1996 Tri Nations Series
| Date | 6 July – 10 August 1996 |
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| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (1st title) |
| Bledisloe Cup | New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 20 (3.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 270,373 (45,062 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Andrew Mehrtens (69) |
| Most tries | Justin Marshall (2) |
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The 1996 Tri Nations Series was the inaugural edition of the annual Southern Hemisphere rugby union competition, organised by SANZAR, featuring the men's national teams of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. It was contested between 6 July to 10 August 1996. New Zealand won all four of their Test matches to claim the inaugural title, as well as retaining the Bledisloe Cup won the previous year for their two wins over Australia.[1]
Table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
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| 1 | New Zealand (C) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 60 | +62 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 |  South Africa |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 84 | −14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Australia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 119 | −48 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]| 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) | Report | Pen: Burke (2) |
| Athletic Park, Wellington Attendance: 39,523[3] Referee: Ed Morrison (England) |
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Notes:
- New Zealand's 43 points was the most they had scored against Australia.[4]
- New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup.
Round 2
[edit]| 13 July 1996 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 21–16 | South Africa (1 BP) |
| Try: Roff Horan Con: Burke Pen: Burke (3) | Report | Try: Hendriks Con: Honiball Pen: Honiball (2) Joubert |
| Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 41,850[5] Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England) |
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Notes:
- This was South Africa's first defeat in 17 Tests, and ended their 15 Test win-streak, spanning 1 year, 279 days.[6]
Round 3
[edit]| 20 July 1996 14:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | 15–11 | South Africa (1 BP) |
| Pen: Mehrtens (5) | Report | Try: Joubert Pen: Stransky (2) |
| Lancaster Park, Christchurch Attendance: 39,000[7] Referee: Ray Megson (Scotland) |
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Round 4
[edit]| 27 July 1996 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| (1 BP) Australia | 25–32 | New Zealand |
| Try: Burke Gregan Pen: Burke (5) | Report | Try: Bunce Marshall Con: Mehrtens (2) Pen: Mehrtens (6) |
| Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 39,000[8] Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland) |
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Notes:
- This win sealed New Zealand's maiden Tri Nations Series title with one Test to spare.[9]
Round 5
[edit]| 3 August 1996 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | 25–19 | Australia (1 BP) |
| Try: Stransky Con: Stransky Pen: Stransky (6) | Report | Try: Tune Con: Eales Pen: Burke Eales (3) |
| Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 60,000[10] Referee: Brian Stirling (Ireland) |
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Round 6
[edit]| 10 August 1996 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | 18–29 | New Zealand |
| Try: Du Randt Mulder Con: Stransky Pen: Stransky (2) | Report | Try: Osborne Dowd Con: Mehrtens (2) Pen: Mehrtens (5) |
| Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 51,000[11] Referee: David McHugh (Ireland) |
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References
[edit]- ↑ Cleary & Griffiths 1997.
- ↑ "Tri-Nations history | BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 18 July 2001.
- ↑ Howitt 2005, p. 173.
- ↑ Howitt 2005, p. 172.
- ↑ Howitt 2005, p. 175.
- ↑ Howitt 2005, p. 174.
- ↑ Howitt 2005, p. 177.
- ↑ Howitt 2005, p. 179.
- ↑ Howitt 2005, pp. 178–179.
- ↑ Howitt 2005, p. 181.
- ↑ Howitt 2005, p. 183.
Bibliography
[edit]- Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John, eds. (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-7732-X.
- Howitt, Bob (2005). SANZAR Saga: Ten Years of Super 12 and Tri-Nations Rugby. Auckland: HarperCollins. ISBN 1-86950-566-2.
External links
[edit]- Tri Nations at Rugby.com.au
