Tri Nations Rugby - All Blacks, Wallabies & Springboks Rugby

2004

South Africa had a new coach in Jake White and a new team after a disaster of a World cup. New running lines and defences helped the Springboks to their first title since 1998. Each team won two matches but the South Africans won on points differential.

Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Table points
Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference	Bonus points	Table points
South Africa	4	2	0	2	110	98	+12	3	11
Australia	4	2	0	2	79	83	-4	2	10
New Zealand	4	2	0	2	83	91	-8	1	9

Round One

2004-07-17

New Zealand 16 Australia 7

(h/t 3 -0)
Wellington, New Zealand

Ref: A. Rolland (Ireland)

Scorers:- New Zealand
Try: Howlett
Pen: Carter pen(3),

Conv : Carter
Scorers:- Australia
Tries :Mortlock
Conv :Giteau

Round Two

2004-07-24

New Zealand 23 S.Africa 21

(h/t 12 -21)

Christchurch, New Zealand

Ref: A. Cole (Australia)
Scorers:- New Zealand

Tries :Howlett
Pen : Carter (5), Spencer
Scorers:- S.Africa
Tries : De Villiers, Cronje, Du Preez
Conv: Montgomery (3)

Round Three

2004-07-31

Australia 30 S.Africa 26

(h/t 15 -16)

Ref: C. White (England)

Perth, Australia
Scorers:- Australia

Tries - Tuqiri, Larkham, Latham, Rathbone
Conv - Giteau, Burke
Pen - Giteau (2),
Scorers:- S.Africa
Tries - Van der Westhuyzen, de Villiers, Du Toit
Conv - Montgomery

Pen - Montgomery (3)

Round Four

2004-08-07

Australia 23 New Zealand 18

(h/t 12-12)

Ref: C. White (England)

Sydney, Australia
Scorers:- Australia

Tries - L.Tuqiri
Conv -
Pen -M.Giteau (4),M.Burke (2)
Scorers:- New Zealand
Tries -
Conv -

Pen - D.Carter (4),C.Spencer,A.Mehrtens

Round Five

2004-08-14

S.Africa 40 New Zealand 26

(h/t 19-13)

Ref: N. Williams (Wales), replaced by D. Courtney (Ireland)

Johannesburg, South Africa
Scorers:- S. Africa

Tries - Joubert 3, Paulse, De Villiers
Conv - Montgomery (3)
Pen - Montgomery (3)
Scorers:- New Zealand
Tries - Muliaina, Rokocoko
Conv - Mehrtens (2)

Pen - Mehrtens (4)