2011 Tri Nations Series

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) Dan Carter (35)
Most tries Digby Ioane
Ma'a Nonu
Cory Jane
Zac Guildford
John Smit
(2 tries)
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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 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

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

All times are local

Australia vs South Africa, Sydney

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  70'
RW 14 James O'Connor
OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper  63'
IC 12 Pat McCabe
LW 11 Digby Ioane
FH 10 Quade Cooper
SH 9 Will Genia  64'
N8 8 Ben McCalman
OF 7 David Pocock  64'
BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)  56'
RL 5 James Horwill  56'
LL 4 Rob Simmons
TP 3 Ben Alexander
HK 2 Stephen Moore  60'
LP 1 Sekope Kepu
Substitutes:
HK 16 Saia Fainga'a  60'
PR 17 Pekahou Cowan  70'
LK 18 Nathan Sharpe  56'
FL 19 Matt Hodgson  64'
FL 20 Scott Higginbotham  56'
SH 21 Nick Phipps  64'
CE 22 Anthony Fainga'a  63'
Coach:
Robbie Deans
FB 15 Gio Aplon
RW 14 Bjorn Basson
OC 13 Juan de Jongh
IC 12 Wynand Olivier  66'
LW 11 Lwazi Mvovo
FH 10 Morné Steyn  56'
SH 9 Ruan Pienaar
N8 8 Ashley Johnson  51'
BF 7 Danie Rossouw
OF 6 Deon Stegmann
RL 5 Alistair Hargreaves
LL 4 Flip van der Merwe  33'
TP 3 Werner Kruger  60'
HK 2 John Smit (c)
LP 1 Dean Greyling 6' to 15' 23' to 33'  58'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle  58'
PR 17 CJ van der Linde  6'  15'  23'  33'  60'
N8 18 Ryan Kankowski  33'
SH 19 Charl McLeod
FL 20 Jean Deysel  51'
CE 21 Adrian Jacobs  66'
FH 22 Patrick Lambie  56'
Coach:
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

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  53'
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu  66'
LW 11 Zac Guildford
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Jimmy Cowan  56'
N8 8 Adam Thomson
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino  56'
RL 5 Ali Williams
LL 4 Sam Whitelock  72'
TP 3 Ben Franks  42'  49'
HK 2 Andrew Hore  72'
LP 1 Wyatt Crockett
Substitutes:
HK 16 Corey Flynn  72'
PR 17 John Afoa  42'  49'
LK 18 Jarrad Hoeata  72'
N8 19 Liam Messam  56'
SH 20 Piri Weepu  56'
FH 21 Colin Slade  66'
CE 22 Sonny Bill Williams  53'
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB 15 Morné Steyn  66'
RW 14 Bjorn Basson  66'
OC 13 Adi Jacobs  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  48'
BF 6 Deon Stegmann
RL 5 Alistair Hargreaves
LL 4 Gerhard Mostert  74'
TP 3 Werner Kruger  47'
HK 2 John Smit (c)
LP 1 Dean Greyling  47'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle  47'
PR 17 CJ van der Linde  47'
N8 18 Ryan Kankowski  74'
N8 19 Ashley Johnson  48'
SH 20 Charl McLeod  66'
CE 21 Wynand Olivier  67'
WG 22 Odwa Ndungane  66'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers

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

New Zealand vs Australia, Auckland

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  56'
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu  69'
LW 11 Hosea Gear
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Piri Weepu  60'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino  71'
RL 5 Ali Williams  65'
LL 4 Brad Thorn
TP 3 Owen Franks
HK 2 Keven Mealamu  60'
LP 1 Wyatt Crockett  50'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Andrew Hore  60'
PR 17 Ben Franks  50'
LK 18 Sam Whitelock  65'
FL 19 Adam Thomson  71'
SH 20 Andy Ellis  60'
FH 21 Colin Slade  56'
CE 22 Sonny Bill Williams  69'
Coach:
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  56'
OF 7 David Pocock
BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL 5 James Horwill
LL 4 Rob Simmons  54'
TP 3 Ben Alexander
HK 2 Stephen Moore  69'
LP 1 Sekope Kepu
Substitutes:
HK 16 Saia Fainga'a  69'
PR 17 Pekahou Cowan
LK 18 Dan Vickerman  54'
FL 19 Scott Higginbotham  56'
SH 20 Luke Burgess
CE 21 Anthony Fainga'a
WG 22 Lachie Turner
Coach:
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

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  51'
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Jaque Fourie
IC 12 Jean de Villiers
LW 11 Bryan Habana  59'  70'
FH 10 Butch James  68'
SH 9 Fourie du Preez
N8 8 Pierre Spies
BF 7 Danie Rossouw
OF 6 Heinrich Brüssow  51'
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Bakkies Botha  64'
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis  51'  78'
HK 2 John Smit (c)  78'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira  68'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Bismarck du Plessis  51'
PR 17 Gurthrö Steenkamp  68'
LK 18 Gerhard Mostert  64'
FL 19 Jean Deysel  51'
SH 20 Francois Hougaard  59'  70'
FH 21 Morné Steyn  68'
WG 22 Gio Aplon  51'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers
FB 15 Kurtley Beale
RW 14 James O'Connor
OC 13 Pat McCabe
IC 12 Adam Ashley-Cooper  60'
LW 11 Digby Ioane
FH 10 Quade Cooper
SH 9 Will Genia
N8 8 Scott Higginbotham  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  60'
SH 21 Luke Burgess
CE 22 Anthony Fainga'a  60'
Coach:
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

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  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  69'
OF 6 Heinrich Brüssow  13'  27'
RL 5 Victor Matfield (c)
LL 4 Bakkies Botha  48'  58'  68'
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis  70'
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis  61'
LP 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp  42'
Substitutes:
HK 16 John Smit  61'
PR 17 Tendai Mtawarira  42'
PR 18 CJ van der Linde  70'
FL 19 Danie Rossouw  48'  58'  68'
N8 20 Ashley Johnson  13'  27'  69'
SH 21 Francois Hougaard  21'
FH 22 Butch James
Coach:
Peter de Villiers
FB 15 Israel Dagg
RW 14 Isaia Toeava
OC 13 Richard Kahui
IC 12 Sonny Bill Williams
LW 11 Hosea Gear  73'
FH 10 Colin Slade  62'
SH 9 Jimmy Cowan  54'
N8 8 Liam Messam  71'
OF 7 Adam Thomson
BF 6 Jerome Kaino
RL 5 Ali Williams  70'
LL 4 Sam Whitelock
TP 3 John Afoa  51'  61'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu (c)  61'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock  61'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Andrew Hore  61'
PR 17 Ben Franks  51'
LK 18 Jarrad Hoeata  70'
FL 19 Victor Vito  71'
SH 20 Andy Ellis  54'
SH 21 Piri Weepu  62'
WG 22 Cory Jane  73'
Coach:
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

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  61'
OF 7 David Pocock
BF 6 Rocky Elsom  72'
RL 5 James Horwill
LL 4 Dan Vickerman  54'
TP 3 Ben Alexander
HK 2 Stephen Moore  76'
LP 1 Sekope Kepu  76'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Saia Fainga'a  76'
PR 17 Salesi Ma'afu  76'
LK 18 Rob Simmons  54'
N8 19 Ben McCalman  61'
FL 20 Scott Higginbotham  72'
SH 21 Luke Burgess  76'
CE 22 Rob Horne
Coach:
Robbie Deans
FB 15 Mils Muliaina
RW 14 Cory Jane
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Zac Guildford  54'
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Piri Weepu  64'
N8 8 Kieran Read  13'
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Adam Thomson  38'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brad Thorn
TP 3 Owen Franks  75'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu  75'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Substitutes:
HK 16 Andrew Hore  75'
PR 17 John Afoa  75'
LK 18 Ali Williams  38'
FL 19 Victor Vito  13'
SH 20 Andy Ellis  64'
FH 21 Colin Slade
WG 22 Isaia Toeava  54'
Coach:
Graham Henry

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

Player statistics

Leading try scorers

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

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

References

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  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.
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  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.
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  13. ^ "South Africa beat New Zealand 18–5 in Tri-Nations". BBC Sport. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via BBC.
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