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Date 10 July 2010–
11 September 2010 Champions New Zealand (10th title) |
The 2010 Tri Nations Series was the 15th annual Tri Nations series between the national rugby union teams of New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.
Contents
- Background
- Fixtures
- New Zealand vs South Africa Auckland
- New Zealand vs South Africa Wellington
- Australia vs South Africa Brisbane
- Australia vs New Zealand Melbourne
- South Africa vs New Zealand Johannesburg
- South Africa vs Australia Pretoria
- South Africa vs Australia Bloemfontein
- Australia vs New Zealand Sydney
- Leading try scorers
- Leading point scorers
- References
New Zealand clinched the series crown with one match remaining, scoring two tries in the last 3 minutes to defeat South Africa 29–22 on 21 August in the first-ever Test at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. The 2010 Tri-Nations season has seen new records set by the All Blacks; they are the first team to finish undefeated since the expansion of the tournament to 9 rounds, and have seen the highest number of tries and overall points in the history of the tournament.
The series concluded 11 September 2010 with New Zealand's win over Australia 23–22. The 2011 series commenced on 23 July 2011 in Australia.
Background
New Zealand, South Africa and Australia were ranked first, second, and third in the IRB World Rankings, but this changed due to Australia's 21–20 loss to England on 16 June 2010. This game moved Australia down to fourth in the IRB World Rankings but they returned to third in rankings a week later, after France's heavy defeat to Argentina and Australia's win against Ireland in the last week of the 2010 mid-year rugby test series.
The final match of the Bledisloe Cup series between Australia and New Zealand took place after the Tri-Nations, on October 30 (the first 3 matches of the series were part of the Tri-Nations).
Fixtures
All times are local
New Zealand vs South Africa, Auckland
Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
New Zealand vs South Africa, Wellington
Touch judges:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Australia vs South Africa, Brisbane
Australia vs New Zealand, Melbourne
South Africa vs New Zealand, Johannesburg
South Africa vs Australia, Pretoria
South Africa vs Australia, Bloemfontein
Australia vs New Zealand, Sydney
Source: Tri Nations WebLeading try scorers
Source: scrum.com
Leading point scorers
Source: scrum.com