1998 Tri Nations Series
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.
| Final positions | |
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| Champions |  South Africa (1st title) |
| Bledisloe Cup | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 22 (3.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Matt Burke (50) |
| Most tries | Matt Burke (3) |
← 1997 1999 → | |
Australia won the Bledisloe Cup, which New Zealand had won for the 3 previous years. The two Tri-Nations tests gave it a winning 2–0 lead. (It went on to make it 3–0 in the third test which came after the Tri-Nations.)
Table
| Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | |||||
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| 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
Game 1: Australia v New Zealand
11 July 1998 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia |
24–16 |  New Zealand |
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| Try: Burke 29' c, 33' m Con: Burke (1/2) 29' Pen: Burke (4/6) 25' |
Report[1][2] | Try: Kronfeld 22' m I. Jones m Pen: Mehrtens 20' Spencer (1) |
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Game 2: Australia v South Africa
18 July 1998 20:05 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia |
13–14 | South Africa |
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| Try: Tune 5' m Gregan 52' m Pen: Burke 40' |
Report[3] | Try: van der Westhuizen m Pen: Montgomery 8', 43', 61' |
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Notes:
- This was the first rugby test match staged at Subiaco Oval.
Game 3: New Zealand v South Africa
25 July 1998 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand |
3 – 13 | South Africa |
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| Pen: Mehrtens |
Try: Rossouw Con: Montgomery Pen: Montgomery (2) |
Game 4: New Zealand v Australia
Game 5: South Africa v New Zealand
15 August 1998 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa |
24 – 23 | New Zealand |
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| Try: Dalton Skinstad Terblanche van der Westhuizen Con: Montgomery (2) |
Try: Marshall Randell Con: Mehrtens (2) Pen: Mehrtens (3) |
Game 6: South Africa v Australia
22 August 1998 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa |
29 – 15 | Australia |
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| Try: Garvey Skinstad Con: Montgomery (2) Pen: Montgomery (5) |
Pen: Burke (5) |
| Tri Nations 1998 Winners |
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| South Africa First Title |
References
- Jenkins, Peter (13 July 1998). "Wallabies savour moment, for starters". The Australian. p. 24.
- "Match Report: New Zealand vs Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 11 July 1998". allblacks.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- Crowden, Greg (20 July 1998). "Boks coach praises 'true test' of teams". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 31. ProQuest 363427481.
External links
- Tri Nations at Rugby.com.au
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