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1997 Tri Nations Series

Field	Value
name	1997 Tri Nations Series
champion	New Zealand
caption	Official logo
count	2
bledisloe cup
matches	6
tries	48
attendance	327356
preceded by	1996
succeeded by	1998

The 1997 Tri Nations Series was the second Tri Nations Series, an international rugby union competition contested by the men's national teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. It was played from 19 July to 23 August, with each team playing each of the others twice – once at home and once away. New Zealand won all four of their matches to claim a second straight title.

New Zealand also won the Bledisloe Cup, a title contested only between themselves and Australia, for the third year in a row. They led 1–0 going into the Tri Nations, having won the test between them in Christchurch two weeks before the start of the series, and the two victories in the Tri Nations gave them a 3–0 final result.

Table

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Try
bonus	Losing
bonus	Table
points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff
1		4	4	0	0	159	109	+50	2	0	18
2		4	1	0	3	148	144	–4	2	1	7
3		4	1	0	3	96	150	–54	2	0	6

Results

Round 1

Drotské Spencer Wilson

RSA Carel du Plessis

NZL John Hart

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Round 2

Little Cullen Wilson

AUS Greg Smith

NZL John Hart

Notes

A virtually unknown Hugh Jackman sang the national anthem for Australia in this match.

Round 3

Larkham Manu De Beer Du Randt

AUS Greg Smith

RSA Carel du Plessis

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Round 4

Ieremia Marshall Randell Spencer Umaga Montgomery Rossouw Teichmann Van der Westhuizen Honiball (2)

NZL John Hart

RSA Carel du Plessis

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Round 5

Marshall Randell Roff Tune

NZL John Hart

AUS Greg Smith

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Round 6

Andrews Brosnihan Dalton De Beer Erasmus Rossouw Little Roff

RSA Carel du Plessis

AUS Greg Smith

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