2011 Tri Nations Series

{{Use British English|date=May 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox rugby tournament | name = 2011 Tri Nations Series | image = 2011 Tri Nations Series logo.jpg | caption = Official logo | matches = 6 | country = | date = 23 July 2011– 27 August 2011 | attendance = 278981 | tries = 26 | top scorer = {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Dan Carter]] (35) | most tries = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Digby Ioane]] {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ma'a Nonu]] {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Cory Jane]] {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Zac Guildford]] {{flagicon|RSA}} [[John Smit]] (2 tries) | champion = Australia | count = 3 | bledisloe cup = {{ru|NZL}} | freedom cup = {{ru|NZL}} | mandela challenge plate = {{ru|AUS}} | preceded by = [[2010 Tri Nations Series|2010]] | succeeded by = [[2012 Rugby Championship|2012]] | champdest = 1 }} The '''2011 Tri Nations Series''' was the sixteenth annual [[Tri Nations (rugby union)|Tri Nations]] rugby union series between the national [[rugby union]] teams of [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]], [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] and [[South Africa national rugby union team|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 national rugby union team|Argentina's Pumas]] joined this competition,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tri-nations/news/article.cfm?c_id=351&objectid=10644588|title=Rugby: IRB clears way for Argentina to join Tri-Nations|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=13 May 2010|accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref> which was rebranded as [[The Rugby Championship]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.rugby.com.au/wallabies/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1516/ArticleID/4906/Default.aspx|title="The Rugby Championship" to replace Tri Nations|publisher=[[Australian Rugby Union]]|date=8 November 2011|accessdate=8 November 2011|archive-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308043143/http://www.rugby.com.au/wallabies/news/newsarticle/tabid/1516/articleid/4906/default.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> This made this series the last under the Tri Nations name until [[2020 Tri Nations Series|2020]], when South Africa withdrew due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=SANZAAR confirm 2020 Tri-Nations Series to kick-off 31 October|language=en-AU|work=Rugby.Com.Au|url=https://australia.rugby/news/2020/10/16/sanzaar-confirm-new-2020-draw|access-date=2020-10-08}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/aug/27/australia-win-tri-nations|title=Australia clinch Tri Nations with victory over New Zealand|date=27 August 2011|work=The Guardian|accessdate=1 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/australia/rugby/story/147194.html|title=Wallabies clinch Tri-Nations crown|date=27 August 2011|work=ESPN Scrum |accessdate=1 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/8722462/Australia-v-New-Zealand-match-report.html|title=Australia v New Zealand: match report|date=27 August 2011|work=[[telegraph.co.uk]] |accessdate=1 September 2011}}</ref>

==Standings== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan=2 width="5%"| Place !rowspan=2 width="15%"| Nation !colspan=4 width="32%"| Games !colspan=3 width="18%"| Points !colspan=2 width="16%"| Bonus points !rowspan=2 width="10%"| Table points |- !width="8%"| Played !width="8%"| Won !width="8%"| Drawn !width="8%"| Lost !width="8%"| For !width="8%"| Against !width="8%"| Difference !width="8%"| Tries !width="8%"| Losing |- |1||align=left|{{Ru|AUS}} |4||3||0||1||92||79||+13||1||0||'''13''' |- |2||align=left|{{Ru|NZL}} |4||2||0||2||95||64||+31||1||1||'''10''' |- |3||align=left|{{Ru|RSA}} |4||1||0||3||54||98||−44||0||1||'''5''' |}

==Fixtures== All times are local

===Round 1=== {{rugbybox |date = 23 July 2011 |time = 20:05 [[Time in Australia|AEST]] ([[UTC+10]]) |home = (1 BP) {{ru-rt|AUS}} |score = 39–20 |report = Report<ref name="Australia 39-20 South Africa">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=19883 | homeid=8458 | awayid=8457 | leagueid=793 | hometeam=Australia | homescore=39 | awayscore=20 | awayteam=South Africa | matchdate=23 July 2011 | date=21 September 2016}}</ref> |away = {{ru|RSA}} |try1 = [[Ben Alexander (rugby union)|Alexander]] 9' c [[Digby Ioane|Ioane]] 11' m [[James O'Connor (rugby)|O'Connor]] 43' c [[Stephen Moore (rugby union)|Moore]] 46' c [[Adam Ashley-Cooper|Ashley-Cooper]] 54' c |con1 = [[James O'Connor (rugby)|O'Connor]] (4/5) |pen1 = [[James O'Connor (rugby)|O'Connor]] (2/2) 37', 50' |try2 = [[Chiliboy Ralepelle|Ralepelle]] 58' c [[John Smit|Smit]] 75' c |con2 = [[Patrick Lambie|Lambie]] (2/2) |pen2 = [[Morné Steyn|M. Steyn]] (2/2) 30', 40' |stadium = [[Stadium Australia|ANZ Stadium]], [[Sydney]] |attendance = 52,718 |referee = [[Chris Pollock]] ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]]) }}

{| style="width:100%" |- |style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"| {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |- !width="25"| !!width="25"| |- |FB||'''15'''||[[Kurtley Beale]] || || {{suboff|70}} |- |RW||'''14'''||[[James O'Connor (rugby)|James O'Connor]] |- |OC||'''13'''||[[Adam Ashley-Cooper]] || || {{suboff|63}} |- |IC||'''12'''||[[Pat McCabe (rugby union)|Pat McCabe]] |- |LW||'''11'''||[[Digby Ioane]] |- |FH||'''10'''||[[Quade Cooper]] |- |SH||'''9''' ||[[Will Genia]] || || {{suboff|64}} |- |N8||'''8''' ||[[Ben McCalman]] |- |OF||'''7''' ||[[David Pocock]] || || {{suboff|64}} |- |BF||'''6''' ||[[Rocky Elsom]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]]) || || {{suboff|56}} |- |RL||'''5''' ||[[James Horwill]] || || {{suboff|56}} |- |LL||'''4''' ||[[Rob Simmons (rugby union)|Rob Simmons]] |- |TP||'''3''' ||[[Ben Alexander (rugby union)|Ben Alexander]] |- |HK||'''2''' ||[[Stephen Moore (rugby union)|Stephen Moore]] || || {{suboff|60}} |- |LP||'''1''' ||[[Sekope Kepu]] |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |HK||'''16'''||[[Saia Fainga'a]] || || {{subon|60}} |- |PR||'''17'''||[[Pekahou Cowan]] || || {{subon|70}} |- |LK||'''18'''||[[Nathan Sharpe]] || || {{subon|56}} |- |FL||'''19'''||[[Matt Hodgson]] || || {{subon|64}} |- |FL||'''20'''||[[Scott Higginbotham]] || || {{subon|56}} |- |SH||'''21'''||[[Nicholas Phipps (rugby)|Nick Phipps]] || || {{subon|64}} |- |CE||'''22'''||[[Anthony Fainga'a]] || || {{subon|63}} |- |colspan="3"|'''Coach:''' |- |colspan="4"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Robbie Deans]] |} |valign="top"| |style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"| {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto" |- !width="25"| !!width="25"| |- |FB||'''15'''||[[Gio Aplon]] |- |RW||'''14'''||[[Bjorn Basson]] |- |OC||'''13'''||[[Juan de Jongh]] |- |IC||'''12'''||[[Wynand Olivier]] || || {{suboff|66}} |- |LW||'''11'''||[[Lwazi Mvovo]] |- |FH||'''10'''||[[Morné Steyn]] || || {{suboff|56}} |- |SH||'''9''' ||[[Ruan Pienaar]] |- |N8||'''8''' ||[[Ashley Johnson (rugby union)|Ashley Johnson]] || || {{suboff|51}} |- |BF||'''7''' ||[[Danie Rossouw]] |- |OF||'''6''' ||[[Deon Stegmann]] |- |RL||'''5''' ||[[Alistair Hargreaves]] |- |LL||'''4''' ||[[Flip van der Merwe]] || || || || || {{suboff|33}} |- |TP||'''3''' ||[[Werner Kruger]] || || || || || || {{suboff|60}} |- |HK||'''2''' ||[[John Smit]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]]) |- |LP||'''1''' ||[[Dean Greyling]] || ||colspan="2"| {{blood bin|6|15}} ||colspan="2"| {{blood bin|23|33}} || {{suboff|58}} |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |HK||'''16'''||[[Chiliboy Ralepelle]] || || || || || || {{subon|58}} |- |PR||'''17'''||[[CJ van der Linde]] || || {{subon|6}} || {{suboff|15}} || {{subon|23}} || {{suboff|33}} || {{subon|60}} |- |N8||'''18'''||[[Ryan Kankowski]] || || || || || {{subon|33}} |- |SH||'''19'''||[[Charl McLeod]] |- |FL||'''20'''||[[Jean Deysel]] || || {{subon|51}} |- |CE||'''21'''||[[Adrian Jacobs]] || || {{subon|66}} |- |FH||'''22'''||[[Patrick Lambie]] || || {{subon|56}} |- |colspan="3"|'''Coach:''' |- |colspan="4"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Peter de Villiers]] |} |} '''Touch judges:''' Keith Brown ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]]) Vinny Munro ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]]) '''Television match official:''' Matt Goddard ([[Australian Rugby Union|Australia]]) ----

===Round 2=== {{rugbybox |date = 30 July 2011 |time = 19:35 [[New Zealand Standard Time|NZST]] ([[UTC+12]]) |home = (1 BP) {{ru-rt|NZL}} |score = 40–7 |report = Report<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/14329923|title=New Zealand humble South Africa|work=BBC Sport |date=30 July 2011|accessdate=14 September 2017|via=BBC}}</ref> |away = {{ru|RSA}} |try1 = [[Wyatt Crockett|Crockett]] 13' m [[Zac Guildford|Guildford]] (2) 14' m, 64' m [[Cory Jane|Jane]] (2) 32' m, 45' c [[Colin Slade|Slade]] 70' c |con1 = [[Dan Carter|Carter]] (2/6) |pen1 = [[Dan Carter|Carter]] (2/2) 2', 49' |try2 = [[John Smit|Smit]] 29' c |con2 = [[Morné Steyn|M. Steyn]] (1/1) |stadium = [[Westpac Stadium]], [[Wellington]] |attendance = 28,895 |referee = [[Alain Rolland]] ([[Ireland Rugby Football Union|Ireland]]) }}

{| style="width:100%" |- |style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"| {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |- !width="25"| !!width="25"| |- |FB||'''15'''||[[Mils Muliaina]] |- |RW||'''14'''||[[Cory Jane]] |- |OC||'''13'''||[[Conrad Smith]] || || {{suboff|53}} |- |IC||'''12'''||[[Ma'a Nonu]] || || {{suboff|66}} |- |LW||'''11'''||[[Zac Guildford]] |- |FH||'''10'''||[[Dan Carter]] |- |SH||'''9''' ||[[Jimmy Cowan]] || || {{suboff|56}} |- |N8||'''8''' ||[[Adam Thomson (rugby union)|Adam Thomson]] |- |OF||'''7''' ||[[Richie McCaw]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]]) |- |BF||'''6''' ||[[Jerome Kaino]] || || {{suboff|56}} |- |RL||'''5''' ||[[Ali Williams]] |- |LL||'''4''' ||[[Sam Whitelock]] || || {{suboff|72}} |- |TP||'''3''' ||[[Ben Franks]] || || {{suboff|42}} || {{subon|49}} |- |HK||'''2''' ||[[Andrew Hore]] || || {{suboff|72}} |- |LP||'''1''' ||[[Wyatt Crockett]] |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |HK||'''16'''||[[Corey Flynn]] || || {{subon|72}} |- |PR||'''17'''||[[John Afoa]] || || {{subon|42}} || {{suboff|49}} |- |LK||'''18'''||[[Jarrad Hoeata]] || || {{subon|72}} |- |N8||'''19'''||[[Liam Messam]] || || {{subon|56}} |- |SH||'''20'''||[[Piri Weepu]] || || {{subon|56}} |- |FH||'''21'''||[[Colin Slade]] || || {{subon|66}} |- |CE||'''22'''||[[Sonny Bill Williams]] || || {{subon|53}} |- |colspan="3"|'''Coach:''' |- |colspan="4"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Graham Henry]] |} |valign="top"| |style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"| {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto" |- !width="25"| !!width="25"| |- |FB||'''15'''||[[Morné Steyn]] || || {{suboff|66}} |- |RW||'''14'''||[[Bjorn Basson]] || || {{suboff|66}} |- |OC||'''13'''||[[Adi Jacobs]] || || {{suboff|67}} |- |IC||'''12'''||[[Juan de Jongh]] |- |LW||'''11'''||[[Lwazi Mvovo]] |- |FH||'''10'''||[[Patrick Lambie]] |- |SH||'''9''' ||[[Ruan Pienaar]] |- |N8||'''8''' ||[[Danie Rossouw]] |- |OF||'''7''' ||[[Jean Deysel]] || || {{suboff|48}} |- |BF||'''6''' ||[[Deon Stegmann]] |- |RL||'''5''' ||[[Alistair Hargreaves]] |- |LL||'''4''' ||[[Gerhard Mostert]] || || {{suboff|74}} |- |TP||'''3''' ||[[Werner Kruger]] || || {{suboff|47}} |- |HK||'''2''' ||[[John Smit]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]]) |- |LP||'''1''' ||[[Dean Greyling]] || || {{suboff|47}} |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |HK||'''16'''||[[Chiliboy Ralepelle]] || || {{subon|47}} |- |PR||'''17'''||[[CJ van der Linde]] || || {{subon|47}} |- |N8||'''18'''||[[Ryan Kankowski]] || || {{subon|74}} |- |N8||'''19'''||[[Ashley Johnson (rugby union)|Ashley Johnson]] || || {{subon|48}} |- |SH||'''20'''||[[Charl McLeod]] || || {{subon|66}} |- |CE||'''21'''||[[Wynand Olivier]] || || {{subon|67}} |- |WG||'''22'''||[[Odwa Ndungane]] || || {{subon|66}} |- |colspan="3"|'''Coach:''' |- |colspan="4"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Peter de Villiers]] |} |} '''Touch judges:''' [[Stuart Dickinson]] ([[Australian Rugby Union|Australia]]) [[James Leckie]] ([[Australian Rugby Union|Australia]]) '''Television match official:''' Garratt Williamson ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]]) * 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Zealand 40–7 South Africa |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/14329923 |work=BBC Sport |date=30 July 2011 |access-date=30 July 2011 }}</ref> ----

===Round 3=== {{rugbybox |date = 6 August 2011 |time = 19:35 [[New Zealand Standard Time|NZST]] ([[UTC+12]]) |home = {{ru-rt|NZL}} |score = 30–14 |report = Report<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/14430041|title=Clinical New Zealand set Tri-Nations record in Australia win|work=BBC Sport |date=6 August 2011|accessdate=14 September 2017|via=BBC}}</ref> |away = {{ru|AUS}} |try1 = [[Ma'a Nonu|Nonu]] 8' c [[Keven Mealamu|Mealamu]] 27' c [[Sitiveni Sivivatu|Sivivatu]] 54' c |con1 = [[Dan Carter|Carter]] (3/3) |pen1 = [[Dan Carter|Carter]] (2/2) 6', 68' |drop1 = [[Dan Carter|Carter]] (1/1) 47' |try2 = [[Digby Ioane|Ioane]] 51' c [[Rocky Elsom|Elsom]] 76' c |con2 = [[Quade Cooper|Cooper]] (2/2) |stadium = [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]] |attendance = 52,182 |referee = [[Craig Joubert]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{| style="width:100%" |- |style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"| {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |- !width="25"| !!width="25"| |- |FB||'''15'''||[[Mils Muliaina]] |- |RW||'''14'''||[[Sitiveni Sivivatu]] || || {{suboff|56}} |- |OC||'''13'''||[[Conrad Smith]] |- |IC||'''12'''||[[Ma'a Nonu]] || || {{suboff|69}} |- |LW||'''11'''||[[Hosea Gear]] |- |FH||'''10'''||[[Dan Carter]] |- |SH||'''9''' ||[[Piri Weepu]] || || {{suboff|60}} |- |N8||'''8''' ||[[Kieran Read]] |- |OF||'''7''' ||[[Richie McCaw]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]]) |- |BF||'''6''' ||[[Jerome Kaino]] || || {{suboff|71}} |- |RL||'''5''' ||[[Ali Williams]] || || {{suboff|65}} |- |LL||'''4''' ||[[Brad Thorn]] |- |TP||'''3''' ||[[Owen Franks]] |- |HK||'''2''' ||[[Keven Mealamu]] || || {{suboff|60}} |- |LP||'''1''' ||[[Wyatt Crockett]] || || {{suboff|50}} |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |HK||'''16'''||[[Andrew Hore]] || || {{subon|60}} |- |PR||'''17'''||[[Ben Franks]] || || {{subon|50}} |- |LK||'''18'''||[[Sam Whitelock]] || || {{subon|65}} |- |FL||'''19'''||[[Adam Thomson (rugby union)|Adam Thomson]] || || {{subon|71}} |- |SH||'''20'''||[[Andy Ellis (rugby union)|Andy Ellis]] || || {{subon|60}} |- |FH||'''21'''||[[Colin Slade]] || || {{subon|56}} |- |CE||'''22'''||[[Sonny Bill Williams]] || || {{subon|69}} |- |colspan="3"|'''Coach:''' |- |colspan="4"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Graham Henry]] |} |valign="top"| |style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"| {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto" |- !width="25"| !!width="25"| |- |FB||'''15'''||[[Kurtley Beale]] |- |RW||'''14'''||[[James O'Connor (rugby)|James O'Connor]] |- |OC||'''13'''||[[Adam Ashley-Cooper]] |- |IC||'''12'''||[[Pat McCabe (rugby union)|Pat McCabe]] |- |LW||'''11'''||[[Digby Ioane]] |- |FH||'''10'''||[[Quade Cooper]] |- |SH||'''9''' ||[[Will Genia]] |- |N8||'''8''' ||[[Ben McCalman]] || || {{suboff|56}} |- |OF||'''7''' ||[[David Pocock]] |- |BF||'''6''' ||[[Rocky Elsom]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]]) |- |RL||'''5''' ||[[James Horwill]] |- |LL||'''4''' ||[[Rob Simmons (rugby union)|Rob Simmons]] || || {{suboff|54}} |- |TP||'''3''' ||[[Ben Alexander (rugby union)|Ben Alexander]] |- |HK||'''2''' ||[[Stephen Moore (rugby union)|Stephen Moore]] || || {{suboff|69}} |- |LP||'''1''' ||[[Sekope Kepu]] |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |HK||'''16'''||[[Saia Fainga'a]] || || {{subon|69}} |- |PR||'''17'''||[[Pekahou Cowan]] |- |LK||'''18'''||[[Dan Vickerman]] || || {{subon|54}} |- |FL||'''19'''||[[Scott Higginbotham]] || || {{subon|56}} |- |SH||'''20'''||[[Luke Burgess (rugby union)|Luke Burgess]] |- |CE||'''21'''||[[Anthony Fainga'a]] |- |WG||'''22'''||[[Lachie Turner]] |- |colspan="3"|'''Coach:''' |- |colspan="4"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Robbie Deans]] |} |}

'''Touch judges:''' [[Marius Jonker]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) [[Christie du Preez]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) '''Television match official:''' [[Glen Jackson (rugby union)|Glen Jackson]] ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]]) ----

===Round 4=== {{rugbybox |date = 13 August 2011 |time = 17:00 [[South Africa Standard Time|SAST]] ([[UTC+02]]) |home = (1 BP) {{ru-rt|RSA}} |score = 9–14 |report = Report<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/14495275|title=South Africa 9–14 Australia|work=BBC Sport |date=13 August 2011|accessdate=14 September 2017|via=BBC}}</ref> |away = {{ru|AUS}} |pen1 = [[François Steyn|F. Steyn]] (1/1) 3' [[Butch James|James]] (2/3) 16', 58' |try2 = [[Pat McCabe (rugby union)|Pat McCabe]] 48' m |pen2 = [[James O'Connor (rugby)|O'Connor]] (3/4) 42', 66', 74' |stadium = [[Kings Park Stadium|Mr Price Kings Park]], [[Durban]] |attendance = 47,850 |referee = [[Bryce Lawrence]] ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]]) }}

{| style="width:100%" |- |style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"| {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |- !width="25"| !!width="25"| |- |FB||'''15'''||[[François Steyn]] || || {{suboff|51}} |- |RW||'''14'''||[[JP Pietersen]] |- |OC||'''13'''||[[Jaque Fourie]] |- |IC||'''12'''||[[Jean de Villiers]] |- |LW||'''11'''||[[Bryan Habana]] || || {{suboff|59}} || {{subon|70}} |- |FH||'''10'''||[[Butch James]] || || {{suboff|68}} |- |SH||'''9''' ||[[Fourie du Preez]] |- |N8||'''8''' ||[[Pierre Spies]] |- |BF||'''7''' ||[[Danie Rossouw]] |- |OF||'''6''' ||[[Heinrich Brüssow]] || || {{suboff|51}} |- |RL||'''5''' ||[[Victor Matfield]] |- |LL||'''4''' ||[[Bakkies Botha]] || || {{suboff|64}} |- |TP||'''3''' ||[[Jannie du Plessis]] || || {{suboff|51}} || {{subon|78}} |- |HK||'''2''' ||[[John Smit]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]]) || || || {{suboff|78}} |- |LP||'''1''' ||[[Tendai Mtawarira]] || || {{suboff|68}} |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |HK||'''16'''||[[Bismarck du Plessis]] || || {{subon|51}} |- |PR||'''17'''||[[Gurthrö Steenkamp]] || || {{subon|68}} |- |LK||'''18'''||[[Gerhard Mostert]] || || {{subon|64}} |- |FL||'''19'''||[[Jean Deysel]] || || {{subon|51}} |- |SH||'''20'''||[[Francois Hougaard]] || || {{subon|59}} || {{suboff|70}} |- |FH||'''21'''||[[Morné Steyn]] || || {{subon|68}} |- |WG||'''22'''||[[Gio Aplon]] || || {{subon|51}} |- |colspan="3"|'''Coach:''' |- |colspan="4"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Peter de Villiers]] |} |valign="top"| |style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"| {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto" |- !width="25"| !!width="25"| |- |FB||'''15'''||[[Kurtley Beale]] |- |RW||'''14'''||[[James O'Connor (rugby)|James O'Connor]] |- |OC||'''13'''||[[Pat McCabe (rugby union)|Pat McCabe]] |- |IC||'''12'''||[[Adam Ashley-Cooper]] || || {{suboff|60}} |- |LW||'''11'''||[[Digby Ioane]] |- |FH||'''10'''||[[Quade Cooper]] |- |SH||'''9''' ||[[Will Genia]] |- |N8||'''8''' ||[[Scott Higginbotham]] || || {{suboff|60}} |- |OF||'''7''' ||[[David Pocock]] |- |BF||'''6''' ||[[Rocky Elsom]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]]) |- |RL||'''5''' ||[[James Horwill]] |- |LL||'''4''' ||[[Nathan Sharpe]] |- |TP||'''3''' ||[[Ben Alexander (rugby union)|Ben Alexander]] |- |HK||'''2''' ||[[Stephen Moore (rugby union)|Stephen Moore]] |- |LP||'''1''' ||[[Sekope Kepu]] |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |HK||'''16'''||[[Saia Fainga'a]] |- |PR||'''17'''||[[Salesi Ma'afu]] |- |LK||'''18'''||[[Sitaleki Timani]] |- |N8||'''19'''||[[Ben McCalman]] |- |N8||'''20'''||[[Radike Samo]] || || {{subon|60}} |- |SH||'''21'''||[[Luke Burgess (rugby union)|Luke Burgess]] |- |CE||'''22'''||[[Anthony Fainga'a]] || || {{subon|60}} |- |colspan="3"|'''Coach:''' |- |colspan="4"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Robbie Deans]] |} |}

'''Touch judges:''' [[George Clancy (rugby)|George Clancy]] ([[Irish Rugby Football Union|Ireland]]) Carlo Damasco ([[Italian Rugby Federation|Italy]]) '''Television match official:''' Shaun Veldsman ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]])

* South Africa's starting XV had a total of 810 [[cap (sport)|caps]] going into the match, an all-time record for the sport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/146789.html |title=The most experienced Test XV and internationals from Rugby, Eton and Harrow |first=John |last=Griffiths |work=Ask John |publisher=ESPN Scrum |date=22 August 2011 |accessdate=22 August 2011}}</ref> ----

===Round 5=== {{rugbybox |date = 20 August 2011 |time = 17:00 [[South Africa Standard Time|SAST]] ([[UTC+02]]) |home = {{ru-rt|RSA}} |score = 18–5 |report = Report<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/14603733|title=South Africa beat New Zealand 18–5 in Tri-Nations|work=BBC Sport |date=20 August 2011|accessdate=14 September 2017|via=BBC}}</ref> |away = {{ru|NZL}} |pen1 = [[Morné Steyn|M. Steyn]] (5/5) 8', 10', 18' 27', 60' |drop1 = [[Morné Steyn|M. Steyn]] (1/2) 32' |try2 = [[Richard Kahui|Kahui]] 35' m |stadium = [[Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium]], [[Port Elizabeth]]* |attendance = 45,478 |referee = [[George Clancy (rugby)|George Clancy]] ([[Irish Rugby Football Union|Ireland]]) }}

{| style="width:100%" |- |style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"| {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |- !width="25"| !!width="25"| |- |FB||'''15'''||[[Patrick Lambie]] || || {{suboff|21}} |- |RW||'''14'''||[[JP Pietersen]] |- |OC||'''13'''||[[Jaque Fourie]] |- |IC||'''12'''||[[Jean de Villiers]] |- |LW||'''11'''||[[Bryan Habana]] |- |FH||'''10'''||[[Morné Steyn]] |- |SH||'''9''' ||[[Fourie du Preez]] |- |N8||'''8''' ||[[Pierre Spies]] |- |BF||'''7''' ||[[Willem Alberts]] || || || || {{suboff|69}} |- |OF||'''6''' ||[[Heinrich Brüssow]] || || {{suboff|13}} || {{subon|27}} |- |RL||'''5''' ||[[Victor Matfield]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]]) |- |LL||'''4''' ||[[Bakkies Botha]] || || {{suboff|48}} || {{subon|58}} || {{suboff|68}} |- |TP||'''3''' ||[[Jannie du Plessis]] || || {{suboff|70}} |- |HK||'''2''' ||[[Bismarck du Plessis]] || || {{suboff|61}} |- |LP||'''1''' ||[[Gurthrö Steenkamp]] || || {{suboff|42}} |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |HK||'''16'''||[[John Smit]] || || {{subon|61}} |- |PR||'''17'''||[[Tendai Mtawarira]] || || {{subon|42}} |- |PR||'''18'''||[[CJ van der Linde]] || || {{subon|70}} |- |FL||'''19'''||[[Danie Rossouw]] || || {{subon|48}} || {{suboff|58}} || {{subon|68}} |- |N8||'''20'''||[[Ashley Johnson (rugby union)|Ashley Johnson]] || || {{subon|13}} || {{suboff|27}} || {{subon|69}} |- |SH||'''21'''||[[Francois Hougaard]] || || {{subon|21}} |- |FH||'''22'''||[[Butch James]] |- |colspan="3"|'''Coach:''' |- |colspan="4"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Peter de Villiers]] |} |valign="top"| |style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"| {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto" |- !width="25"| !!width="25"| |- |FB||'''15'''||[[Israel Dagg]] |- |RW||'''14'''||[[Isaia Toeava]] |- |OC||'''13'''||[[Richard Kahui]] |- |IC||'''12'''||[[Sonny Bill Williams]] |- |LW||'''11'''||[[Hosea Gear]] || || {{suboff|73}} |- |FH||'''10'''||[[Colin Slade]] || || {{suboff|62}} |- |SH||'''9''' ||[[Jimmy Cowan]] || || {{suboff|54}} |- |N8||'''8''' ||[[Liam Messam]] || || {{suboff|71}} |- |OF||'''7''' ||[[Adam Thomson (rugby union)|Adam Thomson]] |- |BF||'''6''' ||[[Jerome Kaino]] |- |RL||'''5''' ||[[Ali Williams]] || || {{suboff|70}} |- |LL||'''4''' ||[[Sam Whitelock]] |- |TP||'''3''' ||[[John Afoa]] || || {{suboff|51}} || {{subon|61}} |- |HK||'''2''' ||[[Keven Mealamu]] ([[captain (sports)|c]]) || || {{suboff|61}} |- |LP||'''1''' ||[[Tony Woodcock (rugby player)|Tony Woodcock]] || || || {{suboff|61}} |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |HK||'''16'''||[[Andrew Hore]] || || {{subon|61}} |- |PR||'''17'''||[[Ben Franks]] || || {{subon|51}} |- |LK||'''18'''||[[Jarrad Hoeata]] || || {{subon|70}} |- |FL||'''19'''||[[Victor Vito (rugby player)|Victor Vito]] || || {{subon|71}} |- |SH||'''20'''||[[Andy Ellis (rugby union)|Andy Ellis]] || || {{subon|54}} |- |SH||'''21'''||[[Piri Weepu]] || || {{subon|62}} |- |WG||'''22'''||[[Cory Jane]] || || {{subon|73}} |- |colspan="3"|'''Coach:''' |- |colspan="4"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Graham Henry]] |} |}

'''Touch judges:''' Andrew Small ([[Rugby Football Union|England]]) Carlo Damasco ([[Italian Rugby Federation|Italy]]) '''Television match official:''' Johann Meuwesen ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) * This was the first time that a [[Tri Nations (rugby union)|Tri Nations]] test was played in Port Elizabeth. Source: Fox Sports<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,27579521-32464,00.html |date=19 August 2010 |title=SANZAR release the draw for the shortened 2011 Tri Nations tournament |work=Tri Nations |publisher=Fox Sports News |accessdate=21 August 2010 }}</ref> AllBlacks.com<ref>{{cite web |title=AllBlacks.com |url=http://www.allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=fixtures |accessdate=22 July 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110619023212/http://allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=fixtures |archivedate=19 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ----

===Round 6=== {{rugbybox |date = 27 August 2011 |time = 20:05 [[Time in Australia|AEST]] ([[UTC+10]]) |home = {{ru-rt|AUS}} |score = 25–20 |report = Report<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/14654984|title=Australia 25–20 New Zealand|work=BBC Sport |date=27 August 2011|accessdate=14 September 2017|via=BBC}}</ref> |away = {{ru|NZL}} (1 BP) |try1 = [[Will Genia|Genia]] 13' c [[Radike Samo|Samo]] 33' c [[Kurtley Beale|Beale]] 60' m |con1 = [[Quade Cooper|Cooper]] (2/3) 14', 34' |pen1 = [[Quade Cooper|Cooper]] (2/3) |try2 = [[Conrad Smith|Smith]] 52' c [[Ma'a Nonu|Nonu]] 58' c |con2 = [[Dan Carter|Carter]] (2/2) 53', 59' |pen2 = [[Dan Carter|Carter]] (2/2) 23', 46' |stadium = [[Lang Park|Suncorp Stadium]], [[Brisbane]] |attendance = 51,858 |referee = [[Wayne Barnes]] ([[Rugby Football Union|England]]) }}

{| style="width:100%" |- |style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"| {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |- !width="25"| !!width="25"| |- |FB||'''15'''||[[Kurtley Beale]] |- |RW||'''14'''||[[Adam Ashley-Cooper]] |- |OC||'''13'''||[[Pat McCabe (rugby union)|Pat McCabe]] |- |IC||'''12'''||[[Anthony Fainga'a]] |- |LW||'''11'''||[[Digby Ioane]] |- |FH||'''10'''||[[Quade Cooper]] |- |SH||'''9''' ||[[Will Genia]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]]) |- |N8||'''8''' ||[[Radike Samo]] || || {{suboff|61}} |- |OF||'''7''' ||[[David Pocock]] |- |BF||'''6''' ||[[Rocky Elsom]] || || {{suboff|72}} |- |RL||'''5''' ||[[James Horwill]] |- |LL||'''4''' ||[[Dan Vickerman]] || || {{suboff|54}} |- |TP||'''3''' ||[[Ben Alexander (rugby union)|Ben Alexander]] |- |HK||'''2''' ||[[Stephen Moore (rugby union)|Stephen Moore]] || || {{suboff|76}} |- |LP||'''1''' ||[[Sekope Kepu]] || || {{suboff|76}} |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |HK||'''16'''||[[Saia Fainga'a]] || || {{subon|76}} |- |PR||'''17'''||[[Salesi Ma'afu]] || || {{subon|76}} |- |LK||'''18'''||[[Rob Simmons (rugby union)|Rob Simmons]] || || {{subon|54}} |- |N8||'''19'''||[[Ben McCalman]] || || {{subon|61}} |- |FL||'''20'''||[[Scott Higginbotham]] || || {{subon|72}} |- |SH||'''21'''||[[Luke Burgess (rugby union)|Luke Burgess]] || || {{subon|76}} |- |CE||'''22'''||[[Rob Horne]] |- |colspan="3"|'''Coach:''' |- |colspan="4"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Robbie Deans]] |} |valign="top"| |style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"| {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto" |- !width="25"| !!width="25"| |- |FB||'''15'''||[[Mils Muliaina]] |- |RW||'''14'''||[[Cory Jane]] |- |OC||'''13'''||[[Conrad Smith]] |- |IC||'''12'''||[[Ma'a Nonu]] |- |LW||'''11'''||[[Zac Guildford]] || || {{suboff|54}} |- |FH||'''10'''||[[Dan Carter]] |- |SH||'''9''' ||[[Piri Weepu]] || || {{suboff|64}} |- |N8||'''8''' ||[[Kieran Read]] || || {{suboff|13}} |- |OF||'''7''' ||[[Richie McCaw]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]]) |- |BF||'''6''' ||[[Adam Thomson (rugby union)|Adam Thomson]] || || {{suboff|38}} |- |RL||'''5''' ||[[Sam Whitelock]] |- |LL||'''4''' ||[[Brad Thorn]] |- |TP||'''3''' ||[[Owen Franks]] || || {{suboff|75}} |- |HK||'''2''' ||[[Keven Mealamu]] || || {{suboff|75}} |- |LP||'''1''' ||[[Tony Woodcock (rugby player)|Tony Woodcock]] |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |HK||'''16'''||[[Andrew Hore]] || || {{subon|75}} |- |PR||'''17'''||[[John Afoa]] || || {{subon|75}} |- |LK||'''18'''||[[Ali Williams]] || || {{subon|38}} |- |FL||'''19'''||[[Victor Vito (rugby player)|Victor Vito]] || || {{subon|13}} |- |SH||'''20'''||[[Andy Ellis (rugby union)|Andy Ellis]] || || {{subon|64}} |- |FH||'''21'''||[[Colin Slade]] |- |WG||'''22'''||[[Isaia Toeava]] || || {{subon|54}} |- |colspan="3"|'''Coach:''' |- |colspan="4"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Graham Henry]] |} |}

'''Touch judges:''' [[Craig Joubert]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) [[Cobus Wessels]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) '''Television match official:''' Matt Goddard ([[Australian Rugby Union|Australia]]) ----

==Player statistics==

===Leading try scorers=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=9 |Top try scorers |- !Rank !Name !Team !Tries |- |rowspan="5"|1 |style="text-align:left"|[[John Smit]] |style="text-align:left"|{{ru|RSA}} |rowspan="5"|2 |- |style="text-align:left"|[[Cory Jane]] |style="text-align:left"|{{ru|NZL}} |- |style="text-align:left"|[[Zac Guildford]] |style="text-align:left"|{{ru|NZL}} |- |style="text-align:left"|[[Digby Ioane]] |style="text-align:left"|{{ru|AUS}} |- |style="text-align:left"|[[Ma'a Nonu]] |style="text-align:left"|{{ru|NZL}} |}

===Leading point scorers=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=9 |Top point scorers |- !Rank !Name !Team !Points |- |1 |style="text-align:left"|[[Dan Carter]] |style="text-align:left"|{{ru|NZL}} |35 |- |2 |style="text-align:left"|[[James O'Connor (rugby)|James O'Connor]] |style="text-align:left"|{{ru|AUS}} |28 |- |3 |style="text-align:left"|[[Morné Steyn]] |style="text-align:left"|{{ru|RSA}} |26 |- |4 |style="text-align:left"|[[Quade Cooper]] |style="text-align:left"|{{ru|AUS}} |14 |- |rowspan="5"|5 |style="text-align:left"|[[John Smit]] |style="text-align:left"|{{ru|RSA}} |rowspan="5"|10 |- |style="text-align:left"|[[Zac Guildford]] |style="text-align:left"|{{ru|NZL}} |- |style="text-align:left"|[[Cory Jane]] |style="text-align:left"|{{ru|NZL}} |- |style="text-align:left"|[[Digby Ioane]] |style="text-align:left"|{{ru|AUS}} |- |style="text-align:left"|[[Ma'a Nonu]] |style="text-align:left"|{{ru|NZL}} |- |10 |style="text-align:left"|[[Butch James]] |style="text-align:left"|{{ru|RSA}} |6 |}

==See also== * [[History of rugby union matches between Australia and South Africa]] * [[History of rugby union matches between Australia and New Zealand]] * [[History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.allblacks.com/fixtures/ All Blacks Tri Nations website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121025011917/http://www.sarugby.co.za/ Springboks Tri Nations website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100727091726/http://www.rugby.com.au/fixtures_results/bundaberg_red_tri_nations/bundaberg_red_tri_nations,95599.html Wallabies Tri Nations website] * [http://www.espnscrum.com/tri-nations-2011/rugby/series/121708.html?template=results 2011 Tri Nations Series Full Details]

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