The 2002
Tri Nations Series was contested from 13 July to 17 August between the
Australia
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,
New Zealand
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and
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
national
rugby union
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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
The Bledisloe Cup is an annual rugby union competition between the national teams of Australia's Wallabies and New Zealand's All Blacks that has been contested since the 1930s. The frequency that the competition is held has varied, as has the n ...
, having taken it from New Zealand in 1998. As of 2022, this was the last time that Australia won the Bledisloe Cup.
Table
Results
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
Referee 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.
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Round 6
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References
External links
Tri Nationsat Rugby.com.au
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