2002 Tri Nations Series
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| Final positions | |
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| Champions |  New Zealand (4th title) |
| Bledisloe Cup |  Australia |
| Mandela Challenge Plate | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 32 (5.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 306,764 (51,127 per match) |
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The 2002 Tri Nations Series was contested from 13 July to 17 August between the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa national rugby union teams. The All Blacks won the tournament.
South Africa won their first Mandela Challenge Plate in a one-off home test against Australia. Australia made it 5 wins in a row in the Bledisloe Cup, having taken it from New Zealand in 1998. As of 2025, this was the last time that Australia won the Bledisloe Cup.
Table
[edit | edit source]| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Try bonus |
Losing bonus |
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | |||||
| 1 | New Zealand
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 65 | +32 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | Australia
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 86 | +5 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 103 | 140 | −37 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Results
[edit | edit source]Round 1
[edit | edit source]| 13 July 2002 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | 12–6 | Australia (1 BP) |
| Pen: Mehrtens (4) | Pen: Burke (2) |
| Lancaster Park, Christchurch Attendance: 36,500[1] Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
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Round 2
[edit | edit source]| 20 July 2002 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| (1 BP) New Zealand | 41–20 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa |
| Try: Hammett Howlett Marshall Robertson Thorne Con: Mehrtens (2) Pen: Mehrtens (3) Drop: Mehrtens | Try: Greeff Joubert Con: Pretorius (2) Pen: Pretorius Drop: Greeff |
| Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 37,693[2] Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
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Round 3
[edit | edit source]| 27 July 2002 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| (1 BP) Australia | 38–27 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (1 BP) |
| Try: Latham (2) Tune Mortlock Con: Burke (3) Pen: Burke (3) Mortlock | Try: Joubert (2) Skinstad Russell Con: Pretorius (2) Pen: Pretorius |
| The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 37,528[3] Referee: Steve Lander (England) |
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Round 4
[edit | edit source]| 3 August 2002 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 16–14 | New Zealand (1 BP) |
| Try: Rogers Sharpe Pen: Burke (2) | Try: McCaw Pen: Mehrtens (3) |
| Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 79,543[4] Referee: André Watson (South Africa) |
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Round 5
[edit | edit source]| 10 August 2002 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| (1 BP) South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg | 23–30 | New Zealand (1 BP) |
| Try: De Kock 2' Pretorius 32' Con: Pretorius (2) 3', 33' Pen: Pretorius (2) 27', 52' Drop: Pretorius 57' | Try: MacDonald 4' Penalty try 17' Howlett 36' Mauger 80' Con: Mehrtens (2) 18', 80+1' Pen: Mehrtens (2) 54', 70' |
| Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 52,500[5] Referee: Dave McHugh (Ireland) |
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Referee McHugh had to be replaced in the 43rd minute after a drunk South African fan, Pieter van Zyl, ran onto the pitch and tackled him, leaving McHugh with a dislocated shoulder and having to be carried off on a stretcher. He was replaced by Chris White.[6]
Round 6
[edit | edit source]| 17 August 2002 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| (1 BP) South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg | 33–31 | Australia (1 BP) |
| Try: Paulse (2) Greeff Russell Van Niekerk Con: Greeff (4) | Try: Kefu Cannon Rogers Con: Burke (2) Pen: Burke (3) Drop: Gregan |
| Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 63,000[7] Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Tri Nations at Rugby.com.au