1996 Tri Nations Series
| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions |  New Zealand (1st title) |
| Bledisloe Cup | New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 19 (3.17 per match) |
1997 → | |
The 1996 Tri Nations Series was the inaugural series of the rugby union test matches, 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.[1]
New Zealand beat Australia in both tests, thus retaining the Bledisloe Cup, which it had taken off Australia the previous year.
Table[]
| Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Results[]
| 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) | ||||
| 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 Football Stadium, Sydney | ||
| (HT: 11–3) | Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
| ||||
| Tries: Roff, Horan |
Tries: Hendriks | ||||
| Conversions: Burke |
Conversions: Honiball | ||||
| Penalties: Burke (3) |
Penalties: Honiball (2), Joubert | ||||
| 20 July 1996 | |||||
| 14:35 NZST (UTC+12) | |||||
| New Zealand
|
15–11 | South Africa
|
Lancaster Park, Christchurch | ||
| (HT: 6–8) | Referee:  (Scotland)
| ||||
| Penalties: Mehrtens (5) |
Tries: Joubert | ||||
| Penalties: Stransky (2) | |||||
| 27 July 1996 | |||||
| 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) | |||||
| Australia
|
25–32 | New Zealand
|
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | ||
| (HT: 16–9) | Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
| ||||
| Tries: Burke, Gregan |
Tries: Bunce, Marshall | ||||
| Penalties: Burke (5) |
Conversions: Mehrtens (2) | ||||
| Penalties: Mehrtens (6) | |||||
| 3 August 1996 | |||||
| 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) | |||||
| South Africa
|
25–19 | Australia
|
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| (HT: 16–3) | Referee:  (Ireland)
| ||||
| Tries: Stransky |
Tries: Tune | ||||
| Conversions: Stransky |
Conversions: Eales | ||||
| Penalties: Stransky (6) |
Penalties: Burke, Eales (3) | ||||
| 10 August 1996 | |||||
| 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) | |||||
| South Africa
|
18–29 | New Zealand
|
Newlands, Cape Town | ||
| (HT: 15–6) | Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)
| ||||
| Tries: Os du Randt, Japie Mulder |
Tries: Glen Osborne, Craig Dowd | ||||
| Cons: Joel Stransky |
Cons: Mehrtens (2) | ||||
| Pens: Joel Stransky (2) |
Pens: Andrew Mehrtens (5) |
| Tri Nations 1996 Winners |
|---|
|
| New Zealand First Title |
See also[]
- History of rugby union matches between Australia and New Zealand
- History of rugby union matches between Australia and South Africa
- History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa
References[]
- ^ Mick Cleary and John Griffiths, ed. (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0 7472 7732 X.
External links[]
- Tri Nations at Rugby.com.au
Categories:
- The Rugby Championship
- 1996 in South African rugby union
- 1996 in New Zealand rugby union
- 1996 in Australian rugby union
- 1996 rugby union tournaments for national teams