Tri Nations
- Johannesburg, 17 August 2002, 15:05 local, 13:05 GMT
South Africa
(14)
33 - 31
(9)
Australia
(FT)
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Teams
South Africa
Australia
Tries
Greeff, Paulse 2, Russell, van Niekerk
Tries
Cannon, Kefu, Rogers
Cons
Greeff 4
Cons
Burke 2
Pens
none
Pens
Burke 3
Drops
none
Drops
Gregan
Team
15
FB
Werner Greeff
14
W
Breyton Paulse
13
C
Marius Joubert
12
C
De Wet Barry
11
W
Dean Hall
10
FH
Brent Russell
9
SH
Neil de Kock
1
P
Lawrence Sephaka
2
H
James Dalton
3
P
Willie Meyer
4
L
Jannes Labuschagne
5
L
AJ Venter
6
F
Corne Krige
(c)
7
F
Joe van Niekerk
8
N8
Bobby Skinstad
Replacements
16
H
Ollie le Roux
17
P
Faan Rautenbach
18
Victor Matfield
19
F
Hendro Scholtz
20
SH
Bolla Conradie
21
Adrian Jacobs
22
W
Stefan Terblanche
Team
15
FB
Chris Latham
14
W
Ben Tune
13
C
Matt Burke
12
C
Dan Herbert
11
W
Stirling Mortlock
10
FH
Stephen Larkham
9
SH
George Gregan
(c)
1
P
Bill Young
2
H
Jeremy Paul
3
P
Ben Darwin
4
L
Nathan Sharpe
5
L
Justin Harrison
6
F
Owen Finegan
7
F
George Smith
8
N8
Toutai Kefu
Replacements
16
H
Brendan Cannon
17
P
Rod Moore
18
L
Matt Cockbain
19
N8
David Lyons
20
Chris Whitaker
21
Elton Flatley
22
UB
Mat Rogers
Notes
Result
South Africa won by a margin of 2 points
Tri Nations points
South Africa 5 (1 try bonus), Australia 1 (1 losing bonus)
Ground name
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance
63000
Referee
PD O'Brien
(New Zealand)
South Africa Test debuts
none
Australia Test debuts
none
Other scores
2003 Rugby World Cup Qualifier
Canada
27 - 6
Chile
Calgary