1998 Tri Nations Series
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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.
Table
| Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| South Africa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 54 | +26 | 1 | 17 |
| Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 82 | −3 | 2 | 10 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 88 | −23 | 2 | 2 |
Results
| 11 July 1998 | |||||
| 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) | |||||
 Australia
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24 – 16 |  New Zealand
|
Melbourne, Australia | ||
| (HT: 15–13) | Referee:  Clayton Thomas (Wales)
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| Tries: Burke (2) |
Tries: Jones, Kronfeld | ||||
| Conversions: Burke |
Penalties: Mehrtens, Spencer | ||||
| Penalties: Burke (4) |
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| 18 July 1998 | |||||
| 18:00 AWST (UTC+08) | |||||
| Australia
|
13 – 14 |  South Africa
|
Perth, Australia | ||
| (HT: 8–8) | Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)
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| Tries: Tune, Gregan |
Tries: van der Westhuizen | ||||
| Penalties: Burke |
Penalties: Montgomery (3) | ||||
| 25 July 1998 | |||||
| 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) | |||||
| New Zealand
|
3 – 13 | South Africa
|
Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| (HT: 0–3) | Referee:  Ed Morrison (England)
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| Penalties: Mehrtens |
Tries: Rossouw | ||||
| Conversions: Montgomery | |||||
| Penalties: Montgomery (2) | |||||
| 1 August 1998 | |||||
| 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) | |||||
| New Zealand
|
23 – 27 | Australia
|
Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
| (HT: 3–10) | Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)
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| Tries: Cullen, Lomu |
Tries: Bowman, Burke, Larkham, Little | ||||
| Conversions: Mehrtens (2) |
Conversions: Eales (2) | ||||
| Penalties: Mehrtens (3) |
Penalties: Burke | ||||
| 15 August 1998 | |||||
| 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) | |||||
| South Africa
|
24 – 23 | New Zealand
|
Durban, South Africa | ||
| (HT: 5–17) | Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)
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| Tries: Dalton, Skinstad, Terblanche, van der Westhuizen |
Tries: Marshall, Randell | ||||
| Conversions: Montgomery (2) |
Conversions: Mehrtens (2) | ||||
| Penalties: Mehrtens (3) | |||||
| 22 August 1998 | |||||
| 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) | |||||
| South Africa
|
29 – 15 | Australia
|
Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| (HT: 16–12) | Referee:  Jim Fleming (Scotland)
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| Tries: Garvey, Skinstad |
Penalties: Burke (5) | ||||
| Conversions: Montgomery (2) |
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| Penalties: Montgomery (5) |
| Tri Nations 1998 Winners |
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| South Africa First Title |
External links
- Tri Nations at Rugby.com.au