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1999 Tri Nations Series
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (3rd title)
Bledisloe Cup	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Tries scored	17 (2.83 per match)
Attendance	54,369 (9,062 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mehrtens (66)
Most tries	Cullen (3)
	← 1998 2000 →

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 edit

Place	Nation	Games				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 edit

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^[1]
Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)

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^[2]
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

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^[3]
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)

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