It is time to put the statistics right...

Tri-Nations title wins:

New Zealand: 5
Australia: 2
South Africa: 2 (1998 and 2004)

South Africa has:

• Finished at the bottom of the standings five times (consecutively between 1999-2003) in the nine-year history of the tournament.


• Won the least games in the competition - 14 of 37.


• Not won away from home since 1998.