2011 Tri Nations Series
The 2011 Tri Nations Series was the sixteenth annual Tri Nations rugby union series between the national rugby union teams of New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, respectively nicknamed the All Blacks, Wallabies and Springboks. It was also the last series in which only these three teams participated. In 2012, Argentina's Pumas joined this competition, which was rebranded as The Rugby Championship. This made this series the last under the Tri Nations name until 2020, when South Africa withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2011 [Rugby World Cup] was held in New Zealand between 9 September and 23 October 2011. As a result, the 2011 Tri Nations was shortened to include only six games instead of the usual nine. Each team played the other two countries twice rather than three times. Australia won the series for the first time in ten years.
Fixtures
All times are localRound 1
Touch judges:Keith Brown
Vinny Munro
Television match official:
Matt Goddard
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Round 2
Touch judges:Stuart Dickinson
James Leckie
Television match official:
Garratt Williamson
- Dan Carter reclaimed the List of leading [Rugby union Test point scorers|career lead in Test points] from Jonny Wilkinson of England with his first penalty, ending the evening with 1,204 career points.
Round 3
Touch judges:Marius Jonker
Christie du Preez
Television match official:
Glen Jackson
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Round 4
Touch judges:George Clancy
Carlo Damasco
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman
- South Africa's starting XV had a total of 810 caps going into the match, an all-time record for the sport.
Round 5
Touch judges:Andrew Small
Carlo Damasco
Television match official:
Johann Meuwesen
- This was the first time that a Tri Nations test was played in Port Elizabeth.
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Round 6
Touch judges:Craig Joubert
Cobus Wessels
Television match official:
Matt Goddard
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