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2000 Tri Nations Rugby Tournament

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PWDLPFPAPDBPPts
Australia430110486+18214
New Zealand4202127117+9412
South Africa410382110-2836

Points system: Win = 4, Draw = 2, Bonus point awarded for scoring 4 or more tries or losing by 7 or less points.


Australia 35 New Zealand 39, New Zealand 25 South Africa 12, Australia 26 South Africa 6, New Zealand 23 Australia 24, South Africa 46 New Zealand 40, South Africa 18 Australia 19

Australia 35 New Zealand 39
Stadium Australia, Sydney, 15 July

Australia: Chris Latham; Stirling Mortlock, Daniel Herbert, Jason Little, Joe Roff; Stephen Larkham, George Gregan; Richard Harry, Michael Foley, Fletcher Dyson, David Giffin, John Eales (captain), Mark Connors, David Wilson, Jim Williams

Replacements: Jeremy Paul for Foley (40 mins), Toutai Kefu for Wilson (45 mins), Rod Kafer for Little (53 mins), Glenn Panoho for Harry (57 mins), Little for Herbert (70 mins), Andrew Walker for Mortlock (76 mins)

Tries: Mortlock (2), Latham, Roff, Paul
Conversions: Mortlock (2)
Penalty Goals: Mortlock (2)

New Zealand: Christian Cullen; Tana Umaga, Alama Ieremia, Pita Alatini, Jonah Lomu; Andrew Mehrtens, Justin Marshall; Carl Hoeft, Anton Oliver, Kees Meeuws, Todd Blackadder (capt), Norm Maxwell, Taine Randell, Scott Robertson, Ron Cribb

Replacements: Josh Kronfeld for Scott Robertson (43 mins), Troy Flavell for Norm Maxwell (50 mins), Tony Brown for Andrew Mehrtens (65 mins), Mark Hammett for Anton Oliver (73 mins)

Tries: Umaga, Alatini, Cullen, Marshall, Lomu
Conversions: Mehrtens (4)
Penalty Goals: Mehrtens (2)

Referee: Andre Watson (South Africa)

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New Zealand 25 South Africa 12
Jade Stadium, Christchurch, 22 July

New Zealand: Christian Cullen; Tana Umaga, Mark Robinson, Pita Alatini, Jonah Lomu; Andrew Mehrtens, Justin Marshall; Carl Hoeft, Anton Oliver, Kees Meeuws, Todd Blackadder (capt), Troy Flavell, Taine Randell, Josh Kronfeld, Ron Cribb

Replacements: Leon McDonald for Cullen (temp 1-5 mins), Norm Maxwell for Flavell (46 mins), Craig Dowd for Hoeft (48 mins), Mark Hammer for Oliver (61 mins), Tony Brown for Mehrtens (67 mins), Scott Robertson for Kronfeld (73 mins)

Tries: Cullen (2)
Penalty Goals: Mehrtens (3), Brown
Drop Goal: Mehrtens

South Africa: Percy Montgomery; Breyton Paulse, Robbie Fleck, De Wet Barry, Thinus Delport; Braam Van Straaten, Werner Swanepoel; Robbie Kempson, Charl Marais, Cobus Visagie, Albert Van Den Bergh, Andre Venter, Corne Krige, Rassie Erasmus, Andre Vos (capt)

Replacements: Grant Esterhuizen for Fleck (74 mins), Joost Van Der Westhuizen for Swanepoel (74 mins), Warren Brosnihan for Krige (temp 1-6), Jannes Labushchagne for Van Den Bergh (70 mins), Willie Meyer for Visage (65 mins), John Smit for Kempson (temp 34 mins, 74 mins)

Penalty Goals: Van Straaten (3)
Drop Goal: Montgomery

Referee: Chris White (England)

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Australia 26 South Africa 6
Stadium Australia, Sydney, 29 July

Australia: Chris Latham; Stirling Mortlock, Daniel Herbert, Jason Little, Joe Roff; Stephen Larkham, George Gregan; Richard Harry, Michael Foley, Fletcher Dyson, David Giffin, John Eales (captain), Mark Connors, David Wilson, Jim Williams

Replacements: Jeremy Paul for Foley (40 mins), Toutai Kefu for Williams (46 mins), Matt Cockbain for Connors (59 mins), Ben Tune for Roff (63 mins), Glenn Panoho for Dyson (70 mins), Rod Kafer for Little (78 mins)

Tries: Mortlock, Paul
Conversions: Mortlock (4)
Penalty Goals: Mortlock (2)

South Africa: Thinus Delport; Breyton Paulse, Robbie Fleck, De Wet Barry, Pieter Rossouw; Braam Van Straaten, Werner Swanepoel; Robbie Kempson, Charl Marais, Cobus Visagie, Albert Van Den Bergh, Mark Andrews, Corne Krige, Andre Venter, Andre Vos (capt)

Replacements: Warren Brosnihan for Andrews (56 mins), Ollie Le Roux for Visagie (63 mins), John Smit for Marais (65 mins), Joost van der Westhuizen for Swanepoel (66 mins), Percy Montgomery for Van Straaten (67 mins)

Penalty Goals: Van Straaten (2)

Referee: Ed Morrison (England)

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New Zealand 23 Australia 24
WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington, 5 August

New Zealand: Christian Cullen; Tana Umaga, Alama Ieremia, Pita Alatini, Jonah Lomu; Andrew Mehrtens, Justin Marshall; Carl Hoeft, Anton Oliver, Kees Meeuws, Todd Blackadder (capt), Norm Maxwell, Taine Randell, Josh Kronfeld, Ron Cribb

Replacements: Tony Brown, Craig Dowd, Mark Hammett, Byron Kelleher, Reuben Thorne

Tries: Cullen (2)
Conversions: Mehrtens (2)
Penalty Goals:
Mehrtens (3)

Australia: Chris Latham; Stirling Mortlock, Daniel Herbert, Jason Little, Joe Roff; Stephen Larkham, George Gregan; Richard Harry, Michael Foley, Fletcher Dyson, David Giffin, John Eales (captain), Toutai Kefu, David Wilson, Jim Williams

Replacements: Mark Connors, Jeremy Paul, Ben Tune

Tries: Mortlock, Roff
Conversion: Mortlock
Penalty Goals:
Mortlock (3), Eales

Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

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South Africa 46 New Zealand 40
Ellis Park, Johannesburg, 19 August

South Africa: Thinus Delport; Breyton Paulse, Robbie Fleck, Grant Esterhuizen, Chester Williams; Braam Van Straaten, Werner Swanepoel; Ollie Le Roux, Charl Marais, Cobus Visagie, Andre Venter, Mark Andrews, Corne Krige, Rassie Erasmus, Andre Vos (capt)

Replacements: John Smit, Jaco Van Der Westhuizen, Warren Brosnihan, Willie Meyer, Albert Van Den Bergh

Tries: Delport, Fleck (2), Swanepoel (2), Williams
Conversions: Van Straaten (5)
Penalty Goals: Van Straaten (2)

New Zealand: Christian Cullen; Tana Umaga, Alama Ieremia, Pita Alatini, Jonah Lomu; Andrew Mehrtens, Justin Marshall; Carl Hoeft, Anton Oliver, Kees Meeuws, Todd Blackadder (capt), Norm Maxwell, Taine Randell, Josh Kronfeld, Ron Cribb

Replacements: Troy Flavell, Leon MacDonald, Greg Somerville, Mark Hammett, Scott Robertson

Tries: Cullen (2), Umaga (2)
Conversions: Mehrtens (4)
Penalty Goals: Mehrtens (3)
Drop Goal: Mehrtens

Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)

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South Africa 18 Australia 19
Kings Park, Durban, 26 August

South Africa: Thinus Delport; Breyton Paulse, Robbie Fleck, Grant Esterhuizen, Chester Williams; Braam Van Straaten, Werner Swanepoel; Robbie Kempson, Charl Marais, Cobus Visagie, Mark Andrews, Andre Venter, Rassie Erasmus, Corne Krige, Andre Vos (capt)

Replacements: John Smit, Warren Brosnihan, Ollie Le Roux, Albert Van Den Bergh

Penalty Goals: Van Straaten (6)

Australia: Chris Latham; Stirling Mortlock, Daniel Herbert, Jason Little, Joe Roff; Stephen Larkham, George Gregan; Richard Harry, Michael Foley, Fletcher Dyson, David Giffin, John Eales (captain), Mark Connors, David Wilson, Jim Williams

Replacements: Matt Cockbain, Rod Kafer, Toutai Kefu, Jeremy Paul, Glenn Panoho, Ben Tune

Tries: Latham
Conversions: Mortlock
Penalty Goals: Mortlock (4)

Referee: Paul Honnis (New Zealand)

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