2013 Six Nations Championship

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.

2013 Six Nations Championship
Date2 February  – 16 March 2013
Countries 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 played15
Attendance1,042,965 (69,531 per match)
Tries scored37 (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 websiteOfficial website
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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
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 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
Main article: 2013 Six Nations Championship squads

Overview
2013 Six Nations Italy vs Wales

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
Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries
1 Wales 540112266+5698
2 England 54019478+1658
3 Scotland 520398107−974
4 Italy 520375111−3654
5 Ireland 51137281−953
6 France 51137391−1863

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)
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14Alex Cuthbert
OC13Jonathan Davies
IC12Jamie Roberts
LW11George North
FH10Dan Biggar 73'
SH9Mike Phillips 63'
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Sam Warburton (c)
BF6Aaron Shingler 44'
RL5Ian Evans 73'
LL4Andrew Coombs
TP3Adam Jones 73'
HK2Matthew Rees 13' to 21' 51'
LP1Gethin Jenkins 38' to 40' 66'
Replacements:
HK16Ken Owens 13' 21' 51'
PR17Paul James 38' 40' 66'
PR18Craig Mitchell 73'
LK19Ollie Kohn 73'
FL20Justin Tipuric 44'
SH21Lloyd Williams 63'
FH22James Hook 73'
CE23Scott Williams
Coach:
Rob Howley
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Craig Gilroy
OC13Brian O'Driscoll
IC12Gordon D'Arcy 44'
LW11Simon Zebo
FH10Jonathan Sexton
SH9Conor Murray 69' to 79' 79'
N88Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF7Seán O'Brien
BF6Peter O'Mahony 51'
RL5Donnacha Ryan
LL4Mike McCarthy 73'
TP3Mike Ross 68'
HK2Rory Best 57' to 67'
LP1Cian Healy 73'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin
PR17Dave Kilcoyne 73'
PR18Declan Fitzpatrick 68'
LK19Donncha O'Callaghan 73'
FL20Chris Henry 51'
SH21Eoin Reddan 79'
FH22Ronan O'Gara
CE23Keith Earls 44'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Brian O'Driscoll

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)
FB15Alex Goode 67'
RW14Chris Ashton
OC13Brad Barritt
IC12Billy Twelvetrees 67'
LW11Mike Brown
FH10Owen Farrell
SH9Ben Youngs 57'
N88Ben Morgan 45'
OF7Chris Robshaw (c)
BF6Tom Wood
RL5Geoff Parling
LL4Joe Launchbury 64'
TP3Dan Cole 73'
HK2Tom Youngs 53'
LP1Joe Marler 57'
Replacements:
HK16Dylan Hartley 53'
PR17David Wilson 73'
PR18Mako Vunipola 57'
LK19Courtney Lawes 64'
FL20James Haskell 45'
SH21Danny Care 57'
FH22Toby Flood 67'
CE23David Strettle 67'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
FB15Stuart Hogg 78'
RW14Sean Maitland
OC13Sean Lamont
IC12Matt Scott
LW11Tim Visser
FH10Ruaridh Jackson
SH9Greig Laidlaw 73'
N88Johnnie Beattie
OF7Kelly Brown (c)
BF6Alasdair Strokosch 13'
RL5Jim Hamilton 55'
LL4Richie Gray
TP3Euan Murray
HK2Dougie Hall 47'
LP1Ryan Grant
Replacements:
HK16Ross Ford 47'
PR17Moray Low
PR18Geoff Cross
LK19Alastair Kellock 55'
FL20David Denton 13'
SH21Henry Pyrgos 73'
FH22Duncan Weir
CE23Max Evans 78'
Coach:
Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
Owen Farrell

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

Notes:

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)
FB15Andrea Masi
RW14Giovanbattista Venditti
OC13Tommaso Benvenuti 71'
IC12Alberto Sgarbi
LW11Luke McLean
FH10Luciano Orquera 63'
SH9Tobias Botes 55'
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Simone Favaro 63'
BF6Alessandro Zanni
RL5Francesco Minto
LL4Quintin Geldenhuys 71'
TP3Martin Castrogiovanni 62'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini 55' 79'
LP1Andrea Lo Cicero 55'
Replacements:
HK16Davide Giazzon 79' to end' 55'
PR17Alberto de Marchi 55'
PR18Lorenzo Cittadini 62'
LK19Antonio Pavanello 71'
FL20Paul Derbyshire 63'
SH21Edoardo Gori 55'
FH22Kristopher Burton 63' 79'
CE23Gonzalo Canale 71'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB15Yoann Huget 71'
RW14Wesley Fofana
OC13Florian Fritz 62'
IC12Maxime Mermoz
LW11Benjamin Fall
FH10Frédéric Michalak
SH9Maxime Machenaud 62'
N88Louis Picamoles 68'
OF7Thierry Dusautoir
BF6Fulgence Ouedraogo
RL5Yoann Maestri
LL4Pascal Papé (c) 58'
TP3Nicolas Mas 67'
HK2Dimitri Szarzewski 52'
LP1Yannick Forestier 52'
Replacements:
HK16Benjamin Kayser 52'
PR17Vincent Debaty 52'
PR18Luc Ducalcon 66'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 58'
N820Damien Chouly 68'
SH21Morgan Parra 62'
FH22François Trinh-Duc 71'
CE23Mathieu Bastareaud 62'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Luciano Orquera

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

Notes:

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'
FB15Stuart Hogg 71'
RW14Sean Maitland
OC13Sean Lamont
IC12Matt Scott
LW11Tim Visser
FH10Ruaridh Jackson
SH9Greig Laidlaw 75'
N88Johnnie Beattie
OF7Kelly Brown (c) 70'
BF6Rob Harley
RL5Jim Hamilton 66'
LL4Richie Gray
TP3Euan Murray 70'
HK2Ross Ford
LP1Ryan Grant 59'
Replacements:
HK16Pat MacArthur
PR17Moray Low 59'
PR18Geoff Cross 80' to end' 70'
LK19Alastair Kellock 66'
FL20David Denton 70'
SH21Henry Pyrgos 75'
FH22Duncan Weir
CE23Max Evans 71'
Coach:
Scott Johnson
FB15Andrea Masi
RW14Giovanbattista Venditti
OC13Tommaso Benvenuti
IC12Gonzalo Canale
LW11Luke McLean
FH10Luciano Orquera 47'
SH9Tobias Botes 47'
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Simone Favaro 67'
BF6Alessandro Zanni
RL5Francesco Minto
LL4Quintin Geldenhuys 59'
TP3Martin Castrogiovanni 63'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini 59'
LP1Andrea Lo Cicero 59'
Replacements:
HK16Davide Giazzon 59'
PR17Alberto de Marchi 59'
PR18Lorenzo Cittadini 63'
LK19Antonio Pavanello 59'
FL20Paul Derbyshire 67'
SH21Edoardo Gori 47'
FH22Kristopher Burton 47'
CE23Gonzalo Garcia
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Greig Laidlaw

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

Notes:

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)
FB15Yoann Huget
RW14Wesley Fofana
OC13Mathieu Bastareaud
IC12Maxime Mermoz 75'
LW11Benjamin Fall 40'
FH10Frédéric Michalak
SH9Maxime Machenaud 55'
N88Louis Picamoles
OF7Thierry Dusautoir (c)
BF6Fulgence Ouedraogo 51'
RL5Yoann Maestri
LL4Jocelino Suta 65'
TP3Nicolas Mas 55'
HK2Dimitri Szarzewski 50'
LP1Yannick Forestier 50'
Replacements:
HK16Benjamin Kayser 50'
PR17Vincent Debaty 50'
PR18Luc Ducalcon 55'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 65'
N820Damien Chouly 51'
SH21Morgan Parra 55'
FH22François Trinh-Duc 40'
CE23Florian Fritz 75'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14Alex Cuthbert
OC13Jonathan Davies
IC12Jamie Roberts 78'
LW11George North
FH10Dan Biggar
SH9Mike Phillips 70'
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Justin Tipuric
BF6Ryan Jones (c) 78'
RL5Ian Evans 78'
LL4Andrew Coombs
TP3Adam Jones 78'
HK2Richard Hibbard 58'
LP1Gethin Jenkins 38' to 40' 58'
Replacements:
HK16Ken Owens 55'
PR17Paul James 38' 40' 58'
PR18Craig Mitchell 78'
LK19Lou Reed 78'
FL20Aaron Shingler 78'
SH21Lloyd Williams 70'
FH22James Hook
CE23Scott Williams 78'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Leigh Halfpenny

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 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.[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)
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Craig Gilroy
OC13Brian O'Driscoll
IC12Gordon D'Arcy
LW11Simon Zebo 10'
FH10Jonathan Sexton 31'
SH9Conor Murray
N88Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF7Seán O'Brien 65'
BF6Peter O'Mahony
RL5Donnacha Ryan 65'
LL4Mike McCarthy
TP3Mike Ross 78'
HK2Rory Best 74'
LP1Cian Healy 74'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin 74'
PR17Dave Kilcoyne 74'
PR18Declan Fitzpatrick 78'
LK19Donncha O'Callaghan 65'
FL20Chris Henry 65'
SH21Eoin Reddan
FH22Ronan O'Gara 31'
CE23Keith Earls 10'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB15Alex Goode
RW14Chris Ashton
OC13Brad Barritt
IC12Billy Twelvetrees 47'
LW11Mike Brown
FH10Owen Farrell
SH9Ben Youngs
N88Tom Wood
OF7Chris Robshaw (c)
BF6James Haskell
RL5Geoff Parling
LL4Joe Launchbury 47'
TP3Dan Cole 76'
HK2Tom Youngs 50'
LP1Joe Marler 58'
Replacements:
HK16Dylan Hartley 50'
PR17David Wilson 76'
PR18Mako Vunipola 58'
LK19Courtney Lawes 47' 70'
N820Thomas Waldrom 70'
SH21Danny Care
FH22Toby Flood
CE23Manu Tuilagi 47'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Chris Robshaw

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 2003 Grand Slam triumph.[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)
FB15Andrea Masi
RW14Giovanbattista Venditti
OC13Tommaso Benvenuti
IC12Gonzalo Canale 63'
LW11Luke McLean
FH10Kristopher Burton
SH9Edoardo Gori 65'
N88Manoa Vosawai 65' 68'
OF7Simone Favaro 69'
BF6Alessandro Zanni
RL5Francesco Minto 54'
LL4Antonio Pavanello
TP3Martin Castrogiovanni (c) 58' to 68' 70'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini 54'
LP1Andrea Lo Cicero 54'
Replacements:
HK16Davide Giazzon 54'
PR17Alberto de Marchi 54'
PR18Lorenzo Cittadini 65' 68' 70'
LK19Quintin Geldenhuys 54'
FL20Paul Derbyshire 69'
SH21Tobias Botes 65'
FH22Luciano Orquera
CE23Gonzalo Garcia 63'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14Alex Cuthbert
OC13Jonathan Davies
IC12Jamie Roberts 70'
LW11George North
FH10Dan Biggar 68'
SH9Mike Phillips 63'
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Justin Tipuric
BF6Ryan Jones (c) 68'
RL5Ian Evans
LL4Andrew Coombs 51'
TP3Adam Jones 73'
HK2Richard Hibbard 51'
LP1Gethin Jenkins 45'
Replacements:
HK16Ken Owens 51'
PR17Paul James 45'
PR18Craig Mitchell 73'
LK19Alun Wyn Jones 51'
FL20Sam Warburton 68'
SH21Lloyd Williams 63'
FH22James Hook 68'
CE23Scott Williams 70'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Leigh Halfpenny

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'
FB15Alex Goode
RW14Chris Ashton
OC13Manu Tuilagi
IC12Brad Barritt
LW11Mike Brown
FH10Owen Farrell 61'
SH9Ben Youngs 58'
N88Tom Wood
OF7Chris Robshaw (c)
BF6Courtney Lawes 51'
RL5Geoff Parling
LL4Joe Launchbury
TP3Dan Cole 79' to end'
HK2Dylan Hartley 51'
LP1Joe Marler 51'
Replacements:
HK16Tom Youngs 51'
PR17Dave Wilson
PR18Mako Vunipola 51'
FL19James Haskell 51'
N820Thomas Waldrom
SH21Danny Care 58'
FH22Toby Flood 61'
CE23Billy Twelvetrees
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
FB15Yoann Huget
RW14Vincent Clerc
OC13Mathieu Bastareaud 73'
IC12Wesley Fofana
LW11Benjamin Fall
FH10François Trinh-Duc 52'
SH9Morgan Parra 64'
N88Louis Picamoles
OF7Thierry Dusautoir (c)
BF6Yannick Nyanga 68'
RL5Yoann Maestri
LL4Christophe Samson 64'
TP3Nicolas Mas 64'
HK2Benjamin Kayser 55'
LP1Thomas Domingo 55'
Replacements:
HK16Dimitri Szarzewski 55'
PR17Vincent Debaty 55'
PR18Luc Ducalcon 64'
LK19Jocelino Suta 64'
FL20Antonie Claassen 68'
SH21Maxime Machenaud 66'
FH22Frédéric Michalak 52'
CE23Florian Fritz 73'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Chris Robshaw

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)
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Sean Maitland
OC13Sean Lamont
IC12Matt Scott
LW11Tim Visser
FH10Ruaridh Jackson 59'
SH9Greig Laidlaw
N88Johnnie Beattie 71'
OF7Kelly Brown (c) 45' to 50'
BF6Rob Harley 18' 25'
RL5Jim Hamilton 71'
LL4Richie Gray
TP3Geoff Cross 75'
HK2Ross Ford 45'
LP1Ryan Grant 15' to 25'
Replacements:
HK16Dougie Hall 45'
PR17Moray Low 18' 25' 75'
PR18Jon Welsh
LK19Alastair Kellock 71'
FL20David Denton 45' 50' 71'
SH21Henry Pyrgos
FH22Duncan Weir 59'
CE23Max Evans
Coach:
Scott Johnson
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Craig Gilroy 59'
OC13Brian O'Driscoll
IC12Luke Marshall
LW11Keith Earls
FH10Paddy Jackson 64'
SH9Conor Murray 69'
N88Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF7Seán O'Brien
BF6Peter O'Mahony 71'
RL5Donnacha Ryan
LL4Donncha O'Callaghan 71'
TP3Mike Ross
HK2Rory Best
LP1Tom Court 55'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin
PR17Dave Kilcoyne 55'
PR18Declan Fitzpatrick
LK19Devin Toner 71'
FL20Iain Henderson 71'
SH21Eoin Reddan 69'
FH22Ronan O'Gara 64'
WG23Luke Fitzgerald 59'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Jim Hamilton

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'
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Sean Maitland
OC13Sean Lamont
IC12Matt Scott
LW11Tim Visser
FH10Duncan Weir 78'
SH9Greig Laidlaw
N88Johnnie Beattie 68'
OF7Kelly Brown (c)
BF6Rob Harley
RL5Jim Hamilton
LL4Richie Gray 29'
TP3Euan Murray 76'
HK2Ross Ford
LP1Ryan Grant
Replacements:
HK16Dougie Hall
PR17Moray Low
PR18Geoff Cross 76'
LK19Alastair Kellock 29'
N820Ryan Wilson 68'
SH21Henry Pyrgos
FH22Ruaridh Jackson 78'
CE23Max Evans
Coach:
Scott Johnson
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14Alex Cuthbert
OC13Jonathan Davies
IC12Jamie Roberts 72'
LW11George North
FH10Dan Biggar
SH9Mike Phillips 72'
N88Taulupe Faletau 80+1'
OF7Sam Warburton
BF6Ryan Jones (c) 48'
RL5Ian Evans
LL4Alun Wyn Jones
TP3Adam Jones
HK2Richard Hibbard 60'
LP1Paul James 77' to end'
Replacements:
HK16Ken Owens 60'
PR17Ryan Bevington 80+1'
PR18Scott Andrews
LK19Andrew Coombs
FL20Justin Tipuric 48'
SH21Lloyd Williams 72'
FH22James Hook
CE23Scott Williams 72'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Sam Warburton

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)
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Fergus McFadden 62'
OC13Brian O'Driscoll 71' 75'
IC12Luke Marshall 71'
LW11Keith Earls
FH10Paddy Jackson
SH9Conor Murray 62' 71' 75'
N88Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF7Seán O'Brien
BF6Peter O'Mahony 76'
RL5Donnacha Ryan 67'
LL4Mike McCarthy
TP3Mike Ross
HK2Rory Best
LP1Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin 80'
PR17Dave Kilcoyne
PR18Stephen Archer
LK19Donncha O'Callaghan 67'
FL20Iain Henderson 76'
SH21Eoin Reddan 62' 80'
FH22Ian Madigan 71'
WG23Luke Fitzgerald 62'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB15Yoann Huget
RW14Vincent Clerc
OC13Florian Fritz 51' to 57' 67'
IC12Wesley Fofana
LW11Maxime Médard
FH10Frédéric Michalak
SH9Morgan Parra
N88Louis Picamoles
OF7Thierry Dusautoir (c)
BF6Yannick Nyanga 65'
RL5Yoann Maestri 50'
LL4Christophe Samson
TP3Nicolas Mas
HK2Benjamin Kayser 67'
LP1Thomas Domingo 65'
Replacements:
HK16Guilhem Guirado 67'
PR17Vincent Debaty 65'
PR18Luc Ducalcon
LK19Sebastien Vahaamahina 50'
FL20Antonie Claassen 65'
SH21Maxime Machenaud
FH22François Trinh-Duc
CE23Mathieu Bastareaud 51' 57' 67'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Conor Murray

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)
FB15Alex Goode
RW14Chris Ashton
OC13Manu Tuilagi
IC12Brad Barritt 66'
LW11Mike Brown
FH10Toby Flood
SH9Danny Care 57'
N88Tom Wood
OF7Chris Robshaw (c)
BF6James Haskell 50'
RL5Geoff Parling 45'
LL4Joe Launchbury
TP3Dan Cole 75'
HK2Tom Youngs 71'
LP1Mako Vunipola 57'
Replacements:
HK16Dylan Hartley 71'
PR17David Wilson 75'
PR18Joe Marler 57'
LK19Courtney Lawes 45'
FL20Tom Croft 50'
SH21Ben Youngs 57'
FH22Freddie Burns
CE23Billy Twelvetrees 66'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
FB15Andrea Masi 34' to 40'
RW14Giovanbattista Venditti
OC13Gonzalo Canale
IC12Gonzalo Garcia
LW11Luke McLean 71'
FH10Luciano Orquera
SH9Edoardo Gori 30' to 40' 57'
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Robert Barbieri 62'
BF6Alessandro Zanni
RL5Joshua Furno 62'
LL4Quintin Geldenhuys 62'
TP3Martin Castrogiovanni 28'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini 58'
LP1Alberto de Marchi 75'
Replacements:
HK16Davide Giazzon 58'
PR17Andrea Lo Cicero 75'
PR18Lorenzo Cittadini 28'
LK19Antonio Pavanello 62'
LK20Francesco Minto 62'
FL21Simone Favaro 62'
SH22Tobias Botes 34' 40' 57'
CE23Tommaso Benvenuti 71'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Andrea Masi

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)
FB15Andrea Masi 65'
RW14Giovanbattista Venditti
OC13Gonzalo Canale
IC12Gonzalo Garcia
LW11Luke McLean
FH10Luciano Orquera
SH9Edoardo Gori 74'
N88Sergio Parisse (c) 51' to 61'
OF7Simone Favaro 57'
BF6Alessandro Zanni
RL5Joshua Furno 57'
LL4Quintin Geldenhuys 64'
TP3Lorenzo Cittadini 74'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini 74'
LP1Andrea Lo Cicero 64'
Replacements:
HK16Davide Giazzon 74'
PR17Michele Rizzo 64'
PR18Alberto de Marchi 74'
LK19Antonio Pavanello 64'
LK20Francesco Minto 57'
FL21Paul Derbyshire 57'
SH22Tobias Botes 74'
CE23Tommaso Benvenuti 65'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Craig Gilroy
OC13Brian O'Driscoll 29' to 39'
IC12Luke Marshall 27'
LW11Keith Earls 24'
FH10Paddy Jackson
SH9Conor Murray 79' to end'
N88Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF7Seán O'Brien
BF6Peter O'Mahony
RL5Donnacha Ryan 68' to 78' 79'
LL4Mike McCarthy 64'
TP3Mike Ross 66'
HK2Rory Best 69'
LP1Cian Healy 69'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin 69'
PR17Dave Kilcoyne 69'
PR18Stephen Archer 66'
LK19Devin Toner 64'
FL20Iain Henderson 36'
SH21Paul Marshall 79'
FH22Ian Madigan 27'
WG23Luke Fitzgerald 24' 36'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Alessandro Zanni

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

Notes:

  • 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 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)
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14Alex Cuthbert
OC13Jonathan Davies
IC12Jamie Roberts 75'
LW11George North
FH10Dan Biggar 75'
SH9Mike Phillips 75'
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Justin Tipuric
BF6Sam Warburton 75'
RL5Ian Evans 70'
LL4Alun Wyn Jones
TP3Adam Jones 73'
HK2Richard Hibbard 52'
LP1Gethin Jenkins (c) 61'
Replacements:
HK16Ken Owens 52'
PR17Paul James 61'
PR18Scott Andrews 73'
LK19Andrew Coombs 70'
FL20Aaron Shingler 75'
SH21Lloyd Williams 75'
FH22James Hook 75'
CE23Scott Williams 75'
Coach:
Rob Howley
FB15Alex Goode 64'
RW14Chris Ashton
OC13Manu Tuilagi
IC12Brad Barritt
LW11Mike Brown
FH10Owen Farrell 67'
SH9Ben Youngs 64'
N88Tom Wood 67'
OF7Chris Robshaw (c)
BF6Tom Croft
RL5Geoff Parling
LL4Joe Launchbury 52'
TP3Dan Cole 72'
HK2Tom Youngs 52'
LP1Joe Marler 44'
Replacements:
HK16Dylan Hartley 52'
PR17David Wilson 72'
PR18Mako Vunipola 44'
LK19Courtney Lawes 52'
FL20James Haskell 67'
SH21Danny Care 64'
FH22Toby Flood 67'
CE23Billy Twelvetrees 64'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Justin Tipuric

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)
FB15Yoann Huget
RW14Vincent Clerc
OC13Mathieu Bastareaud 74'
IC12Wesley Fofana
LW11Maxime Médard
FH10Frédéric Michalak 70'
SH9Morgan Parra 40'
N88Louis Picamoles
OF7Thierry Dusautoir (c) 63' to 67'
BF6Antonie Claassen 68'
RL5Yoann Maestri
LL4Sebastien Vahaamahina 70'
TP3Nicolas Mas 63'
HK2Benjamin Kayser 54'
LP1Thomas Domingo 54'
Replacements:
HK16Guilhem Guirado 54'
PR17Vincent Debaty 54'
PR18Luc Ducalcon 63'
LK19Christophe Samson 70'
FL20Yannick Nyanga 63' 67' 68'
SH21Maxime Machenaud 40'
FH22François Trinh-Duc 70'
CE23Gaël Fickou 74'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Sean Maitland 30'
OC13Sean Lamont
IC12Matt Scott
LW11Tim Visser
FH10Duncan Weir 67'
SH9Greig Laidlaw 74'
N88Johnnie Beattie 70'
OF7Kelly Brown (c)
BF6Alasdair Strokosch
RL5Jim Hamilton
LL4Grant Gilchrist 53'
TP3Euan Murray 64'
HK2Ross Ford 74'
LP1Ryan Grant 63'
Replacements:
HK16Dougie Hall 74'
PR17Moray Low 63'
PR18Geoff Cross 64'
LK19Alastair Kellock 53'
N820Ryan Wilson 70'
SH21Henry Pyrgos 74'
FH22Ruaridh Jackson 67'
CE23Max Evans 30'
Coach:
Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
Wesley Fofana

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

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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