RE: Joined today!
February 16, 2011 at 5:27 am
(This post was last modified: February 16, 2011 at 5:48 am by theVOID.)
Poor bugger 
The third is South Africa, but they don't contest the Bledisloe. Each tri nations each team plays 6 games, 3 against each other team, the team who wins 2 out of 3 between New Zealand and Australia wins the Bledisloe. I'm not sure how long the Bledisloe cup has been decided based on tri-nations games but it wasn't always the case - I think it might have started the first year the tri-nations started, which would be some time in the mid 90's.
(February 16, 2011 at 1:19 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote:(February 16, 2011 at 1:00 am)theVOID Wrote: They just count all of the games between Aus and NZ in the Tri-nations as Bledisloe cup matches, it saves having a separate tournament (and it means we don't have to beat you twice)
To true...but "Tri" is usually indicative of three...who is the other team??
"tri" could also mean 'Aussie aspirations to beat the kiwis at their own game'
The third is South Africa, but they don't contest the Bledisloe. Each tri nations each team plays 6 games, 3 against each other team, the team who wins 2 out of 3 between New Zealand and Australia wins the Bledisloe. I'm not sure how long the Bledisloe cup has been decided based on tri-nations games but it wasn't always the case - I think it might have started the first year the tri-nations started, which would be some time in the mid 90's.
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