The weekend's games determined which teams would contest the local championship and Tui Cup this rugby season.
Teams needed to finish in the top eight positions after the first round of games to contest the Senior First title.
From here on, every game is crucial as points gained after each match now matter, whereas up to last weekend teams were vying to lift the Kapene Cup, with several teams also jostling for a top-eight finish.
Puketoi were unable to break in to the top eight, going down 45-3 to a Greytown unit who are finding form at the right time.
PJ Freeman (twice), Tavita Isaac, Kingi Kaiwai, Josh Foua, Shaun Duffy and Teihana Brown all crossed the white line for Greytown while Hamish Meyrick added five conversions.
A Jason Liverton penalty was Puketoi's sole response.
Eketahuna edged out Rams 7-3 with Johan van Vliet's try providing the assurance of a top-eight finish for the home side, assigning Rams to playing Senior Reserves in the next round of games.
Martinborough finished the round in emphatic style, dispatching the winless Marist 55-10 at Memorial Park, crossing the line nine times in the process.
Two tries each to Greg Denness, Kieran Te Whare and Jared Hawkins and one each to Nathan Hunt, Michael Te Whare and Wipuharoa Kapene emphasised their superiority, while Kaleb Rowlands scored a consolation try for Marist with half back Shaun Grey adding the extras and a penalty.
Two tries apiece was the order of the day at Whareama, where a Nick Olson penalty proved the difference for East Coast in a 15-12 victory over Bush Sports.
The scoreline was a fair reflection of an exciting game with both sides defending their lines well. Bush held the edge in the forwards while the Coast backline, in which Jesse McGilvary was a stand-out, dominated the visitors.
Matt O'Connor and Richie Cameron dotted down for the Coasties, while Greg Archibald and Jamie Hunt did likewise for Bush Sports.
Gladstone inflicted a 42-21 win over Carterton at the Domain, scoring five tries in the process.
Halfback Inia Katia and Cameron Hayton each crossed the chalk twice for Gladstone with Lance Graves also dotting down.
Guy Woods slotted four conversions and three penalties. For Carterton, Lachlan McFadzean and Luke Jones scored tries, while Inoke Rasabale dropped a goal and Danny Brown added a conversion and two penalties.
The results mean Pioneer, Bush Sports, Martinborough, East Coast, Carterton, Greytown, Gladstone and Eketahuna contest the local championship in the next round of matches.
Puketoi, Rams and Marist will contest a Senior Seconds competition together with the top three from the senior reserves.