1999 Tri Nations Series
Not to be confused with 1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations.
| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions |
 New Zealand (3rd title) |
| Bledisloe Cup |
 Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 17 (2.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mehrtens (66) |
| Most tries | Cullen (3) |
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← 1998 2000 → | |
The 1999 Tri Nations Series was contested from 10 July to 28 August between the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa national rugby union teams. The All Blacks won the tournament.
Australia retained the Bledisloe Cup, after taking it from New Zealand the previous year.
Table
| Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 61 | +42 | 0 | 12 |
| Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 57 | +27 | 2 | 10 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 103 | −69 | 0 | 4 |
Results
| 10 July 1999 | |||||
| 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) | |||||
| New Zealand |
28 – 0 |  South Africa |
Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
| (HT: 6–0) | Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia) | ||||
| Tries: Cullen, Marshall, Wilson | |||||
| Conversions: Brown, Mehrtens | |||||
| Penalties: Mehrtens (3) | |||||
| 17 July 1999 | |||||
| 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) | |||||
| Australia |
32 – 6 | South Africa |
Brisbane, Australia | ||
| (HT: 20–6) | Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) | ||||
| Tries: Roff (2), Horan, Burke | Penalties: van Straaten (2) | ||||
| Conversions: Burke (3) | |||||
| Penalties: Burke (2) | |||||
| 24 July 1999 | |||||
| 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) | |||||
| New Zealand |
34 – 15 | Australia |
Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| (HT: 22–3) | Referee:  Derek Bevan (Wales) | ||||
| Tries: Marshall | Tries: Gregan, Herbert | ||||
| Conversions: Mehrtens | Conversions: Burke | ||||
| Penalties: Mehrtens (9) | Penalties: Burke | ||||
| 7 August 1999 | |||||
| 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) | |||||
| South Africa |
18 – 34 | New Zealand |
Pretoria, South Africa | ||
| (HT: 11–20) | Referee:  Ed Morrison (England) | ||||
| Tries: Snyman, van der Westhuizen | Tries: Cullen (2) | ||||
| Conversions: du Toit | Penalties: Mehrtens (7) | ||||
| Penalties: du Toit (2) | Drop Goals: Wilson | ||||
| 14 August 1999 | |||||
| 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) | |||||
| South Africa |
10 – 9 | Australia |
Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| (HT: 3–3) | Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand) | ||||
| Tries: Fleck | Penalties: Burke (3) | ||||
| Conversions: de Beer | |||||
| Penalties: de Beer | |||||
| 28 August 1999 | |||||
| 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) | |||||
| Australia |
28 – 7 | New Zealand |
Sydney, Australia | ||
| (HT: 22–7) | Referee:  Jim Fleming (Scotland) | ||||
| Tries: Connors | Tries: Mehrtens | ||||
| Conversions: Burke | Conversions: Mehrtens | ||||
| Penalties: Burke (7) |
| Tri Nations 1999 Winners |
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| New Zealand Third Title |
External links
- Tri Nations at Rugby.com.au
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