Wing Mark Telea and centre Rieko Ioane scored two tries each as the Auckland Blues smashed Otago Highlanders 60-20 in their Super Rugby Pacific opener on Saturday, while there was a dramatic late win for Fijian Drua over Moana Pasifika.The Blues, beaten finalists last year, boasted 13 All Blacks in their
Wing Mark Telea and centre Rieko Ioane scored two tries each as the Auckland Blues smashed Otago Highlanders 60-20 in their Super Rugby Pacific opener on Saturday, while there was a dramatic late win for Fijian Drua over Moana Pasifika.
Their poor discipline, especially at the breakdown, will be the one area of concern for coach Leon MacDonald, but he can have few qualms about his team's attacking play. A brace of scores from prop Abraham Pole to go with tries via front row Chris Apoua, flanker Mike Curry and centre Danny Toala had Moana in the lead by three as the clock ran down.
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