The Blues were their own worst enemies as the Chiefs beat them again with a resounding six-try victory in Hamilton.

Steven Luatua has nobody to blame but himself after his red card just before half-time reduced the Blues to 14 men in Friday night's Battle of the Bombays clash, which the Chiefs won 41-26.

The Blues flanker wiped out returning Chiefs winger Tim Nanai-Williams, with the score at 15-9, with a late, swinging arm off the ball that left the officials with no choice but to dismiss him, especially with World Rugby's relatively new and strict laws on any tackle that makes contact to the head.

The Chiefs were punishing and back to their expansive best, as Aaron Cruden celebrated his 100th Super Rugby match with a classy display at first five-eighth.

That's now 11 wins on the bounce against the Blues for Dave Rennie's men, who backed up from round one's win over the Highlanders with a far more convincing and clinical showing in front of 17,094 at FMG Stadium Waikato.

Former Chief Augustine Pulu showed flashes in Blue, but his opposite number Tawera Kerr-Barlow beat him at his own game with some excellent darts from halfback.

James Lowe scoring for the Chiefs.

Anton Lienert-Brown nailed his first tackle on Rieko Ioane and kept the teenage talent awfully quiet after his brilliant hat-trick against the Rebels last Thursday.

Ioane barely made a break, while Lienert-Brown touched down in the second half as the Chiefs cut loose before the Blues dug in, scoring three consolation tries through replacements Patrick Tuipulotu, Charlie Faumuina and Rene Ranger.

Chiefs 41 (Liam Messam, Damian McKenzie, Hika Elliot tries, Lachlan Boshier, James Lowe, Anton Lienert-Brown; Aaron Cruden 4 cons, pen) Blues 26 (Patrick Tuipulotu, Charlie Faumuina, Rene Ranger tries; Ihaia West con, 3 pens). HT: 22-9

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