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

Tour:	2013 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland and Italy
Coach:	Ewen McKenzie
Captain:	Ben Mowen
Top Point Scorer:	Quade Cooper (51)
Top Try Scorer:	Nick Cummins (3) Israel Folau (3)
Matchplayed:	6
Matchwon:	4
Matchdraw:	0
Matchlost:	2
Testplayed:	6
Testwon:	4
Testdraw:	0
Testlost:	2
Played1:	1
Won1:	0
Draw1:	0
Lost1:	1
Played2:	1
Won2:	0
Draw2:	0
Lost2:	1
Played3:	1
Won3:	1
Draw3:	0
Lost3:	0
Played4:	1
Won4:	1
Draw4:	0
Lost4:	0
Played5:	1
Won5:	1
Draw5:	0
Lost5:	0
Played6:	1
Won6:	1
Draw6:	0
Lost6:	0

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]

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.

Schedule

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
19 October		41–33		Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
2 November		20–13		Twickenham, London
9 November		20–50		Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Turin
16 November		15–32		Aviva Stadium, Dublin
23 November		15–21		Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
30 November		26–30		Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Matches

New Zealand

FB 15 Israel Dagg RW 14 Charles Piutau OC 13 IC 12 Ma'a Nonu LW 11 Julian Savea FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Kieran Read (c) OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 Sam Whitelock LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 FH 23 Coach: Steve Hansen

FB 15 Israel Folau RW 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper OC 13 Tevita Kuridrani IC 12 Matt To'omua LW 11 FH 10 Quade Cooper SH 9 Will Genia N8 8 OF 7 Michael Hooper BF 6 Ben Mowen RL 5 James Horwill (c) LL 4 Rob Simmons TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 Nic White CE 22 Mike Harris FB 23 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.^[3]
• Will Genia became just the third Australian scrum-half and the 39th Wallaby player to reach 50 test caps.^[4]
• Peter Betham made his international debut for Australia.

England

FB 15 Mike Brown RW 14 Chris Ashton OC 13 Joel Tomkins IC 12 LW 11 Marland Yarde FH 10 Owen Farrell SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c) BF 6 Tom Wood RL 5 Courtney Lawes LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 N8 20 SH 21 FH 22 FB 23 Ben Foden Coach: Stuart Lancaster

FB 15 Israel Folau RW 14 OC 13 Tevita Kuridrani IC 12 Matt To'omua LW 11 Nick Cummins FH 10 Quade Cooper SH 9 N8 8 Ben Mowen (c) OF 7 Michael Hooper BF 6 RL 5 James Horwill LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 CE 22 Christian Lealiifano FB 23 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 15 Luke McLean RW 14 OC 13 Luca Morisi IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi LW 11 Leonardo Sarto FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Robert Barbieri BF 6 Alessandro Zanni RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 LK 20 SH 21 FH 22 WG 23 Coach: Jacques Brunel

FB 15 Israel Folau RW 14 OC 13 Tevita Kuridrani IC 12 Matt To'omua LW 11 Nick Cummins FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Ben Mowen (c) OF 7 BF 6 Rob Simmons RL 5 James Horwill LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 FL 19 FL 20 SH 21 CE 22 WG 23 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 15 RW 14 Tommy Bowe OC 13 IC 12 Luke Marshall LW 11 Fergus McFadden FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 BF 6 Peter O'Mahony RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c) LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Joe Schmidt

FB 15 Israel Folau RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 Matt To'omua LW 11 Nick Cummins FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Ben Mowen (c) OF 7 BF 6 Scott Fardy RL 5 LL 4 Rob Simmons TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 CE 22 WG 23 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 15 Sean Maitland RW 14 Tommy Seymour OC 13 Nick De Luca IC 12 LW 11 Sean Lamont FH 10 Duncan Weir SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 Kelly Brown (c) BF 6 Johnnie Beattie RL 5 Jim Hamilton LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 Ruaridh Jackson WG 23 Coach: Scott Johnson

FB 15 Israel Folau RW 14 Joe Tomane OC 13 Christian Lealiifano IC 12 Mike Harris LW 11 Chris Feauai-Sautia FH 10 Quade Cooper SH 9 N8 8 Ben Mowen (c) OF 7 Michael Hooper BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 James Slipper Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 Paddy Ryan LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 SH 22 Nick Phipps FB 23 Bernard Foley Coach: 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 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 Alex Cuthbert OC 13 IC 12 Scott Williams LW 11 George North FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Sam Warburton (c) BF 6 RL 5 Ian Evans LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 FL 19 Ryan Jones FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 FB 23 Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 Israel Folau RW 14 OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper IC 12 LW 11 Nick Cummins FH 10 SH 9 Will Genia N8 8 Ben Mowen (c) OF 7 Michael Hooper BF 6 Scott Fardy RL 5 LL 4 Rob Simmons TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 Nic White CE 22 FB 23 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.^[5]

Squad

Head Coach Ewen McKenzie named a 32-man squad on 11 October 2013.^[6]

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.^[7] 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.^[8]

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

Name	Overall						Cards
	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

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wallabies to make Grand Slam tour. ESPN. 14 September 2017.
2. http://www.allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=displayNews&newsarticle=20967 All Blacks to play seven domestic Tests in 2013
3. Web site: Turnovers still a worry for Wallabies. 20 October 2013. foxsports.com.au. 14 September 2017.
4. Web site: Will Genia joining Wallabies half greats. foxsports.com.au. 14 September 2017.
5. News: Rees. Paul. Wales fail to end Australia hoodoo despite George North double. The Guardian. 30 November 2013 . 2 December 2013.
6. Web site: 404. rugby.com.au. 14 September 2017.
7. Web site: 404. rugby.com.au. 14 September 2017.
8. Web site: Tevita Kuridrani suspended for five weeks. Georgina. Robinson. 20 November 2013. 14 September 2017. The Sydney Morning Herald.