| Champions | New Zealand (1st title) |
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| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 19 (3.17 per match) |
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The 1996 Tri Nations Series was contested from 6 July to 10 August between the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa national rugby union teams. The All Blacks won the inaugural tournament.
| Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points |
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 60 | +59 | 1 | 17 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 84 | −14 | 2 | 6 |
| Australia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 116 | −45 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 July 1996 | |||||
| 14:35 NZST (UTC+12) | |||||
| New Zealand | 43–6 | Australia | Athletic Park, Wellington | ||
| (HT: 25–6) | Referee: Ed Morrison (England) | ||||
| Tries: Zinzan Brooke, Christian Cullen, Michael Jones, Jonah Lomu, Justin Marshall, Jeff Wilson |
Penalties: Matt Burke (2) |
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| Cons: Andrew Mehrtens (2) |
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| Pens: Andrew Mehrtens (3) |
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| 13 July 1996 | |||||
| 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) | |||||
| Australia | 21 – 16 | South Africa | Sydney, Australia | ||
| (HT: 11–3) | Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England) | ||||
| Tries: Roff, Horan |
Tries: Hendriks |
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| Conversions: Burke |
Conversions: Honiball |
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| Penalties: Burke (3) |
Penalties: Honiball (2), Joubert |
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| 20 July 1996 | |||||
| 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) | |||||
| New Zealand | 15 – 11 | South Africa | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
| (HT: 6–8) | Referee: Ray Megson (Scotland) | ||||
| Penalties: Mehrtens (5) |
Tries: Joubert |
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| Penalties: Stransky (2) |
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| 27 July 1996 | |||||
| 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) | |||||
| Australia | 25 – 32 | New Zealand | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| (HT: 16–9) | Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland) | ||||
| Tries: Burke, Gregan |
Tries: Bunce, Marshall |
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| Penalties: Burke (5) |
Conversions: Mehrtens (2) |
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| Penalties: Mehrtens (6) |
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| 3 August 1996 | |||||
| 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) | |||||
| South Africa | 25 – 19 | Australia | Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||
| (HT: 16–3) | Referee: Brian Stirling (Ireland) | ||||
| Tries: Stransky |
Tries: Tune |
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| Conversions: Stransky |
Conversions: Eales |
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| Penalties: Stransky (6) |
Penalties: Burke, Eales (3) |
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| 10 August 1996 | |||||
| 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) | |||||
| South Africa | 18–29 | New Zealand | Newlands, Cape Town | ||
| (HT: 15–6) | Referee: Dave McHugh (Ireland) | ||||
| Tries: Os du Randt, Japie Mulder |
Tries: Glen Osborne, Craig Dowd |
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| Cons: Joel Stransky |
Cons: Mehrtens (2) |
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| Pens: Joel Stransky (2) |
Pens: Andrew Mehrtens (5) |
| Tri Nations 1996 Winners |
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| New Zealand First Title |
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