Hawke's Bay Today

Blues looking ominous

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Rugby: Bryce Heem scored two tries as a first-half replacemen­t and winger Caleb Clarke added two more as the Blues beat Queensland’s Reds 53-26 on Saturday to stay atop the table in Super Rugby Pacific. Heem took the field as an early substitute for All Blacks centre Rieko Ioane, who strained a hamstring. He touched down first in the 14th minute — less than a minute after taking the field — and again as the Blues built a 22-7 lead after 32 minutes. Earlier, the Fijian Drua scored three first-half tries and held on in a tighter second half to beat Moana Pasifika 34-19 in the first official meeting of this season’s Super Rugby newcomers. In the final match on Saturday, the Hurricanes came back from a 15-0 halftime deficit to beat the Waratahs 22-18 at Sydney. On Friday, the Highlander­s beat the Western Force 61-10 and the Crusaders defeated the Brumbies 37-26 ahead of the Blues’ victory over the Reds. Yesterday, the

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