2002 Tri Nations Series

2002 Tri Nations Series
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (4th title)
Bledisloe Cup Australia
Mandela Challenge Plate South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Tries scored32 (5.33 per match)
Attendance306,764 (51,127 per match)
2001
2003

The 2002 Tri Nations Series was contested from 13 July to 17 August between the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa national rugby union 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, having taken it from New Zealand in 1998. As of 2022, this was the last time that Australia won the Bledisloe Cup.