2013 Six Nations Championship
2013 Six Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 2 February 2013 – 16 March 2013 | ||
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England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Wales (26th title) | ||
Calcutta Cup | England | ||
Millennium Trophy | England | ||
Centenary Quaich | Scotland | ||
Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy | Italy | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Attendance | 1,042,965 (69,531 per match) | ||
Tries scored | 37 (2.47 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Leigh Halfpenny (74) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Alex Cuthbert (4) | ||
Player of the tournament | Leigh Halfpenny | ||
Official website | Official website | ||
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The 2013 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2013 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 14th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.
Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 119th edition of the tournament. Wales won the tournament for the second time in two years, the first time they had won back-to-back championships since their 1978 and 1979 wins. France collected the wooden spoon by finishing last for the first time since 1999. It was also the first time every team managed to win at least 3 competition points (the equivalent of a win and a draw or three draws) since 1974.
Participants
Nation | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | ||
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Home stadium | Capacity | City | |||
England | Twickenham Stadium | 82,000 | London | Stuart Lancaster | Chris Robshaw |
France | Stade de France | 81,338 | Saint-Denis | Philippe Saint-André | Thierry Dusautoir (for Pascal Papé) [N 1] |
Ireland | Aviva Stadium | 51,700 | Dublin | Declan Kidney | Jamie Heaslip |
Italy | Stadio Olimpico | 72,698 | Rome | Jacques Brunel | Sergio Parisse/Martin Castrogiovanni [N 2] |
Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | 67,144 | Edinburgh | Scott Johnson (interim) | Kelly Brown |
Wales | Millennium Stadium | 74,500 | Cardiff | Rob Howley (caretaker) | Sam Warburton/Ryan Jones/Gethin Jenkins [N 3] |
- ↑ Original French captain Pascal Papé was ruled out of the matches against Wales and England in rounds 2 and 3 due to injury. On 1 March, it was officially announced that Papé would miss the remaining matches in the Six Nations and that Thierry Dusautoir would continue as captain.[1]
- ↑ Italy captain Sergio Parisse was ruled out of the Six Nations from week 3 onwards due to being handed a 40-day ban after being red carded for insulting a referee while playing for his club Stade Francais in the French Top 14.[2] Parisse later returned after Italy appealed his ban, and the FFR agreed to reduce his suspension to 20 days and therefore became eligible to play England and Ireland.[3]
- ↑ Welsh captain Sam Warburton was ruled out of the French match in week 2 which led to Ryan Jones taking over captaincy for that match. When Warburton returned against Italy, Ryan Jones took over the captaincy for the remaining matches against Italy, Scotland and England. However, a shoulder injury sustained against Scotland meant that Gethin Jenkins was appointed captain for the final game against England.
Squads
Overview
At the start of the 2013 Six Nations Championships England were favoured to win by many pundits after they beat the world champion New Zealand team in December 2012.[4] France, enjoying a winning streak prior to the competition, were also considered strong contenders.[4] In contrast defending champions Wales had suffered seven consecutive defeats (4 versus Australia) and were without their regular head coach Warren Gatland.[5] Expectations regarding England and Wales were confirmed in the first round of matches, played on 2 February, with England enjoying a convincing 38–18 victory against Scotland and Wales losing 22–30 against Ireland despite a Welsh comeback from 3-30 down just after half time. [6][7] France however were upset in their first game, going down 23–18 against Italy.[8] The following week both England and Wales won their matches, against Ireland and France respectively.[9][10] Scotland meanwhile beat Italy 34–10 in the other game,[11] their first Six Nations victory since 2011.[12] In week three Wales roundly defeated Italy 9–26 and England beat France 23–13.[13][14] In the remaining match, Scotland defeated Ireland for a second consecutive victory.[15] Wales won their week four clash against Scotland 26-13 and in the process achieved a record fifth consecutive away win in the Six Nations. England remained undefeated after beating Italy 18-11.[16][17] Ireland and France tied 13–13, giving France their first points in the competition.[18]
England having won all four matches to this point (on 8 points) and Wales with three victories (6 points) meant that their match against each other in the final week, on 16 March, would determine the champions. A victory by Wales would give them two points and put them on equal footing with England. If they won by more than seven points they would move ahead on points differential and retain the title.[19] England were slight favourites heading into the game due to their unbeaten run,[20] although Wales had the advantage of a more experienced side and playing at home in the Millennium Stadium.[21] Going into the final round Scotland were on 4 points, Ireland on 3, Italy on 2 and France on 1.[22] Italy ended up beating Ireland and Scotland lost to France, giving Scotland and Italy 4 points each (Scotland finishing ahead on points differential) and Ireland and France 3 points each.[23] France ended up with the wooden spoon, the first time they had finished last in the competition since 1999.[24]
Wales defeated England by an emphatic 30–3, their biggest ever win over England.[25] At half time Wales had just a 9-3 lead, with three penalties to fullback Leigh Halfpenny against one from England's Owen Farrell. The first 20 minutes of the second half saw Wales score points through a try to winger Alex Cuthbert, and another penalty goal to Halfpenny. This gave them a comfortable 17-3 lead heading into the last quarter of the game. Wales fly half Dan Biggar dropped a goal, which was then followed by a second try to Cuthbert in the 66th minute to put the game beyond England. Biggar kicked a final penalty with 10 minutes to go to give Wales their 30–3 victory.[26][27] Wales coach Rob Howley described the victory as a better achievement than their 2012 Grand Slam[28] and Welsh captain Sam Warburton described the win as the "best moment" of his career.[29] England coach Stuart Lancaster admitted that his side "didn't turn up" to their final match.[30]
Table
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | |||
1 | Wales | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 66 | +56 | 9 | 8 |
2 | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 78 | +16 | 5 | 8 |
3 | Scotland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 107 | −9 | 7 | 4 |
4 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 111 | −36 | 5 | 4 |
5 | Ireland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 72 | 81 | −9 | 5 | 3 |
6 | France | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 73 | 91 | −18 | 6 | 3 |
Fixtures
As with the 2012 Six Nations Championship, there were no Friday night fixtures.[31]
Week 1
2 February 2013 13:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales | 22–30 | Ireland |
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Try: Cuthbert 47' c Halfpenny 58' m Mitchell 75' c Con: Halfpenny (2/3) 49', 76' Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 33' |
Report | Try: Zebo 10' c Healy 23' c O'Driscoll 42' c Con: Sexton (3/3) 11', 25', 43' Pen: Sexton (3/3) 20', 28', 40' |
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- This was the first time that Wales had lost five consecutive matches at home in their history after losing four consecutive matches in the 2012 Autumn internationals and this match.
2 February 2013 16:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
England | 38–18 | Scotland |
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Try: Ashton 30' c Twelvetrees 42' c Parling 53' m Care 80' c Con: Farrell (3/4) 31', 43', 80' Pen: Farrell (4/4) 2', 13', 18', 37' |
Report | Try: Maitland 9' m Hogg 70' c Con: Laidlaw (1/2) 70' Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 19', 39' |
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- England retained the Calcutta Cup they won in 2012.
- Scotland's Sean Maitland and England's Billy Twelvetrees each scored a try on their debuts in this game.
3 February 2013 16:00 CET (UTC+1) |
Italy | 23–18 | France |
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Try: Parisse 4' c Castrogiovanni 56' c Con: Orquera (2/2) 5', 58' Pen: Orquera (1/1) 17' Drop: Orquera 14' Burton 68' |
Report | Try: Picamoles 11' m Fall 33' c Con: Michalak (1/2) 33' Pen: Michalak (2/3) 27', 49' |
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- Italy reclaimed the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy after losing it in 2012.
Week 2
9 February 2013 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
Scotland | 34–10 | Italy |
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Try: Visser 28' c Scott 42' c Hogg 47' c Lamont 68' c Con: Laidlaw (4/4) 30', 44', 48', 69' Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 15', 24' |
Report | Try: Zanni 73' c Con: Burton (1/1) 74' Pen: Orquera (1/2) 39' |
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- Scotland's first Six Nations win since their 21–8 win over Italy in the 2011 Six Nations Championship.
- This was Scotland's first home win since their 23–12 win over Italy in their 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up test match.
9 February 2013 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
France | 6–16 | Wales |
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Pen: Michalak (2/2) 14', 52' |
Report | Try: North 71' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 73' Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 17', 42', 74' |
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- This was Wales' first win since their 16–9 Grand Slam victory over France in the 2012 Six Nations Championship.
- Wales' first back to back win over France since 1999 and the first time they have won in France since their 2005 Grand Slam triumph.
- This was the first time that France had lost their opening two matches in the Six Nations Championship since the competition became the Six Nations in 2000. The last time they lost their first two games was in 1982.[32]
10 February 2013 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
Ireland | 6–12 | England |
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Pen: O'Gara (2/3) 44', 57' |
Report | Pen: Farrell (4/6) 2', 28', 63', 65' |
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- This was the lowest scoring match since the competition became the Six Nations in 2000.[33]
- This win was England's first Six Nations victory in Ireland since their 2003 Grand Slam triumph.[33]
Week 3
23 February 2013 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
Italy | 9–26 | Wales |
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Pen: Burton (3/3) 9', 29', 49' |
Report | Try: Davies 44' c Cuthbert 61' c Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 45', 61' Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 7', 15', 19', 52' |
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23 February 2013 17:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
England | 23–13 | France |
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Try: Tuilagi 54' m Pen: Farrell (4/5) 1', 27', 33', 47' Flood (2/2) 72', 76' |
Report | Try: Fofana 29' c Con: Parra (1/1) 31' Pen: Parra (1/3) 4' Michalak (1/1) 56' |
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24 February 2013 14:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
Scotland | 12–8 | Ireland |
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Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 52', 59', 63', 73' |
Report | Try: Gilroy 43' m Pen: Jackson (1/3) 35' |
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- This was the first time Scotland had won consecutive matches within the tournament since 2001 after beating Italy then Ireland.
Week 4
9 March 2013 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
Scotland | 18–28 | Wales |
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Pen: Laidlaw (6/8) 6', 12', 26', 37', 48', 60' |
Report | Try: Hibbard 23' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 23' Pen: Halfpenny (7/10) 4', 40', 46', 55', 58', 67', 71' |
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- 18 penalties were attempted in this match, a record for an international match.
- This was Wales' fifth consecutive away victory in the Six Nations, a national and tournament record.
9 March 2013 17:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
Ireland | 13–13 | France |
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Try: Heaslip 10' c Con: Jackson (1/1) 11' Pen: Jackson (2/4) 29', 32' |
Report | Try: Picamoles 73' c Con: Michalak (1/1) 74' Pen: Michalak (1/3) 26' Parra (1/2) 53' |
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- This is the first time France and Ireland have drawn two consecutive matches against each other, the first time this has happened since England and France drew three consecutive matches in 1959, 1960 and 1961.
10 March 2013 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
England | 18–11 | Italy |
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Pen: Flood (6/6) 3', 15', 37', 40', 43', 61' |
Report | Try: McLean 48' m Pen: Orquera (2/3) 17', 47' |
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- Closest winning margin between the sides at Twickenham.
Week 5
16 March 2013 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
Italy | 22–15 | Ireland |
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Try: Venditti 48' c Con: Orquera (1/1) 49' Pen: Orquera (4/5) 13', 21', 69', 80' Garcia (1/2) 35' |
Report | Pen: Jackson (5/6) 5', 40', 52', 57', 63' |
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- Worst run of defeats for Ireland ever in the Six Nations.
- This is Italy's first double win in the Six Nations since 2007.
- First Italian win against Ireland in the Six Nations and since 2007.
- With this defeat, Ireland dropped to 9th in the IRB World Rankings, their lowest position since the rankings began.
16 March 2013 17:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales | 30–3 | England |
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Try: Cuthbert (2) 56' m, 65' c Con: Biggar (1/1) 66' Pen: Halfpenny (4/4) 10', 17', 23', 51' Biggar (1/1) 70' Drop: Biggar 64' |
Report | Pen: Farrell (1/3) 20' |
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- This was Wales' biggest ever win over England.
- This was Wales' first back-to-back titles since they won the Five Nations Championship in 1978 and 1979.
16 March 2013 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
France | 23–16 | Scotland |
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Try: Fofana 65' c Médard 70' c Con: Michalak (1/1) 66' Machenaud (1/1) 71' Pen: Michalak (3/3) 44', 49', 53' |
Report | Try: Visser 75' c Con: Jackson (1/1) 75' Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 8', 14', 58' |
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Despite winning this match, France finished last in the table for the first time since 1999.
Statistics
Points scorers
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Try scorers
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Media coverage
In the United Kingdom, every Six Nations match was broadcast live by the BBC,[34] and Wales matches were also broadcast live in Welsh by S4C. In Ireland, every match was broadcast live on RTÉ.[35] In the United States, one match from each week was broadcast live by BBC America, and every match was broadcast on a delay by Universal Sports.[36][37] ESPN broadcast matches throughout Australia and New Zealand and ESPN+ on Latin America. In Southeast Asia, all the matches were broadcast live by Setanta Sports Asia.
Territory | Broadcaster | Matches | Transmission |
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United Kingdom | BBC | 15 | Live |
S4C | Wales matches | Live | |
Ireland | RTÉ | 15 | Live |
France | France Télévisions | 15 | Live |
Italy | Sky Italia | 15 | Live |
Australia | ESPN | 15 | Live |
New Zealand | 15 | Live | |
Pacific Islands | 15 | Live | |
Japan | 15 | Live | |
South Africa | SuperSport | 15 | Live |
Latin America | ESPN+ | 15 | Live |
Brazil | ESPN Brasil | 15 | Live |
United States | BBC America | 5 | 1 live per week |
Universal Sports | 15 | Delayed | |
Canada | Sportsnet World | 15 | Delayed |
Asia | Setanta Sports Asia | 15 | Live |
Europe | Dolce Sport | 15 | Live |
Nova Sports | 15 | Live | |
Sport TV | 15 | Live | |
Sport 1 | 15 | Live | |
Channel 9 | 15 | Live | |
Arena Sport TV | 15 | Live | |
Canal+ | 15 | Live |
References
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- ↑ "Six Nations - Scotland 18-28 Wales: Leigh Halfpenny boots Wales to victory | Live Rugby Match Pack". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
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- ↑ "France force draw but wooden spoon still looms". The News Tribe. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ↑ "Wales v England: Cardiff Six Nations Showdown". Sky News. 16 March 2013.
- ↑ Shaun Edwards (14 March 2013). "England may be favourites, but Wales have built up a real head of steam". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
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- ↑ "Rugby Union | Six Nations 2013 | Points table". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ↑ Averis, Mike (16 March 2013). "France finish with Six Nations wooden spoon despite win over Scotland". The Guardian (London).
- ↑ Rees, Paul (16 March 2013). "Wales bask in Six Nations title after slamming England in Cardiff rout". The Guardian (London).
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- ↑ "Six Nations 2013: Wales win 'better' than 2012 Grand Slam". BBC. March 16, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Wales Six Nations win: Pride and joy at title triumph". BBC News. 17 March 2013.
- ↑ "Six Nations 2013: England 'didn't turn up' – Lancaster". BBC. March 16, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ↑ Mairs, Gavin (26 January 2011). "Six Nations: Friday night games scrapped for 2012 and 2013 fixture lists". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ Griffiths, John. "Just how influential is Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll?". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Fordyce, Tom. "Six Nations 2013: Ireland 6–12 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
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- ↑ "RTÉ to broadcast Six Nations until 2017". RTÉ. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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