Tri Nations Series champions

, an Australian-New Zealand trophy is also awarded within the series.

Each nation plays each other thrice on a home and away basis, though the amount of games against each side was expanded from two to three in 2006.cite web | work=keo.co.za | title=2006 Tri-Nations draw | url=http://www.keo.co.za/2005/12/16/2006-tri-nations-draw/ | accessdate=16 May | accessyear=2006] A nation receives four points for a win, two for a draw and none for a loss. A nation can obtain a bonus point by either scoring four tries in a match or by losing by seven points or less to the opposition. If nations finish level on points (points for winning, drawing and bonus match points), the first tiebreaker is point differential (the actual in game scoreline, a cumulative scoreline difference). The scoreline difference is worked out by subtracting the amount of points a nation has had scored against them from the total points they have scored in the series. Should teams still be level, this is followed by number of tries scored by a nation during the series.

The Tri Nations was created between the SANZAR partners (along with the provincial Super 12 competition, now, Super 14). The tournament involves three southern hemisphere nations; Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The series was created to form a similar competition to the Six Nations Championship (then, the Five Nations).cite web | work=rugby.com.au | title=About the Tri Nations | url=http://www.rugby.com.au/fixtures_results/tri_nations/tri_nations,22036.html | accessdate=16 May | accessyear=2006] The first tournament was held in 1996, which New Zealand won. It has subsequently been held annually. The competition has largely been dominated by New Zealand, who have won eight championships whereas both Australia and South Africa have won the series twice. New Zealand has won successive championships on three occasions (1996/1997, 2002/2003 and 2005/2006).

Results

Tournaments (1996-2007)

Aggregate table

Notes

References

* " [http://sport.iafrica.com/rugby/trinations/history/ ALL-TIME TRI-NATIONS TABLE] ". "iafrica.com". Retrieved May 16, 2006.
* " [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/1444088.stm Tri-Nations history] ". "bbc.co.uk". Retrieved May 16, 2006.
* " [http://www.scrum.com/trinations/trinations05/tri_nations_match_packs.asp Fixtures & Results] ". "scrum.com". Retrieved May 16, 2006.

External links

* [http://www.allblacks.com Allblacks.com]
* [http://www.rugby.com.au/ Rugby.com.au]
* [http://www.sarugby.net/ Sarugby.net]