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The Tri Nations series is an annual international Rugby Union series held between Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The series is played on a home and away basis with the three nations playing each other twice.

Since the inception of the Tri Nations series, the games played in it between Australia and New Zealand also determine the winner of the Bledisloe Cup each year.

1 The Competition

The order of fixtures has changed several times throughout the history of the series. The most recent reworking of the Tri Nations calendar took effect in 2002; the current schedule is outlined below.

In odd-numbered years, the series starts with South Africa hosting Australia. The following week, South Africa hosts New Zealand. The Tri Nations then moves for two weeks to Australia. The first match in Australia is the Bledisloe Cup opener between Australia and New Zealand, with Australia and South Africa playing the next week. Finally, the Tri Nations crosses the Tasman Sea to New Zealand, with South Africa as the All Blacks' first home opponent. The series ends with New Zealand and Australia playing in the final Bledisloe Cup tie. The order of fixtures is reversed in even-numbered years; this means that the first Bledisloe Cup tie will then open the Tri Nations.

The matches are generally held in July and August, after the completion of the Super 12 competition for the year, which features teams from the same countries as the Tri Nations.

The winner is determined by a points system:

"Bonus points" may also be earned in any given match, and count fully toward deciding the series winner. A team may earn one bonus point in either of the following ways:

A victorious team can collect either 4 or 5 points, depending on whether it scored 4 tries. A losing team may collect anywhere from 0 to 2 points.

At the end of the series the team with the most points is declared the winner. If teams end level on points, the first tiebreaker is point differential, followed by number of tries during the series. However, the Tri Nations has yet to finish in a tie for the top spot.

2 Past Results

2.1 Winners by Year

2.2 Total Wins

2.3 2004 Series


　 Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
South Africa420211098+12311
Australia42027983-4210
New Zealand42028391-819



　
July 17, 2004
New Zealand 16–7 Australia Wellington, New Zealand
(HT: 3–0) Ref: A. Rolland ( Ireland)
Tries:
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Mortlock
Conversions:
Carter 		Conversions:
Giteau
Penalties:
Carter (3)
　
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New Zealand 23–21 South Africa ChristchurchChristchurch is a city on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The city is named after the cathedral college of Christ Church in the University of Oxford. Its Maori name is Otautahi from the Maori chief Tautahi who had a settlement on the ba, New Zealand
(HT: 12–21) Ref: A. Cole ( Australia)
Tries:
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de Villiers , Cronjé , du Preez
Penalties:
Carter (5), Spencer 		Conversions:
Montgomery (3)
　
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Australia 30–26 South Africa Perth, Australia
(HT: 15–16) Ref: C. White ( England)
Tries:
Tuqiri , Larkham , Latham, Rathbone 		Tries:
van der Westhuyzen, de Villiers , du Toit
Conversions:
Giteau , Burke		 Conversions:
Montgomery
Penalties:
Giteau (2)		 Penalties:
Montgomery (3)
　
August 7, 2004
Australia 23–18 New Zealand Sydney, Australia
(HT: 12–12) Ref: J. Kaplan ( South Africa)
Tries:
Tuqiri 		Penalties:
Carter (4), Spencer , Mehrtens
Penalties:
Burke (2), Giteau (4)
　
August 14, 2004
South Africa 40–26 New Zealand Johannesburg, South Africa
(HT: 19–13) Ref: N. Williams ( Wales), replaced by D. Courtney ( Ireland)
Tries:
Joubert (3), Paulse , de Villiers 		Tries:
Muliaina , Rokocoko
Conversions:
Montgomery (3)		 Conversions:
Mehrtens (2)
Penalties:
Montgomery (3)		 Penalties:
Mehrtens (4)
　
August 21, 2004
South Africa 23–19 Australia Durban, South Africa
(HT: 3–7) Ref: P. O'Brien ( New Zealand)
Tries:
Matfield , van Niekerk		 Tries:
Tuqiri , Mortlock , Smith
Conversions:
Montgomery (2)		 Conversions:
Giteau (2)
Penalties:
Montgomery (3)




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