1999 RUGBY LEAGUE TRI-NATIONS OVERVIEW
Host Nation – New Zealand and co-hosted by Australia
Number of Teams – 3
Highest Crowd – 23,131 Auckland, New Zealand (Record crowd for TN game in NZ)
Average Crowd – 17,002
Total Crowd – 68,007
1999 Tri-Nations Snapshot – The 1999 Tri-Nations series was the first of its kind for rugby league. All teams played each other once with the top two playing each other in the final. New Zealand got off to a great start at home by causing a upset when they beat Australia 24 – 22 in Auckland. In game two the touring Great Britain side were demolished by Australia 42 – 6 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. In Auckland the following week New Zealand rapped up the top of the table by sending Great Britain home winless winning 26 – 4. The final was a tight game with Australia scraping home 22 – 20 in Auckland. The series was a success with New Zealand proving Australia were not unbeatable. The series was played as a lead in to the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.
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1999 TRI-NATIONS POOL ROUNDS
Game 1: Oct 15th New Zealand 24 – Australia 22, Location – Mt Smart Stadium Auckland, New Zealand, Crowd – 23,131 (Record crowd for TN game in NZ)
Game 2: Oct 22nd Australia 42 – Great Britain 6, Location – Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Australia, Crowd – 12,511
Game 3: Oct 29th New Zealand 26 – Great Britain 4, Location – Mt Smart Stadium Auckland, New Zealand, Crowd – 11,161
Final Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
PTS
|
|
New Zealand
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
50
|
26
|
4
|
|
Australia
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
64
|
30
|
2
|
|
Great Britain
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
10
|
68
|
0
|
1999 Tri-Nations Final
Nov 1st Australia 22 – New Zealand 20, Location – Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, Crowd – 21,204
Tri-Nations Champions: Australia
