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Tri-Nations Internationals
The Tri Nations is an international rugby union competition that is contested annually by Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The competition is organized by SANZAR, a consortium formed by the three countries' rugby governing bodies – the Australian Rugby Union, the New Zealand Rugby Union and the South African Rugby Union. These three teams have dominated international rankings in recent years and some consider the Tri Nations to be the toughest competition in international rugby.The Tri Nations will become the Four Nations in 2012 should the inclusion of Argentina as the fourth team go ahead. Argentina has been invited to join but there are a number of conditions that they have to fulfill.The series is played on a home-and-away basis. From the first tournament in 1996 through 2005, the three teams played each other twice. Since then, each team has played the others three times, except in the Rugby World Cup year of 2007 when the series reverted to a double round-robin. Since the inception of the series the games played between Australia and New Zealand also go toward determining the winner of the Bledisloe Cup each year. The Freedom Cup is contested between New Zealand and South Africa, and the Mandela Challenge Plate between Australia and South Africa.
Australia
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the Mandela Challenge Plate with South Africa. Australia are currently ranked third on the IRB World Rankings.
Australia have competed in all six Rugby World Cups, and have won the World Cup on two occasions, in 1991 against England, and in 1999 against France. Australia also lost in the final after extra time to England in the 2003 competition. Australia are governed by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU). Seven former Australian players have been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame, with one of those also having been inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame.
Match scheduled: Date : 24-07-2010
Time : from 09:00 until 11:00 (GMT/UK/UTC)
Australia vs South Africa
Tri-Nations
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Australia vs South Africa- at July 24
South AfricaThe South African national rugby union team (the Springboks) are the current holders of the Rugby World Cup and the Tri-Nations Championship. They are ranked number two in the IRB World Rankings as of 20 January 2010. They were named 2008 Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards. As of 23 October 2009, the Springboks were holders of every major trophy available to them: the World Cup, the Tri-Nations, Nelson Mandela Plate, Freedom Cup and British and Irish Lions Series Winners.
Although South Africa was instrumental in the creation of the Rugby World Cup competition, the Springboks did not compete in the first two World Cups in 1987 and 1991 because of anti-apartheid sporting boycotts of South Africa. The team made its World Cup debut in 1995, when the newly democratic South Africa hosted the tournament. The Springboks then defeated the All Blacks 15-12 in the final, which is now remembered as one of the greatest moments in South Africa's sporting history, and a watershed moment in the post-Apartheid nation-building process. South Africa regained their title as champions 12 years later, when they defeated England 15–6 in the 2007 final. As a result of the 2007 World Cup tournament, the Springboks were promoted to first place in the IRB World Rankings.
The Springboks play in green and gold jerseys, and their emblems are the Springbok and the Protea. The side have been playing international rugby since 1891, when a British Isles side toured the nation, playing South Africa in their first Test on 30 July. South Africa is currently coached by Peter de Villiers, after Jake White, who led the Boks to the 2007 World Cup title, announced his resignation effective at the end of 2007. The current captain is John Smit, who was returned to his traditional position of hooker effective with the Boks' last 2009 Test against Ireland after having been moved to tighthead prop for the 2008 end of year tests, and spending the next 12 months in that position.
MELBOURNE, July 22 (Reuters) - Australia play South Africa
in the third match of the 2010 Tri-Nations on Saturday:
Where: Lang Park, Brisbane
Capacity: 52,500
When: Saturday, July 24 (1005 GMT) Referee: George Clancy
(Ireland) Teams: (* denotes captain)
Last match:
Sept 5, 2010, Brisbane
An Australian side down on confidence after four straight
losses defied expectations with a rousing 21-6 win to stall the
Springboks' march to the Tri-Nations championship.
Adam Ashley-Cooper and then-teenage fullback James O'Connor
both scored late second-half tries to seal the win for the
Wallabies, who had three earlier tries disallowed by the match
referee.
Flyhalf Matt Giteau chipped in with two penalties, a
conversion and a drop goal while all of South Africa's points
came off the boot of Morne Steyn, who landed a drop goal and a
penalty in the first half.
Recent meetings:
Overall record:
Played: 71
Wins: Australia - 27; South Africa - 43
Drawn: 1
Biggest wins:
Australia: 49-0 in 2006; South Africa: 53-8 in 2008
(Compiled by Ian Ransom; Editing by John O'Brien)
Australia vs South Africa
