▁ ▁The ▁Cr us aders ▁were ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁table ▁going ▁into ▁the ▁last ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁Super ▁ 1 4 ▁before ▁the ▁play - offs . ▁To ▁guarantee ▁a ▁home ▁semi - final ▁they ▁needed ▁to ▁defeat ▁the ▁Chief s ▁at ▁J ade ▁Stadium . ▁The ▁Chief s ▁won ▁ 3 0 – 2 4 ▁– ▁and ▁ended ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁ 2 6 ▁game ▁winning ▁stre ak ▁at ▁home . ▁As ▁the ▁Bull s ▁defeated ▁the ▁Red s ▁ 9 2 – 3 ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁round , ▁they ▁over to ok ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁to ▁finish ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁round ▁ro bin . ▁The ▁Cr us aders ▁then ▁travel led ▁to ▁P ret oria ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁Bull s ▁in ▁their ▁semi - final ▁where ▁they ▁lost ▁ 2 7 – 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season ▁was ▁another ▁highly ▁successful ▁one ▁for ▁the ▁Cr us aders . ▁After ▁finishing ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁table ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁round , ▁they ▁comfort ably ▁defeated ▁the ▁H urr ican es ▁ 3 3 – 2 2 ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁beat ▁the ▁War ata hs ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁ 2 0 – 1 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁fitting ▁way ▁to ▁send ▁off ▁long - ser ving ▁coach ▁Rob bie ▁De ans ▁before ▁he ▁depart ed ▁to ▁coach ▁Australia . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁last ▁game ▁for ▁Cr us aders ▁stal w arts ▁C ale b