| Game 1 | NEW ZEALAND | ver. | AUSTRALIA | @ | Wellington |
| 17-Jul | temp: | 10°C | forecast: rain, and more rain start time(local) 7.30pm |
| SCORES | NEW ZEALAND 16 3 (h/t) AUSTRALIA 7 0 (h/t) |
| Scorers:- NEW ZEALAND - Howlett try: Carter pen(3), conv |
| Scorers:- AUSTRALIA - Mortlock try: Giteau conv |
| game summary: It bucketed down all match and the Wallabies again showed how incompetent they are in the wet. The Australians defended grimly all night but lacked any method or skill with the wet ball and the field kicking of the Australians was disgraceful, Larkham pathetic whenever he ventured near the ball. And yet, with 10 minutes to go it was anyones game, the AB's leading 13-7. A penalty by Carter late in the match sealed the win and the home team retained the Bledisloe Cup. |
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| Game 2 | NEW ZEALAND | ver. | S.AFRICA | @ | Christchurch |
| 24-Jul | temp: | 3°C | forecast: dry and very cold start time(local) 7.30pm |
| SCORES | NEW ZEALAND 23 12 (h/t) S.AFRICA 21 21 (h/t) |
| Scorers:- NEW ZEALAND - Howlett try: Carter pen (5), Spencer pen |
| Scorers:- S.AFRICA - De Villiers, Cronje, Du Preez tries: Montgomery conv(3) |
| game summary: The Springboks opened with a try in the first minute and led 21-12 after an impressive 40 minutes. They then defended superbly as the home side edge closer with a series of penalties. In the final five minutes the Boks had a few brain explosions that kept the Kiwis in the game and they paid the ultimate price in the last seconds as the All Blacks scored out wide to snatch the game. |
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| Game 3 | AUSTRALIA | ver. | S.AFRICA | @ | Perth |
| 31-Jul | temp: | 14°C | forecast: clear start time(local) 7.30pm |
| SCORES | AUSTRALIA 30 15 (h/t) S.AFRICA 26 16 (h/t) |
| Scorers:- AUSTRALIA - Tuqiri, Larkham, Latham, Rathbone tries: Giteau conv, pen (2), Burke conv |
| Scorers:- S.AFRICA - Van der Westhuyzen, de Villiers, Du Toit tries: Montgomery conv, pen(3) |
| game summary: It was a see sawing battle with the Boks leading by a point at half time. A try in the 71st minute to Rathbone put Australia ahead til the whistle and also gave the home side an extra bonus point - vital in this competition. The Boks once again showed plenty of speed by hand, foot and mind, but tired after three hard matches in a row. |
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| Game 4 | AUSTRALIA | ver. | NEW ZEALAND | @ | Sydney |
| 7-Aug | temp: | 17°C | forecast: dry start time(local) 7.30pm |
| SCORES | AUSTRALIA 23 15 (h/t) NEW ZEALAND 18 15 (h/t) |
| Scorers:- AUSTRALIA - L.Tuqiri tries: M.Giteau pen(4), M.Burke pen(2) |
| Scorers:- NEW ZEALAND - nil tries: D.Carter pen(4), C.Spencer pen, A.Mehrtens pen |
| game summary: This was a classic confrontation between Australia and New Zealand at Sydney's Olympic Stadium. In front of 82,000 the AB's leapt to an early lead thanks to a string of penalties before the Wallaibes fought back to level by half time. A try to Tuqiri in the second half followed by a Burke penalty put the gap out to 5 points with 10 minutes to go and it was too much for the tryless visitors. |
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| Game 5 | S.AFRICA | ver. | NEW ZEALAND | @ | Dunedin |
| 14-Aug | temp: | ?°C | forecast: ?? start time(local) 7.30pm |
| SCORES | S.AFRICA 40 19 (h/t) NEW ZEALAND 26 13 (h/t) |
| Scorers:- S.AFRICA - Joubert 3, Paulse, De Villiers tries: Montgomery conv(3), pen (3) |
| Scorers:- NEW ZEALAND - Muliaina, Rokocoko tries: Mehrtens conv(2), pen(4) |
| game summary: Many missed opportunities by the Boks kept the visitors in the game but this was not the All Blacks their fans dream of as the New Zealanders continued to play like lost sheep. The Boks piled on 5 tries to two , and it could easily have been more and will now contest this years title with Australia in Durban. |
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| Game 6 | S.AFRICA | ver. | AUSTRALIA | @ | Auckland |
| 21-Aug | temp: | ?°C | forecast: ?? start time(local) 7.30pm |
| SCORES | S.AFRICA 23 3 (h/t) AUSTRALIA 19 7 (h/t) |
| Scorers:- S.AFRICA - Matfield, Van Niekerk tries: Montgomery conv(2), pen(3) |
| Scorers:- AUSTRALIA - Tuqiri, Mortlock, Smith tries: Giteau conv(2) |
| game summary: The Wallabies started strongly with a try to Tuqiri and held a slight lead at the break, 7-3. Then a poor opening 20 minutes of the second half saw the locals sprint away to a 23-7 lead and the game looked over. But in typical Wallaby fashion, they came back to close the gap, as the whistle blew the Wallabies were going forward with the scoreline reading 23-19. Not a high standard game but a thriller like so many of the Tri Nations contests this year. |
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