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{{Infobox rugby league international tournament
| year = 2004
| title = Tri-Nations
| image = 2004 Rugby League Tri-nations logo.jpg
| imagesize = 125px
| alt = 2004 Tri-Nations logo
| finalists = 3
| country = United Kingdom
| winners = Australia
| count = 2
| matches = 7
| attendance = 182288
| points = 
| tries = 47
| topscorer-flag = AUS
| topscorer = [[Darren Lockyer]]<ref name=RLP2>{{cite web |url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/Tri-Nations_2004.html |title=Tri-Nations 2004 |access-date=2008-12-05 |publisher=Rugby League Project }}</ref> (28)
| top try scorer-flag = AUS
| top try scorer = [[Luke Rooney]]<ref name=RLP2/> (6)
| tournaments = Rugby League Tri-Nations
| last = [[1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations|1999]]
| next = [[2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations|2005]]
}}
The second '''Rugby League Tri-Nations''' tournament (known as the '''[[Gillette (brand)|Gillette]] Tri-Nations''' due to sponsorship<ref name="SB-gillettesponsor2004-3N-03-09-04">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/155552/gillette-extend-rugby-ties|title=Gillette extend rugby ties|date=2004-09-03|publisher=SportBusiness|access-date=20 November 2009}}</ref>) was contested between [[October 2004 in sports|16 October]] and [[November 2004 in sports|27 November]] of [[2004 in sports|2004]]. The format of the competition differed from the [[1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations|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.

== Participating teams ==
Each team was to play the other three twice during the round robin tournament. The top two finishing teams would then contest the final.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:70%;"
|-
!Team
!Nickname
!Coach
!Captain
!RLIF Rank
|-
| {{Flag icon|Australia}} '''[[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]]'''
|The Kangaroos
|[[Wayne Bennett (rugby league)|Wayne Bennett]]
|[[Darren Lockyer]]
| style="text-align: center;"| 1
|-
|{{Flag icon|NZ}} '''[[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]]'''
|The Kiwis
|[[Daniel Anderson (rugby league)|Daniel Anderson]]
|[[Ruben Wiki]]
| style="text-align: center;"| 2
|-
|{{Flag icon|Great Britain}} '''[[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]]'''
|The Lions
|[[Brian Noble (rugby league)|Brian Noble]]
|[[Andy Farrell]]
| style="text-align: center;"| 3
|}

== Officials ==
One referee from each participating nation was appointed to control matches in the Tri-Nations:
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Mander]] (2 matches)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Russell Smith (referee)|Russell Smith]] (3 matches)
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Glen Black]] (2 matches)

== Venues ==
The games were played at the following venues in New Zealand and England.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:0.2em auto;"
|-
! [[Auckland]]
! [[London]]
! [[Manchester]]
|-
| [[North Harbour Stadium]]
| [[Loftus Road]]
| [[City of Manchester Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''25,000'''
| Capacity: '''18,439'''
| Capacity: '''47,726'''
|-
| [[File:North harbour stadium.JPG|180px]]
| [[File:Loftus Road 5.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:City of Manchester Stadium East Stand.jpg|180px]]
|-
! [[Huddersfield]]
! [[Wigan]]
! [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]
|-
| [[Galpharm Stadium]]
| [[JJB Stadium]]
| [[KC Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''24,500'''
| Capacity: '''25,138'''
| Capacity: '''25,400'''
|-
| [[File:Huddersfield the-john-smiths-stadium.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Wigan athletics dw stadium.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:KC Stadium before Hull v Burnley.jpg|180px]]
|}

=== Final ===
The tournament final was played in Leeds.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:0.2em auto;"
|-
! [[Leeds]]
|-
| [[Elland Road]]
|-
| Capacity: '''37,890'''
|-
| [[File:Elland Road 2023 cropped.jpg|250px]]
|}

== Results ==

=== Tournament matches ===
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|date = 16 October
|home = {{rl-rt|NZL}}
|score = 16–16
|report= [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/3747624.stm Report]
|away = {{rl|AUS}}
|homescore = '''Tries:'''<br />[[Vinnie Anderson]]<br/>[[Louis Anderson]]<br/>[[Francis Meli]]<br/>'''Goals:'''<br />[[Brent Webb]] 2/3
|awayscore = '''Tries:'''<br />[[Luke Rooney]] (2)<br/>[[Anthony Minichiello]]<br/>'''Goals:'''<br />[[Darren Lockyer]] 2/3
|stadium = [[North Harbour Stadium]], [[Auckland]]
|referee = Russel Smith {{flagicon|ENG}}
|attendance = 19,118<ref name=RLP2/> 
|
}}
{| align=right style="font-size:90%; margin-left:1em"
|- bgcolor=#FF0033
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid silver; background: black; color: white"|New Zealand
!align="center" style="background: #eeeeee; color: black"|Position
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid gold; background: green; color: gold"|Australia
|-
|align="center"|[[Brent Webb]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Fullback (rugby league)|FB]]||align="center"|[[Anthony Minichiello]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Francis Meli]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Luke Rooney]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Nigel Vagana]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Shaun Berrigan]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Whatuira]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Willie Tonga]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Matt Utai]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Matt Sing]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Vinnie Anderson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Five-eighth|FE]]||align="center"|[[Darren Lockyer]] (c)
|-
|align="center"|[[Thomas Leuluai]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Scrum half|HB]]||align="center"|[[Craig Gower]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Jason Cayless]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Shane Webcke]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Louis Anderson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Hooker (rugby league)|HK]]||align="center"|[[Danny Buderus]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Ruben Wiki]] (c)||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Jason Ryles]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Tony Puletua]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Willie Mason]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Joe Galuvao]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Nathan Hindmarsh]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Sonny Bill Williams]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Loose forward|LK]]||align="center"|[[Tonie Carroll]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Motu Tony]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Craig Wing]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Roy Asotasi]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Petero Civoniceva]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Nathan Cayless]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Ben Kennedy (rugby league)|Ben Kennedy]]
|-
|align="center"|[[David Kidwell]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Andrew Ryan (rugby league)|Andrew Ryan]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Daniel Anderson (rugby league)|Daniel Anderson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Coach||align="center"|[[Wayne Bennett (rugby league)|Wayne Bennett]]
|}
{{clear}}
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|bg = #eeeeee
|date = 23 October
|home = {{rl-rt|AUS}}
|score = 32–12
|report=[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/3764868.stm Report]
|away = {{rl|NZL}}
|homescore = '''Tries:'''<br />[[Luke Rooney]]<br/>[[Darren Lockyer]]<br/>[[Willie Tonga]]<br/>[[Shaun Berrigan]]<br/>[[Petero Civoniceva]]<br/>'''Goals:'''<br />[[Craig Fitzgibbon]] (3/4)<br />[[Darren Lockyer]] (2/2)<br />[[Shaun Berrigan]] (1/1)
|awayscore = '''Tries:'''<br />[[Brent Webb]]<br/>[[Lesley Vainikolo]]<br/>[[Vinnie Anderson]]<br/>'''Goals:'''<br />[[Brent Webb]] (0/3)
|stadium = [[Loftus Road]], [[London]]
|referee = Russel Smith {{flagicon|ENG}}
|attendance = 16,725<ref name=RLP2/> |
}}
{| align=right style="font-size:90%; margin-left:1em"
|- bgcolor=#FF0033
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid gold; background: green; color: gold"|Australia
!align="center" style="background: #eeeeee; color: black"|Position
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid silver; background: black; color: white"|New Zealand
|-
|align="center"|[[Anthony Minichiello]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Fullback (rugby league)|FB]]||align="center"|[[Brent Webb]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Luke Rooney]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Francis Meli]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Shaun Berrigan]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Nigel Vagana]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Willie Tonga]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Paul Whatuira]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Matt Sing]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Lesley Vainikolo]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Darren Lockyer]] (c)||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Five-eighth|FE]]||align="center"|[[Vinnie Anderson]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Craig Gower]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Scrum half|HB]]||align="center"|[[Thomas Leuluai]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Shane Webcke]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Jason Cayless]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Danny Buderus]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Hooker (rugby league)|HK]]||align="center"|[[Louis Anderson]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Jason Ryles]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Nathan Cayless]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Craig Fitzgibbon]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Tony Puletua]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Nathan Hindmarsh]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Ruben Wiki]] (c)
|-
|align="center"|[[Tonie Carroll]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Loose forward|LK]]||align="center"|[[Sonny Bill Williams]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Craig Wing]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Robbie Paul]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Petero Civoniceva]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Roy Asotasi]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Willie Mason]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Paul Rauhihi]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Shaun Timmins]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[David Kidwell]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Wayne Bennett (rugby league)|Wayne Bennett]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Coach||align="center"|[[Daniel Anderson (rugby league)|Daniel Anderson]]
|}
{{clear}}
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{{Rugbybox
|bg = #eeeeee
|date = 30 October
|home = {{rl-rt|GBR}}
|score = 8–12
|report=[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/international_and_australian/3964053.stm Report]
|away = {{rl|AUS}}
|homescore = '''Tries:'''<br />[[Martin Gleeson (rugby league)|Martin Gleeson]]<br/>[[Brian Carney (rugby)|Brian Carney]]<br/>'''Goals:'''<br />[[Andy Farrell]] (0/2)
|awayscore = '''Tries:'''<br />[[Willie Mason]]<br/>[[Luke Rooney]] (2)<br/>'''Goals:'''<br />[[Brett Kimmorley]] (0/3)
|stadium = [[City of Manchester Stadium]], [[Manchester]]
|referee = Glen Black {{flagicon|NZL}}
|attendance = 38,572<ref name=RLP2/> |
}}
{| align=right style="font-size:90%; margin-left:1em"
|- bgcolor=#FF0033
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid blue; background: white; color: red"|Great Britain
!align="center" style="background: #eeeeee; color: black"|Position
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid gold; background: green; color: gold"|Australia
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Wellens]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Fullback (rugby league)|FB]]||align="center"|[[Anthony Minichiello]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Brian Carney (rugby)|Brian Carney]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Luke Rooney]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Martin Gleeson (rugby league)|Martin Gleeson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Shaun Berrigan]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Keith Senior]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Willie Tonga]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Stuart Reardon]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Matt Sing]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Sculthorpe]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Five-eighth|SO/FE]]||align="center"|[[Craig Gower]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Sean Long]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Scrum half|SH/HB]]||align="center"|[[Brett Kimmorley]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Stuart Fielden]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Shane Webcke]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Terry Newton]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Hooker (rugby league)|HK]]||align="center"|[[Danny Buderus]] (c)
|-
|align="center"|[[Adrian Morley]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Jason Ryles]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Jamie Peacock]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Andrew Ryan (rugby league)|Andrew Ryan]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Andy Farrell]] (c)||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Nathan Hindmarsh]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Gareth Ellis]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Loose forward|LK/LF]]||align="center"|[[Tonie Carroll]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Chev Walker]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Craig Wing]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Stephen Wild]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Petero Civoniceva]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Ryan Bailey (rugby league)|Ryan Bailey]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Willie Mason]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Danny McGuire]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Shaun Timmins]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Brian Noble (rugby league)|Brian Noble]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Coach||align="center"|[[Wayne Bennett (rugby league)|Wayne Bennett]]
|}
{{clear}}
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{{Rugbybox
|bg = #eeeeee
|date = 6 November
|home = {{rl-rt|GBR}}
|score = 22–12
|report=[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/international_and_australian/3987997.stm Report]
|away = {{rl|NZL}}
|homescore = '''Tries:'''<br />[[Terry Newton]]<br/>[[Stuart Reardon]] (2)<br/>'''Goals:'''<br />[[Andy Farrell]] (2/2)<br />[[Iestyn Harris]] (2/2)<br />[[Paul Sculthorpe]] (1/3)
|awayscore = '''Tries:'''<br />[[Ali Lauiti'iti]]<br/>[[Sonny Bill Williams]]<br/>'''Goals:'''<br />[[Brent Webb]] (2/2)
|stadium = [[Galpharm Stadium]], [[Huddersfield]]
|referee = Tim Mander  {{flagicon|AUS}}
|attendance = 20,372<ref name=RLP2/> |
}}
{| align=right style="font-size:90%; margin-left:1em"
|- bgcolor=#FF0033
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid blue; background: white; color: red"|Great Britain
!align="center" style="background: #eeeeee; color: black"|Position
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid silver; background: black; color: white"|New Zealand
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Wellens]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Fullback (rugby league)|FB]]||align="center"|[[Brent Webb]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Brian Carney (rugby)|Brian Carney]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Francis Meli]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Martin Gleeson (rugby league)|Martin Gleeson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Nigel Vagana]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Keith Senior]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Clinton Toopi]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Stuart Reardon]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Shontayne Hape]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Danny McGuire]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Five-eighth|SO/FE]]||align="center"|[[Vinnie Anderson]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Sean Long]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Scrum half|SH/HB]]||align="center"|[[Thomas Leuluai]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Stuart Fielden]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Jason Cayless]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Terry Newton]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Hooker (rugby league)|HK]]||align="center"|[[Louis Anderson]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Adrian Morley]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Ruben Wiki]] (c)
|-
|align="center"|[[Jamie Peacock]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Logan Swann]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Andy Farrell]] (c)||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[David Kidwell]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Sculthorpe]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Loose forward|LK/LF]]||align="center"|[[Sonny Bill Williams]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Gareth Ellis]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Robbie Paul]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Ryan Bailey (rugby league)|Ryan Bailey]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Nathan Cayless]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Johnson (rugby league born 1978)|Paul Johnson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Paul Rauhihi]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Iestyn Harris]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Ali Lauiti'iti]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Brian Noble (rugby league)|Brian Noble]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Coach||align="center"|[[Daniel Anderson (rugby league)|Daniel Anderson]]
|}
{{clear}}
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{{Rugbybox
|bg = #eeeeee
|date = 13 November
|home = {{rl-rt|GBR}}
|score = 24–12
|report= [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/international_and_australian/4007147.stm Report]
|away = {{rl|AUS}}
|homescore = '''Tries:'''<br />[[Terry Newton]]<br/>[[Stuart Reardon]]<br/>[[Stuart Fielden]]<br/>[[Keith Senior]]<br/>'''Goals:'''<br />[[Andy Farrell]] (4/4)
|awayscore = '''Tries:'''<br />[[Luke Rooney]]<br/>[[Mark O'Meley]]<br/>'''Goals:'''<br />[[Craig Fitzgibbon]] (1/1)<br />[[Brett Kimmorley]] (1/1)
|stadium = [[JJB Stadium]], [[Wigan]]
|referee = Glen Black  {{flagicon|NZL}}
|attendance = 25,004<ref name=RLP2/> |
}}
{| align=right style="font-size:90%; margin-left:1em"
|- bgcolor=#FF0033
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid blue; background: white; color: red"|Great Britain
!align="center" style="background: #eeeeee; color: black"|Position
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid gold; background: green; color: gold"|Australia
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Wellens]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Fullback (rugby league)|FB]]||align="center"|[[Anthony Minichiello]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Brian Carney (rugby)|Brian Carney]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Matt Sing]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Martin Gleeson (rugby league)|Martin Gleeson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Shaun Berrigan]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Keith Senior]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Willie Tonga]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Stuart Reardon]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Luke Rooney]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Danny McGuire]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Five-eighth|SO/FE]]||align="center"|[[Scott Hill (rugby league)|Scott Hill]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Sean Long]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Scrum half|SH/HB]]||align="center"|[[Brett Kimmorley]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Stuart Fielden]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Shane Webcke]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Terry Newton]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Hooker (rugby league)|HK]]||align="center"|[[Danny Buderus]] (c)
|-
|align="center"|[[Adrian Morley]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Petero Civoniceva]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Jamie Peacock]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Craig Fitzgibbon]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Andy Farrell]] (c)||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Nathan Hindmarsh]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Sculthorpe]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Loose forward|LK/LF]]||align="center"|[[Tonie Carroll]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Gareth Ellis]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Craig Wing]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Ryan Bailey (rugby league)|Ryan Bailey]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Andrew Ryan (rugby league)|Andrew Ryan]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Johnson (rugby league born 1978)|Paul Johnson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Willie Mason]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Iestyn Harris]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Mark O'Meley]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Brian Noble (rugby league)|Brian Noble]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Coach||align="center"|[[Wayne Bennett (rugby league)|Wayne Bennett]]
|}
{{clear}}
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{{Rugbybox
|bg = #eeeeee
|date = 20 November
|home = {{rl-rt|GBR}}
|score = 26–24
|report= [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/4029085.stm Report]
|away = {{rl|NZL}}
|homescore = '''Tries:'''<br />[[Keith Senior]]<br/>[[Brian Carney (rugby)|Brian Carney]] (2)<br/>[[Andy Farrell]]<br/>[[Paul Johnson (rugby league born 1978)|Paul Johnson]]<br/>'''Goals:'''<br />[[Andy Farrell]] (3/5)
|awayscore = '''Tries:'''<br />[[Vinnie Anderson]]<br/>[[Nigel Vagana]]<br/>[[Alex Chan (rugby league)|Alex Chan]]<br/>[[Shontayne Hape]]<br/>'''Goals:'''<br />[[Brent Webb]] (4/5)
|stadium = [[KC Stadium]], [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]
|referee = Tim Mander  {{flagicon|AUS}}
|attendance = 23,377 <ref name=RLP2/>|
}}
{| align=right style="font-size:90%; margin-left:1em"
|- bgcolor=#FF0033
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid blue; background: white; color: red"|Great Britain
!align="center" style="background: #eeeeee; color: black"|Position
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid silver; background: black; color: white"|New Zealand
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Wellens]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Fullback (rugby league)|FB]]||align="center"|[[Brent Webb]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Brian Carney (rugby)|Brian Carney]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Francis Meli]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Martin Gleeson (rugby league)|Martin Gleeson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Nigel Vagana]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Keith Senior]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Clinton Toopi]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Stuart Reardon]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Shontayne Hape]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Iestyn Harris]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Five-eighth|SO/FE]]||align="center"|[[Vinnie Anderson]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Danny McGuire]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Scrum half|SH/HB]]||align="center"|[[Thomas Leuluai]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Stuart Fielden]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Jason Cayless]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Matt Diskin]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Hooker (rugby league)|HK]]||align="center"|[[Louis Anderson]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Adrian Morley]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Paul Rauhihi]] (c)
|-
|align="center"|[[Gareth Ellis]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Logan Swann]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Andy Farrell]] (c)||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Ali Lauiti'iti]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Sean O'Loughlin]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Loose forward|LK/LF]]||align="center"|[[Wairangi Koopu]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Mickey Higham]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Dene Halatau]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Chev Walker]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Roy Asotasi]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Johnson (rugby league born 1978)|Paul Johnson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Nathan Cayless]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Danny Ward (rugby league)|Danny Ward]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Alex Chan (rugby league)|Alex Chan]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Brian Noble (rugby league)|Brian Noble]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Coach||align="center"|[[Daniel Anderson (rugby league)|Daniel Anderson]]
|}
{{clear}}
----

=== Tournament standings ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
!Team!!Played!!Won!!Drew!!Lost!!For!!Against!!Difference!!Points
|-
|align=left| {{Rl|Great Britain}} ||4||3||0||1||80||60||+20||6
|-
|align=left| {{Rl|Australia}} ||4||2||1||1||72||60||+12||5
|-
|align=left| {{Rl|New Zealand}} ||4||0||1||3||64||95||−32||1
|}

=== Final ===
{{Rugbyleaguebox
|bg = #eeeeee
|date = 27 November
|team1 = {{rl-rt|GBR}}
|score = 4–44
|report= [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/4046521.stm Report]
|team2 = {{rl|AUS}}
|points1 = '''Tries''':<br />[[Stuart Reardon]]<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />'''Goals''':<br />[[Andy Farrell]] (0/1)
|points2 = '''Tries''':<br />[[Anthony Minichiello]] (2)<br />[[Willie Tonga]] (2)<br />[[Matt Sing]]<br />[[Darren Lockyer]]<br />[[Willie Mason]]<br />'''Goals''':<br />[[Darren Lockyer]] (6/6)<br />[[Craig Fitzgibbon]] (2/2)
|stadium = [[Elland Road]], [[Leeds]]
|attendance = 39,120<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hughes |first=Ed |title=Great Britain 4 Australia 44: Kangaroos crush Lions' pride |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |place=UK |page=2 |publisher=Times Newspapers |date=28 November 2004 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article396623.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132747/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article396623.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |access-date=6 March 2011 }}</ref>
|referee = Russell Smith  {{flagicon|ENG}}
|manofmatch = [[Darren Lockyer]] 
}}
{| align=right style="font-size:90%; margin-left:1em"
|- bgcolor=#FF0033
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid blue; background: white; color: red"|Great Britain
!align="center" style="background: #eeeeee; color: black"|Position
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid gold; background: green; color: gold"|Australia
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Wellens]] ||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Fullback (rugby league)|FB]]||align="center"|[[Anthony Minichiello]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Brian Carney (rugby league)|Brian Carney]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Luke Rooney]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Martin Gleeson (rugby league)|Martin Gleeson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Shaun Berrigan]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Keith Senior]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Willie Tonga]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Stuart Reardon]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Matt Sing]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Iestyn Harris]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Five-eighth|SO/FE]]||align="center"|[[Darren Lockyer]] (c)
|-
|align="center"|[[Sean Long]] ||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Scrum half|SH/HB]]||align="center"|[[Brett Kimmorley]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Stuart Fielden]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Shane Webcke]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Terry Newton]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Hooker (rugby league)|HK]]||align="center"|[[Danny Buderus]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Adrian Morley]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Petero Civoniceva]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Jamie Peacock]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Andrew Ryan (rugby league)|Andrew Ryan]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Andy Farrell]] (c)||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Nathan Hindmarsh]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Sculthorpe]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Loose forward|LF/LK]]||align="center"|[[Tonie Carroll]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Danny McGuire]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Craig Wing]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Johnson (rugby league born 1978)|Paul Johnson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Mark O'Meley]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Ryan Bailey (rugby league)|Ryan Bailey]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Craig Fitzgibbon]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Sean O'Loughlin]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Willie Mason]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Brian Noble (rugby league)|Brian Noble]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Coach||align="center"|[[Wayne Bennett (rugby league)|Wayne Bennett]]
|}
{{Clear}}

== Player statistics ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="10" | Top point scorers
|-
!width=20 abbr="Position" |
!width=150 |Player
!width=150 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Tries" |T
!width=20 abbr="Goals" |G
!width=20 abbr="Field goals" |FG
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
|-
|1||style="text-align:left;"|[[Darren Lockyer]]
|{{rl|Australia}}||2||10||0||'''28'''
|-
|2||style="text-align:left;"|[[Luke Rooney]]
|{{rl|Australia}}||6||0||0||'''24'''
|-
|3||style="text-align:left;"|[[Andy Farrell]]
|{{rl|Great Britain}}||1||9||0||'''22'''
|-
|4||style="text-align:left;"|[[Brent Webb]]
|{{rl|New Zealand}}||1||8||0||'''20'''
|-
|5||style="text-align:left;"|[[Stuart Reardon]]
|{{rl|Great Britain}}||4||0||0||'''16'''
|}

{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="10" | Top try scorers
|-
!width=20 abbr="Position" |
!width=150 |Player
!width=150 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Tries" |T
|-
|1||style="text-align:left;"|[[Luke Rooney]]
|{{rl|Australia}}
|'''6'''
|-
|2||style="text-align:left;"|[[Stuart Reardon]]
|{{rl|Great Britain}}
|'''4'''
|-
|rowspan=4|3
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Anthony Minichiello]]
|{{rl|Australia}}
|rowspan=4|'''3'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Willie Tonga]]
|{{rl|Australia}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Brian Carney (rugby)|Brian Carney]]
|{{rl|Great Britain}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Vinnie Anderson]]
|{{rl|New Zealand}}
|}
{{col-end}}

=== Non-series Tests ===
During the series, Australia and New Zealand both played an additional test match against [[France national rugby league team|France]].

{{Rugbybox
|date = 2004-11-12
|home = {{Rl-rt|France }}
|score = 20–24
|away = {{Rl|New Zealand}}
|stadium = [[Stade d'Albert Domec]], [[Carcassonne]]
|attendance = 8000 |
}}
----
{{Rugbybox
|date = 2004-11-21
|home = {{Rl-rt|France }}
|score = 30–52
|away = {{Rl|Australia}}
|stadium = [[Stade Ernest Wellon]], [[Toulouse]]
|attendance = 10,000 |
}}

=== Additional Matches ===
A one-off match was also played between an ANZAC side made up of touring Australian and New Zealand players and a [[Cumbria rugby league team|Cumbria side]].<ref>[http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/1.342066 Three-Try Heroes] ''Whitehaven News'', 29 October 2004. Accessed 2009-08-14. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110807174126/http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/1.342066 Archived] 2009-08-16.</ref><ref>[http://www.allerdale.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/council-news/news-releases.aspx?prid=334&period=allnews Fans to meet Anzacs players] ''Allerdale Borough Council'', 6 October 2004. Accessed 2009-08-14. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110613205321/http://www.allerdale.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/council-news/news-releases.aspx?prid=334&period=allnews Archived] 2009-08-16.</ref><ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_7235/is_200410/ai_n29709756/ Kimmorley to captain Anzac team] ''AAP'', 26 October 2004</ref>

{{Rugbybox
|date = 2004-10-27
|home = [[Cumbria rugby league team|Cumbria]] 
|score = 12–64
|away = ANZAC Combination
|stadium = [[Derwent Park]], [[Workington]]
|attendance = 4,203 |
}}

On their way back to Australia just four days after the Tri-Nations Final, the Kangaroos played a match, known as the '''Liberty Bell Cup''' against the [[United States national rugby league team|USA]] at the [[Franklin Field]] in [[Philadelphia]]. Played in quarters instead of halves, and on a synthetic field that was the size of a [[Grid iron football|Grid iron]] field, the American's shocked the Australians by racing to an 18–0 lead nearing half time and actually went into the long break with a 24–6 lead. They managed to keep their lead until late in the game when the fitness of the Australians, who had bombed numerous try scoring opportunities through the game, told and the Kangaroos overhauled the home team to win 36–24.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0uLfihhco8 USA vs Australia 1st half]</ref>
{{Rugbybox
|date = 2004-12-1
|home = {{rl-rt|USA}}
|score = 24–36
|away = {{rl|AUS}}
|stadium = [[Franklin Field]], [[Philadelphia]]
|attendance = 4,500
}}
{{clear}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070208075901/http://www.rlhalloffame.org.uk/tri04.htm 2004 Tri-Nations, Information]

{{Rugby League Tri-Nations}}
{{2004 in rugby league}}

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