Former All Blacks and Chiefs midfielder Sonny Bill Williams is to return to New Zealand rugby, it was announced today.

There is little doubt that the New Zealand Super Rugby conference is the most difficult.

Sonny Bill Williams has reportedly met with Chiefs management, fuelling speculation he will return to the Super Rugby franchise.

New Zealand's Super rugby conference is primed for a high-octane start next year with a clash between the Chiefs and Crusaders.

Making hay while the sun shines is old, cliched advice, but also perfect for Julian Savea as he weighs up respective offers from the Crusaders, Chiefs and Hurricanes.

Sonny Bill Williams, Julian Savea, Jerome Kaino; the Chiefs aren't looking to build a squad for next year, they want to make a monster.

Not one, but two supreme opportunities are there for Aaron Cruden in Sydney on Saturday.

If Sonny Bill Williams returns to the Chiefs next year, as is now expected, then Dave Rennie's side just took a big stride towards title No3.

A group of Auckland's aspiring rugby players had a lesson from the Super 15 champion Chiefs to raise funds for charity yesterday.

A Super 15 champion, named again as an All Black - and now a husband-to-be. It's been a pretty good week for Aaron Cruden.

Patrick McKendry of APNZ, Wynne Gray of the NZ Herald and Gregor Paul from the Herald on Sunday answer three probing questions from last night's Super Rugby final.

All the signs suggested that it was always going to take a supreme piece of individual skill to decide this one.

Chiefs fans earned their red, yellow and black stripes as they roared for their heroes to win the Super Rugby final last night.

The Chiefs have another title - that's all that really matters.

It wasn't pretty and two or three reputations suffered as the Chiefs let the Brumbies too far into this game - but they pulled it out of the fire, writes Richard Loe.

Double delight came for the Chiefs but it took all their courage to claw their way past the Brumbies for the Super 15 title.

Sometimes strange things happen that just make you believe this is your time.

All rugby eyes are on Hamilton tonight as a tasty decider and teaser towards the resumption of transtasman sporting combat.

Of all the players leaving the Chiefs, the one who has made the most impact has been Craig Clarke, a player who in Dave Rennie's opinion should have been an All Black last year.