1996 Tri Nations Series
| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions |  New Zealand (1st title) |
| Bledisloe Cup | New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 19 (3.17 per match) |
1997 → | |
The 1996 Tri Nations Series was the inaugural edition of the rugby union series test matches that determined the Tri Nations Series Champion amongst Australia, New Zealand and South Africa national rugby union teams. It was contested from 6 July to 10 August and the All Blacks defeated the Wallabies, in both tests, thus retaining the Bledisloe Cup won, the previous year.[1]
Table
| Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Tri Nations 1996 Winners |
|---|
|
| 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
- ^ Mick Cleary and John Griffiths, ed. (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0 7472 7732 X.
External links
- Tri Nations at Rugby.com.au