2001 Tri Nations Series
| Final positions | |
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| Champions | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 → | |
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.
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 | |||||
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| 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
Round 1
| 21 July 2001 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | 3–12 | New Zealand |
| Pen: Montgomery | Pen: Brown (4) |
| Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 49,720[1] Referee: Scott Young (Australia) |
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Round 2
| 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) |
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Round 3
| 11 August 2001 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | 15–23 | Australia |
| Try: Lomu Wilson Con: Mehrtens Pen: Brown | Try: Burke Penalty try Con: Burke (2) Pen: Burke (3) |
| Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 36,000[3] Referee: Steve Lander (England) |
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Round 4
| 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) |
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Round 5
| 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, Auckland Attendance: 45,000[5] Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia) |
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Round 6
| 1 September 2001 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 29–26 | New Zealand (1 BP) |
| Try: Kefu Latham Con: Burke Flatley Pen: Burke (4) Walker | Try: Alatini Howlett Con: Mehrtens (2) Pen: Mehrtens (4) |
| Stadium Australia, Australia Attendance: 90,978[6] Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa) |
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References
- ^ "South Africa 3 - 12 New Zealand". ESPN.com.
- ^ "South Africa 20 - 15 Australia". ESPN.com.
- ^ "New Zealand 15 - 23 Australia". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Australia 14 - 14 South Africa". ESPN.com.
- ^ "New Zealand 26 - 15 South Africa". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Australia 29 - 26 New Zealand". ESPN.com.
External links
- Tri Nations at Rugby.com.au