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Team Sport Australia Award | 2002

Rugby Union

The first Australian team to win the Grand Slam. The team scored 100 points in the four tests, being the highest number of points scored by any team touring the UK and Ireland. The 12 tries scored in the 4 Tests were the most scored by any touring team in Tests.

The third Test win on tour, against Wales, was the first time an Australian team had won three Tests in succession on a tour of the UK and Ireland.

Mark Ella, scored a try in each of the four Tests, a feat never before achieved by a player in a touring team. Michael Lynagh scored 42 points in the four Test series, more points than any other Australian in a Test series.

Competition
Tour to UK

Coach
A Jones
A Evans (Assistant Coach)

Captain
A G Slack

Team Members: J W Black, M P Burke, G H Burrow (Reserve), W J Calcraft, W A Campbell, D I Campese, D Codey, P A Cox, S A G Cutler, M G Ella, N C Farr-Jones, P C Grigg, R G Gould, R G Hanley, M J Hawker, N C Holt, T A Lane, T A Lawton, C P Lillicrap, M P Lynagh, M I McBain, A J McIntyre, B J Moon, S Pilecki, S P Poidevin, R J Reynolds, C Roche, E E Rodriguex, S N Tuynman, I M Williams (Reserve), S A Williams

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