1999 Tri Nations Series

Not to be confused with 1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations.

The 1999 Tri Nations Series was the fourth Tri Nations Series, a rugby union tournament contested by the men's national teams of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. It was contested from 10 July to 28 August 1999. New Zealand won the title, winning three of their four matches, including both against South Africa; however, they split the series against Australia, who retained the Bledisloe Cup, having won it outright the previous year.

1999 Tri Nations Series

Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (3rd title)
Bledisloe Cup	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Tries scored	17 (2.83 per match)
Attendance	54,369 (9,062 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mehrtens (66)
Most tries	Cullen (3)
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Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Try bonus	Losing bonus	Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff
1	New Zealand	4	3	0	1	103	61	+42	0	0	12
2	Australia	4	2	0	2	84	57	+27	1	1	10
3	South Africa	4	1	0	3	34	103	−69	0	0	4

Results

Round 1

10 July 1999 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	28–0	South Africa
Try: Cullen Marshall Wilson Con: Brown Mehrtens Pen: Mehrtens (3)

Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 41,500[1] Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)

FB 15 Jeff Wilson RW 14 Christian Cullen OC 13 Alama Ieremia IC 12 Daryl Gibson LW 11 Tana Umaga FH 10 Andrew Mehrtens SH 9 Justin Marshall N8 8 Taine Randell (c) OF 7 Josh Kronfeld BF 6 Andrew Blowers RL 5 Robin Brooke LL 4 Norm Maxwell TP 3 Kees Meeuws HK 2 Anton Oliver LP 1 Carl Hoeft Replacements: HK 16 Mark Hammett PR 17 Greg Feek LK 18 Royce Willis FL 19 Dylan Mika SH 20 Byron Kelleher FH 21 Tony Brown WG 22 Jonah Lomu Coach: John Hart

FB 15 Percy Montgomery RW 14 Breyton Paulse OC 13 Pieter Muller IC 12 Japie Mulder LW 11 Pieter Rossouw FH 10 Gaffie du Toit SH 9 Dave von Hoesslin N8 8 Gary Teichmann (c) BF 7 Rassie Erasmus OF 6 André Venter RL 5 Mark Andrews LL 4 Krynauw Otto TP 3 Cobus Visagie HK 2 Naka Drotské LP 1 Os du Randt Replacements: PR 16 Ollie le Roux PR 17 Willie Meyer LK 18 Selborne Boome FL 19 André Vos SH 20 Werner Swanepoel CE 21 Robbie Fleck FH 22 Braam van Straaten Coach: Nick Mallett

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Round 2

17 July 1999 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

(1 BP) Australia	32–6	South Africa
Try: Roff (2) Horan Burke Con: Burke (3) Pen: Burke (2)		Pen: Van Straaten (2)

Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 31,677[2] Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

FB 15 Matt Burke RW 14 Ben Tune OC 13 Daniel Herbert IC 12 Nathan Grey LW 11 Joe Roff FH 10 Tim Horan SH 9 George Gregan N8 8 Toutai Kefu OF 7 David Wilson (c) BF 6 Matt Cockbain RL 5 John Welborn LL 4 David Giffin TP 3 Patricio Noriega HK 2 Jeremy Paul LP 1 Dan Crowley Coach: Rod Macqueen

FB 15 Percy Montgomery RW 14 Breyton Paulse OC 13 Robbie Fleck IC 12 Pieter Muller LW 11 Stefan Terblance FH 10 Braam van Straaten SH 9 Werner Swanepoel N8 8 Anton Leonard BF 7 André Venter OF 6 Rassie Erasmus (c) RL 5 Krynauw Otto LL 4 Selborne Boome TP 3 Cobus Visagie HK 2 Naka Drotské LP 1 Os du Randt Coach: Nick Mallett

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Round 3

24 July 1999 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	34–15	Australia
Try: Marshall Con: Mehrtens Pen: Mehrtens (9)		Try: Gregan Herbert Con: Burke Pen: Burke

Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 49,000[3] Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)

FB 15 Jeff Wilson RW 14 Christian Cullen OC 13 Alama Ieremia IC 12 Daryl Gibson LW 11 Tana Umaga FH 10 Andrew Mehrtens SH 9 Justin Marshall N8 8 Taine Randell (c) OF 7 Josh Kronfeld BF 6 Dylan Mika RL 5 Robin Brooke LL 4 Norm Maxwell TP 3 Kees Meeuws HK 2 Anton Oliver LP 1 Carl Hoeft Replacements: HK 16 Mark Hammett PR 17 Greg Feek LK 18 Andrew Blowers FL 19 Royce Willis SH 20 Byron Kelleher FH 21 Tony Brown WG 22 Jonah Lomu Coach: John Hart

FB 15 Matt Burke RW 14 Ben Tune OC 13 Daniel Herbert IC 12 Nathan Grey LW 11 Joe Roff FH 10 Tim Horan SH 9 George Gregan N8 8 Tiaan Strauss OF 7 David Wilson (c) BF 6 Matt Cockbain RL 5 John Welborn LL 4 David Giffin TP 3 Patricio Noriega HK 2 Jeremy Paul LP 1 Glen Panaho Replacements: PR 16 Phil Kearns PR 17 Dan Crowley LK 18 Mark Connors N8 19 Toutai Kefu SH 20 Chris Whitaker CE 21 Jason Little FB 22 Chris Latham Coach: Rod Macqueen

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Round 4

7 August 1999 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	18–34	New Zealand
Try: Snyman Van der Westhuizen Con: Du Toit Pen: Du Toit (2)		Try: Cullen (2) Pen: Mehrtens (7) Drop: Wilson

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance: 49,000[4] Referee: Ed Morrison (England)

FB 15 Percy Montgomery RW 14 Deon Kayser OC 13 André Snyman IC 12 Franco Smith LW 11 Pieter Rossouw FH 10 Gaffie du Toit SH 9 Joost van der Westhuizen (c) N8 8 Rassie Erasmus BF 7 Ruben Kruger OF 6 André Venter RL 5 Albert van den Berg LL 4 Selborne Boome TP 3 Cobus Visagie HK 2 Naka Drotské LP 1 Os du Randt Replacements: HK 16 Chris Rossouw PR 17 Ollie le Roux LK 18 Mark Andrews FL 19 André Vos SH 20 Werner Swanepoel CE 21 Robbie Fleck WG 22 Stefan Terblanche Coach: Nick Mallett

FB 15 Jeff Wilson RW 14 Christian Cullen OC 13 Alama Ieremia IC 12 Daryl Gibson LW 11 Tana Umaga FH 10 Andrew Mehrtens SH 9 Justin Marshall N8 8 Taine Randell (c) OF 7 Josh Kronfeld BF 6 Andrew Blowers RL 5 Robin Brooke LL 4 Norm Maxwell TP 3 Kees Meeuws HK 2 Anton Oliver LP 1 Greg Feek Replacements: HK 16 Mark Hammett PR 17 Craig Dowd LK 18 Royce Willis FL 19 Reuben Thorne SH 20 Byron Kelleher FH 21 Tony Brown WG 22 Jonah Lomu Coach: John Hart

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Round 5

14 August 1999 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	10–9	Australia (1 BP)
Try: Fleck Con: De Beer Pen: De Beer		Pen: Burke (3)

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 48,000[5] Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)

FB 15 Percy Montgomery RW 14 Deon Kayser OC 13 Robbie Fleck IC 12 Brendan Venter LW 11 Pieter Rossouw FH 10 Jannie de Beer SH 9 Joost van der Westhuizen (c) N8 8 Rassie Erasmus BF 7 André Venter OF 6 André Vos RL 5 Albert van den Berg LL 4 Selborne Boome TP 3 Cobus Visagie HK 2 Naka Drotské LP 1 Os du Randt Coach: Nick Mallett

FB 15 Matt Burke RW 14 Ben Tune OC 13 Daniel Herbert IC 12 Nathan Grey LW 11 Joe Roff FH 10 Tim Horan SH 9 George Gregan N8 8 Toutai Kefu OF 7 David Wilson (c) BF 6 Matt Cockbain RL 5 Tom Bowman LL 4 David Giffin TP 3 Andrew Blades HK 2 Phil Kearns LP 1 Richard Harry Coach: Rod Macqueen

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Round 6

28 August 1999 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	28–7	New Zealand
Try: Connors Con: Burke Pen: Burke (7)		Try: Mehrtens Con: Mehrtens

Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 107,042[6] Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

FB 15 Matt Burke RW 14 Ben Tune OC 13 Daniel Herbert IC 12 Tim Horan LW 11 Jason Little FH 10 Rod Kafer SH 9 George Gregan N8 8 Toutai Kefu OF 7 David Wilson (c) BF 6 Matt Cockbain RL 5 Mark Connors LL 4 David Giffin TP 3 Andrew Blades HK 2 Phil Kearns LP 1 Richard Harry Replacements: HK 16 Michael Foley PR 17 Patricio Noriega FL 18 Owen Finegan N8 19 Tiaan Strauss SH 20 Chris Whitaker CE 21 Nathan Grey WG 22 Joe Roff Coach: Rod Macqueen

FB 15 Jeff Wilson RW 14 Christian Cullen OC 13 Alama Ieremia IC 12 Daryl Gibson LW 11 Tana Umaga FH 10 Andrew Mehrtens SH 9 Justin Marshall N8 8 Taine Randell (c) OF 7 Josh Kronfeld BF 6 Dylan Mika RL 5 Robin Brooke LL 4 Norm Maxwell TP 3 Kees Meeuws HK 2 Anton Oliver LP 1 Carl Hoeft Replacements: HK 16 Mark Hammett PR 17 Craig Dowd LK 18 Royce Willis FL 19 Andrew Blowers SH 20 Byron Kelleher FH 21 Tony Brown WG 22 Jonah Lomu Coach: John Hart

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