2009 Tri Nations Series

2009 Tri Nations Series
Date18 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 played9
Tries scored27 (3 per match)
Attendance399,093 (44,344 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Morné Steyn (95)
Most triesAustralia Matt Giteau (3)
2008
2010

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.