1996 Tri Nations Series
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Final positions | |
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Champions | New Zealand (1st title) |
Bledisloe Cup | New Zealand |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Tries scored | 19 (3.17 per match) |
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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 |
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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 |
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) |
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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 Football Stadium, Sydney | ||
(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 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | ||
(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 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | ||
(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 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
(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 |
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
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Tri Nations at Rugby.com.au