▁final ▁at ▁A MI ▁Stadium ▁against ▁the ▁War ata hs , ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁match ▁ 2 0 – 1 2 ▁to ▁claim ▁their ▁sevent h ▁title . ▁Their ▁e ighth ▁championship ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Super ▁Rugby ▁competition ▁against ▁the ▁L ions . ▁The ▁Cr us aders ▁hosted ▁the ▁L ions ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁and ▁won ▁ 3 7 – 1 8 , ▁se cur ing ▁their ▁nin th ▁title . ▁Like ▁no ▁other ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁Hem is phere , ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁hosted ▁and ▁won ▁their ▁ 1 0 th ▁Super ▁Rugby ▁Title ▁against ▁J agu ares ▁( Ar gent ina ) ▁on ▁ 6 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 - ▁making ▁them ▁the ▁only ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁to ▁have ▁won ▁the ▁Super ▁Rugby ▁ 3 ▁Con sec utive ▁times . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Begin nings : ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁The ▁Cr us aders ▁franch ise ▁was ▁created ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁New ▁Zealand ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁Super ▁ 1 2 . ▁Origin ally ▁named ▁the ▁Can ter bury ▁Cr us aders , ▁the ▁Cr us aders ' ▁franch ise ▁area ▁en comp ass ed ▁the ▁upper ▁South ▁Island ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁( see ▁Super ▁Rugby ▁franch ise ▁areas ), ▁and ▁was ▁formed ▁from ▁the ▁Bull er , ▁Can ter bury , ▁Mar l borough , ▁Mid - Can ter bury , ▁Nelson ▁B ays , ▁South ▁Can