2002 Australia rugby union tour

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2002 Australia rugby union tour
Summary	P W D L
Total	04 02 00 02
Test match	04 02 00 02
Opponent	P W D L
Argentina	1 1 0 0
England	1 0 0 1
Ireland	1 0 0 1
Italy	1 1 0 0

The 2002 Australia rugby union tour, also known as the 2002 Wallabies spring tour, was a series of matches played in November 2002 in Argentina, England, Ireland and Italy by the Australia national rugby union team.

First test: Argentina

2 November 2002

Argentina	6–17	Australia
Pen: Contepomi 2		Try: Mortlock Pen: Burke 3, Flatley

Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)

Argentina: 15.

Dan Herbert, 11. Stirling Mortlock , 10. Stephen Larkham, 9. George Gregan (capt.), 8. Toutai Kefu, 7. George Smith, 6. Matt Cockbain, 5. Justin Harrison, 4. Dan Vickerman, 3. Patricio Noriega, 2. Jeremy Paul, 1. Bill Young – Replacements: 16. Adam Freier, 17. Ben Darwin, 18. David Giffin, 19. David Croft, 20. Chris Whitaker, 21. Elton Flatley, 22. Wendell Sailor

Second test: Ireland

9 November 2002

Ireland	18–9	Australia
Pen: O' Gara 6		Pen: Burke 3

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

Ireland: 15. Girvan Dempsey, 14. Shane Horgan, 13. Brian O'Driscoll (capt.), 12. Kevin Maggs, 11. Denis Hickie, 10. Ronan O'Gara, 9. Peter Stringer, 8. Anthony Foley, 7. Keith Gleeson, 6. Victor Costello, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly, 4. Gary Longwell, 3. John Hayes, 2. Shane Byrne, 1. Reggie Corrigan – Replacements: 16. Frankie Sheahan, 18. Leo Cullen, 19. Alan Quinlan – Unused: 17. Marcus Horan20. Guy Easterby
Australia: 15.

Third test: England

16 November 2002

England	32–31	Australia
Try: Cohen 2 Con: Wilikinson 2 Pen: Wilkinson 6		Try: Flatley 2, sailor Con: Burke 2 Pen: Burke 4

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 74,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)

England: 15. Jason Robinson, 14. James Simpson-Daniel, 13. Will Greenwood, 12. Mike Tindall, 11. Ben Cohen, 10. Jonny Wilkinson, 9. Matt Dawson, 8. Richard Hill, 7. Neil Back, 6. Lewis Moody, 5. Ben Kay, 4. Martin Johnson (capt.), 3. Phil Vickery, 2. Steve Thompson, 1. Jason Leonard – Replacements: 19. Lawrence Dallaglio, 21. Austin Healey – Unused: 16. Mark Regan, 17. Robbie Morris, 18. Danny Grewcock, 20. Andy Gomarsall, 22. Tim Stimpson
Australia: 15.

Fourth test: Italy

23 November 2002

Italy	3–34	Australia
Pen: Pez		Try: Harrison, Kefu Mortlock, Staniforth 2 Con: Burke 3 Pen: Burke

Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Pablo De Luca (Argentina)

Italy: 15.

• Memorias de la UAR 2002
• "Argentina (6) 6 – 17 (14) Australia (FT)". ESPN Scrum. 2 November 2002. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
• "Ireland 18 – 9 Australia". The Guardian. 10 November 2002. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
• "Ireland (12) 18 – 9 (3) Australia (FT)". ESPN Scrum. 9 November 2002. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
• "England 32 – 31 Australia". The Guardian. 17 November 2002. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
• "England (16) 32 – 31 (13) Australia (FT)". ESPN Scrum. 16 November 2002. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
• "Italy v Australia at Genova, Nov 23, 2002". ESPN Scrum. 23 November 2002. Retrieved 15 May 2013.