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Tri-Nations fixtures announced

New Zealand will open their defence of the Tri-Nations title with a Bledisloe Cup clash against Australia next July.
The fixture list, published on Saturday will see the All Blacks play their home games against South Africa at Christchurch and against the Wallabies in Wellington's new Westpac Stadium.

The series completes at the end of August with the Springboks hosting Australia.

Full fixtures:

July 15 Australia v New Zealand

July 22 New Zealand v South Africa

July 29 Australia v South Africa

August 5 New Zealand v Australia

August 19 South Africa v New Zealand

August 26 South Africa v Australia