The Bledisloe Cup, an Australian-New Zealand trophy is also awarded within the series.
Each nation plays each other thrice on a home and away basis, though the number of games against each side was expanded from two to three in 2006.
[1] A nation receives four points for a win, two for a draw and none for a loss.
Should teams still be level, this is followed by number of tries scored by a nation during the series.
The tournament involves three southern hemisphere nations; Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.