1998 Tri Nations Series
| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions |  South Africa (1st title) |
| Bledisloe Cup |  Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 22 (3.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 295,697 (49,283 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Matt Burke (50) |
| Most tries | Matt Burke (3) |
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The 1998 Tri Nations Series was contested from 11 July to 22 August between the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa national rugby union teams. The Springboks won the tournament.
Australia won the Bledisloe Cup, which New Zealand had won for the 3 previous years. The two Tri-Nations tests gave it a winning 2–0 lead. (It went on to make it 3–0 in the third test which came after the Tri-Nations.)
Table[edit]
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Try bonus |
Losing bonus |
Table points | |||||
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | |||||
| 1 | South Africa
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 54 | +26 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Australia
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 82 | –3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 |  New Zealand
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 88 | –23 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Results[edit]
Game 1: Australia v New Zealand[edit]
| 11 July 1998 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 24–16 | New Zealand |
| Try: Burke 29' c, 33' m Con: Burke (1/2) 29' Pen: Burke (4/6) 25' | Report[1][2] | Try: Kronfeld 22' m I. Jones m Pen: Mehrtens 20' Spencer (1) |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 75,127[3] Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales) |
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Game 2: Australia v South Africa[edit]
| 18 July 1998 20:05 AEST (UTC+10) |
| (1 BP) Australia | 13–14 | South Africa |
| Try: Tune 5' m Gregan 52' m Pen: Burke 40' | Report[4] | Try: Van der Westhuizen m Pen: Montgomery 8', 43', 61' |
| Subiaco Oval, Perth Attendance: 38,079[5] Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand) |
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Notes:
- This was the first rugby test match staged at Subiaco Oval.
Game 3: New Zealand v South Africa[edit]
| 25 July 1998 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | 3–13 | South Africa |
| Pen: Mehrtens | Try: Rossouw Con: Montgomery Pen: Montgomery (2) |
| Athletic Park, Wellington Attendance: 39,500[6] Referee: Ed Morrison (England) |
Game 4: New Zealand v Australia[edit]
| 1 August 1998 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| (1 BP) New Zealand | 23–27 | Australia (1 BP) |
| Try: Cullen Lomu Con: Mehrtens (2) Pen: Mehrtens (3) | Try: Bowman Burke Larkham Little Con: Eales (2) Pen: Burke |
| Lancaster Park, Christchurch Attendance: 35,683[7] Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales) |
Game 5: South Africa v New Zealand[edit]
| 15 August 1998 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| (1 BP) South Africa | 24–23 | New Zealand (1 BP) |
| Try: Dalton Skinstad Terblanche Van der Westhuizen Con: Montgomery (2) | Try: Marshall Randell Con: Mehrtens (2) Pen: Mehrtens (3) |
| Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 45,000[8] Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia) |
Game 6: South Africa v Australia[edit]
| 22 August 1998 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | 29–15 | Australia |
| Try: Garvey Skinstad Con: Montgomery (2) Pen: Montgomery (5) | Pen: Burke (5) |
| Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg Attendance: 62,308[9] Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland) |
References[edit]
- ^ Jenkins, Peter (13 July 1998). "Wallabies savour moment, for starters". The Australian. p. 24.
- ^ "Match Report: New Zealand vs Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 11 July 1998". allblacks.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Australia 24 - 16 New Zealand". ESPN.com.
- ^ Crowden, Greg (20 July 1998). "Boks coach praises 'true test' of teams". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 31. ProQuest 363427481.
- ^ "Australia 13 - 14 South Africa". ESPN.com.
- ^ "New Zealand 3 - 13 South Africa". ESPN.com.
- ^ "New Zealand 23 - 27 Australia". ESPN.com.
- ^ "South Africa 24 - 23 New Zealand". ESPN.com.
- ^ "South Africa 29 - 15 Australia". ESPN.com.
External links[edit]
- Tri Nations at Rugby.com.au
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