Meanwhile, the appointment of well-known footballer and football coach Shane Rufer as director of football at Collegiate in February is already impacting on performance.
The next outing for the Collegiate 1st XV is an away fixture against St Peters Cambridge in the second game of the Central North Island Secondary School rugby competition on Wednesday.
The Collegiate 1st X1 beat the NPHS visitors 2-1 in a massive turnaround from last season's 8-1 loss.
"That is a massive, massive turnaround and is a direct result of Shane Rufer's influence," Touzel said.
"Shane has instilled a vibrancy within the team culture and that was evident today."
The Collegiate hockey 1st X1 lost 6-2 to NPBH, but yet again improved on last year's 7-nil performance in New Plymouth.