Article Published: Thursday 19 August 2010

SANZAR have released the draw for the 2011 Tri Nations with Australia and New Zealand concluding a condensed version of the southern hemisphere championship on Saturday, 27 August, less than two weeks before the opening game of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

The only other Tri Nations Test to be played in Australia next year will be the Wallabies v Springboks match at ANZ Stadium in Sydney which will kick off the Tri Nations on Saturday, 23 July.

The 2011 Tri Nations will be played over two rounds, home and away, as opposed to the current three rounds.

2011 Tri-Nations Schedule (kick off times to be confirmed):

Saturday, July 23: Australia v South Africa - Sydney
Saturday, July 30: New Zealand v South Africa - Wellington
Saturday, August 6: New Zealand v Australia - Auckland
Saturday, August 13: South Africa v Australia - Durban (TBC)
Saturday, August 20: South Africa v New Zealand - Port Elizabeth (TBC)
Saturday, August 27: Australia v New Zealand - Brisbane