Tri Nations Series Titles

The Tri Nations (1996-2011), now The Rugby Championship, the Southern Hemisphere's international competition.

The Rugby Championship, formerly the Tri Nations Series (1996-2011), is an international rugby union competition contested by Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, traditionally the four highest-ranked national teams in the Southern Hemisphere.

Quick Facts

Founded

1996 (as Tri Nations Series)

Renamed

The Rugby Championship (2012, with Argentina)

Teams

Argentina
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa

Administered by

SANZAAR

First champion

New Zealand (1996)

Lore & Background

The competition is administered by SANZAAR, a consortium of the South African Rugby Union, New Zealand Rugby, Rugby Australia and the Argentine Rugby Union. The inaugural Tri Nations in 1996 was won by New Zealand; South Africa won their first title in 1998 and Australia theirs in 2000.

More in Honours & Records

Most Tri-Nations / Rugby Championship Titles Most Points Scored by a Player (Dan Carter)Most World Cup Tries by a Player (Jonah Lomu)Longest Unbeaten Home Run Record Bledisloe Cup Most Consecutive Defenses Most Rugby World Cup Final Appearances Most Test Caps by a Player (Richie McCaw)Tri Nations Championship 1997 Tri Nations Championship 1999 Tri Nations Championship 2002 Rugby World Cup 1987 Tri Nations Championship 2005

Elsewhere in New Zealand All Blacks

Kapa o Pango · Stadium & Culture Sir Graham Henry · Club History Buck Shelford · Legendary Players Ma'a Nonu · Legendary Players 2012 Bledisloe Cup Win vs Australia · Iconic Matches Bledisloe Cup (vs Australia) · Great Rivalries

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