# 1999 Tri Nations Series

The 1999 Tri Nations Series was the fourth Tri Nations Series, a rugby union tournament contested by the men's national teams of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. It was contested from 10 July to 28 August 1999. New Zealand won the title, winning three of their four matches, including both against South Africa; however, they split the series against Australia, who retained the Bledisloe Cup, having won it outright the previous year.

## Table

| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Table points |
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 61 | +42 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 57 | +27 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 103 | −69 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

## Results
### Round 1

* 10 July 1999 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand | 28–0 | South Africa |
| Try: Cullen Marshall Wilson Con: Brown Mehrtens Pen: Mehrtens (3) | | |
* Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 41,500 Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Jeff Wilson |
| RW | 14 | Christian Cullen |
| OC | 13 | Alama Ieremia |
| IC | 12 | Daryl Gibson |
| LW | 11 | Tana Umaga |
| FH | 10 | Andrew Mehrtens |
| SH | 9 | Justin Marshall |
| N8 | 8 | Taine Randell (c) |
| OF | 7 | Josh Kronfeld |
| BF | 6 | Andrew Blowers |
| RL | 5 | Robin Brooke |
| LL | 4 | Norm Maxwell |
| TP | 3 | Kees Meeuws |
| HK | 2 | Anton Oliver |
| LP | 1 | Carl Hoeft |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Hammett |
| PR | 17 | Greg Feek |
| LK | 18 | Royce Willis |
| FL | 19 | Dylan Mika |
| SH | 20 | Byron Kelleher |
| FH | 21 | Tony Brown |
| WG | 22 | Jonah Lomu |
| Coach: ||
| John Hart ||
| FB | 15 | Percy Montgomery |
| RW | 14 | Breyton Paulse |
| OC | 13 | Pieter Muller |
| IC | 12 | Japie Mulder |
| LW | 11 | Pieter Rossouw |
| FH | 10 | Gaffie du Toit |
| SH | 9 | Dave von Hoesslin |
| N8 | 8 | Gary Teichmann (c) |
| BF | 7 | Rassie Erasmus |
| OF | 6 | André Venter |
| RL | 5 | Mark Andrews |
| LL | 4 | Krynauw Otto |
| TP | 3 | Cobus Visagie |
| HK | 2 | Naka Drotské |
| LP | 1 | Os du Randt |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Ollie le Roux |
| PR | 17 | Willie Meyer |
| LK | 18 | Selborne Boome |
| FL | 19 | André Vos |
| SH | 20 | Werner Swanepoel |
| CE | 21 | Robbie Fleck |
| FH | 22 | Braam van Straaten |
| Coach: ||
| Nick Mallett ||

### Round 2

* 17 July 1999 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| (1 BP) Australia | 32–6 | South Africa |
| Try: Roff (2) Horan Burke Con: Burke (3) Pen: Burke (2) | | Pen: Van Straaten (2) |
* Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 31,677 Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Matt Burke |
| RW | 14 | Ben Tune |
| OC | 13 | Daniel Herbert |
| IC | 12 | Nathan Grey |
| LW | 11 | Joe Roff |
| FH | 10 | Tim Horan |
| SH | 9 | George Gregan |
| N8 | 8 | Toutai Kefu |
| OF | 7 | David Wilson (c) |
| BF | 6 | Matt Cockbain |
| RL | 5 | John Welborn |
| LL | 4 | David Giffin |
| TP | 3 | Patricio Noriega |
| HK | 2 | Jeremy Paul |
| LP | 1 | Dan Crowley |
| Coach: ||
| Rod Macqueen ||
| FB | 15 | Percy Montgomery |
| RW | 14 | Breyton Paulse |
| OC | 13 | Robbie Fleck |
| IC | 12 | Pieter Muller |
| LW | 11 | Stefan Terblance |
| FH | 10 | Braam van Straaten |
| SH | 9 | Werner Swanepoel |
| N8 | 8 | Anton Leonard |
| BF | 7 | André Venter |
| OF | 6 | Rassie Erasmus (c) |
| RL | 5 | Krynauw Otto |
| LL | 4 | Selborne Boome |
| TP | 3 | Cobus Visagie |
| HK | 2 | Naka Drotské |
| LP | 1 | Os du Randt |
| Coach: ||
| Nick Mallett ||

### Round 3

* 24 July 1999 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand | 34–15 | Australia |
| Try: Marshall Con: Mehrtens Pen: Mehrtens (9) | | Try: Gregan Herbert Con: Burke Pen: Burke |
* Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Jeff Wilson |
| RW | 14 | Christian Cullen |
| OC | 13 | Alama Ieremia |
| IC | 12 | Daryl Gibson |
| LW | 11 | Tana Umaga |
| FH | 10 | Andrew Mehrtens |
| SH | 9 | Justin Marshall |
| N8 | 8 | Taine Randell (c) |
| OF | 7 | Josh Kronfeld |
| BF | 6 | Dylan Mika |
| RL | 5 | Robin Brooke |
| LL | 4 | Norm Maxwell |
| TP | 3 | Kees Meeuws |
| HK | 2 | Anton Oliver |
| LP | 1 | Carl Hoeft |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Hammett |
| PR | 17 | Greg Feek |
| LK | 18 | Andrew Blowers |
| FL | 19 | Royce Willis |
| SH | 20 | Byron Kelleher |
| FH | 21 | Tony Brown |
| WG | 22 | Jonah Lomu |
| Coach: ||
| John Hart ||
| FB | 15 | Matt Burke |
| RW | 14 | Ben Tune |
| OC | 13 | Daniel Herbert |
| IC | 12 | Nathan Grey |
| LW | 11 | Joe Roff |
| FH | 10 | Tim Horan |
| SH | 9 | George Gregan |
| N8 | 8 | Tiaan Strauss |
| OF | 7 | David Wilson (c) |
| BF | 6 | Matt Cockbain |
| RL | 5 | John Welborn |
| LL | 4 | David Giffin |
| TP | 3 | Patricio Noriega |
| HK | 2 | Jeremy Paul |
| LP | 1 | Glen Panaho |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Phil Kearns |
| PR | 17 | Dan Crowley |
| LK | 18 | Mark Connors |
| N8 | 19 | Toutai Kefu |
| SH | 20 | Chris Whitaker |
| CE | 21 | Jason Little |
| FB | 22 | Chris Latham |
| Coach: ||
| Rod Macqueen ||

### Round 4

* 7 August 1999 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)
| South Africa | 18–34 | New Zealand |
| Try: Snyman Van der Westhuizen Con: Du Toit Pen: Du Toit (2) | | Try: Cullen (2) Pen: Mehrtens (7) Drop: Wilson |
* Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Ed Morrison (England)
| FB | 15 | Percy Montgomery |
| RW | 14 | Deon Kayser |
| OC | 13 | André Snyman |
| IC | 12 | Franco Smith |
| LW | 11 | Pieter Rossouw |
| FH | 10 | Gaffie du Toit |
| SH | 9 | Joost van der Westhuizen (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Rassie Erasmus |
| BF | 7 | Ruben Kruger |
| OF | 6 | André Venter |
| RL | 5 | Albert van den Berg |
| LL | 4 | Selborne Boome |
| TP | 3 | Cobus Visagie |
| HK | 2 | Naka Drotské |
| LP | 1 | Os du Randt |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Chris Rossouw |
| PR | 17 | Ollie le Roux |
| LK | 18 | Mark Andrews |
| FL | 19 | André Vos |
| SH | 20 | Werner Swanepoel |
| CE | 21 | Robbie Fleck |
| WG | 22 | Stefan Terblanche |
| Coach: ||
| Nick Mallett ||
| FB | 15 | Jeff Wilson |
| RW | 14 | Christian Cullen |
| OC | 13 | Alama Ieremia |
| IC | 12 | Daryl Gibson |
| LW | 11 | Tana Umaga |
| FH | 10 | Andrew Mehrtens |
| SH | 9 | Justin Marshall |
| N8 | 8 | Taine Randell (c) |
| OF | 7 | Josh Kronfeld |
| BF | 6 | Andrew Blowers |
| RL | 5 | Robin Brooke |
| LL | 4 | Norm Maxwell |
| TP | 3 | Kees Meeuws |
| HK | 2 | Anton Oliver |
| LP | 1 | Greg Feek |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Hammett |
| PR | 17 | Craig Dowd |
| LK | 18 | Royce Willis |
| FL | 19 | Reuben Thorne |
| SH | 20 | Byron Kelleher |
| FH | 21 | Tony Brown |
| WG | 22 | Jonah Lomu |
| Coach: ||
| John Hart ||

### Round 5

* 14 August 1999 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)
| South Africa | 10–9 | Australia (1 BP) |
| Try: Fleck Con: De Beer Pen: De Beer | | Pen: Burke (3) |
* Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Percy Montgomery |
| RW | 14 | Deon Kayser |
| OC | 13 | Robbie Fleck |
| IC | 12 | Brendan Venter |
| LW | 11 | Pieter Rossouw |
| FH | 10 | Jannie de Beer |
| SH | 9 | Joost van der Westhuizen (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Rassie Erasmus |
| BF | 7 | André Venter |
| OF | 6 | André Vos |
| RL | 5 | Albert van den Berg |
| LL | 4 | Selborne Boome |
| TP | 3 | Cobus Visagie |
| HK | 2 | Naka Drotské |
| LP | 1 | Os du Randt |
| Coach: ||
| Nick Mallett ||
| FB | 15 | Matt Burke |
| RW | 14 | Ben Tune |
| OC | 13 | Daniel Herbert |
| IC | 12 | Nathan Grey |
| LW | 11 | Joe Roff |
| FH | 10 | Tim Horan |
| SH | 9 | George Gregan |
| N8 | 8 | Toutai Kefu |
| OF | 7 | David Wilson (c) |
| BF | 6 | Matt Cockbain |
| RL | 5 | Tom Bowman |
| LL | 4 | David Giffin |
| TP | 3 | Andrew Blades |
| HK | 2 | Phil Kearns |
| LP | 1 | Richard Harry |
| Coach: ||
| Rod Macqueen ||

### Round 6

* 28 August 1999 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Australia | 28–7 | New Zealand |
| Try: Connors Con: Burke Pen: Burke (7) | | Try: Mehrtens Con: Mehrtens |
* Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 107,042 Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
| FB | 15 | Matt Burke |
| RW | 14 | Ben Tune |
| OC | 13 | Daniel Herbert |
| IC | 12 | Tim Horan |
| LW | 11 | Jason Little |
| FH | 10 | Rod Kafer |
| SH | 9 | George Gregan |
| N8 | 8 | Toutai Kefu |
| OF | 7 | David Wilson (c) |
| BF | 6 | Matt Cockbain |
| RL | 5 | Mark Connors |
| LL | 4 | David Giffin |
| TP | 3 | Andrew Blades |
| HK | 2 | Phil Kearns |
| LP | 1 | Richard Harry |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Michael Foley |
| PR | 17 | Patricio Noriega |
| FL | 18 | Owen Finegan |
| N8 | 19 | Tiaan Strauss |
| SH | 20 | Chris Whitaker |
| CE | 21 | Nathan Grey |
| WG | 22 | Joe Roff |
| Coach: ||
| Rod Macqueen ||
| FB | 15 | Jeff Wilson |
| RW | 14 | Christian Cullen |
| OC | 13 | Alama Ieremia |
| IC | 12 | Daryl Gibson |
| LW | 11 | Tana Umaga |
| FH | 10 | Andrew Mehrtens |
| SH | 9 | Justin Marshall |
| N8 | 8 | Taine Randell (c) |
| OF | 7 | Josh Kronfeld |
| BF | 6 | Dylan Mika |
| RL | 5 | Robin Brooke |
| LL | 4 | Norm Maxwell |
| TP | 3 | Kees Meeuws |
| HK | 2 | Anton Oliver |
| LP | 1 | Carl Hoeft |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Hammett |
| PR | 17 | Craig Dowd |
| LK | 18 | Royce Willis |
| FL | 19 | Andrew Blowers |
| SH | 20 | Byron Kelleher |
| FH | 21 | Tony Brown |
| WG | 22 | Jonah Lomu |
| Coach: ||
| John Hart ||