The Chiefs will try to send head coach Clayton McMillan out on a winning note when they face the Crusaders in the Super Rugby Pacific final.

The clinical Canterbury Crusaders turned to forward power to beat the Waikato Chiefs 16-12 in a tense Super Rugby final on Saturday and clinch a record 15th title. They kept the game tight, relying on their trademark forward power that included a muscular scrum.

All Blacks prop Tamaiti Williams has been recalled to the Canterbury Crusaders team for Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific final in Christchurch against an unchanged Waikato Chiefs side.