Tasman have backed up their first week thrashing of Wellington with a 23-8 win over Canterbury in Christchurch.
The Mako flew out of the sheds to immediately assert their dominance over their 'big brothers'.
David Havili brushed off some shaky defence to set up Levi Aumua who opened the scoring in the fourth minute at Orangetheory Stadium.
The red and blacks were undone defensively 11 minutes later, when winger Leicester Fainga'anuku powered past four defenders to score an excellent try down the left-wing.
A Brett Cameron penalty got the hosts on the scoreboard as they went into the half time break down 18-3.
The Mako started the second half much like the first, with attacking dominance - but a turnover from fullback Josh Mckay saw him sprint 90 metres to get the hosts within 10.
The visitors hit back within minutes, flanker Shannon Frizell scoring off the back of a lineout drive to extend the lead back to 15 at 23-8.
Canterbury worked their way back into the game throughout the second half but couldn't convert on the scoreboard.
Staunch defence from both sides was the theme late on in the game as Canterbury couldn't find another breakthrough - the Mako winning their second in two weeks to hand the nine-time champions their second-straight loss.
The Mako host Manawatu next week and Canterbury travel to Wellington to take on the Lions.
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