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. Australia vs South Africa, Sydney. Touch judges: Keith Brown (New Zealand) Vinny Munro (New Zealand) Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia) New Zealand vs South Africa, Wellington. Touch judges: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) James Leckie (Australia) Television match official: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand) New Zealand vs Australia, Auckland. Touch judges: Marius Jonker  (South Africa) Christie du Preez (South Africa) Television match official: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) South Africa vs Australia, Durban. Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland) Carlo Damasco (Italy) Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) South Africa vs New Zealand, Port Elizabeth. Touch judges: Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa) ---- Australia vs New Zealand, Brisbane. Touch judges: Television match official: