A full-blown rock-star welcome it wasn't, but you can expect a more hyped-up entrance if the ACT Brumbies can return home with the Super Rugby title in their keeping.

A small group of fans and loved ones, including Auelua's two sons Noah and Maddox, were on hand as the Brumbies touched down on Monday afternoon after a 14-hour flight from Johannesburg via Sydney.

They have only a couple of days on friendly soil before flying across the ditch to face the Waikato Chiefs in Saturday's decider. The Brumbies' first final in nine years is going to be played in front of a hostile sold-crowd of 25,000 with the sound of cowbells echoing around Waikato Stadium.

''The best thing we can do is handle it as business as usual,'' Lealiifano said.

''We'll work hard on looking for improvement in our game and not worry too much about the occasion, we know how big it is.''

Prop Ben Alexander said: ''We only had a six-day turnaround going over to South Africa and we managed to get up for the game, so there's no reason with the same turnaround we can't get up again.

''We actually got an earlier flight in and got in two hours earlier, so it's a good sign.

''The [local] support is unbelievable.

''It means the world to us and gives us extra motivation to do it again this week.''

The Brumbies would have covered more than 30,000 kilometres, travelled through four different time zones and spent more hours in the air than at training after Saturday's final.

Since their last regular-season game against the Western Force in Perth, the Brumbies have played in Canberra and Pretoria and now travel to Hamilton.

Moore has been away from home more than most.

Having been involved in the Wallabies campaign, the durable hooker, who normally packs down beside 120-kilogram giants in the scrum, showed his softer side in holding his six-month-old son Theodore, wearing a blue-and-gold beanie.

''I've been away a fair bit, but I wouldn't have it any other way,'' Moore said. ''It's been a fantastic journey so far and we've got one big week to go.''

Costume-wearing supporter Trevor Hancock, otherwise known as Brumbies Man, was still buzzing from the excitement of the 26-23 upset of the Bulls in the early hours of Sunday morning.

"We didn't get back to sleep until six o'clock - we were just too excited about the win," he said. "I'm trying to work out if I can get over to New Zealand - [I'm] still tossing up flights and stuff.''

The Brumbies received about 500 inquiries from fans for tickets, in excess of the allocation of about 300 from the Chiefs.

Tickets to the general public go on sale at 6am Australian time on Wednesday through www.ticketdirect.co.nz.