2011 Tri Nations Series

Rugby union tournament

2011 Tri Nations Series

Date| 23 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 played| 6
Tries scored| 26 (4.33 per match)
Attendance| 278,981 (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

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Place  | Nation  | Games  | Points  | Bonus
points  | Table
points

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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

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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)

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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
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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)

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### 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

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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)

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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
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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)

* Dan Carter reclaimed the career lead in Test points from Jonny Wilkinson of England with his first penalty, ending the evening with 1,204 career points.[9]

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### New Zealand vs Australia, Auckland

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6 August 2011
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand | 30–14|  Australia

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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)

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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
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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)

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### South Africa vs Australia, Durban

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13 August 2011
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)

(1 BP) South Africa | 9–14|  Australia

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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)

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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
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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]

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### 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

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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)

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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
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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]

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### Australia vs New Zealand, Brisbane

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27 August 2011
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia | 25–20|  New Zealand (1 BP)

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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)

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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 | Will Genia (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
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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

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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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* History of rugby union matches between Australia and South Africa
* History of rugby union matches between Australia and New Zealand
* History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa

## 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.

## External links

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* All Blacks Tri Nations website
* Springboks Tri Nations website
* Wallabies Tri Nations website
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