| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia (2nd title) |
| Bledisloe Cup | Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 13 (2.17 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 4 wins in a row in the Bledisloe Cup, having taken it from New Zealand in 1998.
Table
| Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| Australia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 75 | +6 | 1 | 11 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 70 | +9 | 1 | 9 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 0 | 6 |
Results
| 21 July 2001 | |||||
| 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) | |||||
 South Africa | 3–12 |  New Zealand | Newlands, Cape Town | ||
| (HT: 3–12) | Referee: Scott Young (Australia) | ||||
| Penalties: Percy Montgomery | Penalties: Tony Brown (4) | ||||
| 28 July 2001 | |||||
| 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) | |||||
| South Africa | 20–15 | Australia | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| (HT: 14–0) | Referee:  David McHugh (Ireland)) | ||||
| Tries: Bob Skinstad | Penalties: Matt Burke (4), Manny Edmonds | ||||
| Penalties: Braam van Straaten (5) | |||||
| 11 August 2001 | |||||
| 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) | |||||
| New Zealand | 15–23 | Australia | Carisbrook, New Zealand | ||
| (HT: 5–10) | Referee:  Steve Lander (England) | ||||
| Tries: Jonah Lomu, Jeff Wilson | Tries: Matt Burke, penalty try | ||||
| Conversions: Andrew Mehrtens | Conversions: Matt Burke (2) | ||||
| Penalties: Tony Brown | Penalties: Matt Burke (3) | ||||
| 18 August 2001 | |||||
| 18:00 AWST (UTC+08) | |||||
| Australia | 14–14 | South Africa | Subiaco Oval, Perth | ||
| (HT: 3–8) | Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) | ||||
| Tries: Nathan Grey | Tries: Mark Andrews | ||||
| Penalties: Matt Burke (3) | Penalties: van Straaten (3) | ||||
| 25 August 2001 | |||||
| 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) | |||||
| New Zealand | 26–15 | South Africa | Eden Park, New Zealand | ||
| (HT: 13–9) | Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia) | ||||
| Tries: Alatini, penalty try | Penalties: van Straaten (5) | ||||
| Conversions: Mehrtens (2) | |||||
| Penalties: Mehrtens (4) | |||||
| 1 September 2001 | |||||
| 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) | |||||
| Australia | 29–26 | New Zealand | Stadium Australia, Australia | ||
| (HT: 19–6) | Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa) | ||||
| Tries: Kefu, Latham | Tries: Alatini, Howlett | ||||
| Conversions: Burke, Flatley | Conversions: Mehrtens (2) | ||||
| Penalties: Burke (4), Walker | Penalties: Mehrtens (4) |
| Tri Nations 2001 Winners |
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| Australia Second Title |
External links
- Tri Nations at Rugby.com.au