2003 Tri Nations Series
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| Champions |  New Zealand (5th title) |
| Bledisloe Cup | New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 33 (5.5 per match) |
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The 2003 Tri Nations Series was contested from 12 July to 16 August between the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa national rugby union teams. The All Blacks won the tournament.
New Zealand regained the Bledisloe Cup which Australia had held since 1998.
Table
| Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points |
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 65 | +77 | 2 | 18 |
| Australia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 106 | −17 | 2 | 6 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 122 | −60 | 0 | 4 |
Results
| 12 July 2003 | |||||
| 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) | |||||
 South Africa |
26 – 22 |  Australia |
Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| (HT: 20–10) | Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) |
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| Tries: Matfield, Russell |
Tries: Sailor, Roff, Waugh |
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| Conversions: Koen (2) |
Conversions: Burke (2) |
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| Penalties: Koen (4) |
Drop Goals: Burke |
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| 19 July 2003 | |||||
| 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) | |||||
| South Africa |
16 – 52 | New Zealand |
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa | ||
| (HT: 9–22) | Referee:  Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
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| Tries: Willemse |
Tries: Howlett (2), Mauger, Meeuws, Rokocoko (2), Spencer |
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| Conversions: Koen |
Conversions: Spencer (4) |
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| Penalties: Koen (2) |
Penalties: Spencer (3) |
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| Drop Goals: Koen |
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| 26 July 2003 | |||||
| 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) | |||||
| Australia |
21 – 50 | New Zealand |
Telstra Stadium, Sydney, Australia | ||
| (HT: 11–23) | Referee:  Tony Spreadbury (England) |
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| Tries: Burke, Rogers, Sailor |
Tries: Carter, Howlett, Mauger, Rokocoko (3), Umaga |
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| Penalties: Burke (2) |
Conversions: Carter, Spencer (2) |
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| Penalties: Spencer (3) |
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| 2 August 2003 | |||||
| 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) | |||||
| Australia |
29 – 9 | South Africa |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | ||
| (HT: 6–6) | Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) |
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| Tries: Rogers, Waugh |
Penalties: Koen (3) |
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| Conversions: Flatley (2) |
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| Penalties: Flatley (5) |
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| 9 August 2003 | |||||
| 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) | |||||
| New Zealand |
19 – 11 | South Africa |
Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
| (HT: 13–11) | Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia) |
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| Tries: Rokocoko |
Tries: Bands |
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| Conversions: Spencer |
Penalties: Koen (2) |
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| Penalties: Spencer (4) |
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| 16 August 2003 | |||||
| 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) | |||||
| New Zealand |
21 – 17 | Australia |
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| (HT: 15–9) | Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
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| Tries: Howlett (2) |
Tries: Smith |
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| Conversions: Spencer |
Penalties: Flatley (4) |
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| Penalties: Spencer (3) |
| Tri Nations 2003 Winners |
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| New Zealand Fifth Title |
External links
- 2003 Tri Nations Series at ESPN
- Tri Nations at Rugby.com.au
