2013 Australia rugby union tour of Great Britain, Ireland and Italy

The 2013 Australia rugby union tour of Great Britain, Ireland and Italy was a rugby union tour involving the visiting Australian team and the home teams of England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. They also played an additional Test match against New Zealand, which served as the third and final Bledisloe Cup match for 2013.All Blacks to play seven domestic Tests in 2013

As part of the tour, Australia attempted their first Grand Slam tour of the Home Nations since 2009, following their 2–1 defeat to the British & Irish Lions in June 2013. However, their first Grand Slam since 1984 was not possible after a 20–13 loss to England in the opening week of the tour, which also meant they were unable to retain the Cook Cup.

The Wallabies became the first team to score 33 points against New Zealand in New Zealand during the third Bledisloe Cup match, and also retained the Lansdowne Cup against Ireland. They reclaimed the Hopetoun Cup for the first time since 2006, after losing it in 2009 and failing to regain it in 2012. Australia also won the James Bevan Trophy for the eighth time, and for the sixth consecutive time, in the closing match of the tour.

Schedule DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue19 October41–33Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin2 November20–13Twickenham, London9 November20–50Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Turin16 November15–32Aviva Stadium, Dublin23 November15–21Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh30 November26–30Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Matches

New Zealand

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 Cane BF 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 became the first team to score 33 points against New Zealand in New Zealand. Will Genia became just the third Australian scrum-half and the 39th Wallaby player to reach 50 test caps. Peter Betham made his international debut for Australia.

England

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 reclaim the Cook Cup. Joel Tomkins made his international debut for England.

Italy

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.

Ireland

FB 15Rob Kearney RW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Brian O'Driscoll IC 12Luke MarshallLW 11Fergus McFaddenFH 10Johnny Sexton SH 9 Eoin Reddan N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 Seán O'Brien BF 6 Peter O'MahonyRL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)LL 4 Devin Toner TP 3 Mike Ross HK 2 Rory Best LP 1 Cian Healy Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin PR 17Jack McGrath PR 18Stephen Archer LK 19Mike McCarthy FL 20Kevin McLaughlin SH 21Conor Murray FH 22Ian Madigan CE 23Robbie Henshaw Coach: Joe Schmidt FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Adam Ashley-Cooper OC 13Tevita Kuridrani IC 12Matt To'omuaLW 11Nick CumminsFH 10Quade Cooper SH 9 Will Genia N8 8 Ben Mowen (c)OF 7 Michael Hooper BF 6 Scott FardyRL 5 James Horwill LL 4 Rob SimmonsTP 3 Sekope Kepu HK 2 Stephen Moore LP 1 James Slipper Replacements:HK 16Tatafu Polota-Nau PR 17Benn Robinson PR 18Paddy Ryan LK 19Sitaleki Timani FL 20Liam Gill SH 21Nic White CE 22Christian Lealiifano WG 23Joe Tomane Coach: Ewen McKenzie Man of the Match: Michael Hooper (Australia)

Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Stuart Berry (South Africa) Television match official: Geoff Warren (England) Notes: Australia retain the Lansdowne Cup.

Scotland

FB 15Sean MaitlandRW 14Tommy SeymourOC 13Nick De LucaIC 12Duncan Taylor LW 11Sean LamontFH 10Duncan WeirSH 9 Greig Laidlaw N8 8 David Denton OF 7 Kelly Brown (c)BF 6 Johnnie BeattieRL 5 Jim HamiltonLL 4 Grant Gilchrist TP 3 Moray Low HK 2 Ross Ford LP 1 Ryan Grant Replacements:HK 16Pat MacArthur PR 17Alasdair Dickinson PR 18Euan Murray LK 19Jonny Gray FL 20Kieran Low SH 21Chris Cusiter FH 22Ruaridh JacksonWG 23Max Evans Coach: Scott Johnson FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Joe TomaneOC 13Christian LealiifanoIC 12Mike HarrisLW 11Chris Feauai-SautiaFH 10Quade CooperSH 9 Will Genia N8 8 Ben Mowen (c)OF 7 Michael HooperBF 6 Scott Fardy RL 5 James Horwill LL 4 Rob Simmons TP 3 Sekope Kepu HK 2 Stephen Moore LP 1 James SlipperReplacements:HK 16Saia Fainga'a PR 17Ben Alexander PR 18Paddy RyanLK 19Sitaleki Timani FL 20Ben McCalman SH 21Nic White SH 22Nick PhippsFB 23Bernard FoleyCoach: Ewen McKenzie Man of the Match: Israel Folau (Australia)

Touch judges: Pascal Gauzère (France) Francisco Pastrana (Argentina) Television match official: Geoff Warren (England) Notes: Kieran Low made his international debut for Scotland. Jim Hamilton earned his 50th test cap for Scotland. Australia reclaimed the Hopetoun Cup for the first time since 2006 after losing it in 2009 and having been unable to reclaim it in 2012.

Wales

FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14Alex CuthbertOC 13Owen Williams IC 12Scott WilliamsLW 11George NorthFH 10Dan Biggar SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Sam Warburton (c)BF 6 Dan Lydiate RL 5 Ian EvansLL 4 Alun Wyn JonesTP 3 Rhodri Jones HK 2 Richard Hibbard LP 1 Gethin Jenkins Replacements:HK 16Ken Owens PR 17Ryan Bevington PR 18Samson Lee FL 19Ryan JonesFL 20Justin Tipuric SH 21Rhodri Williams FH 22Rhys Priestland FB 23Liam Williams Coach: Warren Gatland FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Joe Tomane OC 13Adam Ashley-CooperIC 12Christian Lealiifano LW 11Nick CumminsFH 10Quade Cooper SH 9 Will GeniaN8 8 Ben Mowen (c) OF 7 Michael HooperBF 6 Scott FardyRL 5 James Horwill LL 4 Rob SimmonsTP 3 Sekope Kepu HK 2 Stephen Moore LP 1 James Slipper Replacements:HK 16Tatafu Polota-Nau PR 17Benn Robinson PR 18Ben Alexander LK 19Kane Douglas FL 20Dave Dennis SH 21Nic WhiteCE 22Mike Harris FB 23Bernard Foley Coach: Ewen McKenzie Man of the Match: Quade Cooper (Australia)

Touch judges: Alain Rolland (Ireland) John Lacey (Ireland) Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland) Notes: Quade Cooper earned his 50th test cap for Australia. Australia won the James Bevan Trophy for the eighth time and for the sixth time in a row. Israel Folau scored his 10th international try of the year in this match, equalling the Australian record set by Lote Tuqiri in 2002.

Squad Head Coach Ewen McKenzie named a 32-man squad on 11 October 2013.

On 15 October, Peter Betham was added to the squad for the Bledisloe Cup match on 19 October to cover the injured Chris Feauai-Sautia and Joe Tomane, who were ruled out of that test – Betham will not tour Europe. On 20 November, Peter Betham was re-added to the squad following the 5-week ban Tevita Kuridrani received after he was red carded against Ireland.

Note: Caps and date of ages are to opening tour match on 19 October 2013.

Coach staff Head Coach – Ewen McKenzie

Attack Coach – Jim McKay

Defense Coach – Nick Scrivener

Set-piece Coach – Andrew Blades

Player statistics Key Con: Conversions Pen: Penalties DG: Drop goals Pts: Points

NameOverallCardsPlayedTriesConPenDGPtsQuade Cooper6111715110Christian Lealiifano416703800Israel Folau630001500Nick Cummins430001500Michael Hooper620001010Adam Ashley-Cooper520001000Tevita Kuridrani420001001Joe Tomane420001000Matt To'omua420001000Ben Mowen61000500Chris Feauai-Sautia11000500Will Genia60000000James Horwill60000000Sekope Kepu60000000Stephen Moore60000000James Slipper60000000Ben Alexander50000000Benn Robinson50000000Rob Simmons50000010Sitaleki Timani50000000Saia Fainga'a40000000Scott Fardy40000000Nic White40000000Dave Dennis30000000Bernard Foley30000000Ben McCalman30000000Kane Douglas20000000Liam Gill20000000Mike Harris20000000Tatafu Polota-Nau20000000Peter Betham10000000Paddy Ryan10000000Nick Phipps–––––0––

Team statistics Scored 179 Points Conceded 137 Points Scores 20 tries (17 converted) Conceded 11 tries Conceded 61 penalties

See also 2013 end-of-year rugby union tests

References