| 2001 Tri Nations Series | |
| Champion: | Australia |
| Count: | 2 |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Tries: | 13 |
| Attendance: | 314356 |
| Preceded By: | 2000 |
| Succeeded By: | 2002 |
The 2001 Tri Nations Series was contested from 21 July to 1 September between the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa national rugby union teams. The Wallabies won another thrilling game at Stadium Australia in Sydney with number eight Toutai Kefu scoring a try at the death in captain John Eales' final test match, to successfully defend the Tri Nations trophy.
Australia made it four wins in a row in the Bledisloe Cup, having taken it from New Zealand in 1998.
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | |||||||
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 75 | +6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 70 | +9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
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