Tri Nations Series champions

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The Tri Nations is contested annually between the Wallabies (Australia), the All Blacks (New Zealand) and the Springboks (South Africa).
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 thrice on a home and away basis, though the amount of games against each side was expanded from two to three in 2006.[1] 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).[2] 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 seven championships whereas both Australia and South Africa have won the series twice. New Zealand has won successive championships on three occasions (1996/1997, 2002/2003 and 2005/2006).

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[edit] Results

[edit] 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
2006 July 8
September 9
1 New Zealand New Zealand 6 5 0 1 179 112 +67 3 23
2 Australia 6 2 0 4 133 121 +12 3 11
3 South Africa 6 2 0 4 106 185 −79 1 9
2007 June 16
July 21
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa


[edit] Aggregate table

Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
Championships
played won drawn lost for against difference
New Zealand 46 32 0 14 1264 924 +340 22 150 7
Australia 46 18 1 27 979 1060 -91 24 98 2
South Africa 46 18 1 27 940 1189 -249 16 90 2

Updated 11 September 2006

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 2006 Tri-Nations draw. keo.co.za. Retrieved on May 16, 2007.
  2. ^ About the Tri Nations. rugby.com.au. Retrieved on May 16, 2007.

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