The 2013 Australia national rugby union team tour of Great Britain, Ireland and Italy was a rugby union tour between the away team Australia and the homes teams of England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.[1] They also played an additional Test match against New Zealand, which acted as the third and final Bledisloe Cup match for 2013.[2]
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Coach(es) | Ewen McKenzie | ||||
Tour captain(s) | Ben Mowen | ||||
Top point scorer(s) | Quade Cooper (51) | ||||
Top try scorer(s) | Nick Cummins (3) Israel Folau (3) | ||||
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As part of the tour, they 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 victory since 1984 was not possible, following their 20–13 defeat to England in the opening week of their 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 were also able to retain the Lansdowne Cup against Ireland. They also reclaimed back the Hopetoun Cup for the first time since 2006, after losing it in 2009 and unable to reclaim it in 2012. Australia also won the James Bevan Trophy for the eighth time and for the sixth time in a row in the closing match of their tour.
Zeitplan
editDate | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
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19 October | Neuseeland | 41–33 | Australien | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
2 November | England | 20–13 | Australien | Twickenham, London |
9 November | Italien | 20–50 | Australien | Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Turin |
16 November | Irland | 15–32 | Australien | Aviva Stadium, Dublin |
23 November | Scotland | 15–21 | Australien | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh |
30 November | Wales | 26–30 | Australien | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
Matches
editNeuseeland
edit19 October 2013 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
Neuseeland | 41–33 | Australien |
Try: Savea 9' c Cane 29' c Cruden 36' c Read 53' m Con: Cruden (3/4) 10', 30', 37' Pen: Cruden (4/6) 18', 22', 34', 43' Barrett (1/1) 69' | Report[3] | Try: Ashley-Cooper 39' c To'omua 47' c Kuridrani 76' c Con: Cooper (3/3) 40', 48', 77' Pen: Cooper (3/3) 3', 24', 32; Drop: Cooper 15' |
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 28,973 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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- Australia became the first team to score 33 points against New Zealand in New Zealand.[4]
- Will Genia became just the third Australian scrum-half and the 39th Wallaby player to reach 50 test caps.[5]
- Peter Betham made his international debut for Australia.
England
edit2 November 2013 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
England | 20–13 | Australien |
Try: Robshaw 50' c Farrell 58' c Con: Farrell (2/2) 31', 57' Pen: Farrell (2/5) 3', 28', | Report[6] | Try: To'omua 31' c Con: Cooper (1/1) 31' Pen: Cooper (2/4) 9', 34' |
Twickenham, London Attendance: 80,691 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
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- England reclaim the Cook Cup.
- Joel Tomkins made his international debut for England.
Italien
edit9 November 2013 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
Italien | 20–50 | Australien |
Try: McLean 11' c Cittadini 62' m Allan 78' m Con: Di Bernardo (1/1) 13' Pen: Di Bernardo (1/3) 4' | Report[7] | Try: Mowen 15' c Kuridrani 21' c Cummins (2) 31' m, 50' c Ashley-Cooper 58' c Tomane 66' c Folau 68' c Con: Cooper (4/4) 17', 22', 50', 58' Lealiifano (2/2) 67', 70' Pen: Lealiifano (1/1) 65' |
Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Turin Attendance: 25,177 Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) |
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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.
Irland
edit16 November 2013 17:45 WET (UTC+0) |
Irland | 15–32 | Australien |
Pen: Sexton (4/5) 12', 29', 33', 39' Madigan (1/1) 56' | Report[8] | Try: Cummins 17' c Hooper (2) 23' m, 66' c Cooper 45' c Con: Cooper (3/4) 18', 47', 68' Pen: Cooper (2/3) 8', 49' |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand) |
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- Australia retain the Lansdowne Cup.
Scotland
edit23 November 2013 18:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
Scotland | 15–21 | Australien |
Pen: Laidlaw (5/6) 5', 10', 29', 36', 48' | Report[9] | Try: Folau 26' c Feauai-Sautia 43' m Con: Lealiifano (1/2) 27' Pen: Lealiifano (3/7) 2', 22', 50' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 56,732 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) |
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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.
Wales
edit30 November 2013 17:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales | 26–30 | Australien |
Try: North (2) 1' c, 58' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 2' Biggar (1/1) 59' Pen: Halfpenny (2/3) 11', 17' Biggar (1/1) 30' Priestland (1/1) 68' | Report[10] | Try: Lealiifano 18' c Folau 36' c Tomane 48' c Con: Lealiifano (3/3) 20', 37', 49' Pen: Lealiifano (3/3) 13', 42', 52' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 67,436 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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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 set by Lote Tuqiri in 2002.[11]
Squad
editHead Coach Ewen McKenzie named a 32-man squad on 11 October 2013.[12]
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.[13] 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.[14]
Note: Caps and date of ages are to opening tour match on 19 October 2013.
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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Saia Fainga'a | Hooker | 2 February 1987 (aged 26) | 25 | Reds |
Stephen Moore | Hooker | 20 January 1983 (aged 30) | 85 | Brumbies |
Tatafu Polota-Nau | Hooker | 26 July 1985 (aged 28) | 44 | Waratahs |
Ben Alexander | Prop | 13 November 1984 (aged 28) | 57 | Brumbies |
Sekope Kepu | Prop | 5 February 1986 (aged 27) | 32 | Waratahs |
Benn Robinson | Prop | 19 July 1984 (aged 29) | 61 | Waratahs |
Paddy Ryan | Prop | 9 August 1988 (aged 25) | 1 | Waratahs |
James Slipper | Prop | 6 June 1989 (aged 24) | 43 | Reds |
Kane Douglas | Lock | 1 June 1989 (aged 24) | 12 | Waratahs |
James Horwill | Lock | 29 May 1985 (aged 28) | 42 | Reds |
Rob Simmons | Lock | 19 April 1989 (aged 24) | 32 | Reds |
Sitaleki Timani | Lock | 19 September 1986 (aged 27) | 13 | Waratahs |
Dave Dennis | Flanker | 10 January 1986 (aged 27) | 15 | Waratahs |
Scott Fardy | Flanker | 5 July 1984 (aged 29) | 6 | Brumbies |
Liam Gill | Flanker | 8 June 1992 (aged 21) | 13 | Reds |
Michael Hooper | Flanker | 29 October 1991 (aged 21) | 22 | Waratahs |
Ben McCalman | Flanker | 18 March 1988 (aged 25) | 26 | Force |
Ben Mowen (c) | Number 8 | 1 December 1984 (aged 28) | 9 | Brumbies |
Will Genia | Scrum-half | 17 January 1988 (aged 25) | 49 | Reds |
Nick Phipps | Scrum-half | 9 January 1989 (aged 24) | 14 | Waratahs |
Nic White | Scrum-half | 13 June 1990 (aged 23) | 6 | Brumbies |
Quade Cooper (vc) | Fly-half | 5 April 1988 (aged 25) | 44 | Reds |
Matt To'omua | Fly-half | 2 January 1990 (aged 23) | 6 | Brumbies |
Adam Ashley-Cooper | Centre | 27 March 1984 (aged 29) | 86 | Waratahs |
Mike Harris | Centre | 8 July 1988 | 8 | Reds |
Tevita Kuridrani | Centre | 31 March 1991 (aged 22) | 4 | Brumbies |
Christian Lealiifano | Centre | 24 September 1987 (aged 26) | 9 | Brumbies |
Peter Betham | Wing | 6 January 1989 (aged 24) | 0 | Waratahs |
Nick Cummins | Wing | 5 October 1987 (aged 26) | 8 | Force |
Chris Feauai-Sautia | Wing | 17 November 1993 (aged 19) | 1 | Reds |
Joe Tomane | Wing | 2 February 1990 (aged 23) | 5 | Brumbies |
Israel Folau | Fullback | 3 April 1989 (aged 24) | 9 | Waratahs |
Bernard Foley | Fullback | 8 September 1989 (aged 24) | 1 | Waratahs |
Coach staff
editHead Coach – Ewen McKenzie
Attack Coach – Jim McKay
Defense Coach – Nick Scrivener
Set-piece Coach – Andrew Blades
Player statistics
editKey
- Con: Conversions
- Pen: Penalties
- DG: Drop goals
- Pts: Points
Name | Overall | Cards | ||||||
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Played | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | |||
Quade Cooper | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 0 |
Christian Lealiifano | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
Israel Folau | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Cummins | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Michael Hooper | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
Adam Ashley-Cooper | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Tevita Kuridrani | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Tomane | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Matt To'omua | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Mowen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Feauai-Sautia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Will Genia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
James Horwill | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sekope Kepu | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stephen Moore | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
James Slipper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Alexander | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Benn Robinson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Simmons | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Sitaleki Timani | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saia Fainga'a | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Fardy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nic White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Dennis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bernard Foley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ben McCalman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kane Douglas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Liam Gill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tatafu Polota-Nau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Betham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paddy Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Phipps | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - |
Team statistics
edit- Scored 179 Points
- Conceded 137 Points
- Scores 20 tries (17 converted)
- Conceded 11 tries
- Conceded 61 penalties
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Wallabies to make Grand Slam tour". ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ All Blacks to play seven domestic Tests in 2013 Archived 26 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "All Blacks complete Bledisloe sweep". ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Turnovers still a worry for Wallabies". foxsports.com.au. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Will Genia joining Wallabies half greats". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "England fight back to beat Australia". ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Australia power past hapless Italy". ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Australia power past Ireland". ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Staff, ESPN. "Australia hold off plucky Scotland". ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Australia edge Wales in Cardiff thriller". ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Rees, Paul (30 November 2013). "Wales fail to end Australia hoodoo despite George North double". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
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