Previously the Tri-Nations Cup, with New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, from 2012 Argentina was added to make a 4 team Southern Hemisphere competition. The usual format involved 6 rounds, with each team playing the other twice on a home and away basis. The winner was the top ranked team at the end of the competition. In 2016 there was a change to the way bonus points were allocated. Instead of a bonus point for 4 or more tries, a bonus point would be given for scoring 3 more tries than the opponent in a match as well as the usual bonus point for a loss by 7 or less points. |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
South Africa | 6 | 5 | 1 | 188 | 94 | 4 | 24 | |
New Zealand | 6 | 3 | 3 | 175 | 138 | 4 | 16 | |
Argentina | 6 | 3 | 3 | 170 | 195 | 2 | 14 | |
Australia | 6 | 1 | 5 | 107 | 213 | 1 | 5 | |
August 10 August 17 August 31 September 7 September 21 September 28 |
Australia New Zealand New Zealand Australia South Africa Argentina South Africa Argentina Australia Argentina New Zealand South Africa |
v v
v v
v v v v v v v v |
South Africa Argentina Argentina South Africa New Zealand Australia New Zealand Australia New Zealand South Africa Australia Argentina |
Brisbane Wellington Auckland Perth Johannesburg La Plata Cape Town Santa Fe Sydney Santiago Wellington Nelspruit |
7 30 42 12 31 19 18 67 28 29 33 48 |
33 38 10 30 27 20 12 27 31 28 13 7 |
In 2023, due to Rugby World Cup, the teams played each other once. |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 114 | 39 | 2 | 14 | ||
South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 68 | 1 | 9 | |
Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 94 | 1 | 5 | |
Australia | 3 | 3 | 50 | 115 | 1 | 1 | ||
July 8
July 15
July 29 |
South Africa Argentina
New Zealand Australia
Australia South Africa |
v v
v v
v v |
Australia New Zealand
South Africa Argentina
New Zealand Argentina |
Pretoria Mendoza
Auckland Sydney
Melbourne Johanesburg |
43 12
35 31
7 22 |
12 41
20 34
38 21 |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 2 | 195 | 128 | 3 | 19 | |
South Africa | 6 | 4 | 2 | 164 | 119 | 2 | 18 | |
Australia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 142 | 194 | 2 | 10 | |
Argentina | 6 | 2 | 4 | 143 | 203 | 1 | 9 | |
August 6
August 13
August 27
September 3
September 15 September 17
September 24 |
South Africa Argentina
South Africa Argentina
Australia New Zealand
New Zealand Australia
Australia Argentina
New Zealand South Africa |
v v
v v
v v
v v
v v
v v |
New Zealand Australia
New Zealand Australia
South Africa Argentina
Argentina South Africa
New Zealand South Africa
Australia Argentina |
Mbombela Mendoza
Johannesburg San Juan
Adelaide Christchurch
Hamilton Sydney
Melbourne Buenos Aires
Auckland Durban |
26 26
23 48
25 18
53 8
37 20
40 38 |
10 41
35 17
17 25
3 24
39 36
14 21 |
A number of global law trails were in place for the Rugby Championship. These included the 50:22, the goal line drop-out and 20 minute red card rules. There were also some rules around the ruck and maul trialled, to do with the flying wedge, the 1 man latch and the cleanout of the Jackler. |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
New Zealand | 6 | 5 | 1 | 218 | 104 | 5 | 25 | |
Australia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 160 | 163 | 2 | 18 | |
South Africa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 152 | 128 | 3 | 15 | |
Argentina | 6 | 6 | 60 | 195 | 0 | |||
August 14
August 21
September 5
September 12
September 18
September 25
October 2 |
New Zealand South Africa
Argentina
Australia
New Zealand South Africa
Argentina Australia
Australia New Zealand
Argentina South Africa |
v v
v
v
v v
v v
v v
v v |
Australia Argentina
South Africa
New Zealand
Argentina Australia
New Zealand South Africa
Argentina South Africa
Australia New Zealand |
Auckland Gqeberha
Gqeberha
Perth
Gold Coast Gold Coast
Brisbane Brisbane
Townsville Townsville
Gold Coast Gold Coast |
57 32 10
21
39 26
13 30
27 19
17 31 |
22 12 29
38
0 28
36 17
8 17
32 29 |
In 2020 the competition was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and then South Africa pulled out, citing a lack of time to prepare. This left 3 teams to play in the competition, based in Australia. |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 118 | 54 | 3 | 11 | |
Argentina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 84 | 8 | |
Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 96 | 8 | |
October 31 November 7 November 14 November 21 November 28 December 5 |
Australia Australia New Zealand Argentina Argentina Australia |
v v v v v v |
New Zealand New Zealand Argentina Australia New Zealand Argentina |
Sydney Brisbane Sydney Newcastle Newcastle Sydney |
5 24 15 15 0 16 |
43 22 25 15 38 16 |
In 2019, due to Rugby World Cup, the teams played each other once. |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 97 | 46 | 2 | 12 | |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 80 | 71 | 8 | ||
New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 79 | 6 | |
Argentina | 3 | 3 | 39 | 82 | 2 | 2 | ||
July 20
July 27
August 10
|
South Africa Argentina
New Zealand Australia
Australia Argentina |
v v
v v
v v |
Australia New Zealand
South Africa Argentina
New Zealand South Africa |
Johannesburg Buenos Aires
Wellington Brisbane Perth Salta |
35 16 16 16
47 13 |
17 20 16 10
26 46 |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
New Zealand | 6 | 5 | 1 | 225 | 132 | 5 | 25 | |
South Africa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 160 | 154 | 3 | 15 | |
Australia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 124 | 176 | 1 | 9 | |
Argentina | 6 | 2 | 4 | 151 | 198 | 8 | ||
August 18 August 25 September 8 September 15 September 29 October 6 |
Australia South Africa New Zealand Argentina New Zealand Australia New Zealand Australia South Africa Argentina South Africa Argentina |
v v v v v v v v v v v v |
New Zealand Argentina Australia South Africa Argentina South Africa South Africa Argentina Australia New Zealand New Zealand Australia |
Sydney Durban Auckland Mendoza Nelson Brisbane Wellington Gold Coast Port Elizabeth Buenos Aires Pretoria Salta |
13 34 40 32 46 23 34 19 23 17 30 34 |
38 21 12 19 24 18 36 23 12 35 32 45 |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
New Zealand | 6 | 6 | 246 | 119 | 4 | 28 | ||
Australia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 195 | 179 | 3 | 15 |
South Africa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 152 | 170 | 2 | 14 |
Argentina | 6 | 6 | 110 | 235 | 0 | |||
August 19 August 26 September 9 September 16 September 30 October 7 |
Australia South Africa New Zealand Argentina New Zealand Australia New Zealand Australia South Africa Argentina South Africa Argentina |
v v v v v v v v v v v v |
New Zealand Argentina Australia South Africa Argentina South Africa South Africa Argentina Australia New Zealand New Zealand Australia |
Sydney Port Elizabeth Dunedin Salta New Plymouth Perth Albany Canberra Bloemfontein Buenos Aires Cape Town Mendoza |
34 37 35 23 39 23 57 45 27 10 24 20 |
54 15 29 41 22 23 0 20 27 36 25 37 |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
New Zealand | 6 | 6 | 262 | 84 | 6 | 30 | ||
Australia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 119 | 147 | 2 | 14 | |
South Africa | 6 | 2 | 4 | 117 | 180 | 2 | 10 | |
Argentina | 6 | 1 | 5 | 129 | 216 | 1 | 5 | |
August 20 August 27 September 10 September 17 October 1 October 8 |
Australia South Africa New Zealand Argentina New Zealand Australia New Zealand Australia South Africa Argentina South Africa Argentina |
v v v v v v v v v v v v |
New Zealand Argentina Australia South Africa Argentina South Affrica South Africa Argentina Australia New Zealand New Zealand Australia |
Sydney Nelspruit Wellington Salta Hamilton Brisbane Christchurch Perth Pretoria Buenos Aires Durban London |
8 30 29 26 57 23 41 36 18 17 15 21 |
42 23 9 24 22 17 13 20 10 36 57 33 |
In 2015, due to Rugby World Cup, the teams played each other once. |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
Australia | 3 | 3 | 85 | 48 | 1 | 13 | ||
New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 65 | 1 | 9 | |
Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 98 | 1 | 5 | |
South Africa | 3 | 3 | 65 | 88 | 2 | 2 | ||
July 17 July 18 July 25 August 8 |
New Zealand Australia South Africa Argentina Australia South Africa |
v v v v v v |
Argentina South Africa New Zealand Australia New Zealand Argentina |
Christchurch Brisbane Johannesburg Mendoza Sydney Durban |
39 24 20 9 27 25 |
18 20 27 34 19 37 |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 164 | 91 | 4 | 22 |
South Africa | 6 | 4 | 2 | 134 | 110 | 3 | 19 | |
Australia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 115 | 160 | 1 | 11 |
Argentina | 6 | 1 | 5 | 105 | 157 | 3 | 7 | |
August 16 August 23 September 6 September 13 September 27 October 4 |
Australia South Africa New Zealand Argentina New Zealand Australia New Zealand Australia South Africa Argentina South Africa Argentina |
v v v v v v v v v v v v |
New Zealand Argentina Australia South Africa Argentina South Africa South Africa Argentina Australia New Zealand New Zealand Australia |
Sydney Pretoria Auckland Salta Napier Perth Wellington Gold Coast Cape Town La Plata Johannesburg Mendoza |
12 13 51 31 28 24 14 32 28 13 27 21 |
12 6 20 33 9 23 10 25 10 34 25 17 |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
New Zealand | 6 | 6 | 202 | 115 | 4 | 28 | ||
South Africa | 6 | 4 | 2 | 203 | 117 | 3 | 19 | |
Australia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 133 | 170 | 1 | 9 | |
Argentina | 6 | 6 | 88 | 224 | 2 | 2 | ||
August 17 August 24 September 7 September 14 Serptember 28 October 5 |
Australia South Africa New Zealand Argentina Australia New Zealand Australia New Zealand South Africa Argentina South Africa Argentina |
v v v v v v v v v v v v |
New Zealand Argentina Australia South Africa South Africa Argentina Argentina South Africa Australia New Zealand New Zealand Australia |
Sydney Bloemfontein Wellington Mendoza Brisbane Hamilton Perth Auckland Cape Town La Plata Johannesburg Rosario |
29 73 27 17
12 28 14 29 28 15 27 17 |
47 13 16 22
38 13 13 15 8 33 38 54 |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
New Zealand | 6 | 6 | 177 | 66 | 2 | 26 | ||
South Africa | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 120 | 109 | 2 | 12 |
Australia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 137 | 12 | ||
Argentina | 6 | 5 | 1 | 80 | 166 | 2 | 4 |
August 18 | Australia | v | New Zealand | Sydney | 19 | 27 |
South Africa | v | Argentina | Cape Town | 27 | 6 | |
August 25 | New Zealand | v | Australia | Auckland | 22 | 0 |
Argentina | v | South Africa | Mendoza | 16 | 16 | |
September 8 | Australia | v | South Africa | Perth | 26 | 19 |
New Zealand | v | Argentina | Wellington | 21 | 5 | |
September 15 | Australia | v | Argentina | Gold Coast | 23 | 19 |
New Zealand | v | South Africa | Dunedin | 21 | 11 | |
September 29 | South Africa | v | Australia | Pretoria | 31 | 8 |
Argentina | v | New Zealand | La Plata | 15 | 54 | |
October 6 | South Africa | v | New Zealand | Soweto | 16 | 32 |
Argentina | v | Australia | Rosario | 19 | 25 |