Tri Nations Championship 1996
The All Blacks dominated the inaugural Tri Nations in 1996, going undefeated.
The inaugural Tri Nations Series tournament was in 1996, and was won by New Zealand.
Quick Facts
- Tournament format
- Round-robin (Home and Away)
- Participating nations
- New Zealand
- Australia
- South Africa
- All blacks result
- Champions
- Key captain
- Sean Fitzpatrick
- Head coach
- John Hart
Lore & Background
The opening tournament of 1996 was dominated by the All Blacks who stormed to victory undefeated, leaving the Springboks and the Wallabies with just one win each — against each other. The opening exchange was between New Zealand and Australia, New Zealand winning by over 40 points and, although they won all four of their games, the later matches were a lot closer in their scorelines. The launch of the Tri Nations was considered a huge success.
Reader's Guide
The 1996 Tri Nations Series was contested over four matches, with each nation playing the other two only once (single round-robin).
Did You Know?
- South Africa and Australia each had just one win in 1996, against each other.
- The competition was established to create an equivalent to the Five Nations in Europe.
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