Tough start for SANZAR show
Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:53
Defending champion Springboks and nine-time champion All Blacks will get the 2010 Tri-Nations tournament underway with back-to-back Tests in New Zealand.
It is a fitting start to the SANZAR showpiece, just a year out from the next World Cup - to be held in New Zealand in 2011.
The schedule for the 2010 Tri-Nations was announced by SANZAR on Thursday.
The ten-week tournament kicks off in Auckland on July 10, with South Africa returning to New Zealand to defend the crown they clinched in that country last month.
Australia enter the competition on July 24, with a home match against the Springboks in Brisbane.
The series concludes on September 11 in Sydney, with the Wallabies hosting the All Blacks.
Tri-Nations schedule for 2010 (kick-off times to be confirmed):
Saturday, July 10: New Zealand v South Africa - Auckland
Saturday, July 17: New Zealand v
South Africa - Wellington
Saturday, July 24: Australia v South Africa - Brisbane
Saturday, July 31: Australia v New Zealand - Melbourne
Saturday, August 7: New Zealand v Australia - Christchurch
Saturday, August 21: South Africa v New Zealand - Johannesburg
Saturday, August 28: South Africa v Australia - Pretoria
Saturday, September 4: South Africa v Australia - Bloemfontein
Saturday, September 11: Australia v New Zealand - Sydney
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