▁whom ▁had ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁since ▁its ▁formation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Super ▁ 1 4 : ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Super ▁ 1 2 ▁expanded ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Super ▁ 1 4 ▁when ▁the ▁Western ▁Force ▁from ▁Per th , ▁Australia , ▁and ▁the ▁C heet ah s ▁from ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁and ▁Northern ▁Cape ▁Provin ces , ▁South ▁Africa ▁joined ▁the ▁competition . ▁An ▁un be aten ▁run ▁of ▁six teen ▁matches ▁was ▁nearly ▁halt ed ▁when ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁drew ▁with ▁the ▁Western ▁Force ▁in ▁Per th ▁in ▁round ▁eleven . ▁The ▁following ▁week , ▁the ▁un be aten ▁run ▁was ▁ended ▁when ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Storm ers ▁in ▁Cape ▁Town . ▁That ▁loss ▁was ▁their ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁as ▁they ▁finished ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁table ▁with ▁eleven ▁wins . ▁After ▁be ating ▁the ▁Bull s ▁in ▁their ▁semi - final , ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁faced ▁the ▁H urr ican es ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁at ▁J ade ▁Stadium ▁that ▁was ▁played ▁in ▁a ▁thick ▁fog , ▁causing ▁poor ▁visibility . ▁Se ctions ▁of ▁the ▁crowd ▁could ▁not ▁see ▁the ▁field , ▁and ▁many ▁spect ators ▁left ▁during ▁the ▁match . ▁The ▁sc or ers ▁were ▁tied ▁ 9 – 9 ▁going ▁into ▁the ▁game ' s ▁last ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes . ▁The ▁Cr us aders ' ▁Case y ▁La