2004 (2004) Tri-Nations  ()
Number of teams	3
Host country	Australia
Winner	Australia (2nd title)
Matches played	7
Attendance	182,315 (26,045 per match)
Tries scored	47 (6.71 per match)
Top scorer	Darren Lockyer[1] (28)
Top try scorer	Luke Rooney[1] (6)
Tournaments  < 1999 2005 >

The second Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament (known as the Gillette Tri-Nations due to sponsorship^[2]) was contested between 16 October and 27 November of 2004. The format of the competition differed from the previous event in that the teams played each other twice, rather than once, prior to the final.

The tournament final of the tournament was predicted by some to be a close affair, with the British team heralded as slight favourites after finishing at the top of the league table. Instead, it was a one-sided match as Australia produced their best performance of the tournament. The game was effectively over by half-time when Australia led by 38-0.

Contents 1 Results 1.1 Tournament matches 1.2 Tournament standings 1.3 Final 1.4 Non-series Tests 1.5 Additional Matches 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Results

[edit] Tournament matches

2004-10-16	New Zealand	16–16	Australia	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 19,118 [1]

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2004-10-23	Australia	32–12	New Zealand	Loftus Road, London Attendance: 16,725 [1]

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2004-10-30	Australia	12–8	Great Britain	City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 38,572 [1]

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2004-11-06	Great Britain	22–12	New Zealand	Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 20,372 [1]

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2004-11-13	Great Britain	24–12	Australia	JJB Stadium, Wigan Attendance: 25,004 [1]

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2004-11-20	Great Britain	26–24	New Zealand	KC Stadium, Hull Attendance: 23,377 [1]

[edit] Tournament standings

Team	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Points
Great Britain	4	3	0	1	80	60	+20	6
Australia	4	2	1	1	72	60	+12	5
New Zealand	4	0	1	3	64	95	−32	1

[edit] Final

2004-11-27	Great Britain	4–44	Australia	Elland Road, Leeds Attendance: 39,120 [1]

2004 Tri-Nations Champions
Australia Second title

[edit] Non-series Tests

During the series, Australia and New Zealand played additional Tests against France.

2004-11-12	France	20–24	New Zealand	Stade d'Albert Domec, Carcassonne Attendance: 8000

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2004-11-21	France	30–52	Australia	Stade Ernest Wellon, Toulouse Attendance: 10,000

[edit] Additional Matches

A one off match was also played between an ANZAC side made up of touring Australian and New Zealand players and a Cumbira side.^[3][4][5]

2004-10-27	Cumbria	12–64	ANZAC Combination	Derwent Park, Workington Attendance: 4,203

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• 2004 Tri-Nations, Information

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