▁before ▁that , ▁Lanc aster ▁Park . ▁They ▁are ▁the ▁current ▁Super ▁Rugby ▁champions . ▁ ▁The ▁Cr us aders ▁strugg led ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁Super ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁finishing ▁last . ▁Their ▁performance ▁improved ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁finished ▁sixth ▁( out ▁of ▁twelve ▁teams ). ▁The ▁team ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁all ▁three ▁titles ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁despite ▁each ▁final ▁being ▁played ▁away ▁from ▁home . ▁They ▁again ▁won ▁the ▁competition ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁after ▁going ▁through ▁the ▁season ▁un be aten . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁two ▁seasons , ▁they ▁again ▁reached ▁the ▁final , ▁although ▁they ▁were ▁be aten ▁on ▁both ▁occasions . ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁Super ▁ 1 2 ▁before ▁its ▁expansion . ▁After ▁finishing ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁table ▁in ▁that ▁season , ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁final ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁defeated ▁the ▁War ata hs . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁winning ▁their ▁fifth ▁Super ▁ 1 2 ▁title , ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁were ▁given ▁the ▁tro phy ▁to ▁keep . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁hosted ▁the ▁H urr ican es ▁in ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁Super ▁ 1 4 ▁final ▁and ▁won ▁ 1 9 – 1 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁hosted ▁the