Tri Nations 1999 (Rugby League)

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The 1999 Tri Nations were the first edition of the Tri Nations rugby league tournament and were held in Australia and New Zealand. In the final, Australia beat New Zealand 22:20.

Venues

city Stadion capacity
Auckland Mount Smart Stadium 30,000
Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 52,500

table

team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points
Diff. Table
points
01. New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 2 2 0 0 50:26 + 24 4th
02. AustraliaAustralia Australia 2 1 0 1 64:30 + 34 2
03. United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 2 0 0 2 10:68 - 58 0

Results

15th October
New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 24:22 AustraliaAustralia Australia Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland
Spectators: 22,540
Referee: Russell Smith
(24: 4)
Report

October 22nd
AustraliaAustralia Australia 42: 6 United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom Suncorp Stadium , Brisbane
Spectators: 12,511
Referee: David Pakieto
(10: 6)
Report

October 26th
New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 26: 4 United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland
Spectators: 14,040
Referee: Tim Mander
(14: 0)
report

final

November 5th
New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 20:22 AustraliaAustralia Australia Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland
Spectators: 21,204
Referee: Russell Smith
Attempts: R. Paul , N. Vagana
Elevations: H. Paul (2/2)
Penalty kicks: H. Paul (4/5)
(10:14)
report
Attempts: Rogers (2), Johns , Sailor
Elevations: Rogers (1/4)
Penalties: Rogers (1/1)
1 Richie Barnett (C)Captain of the crew
2 Nigel Vagana
3 Ruben Wiki
4th Willie Talau
5 Lesley Vainikolo
6th Henry Paul
7th Robbie Paul
8th Craig Smith
9 Richard Swain
10 Joe Vagana
11 Stephen Kearney
12 Matt Rua
13 Logan Swann
Substitute:
14th Gene Ngamu
15th Jason Lowrie
16 Nathan Cayless
17th David Kidwell
1 Darren Lockyer
2 Mat Rodgers
3 Darren Smith
4th Matthew Gidley
5 Wendell Sailor
6th Matthew Johns
7th Brett Kimmorley
8th Jason Stevens
9 Craig Gower
10 Darren Britt
11 Nik Kosef
12 Bryan Fletcher
13 Brad Fittler (C)Captain of the crew
Substitute:
14th Ryan Girdler
15th Shaun Timmins
16 Jason Smith
17th Michael Vella

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