2013 end-of-year rugby union internationals
Test match series
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 .[1]
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.[2] 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
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Australia's 33 points was the highest ever score by a visiting team against New Zealand.[5]
Will Genia became just the third Australian scrum-half and the 39th Wallaby to reach 50 caps.[6]
Peter Betham made his international debut for Australia.
2–3 November
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8–10 November
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Luke McLean earned his 50th cap for Italy.
Tommaso Allan made his international debut for Italy and scored his first test try.
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Santiago Cordero made his debut for Argentina.
England won the Investec Challenge Cup, the first time the trophy has been contested.
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This was Irelands biggest winning margin against Samoa.
Jack McGrath and David Kearney , who scored two tries, made their debuts for Ireland, and Isaia Tuifua made his debut for Samoa.
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12–17 November
Brazil 0–68 Portugal Report[44] (In Portuguese) Try: G. Uva 9' cDuarte 24' cSimões (2) 30' m, 45' cOliveira 38' cV. Uva 49' c Foro (2) 55' c, 64' cBardy 71' cEsteves 73' cCon: P. Leal (9/10) 9', 25', 40', 46', 50', 56', 65', 71', 74'
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22–24 November
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First ever win for Georgia over Samoa.
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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.
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New Zealand were undefeated in 2013, winning 14 from 14 matches, and became the first team in the professional era to win every match in a calendar year.[72]
30 November
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Fiji awarded caps for this match.
The traditionally uncapped player of the Barbarians side was scrum-half TJ Perenara .
Irish lock Mick O'Driscoll came out of retirement to cover the injured Eben Etzebeth ; Etzebeth's original replacement, Flip van der Merwe , was not released for the game by
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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.[77]
17–21 December
Team details
FB
15
RW
14
OC
13
IC
12
LW
11
FH
10
SH
9
N8
8
OF
7
BF
6
RL
5
LL
4
TP
3
HK
2
LP
1
Replacements:
PR
16
PR
17
PR
18
LK
19
FL
20
SH
21
FH
22
CE
23
Coach:
Richard McClintock
See also
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External links
End-of-year rugby union internationals