Tri Nations No South Africa

The name will be familiar to rugby fans as australia new zealand and south africa contested a tri nations competition annually from 1996 through to 2011. Ra and sanzaar have tried to re brand the six week event now cut in half without the world cup champions presence as 2020s version of the tri nations the three team competition that ran until 2011 before argentina joined. The joint organisation south africa new zealand australia and argentina rugby sanzaar said in a statement the reigning world cup winners will no longer compete against the other three.
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Tri nations no south africa. Australia and argentina to play a tri nations tournament due to covid 19 the springboks have not played a match. South africa blue sky publications pty ltd ta thesouthafrican number. It will be the first time since 1994 that south africa will pass a year without playing both australia and new zealand with the three nations launching the tri nations as a joint venture in 1996. Oct 16th 2020 south africas shock withdrawal from the 2020 rugby championship has been confirmed with organisers sanzaar scrambling to announce an old school tri nations competition in its place.

Rugby australia possesses the. But without south africa the tournament has lost a much of its zip. The springboks have officially withdrawn from the 2020 rugby championship forcing sanzaar to change the competition to a three team tri nations with australia new zealand and argentina. News broke last night that south africa were on the verge of announcing their non participation and sanzaar confirmed the reports at midday on friday.

South africa have committed to the rugby championship for the next decade.