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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Australia |
| Date | 31 October – 5 December 2020 |
| Countries |  Argentina Australia New Zealand |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | New Zealand (17th title) |
| Bledisloe Cup | New Zealand |
| Puma Trophy | Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 22 (3.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 102,605 (17,101 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Nicolás Sánchez (43 points) |
| Most tries |
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The 2020 Tri Nations Series was the seventeenth edition of the annual southern hemisphere competition, involving Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. On 16 October 2020, 2019 Rugby Championship winners and 2019 Rugby World Cup champions South Africa confirmed their withdrawal from the originally planned 2020 Rugby Championship due to South African government travel restrictions, player welfare and safety concerns related to COVID-19.[1] This meant that the competition temporarily returned to its previous Tri-Nations format - played across six weekends with each team playing each other twice.[2]
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was moved to later in the year than usual. It had been mooted that all matches might be played in New Zealand,[3] however, in September 2020 it was announced that all matches would be held in Australia rather than in all of the competing nations.[4][5]
- ^ "SANZAAR confirm 2020 Tri-Nations Series to kick-off 31 October". Rugby.Com.Au. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "World Cup holders South Africa pull out of Rugby Championship". The 42. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand poised to become sole host of 2020 Rugby Championship". The Guardian. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Australia to host trc 2020". Super Rugby. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "The Rugby Championship draw: Every Wallabies, All Blacks match revealed". Rugby.Com.Au. Retrieved 24 September 2020.