2002 Tri Nations Series
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (4th title)
Bledisloe Cup Australia
Mandela Challenge Plate South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Tries scored32 (5.33 per match)
Attendance306,764 (51,127 per match)
2001
2003

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 2022, this was the last time that Australia won the Bledisloe Cup.

Table

Place Nation Games Points Try
bonus
Losing
bonus
Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 New Zealand 43019765+322115
2 Australia 42029186+51211
3 South Africa 4103103140−37217

Results

13 July 2002
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand 12–6 Australia
Pen: Mehrtens (4)Pen: Burke (2)
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 36,500[1]
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

20 July 2002
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand 41–20 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)

27 July 2002
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia 38–27 South Africa
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)

3 August 2002
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia 16–14 New Zealand
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 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 23–30 New Zealand
Try: De Kock
Pretorius
Con: Pretorius (2)
Pen: Pretorius (2)
Drop: Pretorius
Try: Howlett
MacDonald
Mauger
Penalty try
Con: Mehrtens (2)
Pen: Mehrtens (2)
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 52,500[5]
Referee: Dave McHugh (Ireland)1

17 August 2002
15:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 33–31 Australia
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[6]
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (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.

References

  1. "New Zealand 12 - 6 Australia". ESPN.com.
  2. "New Zealand 41 - 20 South Africa". ESPN.com.
  3. "Australia 38 - 27 South Africa". ESPN.com.
  4. "Australia 16 - 14 New Zealand". ESPN.com.
  5. "South Africa 23 - 30 New Zealand". ESPN.com.
  6. "South Africa 33 - 31 Australia". ESPN.com.
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