The Chiefs are back on New Zealand soil and are priming for their most challenging test of the 2016 season when they take on the Hurricanes in their Super Rugby semi-final on Saturday.
Captain Sam Cane has been given the all clear to take the park following a head knock in last weekend's win over the Stormers, the flanker philosophical about the demands of a tough travel schedule.
"There's no magic secret to travelling," said Cane. "Everyone just tries to do it the best they can, and normally the best way to do it is to not talk about it and just get on with it."
Pivot Aaron Cruden was more than weary of the juggernaut they'll be facing in Wellington, while confident in his own side's abilities to get the job done.
"They're a lot stronger side now, but in saying that I think we are too," said the 27-year-old.
"We're pretty driven, and really hungry."
Coach Dave Rennie was similarly aware of the improvements the table-topping Hurricanes had made since the beginning of the 2016 season.
"They're a lot sharper," noted Rennie. "They've been on a big roll and they've knocked over a lot of big teams."
"They probably had the toughest run into the finals and ended up with the number one seed.
"They have a lot of good athletes, obviously their nine and ten are key to that but the athletes they have in their second row and loose forwards run hard and they cause a lot of havoc.
"So we have some big challenges."
Rennie smiled wryly as he offered some thoughts on Steve Hansen's reappointment as All Blacks coach through 2019.
"It was a shock to everyone wasn't it?" he smirked.
"I've talked a lot in the past about my plans to head overseas at some stage.
"Anyway, the focus is about on the Chiefs at the moment and we'll worry about that stuff maybe next year."
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