Australia won its third title. This was the final edition of the tournament under the "Tri Nations" name; with the
2012 entry of
Argentina, the competition was renamed as
The Rugby Championship.
24 October: Nineteen figures were inducted into the Hall at the
IRB Awards banquet in
Auckland, held the night after the Rugby World Cup final. This set of inductions was divided into the following categories:[5]
Rugby World Cup-winning captains through
2007 (
John Eales, captain of the 1999 World Cup-winning Australia team, was not included as he had already been inducted):
Australia won its third title. This was the final edition of the tournament under the "Tri Nations" name; with the
2012 entry of
Argentina, the competition was renamed as
The Rugby Championship.
24 October: Nineteen figures were inducted into the Hall at the
IRB Awards banquet in
Auckland, held the night after the Rugby World Cup final. This set of inductions was divided into the following categories:[5]
Rugby World Cup-winning captains through
2007 (
John Eales, captain of the 1999 World Cup-winning Australia team, was not included as he had already been inducted):