2013 consisted of 340 Rugby union matches that included an international nation, with 295 of the matches being classed a test match. 126 international teams played at least one test either at home, away or at a neutral venue. On 154 occasions, the home side won, 118 away sides won, 5 draws and 63 neutral venue matches. 2013 marked two years to the 2015 Rugby World Cup, meaning for most tournaments; Africa Cup, Asian Five Nations, European Nations Cup, Oceania Cup and South American Rugby Championship acted as Rugby World Cup qualifiers. The Americas playoffs saw the first team to qualify for the World Cup, with Canada winning 40–20 on aggregate against the United States, to join Pool D as Americas 1. The fourteenth edition of the Six Nations Championship took place in February and March with Wales retaining the championship with a 30–3 record winning margin against England, while in August, September and October, the second edition of the Rugby Championship took place with New Zealand completing the sweep winning 6 from 6 to retain the championship.
June 2013, the busiest month of the year at 87 matches or 73 test matches, marked 125 years of the British & Irish Lions, as the Lions embarked on a 3-test tour against Australia, finishing with a historic 41–16 victory to seal a 2–1 test series win for the first time in 16 years. To end the year, November 2013 saw the number one test side the All Blacks win their fourteenth from fourteenth test match of the year, the first team to win every match in a calendar year in the professional era.
The IRB World Rankings changed very little from the end of 2012 to the end of 2013. New Zealand remained ranked number one a position they have held since 2010, South Africa stayed in second and Australia in third. England moved up to fourth from fifth where they were in 2012, while Samoa remained the highest tier 2 side despite falling one place to eighth in 2013. Japan slowly climbs the rankings ahead of their home Rugby World Cup in 2019 following a successful year. They earned their first win over Wales in Tokyo in June, before hosting the All Blacks for the first time in Japan. They scored the most tries than any other team at 75, 18 of which came in their 121–0 win over Philippines. Spain drew more matches than any other team this year, while Benin, Brunei and Burundi failed to score a single point in all their international matches.
The 340 matches below all contain an international team, some of which are not members of the International Rugby Board:
January Match resultsDateMatchVenueTournament/TrophyReport12 January 2013United States Virgin Islands 6–7Lionel Roberts Park, Charlotte AmalieTest matchReport12 January 201337–24University of the Netherlands Antilles, WillemstadNACRA Rugby Championship Rd 1a SouthReport19 January 201313–31Meridian Field, ProvidencialesNACRA Rugby Championship Rd 1a NorthReport19 January 2013USA South50–23Life University, MariettaReport19 January 2013Lions51–13Ellis Park Stadium, JohannesburgNon-test matchReport26 January 201335–41Corinth Playing Field, CorinthNACRA Rugby Championship Rd 1a SouthReport
February Match resultsDateMatchVenueTournament/TrophyReport2 February 201313–9Sochi Central Stadium, SochiEuropean Nation Cup Div. 1A2015 RWC European qualifierReport2 February 201313–19Estádio Universitário de Lisboa, LisbonReport2 February 201313–17King Baudouin Stadium, BrusselsReport2 February 201322–30Millennium Stadium, CardiffSix Nations ChampionshipReport2 February 201338–18Twickenham Stadium, LondonCalcutta CupReport3 February 201323–18Stadio Olimpico, RomeGiuseppe Garibaldi TrophyReport9 February 201329–14Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, BucharestEuropean Nation Cup Div. 1A2015 RWC European qualifierReport9 February 201325–12Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, TbilisiReport9 February 201321–21King Baudouin Stadium, BrusselsReport9 February 201334–10Murrayfield Stadium, EdinburghSix Nations ChampionshipReport9 February 20136–16Stade de France, Saint-DenisReport10 February 20136–12Aviva Stadium, DublinMillennium TrophyReport15 February 201312–39Recreation Ground, Road TownNACRA Rugby Championship Rd 1a South FinalReport16 February 2013Reschd. United States Virgin IslandsRecreation Ground, Road TownTest match (Rescheduled 3 Aug)23 February 201315–24Las Mestas Sports Complex, GijónEuropean Nation Cup Div. 1A2015 RWC European qualifierReport23 February 20139–23Sochi Central Stadium, SochiReport23 February 201318–12Estádio Universitário de Lisboa, LisbonReport23 February 20139–26Stadio Olimpico, RomeSix Nations ChampionshipReport23 February 201323–13Twickenham Stadium, LondonReport23 February 201312–29USA SouthUtech Field, KingstonNACRA Rugby Championship Rd 1a North FinalReport24 February 201312–8Murrayfield Stadium, LondonSix Nations ChampionshipCentenary QuaichReport
March Match resultsDateMatchVenueTournament/TrophyReport9 March 20138–27Rc Slavia Praha Stadion, PragueEuropean Nation Cup Div. 1B2015 RWC European qualifierReport9 March 201323–31Estádio Universitário de Lisboa, LisbonEuropean Nation Cup Div. 1A2015 RWC European qualifierReport9 March 201361–18Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, TbilisiReport9 March 201314–32King Baudouin Stadium, BrusselsReport9 March 201318–28Murrayfield Stadium, EdinburghSix Nations ChampionshipReport9 March 201313–13Aviva Stadium, DublinReport10 March 201318–11Twickenham Stadium, LondonReport16 March 201379–10Pafiako Stadium, PaphosEuropean Nation Cup Div. 2CReport16 March 201337–12Dinamo Stadium, ChișinăuEuropean Nation Cup Div. 1B2015 RWC European qualifierReport16 March 20139–9Estadio San Lázaro, Santiago de CompostelaEuropean Nation Cup Div. 1A2015 RWC European qualifierReport16 March 201343–32Sochi Central Stadium, SochiReport16 March 20139–9Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, BucharestAntim CupReport16 March 201322–15Stadio Olimpico, RomeSix Nations ChampionshipReport16 March 201330–3Millennium Stadium, CardiffReport16 March 201323–16Stade de France, Saint-DenisReport23 March 2013Gibraltar 36–10Victoria Stadium, GibraltarNon-test matchReport30 March 201311–13Dasos Haidariou Municipal Stadium, AthensEuropean Nation Cup Div. 2D2015 RWC European qualifierReport30 March 201311–22Camp d'Esports del M.I. Consell General, Andorra la VellaEuropean Nation Cup Div. 2B2015 RWC European qualifierReport30 March 201313–12National Rugby Stadium, GdyniaEuropean Nation Cup Div. 1B2015 RWC European qualifierReport31 March 201310–33Havelock Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka (NV)Asian Five Nations Div. 12015 RWC Asian qualifierReport31 March 201339–8Havelock Park, ColomboReport31 March 201319–34Rugby ground, LimassolNon-test match
April Match resultsDateMatchVenueTournament/TrophyReport3 April 201342–10Havelock Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka (NV)Asian Five Nations Div. 12015 RWC Asian qualifierReport3 April 201345–7Havelock Park, ColomboReport6 April 201352–23Havelock Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka (NV)Report6 April 201349–18Havelock Park, ColomboReport6 April 201320–14Stadium N.S.A., SofiaEuropean Nation Cup Div. 2C2015 RWC European qualifierReport6 April 201310–11Sportanlage Dirnelwiese, ViennaReport6 April 201317–15Wingate Institute, NetanyaEuropean Nation Cup Div. 2B2015 RWC European qualifierReport6 April 201310–19Hibernians Ground, PaolaEuropean Nation Cup Div. 2A2015 RWC European qualifierReport6 April 201373–17Wolfgang Meyer Sports Complex, HamburgEuropean Nation Cup Div. 1B2015 RWC European qualifierReport6 April 201310–41Estadio Charrúa, MontevideoNon-test matchReport7 April 201318–38Spartak Stadium, OdesaEuropean Nation Cup Div. 1B2015 RWC European qualifierReport7 April 201341–3Garrison Savannah, BridgetownNACRA Rugby Championship Rd 1b SouthReport13 April 201321–14Dasos Haidariou Municipal Stadium, AthensEuropean Nation Cup Div. 2D2015 RWC European qualifierReport13 April 201333–23Stadion Luke, TešanjReport13 April 201338–0Odense Atletikstadion, OdenseEuropean Nation Cup Div. 2B2015 RWC European qualifierReport13 April 201337–21Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon, NyonEuropean Nation Cup Div. 2A2015 RWC European qualifierReport13 April 201348–10Netherlands National Stadium, AmsterdamReport13 April 201324–20Dinamo Stadium, ChișinăuEuropean Nation Cup Div. 1B2015 RWC European qualifierReport13 April 201315–42USA SouthCharlie's Place Nassau Stadium, NassauNACRA Rugby Championship Rd 1b NorthReport16 April 201350–14Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos CamposBrazil v Mexico test seriesReport20 April 201353–7Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong KongAsian Five Nations2015 RWC Asian qualifierReport20 April 2013121–0Level-5 Stadium, FukuokaReport20 April 201320–7Stade Boy Konen, LuxembourgEuropean Nation Cup Div. 2D2015 RWC European qualifierReport20 April 201319–5Bilino Polje, ZenicaReport20 April 201322–20Oval Stadium, LjubljanaEuropean Nation Cup Div. 2C2015 RWC European qualifierReport20 April 201315–16Ferences sporttelep, EsztergomReport20 April 201346–3Wingate Institute, NetanyaEuropean Nation Cup Div. 2B2015 RWC European qualifierReport20 April 201324–29Stadion NK Rudeš, ZagrebEuropean Nation Cup Div. 2A2015 RWC European qualifierReport20 April 201376–5Estádio Bruno José Daniel, Santo AndréBrazil v Mexico test seriesReport26 April 201310–75Al Ain RFC, Al AinAsian Five Nations2015 RWC Asian qualifierReport27 April 20130–38Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong KongReport27 April 201315–14Academy rugby, VilniusEuropean Nation Cup Div. 2A2015 RWC European qualifierReport27 April 201322–5Baba Yara Stadium, KumasiTest match27 April 201338–22Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, TemucoSouth American Rugby Championship A2015 RWC Americas qualifierReport27 April 201318–29Estadio Charrúa, MontevideoReport
May Match resultsDateMatchVenueTournament/TrophyReport1 May 201385–10Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo, Uruguay (NV)South American Rugby Championship A2015 RWC Americas qualifierReport1 May 201358–7Estadio Charrúa, MontevideoReport4 May 201364–5Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, TokyoAsian Five Nations2015 RWC Asian qualifierReport4 May 201320–59Rizal Memorial Stadium, ManilaReport4 May 201383–0Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo, Uruguay (NV)South American Rugby Championship A2015 RWC Americas qualifierReport4 May 201323–9Estadio Charrúa, MontevideoReport4 May 2013USA South9–7Life University, AtlantaNACRA Rugby Championship Rd 2 NorthReport5 May 201322–10Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg2015 RWC European qualifierReport8 May 201335–25The Sevens, Dubai, UAE (NV)Asian Five Nations Div. 4Report8 May 201325–31The Sevens, Dubai, UAE (NV)Report10 May 201315–18The Sevens, Dubai, UAE (NV)Report10 May 201345–12The Sevens, Dubai, UAE (NV)Report10 May 20133–93The Sevens, DubaiAsian Five Nations2015 RWC Asian qualifierReport11 May 201362–19Ansan Wa~ Stadium, AnsanReport18 May 201324–8Rizal Memorial Stadium, ManilaReport18 May 201343–22Ansan Wa~ Stadium, AnsanReport18 May 201314–24USA SouthBermuda National Stadium, Devonshire ParishNACRA Rugby Championship Rd 2 NorthReport18 May 201319–17Providence Stadium, ProvidenceNACRA Rugby Championship Rd 2 SouthReport25 May 201317–27Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, KanagawaIRB Pacific Nations CupReport25 May 201316–9Ellerslie Rugby Park, EdmontonReport25 May 20136–19Garrison Savannah, BridgetownNACRA Rugby Championship Rd 2 SouthReport25 May 201323–26 South Africa President's XVHage Geingob Rugby Stadium, WindhoekNon-test matchReport26 May 201340–12BarbariansTwickenham Stadium, LondonNon-test matchKillik CupReport
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