Aaron Cruden's move to the Chiefs has gathered momentum with an announcement expected as early as today.

The first five-eighth has gone to ground since being left out of the All Blacks Tri-Nations squad, but has told Hurricanes team mates of his intention to play his Super Rugby in Hamilton next year.

Though Cruden hadn't put pen to paper yesterday, Chiefs CEO Gary Dawson confirmed that it was now being discussed amongst top players.

Story by: Dreu Vukailagi