Childhood dream come true for Hurricanes high school teammates Jordie Barrett and Du'Plessis Kirifi

Not even the Hurricanes predicted such a one-sided final.

Their 60-5 win over the Chiefs in the Super Rugby title decider in Wellington on Saturday night was the biggest ever winning margin in the competition's history, surpassing the Bulls' 61-17 win over the Chiefs in the 2009 title decider in Pretoria.

"Yeah, we wouldn't have dreamt of being able to win a final by 60," Hurricanes coach Clark Laidlaw said after the match.

"I think sometimes rugby is a funny game, isn't it? Like in the first half, it felt like everything went our way, a little bounce to the ball and gusts of wind. But I also thought the men were exceptional around taking their opportunities and building the game how we wanted to build it.

"There was a lot of what we trained came off tonight. But yeah, if you'd said we would win like that, we would have probably doubted you."

Not many pundits would have picked such a dominant victory and Hurricanes midfielder Jordie Barrett said Laidlaw and his coaching staff deserve a lot of credit.

"It's a testament to the coaching group, we've been unbelievably coached this year around backing what we've got, but that's been built since November to give ourselves confidence to do that on a night like this. So it's pretty special."

Barrett and fellow co-captain Du'Plessis Kirifi grew up playing rugby together at Francis Douglas Memorial College in Taranaki and the duo were teenagers the last time the Hurricanes won a title in 2016.

Taranaki was part of the Hurricanes region back then (Taranaki is part of the Chiefs catchment now) and the pair were Hurricanes fans long before they were Hurricanes players.

Barrett said it's a career highlight to win a Super Rugby title after more than 100 games for the Hurricanes.

"It took 125 games for me, so it's pretty special," Barrett said.

"It's Dupes (Kirifi) and my first Super Rugby final. To get what we wanted was unbelievable.

"It's been one of the slowest weeks of my rugby career. In some ways, I knew this group had that sort of game in them. It's just a matter of bringing it in. We got a bit of luck tonight, but we also put ourselves in a position to earn the right to."

Kirifi said winning a title for the Hurricanes is something his envisioned for a long time. He said to do it alongside Barrett is special.

"It's definitely a dream come true for us," Kirifi said.

"We grew up in Taranaki, which is part of the Hurricanes region until year 13 where we switched (to the Chiefs).

"It was always a Hurricanes poster on our wall or Hurricanes under-16s or under-18s team that we were trying to get to. Especially in the early parts of our career, we were doing that together."

Kirifi said it's been inspiring to witness his good friend Barrett develop into the player he has.

"I guess to grow over the years and just watch each other improve and lead and grow and be able to do it together tonight is pretty special."

Kirifi said he and Barrett will be forever grateful to have played leading roles in helping the Hurricanes win just their second title, and the first since 2016.

"There's no two ways about it. To grow up together, leading Francis Douglas Memorial College and to now be leading this amazing team to a Super Rugby Championship is definitely something we'll both be looking back on fondly."

Kirifi is also under no illusion as to what makes this Hurricanes side a championship winning team, when past groups have fallen short in the playoffs.

"Historically, the Hurricanes have always been able to score tries. But this year, we've shown that we can win games with our shoulders, which is extremely pleasing," Kirifi said.

"It takes a lot of hard work to get your team into a position where defence is a massive, not just a strength, but a weapon.

"A lot of our game has been built on the back of pressure and opportunities created by defending well."

The Hurricanes are set to have several players named in the All Blacks and Māori All Blacks squads when they're announced on Monday, but Laidlaw isn't worried about who may or may not be selected.

"There'll be a few boys in there. I'm not really going to think about that too much if I'm being brutally honest. I'm going to enjoy the next few days."

Hurricanes fans will also get to enjoy the next few days, with the team and Wellington City Council set to host a public celebration at Odlins Plaza on the Wellington waterfront from 11am on Sunday morning.