2011 Tri Nations Series
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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 three teams participated, and the last under the Tri Nations name. In 2012, Argentina's Pumas
will join this competition, which will be rebranded as The Rugby Championship.
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.
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Touch judges:
Keith Brown
Vinny Munro
Television match official:
Matt Goddard
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Stuart Dickinson
James Leckie
Television match official:
Garratt Williamson
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Marius Jonker
Christie du Preez
Television match official:
Glen Jackson
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George Clancy
Carlo Damasco
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman
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Andrew Small
Carlo Damasco
Television match official:
Johann Meuwesen
Source: Fox Sports
AllBlacks.com
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Craig Joubert
Cobus Wessels
Television match official:
Matt Goddard
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Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
teams of New Zealand, Australia
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
and South Africa
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
, respectively nicknamed the All Blacks, Wallabies, and Springboks. It was also the last series in which only three teams participated, and the last under the Tri Nations name. In 2012, Argentina's Pumas
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...
will join this competition, which will be rebranded as The Rugby Championship.
The 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
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.
Standings
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points |
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | 4 Tries | 7 Point Loss | |||
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 98 | −44 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Australia v. South Africa, Sydney
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> |  AUSTRALIA: Australia national rugby union team The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the... |
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| FB | 15 | Kurtley Beale Kurtley Beale Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training... |
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| RW | 14 | James O'Connor James O'Connor (rugby) James O'Connor is an Australian international rugby union footballer. He made his Wallabies debut in 2008. In the Super Rugby competition he played from 2008 to 2011 with Western Force, and subsequently signed to the Melbourne Rebels for the 2012 season.-Biography:O'Connor is a versatile... |
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| OC | 13 | Adam Ashley-Cooper Adam Ashley-Cooper Adam Ashley-Cooper is an Australian rugby union footballer. He he has signed with the NSW Waratahs in the international Super Rugby competition for 2012 and also plays for Australia. He was educated at the Berkeley Vale High School and played his junior rugby for Ourimbah on the NSW Central Coast... |
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| IC | 12 | Pat McCabe | |
| LW | 11 | Digby Ioane Digby Ioane Digby Ioane is an Australian rugby union footballer playing for the Queensland Reds. He has previously played for the Western Force in their inaugural year in 2006 to 2007, and has been capped 11 times for the Wallabies.-Early life:... |
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| FH | 10 | Quade Cooper Quade Cooper Quade S. Cooper is a New Zealand born Australian rugby union player.He currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition and the Australia national rugby union team, generally as fly-half.-Career:... |
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| SH | 9 | Will Genia Will Genia Will Genia is a Papua New Guinean-born, Australian rugby union player who plays at scrum-half for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition, in which he debuted round one, 2007. Currently, he plays for the Wallabies.-Career:... |
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| N8 | 8 | Ben McCalman Ben McCalman Ben McCalman is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super Rugby competition, and Australia.... |
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| OF | 7 | David Pocock | |
| BF | 6 | Rocky Elsom Rocky Elsom Rocky Elsom is a former captain of the Australia national rugby union team. Raised in Noosa on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Elsom is one of Australia's most decorated Rugby players. Elsom has played over 50 times for Australia and has over 80 Super rugby caps with the Waratahs 2003–08 and the... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... ) |
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| RL | 5 | James Horwill James Horwill James Horwill is an Australian rugby union player, a national and provincial representative Lock forward. He captained the Queensland Reds to a season victory in the 2011 in the Super 15 competition, his sixth season played at that level and debuted as Wallaby captain in the deciding game of the... |
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| LL | 4 | Rob Simmons Rob Simmons (rugby union) Rob Simmons is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the international Super 14 competition and has also represented Australia. His position is lock.-External links:... |
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| TP | 3 | Ben Alexander | |
| HK | 2 | Stephen Moore | |
| LP | 1 | Sekope Kepu Sekope Kepu Sekope Kepu is a young Australian prop forward for the NSW Waratahs rugby union club in the Super 14 competition. He made his debut during the 2008 season.... |
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| HK | 16 | Saia Fainga'a | |
| PR | 17 | Pekahou Cowan | |
| LK | 18 | Nathan Sharpe Nathan Sharpe Nathan Sharpe is an Australian rugby union player. He plays lock and is the captain of the Western Force.-Early career:... |
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| FL | 19 | Matt Hodgson Matt Hodgson Matt Hodgson, born is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. Hodgson was selected to the Qantas Wallabies squad in 2009 but sustained an injury in a non-cap match played against the Barbarians and was forced to return home... |
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| FL | 20 | Scott Higginbotham Scott Higginbotham Scott Higginbotham is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the international Super 15 competition. He can play anywhere in the backrow.-Career:... |
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| SH | 21 | Nick Phipps Nicholas Phipps (rugby) Nick Phipps is a national representative rugby union footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super 15 competition.-Super 15:... |
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| CR | 22 | Anthony Fainga'a | |
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| Robbie Deans Robbie Deans Robert Maxwell Deans is the current coach of the Wallabies and former All Black. He is the former coach of the Crusaders. He also served as assistant to former All Blacks coach John Mitchell between late 2001 and 2003... |
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 SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa national rugby union team The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental... |
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| FB | 15 | Gio Aplon Gio Aplon Gio Aplon is a South African rugby union footballer. He scored two tries in a 42–17 triumph against the Six Nations winner – France. The match was also his debut playing as a South African winger number 14.-Career:... |
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| RW | 14 | Bjorn Basson Bjorn Basson Bjorn Alberic Basson is a South African professional rugby union player who plays as wing - and sometimes as full-back - for the Bulls and the South Africa national rugby union team.... |
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| OC | 13 | Juan de Jongh Juan de Jongh Juan de Jongh is a South African rugby union footballer. He was one of the stars of Vodacom WP's ABSA Currie Cup campaign in 2009 and he made his debut against the Sharks. He became the first choice inside centre for the Stormers in the 2010 Super 14 season after the departure of stalwart and... |
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| IC | 12 | Wynand Olivier Wynand Olivier Wynand Olivier is a South African rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at centre, although he has played on the wing in the past.-Career:... |
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| LW | 11 | Lwazi Mvovo | |
| FH | 10 | Morne Steyn Morne Steyn Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup... |
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| SH | 9 | Ruan Pienaar Ruan Pienaar Ruan Pienaar is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half. He joined Ulster for the 2010/2011 Magners League campaign.... |
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| N8 | 8 | Ashley Johnson Ashley Johnson (rugby union) Ashley Johnson is a professional Rugby Union player who presents Free State Cheetahs at provincial level, Toyota Cheetahs in the international Super Rugby series and the Springboks... |
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| OF | 7 | Danie Rossouw Danie Rossouw Danie Rossouw is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a second row forward. He plays for the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition. Rossouw made his provincinal debut during 1999 for the Blue Bulls in a match against the North Western Province in the Currie Cup competition... |
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| BF | 6 | Deon Stegmann Deon Stegmann Deon Stegmann is a professional South African rugby union player, who represents the Springboks and Bulls at openside flank. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls in 2008 at the age of 21.... |
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| RL | 5 | Alistair Hargreaves Alistair Hargreaves Alistair Hargreaves is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a lock. He attended the Durban High School, where he was captain of rugby and headboy in 2004. He represented the first XV from 2002 to 2004. He captained the SA schools side in 2004... |
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| LL | 4 | Flip van der Merwe Flip van der Merwe Flip van der Merwe is a South African rugby union footballer who plays in the lock position. In June 2010 he was selected to represent the South African national team, the Springboks, in the June 12 test against France. In 2009, van der Merwe was recruited by the successful Super 14 team the Blue... |
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| TP | 3 | Werner Kruger Werner Kruger Werner Kruger is a rugby union player who plays at prop. He plays for the Bulls in the Super 14, making his debut during the 2008 season. Kruger was part of the Bulls team that won both the 2009 and 2010 Super 14 finals... |
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| HK | 2 | John Smit John Smit John William Smit is the 50th and current captain of the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks. He has played most of his career as a hooker, but played twice for the Springboks off the bench as a prop prior to the South Africa coaching staff's decision to use him as a tighthead... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... ) |
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| LP | 1 | Dean Greyling Dean Greyling Dean Mac Guyver Greyling is a professional rugby union player who plays for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and Super 14 He was schooled at Afrikaaans High School.... |
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| HK | 16 | Chilliboy Ralepelle | |
| PR | 17 | CJ van der Linde CJ van der Linde CJ van der Linde is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is prop. He played for Leinster Rugby in the international Magners League from 2008–10, and currently plays for the Stormers.... |
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| N8 | 18 | Ryan Kankowski Ryan Kankowski Ryan Kankowski is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the Natal Sharks provincially, The Sharks in the Super 14 and he has been capped by the Springboks at international level.... |
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| SH | 19 | Charl McLeod Charl McLeod Charl McLeod born 5 August 1983 in Johannesburg, South Africa is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super 14 and Currie Cup competitions. He plays as a scrum-half.... |
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| FL | 20 | Jean Deysel Jean Deysel Jean Deysel born 5 March 1985 in Virginia, Free State, South Africa is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays number 7. Deysel is known for his bruising running with ball in hand, often "bumping" the first defender.... |
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| CR | 21 | Adrian Jacobs Adrian Jacobs Adrian Jacobs is a South African rugby union player who plays for the Natal Sharks provincially and The Sharks in the Super 14. He predominantly plays Centre, but also plays Wing and even Fullback for The Sharks. Adi usually plays off the bench... |
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| FH | 22 | Patrick Lambie Patrick Lambie Patrick Lambie is a professional rugby union player who plays for the Natal Sharks in the Currie Cup and Super Rugby. He attended school at Clifton Preparatory in Durban before attending Michaelhouse from 2004–2008. He represented his country at the schoolboy level for his last two years of school... |
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| Peter de Villiers Peter de Villiers Peter de Villiers is a South African rugby union coach who is the coach of the South Africa national rugby union team. After his successes with South African U19 and U21 squads, de Villiers was named as the coach of South Africa's national team, the Springboks in January 2008, the first-ever... |
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Touch judges:
Keith Brown Vinny MunroTelevision match official:
Matt Goddard----
New Zealand v. South Africa, Wellington
Touch judges: Stuart DickinsonStuart Dickinson
Stuart Dickinson is a former Australian rugby referee. He made his international refereeing debut in 1997 in a Rugby World Cup qualifier between Tahiti and Papua New Guinea....
James LeckieJames Leckie
James Thomas Leckie is a rugby union referee from Sydney, Australia. Originally a teacher and headmaster, Leckie took up refereeing in 1994 and became a full time referee in 2007. He was appointed to his first test match in 2006, which was a 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying match between Hong Kong...
Television match official:
Garratt Williamson
- Dan Carter reclaimed the career lead in Test points from Jonny WilkinsonJonny WilkinsonJonathan Peter "Jonny" Wilkinson OBE is an English rugby union player and member of the England national team. Wilkinson rose to acclaim from 2001 to 2003, before and during the 2003 Rugby World Cup and was acknowledged as one of the world’s best rugby players...
of England with his first penalty, ending the evening with 1,204 career points.
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New Zealand v. Australia, Auckland
Touch judges: Marius JonkerMarius Jonker
Marius Jonker is one of South Africa's top rugby union referees. He refereed at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, and regularly takes charge of Super 14 and Currie Cup matches.-Career:...
Christie du PreezTelevision match official:
Glen Jackson----
South Africa v. Australia, Durban
Touch judges:George Clancy
George Clancy (rugby)
George Clancy is an international rugby union referee. He is attached to Bruff RFC. He refereed the opening game of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand on 9 September 2011 between the hosts and Tonga.-Notes:...
Carlo DamascoTelevision match official:
Shaun Veldsman- South Africa's starting XV had a total of 810 capsCap (sport)In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
going into the match, an all-time record for the sport.
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South Africa v. New Zealand, Port Elizabeth
Touch judges: Andrew Small Carlo DamascoTelevision match official:
Johann Meuwesen
- This was the first time that a Tri Nations test was played in Port Elizabeth.
Source: Fox Sports
AllBlacks.com
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Australia v. New Zealand, Brisbane
Touch judges:Craig Joubert
Craig Joubert
Craig Paul Joubert is a South African professional rugby union referee. He has officiated at international level since 2003 with the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final being his most profile match.-Biography:...
Cobus Wessels
Television match official:
Matt Goddard
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Leading try scorers
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| 1 | John Smit John Smit John William Smit is the 50th and current captain of the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks. He has played most of his career as a hooker, but played twice for the Springboks off the bench as a prop prior to the South Africa coaching staff's decision to use him as a tighthead... |
2 | RSA |
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| Cory Jane Cory Jane Cory Steven Jane is a New Zealand international rugby union player.He first played for the All Blacks in 2008 and plays as a winger. In 2011 Jane was selected into the Tri Nations team as injury cover... |
NZL | |||||||
| Zac Guildford | NZL | |||||||
| Digby Ioane Digby Ioane Digby Ioane is an Australian rugby union footballer playing for the Queensland Reds. He has previously played for the Western Force in their inaugural year in 2006 to 2007, and has been capped 11 times for the Wallabies.-Early life:... |
AUS |
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| Ma'a Nonu Ma'a Nonu Ma'a Allan Nonu is a professional Samoan rugby union player from New Zealand. Nonu plays for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and the New Zealand All Blacks... |
NZ | |||||||
Leading point scorers
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| Pos | Name | Points | Team | |||||
| 1 | Dan Carter | 35 | NZL | |||||
| 2 | James O'Connor James O'Connor (rugby) James O'Connor is an Australian international rugby union footballer. He made his Wallabies debut in 2008. In the Super Rugby competition he played from 2008 to 2011 with Western Force, and subsequently signed to the Melbourne Rebels for the 2012 season.-Biography:O'Connor is a versatile... |
28 | AUS |
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| 3 | Morne Steyn Morne Steyn Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup... |
26 | RSA |
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| 4 | Quade Cooper Quade Cooper Quade S. Cooper is a New Zealand born Australian rugby union player.He currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition and the Australia national rugby union team, generally as fly-half.-Career:... |
14 | AUS |
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| 5 | John Smit John Smit John William Smit is the 50th and current captain of the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks. He has played most of his career as a hooker, but played twice for the Springboks off the bench as a prop prior to the South Africa coaching staff's decision to use him as a tighthead... |
10 | RSA |
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| Zac Guildford | NZL | |||||||
| Cory Jane Cory Jane Cory Steven Jane is a New Zealand international rugby union player.He first played for the All Blacks in 2008 and plays as a winger. In 2011 Jane was selected into the Tri Nations team as injury cover... |
NZL | |||||||
| Digby Ioane Digby Ioane Digby Ioane is an Australian rugby union footballer playing for the Queensland Reds. He has previously played for the Western Force in their inaugural year in 2006 to 2007, and has been capped 11 times for the Wallabies.-Early life:... |
AUS |
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| Ma'a Nonu Ma'a Nonu Ma'a Allan Nonu is a professional Samoan rugby union player from New Zealand. Nonu plays for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and the New Zealand All Blacks... |
NZL | |||||||
| 10 | Butch James Butch James Andrew David "Butch" James is a South African rugby union player. He has represented 40 times and was a member of the team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He also played for Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership... |
6 | RSA |
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| Tri Nations 2011 Winners |
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| Australia Third Title |
See also
- History of rugby union matches between Australia and South AfricaHistory of rugby union matches between Australia and South AfricaThe contest between The Wallabies and The Springboks is one of the major rivalries in rugby union.The team's first meeting was on 8 July 1933 at Newlands in Cape Town in the first of 5 tests on the 1933 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa, and was won by South Africa 17-3. South Africa won...
- History of rugby union matches between Australia and New ZealandHistory of rugby union matches between Australia and New ZealandThe first clash in rugby union between Australia and New Zealand took place in a test match on 15 August 1903 in Sydney. On that occasion, the All Blacks won by 22-3....
- History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa