Tri Nations Series champions

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Left: The Tri Nations logo from 1996–2011 with the South African logo on the left, New Zealand logo on the right, and the Australian logo on the bottom.
Right: The one-off 2020 Tri Nations banner, with the Argentine logo on the left, Australian logo in the middle, and the New Zealand logo on the right.

Tri Nations Series champion is the title given to the rugby union nation (either Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, or, since 2012, Argentina) that finishes at the top of competition table of the annual Tri Nations Series. The Bledisloe Cup, an Australian-New Zealand trophy is also awarded within the series.

Each nation plays each other thrice on a home and away basis, though the number of games against each side was expanded from two to three in 2006.[1] A nation receives four points for a win, two for a draw and none for a loss. A nation can obtain a bonus point by either scoring four tries in a match or by losing by seven points or less to the opposition. If nations finish level on points (points for winning, drawing and bonus match points), the first tiebreaker is point differential (the actual in game scoreline, a cumulative scoreline difference). The scoreline difference is worked out by subtracting the number of points a nation has had scored against them from the total points they have scored in the series. Should teams still be level, this is followed by number of tries scored by a nation during the series.

The Tri Nations was created amongst the SANZAR partners (along with the provincial Super 12 competition, now, Super Rugby). The tournament involves three southern hemisphere nations; Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The series was created to form a similar competition to the Six Nations Championship (then, the Five Nations).[2] The first tournament was held in 1996, which New Zealand won. It has subsequently been held annually. The competition has largely been dominated by New Zealand, who have won 10 championships, whereas Australia and South Africa have each won the series three times. New Zealand has won consecutive championships on three occasions (1996–97, 2002–03, and 2005–08) and Australia on one occasion (2000–01).[3]

Results[edit]

Tournaments (1996–2011; 2020)[edit]

Year Duration Table
position
Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1996 6 July –
10 August
1 New Zealand New Zealand 4 4 0 0 119 60 +59 1 17
2 South Africa 4 1 0 3 70 84 −14 2 6
3 Australia 4 1 0 3 71 116 −45 2 6
1997 19 July –
27 August
1 New Zealand New Zealand 4 4 0 0 159 109 +50 2 17
2 South Africa 4 1 0 3 148 144 +4 3 7
3 Australia 4 1 0 3 96 150 −54 2 6
1998 11 July –
22 August
1 South Africa South Africa 4 4 0 0 80 54 +26 1 17
2 Australia 4 2 0 2 79 82 −3 2 10
3 New Zealand 4 0 0 4 65 88 −23 2 2
1999 10 July –
28 August
1 New Zealand New Zealand 4 3 0 1 103 61 +42 0 12
2 Australia 4 2 0 2 84 57 +27 2 10
3 South Africa 4 1 0 3 34 103 −69 0 4
2000 15 July –
26 August
1 Australia Australia 4 3 0 1 104 86 +18 2 14
2 New Zealand 4 2 0 2 127 117 +10 2 10
3 South Africa 4 1 0 3 82 110 −28 2 6
2001 21 July –
1 September
1 Australia Australia 4 2 1 1 81 75 +6 1 11
2 New Zealand 4 2 0 2 79 70 +9 1 9
3 South Africa 4 1 1 2 52 67 −15 0 6
2002 13 July –
17 August
1 New Zealand New Zealand 4 3 0 1 97 65 +32 3 15
2 Australia 4 2 0 2 91 86 +5 3 11
3 South Africa 4 1 0 3 103 140 −37 3 7
2003 12 July –
16 August
1 New Zealand New Zealand 4 4 0 0 142 65 +77 2 18
2 Australia 4 1 0 3 89 106 −17 2 6
3 South Africa 4 1 0 3 62 122 −60 0 4
2004 17 July –
21 August
1 South Africa South Africa 4 2 0 2 110 98 +12 3 11
2 Australia 4 2 0 2 79 83 −4 2 10
3 New Zealand 4 2 0 2 83 91 −8 1 9
2005 30 July –
3 September
1 New Zealand New Zealand 4 3 0 1 111 86 +25 3 15
2 South Africa 4 3 0 1 93 82 −11 1 13
3 Australia 4 0 0 4 72 108 −36 3 3
2006 8 July –
9 September
1 New Zealand New Zealand 6 5 0 1 179 112 +67 3 23
2 Australia 6 2 0 4 133 121 +12 3 11
3 South Africa 6 2 0 4 106 185 −79 1 9
2007 16 June –
21 July
1 New Zealand New Zealand 4 3 0 1 100 59 +41 1 13
2 Australia 4 2 0 2 76 80 -4 1 9
3 South Africa 4 1 0 3 66 103 -37 1 5
2008 5 July –
13 September
1 New Zealand New Zealand 6 4 0 2 152 106 +46 3 19
2 Australia 6 3 0 3 119 163 -44 2 14
3 South Africa 6 2 0 4 115 117 -2 2 10
2009 18 July –
19 September
1 South Africa South Africa 6 5 0 1 158 130 +28 1 21
2 New Zealand 6 3 0 3 141 131 +10 1 13
3 Australia 6 1 0 5 103 141 -44 3 7
2010 10 July –
11 September
1 New Zealand New Zealand 6 6 0 0 184 111 +73 3 27
2 Australia 6 2 0 4 162 188 -26 3 11
3 South Africa 6 1 0 5 147 194 -47 3 7
2011 23 July –
27 August
1 Australia Australia 4 3 0 1 92 79 +13 1 13
2 New Zealand 4 2 0 2 95 64 +31 2 10
3 South Africa 4 1 0 3 54 98 -44 1 5
2020 31 October –
5 December
1 New Zealand New Zealand 4 2 0 2 118 54 +64 3 11
2 Argentina 4 1 2 1 56 84 –28 0 8
3 Australia 4 1 2 1 60 96 –36 0 8

Aggregate table[edit]

Tri Nations (1996–2011; 2020)
Nation Matches Points Bonus
points
Table
points
Titles
won
P W D L PF PA PD
 New Zealand 76 52 0 24 2,054 1,449 +605 35 243 11
 Australia 76 30 3 43 1,591 1,817 −226 34 160 3
 South Africa 72 28 1 43 1,480 1,831 −351 24 138 3
 Argentina 4 1 2 1 56 84 –28 0 8 0
Source:  lassen.co.nz – Tri-Nations, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa

Bonus points given by T – 4W − 2D, for T table points, W games won and D games drawn.

Rugby Championship (since 2012)
Nation Matches Points Bonus
points
Table
points
Titles
won
P W D L PF PA PD
 New Zealand 57 48 2 7 1,979 1,059 +920 36 233 9
 South Africa 57 28 4 25 1,449 1,289 +160 26 146 1
 Australia 57 25 3 29 1,304 1,553 −249 13 126 1
 Argentina 57 8 1 48 1,036 1,868 −832 12 46 0
Updated: 29 July 2023
Source:  lassen.co.nz – TRC, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
Bonus points given by T – 4W − 2D, for T table points, W games won and D games drawn.
All-time Tri Nations and Rugby Championship Table (since 1996)
Nation Matches Points Bonus
points
Table
points
Titles
won
P W D L PF PA PD
 New Zealand 133 100 2 31 4,033 2,508 +1,525 71 476 20
 Australia 133 55 6 72 2,895 3,370 –475 47 286 4
 South Africa 129 56 5 68 2,929 3,120 –191 51 284 4
 Argentina 61 9 3 49 1,092 1,952 –860 12 54 0
Updated: 29 July 2023
Bonus points given by T – 4W − 2D, for T table points, W games won and D games drawn.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "2006 Tri-Nations draw". keo.co.za. Archived from the original on 25 April 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2006.
  2. ^ "About the Tri Nations". rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 May 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2006.
  3. ^ "Tri Nations Past Winners". ESPN. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

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