2013 Six Nations Championship

2013 Six Nations Championship
2013 Six Nations Championship
Date	2 February – 16 March 2013
Countries	England; France; Ireland; Italy; Scotland; Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	Wales (26th title)
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
Nation	Home stadium	Capacity	City	Head coach	Captain
England	Twickenham Stadium	82,000	London	Stuart Lancaster	Chris Robshaw
France	Stade de France	81,338	Saint-Denis	Philippe Saint-André	Pascal Papé, Thierry Dusautoir
Ireland	Aviva Stadium	51,700	Dublin	Declan Kidney	Jamie Heaslip
Italy	Stadio Olimpico	72,698	Rome	Jacques Brunel	Sergio Parisse²
Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium	67,144	Edinburgh	Scott Johnson (interim)	Kelly Brown
Wales	Millennium Stadium	74,500	Cardiff	Rob Howley (caretaker)	Ryan Jones, Sam Warburton, Gethin Jenkins

² Except the round 3 match as he was suspended.

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.^[1] France, enjoying a winning streak prior to the competition, were also considered strong contenders.^[1] In contrast defending champions Wales had suffered seven consecutive defeats (4 versus Australia) and were without their regular head coach Warren Gatland.^[2] 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.^[3]^[4] France however were upset in their first game, going down 23–18 against Italy.^[5] The following week both England and Wales won their matches, against Ireland and France respectively.^[6]^[7] Scotland meanwhile beat Italy 34–10 in the other game,^[8] their first Six Nations victory since 2011.^[9] In round three Wales defeated Italy 9–26 and England beat France 23–13.^[10]^[11] In the remaining match, Scotland defeated Ireland for a second consecutive victory.^[12] Wales won their round 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.^[13]^[14] Ireland and France tied 13–13, giving France their first points in the competition.^[15]

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.^[16] England were slight favourites heading into the game due to their unbeaten run,^[17] although Wales had the advantage of a more experienced side and playing at home in the Millennium Stadium.^[18] Going into the final round Scotland were on 4 points, Ireland on 3, Italy on 2 and France on 1.^[19] Italy ended up beating Ireland and Scotland lost to France, giving Scotland and Italy 4 points each (with Scotland finishing ahead on points differential) and Ireland and France 3 points each (with Ireland finishing ahead on points differential).^[20] France ended up with the wooden spoon, the first time they had finished last in the competition since 1999.^[21]

Wales defeated England by an emphatic 30–3, their biggest ever win over England.^[22] 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.^[23]^[24] Wales coach Rob Howley described the victory as a better achievement than their 2012 Grand Slam^[25] and Welsh captain Sam Warburton described the win as the "best moment" of his career.^[26] England coach Stuart Lancaster admitted that his side "didn't turn up" to their final match.^[27]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	Pts
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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Fixtures

As with the 2012 Six Nations Championship, there were no Friday night fixtures.^[28]

Round 1

2 February 2013
13:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	22–30	Ireland
Try: Cuthbert 47' c Halfpenny 58' m Mitchell 75' c Con: Halfpenny (2/3) 49', 76' Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 33'	Report^[29]	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'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 71,254
Referee: Romain Poite (France)


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Dan Biggar	73'
SH	9	Mike Phillips	63'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	Aaron Shingler	44'
RL	5	Ian Evans	73'
LL	4	Andrew Coombs
TP	3	Adam Jones	73'
HK	2	Matthew Rees	13' to 21'		51'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins	38' to 40'		66'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens	13'	21'	51'
PR	17	Paul James	38'	40'	66'
PR	18	Craig Mitchell	73'
LK	19	Ollie Kohn	73'
FL	20	Justin Tipuric	44'
SH	21	Lloyd Williams	63'
FH	22	James Hook	73'
CE	23	Scott Williams
Coach:
Rob Howley


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Craig Gilroy
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy		44'
LW	11	Simon Zebo
FH	10	Johnny Sexton
SH	9	Conor Murray	69'	79'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF	7	Seán O'Brien
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony		51'
RL	5	Donnacha Ryan
LL	4	Mike McCarthy		73'
TP	3	Mike Ross		68'
HK	2	Rory Best	57'
LP	1	Cian Healy		73'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin
PR	17	Dave Kilcoyne		73'
PR	18	Declan Fitzpatrick		68'
LK	19	Donncha O'Callaghan		73'
FL	20	Chris Henry		51'
SH	21	Eoin Reddan		79'
FH	22	Ronan O'Gara
CE	23	Keith Earls		44'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Andrew Coombs and Olly Kohn (both Wales) made their international debuts.
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
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^[30]	Try: Maitland 9' m Hogg 70' c Con: Laidlaw (1/2) 70' Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 19', 39'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,347
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)


FB	15	Alex Goode	67'
RW	14	Chris Ashton
OC	13	Brad Barritt
IC	12	Billy Twelvetrees	67'
LW	11	Mike Brown
FH	10	Owen Farrell
SH	9	Ben Youngs	57'
N8	8	Ben Morgan	45'
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Wood
RL	5	Geoff Parling
LL	4	Joe Launchbury	64'
TP	3	Dan Cole	73'
HK	2	Tom Youngs	53'
LP	1	Joe Marler	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dylan Hartley	53'
PR	17	David Wilson	73'
PR	18	Mako Vunipola	57'
LK	19	Courtney Lawes	64'
FL	20	James Haskell	45'
SH	21	Danny Care	57'
FH	22	Toby Flood	67'
CE	23	David Strettle	67'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


FB	15	Stuart Hogg	78'
RW	14	Sean Maitland
OC	13	Sean Lamont
IC	12	Matt Scott
LW	11	Tim Visser
FH	10	Ruaridh Jackson
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw	73'
N8	8	Johnnie Beattie
OF	7	Kelly Brown (c)
BF	6	Alasdair Strokosch	13'
RL	5	Jim Hamilton	55'
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	Euan Murray
HK	2	Dougie Hall	47'
LP	1	Ryan Grant
Replacements:
HK	16	Ross Ford	47'
PR	17	Moray Low
PR	18	Geoff Cross
LK	19	Alastair Kellock	55'
FL	20	David Denton	13'
SH	21	Henry Pyrgos	73'
FH	22	Duncan Weir
CE	23	Max Evans	78'
Coach:
Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
Owen Farrell (England)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Television match official:
Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

Euan Murray (Scotland) earned his 50th cap.
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
Try: Parisse 4' c Castrogiovanni 56' c Con: Orquera (2/2) 5', 58' Pen: Orquera (1/1) 17' Drop: Orquera 14' Burton 68'	Report^[31]	Try: Picamoles 11' m Fall 33' c Con: Michalak (1/2) 33' Pen: Michalak (2/3) 27', 49'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 57,547
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


FB	15	Andrea Masi
RW	14	Giovanbattista Venditti
OC	13	Tommaso Benvenuti		71'
IC	12	Alberto Sgarbi
LW	11	Luke McLean
FH	10	Luciano Orquera		63'
SH	9	Tobias Botes		55'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Simone Favaro		63'
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni
RL	5	Francesco Minto
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys		71'
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni		62'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini		55'	79'
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero		55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon	79'	55'
PR	17	Alberto de Marchi		55'
PR	18	Lorenzo Cittadini		62'
LK	19	Antonio Pavanello		71'
FL	20	Paul Derbyshire		63'
SH	21	Edoardo Gori		55'
FH	22	Kris Burton		63'	79'
CE	23	Gonzalo Canale		71'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel


FB	15	Yoann Huget	71'
RW	14	Wesley Fofana
OC	13	Florian Fritz	62'
IC	12	Maxime Mermoz
LW	11	Benjamin Fall
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak
SH	9	Maxime Machenaud	62'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles	68'
OF	7	Thierry Dusautoir
BF	6	Fulgence Ouedraogo
RL	5	Yoann Maestri
LL	4	Pascal Papé (c)	58'
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	67'
HK	2	Dimitri Szarzewski	52'
LP	1	Yannick Forestier	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser	52'
PR	17	Vincent Debaty	52'
PR	18	Luc Ducalcon	66'
LK	19	Romain Taofifénua	58'
N8	20	Damien Chouly	68'
SH	21	Morgan Parra	62'
FH	22	François Trinh-Duc	71'
CE	23	Mathieu Bastareaud	62'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Luciano Orquera (Italy)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

Notes:

Italy reclaimed the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy after losing it in 2012.

Round 2

9 February 2013
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	34–10	Italy
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^[32]	Try: Zanni 73' c Con: Burton (1/1) 74' Pen: Orquera (1/2) 39'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 50,247
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)


FB	15	Stuart Hogg		71'
RW	14	Sean Maitland
OC	13	Sean Lamont
IC	12	Matt Scott
LW	11	Tim Visser
FH	10	Ruaridh Jackson
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw		75'
N8	8	Johnnie Beattie
OF	7	Kelly Brown (c)		70'
BF	6	Rob Harley
RL	5	Jim Hamilton		66'
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	Euan Murray		70'
HK	2	Ross Ford
LP	1	Ryan Grant		59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Pat MacArthur
PR	17	Moray Low		59'
PR	18	Geoff Cross	80'	70'
LK	19	Alastair Kellock		66'
FL	20	David Denton		70'
SH	21	Henry Pyrgos		75'
FH	22	Duncan Weir
CE	23	Max Evans		71'
Coach:
Scott Johnson


FB	15	Andrea Masi
RW	14	Giovanbattista Venditti
OC	13	Tommaso Benvenuti
IC	12	Gonzalo Canale
LW	11	Luke McLean
FH	10	Luciano Orquera	47'
SH	9	Tobias Botes	47'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Simone Favaro	67'
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni
RL	5	Francesco Minto
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys	59'
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni	63'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini	59'
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero	59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon	59'
PR	17	Alberto de Marchi	59'
PR	18	Lorenzo Cittadini	63'
LK	19	Antonio Pavanello	59'
FL	20	Paul Derbyshire	67'
SH	21	Edoardo Gori	47'
FH	22	Kris Burton	47'
CE	23	Gonzalo Garcia
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Greig Laidlaw (Scotland)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)

Notes:

Leonardo Ghiraldini (Italy) earned his 50th cap.
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
Pen: Michalak (2/2) 14', 52'	Report^[33]	Try: North 71' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 73' Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 17', 42', 74'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)


FB	15	Yoann Huget
RW	14	Wesley Fofana
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud
IC	12	Maxime Mermoz	75'
LW	11	Benjamin Fall	40'
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak
SH	9	Maxime Machenaud	55'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles
OF	7	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
BF	6	Fulgence Ouedraogo	51'
RL	5	Yoann Maestri
LL	4	Jocelino Suta	65'
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	55'
HK	2	Dimitri Szarzewski	50'
LP	1	Yannick Forestier	50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser	50'
PR	17	Vincent Debaty	50'
PR	18	Luc Ducalcon	55'
LK	19	Romain Taofifénua	65'
N8	20	Damien Chouly	51'
SH	21	Morgan Parra	55'
FH	22	François Trinh-Duc	40'
CE	23	Florian Fritz	75'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Jamie Roberts	78'
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Dan Biggar
SH	9	Mike Phillips	70'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Justin Tipuric
BF	6	Ryan Jones (c)	78'
RL	5	Ian Evans	78'
LL	4	Andrew Coombs
TP	3	Adam Jones	78'
HK	2	Richard Hibbard	58'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins	38' to 40'		58'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens	55'
PR	17	Paul James	38'	40'	58'
PR	18	Craig Mitchell	78'
LK	19	Lou Reed	78'
FL	20	Aaron Shingler	78'
SH	21	Lloyd Williams	70'
FH	22	James Hook
CE	23	Scott Williams	78'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Notes:

Jamie Roberts (Wales) earned his 50th cap.
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 Grand Slam triumph in 2005 .
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.^[34]

10 February 2013
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Ireland	6–12	England
Pen: O'Gara (2/3) 44', 57'	Report^[35]	Pen: Farrell (4/6) 2', 28', 63', 65'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Craig Gilroy
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	Simon Zebo	10'
FH	10	Johnny Sexton	31'
SH	9	Conor Murray
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF	7	Seán O'Brien	65'
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony
RL	5	Donnacha Ryan	65'
LL	4	Mike McCarthy
TP	3	Mike Ross	78'
HK	2	Rory Best	74'
LP	1	Cian Healy	74'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin	74'
PR	17	Dave Kilcoyne	74'
PR	18	Declan Fitzpatrick	78'
LK	19	Donncha O'Callaghan	65'
FL	20	Chris Henry	65'
SH	21	Eoin Reddan
FH	22	Ronan O'Gara	31'
CE	23	Keith Earls	10'
Coach:
Declan Kidney


FB	15	Alex Goode
RW	14	Chris Ashton
OC	13	Brad Barritt
IC	12	Billy Twelvetrees	47'
LW	11	Mike Brown
FH	10	Owen Farrell
SH	9	Ben Youngs
N8	8	Tom Wood
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	James Haskell
RL	5	Geoff Parling
LL	4	Joe Launchbury	47'
TP	3	Dan Cole	76'
HK	2	Tom Youngs	50'
LP	1	Joe Marler	58'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dylan Hartley	50'
PR	17	David Wilson	76'
PR	18	Mako Vunipola	58'
LK	19	Courtney Lawes	47'	70'
N8	20	Thomas Waldrom		70'
SH	21	Danny Care
FH	22	Toby Flood
CE	23	Manu Tuilagi	47'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Chris Robshaw (England)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Iain Ramage (Scotland)

Notes:

This was the lowest scoring match since the competition became the Six Nations in 2000.^[36]
This win was England's first Six Nations victory in Ireland since their Grand Slam triumph in 2003.^[36]
England retained the Millennium Trophy they won in 2012.

Round 3

23 February 2013
15:30 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	9–26	Wales
Pen: Burton (3/3) 9', 29', 49'	Report^[37]	Try: Davies 44' c Cuthbert 61' c Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 45', 61' Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 7', 15', 19', 52'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 73,526
Referee: Romain Poite (France)


FB	15	Andrea Masi
RW	14	Giovanbattista Venditti
OC	13	Tommaso Benvenuti
IC	12	Gonzalo Canale		63'
LW	11	Luke McLean
FH	10	Kris Burton
SH	9	Edoardo Gori		65'
N8	8	Manoa Vosawai		65'	68'
OF	7	Simone Favaro		69'
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni
RL	5	Francesco Minto		54'
LL	4	Antonio Pavanello
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni (c)	58'			70'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini		54'
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero		54'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon		54'
PR	17	Alberto de Marchi		54'
PR	18	Lorenzo Cittadini		65'	68'	70'
LK	19	Quintin Geldenhuys		54'
FL	20	Paul Derbyshire		69'
SH	21	Tobias Botes		65'
FH	22	Luciano Orquera
CE	23	Gonzalo Garcia		63'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Jamie Roberts	70'
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Dan Biggar	68'
SH	9	Mike Phillips	63'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Justin Tipuric
BF	6	Ryan Jones (c)	68'
RL	5	Ian Evans
LL	4	Andrew Coombs	51'
TP	3	Adam Jones	73'
HK	2	Richard Hibbard	51'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins	45'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens	51'
PR	17	Paul James	45'
PR	18	Craig Mitchell	73'
LK	19	Alun Wyn Jones	51'
FL	20	Sam Warburton	68'
SH	21	Lloyd Williams	63'
FH	22	James Hook	68'
CE	23	Scott Williams	70'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

23 February 2013
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)

England	23–13	France
Try: Tuilagi 54' m Pen: Farrell (4/5) 1', 27', 33', 47' Flood (2/2) 72', 76'	Report^[38]	Try: Fofana 29' c Con: Parra (1/1) 31' Pen: Parra (1/3) 4' Michalak (1/1) 56'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)


FB	15	Alex Goode
RW	14	Chris Ashton
OC	13	Manu Tuilagi
IC	12	Brad Barritt
LW	11	Mike Brown
FH	10	Owen Farrell		61'
SH	9	Ben Youngs		58'
N8	8	Tom Wood
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Courtney Lawes		51'
RL	5	Geoff Parling
LL	4	Joe Launchbury
TP	3	Dan Cole	79'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley		51'
LP	1	Joe Marler		51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs		51'
PR	17	Dave Wilson
PR	18	Mako Vunipola		51'
FL	19	James Haskell		51'
N8	20	Thomas Waldrom
SH	21	Danny Care		58'
FH	22	Toby Flood		61'
CE	23	Billy Twelvetrees
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


FB	15	Yoann Huget
RW	14	Vincent Clerc
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud	73'
IC	12	Wesley Fofana
LW	11	Benjamin Fall
FH	10	François Trinh-Duc	52'
SH	9	Morgan Parra	64'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles
OF	7	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
BF	6	Yannick Nyanga	68'
RL	5	Yoann Maestri
LL	4	Christophe Samson	64'
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	64'
HK	2	Benjamin Kayser	55'
LP	1	Thomas Domingo	55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dimitri Szarzewski	55'
PR	17	Vincent Debaty	55'
PR	18	Luc Ducalcon	64'
LK	19	Jocelino Suta	64'
FL	20	Antonie Claassen	68'
SH	21	Maxime Machenaud	66'
FH	22	Frédéric Michalak	52'
CE	23	Florian Fritz	73'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Chris Robshaw (England)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

24 February 2013
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	12–8	Ireland
Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 52', 59', 63', 73'	Report^[39]	Try: Gilroy 43' m Pen: Jackson (1/3) 35'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,006
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Sean Maitland
OC	13	Sean Lamont
IC	12	Matt Scott
LW	11	Tim Visser
FH	10	Ruaridh Jackson		59'
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw
N8	8	Johnnie Beattie				71'
OF	7	Kelly Brown (c)		45' to 50'
BF	6	Rob Harley		18'	25'
RL	5	Jim Hamilton		71'
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	Geoff Cross				75'
HK	2	Ross Ford		45'
LP	1	Ryan Grant	15'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dougie Hall		45'
PR	17	Moray Low		18'	25'	75'
PR	18	Jon Welsh
LK	19	Alastair Kellock		71'
FL	20	David Denton		45'	50'	71'
SH	21	Henry Pyrgos
FH	22	Duncan Weir		59'
CE	23	Max Evans
Coach:
Scott Johnson


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Craig Gilroy	59'
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Luke Marshall
LW	11	Keith Earls
FH	10	Paddy Jackson	64'
SH	9	Conor Murray	69'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF	7	Seán O'Brien
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony	71'
RL	5	Donnacha Ryan
LL	4	Donncha O'Callaghan	71'
TP	3	Mike Ross
HK	2	Rory Best
LP	1	Tom Court	55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin
PR	17	Dave Kilcoyne	55'
PR	18	Declan Fitzpatrick
LK	19	Devin Toner	71'
FL	20	Iain Henderson	71'
SH	21	Eoin Reddan	69'
FH	22	Ronan O'Gara	64'
WG	23	Luke Fitzgerald	59'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Jim Hamilton (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

Alastair Kellock (Scotland) earned his 50th cap.
Paddy Jackson (Ireland) made his international debut.
This was the first time Scotland had won consecutive matches within the tournament since 2001 after beating Italy then Ireland.
Scotland won the Centenary Quaich which they last won in 2010.

Round 4

9 March 2013
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	18–28	Wales
Pen: Laidlaw (6/8) 6', 12', 26', 37', 48', 60'	Report^[40]	Try: Hibbard 23' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 23' Pen: Halfpenny (7/10) 4', 40', 46', 55', 58', 67', 71'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Sean Maitland
OC	13	Sean Lamont
IC	12	Matt Scott
LW	11	Tim Visser
FH	10	Duncan Weir	78'
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw
N8	8	Johnnie Beattie	68'
OF	7	Kelly Brown (c)
BF	6	Rob Harley
RL	5	Jim Hamilton
LL	4	Richie Gray	29'
TP	3	Euan Murray	76'
HK	2	Ross Ford
LP	1	Ryan Grant
Replacements:
HK	16	Dougie Hall
PR	17	Moray Low
PR	18	Geoff Cross	76'
LK	19	Alastair Kellock	29'
N8	20	Ryan Wilson	68'
SH	21	Henry Pyrgos
FH	22	Ruaridh Jackson	78'
CE	23	Max Evans
Coach:
Scott Johnson


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Jamie Roberts		72'
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Dan Biggar
SH	9	Mike Phillips		72'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau		80+1'
OF	7	Sam Warburton
BF	6	Ryan Jones (c)		48'
RL	5	Ian Evans
LL	4	Alun Wyn Jones
TP	3	Adam Jones
HK	2	Richard Hibbard		60'
LP	1	Paul James	77'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens		60'
PR	17	Ryan Bevington		80+1'
PR	18	Scott Andrews
LK	19	Andrew Coombs
FL	20	Justin Tipuric		48'
SH	21	Lloyd Williams		72'
FH	22	James Hook
CE	23	Scott Williams		72'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Sam Warburton (Wales)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Notes:

Ryan Wilson (Scotland) made his international debut.
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
Try: Heaslip 10' c Con: Jackson (1/1) 11' Pen: Jackson (2/4) 29', 32'	Report^[41]	Try: Picamoles 73' c Con: Michalak (1/1) 74' Pen: Michalak (1/3) 26' Parra (1/2) 53'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Fergus McFadden	62'
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll		71'	75'
IC	12	Luke Marshall	71'
LW	11	Keith Earls
FH	10	Paddy Jackson
SH	9	Conor Murray	62'	71'	75'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF	7	Seán O'Brien
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony	76'
RL	5	Donnacha Ryan	67'
LL	4	Mike McCarthy
TP	3	Mike Ross
HK	2	Rory Best
LP	1	Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin		80'
PR	17	Dave Kilcoyne
PR	18	Stephen Archer
LK	19	Donncha O'Callaghan	67'
FL	20	Iain Henderson	76'
SH	21	Eoin Reddan	62'	80'
FH	22	Ian Madigan	71'
WG	23	Luke Fitzgerald	62'
Coach:
Declan Kidney


FB	15	Yoann Huget
RW	14	Vincent Clerc
OC	13	Florian Fritz	51' to 57'		67'
IC	12	Wesley Fofana
LW	11	Maxime Médard
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak
SH	9	Morgan Parra
N8	8	Louis Picamoles
OF	7	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
BF	6	Yannick Nyanga	65'
RL	5	Yoann Maestri	50'
LL	4	Christophe Samson
TP	3	Nicolas Mas
HK	2	Benjamin Kayser	67'
LP	1	Thomas Domingo	65'
Replacements:
HK	16	Guilhem Guirado	67'
PR	17	Vincent Debaty	65'
PR	18	Luc Ducalcon
LK	19	Sebastien Vahaamahina	50'
FL	20	Antonie Claassen	65'
SH	21	Maxime Machenaud
FH	22	François Trinh-Duc
CE	23	Mathieu Bastareaud	51'	57'	67'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Conor Murray (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

Eoin Reddan (Ireland) and Morgan Parra (France) earned their 50th caps.
Ian Madigan (Ireland) made his international debut.
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
Pen: Flood (6/6) 3', 15', 37', 40', 43', 61'	Report^[42]	Try: McLean 48' m Pen: Orquera (2/3) 17', 47'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,458
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)


FB	15	Alex Goode
RW	14	Chris Ashton
OC	13	Manu Tuilagi
IC	12	Brad Barritt	66'
LW	11	Mike Brown
FH	10	Toby Flood
SH	9	Danny Care	57'
N8	8	Tom Wood
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	James Haskell	50'
RL	5	Geoff Parling	45'
LL	4	Joe Launchbury
TP	3	Dan Cole	75'
HK	2	Tom Youngs	71'
LP	1	Mako Vunipola	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dylan Hartley	71'
PR	17	David Wilson	75'
PR	18	Joe Marler	57'
LK	19	Courtney Lawes	45'
FL	20	Tom Croft	50'
SH	21	Ben Youngs	57'
FH	22	Freddie Burns
CE	23	Billy Twelvetrees	66'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


FB	15	Andrea Masi		34' to 40'
RW	14	Giovanbattista Venditti
OC	13	Gonzalo Canale
IC	12	Gonzalo Garcia
LW	11	Luke McLean		71'
FH	10	Luciano Orquera
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	30'			57'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Robert Barbieri		62'
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni
RL	5	Joshua Furno		62'
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys		62'
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni		28'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini		58'
LP	1	Alberto de Marchi		75'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon		58'
PR	17	Andrea Lo Cicero		75'
PR	18	Lorenzo Cittadini		28'
LK	19	Antonio Pavanello		62'
LK	20	Francesco Minto		62'
FL	21	Simone Favaro		62'
SH	22	Tobias Botes		34'	40'	57'
CE	23	Tommaso Benvenuti		71'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Andrea Masi (Italy)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes

Closest winning margin between the sides in England.

Round 5

16 March 2013
15:30 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	22–15	Ireland
Try: Venditti 48' c Con: Orquera (1/1) 49' Pen: Orquera (4/5) 13', 21', 69', 80' Garcia (1/2) 35'	Report^[43]	Pen: Jackson (5/6) 5', 40', 52', 57', 63'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 74,174
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)


FB	15	Andrea Masi		65'
RW	14	Giovanbattista Venditti
OC	13	Gonzalo Canale
IC	12	Gonzalo Garcia
LW	11	Luke McLean
FH	10	Luciano Orquera
SH	9	Edoardo Gori		74'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)	51'
OF	7	Simone Favaro		57'
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni
RL	5	Joshua Furno		57'
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys		64'
TP	3	Lorenzo Cittadini		74'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini		74'
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero		64'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon		74'
PR	17	Michele Rizzo		64'
PR	18	Alberto de Marchi		74'
LK	19	Antonio Pavanello		64'
LK	20	Francesco Minto		57'
FL	21	Paul Derbyshire		57'
SH	22	Tobias Botes		74'
CE	23	Tommaso Benvenuti		65'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Craig Gilroy
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll	29'
IC	12	Luke Marshall		27'
LW	11	Keith Earls		24'
FH	10	Paddy Jackson
SH	9	Conor Murray	79'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF	7	Seán O'Brien
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony
RL	5	Donnacha Ryan	68'	79'
LL	4	Mike McCarthy		64'
TP	3	Mike Ross		66'
HK	2	Rory Best		69'
LP	1	Cian Healy		69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin		69'
PR	17	Dave Kilcoyne		69'
PR	18	Stephen Archer		66'
LK	19	Devin Toner		64'
FL	20	Iain Henderson			36'
SH	21	Paul Marshall		79'
FH	22	Ian Madigan		27'
WG	23	Luke Fitzgerald		24'	36'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Alessandro Zanni (Italy)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Notes:

This is Italy's first double win in the Six Nations since 2007.
First Italian win against Ireland in the Six Nations and since 1997.
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
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^[44]	Pen: Farrell (1/3) 20'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,104
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Jamie Roberts	75'
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Dan Biggar	75'
SH	9	Mike Phillips	75'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Justin Tipuric
BF	6	Sam Warburton	75'
RL	5	Ian Evans	70'
LL	4	Alun Wyn Jones
TP	3	Adam Jones	73'
HK	2	Richard Hibbard	52'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins (c)	61'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens	52'
PR	17	Paul James	61'
PR	18	Scott Andrews	73'
LK	19	Andrew Coombs	70'
FL	20	Aaron Shingler	75'
SH	21	Lloyd Williams	75'
FH	22	James Hook	75'
CE	23	Scott Williams	75'
Coach:
Rob Howley


FB	15	Alex Goode	64'
RW	14	Chris Ashton
OC	13	Manu Tuilagi
IC	12	Brad Barritt
LW	11	Mike Brown
FH	10	Owen Farrell	67'
SH	9	Ben Youngs	64'
N8	8	Tom Wood	67'
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Croft
RL	5	Geoff Parling
LL	4	Joe Launchbury	52'
TP	3	Dan Cole	72'
HK	2	Tom Youngs	52'
LP	1	Joe Marler	44'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dylan Hartley	52'
PR	17	David Wilson	72'
PR	18	Mako Vunipola	44'
LK	19	Courtney Lawes	52'
FL	20	James Haskell	67'
SH	21	Danny Care	64'
FH	22	Toby Flood	67'
CE	23	Billy Twelvetrees	64'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Justin Tipuric (Wales)

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)

Notes:

James Haskell (England) earned his 50th cap.
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
Try: Fofana 65' c Médard 70' c Con: Michalak (1/1) 66' Machenaud (1/1) 71' Pen: Michalak (3/3) 44', 49', 53'	Report^[45]	Try: Visser 75' c Con: Jackson (1/1) 75' Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 8', 14', 58'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 81,158
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


FB	15	Yoann Huget
RW	14	Vincent Clerc
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud	74'
IC	12	Wesley Fofana
LW	11	Maxime Médard
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak	70'
SH	9	Morgan Parra	40'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles
OF	7	Thierry Dusautoir (c)	63' to 67'
BF	6	Antonie Claassen			68'
RL	5	Yoann Maestri
LL	4	Sebastien Vahaamahina	70'
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	63'
HK	2	Benjamin Kayser	54'
LP	1	Thomas Domingo	54'
Replacements:
HK	16	Guilhem Guirado	54'
PR	17	Vincent Debaty	54'
PR	18	Luc Ducalcon	63'
LK	19	Christophe Samson	70'
FL	20	Yannick Nyanga	63'	67'	68'
SH	21	Maxime Machenaud	40'
FH	22	François Trinh-Duc	70'
CE	23	Gaël Fickou	74'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Sean Maitland	30'
OC	13	Sean Lamont
IC	12	Matt Scott
LW	11	Tim Visser
FH	10	Duncan Weir	67'
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw	74'
N8	8	Johnnie Beattie	70'
OF	7	Kelly Brown (c)
BF	6	Alasdair Strokosch
RL	5	Jim Hamilton
LL	4	Grant Gilchrist	53'
TP	3	Euan Murray	64'
HK	2	Ross Ford	74'
LP	1	Ryan Grant	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dougie Hall	74'
PR	17	Moray Low	63'
PR	18	Geoff Cross	64'
LK	19	Alastair Kellock	53'
N8	20	Ryan Wilson	70'
SH	21	Henry Pyrgos	74'
FH	22	Ruaridh Jackson	67'
CE	23	Max Evans	30'
Coach:
Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
Wesley Fofana (France)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official:
Carlo Damasco (Italy)

Gaël Fickou (France) and Grant Gilchrist (Scotland) made their international debuts.
Despite winning this match, France finished last in the table for the first time since 1999, and was awarded the wooden spoon as a result.

Statistics

Points scorers

Pos	Name	Team	Pts
1	Leigh Halfpenny	Wales	74
2	Greig Laidlaw	Scotland	61
3	Owen Farrell	England	45
4	Frédéric Michalak	France	33
4	Luciano Orquera	Italy	33
6	Paddy Jackson	Ireland	26
7	Toby Flood	England	24
8	Alex Cuthbert	Wales	20
9	Johnny Sexton	Ireland	15
10	Kris Burton	Italy	14

Try scorers

Pos	Name	Team	Tries
1	Alex Cuthbert	Wales	4
2	Wesley Fofana	France	2
	Stuart Hogg	Scotland
	Louis Picamoles	France
	Tim Visser	Scotland
6	25 players		1

Media coverage

In the United Kingdom, BBC One^[46] televised the all matches live apart from the round five match between France and Scotland which was televised live on both BBC HD and BBC Two. There was also a forum show on the BBC Red Button for satellite, cable and Freeview viewers after several matches. Four days after the conclusion of the tournament, there was a highlights programme called “Wales v England: We Did It!” shown at 10:50pm on BBC One in Wales.

In Wales, Wales matches were televised live in Welsh by S4C.

Elsewhere, the tournament's matches were televised live by RTÉ in Ireland,^[47] France Télévisions in France, Sky Italia in Italy, ESPN in Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and Japan, SuperSport in South Africa, ESPN+ in Latin America, ESPN Brasil in Brazil, Setanta Sports Asia in Southeast Asia, Dolce Sport in Romania, Nova Sports in Greece, Sport TV in Portugal, Sport 1 in eastern Europe as well as Channel 9, Arena Sport TV and Canal+.

In the United States, BBC America televised one match from each week live^[48] while Universal Sports televised all the matches in delay^[49] as did Sportsnet World in Canada.

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External links

2013 Six Nations Championship at ESPN

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[18] Rees, Paul (2013-03-14). "Six Nations: Welsh eyes on the prize, not just stopping England's slam". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-08.

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[21] Averis, Mike (16 March 2013). "France finish with Six Nations wooden spoon despite win over Scotland". The Guardian. London.

[22] Rees, Paul (16 March 2013). "Wales bask in Six Nations title after slamming England in Cardiff rout". The Guardian. London.

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[35] "Ireland v England". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[Fordyce-36] Fordyce, Tom. "Six Nations 2013: Ireland 6–12 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

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