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Template:Infobox Rugby Union Tri Nations
The Tri Nations Series, is an annual rugby union competition between the national teams of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The series began in South Africa on June 16, with a Test between South Africa and Australia at Newlands, Cape Town and will conclude on July 21 in Eden Park, Auckland with a Test between New Zealand and Australia.
The 2007 series consists of six matches (two home matches each), three less than the 2006 series, due to the 2007 Rugby World Cup which commences on 7 September. The draw has been scheduled to ensure that no team plays more than two matches in a row and the early finish allows each team seven full weeks before the start of the World Cup.
The competition will revert back to a nine Test series from 2008 onwards, assuming it remains in its current three-team format. The worldwide governing body for rugby union, the International Rugby Board, is currently brokering a deal that may see Argentina admitted to the competition as early as 2008.
The tournament recently has been put into jeopardy after the Springboks team confirmed they were sending an below strength side for the Australasian leg of the tournament. New Zealand and Australian rugby officials have considered on the news that they might consider scrapping their remaining fixtures against South Africa but have cited that because of many arrangements including broadcasting, stadium and ticket arrangements that it might be too complicated. The ARU also retracted proposals to continue the series without the Sprinboks after SARU send a medical report, citing a sport scientists saying "they (the Sprinkboks) might as well not bother going to the World Cup" if they send top injured players to the remaining games .
Draw
All times are local.
| 2007-06-16 15:00 |
| RSAru | 22 - 19 | AUSru |
| Try: Fourie 14' c Con: Montgomery Pen: Montgomery (3) Drop: Steyn (2) 74', 78' | Try: Giteau 31' c Con: Mortlock Pen: Mortlock (4) |
| Newlands, Cape Town |
| 2007-06-23 15:00 |
| RSAru | 21 - 26 | NZLru |
| Try: Burger 40' m James 45' c Con: Montgomery Pen: Montgomery (2) Pienaar | Try: McCaw 69' c Rokocoko 72' c Con: Carter (2) Pen: Carter (3) Drop: Mauger 42' |
| ABSA Stadium, Durban |
| 2007-06-30 20:00 |
| AUSru | – | NZLru |
| Try: Con: Pen: | Try: Con: Pen: |
| MCG, Melbourne |
| 2007-07-07 20:00 |
| AUSru | – | RSAru |
| Try: Con: Pen: | Try: Con: Pen: |
| Telstra Stadium, Sydney |
| 2007-07-14 19:35 |
| NZLru | – | RSAru |
| Try: Con: Pen: | Try: Con: Pen: |
| Jade Stadium, Christchurch |
| 2007-07-21 19:35 |
| NZLru | – | AUSru |
| Try: Con: Pen: | Try: Con: Pen: |
| Eden Park, Auckland |
Standings
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| Template:RSAru | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 45 | -2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Template:NZLru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Template:AUSru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 1 | 1 | |
Squads
New Zealand All Blacks (30)
Full Backs:
- Mils Muliaina,
- Leon Macdonald
Wings:
- Sitiveni Sivivatu,
- Joe Rocococo,
- Doug Howlett
Centres:
- Conrad Smith,
- Isaia Toeava
Five-Eighths:
- Aaron Mauger,
- Luke McAlister,
- Nick Evans,
- Daniel Carter
Half Backs:
- Byron Kelleher,
- Piri Weepu,
- Brendon Leonard*
Flankers:
- Richie McCaw,
- Jerry Collins,
- Chris Masoe,
- Rodney So'oialo,
- Reuben Thorne
Locks:
- Keith Robinson,
- Ali Williams,
- Chris Jack,
- Troy Flavell
Props:
- Carl Hayman,
- Tony Woodcock,
- Neemia Tialata,
- John Schwalger*
Hookers:
- Anton Oliver,
- Kevin Mealamu,
- Andrew Hore
(* Denotes new All Black)
References
- "2007 Tri Nations Draw". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
- Cain, Nick (2007-02-25). "Ambitious Argentina poised to secure TriNations place". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Waldburger, Chris (2007-06-26). "South Africa won't back down". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Linden, Julian (2007-06-27). "Tri Nations in jeopardy". Yahoo!Xtra. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "ARU admit defeat in Bok row". News24. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
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External links
| Preceded by2006 Tri Nations | Rugby Union Tri Nations 2007 |
Succeeded by2008 Tri Nations |
| The Rugby Championship | |
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| Tri Nations | |
| Rugby Championship | |
| Rugby union schedule for 2007 | |
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