| Champions | Australia (1st title) |
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| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 29 (4.83 per match) |
| Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mehrtens (77) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Cullen (7) |
The 2000 Tri Nations Series was contested from 15 July to 26 August between the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa national rugby union teams. The Wallabies won the tournament for the first time after a thrilling 19–18 win in Durban.
| Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points |
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 86 | +18 | 2 | 14 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 117 | +10 | 4 | 12 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 110 | −28 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 July 2000 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
Australia | 35–39 (24–24) | New Zealand | Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 109,935 Referee: Andre Watson (South Africa) |
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| Tries: Stirling Mortlock (2), Chris Latham, Joe Roff, Jeremy Paul Cons: Stirling Mortlock (2) Pens: Stirling Mortlock (2) |
Tries: Tana Umaga, Pita Alatini, Christian Cullen, Justin Marshall, Jonah Lomu Cons: Andrew Mehrtens (4) Pens: Andrew Mehrtens (2) |
| 22 July 2000 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
New Zealand | 25–12 (19–12) | South Africa | Jade Stadium, Christchurch Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Chris White (England) |
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| Tries: Christian Cullen (2) Pens: Andrew Mehrtens (3), Tony Brown Drops: Andrew Mehrtens |
Pens: Braam van Straaten (3) Drops: Percy Montgomery |
| 29 July 2000 | |||||||
| 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)] | |||||||
| Australia | 26 – 6' | South Africa | Sydney, Australia | ||||
| (HT: 19–6) | Attendance:77,048 | Referee: Ed Morrison (England) | |||||
| Tries: Mortlock, Paul |
Penalties: van Straaten (2) |
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| Conversions: Mortlock (2) |
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| Penalties: Mortlock (4) |
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| 5 August 2000 | |||||||
| 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) | |||||||
| New Zealand | 23 – 24 | Australia | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||
| (HT: 20–18) | Attendance:36000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
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| Tries: Cullen (2) |
Tries: Mortlock, Roff |
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| Conversions: Mehrtens (2) |
Conversions: Mortlock |
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| Penalties: Mehrtens (3) |
Penalties: Eales, Mortlock (3) |
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| 19 August 2000 | |||||||
| 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) | |||||||
| South Africa | 46 – 40 | New Zealand | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||
| (HT: 33–27) | Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia) | ||||||
| Tries: Delport, Fleck (2), Swanepoel (2), Williams |
Tries: Cullen (2), Umaga (2) |
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| Conversions: van Straaten (5) |
Conversions: Mehrtens (4) |
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| Penalties: van Straaten (2) |
Penalties: Mehrtens (3) |
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| Drop Goals: Mehrtens |
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| 26 August 2000 | |||||||
| 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) | |||||||
| South Africa | 18 – 19 | Australia | Durban, South Africa | ||||
| (HT: 6–13) | Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand) | ||||||
| Penalties: van Straaten (6) |
Tries: Latham |
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| Conversions: Mortlock |
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| Penalties: Mortlock (4) |
The 15 July Sydney fixture set a world record for a rugby union crowd, with 109,874 spectators filling Telstra Stadium.
| Tri Nations 2000 Winners |
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| Australia First Title |
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