding for HSOB, which lost first-five John Dodd, knocked out in the first minute and stretchered off concussed. As the missed tackles mounted for HSOB, Kia Toa arrived in numbers, drove over and turned over lots of ball.
Kia Toa even scored three tries when HSOB was down to 14 men after Viles was dismissed and had the luxury of Moeaki Samita on the bench.
Kias did have a weakness in lineout throwing, the scrums were even but HSOB missed lock Ben Stanley.
Its best forwards were again Turbos Rob Foreman and Bertus Mulder and flanker Damon Neil.
Kia Toa 48 (Kurt Baker 4, Siaosi Anamani, Jeremy Pigou, Ma'ake Tu'ipulotu, Lyndon Reid tries; Graham Smith 4 con)
HSOB 15 (Frank Lene, Savelio Fonohema tries; Lene con, pen) HT 24-10.
