Rugby union tournament
| 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 → | |
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.
Table※
| 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※
| 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 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 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 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 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 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 Referee: David McHugh (Ireland) |
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