1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations

Infobox Rugby League Tri-Nations
year = 1999
country =
imagesize = 100px
caption = Official logo
winners = Australia
count = 1st
matches = 4
tries = 26
attendance = 68007
top point scorer = -
top try scorer = -

The first Rugby League Tri-Nations competition was held in Australia and New Zealand in 1999. The competition was won by Australia, who narrowly defeated New Zealand in the final. Great Britain performed very poorly in the tournament. After the Lions narrowly defeated the Queensland Cup premiers, Burleigh Bears, a poor crowd attended their match against Australia at Suncorp Stadium. Fearing a similar attendance for the series final, the tournament organisers relocated the match to Ericsson Stadium.

Results

Tournament matches

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date = 15 October, 1999
home = rl-rt|New Zealand
score = 24–22
away = rl|Australia
stadium = Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
attendance = 23,131
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date = 22 October, 1999
home = rl-rt|Australia
score = 42–6
away = rl|Great Britain
stadium = Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
attendance = 12,511
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date = 29 October, 1999
home = rl-rt|New Zealand
score = 26–4
away = rl|Great Britain
stadium = Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
attendance = 11,161

Tournament standings

Final

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date = 1 November, 1999
home = rl-rt|New Zealand
score = 20–22
away = rl|Australia
stadium = Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
attendance = 21,204

Non-series Test

During the series, New Zealand also played a Test against Tonga.rugbybox
date = 27 October, 1999
home = rl-rt|New Zealand
score = 74–0
away = rl|Tonga
stadium = Carlaw Park, Auckland
attendance = 4528