2006 Tri Nations Series

2006 Tri Nations the 2006 Rugby League competition 2006 Rugby League Tri-Nations March 2012 May 2021 2006 Tri Nations Series Springbok-All Black lineout in tri nations 2006.jpg Official logo New Zealand 7 NZL NZL AUS 9 42 406899 NZL Dan Carter (99) AUS Lote Tuqiri (3)RSA Jaque Fourie (3) 2005 2007 The 2006 Tri Nations Series was the 10th Tri Nations Series, an annual rugby union competition between the national teams of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. New Zealand won the competition with three rounds still to play after their victory over Australia on 19 August, their 21st consecutive home win.Bloomberg New Zealand Defeats Australia to Win Tri-Nations Rugby Title https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=aWY6fB3_zDc4&refer=australia 19 August 2006 For the first time, in 2006 each team played the others three times, instead of twice, as had been the case previously. This was the result of a new television deal between SANZAR, the consortium of the three countries' rugby federations that organises the tournament, and broadcasters in the SANZAR countries and the United Kingdom.SANZAR agree new broadcast rights deal http://ichuddersfield.icnetwork.co.uk/0200sport/nationalsport/tm_objectid=15003311&method=full&siteid=50060&headline=sanzar-agree-new-broadcast-rights-deal-name_page.html icHuddersfield 19 August 2006 As a result, the duration of the competition was extended and it ran from 8 July to 9 September. New Zealand won all three matches against Australia, thus retaining the Bledisloe Cup. They also won two of their three matches against South Africa, thereby winning the Freedom Cup for the first time. Australia regained the Mandela Challenge Plate after winning their two home tests against South Africa. Standings Place Nation Games Points Bonuspoints Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference1NZL6501179112+673232AUS6204133121+123113RSA6204106185−7919 Format As in past competitions, points were earned as follows: 4 points for a win 2 points for a draw 0 points for a loss 1 bonus point for scoring four tries or more, win or lose 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or fewer The run-up Australia At the end of 2005, the Wallabies looked to be in decline after having just ended an all-time record Test losing streak of seven. The streak led to the sacking of coach Eddie Jones and his replacement by John Connolly. The 2006 mid-year Tests saw improvement with two wins over England and a win over Ireland. Ireland's captain Brian O'Driscoll – who played against both Australia and New Zealand in Ireland's mid-year Tests – was more impressed by the Wallabies, and tipped them as favourites over the All Blacks.O'Driscoll tips Wallabies over NZ https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/5116740.stm BBC Sport 26 June 2006 19 August 2006 New Zealand Going into the competition, not withstanding O'Driscoll's assessment, New Zealand were the favourites, having lost just one Test in 2005 and gone undefeated through the 2006 mid-year Tests. Blacks coach Graham Henry used the mid-year Tests to experiment with his squad. They had to come back in the last 20 minutes to win their first Test against Ireland, and had to survive a push by Argentina at José Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires. Despite these close victories and much New Zealand complacency, the All Blacks possessed a strong, coordinated pack, playmakers, explosive backs and blistering pace out wide. Their most important asset was their depth. Before the first test, the Australian television channel Seven aired an advertisement in which the All Blacks performed the Ka Mate haka with digitally inserted handbags, a reference to an incident where Tana Umaga hit a Hurricane teammate over the head with a woman's handbag, breaking her cellular phone. This advertisement was seen by some as offensive to both Maori and the All Blacks. The All Blacks performed the new Kapa o Pango haka instead of the Ka Mate in Christchurch for the first time against Australia. Some observers found gestures used in this haka to be offensive.2006-06-27 All Blacks are underdogs: Henry https://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-06-27/all-blacks-are-underdogs-henry/1788828 2026-08-15 ABC News en-AU South Africa Of the three teams in the competition, the Springboks entered with the most questions. The selection policy of coach Jake White was controversial in 2005, with White choosing to primarily stay with veterans of South Africa's victorious 2004 Tri Nations squad. His choices eventually panned out, with the Boks only narrowly losing out to New Zealand in the 2005 Tri Nations. White largely stayed with his veterans in the 2006 mid-year Tests, which led to even more controversy among Boks supporters. In the meantime, several key Boks players were unavailable during the mid-year Tests due to injury, among them André Pretorius and Bakkies Botha. The Boks won two Tests over Scotland, but suffered a huge blow in the second Test when 2004 World Player of the Year Schalk Burger suffered a career-threatening neck injury. Recent articles indicated that Schalk Burger had a successful operation to his neck and he may play again next year. They went on to lose to France at Newlands, their first home loss since 2003. In that Test, they lost two key backs, Jean de Villiers and Bryan Habana, to rib injuries. De Villiers was initially expected to be out for the entire Tri Nations, though he returned for the final two matches, but Habana recovered in time for the series opener.Injured Boks duo miss Tri-Nations https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/5151978.stm BBC Sport 5 July 2006 19 August 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060719105055/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/5151978.stm 19 July 2006 live As for other players, Pretorius would be out for at least the first two Boks matches, while Botha was out for the entire series.Springboks call Bosman into squad https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/5125550.stm BBC Sport 30 June 2006 19 August 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060720140238/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/5125550.stm 20 July 2006 live Partly due to the injuries, White named four newcomers to his Tri Nations squad. During the lead-in to the Tri Nations, White also caused considerable controversy by publicly seeking an extension to his contract through 2009, even after the loss to France. Also, he was heavily criticised for his refusal to select flanker Luke Watson, arguably the country's form player, even after the loss of Burger. The criticism became more intense after the Boks' hammering in their Tri Nations opener.Former Springboks call for White's head https://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-07-17/former-springboks-call-for-whites-head/2686272 ABC News 31 July 2026 en-AU 17 July 2006Pick Watson or else... http://www.planet-rugby.com/Teams/South_Africa/story_52496.shtml Planet Rugby 19 August 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060719184508/http://www.planet-rugby.com/Teams/South_Africa/story_52496.shtml 19 July 2006 dead Fixtures and results Kick-off times are local Round 1 8 July 2006 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) (1 BP) NZL 32–12 AUS Mealamu (2) 28' c, 35' cMcCaw 49' cToeava 78' m Carter (3/4) Carter (2/6) 47', 54' Tuqiri 16' cFava 51' m Mortlock (1/2) 17' Lancaster Park, Christchurch408th All Black Test: 1129th All Black Game http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/teamsheet.asp?level1=All_Blacks&Level2=ABC&MT_ID=2129 New Zealand Rugby 19 August 2006 33,727 Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) FB 15Leon MacDonald 70RW 14Rico Gear 59 61OC 13Mils MuliainaIC 12Aaron MaugerLW 11Joe RokocokoFH 10Dan CarterSH 9 Byron Kelleher 64N8 8 Rodney So'oialo 72OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Jerry CollinsRL 5 Jason Eaton 59LL 4 Chris JackTP 3 Carl HaymanHK 2 Keven Mealamu 72LP 1 Tony Woodcock 53Replacements:HK 16Andrew Hore 72PR 17Greg Somerville 53LK 18Ali Williams 59N8 19Chris Masoe 72SH 20Piri Weepu 64FH 21Luke McAlisterFB 22Isaia Toeava 59 61 70Coach:Graham Henry350px FB 15Chris LathamRW 14Mark GerrardOC 13Stirling MortlockIC 12Mat Rogers 65LW 11Lote TuqiriFH 10Stephen LarkhamSH 9 George Gregan (c) 70N8 8 Rocky Elsom 26 36OF 7 George Smith 70BF 6 Mark Chisholm 50RL 5 Daniel VickermanLL 4 Nathan SharpeTP 3 Guy Shepherdson 64HK 2 Tai McIsaac 37LP 1 Greg HolmesReplacements:HK 16Jeremy Paul 37PR 17Al Baxter 64LK 18Scott Fava 50N8 19Phil Waugh 70SH 20Sam Cordingley 70CE 21Matt Giteau 65WG 22Ben TuneCoach:John Connolly Round 2 15 July 2006 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) (1 BP) AUS 49–0 RSA Paul 16' cHolmes 25' cGiteau (2) 38' c, 75' mLatham 65' cChisholm 80+4' c Mortlock (5/6) Mortlock (2/3) 21', 32' Larkham 5' Lang Park, Brisbane12847 5636 5635 412 Australia 49 0 South Africa 15 July 2006 20 May 2016 41,578 Paul Honiss (New Zealand) FB 15Chris LathamRW 14Mark Gerrard 70OC 13Stirling MortlockIC 12Matt Giteau 76LW 11Lote TuqiriFH 10Stephen LarkhamSH 9 George Gregan (c) 43N8 8 Scott FavaOF 7 George Smith 76BF 6 Rocky ElsomRL 5 Daniel Vickerman 43LL 4 Nathan SharpeTP 3 Guy ShepherdsonHK 2 Jeremy Paul 57LP 1 Greg Holmes 69Replacements:HK 16Sean Hardman 57PR 17Al Baxter 69LK 18Mark Chisholm 43N8 19Phil Waugh 76SH 20Sam Cordingley 43FH 21Mat Rogers 76WG 22Clyde Rathbone 70Coach:John Connolly350px FB 15Percy Montgomery 69RW 14Akona Ndungane 61OC 13Jaque FourieIC 12Wynand Olivier 65LW 11Bryan HabanaFH 10Jaco van der WesthuyzenSH 9 Ricky Januarie 63N8 8 Pierre SpiesOF 7 Juan SmithBF 6 Joe van Niekerk 72RL 5 Danie Rossouw 41LL 4 Victor Matfield 31 41TP 3 CJ van der LindeHK 2 John Smit (c) 77LP 1 Os du Randt 50Replacements:HK 16Danie Coetzee 77PR 17Eddie Andrews 50LK 18Albert van den Berg 41N8 19Jacques Cronjé 72SH 20Fourie du Preez 63FH 21Meyer Bosman 69FB 22Breyton Paulse 61Coach:Jake White Round 3 22 July 2006 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) NZL 35–17 RSA Weepu 40+6' cMcCaw 80+9' c Carter (2/2) 40+7', 80+10' Carter (7/7) 5', 21', 24', 30', 43', 52', 78' Du Preez 1' cPaulse 71' c Montgomery (2/2) 2', 61' Montgomery (1/4) 70' Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington409th All Black Test: 1130th All Black Game http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/teamsheet.asp?level1=All_Blacks&Level2=ABC&MT_ID=2130 New Zealand Rugby 19 August 2006 38,000 Joël Jutge (France) FB 15Leon MacDonaldRW 14Doug HowlettOC 13Mils MuliainaIC 12Sam Tuitupou 77LW 11Scott HamiltonFH 10Dan CarterSH 9 Piri Weepu 58N8 8 Rodney So'oialoOF 7 Richie McCaw (c) 77BF 6 Reuben ThorneRL 5 Ali WilliamsLL 4 Chris JackTP 3 Carl HaymanHK 2 Anton Oliver 62LP 1 Neemia Tialata 54Replacements:HK 16Andrew Hore 62PR 17Greg Somerville 54LK 18Greg RawlinsonN8 19Chris Masoe 77SH 20Jimmy Cowan 58FH 21Luke McAlister 77FB 22Isaia ToeavaCoach:Graham Henry350px FB 15Percy MontgomeryRW 14Breyton PaulseOC 13Jaque FourieIC 12Wynand OlivierLW 11Bryan HabanaFH 10Butch JamesSH 9 Fourie du PreezN8 8 Jacques CronjéOF 7 Juan SmithBF 6 Solly Tyibilika 64RL 5 Victor MatfieldLL 4 Albert van den Berg 59TP 3 CJ van der LindeHK 2 John Smit (c)LP 1 Os du RandtReplacements:HK 16Danie CoetzeePR 17Eddie AndrewsLK 18Johann Muller 59N8 19Joe van Niekerk 64SH 20Ricky JanuarieFH 21Meyer BosmanWG 22JP PietersenCoach:Jake White Round 4 29 July 2006 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) (1 BP) AUS 9–13 NZL Mortlock (3/4) 8', 36', 60' Rokocoko 10' c Carter (1/1) 11' Carter (1/2) 17' Carter 58' Lang Park, Brisbane410th All Black Test: 1131st All Black Game http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/teamsheet.asp?level1=All_Blacks&Level2=ABC&MT_ID=2131 New Zealand Rugby 19 August 2006 52,498 Alain Rolland (Ireland) FB 15Chris LathamRW 14Mark Gerrard 75OC 13Stirling MortlockIC 12Matt GiteauLW 11Lote Tuqiri 72FH 10Stephen LarkhamSH 9 George Gregan (c) 74N8 8 Scott Fava 61OF 7 George SmithBF 6 Rocky Elsom 61RL 5 Daniel VickermanLL 4 Nathan SharpeTP 3 Rodney Blake 77HK 2 Jeremy Paul 61LP 1 Greg HolmesReplacements:HK 16Tai McIsaac 61PR 17Guy Shepherdson 77LK 18Mark Chisholm 61N8 19Phil Waugh 61SH 20Sam Cordingley 74FH 21Mat Rogers 75WG 22Clyde Rathbone 72Coach:John Connolly350px FB 15Leon MacDonaldRW 14Rico GearOC 13Mils MuliainaIC 12Aaron MaugerLW 11Joe RokocokoFH 10Dan CarterSH 9 Byron Kelleher 74N8 8 Rodney So'oialoOF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Jerry Collins 61RL 5 Ali Williams 72LL 4 Chris JackTP 3 Carl HaymanHK 2 Keven Mealamu 76LP 1 Tony Woodcock 68Replacements:HK 16Andrew Hore 76PR 17Greg Somerville 68LK 18Jason Eaton 72N8 19Chris Masoe 61SH 20Jimmy Cowan 74FH 21Luke McAlisterFB 22Isaia ToeavaCoach:Graham Henry Notes: New Zealand retain Bledisloe Cup Round 5 5 August 2006 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) AUS 20–18 RSA (1 BP) Gerrard 33' cRogers 78' c Mortlock (2/2) 34', 79' Mortlock (2/4) 11', 66' Fourie 56' cMontgomery 69' m James (1/2) 57' James (2/2) 46', 48' Stadium Australia, Sydney12850 5636 5635 412 Australia 20 18 South Africa 5 August 2006 6 May 2016 60,522 Joël Jutge (France) FB 15Chris LathamRW 14Mark Gerrard 74OC 13Stirling MortlockIC 12Matt GiteauLW 11Lote TuqiriFH 10Stephen Larkham 71SH 9 George Gregan (c) 74N8 8 Wycliff PaluOF 7 George Smith 55BF 6 Rocky Elsom 74RL 5 Daniel VickermanLL 4 Nathan SharpeTP 3 Rodney BlakeHK 2 Tai McIsaac 60LP 1 Greg HolmesReplacements:HK 16Jeremy Paul 60PR 17Guy ShepherdsonLK 18Mark Chisholm 74N8 19Phil Waugh 55SH 20Sam Cordingley 74FH 21Mat Rogers 71WG 22Clyde Rathbone 74Coach:John Connolly350px FB 15Percy MontgomeryRW 14Akona NdunganeOC 13Jaque FourieIC 12Wynand OlivierLW 11Bryan HabanaFH 10Butch JamesSH 9 Fourie du PreezN8 8 Jacques CronjéOF 7 Juan SmithBF 6 Solomzi Tyibilika 71RL 5 Victor MatfieldLL 4 Johann Muller 77TP 3 CJ van der LindeHK 2 John Smit (c)LP 1 Os du RandtReplacements:HK 16Chiliboy RalepellePR 17Eddie AndrewsLK 18Albert van den Berg 77N8 19Joe van Niekerk 71SH 20Ricky JanuarieFH 21Meyer BosmanFB 22Jaco van der WesthuyzenCoach:Jake White Round 6 19 August 2006 17:30 NZST (UTC+12) NZL 34–27 AUS (1 BP) Eaton 36' mJack 53' cMcAlister 68' c Carter (2/3) 54', 69' Carter (5/6) 6', 20', 46', 51', 79' Tuqiri (2) 25' c, 71' cElsom 39' c Mortlock (3/3) Mortlock (2/2) 3', 15' Eden Park, Auckland411th All Black Test: 1132nd All Black Game http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/teamsheet.asp?level1=All_Blacks&Level2=ABC&MT_ID=2132 New Zealand Rugby 19 August 2006 45,000 Chris White (England) FB 15Mils MuliainaRW 14Doug HowlettOC 13Isaia Toeava 43IC 12Luke McAlisterLW 11Joe RokocokoFH 10Dan CarterSH 9 Byron Kelleher 46N8 8 Rodney So'oialo 67OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Jerry CollinsRL 5 Jason Eaton 54LL 4 Chris JackTP 3 Carl Hayman 26HK 2 Keven MealamuLP 1 Tony WoodcockReplacements:HK 16Andrew HorePR 17Greg Somerville 26LK 18Ali Williams 54N8 19Chris Masoe 67SH 20Piri Weepu 46FH 21Sam TuitupouFB 22Leon MacDonald 43Coach:Graham Henry350px FB 15Chris LathamRW 14Clyde RathboneOC 13Stirling MortlockIC 12Matt GiteauLW 11Lote TuqiriFH 10Stephen Larkham 69SH 9 George Gregan (c)N8 8 Wycliff PaluOF 7 Phil Waugh 78 80BF 6 Rocky Elsom 67RL 5 Daniel VickermanLL 4 Nathan SharpeTP 3 Rodney Blake 69HK 2 Jeremy PaulLP 1 Greg HolmesReplacements:HK 16Tai McIsaacPR 17Al Baxter 69LK 18Mark Chisholm 67N8 19George SmithSH 20Brett SheehanFH 21Mark GerrardWG 22Mat Rogers 69Coach:John Connolly Round 7 26 August 2006 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) RSA 26–45 NZL (1 BP) Du Preez 10' mFourie (2) 63' m, 70' c Pretorius (1/2) 71' Montgomery (2/2) 1', 48'James (1/1) 3' Tialata 36' cMcAlister 45' cSivivatu 55' mMuliaina 57' cGear 75' c Carter (4/5) Carter (4/4) 6', 21', 40+6', 51' Loftus Versfeld Stadium, PretoriaAll Blacks slam the Springboks http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/Rugby/0,,2-9-838_1988899,00.html news24 26 August 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060901200120/http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/Rugby/0%2C%2C2-9-838_1988899%2C00.html 1 September 2006 dead 412th All Black Test: 1133rd All Black Game http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/teamsheet.asp?level1=All_Blacks&Level2=ABC&MT_ID=2133 New Zealand Rugby 4 October 2006 52,000 Alan Lewis (Ireland) FB 15Percy Montgomery 61RW 14Akona NdunganeOC 13Jaque FourieIC 12Jean de Villiers 77LW 11Bryan HabanaFH 10Butch James 59SH 9 Fourie du PreezN8 8 Jacques CronjéOF 7 Pierre SpiesBF 6 Solomzi Tyibilika 47RL 5 Victor Matfield 61LL 4 Johann MullerTP 3 CJ van der Linde 23HK 2 John Smit (c)LP 1 Os du Randt 78Replacements:HK 16Chiliboy Ralepelle 78PR 17BJ Botha 23LK 18Albert van den Berg 61N8 19Pedrie Wannenburg 47SH 20Ruan Pienaar 61FH 21Wynand Olivier 77FB 22André Pretorius 59Coach:Jake White350px FB 15Leon MacDonald 12RW 14Rico GearOC 13Mils MuliainaIC 12Luke McAlister 64LW 11Sitiveni SivivatuFH 10Dan CarterSH 9 Piri Weepu 63N8 8 Chris Masoe 51OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Reuben ThorneRL 5 Ali WilliamsLL 4 Greg Rawlinson 47TP 3 Greg Somerville 16HK 2 Anton Oliver 59LP 1 Neemia TialataReplacements:HK 16Keven Mealamu 59PR 17Tony Woodcock 16LK 18Chris Jack 47N8 19Jerry Collins 51SH 20Jimmy Cowan 63FH 21Sam Tuitupou 64WG 22Isaia Toeava 12Coach:Graham Henry Round 8 2 September 2006 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) RSA 21–20 NZL (1 BP) Habana 24' cWannenburg 53' m Pretorius (1/2) Pretorius (3/3) 6', 17', 78' Carter 20' cRokocoko 66' c Carter (2/2) Carter (2/2) 10', 40' Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg413th All Black Test: 1134th All Black Game http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/teamsheet.asp?level1=All_Blacks&Level2=ABC&MT_ID=2134 New Zealand Rugby 3 September 2006 25,428 Chris White (England) FB 15Jaque FourieRW 14Akona Ndungane 50OC 13Wynand OlivierIC 12Jean de VilliersLW 11Bryan HabanaFH 10André PretoriusSH 9 Fourie du Preez 53N8 8 Pedrie WannenburgOF 7 AJ VenterBF 6 Pierre SpiesRL 5 Victor MatfieldLL 4 Johann MullerTP 3 BJ BothaHK 2 John Smit (c)LP 1 Os du Randt 23 29 73Replacements:HK 16Chiliboy RalepellePR 17Lawrence Sephaka 23 29 73LK 18Albert van den BergN8 19Jacques CronjéSH 20Ruan Pienaar 53FH 21Butch JamesFB 22Breyton Paulse 50Coach:Jake White350px FB 15Doug HowlettRW 14Joe RokocokoOC 13Mils MuliainaIC 12Aaron MaugerLW 11Sitiveni Sivivatu 61FH 10Dan CarterSH 9 Jimmy Cowan 61N8 8 Rodney So'oialoOF 7 Richie McCaw (c) 48 51BF 6 Jerry CollinsRL 5 Ali WilliamsLL 4 Chris Jack 57TP 3 Carl HaymanHK 2 Andrew Hore 61LP 1 Tony Woodcock 64Replacements:HK 16Anton Oliver 61PR 17Neemia Tialata 64LK 18Jason Eaton 57N8 19Marty Holah 48 51SH 20Byron Kelleher 61FH 21Luke McAlisterWG 22Rico Gear 61Coach:Graham Henry Round 9 9 September 2006 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) RSA 24–16 AUS Du Preez 57' cPaulse 71' m Pretorius (1/2) Pretorius (3/5) 37', 42', 48' Pretorius 53' Larkham 44' c Mortlock (1/1) Mortlock (3/4) 17', 60', 62' Ellis Park Stadium, JohannesburgPlanet Rugby Springboks finish on a high http://www.planet-rugby.com/Tournaments/Tri_Nations/story_53667.shtml 9 September 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061030111517/http://www.planet-rugby.com/Tournaments/Tri_Nations/story_53667.shtml 30 October 2006 50,178 Steve Walsh (New Zealand) FB 15JP PietersenRW 14Akona Ndungane 41OC 13Jaque FourieIC 12Jean de VilliersLW 11Wynand OlivierFH 10André PretoriusSH 9 Fourie du Preez 83N8 8 Pedrie WannenburgOF 7 AJ Venter 72BF 6 Pierre SpiesRL 5 Victor Matfield 83LL 4 Johann MullerTP 3 BJ BothaHK 2 John Smit (c)LP 1 Os du Randt 80Replacements:HK 16Chiliboy RalepellePR 17Lawrence Sephaka 80LK 18Albert van den Berg 83N8 19Jacques Cronjé 72SH 20Ruan Pienaar 83FH 21Butch JamesFB 22Breyton Paulse 41Coach:Jake White350px FB 15Chris LathamRW 14Clyde RathboneOC 13Stirling MortlockIC 12Matt GiteauLW 11Cameron Shepherd 59FH 10Stephen Larkham 80SH 9 George Gregan (c) 79N8 8 Wycliff Palu 79OF 7 Phil WaughBF 6 Rocky Elsom 58RL 5 Daniel VickermanLL 4 Nathan SharpeTP 3 Rodney Blake 66 85HK 2 Jeremy Paul 88LP 1 Benn Robinson 85Replacements:HK 16Tai McIsaac 88PR 17Al Baxter 66LK 18Mark Chisholm 58N8 19George Smith 79SH 20Brett Sheehan 79FH 21Mark Gerrard 59WG 22Scott Staniforth 80Coach:John Connolly References External links All Blacks Tri Nations website sarugby/springboks 412 2006 Vodacom Tri-Nations 3 June 2016 Wallabies Tri Nations website Tri Nations Series Category:The Rugby Championship Tri Tri Tri