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1999 Tri Nations Rugby Tournament

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PWDLPFPAPDBPPts
New Zealand43011036142012
Australia4202845727110
South Africa410334103-6004

Points system: Win = 4, Draw = 2, Bonus point awarded for scoring 4 or more tries or losing by 7 or less points.


New Zealand 28 South Africa 0, Australia 32 South Africa 6, New Zealand 34 Australia 15, South Africa 18 New Zealand 34, South Africa 10 Australia 9, Australia 28 New Zealand 7

New Zealand 28 South Africa 0
Dunedin, 10 July 1999

New Zealand: Jeff Wilson; Christian Cullen, Alama Ieremia, Daryl Gibson, Tana Umaga; Andrew Mehrtens, Justin Marshall; Carl Hoeft, Anton Oliver Kees Meeuws, Norm Maxwell, Robin Brooke, Andrew Blowers, Josh Kronfeld, Taine Randell

Replacements: Byron Kelleher for Gibson (80 mins), Jonah Lomu for Umaga (61 mins), Tony Brown for Mehrtens (74 mins), Royce Willis for Brooke (61 mins), Dylan Mika for Blowers (74 mins)

Tries: Cullen, Wilson, Marshall
Conversions: Mehrtens, Brown
Penalty Goals: Mehrtens 3

South Africa: Percy Montgomery; Breyton Paulse, Japie Mulder, Pieter Muller, Pieter Rossouw; Gaffie du Toit, David von Hoesslin; Os du Randt, Naka Drotske, Cobus Visagie, Krynauw Otto, Mark Andrews, Corne Krige, Andre Venter, Gary Teichmann

Replacements: Braam van Straaten for Montgomery (64 mins), Robbie Fleck for Muller (51 mins), Ollie Le Roux for du Randt (52 mins), Willie Meyer for Visagie (77 mins), Selborne Boome for Andrews (40 mins), Andre Vos for Krige (10 mins)

Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)

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Australia 32 South Africa 6
Brisbane, 17 July

Australia: Matt Burke; Ben Tune, Daniel Herbert, Nathan Grey, Joe Roff; Tim Horan, George Gregan; Toutai Kefu, David Wilson, Matt Cockbain, John Welborn, David Giffin, Patricio Noriega, Jeremy Paul, Dan Crowley

Replacements: Tiaan Strauss for Kefu (48 mins), Mark Connors for Cockbain (61 mins), Phil Kearns for Paul (77 mins), Glenn Panaho for Crowley (48 mins)

Tries: Roff (2), Horan, Burke
Penalty Goals: Burke (2)
Conversions: Burke (3)

South Africa: Percy Montgomery; Breyton Paulse, Robbie Fleck, Pieter Muller, Stefan Terblanche; Braam Van Straaten, Werner Swanepoel; Os du Randt, Naka Drotske, Cobus Visagie, Krynauw Otto, Selborne Boome, Andre Venter, Johan Erasmus, Anton Leonard

Replacements: Pieter Rossouw for Paulse (65 mins), David Von Hoesslin for Fleck (65 mins),
Deon Kayser for Muller (12 mins), Ollie Le Roux for du Randt (48 mins), Willie Meyer for Le Roux 64 mins)

Penalty Goals: Van Straaten 2

Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

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New Zealand 34 Australia 15
Eden Park, Auckland, 24 July

New Zealand: Jeff Wilson; Christian Cullen, Alama Ieremia, Daryl Gibson, Tana Umaga; Andrew Mehrtens, Justin Marshall; Carl Hoeft, Anton Oliver, Kees Meeuws, Norm Maxwell, Robin Brooke, Dylan Mika, Josh Kronfeld, Taine Randell

Replacements: Andrew Blowers, Tony Brown, Greg Feek, Jonah Lomu, Royce Willis

Tries: Marshall
Conversions: Mehrtens
Penalty Goals: Mehrtens (9)

Australia: Matt Burke; Ben Tune, Daniel Herbert, Nathan Grey, Joe Roff; Tim Horan, George Gregan; Patricio Noriega, Jeremy Paul, Glenn Panoho, David Giffin, John Welborn, Matt Cockbain, David Wilson, Tiaan Strauss

Replacements: Mark Connors, Dan Crowley, Toutai Kefu

Tries: Gregan, Herbert
Penalty Goals: Burke
Conversion: Burke

Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)

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South Africa 18 New Zealand 34
Pretoria, 7 August

South Africa: Percy Montgomery; Pieter Rossouw, Andre Snyman, Franco Smith, Deon Kayser; Gaffie Du Toit, Joost Van Der Westhuizen; Os du Randt, Naka Drotske, Cobus Visagie, Selborne Boome, Albert Van Den Burgh, Andre Venter, Ruben Kruger, Johan Erasmus

Replacements: Robbie Fleck, Andre Vos, Ollie Le Roux, Chris Rossouw, Stefan Terblanche, Andrew Blowers

Tries: Snyman, Van Der Westhuizen
Conversions: Du Toit
Penalty Goals:
Du Toit (2)

New Zealand: Jeff Wilson; Christian Cullen, Alama Ieremia, Daryl Gibson, Tana Umaga; Andrew Mehrtens, Justin Marshall; Greg Feek, Anton Oliver Kees, Meeuws, Norm Maxwell, Robin Brooke, Andrew Blowers, Josh Kronfeld, Taine Randell

Replacements: Craig Dowd, Mark Hammatt, Jonah Lomu, Rueben Thorne, Royce Willis

Tries: Cullen (2)
Conversion: Wilson
Penalty Goals:
Mehrtens (7)

Referee: Ed Morrison (England)

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South Africa 10 Australia 9
Newlands, Cape Town, 14 August

South Africa: Percy Montgomery; Pieter Rossouw, Brendan Venter, Robbie Fleck, Deon Kayser; Jannie De Beer, Joost Van Der Westhuizen; Os du Randt, Naka Drotske, Cobus Visagie, Selborne Boome, Albert Van Den Burgh, Andre Venter, Andre Vos, Johan Erasmus

Replacements: Mark Andrews, Ruben Kruger, Ollie Le Roux, Breyton Paulse, Chris Rossouw

Tries: Fleck
Conversions: De Beer
Penalty Goals: De Beer

Australia: Matt Burke; Ben Tune, Daniel Herbert, Nathan Grey, Joe Roff; Tim Horan, George Gregan; Andrew Blades, Phil Kearns, Richard Harry, Tom Bowman, David Giffin, Matt Cockbain, David Wilson, Toutai Kefu

Replacements: Mark Connors, Jason Little, Patricio Noriega, Tiaan Strauss

Penalty Goals: Burke (3)

Referee: Colin Burke (New Zealand)

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Australia 28 New Zealand 7
Stadium Australia, Sydney, 28 August

Australia: Matt Burke; Ben Tune, Daniel Herbert, Tim Horan, Jason Little; Rod Kafer, George Gregan; Andrew Blades, Phil Kearns, Richard Harry, Mark Connors, David Giffin, Matt Cockbain, David Wilson, Toutai Kefu

Replacements: Owen Finegan, Michael Foley, Nathan Grey, Patricio Noriega, Joe Roff, Tiaan Strauss, Chris Whitaker

Tries: Connors
Penalty Goals: Burke (7)
Conversion: Burke

New Zealand: Jeff Wilson; Christian Cullen, Alama Ieremia, Daryl Gibson, Tana Umaga; Andrew Mehrtens, Justin Marshall; Carl Hoeft, Anton Oliver, Kees Meeuws, Norm Maxwell, Robin Brooke, Dylan Mika, Josh Kronfeld, Taine Randell

Replacements: Andrew Blowers, Tony Brown, Craig Dowd, Byron Kelleher, Jonah Lomu, Royce Willis

Try: Mehrtens
Conversion: Mehrtens

Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

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