Chiefs fans are struggling to find merchandise, clothing and even red, black and yellow balloons with Hamilton fully in the grip of Super Rugby finals fever.

Here it is in black and white: during the regular season the Chiefs won the least amount of possession of any other team.

A scalper has come under fire from Chiefs fans for inflating ticket prices to this weekend's Super 15 final.

The official heat has been coming on the Hurricanes to patch up their differences with Ma'a Nonu.

Hundreds of Chiefs fans - some queuing for close to 12 hours - have braved the cold to snap up tickets for their side's Super Rugby home grand final.

Defending champions have put in the hard yards and have shown they are ready to grab consecutive titles.

All Black great Sir Colin Meads says Super rugby defending champions the Chiefs aren't getting the respect they deserve but it probably doesn't worry them too much.

Hamilton is getting set for its biggest night of the year when the Chiefs host the Brumbies for their second Super 15 rugby grand final appearance at home in two years.

There's a sense of the Chiefs being on track to be the dominant force in Super Rugby.

As a qualified pilot, Richie McCaw knows an ugly landing when he sees one.

As the Super 15 draws to a close, viewers may have reached their threshold of players declaring "rugby was the winner on the day", "full credit to the opposition" and "giving 110 per cent".

Crowds have tumbled for four out of five Kiwi Super Rugby franchises this season as the post-Rugby World Cup love affair with live sport fades.

Watch a replay of our live blog from tonight's Super Rugby semi final between the Chiefs and the Crusaders from Waikato Stadium.

Aaah the serenity. It was a well-worn line delivered by Michael Caton in a mocking movie The Castle which seems to fit Chiefs coach Dave Rennie and his conduct.

If the financial details can be sorted, Jerome Kaino wants to sign on for the Blues' next campaign as the opening bid in his attempt to make the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Few players combine the power and dexterity Chiefs prop Ben Tameifuna showed when he barged across for two tries against the Blues.

Kieran Read last year watched the Crusaders' semifinal defeat to the Chiefs in Hamilton from the discomfort of his couch.

The Brumbies are eyeing the Bulls' revamped lineout as a potential pressure point ahead of tomorrow's knock-out Super rugby semifinal.

Todd Blackadder lives in a house about a kilometre from Crusaders' headquarters in suburban Christchurch.

The "dream team" label is hawked around sporting circles. We've heard it for the Blues but it might more aptly be applied to those who have been guiding the Chiefs.

What is shaping up as an epic semifinal deserves a similarly gigantic subplot.

With Herald Fantasy Rugby allowing managers a maximum of six players from one team it's time to stack up heavily on the remaining four teams.