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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.

1998 Tri Nations Series
Final positions
Champions South Africa (1st title)
Bledisloe Cup Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Tries scored22 (3.67 per match)
Attendance295,697 (49,283 per match)
Top scorer(s)Matt Burke (50)
Most triesMatt Burke (3)
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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

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Place Nation Games Points Try
bonus 		Losing
bonus 		Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1   South Africa 4 4 0 0 80 54 +26 1 0 17
2   Australia 4 2 0 2 79 82 –3 1 1 10
3   New Zealand 4 0 0 4 65 88 –23 0 2 2

Results

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Game 1: Australia v New Zealand

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11 July 1998
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  24–16  New Zealand
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)
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 75,127[3]
Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
FB 15 Matt Burke
RW 14 Ben Tune
OC 13 Daniel Herbert
IC 12 Tim Horan
LW 11 Joe Roff
FH 10 Stephen Larkham
SH 9 George Gregan
N8 8 Toutai Kefu   45'
OF 7 David Wilson
BF 6 Matt Cockbain
RL 5 John Eales (c)
LL 4 Tom Bowman
TP 3 Andrew Blades
HK 2 Phil Kearns
LP 1 Richard Harry   15'
Replacements:
PR 16 Dan Crowley   15'
FL 17 Viliami Ofahengaue   45'   76'
HK 18 Jeremy Paul
FL 19 Owen Finegan   76'
SH 20 Chris Whitaker
CE 21 Nathan Grey
CE 22 Jason Little
Coach:
  Rod Macqueen
 
FB 15 Christian Cullen
RW 14 Jeff Wilson
OC 13 Scott McLeod   72'
IC 12 Walter Little
LW 11 Joeli Vidiri   62'
FH 10 Andrew Mehrtens   45'   72'
SH 9 Justin Marshall
N8 8 Taine Randell (c)
OF 7 Josh Kronfeld
BF 6 Michael Jones   62'
RL 5 Robin Brooke
LL 4 Ian Jones
TP 3 Olo Brown
HK 2 Anton Oliver
LP 1 Craig Dowd
Replacements:
HK 16 Mark Hammett
PR 17 Carl Hoeft
LK 18 Royce Willis
FL 19 Isitolo Maka   62'
SH 20 Ofisa Tonu'u
FH 21 Carlos Spencer   45'
WG 22 Jonah Lomu   62'
Coach:
  John Hart

Man of the Match:
Matt Burke (Australia)

Touch judges:
Ed Morrison (England)
Andre Watson (South Africa)

Game 2: Australia v South Africa

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18 July 1998
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)
(1 BP) Australia  13–14  South Africa
Try: Tune 5' m
Gregan 52' m
Pen: Burke 40'		Report[4]Try: Van der Westhuizen m
Pen: Montgomery 8', 43', 61'
Subiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 38,079[5]
Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)
FB 15 Matt Burke
RW 14 Ben Tune
OC 13 Daniel Herbert
IC 12 Tim Horan
LW 11 Joe Roff
FH 10 Stephen Larkham
SH 9 George Gregan
N8 8 Toutai Kefu
OF 7 David Wilson
BF 6 Matt Cockbain
RL 5 John Eales (c)
LL 4 Tom Bowman
TP 3 Andrew Blades
HK 2 Phil Kearns  
LP 1 Dan Crowley
Replacements:
HK 16 Jeremy Paul  
FL 17 Viliami Ofahengaue  
WG 18 Damian Smith  
FL 19 Owen Finegan  
SH 20 Chris Whitaker
CT 21 Nathan Grey
CE 22 Glen Panoho
Coach:
  Rod Macqueen
 
FB 15 Percy Montgomery
RW 14 Stefan Terblanche
OC 13 Andre Snyman
IC 12 Pieter Muller
LW 11 Pieter Rossouw
FH 10 Henry Honiball
SH 9 Joost van der Westhuizen
N8 8 Gary Teichmann (c)
OF 7 Andre Venter
BF 6 Rassie Erasmus
RL 5 Mark Andrews
LL 4 Krynauw Otto
TP 3 Adrian Garvey
HK 2 James Dalton
LP 1 Robbie Kempson
Replacements:
WG 16 Chester Williams  
PR 17 Ollie le Roux  
FH 18 Franco Smith
SH 19 Werner Swanepoel
FL 20 Andrew Aitken
FL 21 Bobby Skinstad
HK 22 Naka Drotské
Coach:
  Nick Mallett

Notes:

Game 3: New Zealand v South Africa

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25 July 1998
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  3–13  South Africa
Pen: MehrtensTry: Rossouw
Con: Montgomery
Pen: Montgomery (2)
Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 39,500[6]
Referee: Ed Morrison (England)

Game 4: New Zealand v Australia

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1 August 1998
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
(1 BP) New Zealand  23–27  Australia (1 BP)
Try: Cullen
Lomu
Con: Mehrtens (2)
Pen: Mehrtens (3)		Try: Bowman
Burke
Larkham
Little
Con: Eales (2)
Pen: Burke
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 35,683[7]
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)

Game 5: South Africa v New Zealand

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15 August 1998
15:00 SAST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) South Africa  24–23  New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Dalton
Skinstad
Terblanche
Van der Westhuizen
Con: Montgomery (2)		Try: Marshall
Randell
Con: Mehrtens (2)
Pen: Mehrtens (3)
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 45,000[8]
Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)

Game 6: South Africa v Australia

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22 August 1998
15:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  29–15  Australia
Try: Garvey
Skinstad
Con: Montgomery (2)
Pen: Montgomery (5)		Pen: Burke (5)
Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg
Attendance: 62,308[9]
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

References

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  1. ^ Jenkins, Peter (13 July 1998). "Wallabies savour moment, for starters". The Australian. p. 24.
  2. ^ "Match Report: New Zealand vs Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 11 July 1998". allblacks.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Australia 24 - 16 New Zealand". ESPN.com.
  4. ^ Crowden, Greg (20 July 1998). "Boks coach praises 'true test' of teams". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 31. ProQuest 363427481.
  5. ^ "Australia 13 - 14 South Africa". ESPN.com.
  6. ^ "New Zealand 3 - 13 South Africa". ESPN.com.
  7. ^ "New Zealand 23 - 27 Australia". ESPN.com.
  8. ^ "South Africa 24 - 23 New Zealand". ESPN.com.
  9. ^ "South Africa 29 - 15 Australia". ESPN.com.
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