2011 Tri Nations Series Explained
The 2011 Tri Nations Series was the sixteenth annual Tri Nations rugby union series between the national rugby union teams of New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, respectively nicknamed the All Blacks, Wallabies and Springboks. It was also the last series in which only these three teams participated. In 2012, Argentina's Pumas joined this competition,[1] which was rebranded as The Rugby Championship.[2] This made this series the last under the Tri Nations name until 2020, when South Africa withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was held in New Zealand between 9 September and 23 October 2011. As a result, the 2011 Tri Nations was shortened to include only six games instead of the usual nine. Each team played the other two countries twice rather than three times. Australia won the series for the first time in ten years.[4] [5] [6]
Standings
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus
points | Table
points |
|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | Losing |
|---|
| 1 | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 79 | +13 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 64 | +31 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 98 | −44 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
Fixtures
All times are local
Australia vs South Africa, Sydney
Touch judges:Keith Brown (
New Zealand)
Vinny Munro (
New Zealand)
Television match official:Matt Goddard (
Australia)----
New Zealand vs South Africa, Wellington
Touch judges:Stuart Dickinson (
Australia)
James Leckie (
Australia)
Television match official:Garratt Williamson (
New Zealand)
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New Zealand vs Australia, Auckland
Touch judges:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Christie du Preez (South Africa)
Television match official:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)----
South Africa vs Australia, Durban
Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
- South Africa's starting XV had a total of 810 caps going into the match, an all-time record for the sport.[8]
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South Africa vs New Zealand, Port Elizabeth
Touch judges:
Andrew Small (England)
Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official:
Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
- This was the first time that a Tri Nations test was played in Port Elizabeth.
Source: Fox Sports[9] AllBlacks.com[10] ----
Australia vs New Zealand, Brisbane
Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official:
Matt Goddard (Australia)
Player statistics
Leading try scorers
Leading point scorers
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Rugby: IRB clears way for Argentina to join Tri-Nations. The New Zealand Herald. 13 May 2010. 22 May 2010.
- "The Rugby Championship" to replace Tri Nations. Australian Rugby Union. 8 November 2011. 8 November 2011. 8 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308043143/http://www.rugby.com.au/wallabies/news/newsarticle/tabid/1516/articleid/4906/default.aspx. dead.
- News: SANZAAR confirm 2020 Tri-Nations Series to kick-off 31 October. en-AU. Rugby.Com.Au. 2020-10-08.
- Web site: Australia clinch Tri Nations with victory over New Zealand. 27 August 2011. The Guardian. 1 September 2011.
- Web site: Wallabies clinch Tri-Nations crown. 27 August 2011. ESPN Scrum . 1 September 2011.
- Web site: Australia v New Zealand: match report. 27 August 2011. . 1 September 2011.
- News: New Zealand 40–7 South Africa . BBC Sport . 30 July 2011 . 30 July 2011 .
- Web site: The most experienced Test XV and internationals from Rugby, Eton and Harrow . John . Griffiths . Ask John . ESPN Scrum . 22 August 2011 . 22 August 2011.
- Web site: SANZAR release the draw for the shortened 2011 Tri Nations tournament . 19 August 2010 . Tri Nations . Fox Sports News . 21 August 2010 .
- Web site: AllBlacks.com . 22 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110619023212/http://allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=fixtures . 19 June 2011 . dead .
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