The 2013 end of year rugby tests, also known as the 2013 Autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, were a series of international rugby union matches predominantly played between European sides - England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, and visiting Southern Hemisphere countries - Argentina, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa, South Africa and Tonga.
In 2013, a record 39 test matches took place, with a record 24 matches including a tier 2 or tier 3 side, six of which being a tier 1 v tier 2 fixture, as the IRB builds up to the 2015 Rugby World Cup.November Tier Two schedule announced
Australia made their first tour of the Home Nations since 2009. However, they could not achieve a first Grand Slam since 1984 following their 20–13 defeat to England in the opening week of their tour. In addition, Australia played Italy in Turin for the first time. World cup winners New Zealand played France - for the fourth time in 2013, England and Ireland. South Africa played Wales, Scotland and France while Argentina played England, Wales and Italy.
Three invitational teams were in action against international teams during November. The Māori All Blacks visited Canada and the United States, while the French Barbarians faced Samoa. The Barbarians and Fiji contested the Killik Cup, which marked 100 years of rugby in Fiji.
As in other recent seasons, New Zealand and Australia played the third Bledisloe Cup match.
Test matches
Bledisloe Cup – 3rd test
Team details FB 15Israel DaggRW 14Charles PiutauOC 13Ben Smith IC 12Ma'a NonuLW 11Julian SaveaFH 10Aaron Cruden SH 9 Aaron Smith N8 8 Kieran Read (c)OF 7 Sam CaneBF 6 Liam Messam RL 5 Sam WhitelockLL 4 Jeremy Thrush TP 3 Charlie Faumuina HK 2 Keven Mealamu LP 1 Tony Woodcock Replacements:HK 16Dane Coles PR 17Wyatt Crockett PR 18Ben Franks LK 19Brodie Retallick FL 20Steve Luatua SH 21Tawera Kerr-Barlow FH 22Beauden Barrett FH 23Tom Taylor Coach: Steve Hansen FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Adam Ashley-CooperOC 13Tevita KuridraniIC 12Matt To'omuaLW 11Peter Betham FH 10Quade CooperSH 9 Will GeniaN8 8 Ben McCalman OF 7 Michael HooperBF 6 Ben MowenRL 5 James Horwill (c) LL 4 Rob SimmonsTP 3 Ben Alexander HK 2 Stephen Moore LP 1 James Slipper Replacements:HK 16Saia Fainga'a PR 17Benn Robinson PR 18Sekope Kepu LK 19Sitaleki Timani FL 20Dave Dennis SH 21Nic WhiteCE 22Mike HarrisFB 23Bernard Foley Coach: Ewen McKenzie Touch judges: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) Stuart Berry (South Africa) Television match official: Vinny Munro (New Zealand) Notes: Australia's 33 points was the highest ever score by a visiting team against New Zealand. Will Genia became just the third Australian scrum-half and the 39th Wallaby to reach 50 caps. Peter Betham made his international debut for Australia.
2–3 November
Team details FB 15Ayumu GoromaruRW 14Toshiaki Hirose (c) OC 13Male Sa'uIC 12Craig Wing LW 11Kenki FukuokaFH 10Harumichi Tatekawa SH 9 Fumiaki TanakaN8 8 Koliniasi Holani OF 7 Michael BroadhurstBF 6 Hendrik TuiRL 5 Hitoshi OnoLL 4 Shoji Ito TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama HK 2 Shota Horie LP 1 Masataka Mikami Replacements:HK 16Yusuke Aoki PR 17Yusuke Nagae PR 18Hiroshi Yamashita LK 19Luke Thompson N8 20Takashi Kikutani FH 21Kosei Ono FH 22Yuu Tamura WG 23Yoshikazu Fujita Coach: Scott Wisemantel FB 15Beauden BarrettRW 14Charles PiutauOC 13Ben Smith IC 12Francis SailiLW 11Frank HalaiFH 10Dan Carter SH 9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow N8 8 Richie McCaw (c)OF 7 Sam Cane BF 6 Steve LuatuaRL 5 Dominic Bird LL 4 Jeremy ThrushTP 3 Ben FranksHK 2 Dane Coles LP 1 Wyatt Crockett Replacements:HK 16Andrew Hore PR 17Jeffery Toomaga-Allen PR 18Charlie FaumuinaLK 19Brodie RetallickFL 20Luke Whitelock SH 21Aaron Smith FH 22Tom Taylor CE 23Ryan Crotty Coach: Steve Hansen Touch judges: Angus Gardner (Australia) Andrew Lees (Australia) Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia) Notes: Dominic Bird, Frank Halai, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen and Luke Whitelock made their international debuts for New Zealand. This was the first test between the two teams to be played in Japan and outside the Rugby World Cup.
Team details FB 15Mike BrownRW 14Chris AshtonOC 13Joel TomkinsIC 12Billy Twelvetrees LW 11Marland YardeFH 10Owen FarrellSH 9 Lee Dickson N8 8 Billy Vunipola OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)BF 6 Tom WoodRL 5 Courtney LawesLL 4 Joe Launchbury TP 3 Dan Cole HK 2 Tom Youngs LP 1 Mako Vunipola Replacements:HK 16Dylan Hartley PR 17Joe Marler PR 18David Wilson LK 19Dave Attwood N8 20Ben Morgan SH 21Ben Youngs FH 22Toby Flood FB 23Ben FodenCoach: Stuart Lancaster FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Adam Ashley-Cooper OC 13Tevita KuridraniIC 12Matt To'omuaLW 11Nick CumminsFH 10Quade CooperSH 9 Will Genia N8 8 Ben Mowen (c)OF 7 Michael HooperBF 6 Scott Fardy RL 5 James HorwillLL 4 Sitaleki Timani TP 3 Ben Alexander HK 2 Stephen Moore LP 1 James Slipper Replacements:HK 16Saia Fainga'a PR 17Benn Robinson PR 18Sekope Kepu LK 19Kane Douglas FL 20Ben McCalman SH 21Nic White CE 22Christian LealiifanoFB 23Bernard Foley Coach: Ewen McKenzie Man of the Match: Mike Brown (England)
Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Dudley Phillips (Ireland) Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland) Notes: England reclaimed the Cook Cup. Joel Tomkins made his international debut for England.
Team details FB 15Matt EvansRW 14Jeff HasslerOC 13Ciaran Hearn IC 12Harry JonesLW 11Conor TrainorFH 10Liam Underwood SH 9 Phil Mack N8 8 Aaron Carpenter (c)OF 7 John MoonlightBF 6 Nanyak Dala RL 5 Tyler ArdronLL 4 Jon Phelan TP 3 Doug Wooldridge HK 2 Ray Barkwill LP 1 Hubert BuydensReplacements:PR 16Jake Illnicki PR 17Ryan MarchLK 18Aaron Flagg FL 19Kyle Gilmour FL 20Adam Kleeberger SH 21Jamie Mackenzie CE 22Pat Parfrey FH 23Connor Braid Coach: Kieran Crowley FB 15Robbie Robinson RW 14Andre TaylorOC 13Charlie NgataiIC 12Jackson Willison LW 11Zac Guildford FH 10Tim Bateman (c)SH 9 Jamison Gibson-ParkN8 8 Elliot DixonOF 7 Luke Braid BF 6 Liam SquireRL 5 Joe Wheeler LL 4 Jarrad HoeataTP 3 Ben Afeaki HK 2 Hika Elliot LP 1 Kane Hames Replacements:PR 16Chris Eves PR 17Nick Barrett HK 18Ash Dixon N8 19Blade Thomson FL 20Shane Christie FB 21Kurt Baker FH 22Ihaia West WG 23Matt Proctor Coach: Colin Cooper Man of the Match: Zac Guildford (Māori All Blacks)
Touch judges: USA Appt (United States) USA Appt (United States) Television match official: USA Appt (United States)
8–10 November
Team details FB 15Merab KvirikashviliRW 14Irakli Machkhaneli (c) OC 13Davit KacharavaIC 12Merab SharikadzeLW 11Tamaz MchedlidzeFH 10Lasha MalaghuradzeSH 9 Giorgi BegadzeN8 8 Giorgi ChkhaidzeOF 7 Mamuka GorgodzeBF 6 Viktor Kolelishvili RL 5 Levan Datunashvili LL 4 Kote Mikautadze TP 3 Davit Kubriashvili HK 2 Shalva Mamukashvili LP 1 Mikheil Nariashvili Replacements:HK 16Simon Maisuradze PR 17Davit Khinchagishvili PR 18Levan Chilachava FL 19Shalva Sutiashvili FL 20Giorgi Tkhilaishvili SH 21Vazha KhutsishviliCE 22Tedo Zibzibadze FB 23Beka TsiklauriCoach: Milton Haig FB 15Matt EvansRW 14Jeff HasslerOC 13Conor TrainorIC 12Harry JonesLW 11Phil MackenzieFH 10Liam Underwood SH 9 Phil Mack N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c) OF 7 John MoonlightBF 6 Jebb SinclairRL 5 Brett BeukeboomLL 4 Jon Phelan TP 3 Andrew Tiedemann HK 2 Ray Barkwill LP 1 Hubert BuydensReplacements:PR 16Jake Illnicki PR 17Djustice Sears-Duru HK 18Benoît PifferoLK 19Tyler Hotson FL 20Adam KleebergerSH 21Jamie Mackenzie CE 22Nick Blevins FL 23Nanyak Dala Coach: Kieran Crowley Touch judges: Dudley Phillips (Ireland) Vlad Iordachescu (Romania) Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)
Team details FB 15Luke McLeanRW 14Tommaso Benvenuti OC 13Luca MorisiIC 12Alberto SgarbiLW 11Leonardo SartoFH 10Alberto Di Bernardo SH 9 Edoardo Gori N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Robert BarbieriBF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Marco Bortolami LL 4 Antonio Pavanello TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni HK 2 Davide Giazzon LP 1 Michele Rizzo Replacements:HK 16Leonardo Ghiraldini PR 17Matías Agüero PR 18Lorenzo Cittadini LK 19Quintin Geldenhuys LK 20Joshua Furno SH 21Tobias Botes FH 22Tommaso Allan WG 23Tommaso Iannone Coach: Jacques Brunel FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Adam Ashley-Cooper OC 13Tevita KuridraniIC 12Matt To'omuaLW 11Nick CumminsFH 10Quade Cooper SH 9 Will Genia N8 8 Ben Mowen (c)OF 7 Michael Hooper BF 6 Rob SimmonsRL 5 James HorwillLL 4 Sitaleki Timani TP 3 Ben Alexander HK 2 Stephen Moore LP 1 James Slipper Replacements:HK 16Saia Fainga'a PR 17Benn Robinson PR 18Sekope Kepu FL 19Dave Dennis FL 20Liam Gill SH 21Nic White CE 22Christian Lealiifano WG 23Joe Tomane Coach: Ewen McKenzie Man of the Match: Nick Cummins (Australia)
Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) John Lacey (Ireland) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: Luke McLean earned his 50th cap for Italy. Tommaso Allan made his international debut for Italy and scored his first test try.
Team details FB 15Mike Brown RW 14Chris AshtonOC 13Joel TomkinsIC 12Billy Twelvetrees LW 11Ben FodenFH 10Owen FarrellSH 9 Lee Dickson N8 8 Billy Vunipola OF 7 Chris RobshawBF 6 Tom WoodRL 5 Courtney Lawes LL 4 Joe LaunchburyTP 3 David Wilson HK 2 Dylan Hartley LP 1 Joe Marler Replacements:HK 16Tom Youngs PR 17Alex Corbisiero PR 18Dan Cole LK 19Geoff Parling N8 20Ben Morgan SH 21Danny Care FH 22Toby Flood FB 23Alex Goode Coach: Stuart Lancaster FB 15Lucas González AmorosinoRW 14Horacio AgullaOC 13Marcelo BoschIC 12Santiago FernándezLW 11Juan Imhoff FH 10Nicolás Sánchez SH 9 Tomás Cubelli N8 8 Juan Manuel Leguizamón (c)OF 7 Julio Farías CabelloBF 6 Pablo MateraRL 5 Patricio AlbaceteLL 4 Mariano Galarza TP 3 Maximiliano Bustos HK 2 Eusebio Guiñazú LP 1 Marcos Ayerza Replacements:HK 16Santiago Iglesias PR 17Nahuel Lobo PR 18Juan Pablo Orlandi LK 19Manuel Carizza N8 20Benjamín Macome SH 21Martín Landajo CE 22Gonzalo Tiesi FB 23Santiago Cordero Coach: Daniel Hourcade Man of the Match: Dylan Hartley (England)
Touch judges: Chris Pollock (New Zealand) Craig Joubert (South Africa) Television match official: Gareth Simmonds (Wales) Notes: Santiago Cordero made his debut for Argentina. England won the Investec Challenge Cup, the first time the trophy has been contested.
Team details FB 15Sean MaitlandRW 14Tommy SeymourOC 13Nick De LucaIC 12Matt ScottLW 11Sean LamontFH 10Ruaridh Jackson SH 9 Greig Laidlaw N8 8 David DentonOF 7 Kelly Brown (c)BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch RL 5 Alastair Kellock LL 4 Tim SwinsonTP 3 Euan Murray HK 2 Ross Ford LP 1 Ryan Grant Replacements:HK 16Pat MacArthur PR 17Alasdair Dickinson PR 18Geoff Cross LK 19Richie Gray FL 20John Barclay SH 21Henry Pyrgos FH 22Duncan Weir CE 23Duncan TaylorCoach: Scott Johnson FB 15Ayumu Goromaru RW 14Toshiaki Hirose (c)OC 13Male Sa'uIC 12Craig Wing LW 11Kenki FukuokaFH 10Kosei OnoSH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka N8 8 Koliniasi Holani OF 7 Michael BroadhurstBF 6 Hendrik TuiRL 5 Shinya MakabeLL 4 Luke Thompson TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama HK 2 Shota Horie LP 1 Masataka Mikami Replacements:HK 16Yusuke Aoki PR 17Yusuke Nagae PR 18Hiroshi Yamashita LK 19Hitoshi Ono N8 20Takashi Kikutani SH 21Atsushi Hiwasa FH 22Yuu Tamura WG 23Yoshikazu FujitaCoach: Scott Wisemantel Man of the Match: Tim Swinson (Scotland)
Touch judges: Leighton Hodges (Wales) Greg Garner (England) Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)