A 70-year-old bus driver has confirmed he was the man who touched the entertainer "Scarlette" at the centre of the Chiefs' Mad Monday scandal.

A Bay of Plenty politician said she felt sorry for Chiefs players who were reprimanded after boozy end-of-season celebrations. Now she says they were "no better than animals".

Stripper says she doesn't want a police inquiry, as new allegations of inappropriate behaviour by players at Mad Monday event are released.

There were notable and disturbing absentees at the press conference detailing the Chiefs stripper scandal, writes Chris Rattue.

The Chiefs had a tremendous reputation from a fairytale rise to prominence has a large black cloud hanging over it.

Dave Rennie will leave New Zealand rugby at the completion of the 2017 Super Rugby season.

Sponsors of the Chiefs have been sent a memo by the franchise asking them to refrain from leaking any developments to the media.

The stripper who was allegedly subjected to indecent touching by Chiefs rugby players has gone to ground, while the players themselves are getting ready for the Mitre 10 cup.

Chiefs need to find a way to penalise those who have let down their good name. The main instigators will be known to the All Black selectors.

The Chiefs have called upon NZ Rugby to escalate the investigation into the team's stripper scandal after allegations a second stripper was mistreated by players.

COMMENT: The boys are hurting over their loss to the Hurricanes. But that's rugby. At the end of the day we just have to take it on the chin and move on.

The Chiefs bosses will wake up tomorrow and hope the last 48 hours was just a bad dream.

Comments made by the Chiefs' major sponsor in the wake of allegations of inappropriate contact with a stripper, have been described as 'appalling and disappointing'.

Steve Hansen has reminded his players of what is expected of them as All Blacks in the wake of the Chiefs stripper scandal.

The Chiefs are in further hot water after hiring a stripper who claims the players were touching her despite being warned not to.

The story of the both the Chiefs' season and their semifinal defeat can be told in two numbers.

All the action as the Hurricanes beat the Chiefs in the first Super Rugby semifinal at Westpac Stadium.

The Hurricanes will face the Chiefs without their skipper in tonight's sudden-death clash.

Tom Latham has followed in his dad Rod’s footsteps and scored a test century against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. Mark Hunt says he’s unlikely to ever fight in the UFC again as the fallout from Brock Lesnar’s positive doping test continues. The first of the Super Rugby semi-finals takes place in Wellington tonight with the Hurricanes hosting the Chiefs before the Highlanders take on the Lions tomorrow morning in Johannesburg.

A Super Rugby semifinal needs no supplementary narratives. Yet, tonight in Wellington, it will be difficult to ignore the battle brewing for the All Blacks' No10 jersey.

In a pure meritocracy like professional sport, why has the Chiefs' halfback job been so evenly shared?

The Hurricanes have lost all six of their playoff games against fellow Kiwi teams. Not a good omen heading into tomorrow's semifinal with the Chiefs

The reinforcements have arrived for the Chiefs, with Sam Cane, Seta Tamanivalu and Michael Leitch all set for Saturday's semifinal.

Hurricanes captain Dane Coles will be given until match day to prove his fitness for Saturday's Super Rugby semifinal against the Chiefs at Westpac Stadium.

Chiefs coach Dave Rennie has reiterated his intention to head offshore after Steve Hansen earlier in the week extended his All Blacks

The Chiefs have received a couple of positive pieces of injury news, with both Sam Cane and Seta Tamanivalu close to fitness.

The semifinal spotlight will fall squarely on the two young Hurricanes hookers charged with stepping into Dane Coles' shoes to face the Chiefs.

Will it be an all-New Zealand Super Rugby final or will the Lions spoil the party?

The stakes could hardly be higher but both the Hurricanes and the Chiefs might be missing their inspirational skippers for Saturday night's semifinal.