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2010 Tri Nations Series

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.

2010 Tri Nations Series
Date10 July 2010–
11 September 2010
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (10th title)
Bledisloe Cup New Zealand
Freedom Cup New Zealand
Mandela Challenge Plate Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Tries scored52 (5.78 per match)
Attendance441,997 (49,111 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Morné Steyn (77)
Most triesAustralia James O'Connor
New Zealand Mils Muliaina
(4 tries)
← 2009
2011 →

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.[1] 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.[2]

The series concluded 11 September 2010 with New Zealand's win over Australia 23–22.[3] The 2011 series commenced on 23 July 2011 in Australia.[4]

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 30 October (the first 3 matches of the series were part of the Tri-Nations).

Standings

PlaceNationGamesPointsBonus
points		Table
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiff4 Tries7 Point Loss
1  New Zealand6600184111+733027
2  Australia6204162188−262111
3  South Africa6105147194−47127

Fixtures

All times are local

New Zealand vs South Africa, Auckland

10 July 2010
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
(1 BP) New Zealand  32–12  South Africa
Try: Smith 18' c
Nonu 35' c
Read 56' c
Woodcock 79' m
Con: Carter (3/4)
Pen: Carter (2/3) 13', 24'		Report[5]Pen: Steyn (4/4) 6', 41', 46', 60'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 25,000[6]
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB15Mils Muliaina
RW14Cory Jane
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu
LW11Joe Rokocoko  58'
FH10Dan Carter
SH9Jimmy Cowan  54'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Jerome Kaino  72'
RL5Tom Donnelly  72'
LL4Brad Thorn
TP3Carl Hayman  64'
HK2Keven Mealamu  78'
LP1Tony Woodcock
Substitutes:
HK16Corey Flynn  78'
PR17Ben Franks  64'
LK18Sam Whitelock  72'
FL19Liam Messam  72'
SH20Piri Weepu  54'
FH21Aaron Cruden
WG22Richard Kahui  58'
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB15Zane Kirchner
RW14Jean de Villiers
OC13Jaque Fourie
IC12Wynand Olivier  72'
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Morné Steyn  72'
SH9Ricky Januarie  76'
N88Pierre Spies
OF7Francois Louw  52'
BF6Schalk Burger
RL5Victor Matfield
LL4Bakkies Botha 13' to 23'  52'
TP3Jannie du Plessis  59'
HK2John Smit (c)  72'
LP1Gurthrö Steenkamp
Substitutes:
HK16Chiliboy Ralepelle  72'
PR17BJ Botha  59'
LK18Andries Bekker  52'
LK19Danie Rossouw  52'
SH20Ruan Pienaar  76'
FH21Butch James  72'
WG22Gio Aplon  72'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

  • Following the match, Bakkies Botha was handed a nine-week suspension for headbutting Jimmy Cowan in the first minute of the match, an offence missed by referee Alan Lewis. The suspension sidelined Botha for the remainder of the Tri Nations.[7]

New Zealand vs South Africa, Wellington

17 July 2010
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
(1 BP) New Zealand  31–17  South Africa
Try: Nonu 7' m
Muliaina 11' m
Ranger 45' m
Dagg 65' c
Con: Carter (1/4)
Pen: Carter (2/4) 30', 69'
Weepu (1/1) 51'		Report[8]Try: Rossouw 36' c
Burger 74' c
Con: Steyn (2/2)
Pen: Steyn (1/1) 42'
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB15Mils Muliaina
RW14Cory Jane
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu  73'
LW11Rene Ranger  63'
FH10Dan Carter
SH9Piri Weepu  63'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)  76'
BF6Jerome Kaino
RL5Tom Donnelly  63'
LL4Brad Thorn
TP3Carl Hayman  70'
HK2Keven Mealamu  76'
LP1Tony Woodcock
Substitutes:
HK16Corey Flynn  76'
PR17Ben Franks  70'
LK18Sam Whitelock  63'
FL19Liam Messam  76'
SH20Jimmy Cowan  63'
FH21Aaron Cruden  73'
FB22Israel Dagg  63'
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB15Zane Kirchner
RW14Jean de Villiers  40'
OC13Jaque Fourie
IC12Wynand Olivier
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Morné Steyn
SH9Ricky Januarie  53'
N88Pierre Spies  70'
OF7Francois Louw
BF6Schalk Burger
RL5Victor Matfield
LL4Danie Rossouw 4' to 14'  53'
TP3CJ van der Linde  40'
HK2John Smit (c)  76'
LP1Gurthrö Steenkamp
Substitutes:
HK16Chiliboy Ralepelle  76'
PR17BJ Botha  40'
LK18Andries Bekker  53'
N819Ryan Kankowski  70'
SH20Ruan Pienaar  53'
FH21Butch James
WG22Gio Aplon  40'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers

Touch judges:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

  • During this match the All Blacks became the highest point scorers in international rugby, passing France.[9]
  • Following the match, Jean de Villiers was handed a two-week suspension for a lifting tackle against Rene Ranger. De Villiers' previously good disciplinary record was cited as a mitigating factor with regard to the length of suspension. The suspension sidelined de Villiers for the Springboks' next match against Australia.[10]

Australia vs South Africa, Brisbane

24 July 2010
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  30–13  South Africa
Try: Mitchell 39' m
Genia 75' c
Con: O'Connor (1/1)
Pen: Giteau (5/6) 14', 19', 23', 31', 42'
O'Connor (1/1) 46'		Report[11]Try: Fourie 62' m
Steenlamp 71' m
Pen: Steyn (1/1) 17'
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 44,284
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB15Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW14James O'Connor
OC13Rob Horne
IC12Matt Giteau  74'
LW11Drew Mitchell
FH10Quade Cooper 54' to 64'
SH9Will Genia
N88Richard Brown  70'
OF7David Pocock
BF6Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5Nathan Sharpe
LL4Dean Mumm  68'
TP3Salesi Ma'afu
HK2Saia Fainga'a  54'
LP1Benn Robinson  58'
Replacements:
HK16Stephen Moore  54'
PR17James Slipper  58'
LK18Rob Simmons  68'
N819Ben McCalman  70'
SH20Luke Burgess
FH21Berrick Barnes  74'
FB22Kurtley Beale
Coach:
Robbie Deans
FB15Zane Kirchner
RW14Gio Aplon
OC13Jaque Fourie 2' to 12'
IC12Wynand Olivier  54'
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Morné Steyn  54'
SH9Ruan Pienaar  72'
N88Pierre Spies 48' to 55'
BF7Ryan Kankowski  56'
OF6Schalk Burger
RL5Victor Matfield
LL4Danie Rossouw  68'
TP3BJ Botha 45' to 55'  68'
HK2John Smit (c)  72'
LP1Gurthro Steenkamp
Replacements:
HK16Chiliboy Ralepelle  72'
PR17CJ van der Linde  48'  55'  68'
LK18Flip van der Merwe  68'
N819Dewald Potgieter  56'
SH20Francois Hougaard  72'
FH21Butch James  54'
FB22Juan de Jongh  54'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers

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

  • Following the match, two players, one from each team, were handed suspensions:[12]
    • Jaque Fourie was suspended for four weeks for a spear tackle of Richard Brown. He will miss the Springboks' next Test against the All Blacks.
    • Quade Cooper was suspended for two weeks for a spear tackle of Morné Steyn. As in the case of Jean de Villiers last week, Cooper's previously good disciplinary history was cited as a mitigating factor. The Australian Rugby Union appealed the length of the ban, presumably because the suspensions of Fourie and de Villiers kept them out of only one Test, but was denied.[13] Cooper was sidelined for the first two Bledisloe Cup Tests in Melbourne and Christchurch.

Australia vs New Zealand, Melbourne

31 July 2010
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  28–49  New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Mitchell 7' m
Ashley-Cooper 55' c
Elsom 69' c
Con: Giteau (2/3)
Pen: Giteau 3', 30'
Barnes 17'		Report[14]Try: Carter 9' c
Muliaina 12' m, 46' c
McCaw 24' c
Jane 35' c
Rokocoko 58' m
Flynn 79' m
Con: Carter (4/7)
Pen: Carter 6', 33'
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 51,409
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB15Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW14James O'Connor
OC13Rob Horne  55'
IC12Berrick Barnes
LW11Drew Mitchell  28'   43'
FH10Matt Giteau  77'
SH9Will Genia  76'
N88Richard Brown
OF7David Pocock
BF6Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5Nathan Sharpe  47'
LL4Dean Mumm
TP3Salesi Ma'afu  59'
HK2Stephen Moore  48'
LP1Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK16Saia Fainga'a  48'
PR17James Slipper  59'
LK18Rob Simmons  47'
N819Matt Hodgson
SH20Luke Burgess  76'
FH21Anthony Fainga'a  77'
FB22Kurtley Beale  55'
Coach:
Robbie Deans
FB15Mils Muliaina
RW14Cory Jane  75'
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu  71'
LW11Joe Rokocoko
FH10Dan Carter
SH9Jimmy Cowan  33'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Jerome Kaino
RL5Tom Donnelly  74'
LL4Brad Thorn  60'
TP3Owen Franks 22' to 32'  43'
HK2Keven Mealamu  71'
LP1Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK16Corey Flynn  71'
PR17Ben Franks  43'
LK18Sam Whitelock  60'
N819Victor Vito  74'
SH20Piri Weepu  33'
FH21Aaron Cruden  71'
FB22Israel Dagg  75'
Coach:
Graham Henry

Touch judges:
Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

  • Following the match, IRB referee chief Paddy O'Brien announced that Cobus Wessels would be dropped as a touch judge for the upcoming New Zealand–Australia Test because of a number of key errors, most notably Wessels' recommendation that Wallabies wing Drew Mitchell receive the first of his two yellow cards for what O'Brien deemed a marginal penalty. As a result, the IRB made a one-off exception to its standard policy of requiring neutral touch judges and referees for international matches, assigning New Zealander Keith Brown to take Wessels' place.[15]

New Zealand vs Australia, Christchurch

7 August 2010
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  20–10  Australia
Try: Muliaina 6' c
Smith 13' c
Con: Carter (2/2)
Pen: Carter (2/2) 34', 70'		Report[16]Try: Beale 9' c
Con: Giteau (1/1)
Pen: Giteau (1/2) 18'
AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 38,628
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB15Mils Muliaina
RW14Cory Jane
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu
LW11Joe Rokocoko
FH10Dan Carter
SH9Piri Weepu  75'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Jerome Kaino  70'
RL5Tom Donnelly  50'
LL4Brad Thorn
TP3Owen Franks  42'
HK2Keven Mealamu  76'
LP1Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK16Corey Flynn  76'
PR17Ben Franks  42'
LK18Sam Whitelock  50'
N819Victor Vito  70'
SH20Alby Mathewson  75'
FH21Aaron Cruden
FB22Benson Stanley
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB15Kurtley Beale
RW14James O'Connor
OC13Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC12Anthony Fainga'a
LW11Drew Mitchell
FH10Matt Giteau
SH9Will Genia
N88Richard Brown  55'
OF7David Pocock
BF6Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5Nathan Sharpe  65'
LL4Dean Mumm
TP3Salesi Ma'afu  64'
HK2Saia Fainga'a
LP1Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK16Stephen Moore
PR17James Slipper  64'
LK18Rob Simmons  65'
N819Matt Hodgson  55'
SH20Luke Burgess
FH21Berrick Barnes
FB22Cameron Shepherd
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Cobus Wessels (South Africa)

South Africa vs New Zealand, Johannesburg

21 August 2010
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) South Africa  22–29  New Zealand
Try: Burger 24' c
Con: Steyn (1/1)
Pen: Steyn (5/5) 10', 12', 31', 43', 62'		Report[17]Try: Woodcock 36' m
McCaw 77' m
Dagg 79' c
Con: Carter (1/3)
Pen: Carter (4/6) 5', 19', 27', 66'
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 94,713[18]
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15Gio Aplon
RW14JP Pietersen
OC13Juan de Jongh
IC12Jean de Villiers
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Morné Steyn
SH9Francois Hougaard  76'
N88Pierre Spies
OF7Juan Smith  58'
BF6Schalk Burger
RL5Victor Matfield
LL4Flip van der Merwe  69'
TP3Jannie du Plessis  62'
HK2John Smit (c)
LP1Gurthro Steenkamp
Replacements:
HK16Chiliboy Ralepelle
PR17CJ van der Linde  62'
LK18Danie Rossouw  69'
N819Francois Louw  58'
SH20Ricky Januarie  76'
FH21Butch James
FB22Wynand Olivier
Coach:
Peter de Villiers
FB15Mils Muliaina
RW14Cory Jane
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu
LW11Joe Rokocoko  57'
FH10Dan Carter
SH9Jimmy Cowan  42'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Jerome Kaino  70'
RL5Tom Donnelly  49'
LL4Brad Thorn
TP3Ben Franks  62'
HK2Keven Mealamu
LP1Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK16Corey Flynn
PR17John Afoa  62'
LK18Sam Whitelock  49'
N819Victor Vito  70'
SH20Piri Weepu  42'
FH21Aaron Cruden
FB22Israel Dagg  57'
Coach:
Graham Henry

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

  • Springboks captain John Smit became the second Springbok to earn 100 Test caps, after Percy Montgomery.
  • The result of this match meant that the All Blacks took the 2010 Tri-Nations title with one match remaining,[19][20][21] as well as the Freedom Cup.
  • This game also marked the All Blacks' 1000th win in international rugby, including non-Test matches.

South Africa vs Australia, Pretoria

28 August 2010
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) South Africa  44–31  Australia (1 BP)
Try: Smith 8' c
Steenkamp 13' c
Spies 31' c
F. Steyn 49' c
Pietersen 79' c
Con: M. Steyn (4/4)
James (1/1)
Pen: M. Steyn (2/2) 19', 45'
F. Steyn (1/1) 67'		Report[22]Try: Genia 2' c
O'Connor (2) 5' c, 10' c
Mumm 25' c
Con: Giteau (4/4)
Pen: Giteau (1/2) 47'
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 43,152[23]
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB15François Steyn
RW14JP Pietersen
OC13Jaque Fourie
IC12Jean de Villiers
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Morné Steyn  64'
SH9Francois Hougaard
N88Pierre Spies
OF7Juan Smith
BF6Schalk Burger
RL5Victor Matfield
LL4Flip van der Merwe  48'
TP3Jannie du Plessis  53'
HK2John Smit (c)  59'  79'
LP1Gurthro Steenkamp
Replacements:
HK16Chiliboy Ralepelle  59'
PR17CJ van der Linde  53'  79'
LK18Danie Rossouw  48'
N819Ryan Kankowski
SH20Ricky Januarie
FH21Butch James  64'
FB22Juan de Jongh
Coach:
Peter de Villiers
FB15Kurtley Beale
RW14James O'Connor
OC13Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC12Matt Giteau
LW11Drew Mitchell
FH10Quade Cooper
SH9Will Genia
N88Richard Brown  57'
OF7David Pocock
BF6Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5Nathan Sharpe  64'
LL4Dean Mumm
TP3Salesi Ma'afu  54'
HK2Saia Fainga'a 27' to 38'
LP1Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK16Stephen Moore  27'  38'
PR17James Slipper  54'
LK18Ben McCalman  57'
N819Rob Simmons  64'
SH20Luke Burgess
FH21Berrick Barnes
FB22Anthony Fainga'a
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

  • For the second straight week, a Springbok earned his 100th Test cap, with Victor Matfield reaching this milestone.[24]

South Africa vs Australia, Bloemfontein

4 September 2010
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) South Africa  39–41  Australia (1 BP)
Try: Fourie 39'
Steenkamp 45'
de Villiers 53'
Con: M. Steyn (3/3) 40', 45', 54'
Pen: M. Steyn (6/6) 5', 17', 49', 60', 69', 75'		Report[25]Try: Beale 7'
O'Connor 13'
Moore 20'
Elsom 24'
Mitchell 71'
Con: Giteau (4/4) 8', 14', 21', 25'
O'Connor (1/1) 72'
Pen: Giteau (1/1) 1'
Beale (1/1) 79'
Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 38,523
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15François Steyn
RW14JP Pietersen
OC13Jaque Fourie
IC12Jean de Villiers
LW11Bryan Habana  50'
FH10Morné Steyn
SH9Francois Hougaard
N88Pierre Spies  65'
OF7Juan Smith
BF6Schalk Burger
RL5Victor Matfield
LL4Danie Rossouw  60'
TP3Jannie du Plessis  55'
HK2John Smit (c)  65'
LP1Gurthrö Steenkamp
Replacements:
HK16Chiliboy Ralepelle  65'
PR17CJ van der Linde  55'
LK18Flip van der Merwe  60'
N819Ryan Kankowski  65'
SH20Ricky Januarie
FH21Juan de Jongh
FB22Gio Aplon  50'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers
FB15Kurtley Beale
RW14James O'Connor
OC13Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC12Matt Giteau  71'
LW11Drew Mitchell  73'
FH10Quade Cooper
SH9Will Genia  54'
N88Ben McCalman
OF7David Pocock
BF6Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5Nathan Sharpe
LL4Mark Chisholm  53'
TP3Salesi Ma'afu  22'
HK2Stephen Moore  65'
LP1Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK16Saia Fainga'a  65'
PR17James Slipper  22'
LK18Dean Mumm  53'
N819Richard Brown
SH20Luke Burgess  54'
FH21Berrick Barnes  71'
FB22Anthony Fainga'a  73'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)

  • This was the Wallabies' first win on the Highveld since 1963.[26]
  • John Smit earned his 102nd Test cap, equalling the South Africa record of Percy Montgomery.
  • Morné Steyn extended his personal streak of successful kicks at goal in Tests to 38. Statistics on success rates of goal kickers were not kept until the late 1980s, but it is very likely that Steyn has set an all-time record. Steyn surpassed the previous (recorded) best of Scotland's Chris Paterson at 36.[27]

Australia vs New Zealand, Sydney

11 September 2010
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
(1 BP) Australia  22–23  New Zealand
Try: O'Connor 16'
Ashley-Cooper 46'
Pen: Giteau (3/) 6', 31', 40'
Beale (1/1) 59'		Report[28]Try: McCaw 67'
Read 73'
Con: Weepu (2/2) 68', 73'
Pen: Weepu (3/3) 2', 10', 52'
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 70,288
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB15Kurtley Beale
RW14James O'Connor
OC13Adam Ashley-Cooper  79'
IC12Matt Giteau
LW11Lachie Turner
FH10Quade Cooper  73'
SH9Will Genia  72'
N88Ben McCalman  73'
OF7David Pocock
BF6Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5Nathan Sharpe
LL4Mark Chisholm  56'
TP3Salesi Ma'afu  52'
HK2Stephen Moore
LP1Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK16Huia Edmonds
PR17James Slipper  52'
LK18Dean Mumm  56'
N819Richard Brown  73'
SH20Luke Burgess  72'
FH21Berrick Barnes  73'
IC22Anthony Fainga'a  79'
Coach:
Robbie Deans
FB15Mils Muliaina
RW14Cory Jane  69'
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu
LW11Israel Dagg
FH10Aaron Cruden  60'
SH9Piri Weepu  79'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Victor Vito  49'
RL5Tom Donnelly  61'
LL4Brad Thorn
TP3Owen Franks  61'
HK2Keven Mealamu  11'
LP1Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK16Corey Flynn  11'
PR17John Afoa  61'
LK18Anthony Boric  61'
N819Jerome Kaino  49'
SH20Jimmy Cowan  79'
FH21Colin Slade  60'
WG22Rene Ranger  69'
Coach:
Graham Henry

Touch judges:
Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Christie du Preez (South Africa)
Television match official:
Matt Goddard (Australia)

Source: Tri Nations Web[29]
  • This test was a milestone for Richie McCaw, who surpassed Sean Fitzpatrick as the most-capped New Zealand captain.[30]
  • The win is the 10th win in a row for New Zealand over Australia, a new record.[2]
  • New Zealand are the first team in the Tri Nations series to win undefeated since 2003, and set records for the most points (184) and tries scored (22).[2]

Player statistics

Leading try scorers

Top try scorers
PosNameTeamTries
1Mils Muliaina  New Zealand4
James O'Connor  Australia4
3Richie McCaw  New Zealand3
Drew Mitchell  Australia3
Gurthrö Steenkamp  South Africa3
6Adam Ashley-Cooper  Australia2
Kurtley Beale  Australia2
Schalk Burger  South Africa2
Israel Dagg  New Zealand2
Rocky Elsom  Australia2
Jaque Fourie  South Africa2
Will Genia  Australia2
Ma'a Nonu  New Zealand2
Kieran Read  New Zealand2
Conrad Smith  New Zealand2
Tony Woodcock  New Zealand2

Source: scrum.com

Leading point scorers

Top 5 point scorers
PosNameTeamPoints
1Morné Steyn  South Africa77
2Matt Giteau  Australia64
3Dan Carter  New Zealand63
4James O'Connor  Australia27
5Mils Muliaina  New Zealand20

Source: scrum.com

See also

References

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