The 1999 Tri Nations Series was the fourth Tri Nations Series, a rugby union tournament contested by the men's national teams of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. It was contested from 10 July to 28 August 1999. New Zealand won the title, winning three of their four matches, including both against South Africa; however, they split the series against Australia, who retained the Bledisloe Cup, having won it outright the previous year.
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| Final positions | |
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| Champions |  New Zealand (3rd title) |
| Bledisloe Cup |  Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 17 (2.83 per match) |
| Attendance | 54,369 (9,062 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mehrtens (66) |
| Most tries | Cullen (3) |
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Table
edit| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Try bonus |
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | |||||
| 1 | New Zealand
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 61 | +42 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Australia
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 57 | +27 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 |  South Africa
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 103 | −69 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Results
editRound 1
edit| 10 July 1999 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | 28–0 | South Africa |
| Try: Cullen Marshall Wilson Con: Brown Mehrtens Pen: Mehrtens (3) |
| Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 41,500[1] Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia) |
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Round 2
edit| 17 July 1999 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| (1 BP) Australia | 32–6 | South Africa |
| Try: Roff (2) Horan Burke Con: Burke (3) Pen: Burke (2) | Pen: Van Straaten (2) |
| Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 31,677[2] Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) |
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Round 3
edit| 24 July 1999 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | 34–15 | Australia |
| Try: Marshall Con: Mehrtens Pen: Mehrtens (9) | Try: Gregan Herbert Con: Burke Pen: Burke |
| Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 49,000[3] Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales) |
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Round 4
edit| 7 August 1999 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | 18–34 | New Zealand |
| Try: Snyman Van der Westhuizen Con: Du Toit Pen: Du Toit (2) | Try: Cullen (2) Pen: Mehrtens (7) Drop: Wilson |
| Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance: 49,000[4] Referee: Ed Morrison (England) |
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Round 5
edit| 14 August 1999 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | 10–9 | Australia (1 BP) |
| Try: Fleck Con: De Beer Pen: De Beer | Pen: Burke (3) |
| Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 48,000[5] Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand) |
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Round 6
edit| 28 August 1999 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 28–7 | New Zealand |
| Try: Connors Con: Burke Pen: Burke (7) | Try: Mehrtens Con: Mehrtens |
| Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 107,042[6] Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland) |
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References
edit- ^ "New Zealand 28 - 0 South Africa". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Australia 32 - 6 South Africa". ESPN.com.
- ^ "New Zealand 34 - 15 Australia". ESPN.com.
- ^ "South Africa 18 - 34 New Zealand". ESPN.com.
- ^ "South Africa 10 - 9 Australia". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Australia 28 - 7 New Zealand". ESPN.com.
External links
edit- Tri Nations at Rugby.com.au