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:2000 Tri Nations Series

{{Use British English|date=May 2011}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox rugby tournament

| name = 2000 Tri Nations Series

| image =

| caption = Official logo

| champion = Australia

| count = 1

| bledisloe cup = {{ru|AUS}}

| matches = 6

| tries = 29

| attendance = 63609

| top scorer = Andrew Mehrtens (77)

| most tries = Christian Cullen (7)

| preceded by = 1999

| succeeded by = 2001

}}

The 2000 Tri Nations Series was the fifth Tri Nations Series, an annual rugby union competition contested by the national rugby union teams of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. It was played from 15 July to 26 August 2000. Australia won the tournament for the first time after a 19–18 win over South Africa in Durban.

The opening game of the tournament between Australia and New Zealand attracted a world record rugby union crowd of 109,874 to Stadium Australia.

Australia made it three wins in a row in the Bledisloe Cup, having taken it from New Zealand in 1998.

Table

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" style="width:5%"| Place

!rowspan="2"| Nation

!colspan="4" style="width:32%"| Games

!colspan="3" style="width:18%"| Points

!rowspan="2" style="width:8%"| Try
bonus

!rowspan="2" style="width:8%"| Losing
bonus

!rowspan="2" style="width:10%"| Table
points

style="width:8%"| Played

!style="width:8%"| Won

!style="width:8%"| Drawn

!style="width:8%"| Lost

!style="width:8%"| For

!style="width:8%"| Against

!style="width:8%"| {{tooltip|Diff|Difference}}

1align=left|{{ru|AUS}}

|4

30110486+181114
2align=left|{{ru|NZL}}

|4

202127117+102212
3align=left|{{ru|RSA}}

|4

10382110−28116

Results

=Round 1=

{{Rugbybox

|date = 15 July 2000

|time = 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

|home = (2 BP) {{Ru-rt|AUS}}

|score = 35–39

|away = {{Ru|NZL}} (1 BP)

|try1 = Mortlock (2)
Latham
Roff
Paul

|con1 = Mortlock (2)

|pen1 = Mortlock (2)

|try2 = Umaga
Alatini
Cullen
Marshall
Lomu

|con2 = Mehrtens (4)

|pen2 = Mehrtens (2)

|stadium = Stadium Australia, Sydney

|attendance = 109,874

|referee = André Watson (South Africa)

}}

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style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"|

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width="25"|width="25"|
FB15Chris Latham
RW14Stirling Mortlock
OC13Daniel Herbert
IC12Jason Little
LW11Joe Roff
FH10Stephen Larkham
SH9George Gregan
N88Jim Williams
OF7David Wilson
BF6Mark Connors
RL5John Eales (c)
LL4David Giffin
TP3Fletcher Dyson
HK2Michael Foley
LP1Richard Harry
colspan="3"|Replacements:
HK16Jeremy Paul
PR17Glen Panoho
LF18Troy Jaques
N819Toutai Kefu
SH20Sam Cordingley
FH21Rod Kafer
WG22Andrew Walker
colspan="3"|Coach:
colspan="3"|{{flagdeco|AUS}} Rod Macqueen

|style="vertical-align:top|

|style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"|

cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto"
width="25"|width="25"|
FB15Christian Cullen
RW14Tana Umaga
OC13Alama Ieremia
IC12Pita Alatini
LW11Jonah Lomu
FH10Andrew Mehrtens
SH9Justin Marshall
N88Ron Cribb
OF7Scott Robertson
BF6Taine Randell
RL5Norm Maxwell
LL4Todd Blackadder (c)
TP3Kees Meeuws
HK2Anton Oliver
LP1Carl Hoeft
colspan="3"|Replacements:
HK16Mark Hammett
PR17Craig Dowd
LK18Troy Flavell
FL19Josh Kronfeld
SH20Byron Kelleher
FH21Tony Brown
FB22Leon MacDonald
colspan="3"|Coach:
colspan="3"|{{flagdeco|NZL}} Wayne Smith

|}

style="width:100%"

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=Round 2=

{{Rugbybox

|date = 22 July 2000

|time = 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

|home = {{Ru-rt|NZL}}

|score = 25–12

|away = {{Ru|RSA}}

|try1 = Cullen (2)

|pen1 = Mehrtens (3)
Brown

|drop1 = Mehrtens

|pen2 = Van Straaten (3)

|drop2 = Montgomery

|stadium = Lancaster Park, Christchurch

|attendance = 49,000

|referee = Chris White (England)

}}

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style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"|

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width="25"|width="25"|
FB15Christian Cullen
RW14Tana Umaga
OC13Mark Robinson
IC12Pita Alatini
LW11Jonah Lomu
FH10Andrew Mehrtens
SH9Justin Marshall
N88Ron Cribb
OF7Josh Kronfeld
BF6Taine Randell
RL5Troy Flavell
LL4Todd Blackadder (c)
TP3Kees Meeuws
HK2Anton Oliver
LP1Carl Hoeft
colspan="3"|Replacements:
HK16Mark Hammett
PR17Craig Dowd
LK18Norm Maxwell
FL19Scott Robertson
SH20Byron Kelleher
FH21Tony Brown
FB22Leon MacDonald
colspan="3"|Coach:
colspan="3"|{{flagdeco|NZL}} Wayne Smith

|style="vertical-align:top|

|style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"|

cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto"
width="25"|width="25"|
FB15Percy Montgomery
RW14Breyton Paulse
OC13Robbie Fleck
IC12De Wet Barry
LW11Thinus Delport
FH10Braam van Straaten
SH9Werner Swanepoel
N88André Vos (c)
BF7Rassie Erasmus
OF6Corné Krige
RL5André Venter
LL4Albert van den Berg
TP3Cobus Visagie
HK2Charl Marais
LP1Robbi Kempson
colspan="3"|Replacements:
HK16John Smit
PR17Willie Meyer
LK18Jannes Labuschagne
FL19Warren Brosnihan
SH20Joost van der Westhuizen
CE21Grant Esterhuizen
WG22Chester Williams
colspan="3"|Coach:
colspan="3"|{{flagdeco|RSA}} Nick Mallett

|}

style="width:100%"

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=Round 3=

{{Rugbybox

|date = 29 July 2000

|time = 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

|team1 = {{ru-rt|AUS}}

|score = 26–6

|team2 = {{ru|RSA}}

|stadium = Stadium Australia, Sydney

|attendance = 77,048

|referee = Ed Morrison (England)

|try1 = Mortlock
Paul

|pen2 = Van Straaten (2)

|con1 = Mortlock (2)

|pen1 = Mortlock (4)

}}

style="width:100%"
style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"|

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width="25"|width="25"|
FB15Chris Latham
RW14Stirling Mortlock
OC13Daniel Herbert
IC12Jason Little
LW11Joe Roff
FH10Stephen Larkham
SH9George Gregan
N88Jim Williams
OF7David Wilson
BF6Mark Connors
RL5John Eales (c)
LL4David Giffin
TP3Fletcher Dyson
HK2Michael Foley
LP1Richard Harry
colspan="3"|Replacements:
HK16Jeremy Paul
PR17Glen Panoho
LK18Matt Cockbain
N819Toutai Kefu
SH20Sam Cordingley
FH21Rod Kafer
WG22Ben Tune
colspan="3"|Coach:
colspan="3"|{{flagdeco|AUS}} Rod Macqueen

|style="vertical-align:top|

|style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"|

cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto"
width="25"|width="25"|
FB15Thinus Delport
RW14Breyton Paulse
OC13Robbie Fleck
IC12De Wet Barry
LW11Pieter Rossouw
FH10Braam van Straaten
SH9Werner Swanepoel
N88André Vos (c)
BF7André Venter
OF6Corné Krige
RL5Mark Andrews
LL4Albert van den Berg
TP3Cobus Visagie
HK2Charl Marais
LP1Robbi Kempson
colspan="3"|Replacements:
HK16John Smit
PR17Ollie le Roux
LK18Jannes Labuschagne
FL19Warren Brosnihan
SH20Joost van der Westhuizen
FB21Percy Montgomery
WG22Chester Williams
colspan="3"|Coach:
colspan="3"|{{flagdeco|RSA}} Nick Mallett

|}

style="width:100%"

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=Round 4=

{{Rugbybox

|date = 5 August 2000

|time = 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

|team1 = (1 BP) {{ru-rt|NZL}}

|score = 23–24

|team2 = {{ru|AUS}}

|stadium = Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington

|attendance = 36,500

|referee = Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

|try1 = Cullen (2)

|try2 = Mortlock
Roff

|con1 = Mehrtens (2)

|con2 = Mortlock

|pen1 = Mehrtens (3)

|pen2 = Eales
Mortlock (3)

}}

style="width:100%"
style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"|

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width="25"|width="25"|
FB15Christian Cullen
RW14Tana Umaga
OC13Alama Ieremia
IC12Pita Alatini
LW11Jonah Lomu
FH10Andrew Mehrtens
SH9Justin Marshall
N88Ron Cribb
OF7Josh Kronfeld
BF6Taine Randell
RL5Norm Maxwell
LL4Todd Blackadder (c)
TP3Kees Meeuws
HK2Anton Oliver
LP1Carl Hoeft
colspan="3"|Replacements:
HK16Mark Hammett
PR17Craig Dowd
LK18Troy Flavell
FL19Reuben Thorne
SH20Byron Kelleher
FH21Tony Brown
FB22Leon MacDonald
colspan="3"|Coach:
colspan="3"|{{flagdeco|NZL}} Wayne Smith

|style="vertical-align:top|

|style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"|

cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto"
width="25"|width="25"|
FB15Chris Latham
RW14Stirling Mortlock
OC13Daniel Herbert
IC12Jason Little
LW11Joe Roff
FH10Stephen Larkham
SH9George Gregan
N88Jim Williams
OF7David Wilson
BF6Toutai Kefu
RL5John Eales (c)
LL4David Giffin
TP3Fletcher Dyson
HK2Michael Foley
LP1Richard Harry
colspan="3"|Replacements:
HK16Jeremy Paul
PR17Glen Panoho
LK18Matt Cockbain
FL19Mark Connors
SH20Sam Cordingley
FH21Rod Kafer
WG22Ben Tune
colspan="3"|Coach:
colspan="3"|{{flagdeco|AUS}} Rod Macqueen

|}

style="width:100%"

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=Round 5=

{{Rugbybox

|date = 19 August 2000

|time = 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

|team1 = (1 BP) {{ru-rt|RSA}}

|score = 46–40

|team2 = {{Ru|NZL}} (2 BP)

|stadium = Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

|attendance = 57,233

|referee = Andrew Cole (Australia)

|try1 = Delport
Fleck (2)
Swanepoel (2)
Williams

|try2 = Cullen (2)
Umaga (2)

|con1 = Van Straaten (5)

|con2 = Mehrtens (4)

|pen1 = Van Straaten (2)

|pen2 = Mehrtens (3)

|drop2 = Mehrtens

}}

style="width:100%"
style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"|

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width="25"|width="25"|
FB15Thinus Delport
RW14Breyton Paulse
OC13Grant Esterhuizen
IC12Robbie Fleck
LW11Chester Williams
FH10Braam van Straaten
SH9Werner Swanepoel
N88André Vos (c)
BF7Rassie Erasmus
OF6Corné Krige
RL5André Venter
LL4Mark Andrews
TP3Cobus Visagie
HK2Charl Marais
LP1Ollie le Roux
colspan="3"|Replacements:
HK16John Smit
PR17Willie Meyer
LK18Albert van den Berg
FL19Warren Brosnihan
SH20Joost van der Westhuizen
FH21Jaco van der Westhuyzen
FB22Percy Montgomery
colspan="3"|Coach:
colspan="3"|{{flagdeco|RSA}} Nick Mallett

|style="vertical-align:top|

|style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"|

cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto"
width="25"|width="25"|
FB15Christian Cullen
RW14Tana Umaga
OC13Alama Ieremia
IC12Pita Alatini
LW11Jonah Lomu
FH10Andrew Mehrtens
SH9Justin Marshall
N88Ron Cribb
OF7Josh Kronfeld
BF6Taine Randell
RL5Norm Maxwell
LL4Todd Blackadder (c)
TP3Kees Meeuws
HK2Anton Oliver
LP1Carl Hoeft
colspan="3"|Replacements:
HK16Mark Hammett
PR17Greg Somerville
LK18Troy Flavell
FL19Scott Robertson
SH20Byron Kelleher
FH21Tony Brown
FB22Leon MacDonald
colspan="3"|Coach:
colspan="3"|{{flagdeco|NZL}} Wayne Smith

|}

style="width:100%"

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=Round 6=

{{Rugbybox

|date = 26 August 2000

|time = 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

|team1 = (1 BP) {{ru-rt|RSA}}

|score = 18–19

|team2 = {{ru|AUS}}

|stadium = Kings Park Stadium, Durban

|attendance = 52,000

|referee = Paul Honiss (New Zealand)

|pen1 = Van Straaten (6)

|try2 = Latham

|con2 = Mortlock

|pen2 = Mortlock (4)

}}

style="width:100%"
style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"|

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width="25"|width="25"|
FB15Thinus Delport
RW14Chester Williams
OC13Grant Esterhuizen
IC12Robbie Fleck
LW11Breyton Paulse
FH10Braam van Straaten
SH9Werner Swanepoel
N88André Vos (c)
BF7Corné Krige
OF6Rassie Erasmus
RL5Mark Andrews
LL4André Venter
TP3Cobus Visagie
HK2Charl Marais
LP1Robbi Kempson
colspan="3"|Replacements:
HK16John Smit
PR17Ollie le Roux
LK18Albert van den Berg
FL19Warren Brosnihan
SH20Joost van der Westhuizen
FH21Jaco van der Westhuyzen
FB22Percy Montgomery
colspan="3"|Coach:
colspan="3"|{{flagdeco|RSA}} Nick Mallett

|style="vertical-align:top|

|style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"|

cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto"
width="25"|width="25"|
FB15Chris Latham
RW14Stirling Mortlock
OC13Daniel Herbert
IC12Jason Little
LW11Joe Roff
FH10Stephen Larkham
SH9George Gregan
N88Jim Williams
OF7David Wilson
BF6Mark Connors
RL5John Eales (c)
LL4David Giffin
TP3Fletcher Dyson
HK2Michael Foley
LP1Richard Harry
colspan="3"|Replacements:
HK16Jeremy Paul
PR17Glen Panoho
LK18Matt Cockbain
FL19Toutai Kefu
SH20Sam Cordingley
FH21Rod Kafer
WG22Ben Tune
colspan="3"|Coach:
colspan="3"|{{flagdeco|AUS}} Rod Macqueen

|}

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080722115345/http://www.rugby.com.au/qantas_wallabies/trophies/tri_nations_trophy,157.html Tri Nations] at Rugby.com.au

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