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The Tri Nations Series is an annual international Rugby Union series held between Australia , New Zealand and South Africa . The series is played on a home and away basis with the three nations playing each other three times (from 2006 ). The competition is organized by SANZAR , a consortium formed by the rugby governing bodies of Australia , New Zealand , and South Africa . Since the inception of the Tri Nations series, the games played in it between Australia and New Zealand also determine the winner of the Bledisloe Cup each year. THE COMPETITION The order of fixtures has changed several times throughout the history of the series. The most recent reworking of the Tri Nations calendar will take effect with the 2006 Event . This was the result of a new television deal between SANZAR and broadcasters in the United Kingdom and the SANZAR countries. Each team will play the other three times. In 2006, the series will open in New Zealand, and the first four rounds will alternate between New Zealand and Australia. The fifth round will be in Australia. After a one-week break, the series will return to New Zealand, and then finish with South Africa's three home fixtures. Each team will by necessity have two home fixtures against one team and only one home fixture against the other. In the past, each team played the others twice. After some tweaking with scheduling, it was finally settled to start the series with two fixtures either in South Africa or New Zealand, and move the series toward the country that did not host the opening rounds. Under this setup, Australia's home fixtures were always the middle two in the series. The competition begins in July. Originally, it started late in July, but with the expansion of the series, the start date has moved to early in the month. It typically ends early in September. The Tri Nations opens after the completion of the Super 14 competition for the year, which features teams from the SANZAR countries. The winner is determined by a points system:
"Bonus points" may also be earned in any given match, and count fully toward deciding the series winner. A team may earn one bonus point in either of the following ways:
A victorious team can collect either 4 or 5 points, depending on whether it scored 4 tries. A losing team may collect anywhere from 0 to 2 points. At the end of the series the team with the most points is declared the winner. If teams end level on points, the first tiebreaker is point differential, followed by number of tries during the series. However, the Tri Nations has yet to finish in a tie for the top spot. PAST RESULTS Winners by year
Total wins
Aggregate table 2006 series Table ''For match details, see 2006 Tri Nations Series .'' 2005 series Table ''For match details, see 2005 Tri Nations Series .'' 2004 series ''For match details, see 2004 Tri Nations Series .'' 2003 series 2002 series 2001 series 2000 series The July 15 Sydney fixture set a world record for a rugby union crowd, with 109,874 spectators filling Telstra Stadium . 1999 series 1998 series 1997 series 1996 series TRY SCORERS This lists try scorers up to and including the final match of the 2005 Tri Nations Series (September 3, 2005). ''Sixteen'': Christian Cullen (NZ) ''Thirteen'': Doug Howlett (NZ) ''Ten'': Joe Rokocoko (NZ) ''Nine'': Justin Marshall (NZ) ''Eight'': Joe Roff (Aus) ''Seven'': Matt Burke (Aus), Stirling Mortlock (Aus) ''Six'': Chris Latham (Aus), Ben Tune (Aus), Marius Joubert (SA) ''Five'': Stephen Larkham (Aus), Tana Umaga (NZ), Jeff Wilson (NZ) ''Four'': George Gregan (Aus), Mat Rogers (Aus), Lote Tuqiri (Aus), Frank Bunce (NZ), Jonah Lomu (NZ), Jean De Villiers (SA), Breyton Paulse (SA), Bob Skinstad (SA), Joost Van Der Westhuizen (SA) ''Three'': Jason Little (Aus), George Smith (Aus), Pita Alatini (NZ), Aaron Mauger (NZ), Richie McCaw (NZ), Taine Randell (NZ), Carlos Spencer (NZ), Mark Andrews (SA), Robbie Fleck (SA), Bryan Habana (SA), Percy Montgomery (SA), Pieter Rossouw (SA), Brent Russell (SA) ''Two'': Tim Horan (Aus), Toutai Kefu (Aus), Jeremy Paul (Aus), Clyde Rathbone (Aus), Wendell Sailor (Aus), Phil Waugh (Aus), Penalty tries (NZ), Leon MacDonald (NZ), James Dalton (SA), Jannie de Beer (SA), Os Du Randt (SA), Werner Greeff (SA), Victor Matfield (SA), Werner Swanepoel (SA), Joe Van Niekerk (SA) ''One'': Penalty try (Aus), Tom Bowman (Aus), Brendan Cannon (Aus), Mark Chisholm (Aus), Mark Connors (Aus), Mark Gerrard (Aus), Nathan Grey (Aus), Dan Herbert (Aus), Lloyd Johansson (Aus), David Knox (Aus), Daniel Manu (Aus), Drew Mitchell (Aus), Nathan Sharpe (Aus), Zinzan Brooke (NZ), Daniel Carter (NZ), Craig Dowd (NZ), Rico Gear (NZ), Mark Hammett (NZ), Alama Ieremia (NZ), Ian Jones (NZ), Michael Jones (NZ), Josh Kronfeld (NZ), Keven Mealamu (NZ), Kees Meeuws (NZ), Andrew Mehrtens (NZ), Mils Muliaina (NZ), Glen Osborne (NZ), Scott Robertson (NZ), Reuben Thorne (NZ), Piri Weepu (NZ), Richie Bands (SA), Russell Bennett (SA), Warren Brosnihan (SA), Jacques Cronjé (SA), Neil de Kock (SA), Thinus Delport (SA), Naka Drotske (SA), Frik Du Preez (SA), Gaffie du Toit (SA), Johan Erasmus (SA), Jaque Fourie (SA), Adrian Garvey (SA), Pieter Hendriks (SA), Enrico Januarie (SA), Andre Joubert (SA), Ruben Kruger (SA), Japie Mulder (SA), André Pretorius (SA), Andre Snyman (SA), Joel Stransky (SA), Gary Teichmann (SA), Stefan Terblanche (SA), Jaco Van Der Westhuyzen (SA), Ashwin Willemse (SA), Chester Williams (SA) TOP POINT SCORERS This lists the top ten point scorers up to and including the final match of the 2005 Tri Nations Series (September 3, 2005). # Andrew Mehrtens (NZ) - 328 (1 try, 34 conv, 82 pen, 3 drop) # Matt Burke (Aus) - 271 (7 tries, 19 conv, 65 pen, 1 drop) # Percy Montgomery (SA) - 158 (3 tries, 19 conv, 32 pen, 3 drop) # Carlos Spencer (NZ) - 153 (3 tries, 21 conv, 32 pen) # Braam van Straaten (SA) - 94 (5 conv, 28 pen) # Stirling Mortlock (Aus) - 89 (7 tries, 6 conv, 14 pen) # Christian Cullen (NZ) - 80 (16 tries) # Daniel Carter (NZ) - 69 (1 try, 5 conv, 18 pen) # Jannie de Beer (SA) - 69 (2 tries, 13 conv, 9 pen, 2 drop) # Doug Howlett (NZ) - 65 (13 tries) SEE ALSO
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