ning ▁them ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁host ▁a ▁semi - final ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁faced ▁the ▁High land ers ▁at ▁J ade ▁Stadium . ▁Two ▁tries ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes ▁by ▁Mar ika ▁V un ib aka ▁helped ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁to ▁a ▁ 3 7 – 1 5 ▁win . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Super ▁ 1 2 ▁Final ▁was ▁played ▁against ▁the ▁Br umb ies ▁in ▁Can ber ra , ▁Australia , ▁where ▁the ▁weather ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁was ▁ icy , ▁with ▁sle et ▁and ▁snow . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁low - sc oring , ▁with ▁only ▁one ▁try ▁each . ▁Four ▁pen alt ies ▁by ▁Me hr t ens ▁gave ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁a ▁ 1 2 – 6 ▁half ▁time ▁lead . ▁Following ▁a ▁Br umb ies ▁penalty ▁four ▁minutes ▁from ▁time , ▁the ▁Br umb ies ▁led ▁ 1 9 – 1 7 . ▁However , ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁were ▁awarded ▁a ▁penalty ▁from ▁the ▁resulting ▁kick - off , ▁and ▁after ▁Me hr t ens ▁converted ▁the ▁penalty , ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁game ▁ 2 0 – 1 9 . ▁ ▁Development ▁of ▁a ▁legacy : ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁After ▁winning ▁three ▁consecutive ▁Super ▁ 1 2 ▁titles , ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁finished ▁t enth ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁– ▁their ▁worst ▁finish ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁The