| Game 1 | S.AFRICA | ver. | AUSTRALIA | @ | Cape Town |
| 12-Jul | temp: | 15°C | forecast: showers start time(local) 3.00pm |
| SCORES | S.AFRICA 26 (20) h / t AUSTRALIA 22 (10) h / t |
| Scorers:- S.AFRICA - B.Russell, V.Matfield tries: L.Koen conv (2) pen (4) |
| Scorers:- AUSTRALIA - W.Sailor, P.Waugh, J.Roff tries: M.Burke conv (2) dg(1) |
| game summary: In an enthralling Tri Nations opener, the Springboks continued their domination of Australia in the republic with a hard fought battle for points in Cape Town. Burke started the scoreboard ticking with his first ever drop goal then the Boks took a 20-10 lead at the break after tries to Russell and Matfield. Australia clawed their way back afer Barry was sinbinned but repeated infringements allowed Koen to stretch the lead with penalty kicks. |
| votes: D.Barry (SA) 3, B.Russell (SA) 2, T.Kefu (Aust) 1 |
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| Game 2 | S.AFRICA | ver. | NEW ZEALAND | @ | Pretoria |
| 19-Jul | temp: | 20°C | forecast: fine,sunny start time(local) 3.00pm |
| SCORES | S.AFRICA 16 (9) h / t NEW ZEALAND 52 (22) h / t |
| Scorers:- S.AFRICA - A.Willemse tries: L.Koen conv (1) pen (2), dg (1) |
| Scorers:- NEW ZEALAND - C.Spencer, D.Howlett (2), J.Rokocoko (2), K.Meeuws, A.Mauger tries: C.Spencer conv (4) pen (3) |
| game summary: After a close opening 20 minutes the All Blacks superior speed saw them explode with quick tries to Howlett and Rokocoko and go into the break ahead 22-9. After tense twenty minutes of the second half the AB again explode with 2 quick tries and then ended the game with two more for a 7 try to 1 romp that smashed many records and left the Springboks shattered. |
| votes: C.Spencer (NZ) 3, D.Howlett (NZ) 2, J.Collins (NZ) 1 |
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| Game 3 | AUSTRALIA | ver. | NEW ZEALAND | @ | Sydney |
| 26-Jul | temp: | 16°C | forecast: fine, dry start time(local) 7.00pm |
| SCORES | AUSTRALIA 21 (11) h / t NEW ZEALAND 50 (23) h / t |
| Scorers:- AUSTRALIA - M.Burke, W.Sailor, M.Rogers tries: M.Burke pen (2) |
| Scorers:- NEW ZEALAND - J.Rokocoko (3), D.Howlett, T.Umaga, D.Carter, A.Mauger tries: C.Spencer conv (2) pen (3), D.Carter conv (1) |
| game summary: After suffering many narrow losses against the Wallabies, the All Blacks finally extracted revenge with a comprehensive thrashing of the Wallabies who will now be the focus of many, many questions about their level of skill and tactics. A record loss at home in the professional era makes a mockery of the players recent demands for more money at the World Cup. |
| votes: C.Spencer (NZ) 3, J.Rokocoko (NZ) 2, R.Thorne (NZ) 1 |
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| Game 4 | AUSTRALIA | ver. | S.AFRICA | @ | Brisbane |
| 2-Aug | temp: | 18°C | forecast: fine,dry start time(local) 7.30pm |
| SCORES | AUSTRALIA 29 (6) h / t S.AFRICA 9 (6) h / t |
| Scorers:- AUSTRALIA - M.Rogers, P.Waugh tries: E.Flatley conv (2) pen (5) |
| Scorers:- S.AFRICA - nil tries: L.Koen pen (3) |
| game summary: The first half was tight although one sensed the Wallabies had the better of play, they just couldn’t finish off to punish the visitors. The second half started with the Boks building momentum across midfield, then a simple poor pass was snapped up by Rogers and he raced off for the try, a decisive blow to the Boks. The visitors were giving up easy possession with constant infringing and had two players binned for killing the ball. Their only score for the half was a penalty by Koen, who unusally, missed two attempts and a late try to Waugh blew the margin out to 20 pts, the Wallabies comfortable winners in the end. |
| votes: P.Waugh (Aust) 3, M.Rogers (Aust) 2, T.Kefu (Aust) 1 |
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| Game 5 | NEW ZEALAND | ver. | S.AFRICA | @ | Dunedin |
| 9-Aug | temp: | 8°C | forecast: cold and clear start time(local) 7.30pm |
| SCORES | NEW ZEALAND 19 (13) h / t S.AFRICA 11 (11) h / t |
| Scorers:- NEW ZEALAND - J.Rokocoko tries: C.Spencer conv (1) pen (4) |
| Scorers:- S.AFRICA - R.Bands tries: L.Koen pen (1) |
| game summary: it was an uninspiring effort by the All Blacks, they did enough to win against a determined Springboks side that lacks enouhg penetration to seriously challenge. The highlights of the game were two brilliant tries. Rokocoko showed his blinding speed to win the race for a grubbered ball and Bands brushed aside the defence as he took off for a 50m gallop, a rare feat by a prop!! |
| votes: C.Spencer (NZ) 3, R.Thorne (NZ) 2, R.Bands (SA) 1 |
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| Game 6 | NEW ZEALAND | ver. | AUSTRALIA | @ | Auckland |
| 16-Aug | temp: | 14°C | forecast: showers start time(local) 7.30pm |
| SCORES | NEW ZEALAND 21 (15) h / t AUSTRALIA 17 (9) h / t |
| Scorers:- NEW ZEALAND - D.Howlett (2) tries: C.Spencer conv (1) pen (3) |
| Scorers:- AUSTRALIA - G.Smith tries: E.Flatley pen (4) |
| game summary: An early penalty to Flatley was followed by some poor field kicking and a try to Howlett in the 6th minute. He repeated the dose 20 minutes later and as the half ran down the AB's looked the stronger and fitter. The Wallabies made changes early in the second half, the Kiwis surviving two very close video ref decisions that went their way. A late try down the left to Smith with 4 minutes to go left the game in the balance but Flatley's difficult conversion missed and the home team hung on to win - and take the Bledisloe Cup. |
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