▁of ▁commission , ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁adopted ▁Rugby ▁League ▁Park ▁( which ▁has ▁been ▁renamed ▁Christ ch urch ▁Stadium ▁tempor arily ) ▁in ▁Add ington ▁as ▁their ▁home ▁ground ▁for ▁that ▁and ▁future ▁seasons ▁to ▁recent ral ise ▁their ▁games ▁in ▁one ▁location ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁road ▁show ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season . ▁The ▁ground ▁had ▁a ▁limited ▁make over , ▁taking ▁it ▁to ▁an ▁ 1 8 , 6 0 0 ▁capacity ▁stad ium ▁and ▁bringing ▁its ▁facilities ▁to ▁the ▁minimum ▁standards ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁Super ▁Rugby ▁competition . ▁ ▁The ▁Cr us aders ' ▁management ▁proposed ▁playing ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁regular ▁season ▁match ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁when ▁J ade ▁Stadium ▁was ▁un available . ▁Although ▁five ▁of ▁the ▁seven ▁un ions ▁within ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁region ▁supported ▁having ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁game ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Rugby ▁Union ▁( N Z RU ) ▁v eto ed ▁the ▁proposal . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁did ▁play ▁a ▁pre - season ▁match ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁against ▁the ▁Western ▁Force ▁at ▁Olympic ▁Park ▁Stadium . ▁They ▁did ▁the ▁same ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁pr ese ason ▁as ▁well , ▁also ▁against ▁the ▁Force . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁earth qu ake , ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁played ▁four ▁games ▁at ▁T raf al gar ▁Park , ▁and ▁two ▁in ▁Tim aru ▁during ▁their ▁ 2 0 1 1