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From cow bells to wedding bells
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.
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Super 15: Four key questions
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.
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Diehard Chiefs fans go wild for win
Chiefs fans earned their red, yellow and black stripes as they roared for their heroes to win the Super Rugby final last night.
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Subs on hand with super pass
All the signs suggested that it was always going to take a supreme piece of individual skill to decide this one.
![Rugby: Brave Chiefs refuse to die](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: Brave Chiefs refuse to die
The Chiefs have another title - that's all that really matters.
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Richard Loe: Wasn't pretty to watch but finals football seldom is
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.
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Double delight for Chiefs
Double delight came for the Chiefs but it took all their courage to claw their way past the Brumbies for the Super 15 title.
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Andrew Slack: Strange happenings all in favour of Brumbies
Sometimes strange things happen that just make you believe this is your time.
![Chiefs ready to deliver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chiefs ready to deliver
For Dave Rennie, the nerves will start as soon as he arrives at Waikato Stadium tonight.
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School goes all out for decider
Ngaruawahia Primary School students proudly showed their colours yesterday when they dressed in red, yellow and black to support the Chiefs for tonight's Super 15 final.
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Editorial: Chiefs fought hard to win nation's backing
Editorial: The Super 15 is a long, hard slog, especially for New Zealand teams that have to play each other twice on the road to the play-offs.
![Fantasy rugby: One game to go - so it's time to pick the final 12](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fantasy rugby: One game to go - so it's time to pick the final 12
With one game left in the season you'd expect the number of decisions to be made by Herald Rugby Fantasy managers to decrease - but there are still plenty of moves to be considered before the Chiefs and Brumbies clash in Hamilton.
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Chiefs fans sport true colours
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.
![Rugby: You do the numbers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: You do the numbers
Here it is in black and white: during the regular season the Chiefs won the least amount of possession of any other team.
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Final fever brings scalpers
A scalper has come under fire from Chiefs fans for inflating ticket prices to this weekend's Super 15 final.
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Rugby: Chiefs' coach bolts the door
Chiefs coach Dave Rennie has beefed up security at his home so he can concentrate on the big game this Saturday.
![Rugby: The Chiefs' formula for success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: The Chiefs' formula for success
Defending champions have put in the hard yards and have shown they are ready to grab consecutive titles.
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Pinetree: Respect the Chiefs
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.
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City rolls out Super rugby welcome mat
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.
![Winds of change blowing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Winds of change blowing
There's a sense of the Chiefs being on track to be the dominant force in Super Rugby.
![Chiefs pack killer punch to stay alive](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chiefs pack killer punch to stay alive
On a night when the future of Super Rugby was cast into doubt, the Chiefs showed they were a team for the present, downing the Crusaders in a semifinal thriller.
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Chiefs pack killer punch
There's no doubt about it now, the Chiefs are New Zealand's new legacy franchise after their thrilling 20-19 win over the Crusaders tonight.
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As it happened: Chiefs v Crusaders
Watch a replay of our live blog from tonight's Super Rugby semi final between the Chiefs and the Crusaders from Waikato Stadium.
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Rugby: Rennie all focus at helm of Chiefs
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.
![A prop with a big future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
A prop with a big future
Few players combine the power and dexterity Chiefs prop Ben Tameifuna showed when he barged across for two tries against the Blues.
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Rugby: Chiefs four deserve dream team label
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.