Three years ago the Steelers marched into Napier and won their first Ranfurly Shield.
They brought similar intent to consign the Magpies to their third consecutive Premiership defeat and win their second match of the Mitre 10 Cup season. Hawke's Bay may have been their bogey team, but that is history now.
Augustine Pulu was inspired, the halfback outplaying his All Blacks counterpart Brad Weber in both attack and defence. Two of the Steelers' three first spell tries can be attributed to his skill and intuition.
Jordan Taufua continued his Crusaders' form in the No 7 jersey, scoring a double, bursting through from a lineout drive for his third try in as many matches and adding another to secure the bonus point.
Hawke's Bay again looked strangely out of sorts and their coach Craig Philpott made the apt halftime assertion that they looked as though they were playing with the weight of the world on their shoulders. The Magpies could gain little traction at set-piece - with Steelers No 3 Kalolo Tuiloma marking up - despite the Steelers copping several penalties for offside from referee Nick Briant.
