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]
| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions |  New Zealand (1st title) |
| Bledisloe Cup | New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 19 (3.17 per match) |
| Attendance | 248,540 (41,423 per match) |
1997 → | |
Table edit
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Try bonus |
Losing bonus |
Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | |||||
| 1 | New Zealand
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 60 | +59 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 |  South Africa
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 84 | –14 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Australia
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 116 | –45 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Results edit
| 6 July 1996 14:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| (1 BP) New Zealand | 43–6 | 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) |
| 13 July 1996 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 21–16 | 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) |
| 20 July 1996 14:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | 15–11 | South Africa (1 BP) |
| Pen: Mehrtens (5) | Try: Joubert Pen: Stransky (2) |
| Lancaster Park, Christchurch Attendance: 38,000[4] Referee: Ray Megson (Scotland) |
| 27 July 1996 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| (1 BP) Australia | 25–32 | 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) |
| 3 August 1996 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | 25–19 | 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) |
| 10 August 1996 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | 18–29 | 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) |
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- Tri Nations at Rugby.com.au