Sharks hammered by Chiefs in the final.

Waikato Chiefs went to saturday's match as clear favourites of clinching the title against the Durban-based side that qualified for the final through a playoff encounter and semifinal matches respectively.

The Sharks really did not pitch for the party as the South Africans failed to cross the white chalk for the entire match. They would regard themselves as unfortunate as they narrowly lost to the Bulls in 2007 Super 14final and last season they lost a domestic final( Currie Cup) to the Lions. Their excuse for losing two consecutive finals could be that the Sharks played both games in an away ground.

The Chiefs totally outclassed their visiting opponents scoring for tries in the process. Sony Bill Williams scored the last try of the match on the dying moments of the one-sided encounter, in what could be possibly his last try in a Chiefs jersey as the explosive centre and boxer decides to move to a Japanese club to honour a "handshake promise" he made the club's top brass. His move means that he is no longer eligible to play for New Zealand national team as the All Blacks do not select foreign based players. Sharks were punished by 37-6 in what of the most one sided finals in super rugby history both in terms of the scoreline and domination of Chiefs over the 2008 Currie Cup champions.