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2001 Tri Nations Rugby Tournament

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PWDLPFPAPDBPPts
Australia42118175+6111
New Zealand42027970+919
South Africa41125267-1506

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


South Africa 3 New Zealand 12, South Africa 20 Australia 15, New Zealand 15 Australia 23, Australia 14 South Africa 14, New Zealand 26 South Africa 15, Australia 29 New Zealand 26

South Africa 3 New Zealand 12
Newlands, Cape Town, 21 July

South Africa: Percy Montgomery; Breyton Paulse, Marius Joubert, Robbie Fleck, Dean Hall;
Butch James, Joost Van Der Westhuizen; Robbie Kempson, Lukas Van Biljon, Cobus Visagie, Victor Matfield, Mark Andrews, Andre Vos, Bobby Skinstad (captain), Andre Venter

Replacements: Deon Kayser for Joubert (21 mins), Ollie Le Roux for Kempson (61 mins), Johan Ackermann for Matfield (62 mins), John Smit for Van Biljon (63 mins), Joe Van Niekerk for Vos (72 mins)

Penalty Goals: Montgomery

New Zealand: Jeff Wilson; Doug Howlett, Tana Umaga, Pita Alatini, Jonah Lomu; Tony Brown, Justin Marshall; Carl Hoeft, Anton Oliver (captain), Greg Somerville, Norm Maxwell, Troy Flavell, Rueben Thorne, Ron Cribb, Taine Randell

Replacements: Leon MacDonald for Wilson (40 mins), Chris Jack for Maxwell (63 mins), Marty Holah for Cribb (75 mins)

Penalty Goals: Brown (4)

Referee: Scott Young (Australia)

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South Africa 20 Australia 15
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, 28 July

South Africa: Conrad Jantjes; Breyton Paulse, Robbie Fleck, Braam Van Straaten, Dean Hall;
Butch James, Joost Van Der Westhuizen; Robbie Kempson, Lukas Van Biljon, Cobus Visagie, Johan Ackermann, Mark Andrews, Andre Vos, Bobby Skinstad (captain), Andre Venter

Replacements: Corne Krige for Vos (temp 39-40 mins and 56 mins), Ollie Le Roux for Kempson (65 mins), John Smit for Van Biljon (69 mins), Joe Van Niekerk for Ackermann (69 mins)

Try: Skinstad
Penalty Goals: Van Straaten (5)

Australia: Matt Burke; Andrew Walker, Dan Herbert, Nathan Grey, Joe Roff; Elton Flatley, George Gregan; Nic Stiles, Michael Foley, Rod Moore, David Giffin, John Eales (captain), Owen Finegan, Toutai Kefu, George Smith

Replacements: Matt Cockbain for Giffin (65 mins), Ben Darwin for Moore (59 mins), Manuel Edmonds for Flatley (70 mins), David Lyons for Kefu (74 mins), Chris Latham for Burke (74 mins)

Penalty Goals: Burke (4), Edmonds

Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)

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New Zealand 15 Australia 23
Carisbrook, Dunedin, 11 August

New Zealand: Jeff Wilson; Doug Howlett, Tana Umaga, Pita Alatini, Jonah Lomu; Tony Brown, Justin Marshall; Carl Hoeft, Anton Oliver (captain), Greg Somerville, Norm Maxwell, Troy Flavell, Rueben Thorne, Ron Cribb, Taine Randell

Replacements: Mark Cooksley for Maxwell (50 mins), Carl Hayman for Somerville (55 mins), Leon MacDonald for Howlett (63 mins), Byron Kelleher for Marshall (63 mins), Andrew Mehrtens for Brown (69 mins), Marty Holah for Randell (75 mins)

Tries: Lomu, Wilson
Conversions: Mehrtens
Penalty Goals: Brown

Australia: Matt Burke; Andrew Walker, Dan Herbert, Nathan Grey, Joe Roff; Stephen Larkham, George Gregan; Nic Stiles, Michael Foley, Rod Moore, Justin Harrison, John Eales (captain), Owen Finegan, Toutai Kefu, George Smith

Replacements: Ben Darwin for Moore (55 mins), Matt Cockbain for Finegan (59 mins), Phil Waugh for Smith (63 mins), Chris Latham for Burke (74 mins), Brendan Cannon for Foley (74 mins), Elton Flatley for Larkham (77 mins)

Tries: Burke, penalty try (Roff)
Conversions: Burke (2)
Penalty Goals: Burke (3)

Referee: Steve Lander (England)

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Australia 14 South Africa 14
Subiaco Oval, Perth, 18 August

Australia: Matt Burke; Chris Latham, Dan Herbert, Nathan Grey, Joe Roff; Stephen Larkham, George Gregan; Nic Stiles, Michael Foley, Rod Moore, Justin Harrison, John Eales (captain), Owen Finegan, Toutai Kefu, George Smith

Replacements: Phil Waugh for Smith (54 mins), Ben Darwin for Moore (60 mins), Matt Cockbain for Harrison (61 mins), Graeme Bond for Latham (65 mins)

Tries: Grey
Penalty Goals: Burke (3)

South Africa: Conrad Jantjes; Breyton Paulse, Robbie Fleck, Braam Van Straaten, Dean Hall;
Butch James, Joost Van Der Westhuizen; Robbie Kempson, Lukas Van Biljon, Cobus Visagie, Victor Matfield, Mark Andrews, Andre Vos, Bobby Skinstad (captain), Andre Venter

Replacements: Deon Kayser for Fleck (20 mins), Ollie Le Roux for Kempson (60 mins), Albert Van Den Bergh for Andrews (60 mins), John Smit for Van Biljon (65 mins)

Tries: Andrews
Penalty Goals: Van Straaten (3)

Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

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New Zealand 26 South Africa 15
Eden Park, Auckland, 25 August

New Zealand: Leon MacDonald; Jeff Wilson, Tana Umaga, Pita Alatini, Jonah Lomu; Andrew Mehrtens, Byron Kelleher; Carl Hoeft, Anton Oliver (captain), Greg Somerville, Norm Maxwell, Chris Jack, Troy Flavell, Ron Cribb, Taine Randell

Replacements: Mark Cooksley for Maxwell (temp 37-40 mins) and for Jack (76 mins), Marty Holah for Cribb (50 mins), Carl Hayman for Somerville (58 mins)

Tries: Alatini, penalty try (MacDonald)
Conversions: Mehrtens (2)
Penalty Goals: Mehrtens (4)

South Africa: Conrad Jantjes; Breyton Paulse, Andre Snyman, Braam Van Straaten, Dean Hall; Butch James, Joost Van Der Westhuizen; Robbie Kempson, Lukas Van Biljon, Cobus Visagie, Victor Matfield, Mark Andrews, Andre Vos, Bobby Skinstad (captain), Andre Venter

Replacements: Joe Van Niekerk for Skinstad (temp 21-30 mins) and for Vos (64 mins), Ollie Le Roux for Kempson (61 mins), John Smit for Van Biljon (61 mins), Albert Van Den Bergh for Andrews (61 mins), Deon Kayser for Snyman (76 mins)

Penalty Goals: Van Straaten (5)

Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)

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Australia 29 New Zealand 26
Stadium Australia, Sydney, 1 September

Australia: Matt Burke; Chris Latham, Dan Herbert, Nathan Grey, Joe Roff; Stephen Larkham, George Gregan; Nic Stiles, Michael Foley, Rod Moore, David Giffin, John Eales (captain), Owen Finegan, Toutai Kefu, George Smith

Replacements: Phil Waugh for Smith (52 mins), Ben Darwin for Finegan (temp 53-57 mins) and for Moore (57 mins), Andrew Walker for Burke (65 mins), Matt Cockbain for Giffin (68 mins), Elton Flatley for Grey (68 mins)

Tries: Latham, Kefu
Conversions: Burke, Flatley
Penalty Goals: Burke (4), Walker

New Zealand: Leon MacDonald; Doug Howlett, Tana Umaga, Pita Alatini, Jonah Lomu; Andrew Mehrtens, Byron Kelleher; Carl Hoeft, Anton Oliver (captain), Greg Somerville, Norm Maxwell, Chris Jack, Troy Flavell, Ron Cribb, Taine Randell

Replacements: Marty Holah for Randell (32 mins), Christian Cullen for Howlett (60 mins), Justin Marshall for Kelleher (64 mins), Carl Hayman for Somerville (68 mins)

Tries: Howlett, Alatini
Conversions: Mehrtens (2)
Penalty Goals: Mehrtens (4)

Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

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