▁season . ▁They ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁" home " ▁game ▁in ▁Well ington ▁in ▁Round ▁ 1 8 ▁against ▁H urr ican es , ▁and ▁a ▁special ▁home ▁match ▁against ▁the ▁Sh arks ▁at ▁T wick en ham ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁London ▁match ▁was ▁a ▁fund ra iser ▁for ▁earth qu ake ▁relief , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Super ▁Rugby ▁match ▁ever ▁cont ested ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁particip ating ▁countries . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁ 3 0 ▁hours ▁of ▁ticket ▁sales , ▁over ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁were ▁purchased ; ▁a ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁United ▁T icket master ▁indicated ▁that ▁the ▁response ▁was ▁the ▁strong est ▁he ▁had ▁experienced ▁for ▁a ▁rugby ▁match ▁outside ▁of ▁international s . ▁ ▁Development ▁team ▁The ▁Cr us aders ▁have ▁field ed ▁a ▁development ▁team ▁in ▁compet itions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Rugby ▁Cup ▁and ▁in ▁matches ▁against ▁other ▁representative ▁teams ▁for ▁several ▁seasons . ▁Kn own ▁as ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁Development ▁XV ▁or ▁Cr us aders ▁Kn ights , ▁the ▁squad ▁is ▁selected ▁from ▁the ▁best ▁emer ging ▁rugby ▁talent ▁in ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁catch ment ▁area ▁and ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁Cr us aders ▁contract ed ▁players , ▁wider ▁training ▁group ▁members , ▁under ▁ 2 0 s , ▁and ▁selected ▁club ▁players . ▁ ▁Records ▁and ▁achiev ements ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁ ▁Champions ▁( 1 0 ) ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁ 2