1998 Tri Nations Series
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The 1998 Tri Nations Series was contested from July 11 to August 22 between the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa national rugby union teams. The Springboks won the tournament.
[edit] Table
| Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points |
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| South Africa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 54 | +26 | 1 | 17 |
| Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 82 | -3 | 2 | 10 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 88 | -23 | 2 | 2 |
[edit] Results
| July 11, 1998 | |||||
| Australia | 24 - 16 | New Zealand | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| (HT: 15–13) | Ref: C. Thomas (Wales) | ||||
| Tries: Burke (2) |
Tries: Jones, Kronfeld |
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| Conversions: Burke |
Penalties: Mehrtens, Spencer |
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| Penalties: Burke (4) |
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| July 18, 1998 | |||||
| Australia | 13 - 14 | South Africa | Perth, Australia | ||
| (HT: 8–8) | Ref: C. Hawke (New Zealand) | ||||
| Tries: Tune, Gregan |
Tries: van der Westhuizen |
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| Penalties: Burke |
Penalties: Montgomery (3) |
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| July 25, 1998 | |||||
| New Zealand | 3 - 13 | South Africa | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| (HT: 0–3) | Ref: E. Morrison (England) | ||||
| Penalties: Mehrtens |
Tries: Rossouw |
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| Conversions: Montgomery |
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| Penalties: Montgomery (2) |
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| August 1, 1998 | |||||
| New Zealand | 23 - 27 | Australia | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
| (HT: 3–10) | Ref: W. Bevan (Wales) | ||||
| Tries: Cullen, Lomu |
Tries: Bowman, Burke, Larkham, Little |
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| Conversions: Mehrtens (2) |
Conversions: Eales (2) |
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| Penalties: Mehrtens (3) |
Penalties: Burke |
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| August 15, 1998 | |||||
| South Africa | 24 - 23 | New Zealand | Durban, South Africa | ||
| (HT: 5–17) | Ref: P. Marshall (Australia) | ||||
| Tries: Dalton, Skinstad, Terblanche, van der Westhuizen |
Tries: Marshall, Randell |
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| Conversions: Montgomery (2) |
Conversions: Mehrtens (2) |
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| Penalties: Mehrtens (3) |
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| August 22, 1998 | |||||
| South Africa | 29 - 15 | Australia | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| (HT: 16–12) | Ref: J. Fleming (Scotland) | ||||
| Tries: Garvey, Skinstad |
Penalties: Burke (5) |
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| Conversions: Montgomery (2) |
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| Penalties: Montgomery (5) |
[edit] External links
- 1998 tournament details
- Tri Nations at Rugby.com.au
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