1996 Tri Nations Series
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| Final positions | |
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| Champions | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (1st title) |
| Bledisloe Cup | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 19 (3.17 per match) |
| Attendance | 248,540 (41,423 per match) |
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The 1996 Tri Nations Series was the inaugural Tri Nations Series, a rugby union competition contested by the men's national teams of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. It was contested from 6 July to 10 August. New Zealand won all four of their matches to claim the title, as well as retaining the Bledisloe Cup won the previous year for their two wins over Australia.[1]
Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Try bonus |
Losing bonus |
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | |||||
| 1 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 60 | +59 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 84 | –14 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 116 | –45 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
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Results
New Zealand v Australia
| 6 July 1996 14:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| (1 BP) New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg | 43–6 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
| Try: Brooke Cullen Jones Lomu Marshall Wilson Con: Mehrtens (2) Pen: Mehrtens (3) | Pen: Burke (2) |
| Athletic Park, Wellington Attendance: 39,523[2] Referee: Ed Morrison (England) |
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Australia v South Africa
| 13 July 1996 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | 21–16 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (1 BP) |
| Try: Roff Horan Con: Burke Pen: Burke (3) | Try: Hendriks Con: Honiball Pen: Honiball (2) Joubert |
| Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 41,850[3] Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England) |
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New Zealand v South Africa
| 20 July 1996 14:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg | 15–11 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (1 BP) |
| Pen: Mehrtens (5) | Try: Joubert Pen: Stransky (2) |
| Lancaster Park, Christchurch Attendance: 38,000[4] Referee: Ray Megson (Scotland) |
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Australia v New Zealand
| 27 July 1996 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| (1 BP) Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | 25–32 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand |
| Try: Burke Gregan Pen: Burke (5) | Try: Bunce Marshall Con: Mehrtens (2) Pen: Mehrtens (6) |
| Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 40,167[5] Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland) |
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South Africa v Australia
| 3 August 1996 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg | 25–19 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (1 BP) |
| Try: Stransky Con: Stransky Pen: Stransky (6) | Try: Tune Con: Eales Pen: Burke Eales (3) |
| Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 38,000[6] Referee: Brian Stirling (Ireland) |
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South Africa v New Zealand
| 10 August 1996 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg | 18–29 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand |
| Try: Du Randt Mulder Con: Stransky Pen: Stransky (2) | Try: Osborne Dowd Con: Mehrtens (2) Pen: Mehrtens (5) |
| Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 51,000[7] Referee: David McHugh (Ireland) |
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References
- ↑ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John, eds. (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-7732-X.
- ↑ "New Zealand (25) 43 - 6 (6) Australia (FT)". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "Australia (11) 21 - 16 (3) South Africa (FT)". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "New Zealand (6) 15 - 11 (8) South Africa (FT)". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "Australia (16) 25 - 32 (9) New Zealand (FT)". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "South Africa (16) 25 - 19 (3) Australia (FT)". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "South Africa (15) 18 - 29 (6) New Zealand (FT)". ESPN.com.
External links
- Tri Nations at Rugby.com.au