2009 Tri Nations Series

2009 Tri Nations Series
Date	18 July 2009 – 19 September 2009
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (3rd title)
Bledisloe Cup	New Zealand
Freedom Cup	South Africa
Mandela Challenge Plate	South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Tries scored	27 (3 per match)
Attendance	399,093 (44,344 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Morné Steyn (95)
Most tries	Matt Giteau (3)
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The 2009 Tri Nations Series was the fourteenth 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. The Springboks secured the season crown in their final match on 12 September, defeating the defending series champion All Blacks 32–29 in Hamilton.

Background

New Zealand, South Africa and Australia were ranked first, second, and third in the world respectively by the International Rugby Board (IRB) immediately before the start of the Tri Nations on 30 June 2009.^[1] For South Africa, the tournament comes on the back of the British & Irish Lions tour.

Tri-Nations 2009

On 18 July, the All Blacks drew first blood in the series, coming from behind to defeat the Wallabies 22–16 at Eden Park.^[2] The All Blacks then departed for a two-test series against the Springboks in South Africa. The Boks won the first test 28–19, a result that not only gave them the series lead but also put them ahead of the All Blacks for first place in the IRB World Rankings.^[3] The following week, they defeated the All Blacks again, with Morné Steyn scoring all of their points in a 31–19 win.^[4] Steyn's performance broke the previous mark of New Zealand's Andrew Mehrtens for individual points in a Tri Nations match. The Boks completed their home leg with a 29–17 win over the Wallabies in Cape Town, with Steyn scoring 24 of their points.^[5]

The series then travelled to Australia for the Wallabies' three home matches. It opened with the second Bledisloe Cup match with the All Blacks, won by the All Blacks 19–18.^[6] The Springboks then picked up a 32–25 bonus-point win over the Wallabies in Perth.^[7] The Wallabies then defeated the Springboks 21–6, at Brisbane.^[8] The Springboks had to wait another week to try grasp the Tri-Nations title, but had to face the All Blacks at home in Hamilton. The Boks claimed the Tri Nations crown for the first time since 2004 with a 32–29 win.^[9] In the final match of the series on 19 September, the All Blacks thumped the Wallabies 33–6 in Wellington.^[10]

The final match of the Bledisloe Cup series between Australia and New Zealand took place after the Tri-Nations, on 11 October (the first 3 matches of the series were part of the Tri-Nations).

Standings

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Table points
Place	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Bonus points	Table points
1	South Africa	6	5	0	1	158	130	+28	1	21
2	New Zealand	6	3	0	3	141	131	+10	1	13
3	Australia	6	1	0	5	103	141	−38	3	7

Fixtures

New Zealand vs. Australia

18 July 2009
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	22–16	Australia (1 BP)
Try: McCaw 25' c Con: Donald (1/1) 26' Pen: Donald (5/7) 14', 41', 44', 60', 73'	Report^[11]	Try: Barnes 3' c Con: Giteau (1/1) 4' Pen: Giteau (3/5) 9', 19', 45'

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)


FB	15	Mils Muliaina
RW	14	Cory Jane
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu
LW	11	Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH	10	Stephen Donald
SH	9	Jimmy Cowan	53'
N8	8	Rodney So'oialo	61'
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Jerome Kaino
RL	5	Isaac Ross	71'
LL	4	Brad Thorn
TP	3	Neemia Tialata	44'
HK	2	Andrew Hore	44'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK	16	Keven Mealamu	44'
PR	17	Owen Franks	44'
LK	18	Jason Eaton	71'
N8	19	Kieran Read	61'
SH	20	Piri Weepu	53'
FH	21	Luke McAlister
WG	22	Joe Rokocoko
Coach:
Graham Henry


FB	15	Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW	14	Lachlan Turner
OC	13	Stirling Mortlock (c)
IC	12	Berrick Barnes	61'
LW	11	Drew Mitchell
FH	10	Matt Giteau
SH	9	Luke Burgess	74'
N8	8	Wycliff Palu
OF	7	George Smith
BF	6	Richard Brown	50'
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe
LL	4	James Horwill	39' to 45'		63' to 70'
TP	3	Al Baxter	71'
HK	2	Stephen Moore
LP	1	Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau
PR	17	Ben Alexander	71'
LK	18	Dean Mumm	39'	45'	63'	70'
N8	19	Phil Waugh
FL	20	David Pocock	50'
FH	21	Will Genia	74'
FB	22	James O'Connor	61'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Touch judges:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official:
Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

Notes:

George Smith (Australia) won his 100th test cap, the 10th player to reach that milestone.

South Africa vs. New Zealand

25 July 2009
15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	28–19	New Zealand
Tries: Pienaar 24' m Fourie 72' m Pen: F. Steyn (2/2) 6', 32' Pienaar (1/4) 16' M. Steyn (3/3) 42', 56', 77'	Report^[12]	Try: Smith 47' c Con: Donald (1/1) 49' Pen: Donald (4/5) 3', 51', 63', 73'

Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 37,081
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)


FB	15	François Steyn
RW	14	JP Pietersen
OC	13	Jaque Fourie
IC	12	Jean de Villiers	68'
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Ruan Pienaar	40'
SH	9	Fourie du Preez	73'
N8	8	Pierre Spies
BF	7	Juan Smith
OF	6	Heinrich Brüssow
RL	5	Victor Matfield
LL	4	Bakkies Botha	68'
TP	3	John Smit (c)	64' to 73'
HK	2	Bismarck du Plessis	79'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements:
HK	16	Chiliboy Ralepelle	79'
PR	17	Jannie du Plessis	64'	73'
LK	18	Danie Rossouw	68'
N8	19	Ryan Kankowski
SH	20	Ricky Januarie	73'
FH	21	Morné Steyn	40'
FB	22	Wynand Olivier	68'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers


FB	15	Mils Muliaina
RW	14	Joe Rokocoko
OC	13	Conrad Smith	75'
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu
LW	11	Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH	10	Stephen Donald
SH	9	Brendon Leonard	49'
N8	8	Rodney So'oialo	52'
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Jerome Kaino
RL	5	Isaac Ross	64'
LL	4	Brad Thorn
TP	3	Neemia Tialata	42'
HK	2	Andrew Hore	57'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK	16	Keven Mealamu	57'
PR	17	Owen Franks	42'
LK	18	Jason Eaton	64'
N8	19	Kieran Read	52'
SH	20	Piri Weepu	49'
FH	21	Luke McAlister	75'
FB	22	Cory Jane
Coach:
Graham Henry

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match official:
Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)

South Africa vs. New Zealand

1 August 2009
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	31–19	New Zealand
Try: M. Steyn 38' c Con: M. Steyn (1/1) 39' 'Pen: M. Steyn (8/9) 5', 15', 18', 32', 40+2', 56', 64', 74'	Report^[4]	Try: Ross 12' c Con: Donald (1/1) 13' Pen: Donald (3/3) 7', 29', 51' McAlister (1/1) 61'

Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 52,572
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


FB	15	François Steyn
RW	14	JP Pietersen	28' to 38'
OC	13	Jaque Fourie		78'
IC	12	Jean de Villiers		70'
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Morné Steyn
SH	9	Fourie du Preez		78'
N8	8	Pierre Spies
BF	7	Juan Smith		64'
OF	6	Heinrich Brüssow
RL	5	Victor Matfield
LL	4	Bakkies Botha	49' to 59'	78'
TP	3	John Smit (c)		78'
HK	2	Bismarck du Plessis		80'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements:
HK	16	Chiliboy Ralepelle		80'
PR	17	Jannie du Plessis		78'
LK	18	Andries Bekker		78'
N8	19	Danie Rossouw		64'
SH	20	Ricky Januarie		78'
FH	21	Adrian Jacobs		70'
FB	22	Wynand Olivier		78'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers


FB	15	Mils Muliaina
RW	14	Joe Rokocoko
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu
LW	11	Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH	10	Stephen Donald		61'
SH	9	Jimmy Cowan		43'
N8	8	Rodney So'oialo
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Jerome Kaino		59'
RL	5	Isaac Ross	30' to 40'
LL	4	Brad Thorn
TP	3	Owen Franks		65'
HK	2	Andrew Hore		43'	76'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK	16	Keven Mealamu		43'	76'
PR	17	John Afoa		65'
LK	18	Jason Eaton
N8	19	Kieran Read		59'
SH	20	Piri Weepu		43'
FH	21	Luke McAlister		61'
FB	22	Cory Jane
Coach:
Graham Henry

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

Morné Steyn's 31 points set a new individual record for points in a Tri Nations match, breaking Andrew Mehrtens' previous mark of 29 for the All Blacks against Australia at Eden Park in 1999 as well as the most points scored by an individual in a game against the All Blacks. It is also an all-time Test record for most points by a player who was responsible for all of his team's scoring.^{[citation needed]}

South Africa vs. Australia

8 August 2009
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	29–17	Australia
Try: Matfield 27' m Pen: M. Steyn (7/7) 8', 11', 13', 21', 36', 54', 78' Drop: M. Steyn (1/1) 24'	Report^[13]	Tries: Ashley-Cooper 2' c Giteau 66' c Con: Giteau (2/2) 3', 67' Drop: Barnes (1/1) 14'

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 48,397^[14]
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)


FB	15	François Steyn	60'
RW	14	JP Pietersen
OC	13	Jaque Fourie
IC	12	Jean de Villiers	71'
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Morné Steyn
SH	9	Fourie du Preez	76'
N8	8	Pierre Spies
BF	7	Juan Smith	52'
OF	6	Heinrich Brüssow
RL	5	Victor Matfield
LL	4	Bakkies Botha	76'
TP	3	John Smit (c)
HK	2	Bismarck du Plessis
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	68'
Replacements:
HK	16	Chiliboy Ralepelle
PR	17	Jannie du Plessis	68'
LK	18	Andries Bekker	76'
N8	19	Danie Rossouw	52'
SH	20	Ricky Januarie	76'
FH	21	Ruan Pienaar	60'
FB	22	Adrian Jacobs	71'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers


FB	15	Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW	14	Lachlan Turner
OC	13	Stirling Mortlock (c)		29'
IC	12	Berrick Barnes
LW	11	Drew Mitchell
FH	10	Matt Giteau	34' to 44'
SH	9	Luke Burgess		55'
N8	8	Wycliff Palu		55'
OF	7	George Smith	78' to end'
BF	6	Richard Brown	36' to 46'
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe
LL	4	James Horwill		40'
TP	3	Al Baxter		52'
HK	2	Stephen Moore		50'
LP	1	Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau		50'
PR	17	Ben Alexander		52'
LK	18	Dean Mumm		40'
N8	19	David Pocock		55'
SH	20	Will Genia		55'
FH	21	Peter Hynes
FB	22	James O'Connor		29'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Australia vs. New Zealand

22 August 2009
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

(1 BP) Australia	18–19	New Zealand
Pen: Giteau (6/6) 6', 10', 34', 40'+2', 47', 67'	Report^[15]	Try: Nonu 64' c Con: Carter (1/1) 65' Pen: Carter (4/5) 3', 44', 58', 78'

Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 80,228^[16]
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)


FB	15	James O'Connor		45'
RW	14	Lachlan Turner
OC	13	Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC	12	Berrick Barnes		40+2'
LW	11	Drew Mitchell
FH	10	Matt Giteau
SH	9	Luke Burgess		75'
N8	8	Richard Brown	41' to 51'	70'
OF	7	George Smith (c)
BF	6	Rocky Elsom
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe		70'
LL	4	James Horwill
TP	3	Al Baxter				31'
HK	2	Stephen Moore		20' to 31'		49'
LP	1	Benn Robinson		20' to 22'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau		20'	31'	49'
PR	17	Ben Alexander		20'	22'	31'
LK	18	Dean Mumm		70'
N8	19	David Pocock		70'
SH	20	Will Genia		75'
FH	21	Ryan Cross		40+2'
FB	22	Peter Hynes		45'
Coach:
Robbie Deans


FB	15	Mils Muliaina
RW	14	Joe Rokocoko
OC	13	Conrad Smith			41'
IC	12	Luke McAlister	3' to 10'		49'
LW	11	Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH	10	Dan Carter
SH	9	Jimmy Cowan
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Jerome Kaino	67'
RL	5	Isaac Ross
LL	4	Brad Thorn
TP	3	Owen Franks	69'
HK	2	Andrew Hore
LP	1	Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK	16	Aled de Malmanche
PR	17	John Afoa	69'
LK	18	Jason Eaton
N8	19	Rodney So'oialo	67'
SH	20	Brendon Leonard
FH	21	Stephen Donald			49'
CE	22	Ma'a Nonu	3'	10'	41'
Coach:
Graham Henry

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Australia vs. South Africa

29 August 2009
18:00 AWST (UTC+08)

(1 BP) Australia	25–32	South Africa (1 BP)
Tries: Giteau (2) 43' c, 75' m Turner 80' c Con: Giteau (2/3) 44', 80' Pen: Giteau (2/4) 27', 39'	Report^[17]	Tries: Du Preez 5' c Fourie 9' m Habana (2) 32' c, 53' c Con: M. Steyn (3/4) Pen: M. Steyn (2/3) 16', 67'

Subiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 36,148^[18]
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)


FB	15	James O'Connor	77'
RW	14	Lachlan Turner
OC	13	Ryan Cross	65'
IC	12	Adam Ashley-Cooper
LW	11	Peter Hynes
FH	10	Matt Giteau
SH	9	Luke Burgess	56'
N8	8	Richard Brown	48'
OF	7	George Smith (c)
BF	6	Rocky Elsom
RL	5	Mark Chisholm
LL	4	James Horwill
TP	3	Ben Alexander
HK	2	Stephen Moore	54'
LP	1	Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau	54'
PR	17	Al Baxter
LK	18	Dean Mumm
N8	19	David Pocock	48'
SH	20	Will Genia	56'
FH	21	Quade Cooper	65'
FB	22	Drew Mitchell	77'
Coach:
Robbie Deans


FB	15	Ruan Pienaar	72'
RW	14	JP Pietersen	65'
OC	13	Jaque Fourie
IC	12	Jean de Villiers
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Morné Steyn
SH	9	Fourie du Preez	76'
N8	8	Pierre Spies
BF	7	Juan Smith	54'
OF	6	Heinrich Brüssow
RL	5	Victor Matfield
LL	4	Bakkies Botha	55'
TP	3	John Smit (c)	76'
HK	2	Bismarck du Plessis	76'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements:
HK	16	Chiliboy Ralepelle	76'
PR	17	Jannie du Plessis	76'
LK	18	Andries Bekker	55'
N8	19	Schalk Burger	54'
SH	20	Ricky Januarie	76'
FH	21	Adrian Jacobs	65'
FB	22	François Steyn	72'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers

Touch judges:
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Keith Brown (New Zealand)

Australia vs. South Africa

5 September 2009
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	21–6	South Africa
Tries: Ashley-Cooper 62' c O'Connor 76' m Con: Giteau (1/2) 63' Pen: Giteau (2/3) 5', 26' Drop: Giteau (1/1) 34'	Report^[19]	Pen: M. Steyn (1/1) 36' Drop: M. Steyn (1/1) 28'

Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 47,481
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)


FB	15	James O'Connor
RW	14	Lachlan Turner	30'
OC	13	Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC	12	Berrick Barnes	74'
LW	11	Drew Mitchell
FH	10	Matt Giteau
SH	9	Will Genia
N8	8	George Smith (c)
OF	7	David Pocock
BF	6	Rocky Elsom
RL	5	Mark Chisholm
LL	4	James Horwill
TP	3	Ben Alexander	78'
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau	32'
LP	1	Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK	16	Stephen Moore	32'
PR	17	Pek Cowan	78'
LK	18	Dean Mumm
N8	19	Wycliff Palu
SH	20	Luke Burgess
FH	21	Quade Cooper	74'
FB	22	Peter Hynes	30'
Coach:
Robbie Deans


FB	15	Ruan Pienaar	68'
RW	14	Odwa Ndungane
OC	13	Jaque Fourie
IC	12	Jean de Villiers
LW	11	Bryan Habana	35'
FH	10	Morné Steyn
SH	9	Fourie du Preez
N8	8	Pierre Spies
BF	7	Juan Smith
OF	6	Heinrich Brüssow	59'
RL	5	Victor Matfield
LL	4	Bakkies Botha	60'
TP	3	John Smit (c)
HK	2	Bismarck du Plessis
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements:
HK	16	Chiliboy Ralepelle
PR	17	Jannie du Plessis
LK	18	Danie Rossouw	60'
N8	19	Schalk Burger	59'
SH	20	Ricky Januarie
FH	21	Adrian Jacobs	35'
FB	22	François Steyn	68'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers

Touch judges:
Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

New Zealand vs. South Africa

12 September 2009
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

(1 BP) New Zealand	29–32	South Africa
Tries: Sivivatu 55' c McCaw 78' c Con: Carter (2/2) Pen: Carter (5/5) 1', 14', 22', 34', 64'	Report^[20]	Tries: Du Preez 19' c De Villiers 51' c Con: M. Steyn (2/2) Pen: F. Steyn (3/3) 6', 9', 26' M. Steyn (2/2) 33', 71' Drop: M. Steyn (1/1) 17'

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 31,000^[21]
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


FB	15	Mils Muliaina
RW	14	Joe Rokocoko
OC	13	Ma'a Nonu
IC	12	Stephen Donald	50'
LW	11	Sitiveni Sivivatu	72'
FH	10	Dan Carter
SH	9	Jimmy Cowan
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Jerome Kaino	72'
RL	5	Isaac Ross
LL	4	Brad Thorn
TP	3	Owen Franks	50'
HK	2	Andrew Hore
LP	1	Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK	16	Aled de Malmanche
PR	17	John Afoa	50'
FL	18	Adam Thomson	72'
N8	19	Rodney So'oialo
SH	20	Brendon Leonard
CR	21	Isaia Toeava	50'
FB	22	Cory Jane	72'
Coach:
Graham Henry


FB	15	François Steyn
RW	14	Odwa Ndungane
OC	13	Jaque Fourie
IC	12	Jean de Villiers
LW	11	Bryan Habana	77'
FH	10	Morné Steyn
SH	9	Fourie du Preez	77'
N8	8	Pierre Spies
BF	7	Schalk Burger	67'
OF	6	Heinrich Brüssow
RL	5	Victor Matfield
LL	4	Bakkies Botha	71'
TP	3	John Smit (c)
HK	2	Bismarck du Plessis	80'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	79'
Replacements:
HK	16	Chiliboy Ralepelle	80'
PR	17	Jannie du Plessis	79'
LK	18	Danie Rossouw	71'
N8	19	Ryan Kankowski	67'
SH	20	Ricky Januarie	77'
FH	21	Adrian Jacobs	77'
FB	22	Ruan Pienaar
Coach:
Peter de Villiers

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (New Zealand)

Notes:

Morné Steyn became the highest individual point scorer in a Tri-Nations season with 95 points this season alone.
Dan Carter's first penalty made him the leading point scorer in Tri Nations history, surpassing former All Black Andrew Mehrtens. Carter entered the match with 326 Tri Nations points to Mehrtens' 328, and ended the evening with 345.

New Zealand vs. Australia

19 September 2009
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	33–6	Australia
Tries: Jane 31' c Nonu 75' c Rokocoko 80' c Con: Carter (3/3) Pen: Carter (4/5) 14', 16', 21', 46'	Report^[22]	Pen: Giteau (1/2) 7' Drop: Barnes (1/1) 28'

Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 34,186^[23]
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)


FB	15	Mils Muliaina
RW	14	Cory Jane		59'
OC	13	Isaia Toeava	29' to 39'
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu
LW	11	Joe Rokocoko
FH	10	Dan Carter
SH	9	Jimmy Cowan		68'
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Adam Thomson		72'
RL	5	Tom Donnelly		66'
LL	4	Brad Thorn
TP	3	Neemia Tialata		47'
HK	2	Andrew Hore
LP	1	Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK	16	Aled de Malmanche
PR	17	John Afoa		47'
LK	18	Jason Eaton		66'
N8	19	Rodney So'oialo		72'
SH	20	Brendon Leonard		68'
FH	21	Stephen Donald
FB	22	Hosea Gear		59'
Coach:
Graham Henry


FB	15	James O'Connor
RW	14	Lachlan Turner
OC	13	Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC	12	Berrick Barnes
LW	11	Drew Mitchell
FH	10	Matt Giteau
SH	9	Will Genia	76'
N8	8	George Smith (c)		68'
OF	7	David Pocock
BF	6	Rocky Elsom (c)	61' to 68'
RL	5	Mark Chisholm
LL	4	James Horwill
TP	3	Ben Alexander
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau	48'
LP	1	Benn Robinson	67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Stephen Moore	48'
PR	17	Pekaho Cowan	67'
LK	18	Dean Mumm
N8	19	Wycliff Palu	61'
SH	20	Luke Burgess	76'
FH	21	Quade Cooper
FB	22	Peter Hynes
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

Dan Carter surpassed Ronan O'Gara as the 5th highest point scorer with 930 points

References

^ "International Rugby Board – World Rankings". Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
^ Jones, Stephen (18 July 2009). "Wallabies blow first half lead to All Blacks". The Times. London. Retrieved 18 July 2009.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "South Africa take advantage of All Black errors". Irish Times. 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
^ ^a ^b "South Africa 31-19 New Zealand". BBC News. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ "South Africa 29–17 Australia". RTÉ Sport. 8 August 2009. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
^ "Australia 18–19 New Zealand". RTÉ Sport. 22 August 2009. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
^ "South Africa on verge of winning Tri-Nations". The Times. London. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.^{[dead link‍]}
^ Bills, Peter (6 September 2009). "Deans' men beat the Boks to keep Tri-Nations alive". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 10 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
^ "New Zealand 29–32 South Africa". RTÉ Sport. 12 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
^ "New Zealand 33–6 Australia". BBC Sport. 19 September 2009. Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
^ "New Zealand 22-16 Australia". BBC News. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ "South Africa 28-19 New Zealand". BBC News. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ "South Africa 29-17 Australia". BBC News. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ Jenkins, Graham (8 August 2009). "Springboks march on in Cape Town". Scrum.com. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
^ "Australia 18-19 New Zealand". BBC News. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ Baines, Huw (22 August 2009). "All Blacks retain Bledisloe Cup in thriller". Scrum.com. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
^ "Australia 25-32 South Africa". BBC News. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ Baines, Huw (29 August 2009). "Springboks unstoppable in Perth". Scrum.com. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
^ "Australia 21-6 South Africa". BBC News. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ "New Zealand 29-32 South Africa". BBC News. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ Jenkins, Graham (12 September 2009). "Springboks claim Tri-Nations crown". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
^ "New Zealand 33-6 Australia". BBC News. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ Jenkins, Graham (19 September 2009). "All Blacks hammer Wallabies". Scrum.com. Retrieved 19 September 2009.

External links

All Blacks Tri Nations website
"SA Rugby Competition – 2009 Vodacom Tri-Nations". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
Wallabies Tri Nations website

[1] "International Rugby Board – World Rankings". Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009.

[2] Jones, Stephen (18 July 2009). "Wallabies blow first half lead to All Blacks". The Times. London. Retrieved 18 July 2009.^{[dead link‍]}

[3] "South Africa take advantage of All Black errors". Irish Times. 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2009.

[bbc_sa_nz-4] "South Africa 31-19 New Zealand". BBC News. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[5] "South Africa 29–17 Australia". RTÉ Sport. 8 August 2009. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009.

[6] "Australia 18–19 New Zealand". RTÉ Sport. 22 August 2009. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2009.

[7] "South Africa on verge of winning Tri-Nations". The Times. London. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.^{[dead link‍]}

[8] Bills, Peter (6 September 2009). "Deans' men beat the Boks to keep Tri-Nations alive". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 10 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.

[9] "New Zealand 29–32 South Africa". RTÉ Sport. 12 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

[10] "New Zealand 33–6 Australia". BBC Sport. 19 September 2009. Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2009.

[11] "New Zealand 22-16 Australia". BBC News. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[12] "South Africa 28-19 New Zealand". BBC News. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[13] "South Africa 29-17 Australia". BBC News. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[14] Jenkins, Graham (8 August 2009). "Springboks march on in Cape Town". Scrum.com. Retrieved 9 August 2008.

[15] "Australia 18-19 New Zealand". BBC News. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[16] Baines, Huw (22 August 2009). "All Blacks retain Bledisloe Cup in thriller". Scrum.com. Retrieved 22 August 2009.

[17] "Australia 25-32 South Africa". BBC News. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[18] Baines, Huw (29 August 2009). "Springboks unstoppable in Perth". Scrum.com. Retrieved 29 August 2009.

[19] "Australia 21-6 South Africa". BBC News. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[20] "New Zealand 29-32 South Africa". BBC News. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[21] Jenkins, Graham (12 September 2009). "Springboks claim Tri-Nations crown". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

[22] "New Zealand 33-6 Australia". BBC News. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[23] Jenkins, Graham (19 September 2009). "All Blacks hammer Wallabies". Scrum.com. Retrieved 19 September 2009.

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