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The Tri Nations is contested annually between the Wallabies (Australia), the All Blacks (New Zealand) and the Springboks (South Africa).
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The Tri Nations is contested annually between the Wallabies (Australia), the All Blacks (New Zealand) and the Springboks (South Africa).
Tri Nations Series champions is the title given to the rugby union nation (either Australia, New Zealand or South Africa) that finishes at the top of the annual Tri Nations Series competition table following the completion of a tournament. The Bledisloe Cup, an Australian-New Zealand trophy is also awarded within the series.

Each nation plays each other twice on a home and away basis, though the amount of games against each side will be expanded from two to three in 2006. A nation receives four points for a win, two for a draw and none for a loss. A nation can obtain a bonus point by either scoring four tries in a match or by losing by seven points or less to the opposition. If nations finish level on points (points for winning, drawing and bonus match points), the first tiebreaker is point differential (the actual in game scoreline, a cumulative scoreline difference). The scoreline difference is worked out by subtracting the amount of points a nation has had scored against them from the total points they have scored in the series. Should teams still be level, this is followed by number of tries scored by a nation during the series.

The Tri Nations was created between the SANZAR partners (along with the provincial Super 12 competition, now, Super 14). The tournament involves three southern hemisphere nations; Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The series was created to form a similar competition to the Six Nations Championship (then, the Five Nations). The first tournament was held in 1996, which New Zealand won. It has subsequently been held annually. The competition has largely been dominated by New Zealand, who have won six championships whereas both Australia and South Africa have won the series twice. New Zealand has won successive championships on two occasions (1996/1997 and 2002/2003).

Contents

Results

Tournaments (1996-2005)

Year Duration Table
position 		Nation Games Points Bonus
points 		Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1996 July 6 –
August 10 		1 
New Zealand
4 4 0 0 119 60
59
1 17
2 South Africa 4 1 0 3 70 84 −14 2 6
3 Australia 4 1 0 3 71 116 −45 2 6
1997 July 19 –
August 27 		1 
New Zealand
4 4 0 0 159 109
50
2 17
2 South Africa 4 1 0 3 148 144
4
3 7
3 Australia 4 1 0 3 96 150 −54 2 6
1998 July 11 –
August 22 		1

 
South Africa
4 4 0 0 80 54
26
1 17
2 Australia 4 2 0 2 79 82 −3 2 10
3 New Zealand 4 0 0 4 65 88 −23 2 2
1999 July 10 –
August 28 		1 
New Zealand
4 3 0 1 103 61
42
0 12
2 Australia 4 2 0 2 84 57
27
2 10
3 South Africa 4 1 0 3 34 103 −69 0 4
2000 July 15 –
August 26 		1 
Australia
4 3 0 1 104 86
18
2 14
2 New Zealand 4 2 0 2 127 117
10
2 10
3 South Africa 4 1 0 3 82 110 −28 2 6
2001 July 21 –
September 1 		1 
Australia
4 2 1 1 81 75
6
1 11
2 New Zealand 4 2 0 2 79 70
9
1 9
3 South Africa 4 1 1 2 52 67 −15 0 6
2002 July 13 –
August 17 		1 
New Zealand
4 3 0 1 97 65
32
3 15
2 Australia 4 2 0 2 91 86
5
3 11
3 South Africa 4 1 0 3 103 140 −37 3 7
2003 July 12 –
August 16 		1 
New Zealand
4 4 0 0 142 65
77
2 18
2 Australia 4 1 0 3 62 122 −17 2 6
3 South Africa 4 1 0 3 62 122 −60 0 4
2004 July 17 –
August 21 		1 
South Africa
4 2 0 2 110 98
12
3 11
2 Australia 4 2 0 2 79 83 −4 2 10
3 New Zealand 4 2 0 2 83 91 −8 1 9
2005 July 30 –
September 3 		1 
New Zealand
4 3 0 1 111 86
25
3 15
2 South Africa 4 3 0 1 93 82 −11 1 13
3 Australia 4 0 0 4 72 108 −36 3 3

Total wins

Nation Championship(s)
New Zealand 6
Australia 2
South Africa 2

Aggregate table

Nation Games Points Bonus
points 		Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
New Zealand 41 28 0 13 1117 824
293
20 132
Australia 42 17 1 24 907 981
21 92
South Africa 41 16 1 24 834 1053
15 81

Notes

References

External links


Tri Nations Series
Australia | New Zealand | South Africa
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006
List of champions

 

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