The 2001 Tri Nations Series was contested from 21 July to 1 September between the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa national rugby union teams. The Wallabies won another thrilling game at Stadium Australia in Sydney with number eight Toutai Kefu scoring a try at the death in captain John Eales' final test match, to successfully defend the Tri Nations trophy.
Final positions | |
---|---|
Champions | Australia (2nd title) |
Bledisloe Cup | Australia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Tries scored | 13 (2.17 per match) |
Attendance | 314,356 (52,393 per match) |
← 2000 2002 → |
Australia made it four wins in a row in the Bledisloe Cup, having taken it from New Zealand in 1998.
Table
Place | Nation | Games | Points | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Table points | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | |||||
1 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 75 | +6 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
2 | New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 70 | +9 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
3 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Results
21 July 2001 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
South Africa | 3–12 | New Zealand |
Pen: Percy Montgomery | Pen: Tony Brown (4) |
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 49,720[1] Referee: Scott Young (Australia) |
28 July 2001 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
South Africa | 20–15 | Australia (1 BP) |
Try: Skinstad Pen: Van Straaten (5) | Pen: Burke (4) Edmonds |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance: 50,000[2] Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)) |
11 August 2001 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
New Zealand | 15–23 | Australia |
Try: Lomu Jeff Wilson Con: Mehrtens Pen: Brown | Try: Matt Burke Penalty try Con: Burke (2) Pen: Burke (3) |
Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 36,000[3] Referee: Steve Lander (England) |
18 August 2001 18:00 AWST (UTC+08) |
Australia | 14–14 | South Africa |
Try: Grey Pen: Burke (3) | Try: Andrews Pen: Van Straaten (3) |
Subiaco Oval, Perth Attendance: 42,658[4] Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) |
25 August 2001 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
New Zealand | 26–15 | South Africa |
Try: Alatini Penalty try Con: Mehrtens (2) Pen: Mehrtens (4) | Pen: Van Straaten (5) |
Eden Park, New Zealand Attendance: 45,000[5] Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia) |
References
External links
- Tri Nations at Rugby.com.au
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