1997 Tri Nations Series

Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (2nd title)
Bledisloe Cup	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Tries scored	48 (8 per match)
Attendance	327,356 (54,559 per match)
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The 1997 Tri Nations Series was contested from 19 July to 23 August between the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa national rugby union teams. The All Blacks continued their unbeaten record to win their second tournament.

New Zealand won the Bledisloe Cup against Australia for the third year in a row. It took a 1–0 lead from the first test (played before the Tri-Nations), and the two Tri-Nations tests gave it a 3–0 final result.

Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Try bonus	Losing bonus	Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff
1	New Zealand	4	4	0	0	159	109	+50	1	0	17
2	South Africa	4	1	0	3	148	144	–4	2	1	7
3	Australia	4	1	0	3	96	150	–54	2	0	6

Results

19 July 1997 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	32–35	New Zealand
Try: Bennett Drotské Con: De Beer (2) Pen: De Beer (4) Drop: De Beer (2)		Try: Bunce (2) Spencer Wilson Con: Spencer (3) Pen: Spencer (3)

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 59,737 Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)

26 July 1997 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	18–33	New Zealand
Try: Gregan Little Con: Burke Pen: Burke (2)		Try: Bunce Cullen Wilson Con: Spencer (3) Pen: Spencer (4)

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 90,119 Referee: Ed Morrison (England)

2 August 1997 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	32–20	South Africa
Try: Tune (2) Larkham Manu Con: Knox (3) Pen: Knox (2)		Try: Andrews De Beer Du Randt Con: De Beer Pen: De Beer

Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)

9 August 1997 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	55–35	South Africa
Try: Cullen (2) Ieremia Marshall Randell Spencer Umaga Con: Spencer (4) Pen: Spencer (4)		Try: Kruger Montgomery Rossouw Teichmann Van der Westhuizen Con: De Beer (3) Honiball (2)

Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)

16 August 1997 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	36–24	Australia
Try: Cullen Marshall Randell Con: Spencer (3) Pen: Spencer (5)		Try: Larkham (2) Roff Tune Con: Knox (2)

Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 42,500 Referee: Joël Dumé (France)

23 August 1997 15:00 SAST (UTC+2)

South Africa	61–22	Australia
Try: Montgomery (2) Andrews Brosnihan Dalton De Beer Erasmus Rossouw Con: De Beer (6) Pen: De Beer (3)		Try: Knox Little Roff Con: Knox (2)

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)