2002 Tri Nations Series
Final positions | |
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Champions | New Zealand (4th title) |
Bledisloe Cup | Australia |
Mandela Challenge Plate | 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 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 2022, this was the last time that Australia won the Bledisloe Cup.
Table
Place | Nation | Games | Points | Try bonus |
Losing bonus |
Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | |||||
1 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 65 | +32 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
2 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 86 | +5 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
3 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 103 | 140 | −37 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Results
13 July 2002 19:35 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) |
20 July 2002 19:35 Australia ) |
27 July 2002 20:00 | Try: Joubert (2) Skinstad Russell Con: Pretorius (2) Pen: Pretorius |
The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 37,528[3] Referee: Steve Lander (England) |
3 August 2002 20:00 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) |
10 August 2002 15:00 UTC+02) |
(1 BP) South Africa | 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)1 |
17 August 2002 15:00 New Zealand ) |
1 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.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "New Zealand 12 - 6 Australia". ESPN.com.
- ^ "New Zealand 41 - 20 South Africa". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Australia 38 - 27 South Africa". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Australia 16 - 14 New Zealand". ESPN.com.
- ^ "South Africa 23 - 30 New Zealand". ESPN.com.
- ^ "South Africa 33 - 31 Australia". ESPN.com.
External links
- Tri Nations at Rugby.com.au