One of Clive's players on Saturday, No 8 Deidre Hakopa, has played in all 17 of those wins and has completed 25 consecutive seasons with the team. Next season she will celebrate her 50th birthday ... that should be motivation enough for MacGregor and co.
"As you saw we don't have a lot of size. But we are all versatile and can play a high tempo game ... I'm rapt with the girls," MacGregor said.
"All of our squad will remember doing their Broncos fitness drills back in February. They may not have liked it at the time but they paid off today," MacGregor added.
Clive had first use of a strong wind and deserved their 31-7 halftime lead. Their support play was outstanding.
Centre MacGregor, fullback Shaylee Tipiwai, who scored two tries, and world title winning 2006 Black Fern Amy Williams, who played halfback, were slick operators in the winning backline. Hakopa, hooker Jesse Carter and flanker Laurae Blake were influential in the engine room.
Clive's defensive work was outstanding. Their ability to shut down Hawke's Bay's sole Black Fern, Taradale centre Krysten Cottrell, for most of the match was superb.
Soft turnovers, many of them from loose carries, proved to be Taradale's downfall. Second five-eighth Natasha Greville was the best of the Taradale players.
She was put into some good holes by first five-eighth and captain Gemma Woods, who regularly attracted numerous Clive defenders.
Fullback Kaitlin Bates made the most of her opportunities and like Tipiwai deserved her two tries.
Taradale props Natalie Cotton and Rowena Batt operated well at scrum time. While their turnovers conceded count was too high Taradale were also guilty of kicking too much possession away when playing into the wind.
