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2011 Tri Nations Series
Date23 July 2011–
27 August 2011
Final positions
Champions Australia (3rd title)
Bledisloe Cup New Zealand
Freedom Cup New Zealand
Mandela Challenge Plate Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Tries scored26 (4.33 per match)
Attendance278,981 (46,497 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Dan Carter (35)
Most triesAustralia Digby Ioane
New Zealand Ma'a Nonu
New Zealand Cory Jane
New Zealand Zac Guildford
South Africa John Smit
(2 tries)
2010
2012

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

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Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries Losing
1  Australia 4 3 0 1 92 79 +13 1 0 13
2  New Zealand 4 2 0 2 95 64 +31 1 1 10
3  South Africa 4 1 0 3 54 98 −44 0 1 5

Fixtures

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All times are local

Australia vs South Africa, Sydney

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23 July 2011
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)
(1 BP) Australia 39–20 South Africa
Try: Alexander 9' c
Ioane 11' m
O'Connor 43' c
Moore 46' c
Ashley-Cooper 54' c
Con: O'Connor (4/5)
Pen: O'Connor (2/2) 37', 50'
Report[7]Try: Ralepelle 58' c
Smit 75' c
Con: Lambie (2/2)
Pen: M. Steyn (2/2) 30', 40'
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 52,718
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
FB 15 Kurtley Beale downward-facing red arrow 70'
RW 14 James O'Connor
OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper downward-facing red arrow 63'
IC 12 Pat McCabe
LW 11 Digby Ioane
FH 10 Quade Cooper
SH 9 Will Genia downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 Ben McCalman
OF 7 David Pocock downward-facing red arrow 64'
BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c) downward-facing red arrow 56'
RL 5 James Horwill downward-facing red arrow 56'
LL 4 Rob Simmons
TP 3 Ben Alexander
HK 2 Stephen Moore downward-facing red arrow 60'
LP 1 Sekope Kepu
Substitutes:
HK 16 Saia Fainga'a upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 17 Pekahou Cowan upward-facing green arrow 70'
LK 18 Nathan Sharpe upward-facing green arrow 56'
FL 19 Matt Hodgson upward-facing green arrow 64'
FL 20 Scott Higginbotham upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 21 Nick Phipps upward-facing green arrow 64'
CE 22 Anthony Fainga'a upward-facing green arrow 63'
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans
FB 15 Gio Aplon
RW 14 Bjorn Basson
OC 13 Juan de Jongh
IC 12 Wynand Olivier downward-facing red arrow 66'
LW 11 Lwazi Mvovo
FH 10 Morné Steyn downward-facing red arrow 56'
SH 9 Ruan Pienaar
N8 8 Ashley Johnson downward-facing red arrow 51'
BF 7 Danie Rossouw
OF 6 Deon Stegmann
RL 5 Alistair Hargreaves
LL 4 Flip van der Merwe downward-facing red arrow 33'
TP 3 Werner Kruger downward-facing red arrow 60'
HK 2 John Smit (c)
LP 1 Dean Greyling red cross icon 6' to 15' red cross icon 23' to 33' downward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 17 CJ van der Linde upward-facing green arrow 6' downward-facing red arrow 15' upward-facing green arrow 23' downward-facing red arrow 33' upward-facing green arrow 60'
N8 18 Ryan Kankowski upward-facing green arrow 33'
SH 19 Charl McLeod
FL 20 Jean Deysel upward-facing green arrow 51'
CE 21 Adrian Jacobs upward-facing green arrow 66'
FH 22 Patrick Lambie upward-facing green arrow 56'
Coach:
South Africa Peter de Villiers

Touch judges:
Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Matt Goddard (Australia)


New Zealand vs South Africa, Wellington

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30 July 2011
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
(1 BP) New Zealand 40–7 South Africa
Try: Crockett 13' m
Guildford (2) 14' m, 64' m
Jane (2) 32' m, 45' c
Slade 70' c
Con: Carter (2/6)
Pen: Carter (2/2) 2', 49'
Report[8]Try: Smit 29' c
Con: M. Steyn (1/1)
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 28,895
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Mils Muliaina
RW 14 Cory Jane
OC 13 Conrad Smith downward-facing red arrow 53'
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu downward-facing red arrow 66'
LW 11 Zac Guildford
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Jimmy Cowan downward-facing red arrow 56'
N8 8 Adam Thomson
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino downward-facing red arrow 56'
RL 5 Ali Williams
LL 4 Sam Whitelock downward-facing red arrow 72'
TP 3 Ben Franks downward-facing red arrow 42' upward-facing green arrow 49'
HK 2 Andrew Hore downward-facing red arrow 72'
LP 1 Wyatt Crockett
Substitutes:
HK 16 Corey Flynn upward-facing green arrow 72'
PR 17 John Afoa upward-facing green arrow 42' downward-facing red arrow 49'
LK 18 Jarrad Hoeata upward-facing green arrow 72'
N8 19 Liam Messam upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 20 Piri Weepu upward-facing green arrow 56'
FH 21 Colin Slade upward-facing green arrow 66'
CE 22 Sonny Bill Williams upward-facing green arrow 53'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry
FB 15 Morné Steyn downward-facing red arrow 66'
RW 14 Bjorn Basson downward-facing red arrow 66'
OC 13 Adi Jacobs downward-facing red arrow 67'
IC 12 Juan de Jongh
LW 11 Lwazi Mvovo
FH 10 Patrick Lambie
SH 9 Ruan Pienaar
N8 8 Danie Rossouw
OF 7 Jean Deysel downward-facing red arrow 48'
BF 6 Deon Stegmann
RL 5 Alistair Hargreaves
LL 4 Gerhard Mostert downward-facing red arrow 74'
TP 3 Werner Kruger downward-facing red arrow 47'
HK 2 John Smit (c)
LP 1 Dean Greyling downward-facing red arrow 47'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle upward-facing green arrow 47'
PR 17 CJ van der Linde upward-facing green arrow 47'
N8 18 Ryan Kankowski upward-facing green arrow 74'
N8 19 Ashley Johnson upward-facing green arrow 48'
SH 20 Charl McLeod upward-facing green arrow 66'
CE 21 Wynand Olivier upward-facing green arrow 67'
WG 22 Odwa Ndungane upward-facing green arrow 66'
Coach:
South Africa Peter de Villiers

Touch judges:
Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official:
Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)


New Zealand vs Australia, Auckland

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6 August 2011
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand 30–14 Australia
Try: Nonu 8' c
Mealamu 27' c
Sivivatu 54' c
Con: Carter (3/3)
Pen: Carter (2/2) 6', 68'
Drop: Carter (1/1) 47'
Report[10]Try: Ioane 51' c
Elsom 76' c
Con: Cooper (2/2)
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 52,182
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Mils Muliaina
RW 14 Sitiveni Sivivatu downward-facing red arrow 56'
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu downward-facing red arrow 69'
LW 11 Hosea Gear
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Piri Weepu downward-facing red arrow 60'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino downward-facing red arrow 71'
RL 5 Ali Williams downward-facing red arrow 65'
LL 4 Brad Thorn
TP 3 Owen Franks
HK 2 Keven Mealamu downward-facing red arrow 60'
LP 1 Wyatt Crockett downward-facing red arrow 50'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Andrew Hore upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 17 Ben Franks upward-facing green arrow 50'
LK 18 Sam Whitelock upward-facing green arrow 65'
FL 19 Adam Thomson upward-facing green arrow 71'
SH 20 Andy Ellis upward-facing green arrow 60'
FH 21 Colin Slade upward-facing green arrow 56'
CE 22 Sonny Bill Williams upward-facing green arrow 69'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry
FB 15 Kurtley Beale
RW 14 James O'Connor
OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC 12 Pat McCabe
LW 11 Digby Ioane
FH 10 Quade Cooper
SH 9 Will Genia
N8 8 Ben McCalman downward-facing red arrow 56'
OF 7 David Pocock
BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL 5 James Horwill
LL 4 Rob Simmons downward-facing red arrow 54'
TP 3 Ben Alexander
HK 2 Stephen Moore downward-facing red arrow 69'
LP 1 Sekope Kepu
Substitutes:
HK 16 Saia Fainga'a upward-facing green arrow 69'
PR 17 Pekahou Cowan
LK 18 Dan Vickerman upward-facing green arrow 54'
FL 19 Scott Higginbotham upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 20 Luke Burgess
CE 21 Anthony Fainga'a
WG 22 Lachie Turner
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans

Touch judges:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Christie du Preez (South Africa)
Television match official:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)


South Africa vs Australia, Durban

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13 August 2011
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) South Africa 9–14 Australia
Pen: F. Steyn (1/1) 3'
James (2/3) 16', 58'
Report[11]Try: Pat McCabe 48' m
Pen: O'Connor (3/4) 42', 66', 74'
Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
Attendance: 47,850
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB 15 François Steyn downward-facing red arrow 51'
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Jaque Fourie
IC 12 Jean de Villiers
LW 11 Bryan Habana downward-facing red arrow 59' upward-facing green arrow 70'
FH 10 Butch James downward-facing red arrow 68'
SH 9 Fourie du Preez
N8 8 Pierre Spies
BF 7 Danie Rossouw
OF 6 Heinrich Brüssow downward-facing red arrow 51'
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Bakkies Botha downward-facing red arrow 64'
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis downward-facing red arrow 51' upward-facing green arrow 78'
HK 2 John Smit (c) downward-facing red arrow 78'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Bismarck du Plessis upward-facing green arrow 51'
PR 17 Gurthrö Steenkamp upward-facing green arrow 68'
LK 18 Gerhard Mostert upward-facing green arrow 64'
FL 19 Jean Deysel upward-facing green arrow 51'
SH 20 Francois Hougaard upward-facing green arrow 59' downward-facing red arrow 70'
FH 21 Morné Steyn upward-facing green arrow 68'
WG 22 Gio Aplon upward-facing green arrow 51'
Coach:
South Africa Peter de Villiers
FB 15 Kurtley Beale
RW 14 James O'Connor
OC 13 Pat McCabe
IC 12 Adam Ashley-Cooper downward-facing red arrow 60'
LW 11 Digby Ioane
FH 10 Quade Cooper
SH 9 Will Genia
N8 8 Scott Higginbotham downward-facing red arrow 60'
OF 7 David Pocock
BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL 5 James Horwill
LL 4 Nathan Sharpe
TP 3 Ben Alexander
HK 2 Stephen Moore
LP 1 Sekope Kepu
Substitutes:
HK 16 Saia Fainga'a
PR 17 Salesi Ma'afu
LK 18 Sitaleki Timani
N8 19 Ben McCalman
N8 20 Radike Samo upward-facing green arrow 60'
SH 21 Luke Burgess
CE 22 Anthony Fainga'a upward-facing green arrow 60'
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans

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.[12]

South Africa vs New Zealand, Port Elizabeth

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20 August 2011
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 18–5 New Zealand
Pen: M. Steyn (5/5) 8', 10', 18' 27', 60'
Drop: M. Steyn (1/2) 32'
Report[13]Try: Kahui 35' m
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth*
Attendance: 45,478
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15 Patrick Lambie downward-facing red arrow 21'
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Jaque Fourie
IC 12 Jean de Villiers
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Morné Steyn
SH 9 Fourie du Preez
N8 8 Pierre Spies
BF 7 Willem Alberts downward-facing red arrow 69'
OF 6 Heinrich Brüssow downward-facing red arrow 13' upward-facing green arrow 27'
RL 5 Victor Matfield (c)
LL 4 Bakkies Botha downward-facing red arrow 48' upward-facing green arrow 58' downward-facing red arrow 68'
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis downward-facing red arrow 70'
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp downward-facing red arrow 42'
Substitutes:
HK 16 John Smit upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 Tendai Mtawarira upward-facing green arrow 42'
PR 18 CJ van der Linde upward-facing green arrow 70'
FL 19 Danie Rossouw upward-facing green arrow 48' downward-facing red arrow 58' upward-facing green arrow 68'
N8 20 Ashley Johnson upward-facing green arrow 13' downward-facing red arrow 27' upward-facing green arrow 69'
SH 21 Francois Hougaard upward-facing green arrow 21'
FH 22 Butch James
Coach:
South Africa Peter de Villiers
FB 15 Israel Dagg
RW 14 Isaia Toeava
OC 13 Richard Kahui
IC 12 Sonny Bill Williams
LW 11 Hosea Gear downward-facing red arrow 73'
FH 10 Colin Slade downward-facing red arrow 62'
SH 9 Jimmy Cowan downward-facing red arrow 54'
N8 8 Liam Messam downward-facing red arrow 71'
OF 7 Adam Thomson
BF 6 Jerome Kaino
RL 5 Ali Williams downward-facing red arrow 70'
LL 4 Sam Whitelock
TP 3 John Afoa downward-facing red arrow 51' upward-facing green arrow 61'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu (c) downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock downward-facing red arrow 61'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Andrew Hore upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 Ben Franks upward-facing green arrow 51'
LK 18 Jarrad Hoeata upward-facing green arrow 70'
FL 19 Victor Vito upward-facing green arrow 71'
SH 20 Andy Ellis upward-facing green arrow 54'
SH 21 Piri Weepu upward-facing green arrow 62'
WG 22 Cory Jane upward-facing green arrow 73'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry

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[14] AllBlacks.com[15]


Australia vs New Zealand, Brisbane

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27 August 2011
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia 25–20 New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Genia 13' c
Samo 33' c
Beale 60' m
Con: Cooper (2/3) 14', 34'
Pen: Cooper (2/3)
Report[16]Try: Smith 52' c
Nonu 58' c
Con: Carter (2/2) 53', 59'
Pen: Carter (2/2) 23', 46'
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 51,858
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Kurtley Beale
RW 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC 13 Pat McCabe
IC 12 Anthony Fainga'a
LW 11 Digby Ioane
FH 10 Quade Cooper
SH 9 George Gregan (c)
N8 8 Radike Samo downward-facing red arrow 61'
OF 7 David Pocock
BF 6 Rocky Elsom downward-facing red arrow 72'
RL 5 James Horwill
LL 4 Dan Vickerman downward-facing red arrow 54'
TP 3 Ben Alexander
HK 2 Stephen Moore downward-facing red arrow 76'
LP 1 Sekope Kepu downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Saia Fainga'a upward-facing green arrow 76'
PR 17 Salesi Ma'afu upward-facing green arrow 76'
LK 18 Rob Simmons upward-facing green arrow 54'
N8 19 Ben McCalman upward-facing green arrow 61'
FL 20 Scott Higginbotham upward-facing green arrow 72'
SH 21 Luke Burgess upward-facing green arrow 76'
CE 22 Rob Horne
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans
FB 15 Mils Muliaina
RW 14 Cory Jane
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Zac Guildford downward-facing red arrow 54'
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Piri Weepu downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 Kieran Read downward-facing red arrow 13'
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Adam Thomson downward-facing red arrow 38'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brad Thorn
TP 3 Owen Franks downward-facing red arrow 75'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu downward-facing red arrow 75'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Substitutes:
HK 16 Andrew Hore upward-facing green arrow 75'
PR 17 John Afoa upward-facing green arrow 75'
LK 18 Ali Williams upward-facing green arrow 38'
FL 19 Victor Vito upward-facing green arrow 13'
SH 20 Andy Ellis upward-facing green arrow 64'
FH 21 Colin Slade
WG 22 Isaia Toeava upward-facing green arrow 54'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official:
Matt Goddard (Australia)

Player statistics

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Leading try scorers

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Top try scorers
Rank Name Team Tries
1 John Smit  South Africa 2
Cory Jane  New Zealand
Zac Guildford  New Zealand
Digby Ioane  Australia
Ma'a Nonu  New Zealand

Leading point scorers

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Top point scorers
Rank Name Team Points
1 Dan Carter  New Zealand 35
2 James O'Connor  Australia 28
3 Morné Steyn  South Africa 26
4 Quade Cooper  Australia 14
5 John Smit  South Africa 10
Zac Guildford  New Zealand
Cory Jane  New Zealand
Digby Ioane  Australia
Ma'a Nonu  New Zealand
10 Butch James  South Africa 6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby: IRB clears way for Argentina to join Tri-Nations". The New Zealand Herald. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  2. ^ ""The Rugby Championship" to replace Tri Nations" (Press release). Australian Rugby Union. 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  3. ^ "SANZAAR confirm 2020 Tri-Nations Series to kick-off 31 October". Rugby.Com.Au. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Australia clinch Tri Nations with victory over New Zealand". The Guardian. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Wallabies clinch Tri-Nations crown". ESPN Scrum. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Australia v New Zealand: match report". telegraph.co.uk. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Australia 39–20 South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  8. ^ "New Zealand humble South Africa". BBC Sport. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via BBC.
  9. ^ "New Zealand 40–7 South Africa". BBC Sport. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  10. ^ "Clinical New Zealand set Tri-Nations record in Australia win". BBC Sport. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via BBC.
  11. ^ "South Africa 9–14 Australia". BBC Sport. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via BBC.
  12. ^ Griffiths, John (22 August 2011). "The most experienced Test XV and internationals from Rugby, Eton and Harrow". Ask John. ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  13. ^ "South Africa beat New Zealand 18–5 in Tri-Nations". BBC Sport. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via BBC.
  14. ^ "SANZAR release the draw for the shortened 2011 Tri Nations tournament". Tri Nations. Fox Sports News. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  15. ^ "AllBlacks.com". Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  16. ^ "Australia 25–20 New Zealand". BBC Sport. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via BBC.
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