1996 Tri Nations Series
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The 1996 Tri Nations Series was the inaugural annual southern hemisphere rugby union tournament contested by the national teams of New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1996 Tri Nations Series canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1996 Tri Nations Series Context triple: [Tri Nations, firstSeason, 1996 Tri Nations Series]
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A.
1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was a landmark international rugby union tournament remembered for South Africa’s emotional post-apartheid victory and its powerful role in national reconciliation.
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B.
1991 Rugby World Cup
The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the men's Rugby Union world championship, hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France and won by Australia.
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C.
1999 Rugby World Cup
The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth edition of rugby union’s premier international tournament, hosted primarily in Wales and notable for Australia’s victory and the inauguration of several modern rugby venues.
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D.
1987 Rugby World Cup
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the inaugural men's Rugby Union world championship tournament, co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia and ultimately won by the New Zealand national team.
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E.
1995 Rugby League World Cup
The 1995 Rugby League World Cup was an international rugby league tournament held primarily in England, notable for its expanded format and the participation of emerging nations such as Samoa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1996 Tri Nations Series Target entity description: The 1996 Tri Nations Series was the inaugural annual southern hemisphere rugby union tournament contested by the national teams of New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa.
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A.
1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was a landmark international rugby union tournament remembered for South Africa’s emotional post-apartheid victory and its powerful role in national reconciliation.
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B.
1991 Rugby World Cup
The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the men's Rugby Union world championship, hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France and won by Australia.
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C.
1999 Rugby World Cup
The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth edition of rugby union’s premier international tournament, hosted primarily in Wales and notable for Australia’s victory and the inauguration of several modern rugby venues.
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D.
1987 Rugby World Cup
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the inaugural men's Rugby Union world championship tournament, co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia and ultimately won by the New Zealand national team.
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E.
1995 Rugby League World Cup
The 1995 Rugby League World Cup was an international rugby league tournament held primarily in England, notable for its expanded format and the participation of emerging nations such as Samoa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tri Nations Series
ⓘ
rugby union tournament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1996 SANZAR Tri Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastInCountry |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | New Zealand national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederation | World Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | southern hemisphere ⓘ |
| country |
Australia
ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ South Africa ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1996-08-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1997 Tri Nations Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Bledisloe Cup 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody |
New Zealand Rugby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rugby Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Rugby Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inauguralEdition | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
SANZAR competitions
ⓘ
Tri Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| matchesPerTeam | 4 ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Andrew Mehrtens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christian Cullen NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 3 ⓘ |
| organisedBy | SANZAR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | South Africa national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1996 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Lion Nathan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| startDate | 1996-07-06 ⓘ |
| team |
Australia national rugby union team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlace | Australia national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topPointScorer | Matt Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topTryScorer | Christian Cullen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalMatches | 6 ⓘ |
| tournamentFormat | double round-robin ⓘ |
| winner | New Zealand national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: 1996 Tri Nations Series Description of subject: The 1996 Tri Nations Series was the inaugural annual southern hemisphere rugby union tournament contested by the national teams of New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa.
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