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 |  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
Round 1
| 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) |
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Round 2
| 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) |
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Round 3
| 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) |
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Round 4
| 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) |
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Round 5
| 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) |
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Round 6
| 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) |
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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