2009 Tri Nations Series
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| Date | 18 July 2009– 19 September 2009 |
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| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 South Africa (3rd title)
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| Bledisloe Cup |
 New Zealand
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| Freedom Cup |
South Africa
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| Mandela Challenge Plate |
South Africa
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| 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.
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. For South Africa, the tournament comes on the back of the British and Irish Lions Tour.
On 18 July, the All Blacks drew first blood in the series, coming from behind to defeat the Wallabies 22–16 at Eden Park. The All Blacks then departed for a two-test series against the Springboks in South Africa (Bloemfontein and Durban). 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. The following week, they defeated the All Blacks again, with Morné Steyn scoring all of their points in a 31–19 win. 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.
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