Tri Nations 1999 (Rugby Union)
| Tri Nations 1999 | |
| Number of nations | 3 |
| winner |
 New Zealand (3rd title)
|
| Opening game | July 10, 1999 |
| Tournament end | August 28, 1999 |
| Games | 6th |
| Points | 221 (⌀: 36.83 per game) |
| tries | 17 (⌀: 2.83 per game) |
| Most of the points |
Andrew Mehrtens (69)
|
| Most attempts |
Christian Cullen (3)
|
| ← Tri Nations 1998 | |
| Tri Nations 2000 → | |
Tri Nations 1999 was the fourth edition of the annual Tri Nations rugby union tournament . Six games took place between July 10th and August 28th, 1999. New Zealand won the tournament for the third time.
table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
New Zealand
|
4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 103: 61 | + 42 | 0 | 12 |
| 2. |
 Australia
|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 84:57 | + 27 | 2 | 10 |
| 3. |
 South Africa
|
4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34: 103 | - 69 | 0 | 4th |
Results
| July 10, 1999 |
New Zealand
|
28: 0 |
South Africa
|
Carisbrook , Dunedin Spectators: 42,000 Referee: Peter Marshall ( Australia ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Cullen , Marshall , Wilson Elevations: Brown (1), Mehrtens (1) Penalty kicks: Mehrtens (3) |
(5: 0) report |
| July 17, 1999 |
Australia
|
32: 6 |
South Africa
|
Suncorp Stadium , Brisbane Spectators: 31,677 Referee: Paddy O'Brien ( New Zealand ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Burke , Horan , Roff (2) Elevations: Burke (3) Penalties: Burke (2) |
(20: 6) Report |
Penalty kicks: van Straaten (2) |
| July 24, 1999 |
New Zealand
|
34:15 |
Australia
|
Eden Park , Auckland Spectators: 50,000 Referee: Derek Bevan ( Wales ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Marshall raises: Mehrtens (1) Penalties: Mehrtens (9) |
(22: 3) Report |
Attempts: Gregan , Herbert Elevations: Burke (1) Penalty kicks: Burke (1) |
| August 7, 1999 |
South Africa
|
18:34 |
New Zealand
|
Loftus Versfeld Stadium , Pretoria Spectators: 51,000 Referee: Ed Morrison ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Snyman , van der Westhuizen Elevations: du Toit (1) Penalty kicks: du Toit (2) |
(11:20) report |
Attempts: Cullen (2) Penalty kicks: Mehrtens (7) Dropgoals: Wilson (1) |
| August 14, 1999 |
South Africa
|
10: 9 |
Australia
|
Newlands Stadium , Cape Town Spectators: 48,000 Referee: Paul Honiss ( New Zealand ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Spot elevations: de Beer (1) Penalty kicks: de Beer (1) |
(3: 3) report |
Penalty Kicks: Burke (3) |
| August 28, 1999 |
Australia
|
28: 7 |
New Zealand
|
Telstra Stadium , Sydney Spectators: 107,042 Referee: Jim Fleming ( Scotland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Connor's raises: Burke (1) Penalty kicks: Burke (7) |
(22: 7) Report |
Attempts: Mehrtens Increases: Mehrtens (1) |
statistics
Most attempts made
| Surname | tries | country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Christian Cullen | 3 | New Zealand |
| 2. | Justin Marshall | 2 | New Zealand |
| Joe Roff | 2 | Australia |
Most points scored
| Surname | Points | country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andrew Mehrtens | 69 | New Zealand |
| 2. | Matt Burke | 45 | Australia |
| 3. | Christian Cullen | 15th | New Zealand |