2002 end-of-year rugby union internationals

The 2002 end-of-year tests, also known as the 2002 Autumn Internationals, are international rugby union matches that took place during November and December 2002 involving touring teams from the southern hemisphere. These consist of Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, and South Africa and one or more teams from the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. This year's end of year tests also featured Tier 2 European sides, Romania, Russia and Georgia, and also features South Pacific nations Fiji.

The 2002 end-of-year tests featured one of the biggest results in rugby union history, as South Africa suffered their heaviest ever defeat, losing 53-3 to England on 23 November.[1]

Fixtures

Week 1

1 November 2002
19:30 GMT
Wales  40–3  Romania
Report
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 9,448
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
2 November 2002
20:10 ART (UTC-3)
Argentina  6–17  Australia
Pen: Contepomi (2)
 Report Try: Mortlock
Pen: Burke (3)
Flatley

Week 2

9 November 2002
14:30 GMT
England  31–28  New Zealand
Try: Cohen
Moody
Wilkinson
Con: Wilkinson (2/3)
Pen: Wilkinson (3)
Drop: Wilkinson
 Report Try: Howlett
Lee
Lomu (2)
Con: Blair (2)
Mehrtens (2)
9 November 2002
14:30 GMT
Ireland  18–9  Australia
Pen: O'Gara (6)
 Report Pen: Burke (3)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
9 November 2002
16:30 GMT
Scotland  37–10  Romania
Report
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 34,413
Referee: Andy Turner (South Africa)
9 November 2002
16:30 GMT
Wales  58–14  Fiji
Report
9 November 2002
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
France  30–10  South Africa
Try: Clerc
Heymans
Con: Gelez (1/2)
Pen: Gelez (5)
Drop: Castaignède
 Report Try: Van Niekerk
Con: Pretorius
Pen: Pretorius
Stade Velodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 57,203
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

Week 3

16 November 2002
15:15 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  6–36  Argentina
Pen: Domínguez (2)
 Report Try: Albanese
Corleto
Durand
Martín
Orengo
Con: Contepomi (2)
Fernández Miranda (2)
Pen: Contepomi
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 23,263
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
16 November 2002
14:30 GMT
England  32–31  Australia
Try: Cohen (2)
Con: Wilkinson (2/2)
Pen: Wilkinson (6)
 Report Try: Flatley (2)
Sailor
Con: Burke (2/3)
Pen: Burke (4)
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
16 November 2002
14:30 GMT
Scotland  21–6  South Africa
Try: Pountney
Walker
Con: Laney (1/2)
Pen: Laney (3)
 Report Pen: James (2)
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 58,225
Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)
16 November 2002
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
France  20–20  New Zealand
Try: Brusque
Magne
Con: Gelez (2/2)
Pen: Gelez (2)
 Report Try: Umaga
Meeuws
Con: Mehrtens (2/2)
Pen: Mehrtens (2)
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,625
Referee: Scott Young (Australia)
16 November 2002
16:30 GMT
Wales  32–21  Canada
Report
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 30,586
Referee: Giulio de Santis (Italy)
17 November 2002
15:00 GMT
Ireland  64–17  Fiji
Report
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 31,482
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Week 4

23 November 2002
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  35–3  Canada
Report
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)
23 November 2002
15:15 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  3–34  Australia
Pen: Pez
 Report Try: Harrison
Kefu
Mortlock
Staniforth (2)
Con: Burke (3/5)
Pen: Burke
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Pablo Deluca (Argentina)
23 November 2002
14:30 GMT
Wales  17–43  New Zealand
Try: Robinson 14' c
Penalty try 79' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1) 15'
Harris (1/1) 79'
Pen: S. Jones (1/1) 8'
 Report Try: Howlett 19' c, 80+1' c
Meeuws 80+5' c
King 80+8' c
Con: Mehrtens (4/4) 20', 80+2', 80+6', 80+9'
Pen: Mehrtens (5/6) 11', 17', 40+1', 43', 63'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 68,785
Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
23 November 2002
14:30 GMT
England  53–3  South Africa
Try: Cohen 20' m
Greenwood 30' c, 42' c
Penalty try 60' c
Back 69' c
Hill 74' c
Dallaglio 80+2' c
Con: Wilkinson (1/2) 30'
Dawson (1/1) 43'
Gomarsall (2/2) 61', 70'
Stimpson (2/2) 75', 80+3'
Pen: Wilkinson (1/1) 12'
 Report Pen: Pretorius (1/1) 37'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

Jannes Labuschagne (South Africa) was shown a red card after 22 minutes.
To date, this result is South Africa's biggest defeat in their rugby union history.

23 November 2002
16:30 GMT
Ireland  16–7  Argentina
Try: Dempsey 20'
Con: O'Gara (1/1) 21'
Pen: O'Gara (3/3) 33', 43', 65'
 Report Try: Martín 23'
Con: Contepomi (1/1) 25'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Chris White (England)
24 November 2002
15:00 GMT
Scotland  36–22  Fiji
Report

See also

References

  1. ↑ South Africa suffer biggest defeat
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