Waikato players Stephen Donald, Chauncy Edwardson and Damian McKenzie pose with the Ranfurly Shield at Hamilton's Hush Hush strip club.

The Ranfurly Shield has a storied history of finding itself in some odd places.

From being passed around, stroked and kissed by sweaty men, getting doused in a variety of beers and sharing a bed with players, it's had a pretty lively 111 years.

And the prized the Log o' Wood has another tale to add to its collection, having spent some an eventful time with jubilant Waikato players at the weekend.

After the Mooloos stunned Hawke's Bay 36-30 in Napier last Friday night, celebrations continued into the wee hours of Sunday morning, with the shield being taken to Hamilton strip club Hush Hush.

A Snapchat photo has appeared on social media of Stephen Donald, Chauncy Edwardson and Damian McKenzie posing with the log, with the text line "the ranfurly shield comes to hushush" [sic].

It's unclear who took the photo, or who it was sent to.

Donald missed the Shield challenge with a hamstring injury, while Edwardson got his first start of the season, at centre, and All Black-in-waiting McKenzie steered the team wonderfully from first five-eighth.

Waikato Rugby Union general manager Blair Foote said he had seen the photo and had no issues with it, just as long as the prized silverware came back to his office "not wrecked".

"From my point of view, as long as the Shield returns here in a reasonable condition [I don't mind]. I'm sure it's been in a lot worse places," he said.

"I guess we at times are at the mercy of these young men, in terms of where they take it and what they do after hours."

As for the Shield's current whereabouts, Foote said it was with team management.

The team have been given access to it for a fortnight, before the WRU take over its handling, with a roster system in place for it to get around to sponsors and the like.