New Zealand clinched the series crown with one match remaining, scoring two tries in the last 3 minutes to defeat South Africa 29–22 on 21 August in the first-ever Test at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.

[1] The 2010 Tri-Nations season has seen new records set by the All Blacks; they are the first team to finish undefeated since the expansion of the tournament to 9 rounds, and have seen the highest number of tries and overall points in the history of the tournament.

This game moved Australia down to fourth in the IRB World Rankings but they returned to third in rankings a week later, after France's heavy defeat to Argentina and Australia's win against Ireland in the last week of the 2010 mid-year rugby test series.

The final match of the Bledisloe Cup series between Australia and New Zealand took place after the Tri-Nations, on 30 October (the first 3 matches of the series were part of the Tri-Nations).

All times are local Touch judges: Alain Rolland (Ireland) Stuart Dickinson (Australia) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Touch judges: Alan Lewis (Ireland) Stuart Dickinson (Australia) Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand) Touch judges: Keith Brown (New Zealand) Vinny Munro (New Zealand) Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia) Touch judges: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) Cobus Wessels (South Africa) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia) Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Keith Brown (New Zealand) Television match official: Cobus Wessels (South Africa) Touch judges: Alain Rolland (Ireland) Simon McDowell (Ireland) Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Simon McDowell (Ireland) Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Simon McDowell (Ireland) Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa) Touch judges: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) Christie du Preez (South Africa) Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia) Source: scrum.com Source: scrum.com