

This was the first year of the Tri-Nations and it was won by New Zealand.
| Place | Team | play | won | lost | dr. | for | ag. | Points |
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 60 | 17 |
| 2 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 84 | 6 |
| 3 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 116 | 6 |
Matches Played
| Date | Score | Scorers | Venue |
| 6-Jul | N. Zealand 43 | Australia 6 | Wellington |
| Scorers | N. Zealand |
Tries: M.Jones, Cullen, Marshall, Z.Brooke, J.Wilson, Lomu Con(2) Mehrtens, Pen(3) Mehrtens, |
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| Scorers | Australia : |
Pen(2) Burke |
| Date | Score | Scorers | Venue |
| 13-Jul | Australia 21 | S. Africa 16 | Sydney |
| Scorers | Australia : | Roff, Horan tries: Burke conv, pen(3) | |
| Scorers | S.Africa: | Hendriks try: Honiball con, pen(2), Joubert pen |
| Date | Score | Scorers | Venue |
| 20-Jul | New Zealand 15 | S.Africa 11 | Christchurch |
| Scorers | N. Zealand : | Mehrtens pen(5) | |
| Scorers | S.Africa: | Joubert try: Stransky pen(2) |
| Date | Score | Scorers | Venue |
| 27-Jul | Australia 25 | New Zealand 32 | Brisbane |
| Scorers | Australia : | Gregan, Burke tries: Burke pen(5) | |
| Scorers | N. Zealand : | Marshall, Bunce tries: Mehrtens con(2), pen(6) |
| Date | Score | Scorers | Venue |
| 3-Aug | S.Africa 25 | Australia 19 | Bloemfontein |
| Scorers | S.Africa: | Stransky try: conv, pen(6) | |
| Scorers | Australia : | Tune try: Eales con, pen(3), Burke pen |
| Date | Score | Scorers | Venue |
| 10-Aug | S.Africa 18 | New Zealand 29 | Cape Town |
| Scorers | S.Africa | Mulder, du Randt tries: Stransky con, pen(2) | |
| Scorers | N. Zealand | Osborne, Dowd tries: Mehrtens con(2), pen(5) |