2013 Six Nations Championship

Northern hemisphere rugby union championship

2013 Six Nations Championship

Date| 2 February  – 16 March 2013
Countries|  England
France
Ireland
Italy
Scotland
Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions|  Wales (26th title)
Matches played| 15
Attendance| 1,042,965 (69,531 per match)
Tries scored| 37 (2.47 per match)
Top point scorer(s)|  Leigh Halfpenny (74)
Top try scorer(s)|  Alex Cuthbert (4)
Player of the tournament|  Leigh Halfpenny
Official website| Official website
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The 2013 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2013 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 14th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 119th edition of the tournament. Wales won the tournament for the second time in two years, the first time they had won back-to-back championships since their 1978 and 1979 wins. France collected the wooden spoon by finishing last for the first time since 1999. It was also the first time every team managed to win at least 3 competition points (the equivalent of a win and a draw or three draws) since 1974.

## Participants

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Nation  | Stadium  | Head coach  | Captain

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Home stadium  | Capacity  | City
England | Twickenham Stadium | 82,000  | London |  Stuart Lancaster | Chris Robshaw
France | Stade de France | 81,338  | Saint-Denis |  Philippe Saint-André | Pascal Papé, Thierry Dusautoir
Ireland | Aviva Stadium | 51,700  | Dublin |  Declan Kidney | Jamie Heaslip
Italy | Stadio Olimpico | 72,698  | Rome |  Jacques Brunel | Sergio Parisse2
Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | 67,144  | Edinburgh |  Scott Johnson (interim) | Kelly Brown
Wales | Millennium Stadium | 74,500  | Cardiff |  Rob Howley (caretaker) | Ryan Jones, Sam Warburton, Gethin Jenkins

2 Except the round 3 match as he was suspended.

## Squads

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Main article: 2013 Six Nations Championship squads

## Overview

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2013 Six Nations Italy vs Wales

At the start of the 2013 Six Nations Championships England were favoured to win by many pundits after they beat the world champion New Zealand team in December 2012.[1] France, enjoying a winning streak prior to the competition, were also considered strong contenders.[1] In contrast defending champions Wales had suffered seven consecutive defeats (4 versus Australia) and were without their regular head coach Warren Gatland.[2] Expectations regarding England and Wales were confirmed in the first round of matches, played on 2 February, with England enjoying a convincing 38–18 victory against Scotland and Wales losing 22–30 against Ireland despite a Welsh comeback from 3-30 down just after half time.[3][4] France however were upset in their first game, going down 23–18 against Italy.[5] The following week both England and Wales won their matches, against Ireland and France respectively.[6][7] Scotland meanwhile beat Italy 34–10 in the other game,[8] their first Six Nations victory since 2011.[9] In round three Wales defeated Italy 9–26 and England beat France 23–13.[10][11] In the remaining match, Scotland defeated Ireland for a second consecutive victory.[12] Wales won their round four clash against Scotland 26-13 and in the process achieved a record fifth consecutive away win in the Six Nations. England remained undefeated after beating Italy 18-11.[13][14] Ireland and France tied 13–13, giving France their first points in the competition.[15]

England having won all four matches to this point (on 8 points) and Wales with three victories (6 points) meant that their match against each other in the final week, on 16 March, would determine the champions. A victory by Wales would give them two points and put them on equal footing with England. If they won by more than seven points they would move ahead on points differential and retain the title.[16] England were slight favourites heading into the game due to their unbeaten run,[17] although Wales had the advantage of a more experienced side and playing at home in the Millennium Stadium.[18] Going into the final round Scotland were on 4 points, Ireland on 3, Italy on 2 and France on 1.[19] Italy ended up beating Ireland and Scotland lost to France, giving Scotland and Italy 4 points each (with Scotland finishing ahead on points differential) and Ireland and France 3 points each (with Ireland finishing ahead on points differential).[20] France ended up with the wooden spoon, the first time they had finished last in the competition since 1999.[21]

Wales defeated England by an emphatic 30–3, their biggest ever win over England.[22] At half time Wales had just a 9-3 lead, with three penalties to fullback Leigh Halfpenny against one from England's Owen Farrell. The first 20 minutes of the second half saw Wales score points through a try to winger Alex Cuthbert, and another penalty goal to Halfpenny. This gave them a comfortable 17-3 lead heading into the last quarter of the game. Wales fly half Dan Biggar dropped a goal, which was then followed by a second try to Cuthbert in the 66th minute to put the game beyond England. Biggar kicked a final penalty with 10 minutes to go to give Wales their 30–3 victory.[23][24] Wales coach Rob Howley described the victory as a better achievement than their 2012 Grand Slam[25] and Welsh captain Sam Warburton described the win as the "best moment" of his career.[26] England coach Stuart Lancaster admitted that his side "didn't turn up" to their final match.[27]

## Table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts

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1  |  Wales | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 122  | 66  | +56  | 9  | 8
2  |  England | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 94  | 78  | +16  | 5  | 8
3  |  Scotland | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 98  | 107  | −9  | 7  | 4
4  |  Italy | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 75  | 111  | −36  | 5  | 4
5  |  Ireland | 5  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 72  | 81  | −9  | 5  | 3
6  |  France | 5  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 73  | 91  | −18  | 6  | 3

Source: [citation needed]

## Fixtures

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As with the 2012 Six Nations Championship, there were no Friday night fixtures.[28]

### Round 1

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2 February 2013
13:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales | 22–30|  Ireland

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Try: Cuthbert 47' c
Halfpenny 58' m
Mitchell 75' c
Con: Halfpenny (2/3) 49', 76'
Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 33'| Report[29]| Try: Zebo 10' c
Healy 23' c
O'Driscoll 42' c
Con: Sexton (3/3) 11', 25', 43'
Pen: Sexton (3/3) 20', 28', 40'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 71,254
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

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FB | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny
RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert
OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies
IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts
LW | 11 | George North
FH | 10 | Dan Biggar |  |  73'
SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |  |  63'
N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau
OF | 7 | Sam Warburton (c)
BF | 6 | Aaron Shingler |  |  44'
RL | 5 | Ian Evans |  |  73'
LL | 4 | Andrew Coombs
TP | 3 | Adam Jones |  |  73'
HK | 2 | Matthew Rees |  |  13' to 21' |  51'
LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |  |  38' to 40' |  66'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Ken Owens |  |  13' |  21' |  51'
PR | 17 | Paul James |  |  38' |  40' |  66'
PR | 18 | Craig Mitchell |  |  73'
LK | 19 | Ollie Kohn |  |  73'
FL | 20 | Justin Tipuric |  |  44'
SH | 21 | Lloyd Williams |  |  63'
FH | 22 | James Hook |  |  73'
CE | 23 | Scott Williams
Coach:
Rob Howley
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FB | 15 | Rob Kearney
RW | 14 | Craig Gilroy
OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll
IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |  |  44'
LW | 11 | Simon Zebo
FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton
SH | 9 | Conor Murray |  69' |  79'
N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien
BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony |  |  51'
RL | 5 | Donnacha Ryan
LL | 4 | Mike McCarthy |  |  73'
TP | 3 | Mike Ross |  |  68'
HK | 2 | Rory Best |  57'
LP | 1 | Cian Healy |  |  73'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Seán Cronin
PR | 17 | Dave Kilcoyne |  |  73'
PR | 18 | Declan Fitzpatrick |  |  68'
LK | 19 | Donncha O'Callaghan |  |  73'
FL | 20 | Chris Henry |  |  51'
SH | 21 | Eoin Reddan |  |  79'
FH | 22 | Ronan O'Gara
CE | 23 | Keith Earls |  |  44'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

* Andrew Coombs and Olly Kohn (both Wales) made their international debuts.
* This was the first time that Wales had lost five consecutive matches at home in their history after losing four consecutive matches in the 2012 Autumn internationals and this match.

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2 February 2013
16:00 GMT (UTC+0)

England | 38–18|  Scotland

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Try: Ashton 30' c
Twelvetrees 42' c
Parling 53' m
Care 80' c
Con: Farrell (3/4) 31', 43', 80'
Pen: Farrell (4/4) 2', 13', 18', 37'| Report[30]| Try: Maitland 9' m
Hogg 70' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/2) 70'
Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 19', 39'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,347
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

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FB | 15 | Alex Goode |  |  67'
RW | 14 | Chris Ashton
OC | 13 | Brad Barritt
IC | 12 | Billy Twelvetrees |  |  67'
LW | 11 | Mike Brown
FH | 10 | Owen Farrell
SH | 9 | Ben Youngs |  |  57'
N8 | 8 | Ben Morgan |  |  45'
OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c)
BF | 6 | Tom Wood
RL | 5 | Geoff Parling
LL | 4 | Joe Launchbury |  |  64'
TP | 3 | Dan Cole |  |  73'
HK | 2 | Tom Youngs |  |  53'
LP | 1 | Joe Marler |  |  57'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Dylan Hartley |  |  53'
PR | 17 | David Wilson |  |  73'
PR | 18 | Mako Vunipola |  |  57'
LK | 19 | Courtney Lawes |  |  64'
FL | 20 | James Haskell |  |  45'
SH | 21 | Danny Care |  |  57'
FH | 22 | Toby Flood |  |  67'
CE | 23 | David Strettle |  |  67'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
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FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg |  |  78'
RW | 14 | Sean Maitland
OC | 13 | Sean Lamont
IC | 12 | Matt Scott
LW | 11 | Tim Visser
FH | 10 | Ruaridh Jackson
SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw |  |  73'
N8 | 8 | Johnnie Beattie
OF | 7 | Kelly Brown (c)
BF | 6 | Alasdair Strokosch |  |  13'
RL | 5 | Jim Hamilton |  |  55'
LL | 4 | Richie Gray
TP | 3 | Euan Murray
HK | 2 | Dougie Hall |  |  47'
LP | 1 | Ryan Grant
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Ross Ford |  |  47'
PR | 17 | Moray Low
PR | 18 | Geoff Cross
LK | 19 | Alastair Kellock |  |  55'
FL | 20 | David Denton |  |  13'
SH | 21 | Henry Pyrgos |  |  73'
FH | 22 | Duncan Weir
CE | 23 | Max Evans |  |  78'
Coach:
Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
Owen Farrell (England)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Television match official:
Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

* Euan Murray (Scotland) earned his 50th cap.
* England retained the Calcutta Cup they won in  2012.
* Scotland's Sean Maitland and England's Billy Twelvetrees each scored a try on their debuts in this game.

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3 February 2013
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

Italy | 23–18|  France

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Try: Parisse 4' c
Castrogiovanni 56' c
Con: Orquera (2/2) 5', 58'
Pen: Orquera (1/1) 17'
Drop: Orquera 14'
Burton 68'| Report[31]| Try: Picamoles 11' m
Fall 33' c
Con: Michalak (1/2) 33'
Pen: Michalak (2/3) 27', 49'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 57,547
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

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FB | 15 | Andrea Masi
RW | 14 | Giovanbattista Venditti
OC | 13 | Tommaso Benvenuti |  |  71'
IC | 12 | Alberto Sgarbi
LW | 11 | Luke McLean
FH | 10 | Luciano Orquera |  |  63'
SH | 9 | Tobias Botes |  |  55'
N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c)
OF | 7 | Simone Favaro |  |  63'
BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni
RL | 5 | Francesco Minto
LL | 4 | Quintin Geldenhuys |  |  71'
TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni |  |  62'
HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |  |  55' |  79'
LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |  |  55'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Davide Giazzon |  79' |  55'
PR | 17 | Alberto de Marchi |  |  55'
PR | 18 | Lorenzo Cittadini |  |  62'
LK | 19 | Antonio Pavanello |  |  71'
FL | 20 | Paul Derbyshire |  |  63'
SH | 21 | Edoardo Gori |  |  55'
FH | 22 | Kris Burton |  |  63' |  79'
CE | 23 | Gonzalo Canale |  |  71'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
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FB | 15 | Yoann Huget |  |  71'
RW | 14 | Wesley Fofana
OC | 13 | Florian Fritz |  |  62'
IC | 12 | Maxime Mermoz
LW | 11 | Benjamin Fall
FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak
SH | 9 | Maxime Machenaud |  |  62'
N8 | 8 | Louis Picamoles |  |  68'
OF | 7 | Thierry Dusautoir
BF | 6 | Fulgence Ouedraogo
RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri
LL | 4 | Pascal Papé (c) |  |  58'
TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |  |  67'
HK | 2 | Dimitri Szarzewski |  |  52'
LP | 1 | Yannick Forestier |  |  52'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Benjamin Kayser |  |  52'
PR | 17 | Vincent Debaty |  |  52'
PR | 18 | Luc Ducalcon |  |  66'
LK | 19 | Romain Taofifénua |  |  58'
N8 | 20 | Damien Chouly |  |  68'
SH | 21 | Morgan Parra |  |  62'
FH | 22 | François Trinh-Duc |  |  71'
CE | 23 | Mathieu Bastareaud |  |  62'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Luciano Orquera (Italy)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

Notes:

* Italy reclaimed the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy after losing it in  2012.

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### Round 2

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9 February 2013
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland | 34–10|  Italy

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Try: Visser 28' c
Scott 42' c
Hogg 47' c
Lamont 68' c
Con: Laidlaw (4/4) 30', 44', 48', 69'
Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 15', 24'| Report[32]| Try: Zanni 73' c
Con: Burton (1/1) 74'
Pen: Orquera (1/2) 39'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 50,247
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

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FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg |  |  71'
RW | 14 | Sean Maitland
OC | 13 | Sean Lamont
IC | 12 | Matt Scott
LW | 11 | Tim Visser
FH | 10 | Ruaridh Jackson
SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw |  |  75'
N8 | 8 | Johnnie Beattie
OF | 7 | Kelly Brown (c) |  |  70'
BF | 6 | Rob Harley
RL | 5 | Jim Hamilton |  |  66'
LL | 4 | Richie Gray
TP | 3 | Euan Murray |  |  70'
HK | 2 | Ross Ford
LP | 1 | Ryan Grant |  |  59'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Pat MacArthur
PR | 17 | Moray Low |  |  59'
PR | 18 | Geoff Cross |  80' |  70'
LK | 19 | Alastair Kellock |  |  66'
FL | 20 | David Denton |  |  70'
SH | 21 | Henry Pyrgos |  |  75'
FH | 22 | Duncan Weir
CE | 23 | Max Evans |  |  71'
Coach:
Scott Johnson
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FB | 15 | Andrea Masi
RW | 14 | Giovanbattista Venditti
OC | 13 | Tommaso Benvenuti
IC | 12 | Gonzalo Canale
LW | 11 | Luke McLean
FH | 10 | Luciano Orquera |  |  47'
SH | 9 | Tobias Botes |  |  47'
N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c)
OF | 7 | Simone Favaro |  |  67'
BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni
RL | 5 | Francesco Minto
LL | 4 | Quintin Geldenhuys |  |  59'
TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni |  |  63'
HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |  |  59'
LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |  |  59'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Davide Giazzon |  |  59'
PR | 17 | Alberto de Marchi |  |  59'
PR | 18 | Lorenzo Cittadini |  |  63'
LK | 19 | Antonio Pavanello |  |  59'
FL | 20 | Paul Derbyshire |  |  67'
SH | 21 | Edoardo Gori |  |  47'
FH | 22 | Kris Burton |  |  47'
CE | 23 | Gonzalo Garcia
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Greig Laidlaw (Scotland)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)

Notes:

* Leonardo Ghiraldini (Italy) earned his 50th cap.
* Scotland's first Six Nations win since their 21–8 win over Italy in the 2011 Six Nations Championship.
* This was Scotland's first home win since their 23–12 win over Italy in their 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up test match.

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9 February 2013
18:00 CET (UTC+1)

France | 6–16|  Wales

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Pen: Michalak (2/2) 14', 52'| Report[33]| Try: North 71' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 73'
Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 17', 42', 74'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

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FB | 15 | Yoann Huget
RW | 14 | Wesley Fofana
OC | 13 | Mathieu Bastareaud
IC | 12 | Maxime Mermoz |  |  75'
LW | 11 | Benjamin Fall |  |  40'
FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak
SH | 9 | Maxime Machenaud |  |  55'
N8 | 8 | Louis Picamoles
OF | 7 | Thierry Dusautoir (c)
BF | 6 | Fulgence Ouedraogo |  |  51'
RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri
LL | 4 | Jocelino Suta |  |  65'
TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |  |  55'
HK | 2 | Dimitri Szarzewski |  |  50'
LP | 1 | Yannick Forestier |  |  50'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Benjamin Kayser |  |  50'
PR | 17 | Vincent Debaty |  |  50'
PR | 18 | Luc Ducalcon |  |  55'
LK | 19 | Romain Taofifénua |  |  65'
N8 | 20 | Damien Chouly |  |  51'
SH | 21 | Morgan Parra |  |  55'
FH | 22 | François Trinh-Duc |  |  40'
CE | 23 | Florian Fritz |  |  75'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André
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FB | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny
RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert
OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies
IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |  |  78'
LW | 11 | George North
FH | 10 | Dan Biggar
SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |  |  70'
N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau
OF | 7 | Justin Tipuric
BF | 6 | Ryan Jones (c) |  |  78'
RL | 5 | Ian Evans |  |  78'
LL | 4 | Andrew Coombs
TP | 3 | Adam Jones |  |  78'
HK | 2 | Richard Hibbard |  |  58'
LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |  |  38' to 40' |  58'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Ken Owens |  |  55'
PR | 17 | Paul James |  |  38' |  40' |  58'
PR | 18 | Craig Mitchell |  |  78'
LK | 19 | Lou Reed |  |  78'
FL | 20 | Aaron Shingler |  |  78'
SH | 21 | Lloyd Williams |  |  70'
FH | 22 | James Hook
CE | 23 | Scott Williams |  |  78'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Notes:

* Jamie Roberts (Wales) earned his 50th cap.
* This was Wales' first win since their 16–9  Grand Slam victory over France in the 2012 Six Nations Championship.
* Wales' first back to back win over France since  1999 and the first time they have won in France since their  Grand Slam triumph in  2005 .
* This was the first time that France had lost their opening two matches in the Six Nations Championship since the competition became the Six Nations in  2000. The last time they lost their first two games was in  1982.[34]

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10 February 2013
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Ireland | 6–12|  England

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Pen: O'Gara (2/3) 44', 57'| Report[35]| Pen: Farrell (4/6) 2', 28', 63', 65'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

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FB | 15 | Rob Kearney
RW | 14 | Craig Gilroy
OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll
IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy
LW | 11 | Simon Zebo |  |  10'
FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |  |  31'
SH | 9 | Conor Murray
N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien |  |  65'
BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony
RL | 5 | Donnacha Ryan |  |  65'
LL | 4 | Mike McCarthy
TP | 3 | Mike Ross |  |  78'
HK | 2 | Rory Best |  |  74'
LP | 1 | Cian Healy |  |  74'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Seán Cronin |  |  74'
PR | 17 | Dave Kilcoyne |  |  74'
PR | 18 | Declan Fitzpatrick |  |  78'
LK | 19 | Donncha O'Callaghan |  |  65'
FL | 20 | Chris Henry |  |  65'
SH | 21 | Eoin Reddan
FH | 22 | Ronan O'Gara |  |  31'
CE | 23 | Keith Earls |  |  10'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
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FB | 15 | Alex Goode
RW | 14 | Chris Ashton
OC | 13 | Brad Barritt
IC | 12 | Billy Twelvetrees |  |  47'
LW | 11 | Mike Brown
FH | 10 | Owen Farrell
SH | 9 | Ben Youngs
N8 | 8 | Tom Wood
OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c)
BF | 6 | James Haskell
RL | 5 | Geoff Parling
LL | 4 | Joe Launchbury |  |  47'
TP | 3 | Dan Cole |  |  76'
HK | 2 | Tom Youngs |  |  50'
LP | 1 | Joe Marler |  |  58'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Dylan Hartley |  |  50'
PR | 17 | David Wilson |  |  76'
PR | 18 | Mako Vunipola |  |  58'
LK | 19 | Courtney Lawes |  |  47' |  70'
N8 | 20 | Thomas Waldrom |  |  |  70'
SH | 21 | Danny Care
FH | 22 | Toby Flood
CE | 23 | Manu Tuilagi |  |  47'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Chris Robshaw (England)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Iain Ramage (Scotland)

Notes:

* This was the lowest scoring match since the competition became the Six Nations in  2000.[36]
* This win was England's first Six Nations victory in Ireland since their  Grand Slam triumph in  2003.[36]
* England retained the Millennium Trophy they won in  2012.

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### Round 3

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23 February 2013
15:30 CET (UTC+1)

Italy | 9–26|  Wales

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Pen: Burton (3/3) 9', 29', 49'| Report[37]| Try: Davies 44' c
Cuthbert 61' c
Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 45', 61'
Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 7', 15', 19', 52'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 73,526
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

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FB | 15 | Andrea Masi
RW | 14 | Giovanbattista Venditti
OC | 13 | Tommaso Benvenuti
IC | 12 | Gonzalo Canale |  |  63'
LW | 11 | Luke McLean
FH | 10 | Kris Burton
SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori |  |  65'
N8 | 8 | Manoa Vosawai |  |  65' |  68'
OF | 7 | Simone Favaro |  |  69'
BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni
RL | 5 | Francesco Minto |  |  54'
LL | 4 | Antonio Pavanello
TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni (c) |  58' |  |  |  70'
HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |  |  54'
LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |  |  54'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Davide Giazzon |  |  54'
PR | 17 | Alberto de Marchi |  |  54'
PR | 18 | Lorenzo Cittadini |  |  65' |  68' |  70'
LK | 19 | Quintin Geldenhuys |  |  54'
FL | 20 | Paul Derbyshire |  |  69'
SH | 21 | Tobias Botes |  |  65'
FH | 22 | Luciano Orquera
CE | 23 | Gonzalo Garcia |  |  63'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
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FB | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny
RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert
OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies
IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |  |  70'
LW | 11 | George North
FH | 10 | Dan Biggar |  |  68'
SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |  |  63'
N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau
OF | 7 | Justin Tipuric
BF | 6 | Ryan Jones (c) |  |  68'
RL | 5 | Ian Evans
LL | 4 | Andrew Coombs |  |  51'
TP | 3 | Adam Jones |  |  73'
HK | 2 | Richard Hibbard |  |  51'
LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |  |  45'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Ken Owens |  |  51'
PR | 17 | Paul James |  |  45'
PR | 18 | Craig Mitchell |  |  73'
LK | 19 | Alun Wyn Jones |  |  51'
FL | 20 | Sam Warburton |  |  68'
SH | 21 | Lloyd Williams |  |  63'
FH | 22 | James Hook |  |  68'
CE | 23 | Scott Williams |  |  70'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

* * *

23 February 2013
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)

England | 23–13|  France

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Try: Tuilagi 54' m
Pen: Farrell (4/5) 1', 27', 33', 47'
Flood (2/2) 72', 76'| Report[38]| Try: Fofana 29' c
Con: Parra (1/1) 31'
Pen: Parra (1/3) 4'
Michalak (1/1) 56'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Alex Goode
RW | 14 | Chris Ashton
OC | 13 | Manu Tuilagi
IC | 12 | Brad Barritt
LW | 11 | Mike Brown
FH | 10 | Owen Farrell |  |  61'
SH | 9 | Ben Youngs |  |  58'
N8 | 8 | Tom Wood
OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c)
BF | 6 | Courtney Lawes |  |  51'
RL | 5 | Geoff Parling
LL | 4 | Joe Launchbury
TP | 3 | Dan Cole |  79'
HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley |  |  51'
LP | 1 | Joe Marler |  |  51'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Tom Youngs |  |  51'
PR | 17 | Dave Wilson
PR | 18 | Mako Vunipola |  |  51'
FL | 19 | James Haskell |  |  51'
N8 | 20 | Thomas Waldrom
SH | 21 | Danny Care |  |  58'
FH | 22 | Toby Flood |  |  61'
CE | 23 | Billy Twelvetrees
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Yoann Huget
RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc
OC | 13 | Mathieu Bastareaud |  |  73'
IC | 12 | Wesley Fofana
LW | 11 | Benjamin Fall
FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc |  |  52'
SH | 9 | Morgan Parra |  |  64'
N8 | 8 | Louis Picamoles
OF | 7 | Thierry Dusautoir (c)
BF | 6 | Yannick Nyanga |  |  68'
RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri
LL | 4 | Christophe Samson |  |  64'
TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |  |  64'
HK | 2 | Benjamin Kayser |  |  55'
LP | 1 | Thomas Domingo |  |  55'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Dimitri Szarzewski |  |  55'
PR | 17 | Vincent Debaty |  |  55'
PR | 18 | Luc Ducalcon |  |  64'
LK | 19 | Jocelino Suta |  |  64'
FL | 20 | Antonie Claassen |  |  68'
SH | 21 | Maxime Machenaud |  |  66'
FH | 22 | Frédéric Michalak |  |  52'
CE | 23 | Florian Fritz |  |  73'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Chris Robshaw (England)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

* * *

24 February 2013
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland | 12–8|  Ireland

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|

Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 52', 59', 63', 73'| Report[39]| Try: Gilroy 43' m
Pen: Jackson (1/3) 35'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,006
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg
RW | 14 | Sean Maitland
OC | 13 | Sean Lamont
IC | 12 | Matt Scott
LW | 11 | Tim Visser
FH | 10 | Ruaridh Jackson |  |  59'
SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw
N8 | 8 | Johnnie Beattie |  |  |  |  71'
OF | 7 | Kelly Brown (c) |  |  45' to 50'
BF | 6 | Rob Harley |  |  18' |  25'
RL | 5 | Jim Hamilton |  |  71'
LL | 4 | Richie Gray
TP | 3 | Geoff Cross |  |  |  |  75'
HK | 2 | Ross Ford |  |  45'
LP | 1 | Ryan Grant |  15'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Dougie Hall |  |  45'
PR | 17 | Moray Low |  |  18' |  25' |  75'
PR | 18 | Jon Welsh
LK | 19 | Alastair Kellock |  |  71'
FL | 20 | David Denton |  |  45' |  50' |  71'
SH | 21 | Henry Pyrgos
FH | 22 | Duncan Weir |  |  59'
CE | 23 | Max Evans
Coach:
Scott Johnson
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Rob Kearney
RW | 14 | Craig Gilroy |  |  59'
OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll
IC | 12 | Luke Marshall
LW | 11 | Keith Earls
FH | 10 | Paddy Jackson |  |  64'
SH | 9 | Conor Murray |  |  69'
N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien
BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony |  |  71'
RL | 5 | Donnacha Ryan
LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |  |  71'
TP | 3 | Mike Ross
HK | 2 | Rory Best
LP | 1 | Tom Court |  |  55'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Seán Cronin
PR | 17 | Dave Kilcoyne |  |  55'
PR | 18 | Declan Fitzpatrick
LK | 19 | Devin Toner |  |  71'
FL | 20 | Iain Henderson |  |  71'
SH | 21 | Eoin Reddan |  |  69'
FH | 22 | Ronan O'Gara |  |  64'
WG | 23 | Luke Fitzgerald |  |  59'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Jim Hamilton (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

* Alastair Kellock (Scotland) earned his 50th cap.
* Paddy Jackson (Ireland) made his international debut.
* This was the first time Scotland had won consecutive matches within the tournament since  2001 after beating Italy then Ireland.
* Scotland won the Centenary Quaich which they last won in  2010.

* * *

### Round 4

[edit]

9 March 2013
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland | 18–28|  Wales

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Pen: Laidlaw (6/8) 6', 12', 26', 37', 48', 60'| Report[40]| Try: Hibbard 23' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 23'
Pen: Halfpenny (7/10) 4', 40', 46', 55', 58', 67', 71'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg
RW | 14 | Sean Maitland
OC | 13 | Sean Lamont
IC | 12 | Matt Scott
LW | 11 | Tim Visser
FH | 10 | Duncan Weir |  |  78'
SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw
N8 | 8 | Johnnie Beattie |  |  68'
OF | 7 | Kelly Brown (c)
BF | 6 | Rob Harley
RL | 5 | Jim Hamilton
LL | 4 | Richie Gray |  |  29'
TP | 3 | Euan Murray |  |  76'
HK | 2 | Ross Ford
LP | 1 | Ryan Grant
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Dougie Hall
PR | 17 | Moray Low
PR | 18 | Geoff Cross |  |  76'
LK | 19 | Alastair Kellock |  |  29'
N8 | 20 | Ryan Wilson |  |  68'
SH | 21 | Henry Pyrgos
FH | 22 | Ruaridh Jackson |  |  78'
CE | 23 | Max Evans
Coach:
Scott Johnson
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny
RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert
OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies
IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |  |  72'
LW | 11 | George North
FH | 10 | Dan Biggar
SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |  |  72'
N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |  |  80+1'
OF | 7 | Sam Warburton
BF | 6 | Ryan Jones (c) |  |  48'
RL | 5 | Ian Evans
LL | 4 | Alun Wyn Jones
TP | 3 | Adam Jones
HK | 2 | Richard Hibbard |  |  60'
LP | 1 | Paul James |  77'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Ken Owens |  |  60'
PR | 17 | Ryan Bevington |  |  80+1'
PR | 18 | Scott Andrews
LK | 19 | Andrew Coombs
FL | 20 | Justin Tipuric |  |  48'
SH | 21 | Lloyd Williams |  |  72'
FH | 22 | James Hook
CE | 23 | Scott Williams |  |  72'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Sam Warburton (Wales)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Notes:

* Ryan Wilson (Scotland) made his international debut.
* 18 penalties were attempted in this match, a record for an international match.
* This was Wales' fifth consecutive away victory in the Six Nations, a national and tournament record.

* * *

9 March 2013
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Ireland | 13–13|  France

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|

Try: Heaslip 10' c
Con: Jackson (1/1) 11'
Pen: Jackson (2/4) 29', 32'| Report[41]| Try: Picamoles 73' c
Con: Michalak (1/1) 74'
Pen: Michalak (1/3) 26'
Parra (1/2) 53'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Rob Kearney
RW | 14 | Fergus McFadden |  |  62'
OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |  |  |  71' |  75'
IC | 12 | Luke Marshall |  |  71'
LW | 11 | Keith Earls
FH | 10 | Paddy Jackson
SH | 9 | Conor Murray |  |  62' |  71' |  75'
N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien
BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony |  |  76'
RL | 5 | Donnacha Ryan |  |  67'
LL | 4 | Mike McCarthy
TP | 3 | Mike Ross
HK | 2 | Rory Best
LP | 1 | Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Seán Cronin |  |  |  80'
PR | 17 | Dave Kilcoyne
PR | 18 | Stephen Archer
LK | 19 | Donncha O'Callaghan |  |  67'
FL | 20 | Iain Henderson |  |  76'
SH | 21 | Eoin Reddan |  |  62' |  80'
FH | 22 | Ian Madigan |  |  71'
WG | 23 | Luke Fitzgerald |  |  62'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Yoann Huget
RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc
OC | 13 | Florian Fritz |  |  51' to 57' |  67'
IC | 12 | Wesley Fofana
LW | 11 | Maxime Médard
FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak
SH | 9 | Morgan Parra
N8 | 8 | Louis Picamoles
OF | 7 | Thierry Dusautoir (c)
BF | 6 | Yannick Nyanga |  |  65'
RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri |  |  50'
LL | 4 | Christophe Samson
TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas
HK | 2 | Benjamin Kayser |  |  67'
LP | 1 | Thomas Domingo |  |  65'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado |  |  67'
PR | 17 | Vincent Debaty |  |  65'
PR | 18 | Luc Ducalcon
LK | 19 | Sebastien Vahaamahina |  |  50'
FL | 20 | Antonie Claassen |  |  65'
SH | 21 | Maxime Machenaud
FH | 22 | François Trinh-Duc
CE | 23 | Mathieu Bastareaud |  |  51' |  57' |  67'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Conor Murray (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

* Eoin Reddan (Ireland) and Morgan Parra (France) earned their 50th caps.
* Ian Madigan (Ireland) made his international debut.
* This is the first time France and Ireland have drawn two consecutive matches against each other, the first time this has happened since England and France drew three consecutive matches in  1959,  1960 and  1961.

* * *

10 March 2013
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

England | 18–11|  Italy

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Pen: Flood (6/6) 3', 15', 37', 40', 43', 61'| Report[42]| Try: McLean 48' m
Pen: Orquera (2/3) 17', 47'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,458
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Alex Goode
RW | 14 | Chris Ashton
OC | 13 | Manu Tuilagi
IC | 12 | Brad Barritt |  |  66'
LW | 11 | Mike Brown
FH | 10 | Toby Flood
SH | 9 | Danny Care |  |  57'
N8 | 8 | Tom Wood
OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c)
BF | 6 | James Haskell |  |  50'
RL | 5 | Geoff Parling |  |  45'
LL | 4 | Joe Launchbury
TP | 3 | Dan Cole |  |  75'
HK | 2 | Tom Youngs |  |  71'
LP | 1 | Mako Vunipola |  |  57'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Dylan Hartley |  |  71'
PR | 17 | David Wilson |  |  75'
PR | 18 | Joe Marler |  |  57'
LK | 19 | Courtney Lawes |  |  45'
FL | 20 | Tom Croft |  |  50'
SH | 21 | Ben Youngs |  |  57'
FH | 22 | Freddie Burns
CE | 23 | Billy Twelvetrees |  |  66'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Andrea Masi |  |  34' to 40'
RW | 14 | Giovanbattista Venditti
OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale
IC | 12 | Gonzalo Garcia
LW | 11 | Luke McLean |  |  71'
FH | 10 | Luciano Orquera
SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori |  30' |  |  |  57'
N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c)
OF | 7 | Robert Barbieri |  |  62'
BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni
RL | 5 | Joshua Furno |  |  62'
LL | 4 | Quintin Geldenhuys |  |  62'
TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni |  |  28'
HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |  |  58'
LP | 1 | Alberto de Marchi |  |  75'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Davide Giazzon |  |  58'
PR | 17 | Andrea Lo Cicero |  |  75'
PR | 18 | Lorenzo Cittadini |  |  28'
LK | 19 | Antonio Pavanello |  |  62'
LK | 20 | Francesco Minto |  |  62'
FL | 21 | Simone Favaro |  |  62'
SH | 22 | Tobias Botes |  |  34' |  40' |  57'
CE | 23 | Tommaso Benvenuti |  |  71'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Andrea Masi (Italy)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes

* Closest winning margin between the sides in England.

* * *

### Round 5

[edit]

16 March 2013
15:30 CET (UTC+1)

Italy | 22–15|  Ireland

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|

Try: Venditti 48' c
Con: Orquera (1/1) 49'
Pen: Orquera (4/5) 13', 21', 69', 80'
Garcia (1/2) 35'| Report[43]| Pen: Jackson (5/6) 5', 40', 52', 57', 63'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 74,174
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Andrea Masi |  |  65'
RW | 14 | Giovanbattista Venditti
OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale
IC | 12 | Gonzalo Garcia
LW | 11 | Luke McLean
FH | 10 | Luciano Orquera
SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori |  |  74'
N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |  51'
OF | 7 | Simone Favaro |  |  57'
BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni
RL | 5 | Joshua Furno |  |  57'
LL | 4 | Quintin Geldenhuys |  |  64'
TP | 3 | Lorenzo Cittadini |  |  74'
HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |  |  74'
LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |  |  64'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Davide Giazzon |  |  74'
PR | 17 | Michele Rizzo |  |  64'
PR | 18 | Alberto de Marchi |  |  74'
LK | 19 | Antonio Pavanello |  |  64'
LK | 20 | Francesco Minto |  |  57'
FL | 21 | Paul Derbyshire |  |  57'
SH | 22 | Tobias Botes |  |  74'
CE | 23 | Tommaso Benvenuti |  |  65'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Rob Kearney
RW | 14 | Craig Gilroy
OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |  29'
IC | 12 | Luke Marshall |  |  27'
LW | 11 | Keith Earls |  |  24'
FH | 10 | Paddy Jackson
SH | 9 | Conor Murray |  79'
N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien
BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony
RL | 5 | Donnacha Ryan |  68' |  79'
LL | 4 | Mike McCarthy |  |  64'
TP | 3 | Mike Ross |  |  66'
HK | 2 | Rory Best |  |  69'
LP | 1 | Cian Healy |  |  69'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Seán Cronin |  |  69'
PR | 17 | Dave Kilcoyne |  |  69'
PR | 18 | Stephen Archer |  |  66'
LK | 19 | Devin Toner |  |  64'
FL | 20 | Iain Henderson |  |  |  36'
SH | 21 | Paul Marshall |  |  79'
FH | 22 | Ian Madigan |  |  27'
WG | 23 | Luke Fitzgerald |  |  24' |  36'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Alessandro Zanni (Italy)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Notes:

* This is Italy's first double win in the Six Nations since  2007.
* First Italian win against Ireland in the Six Nations and since  1997.
* With this defeat, Ireland dropped to 9th in the IRB World Rankings, their lowest position since the rankings began.

* * *

16 March 2013
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales | 30–3|  England

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Try: Cuthbert (2) 56' m, 65' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 66'
Pen: Halfpenny (4/4) 10', 17', 23', 51'
Biggar (1/1) 70'
Drop: Biggar 64'| Report[44]| Pen: Farrell (1/3) 20'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,104
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny
RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert
OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies
IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |  |  75'
LW | 11 | George North
FH | 10 | Dan Biggar |  |  75'
SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |  |  75'
N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau
OF | 7 | Justin Tipuric
BF | 6 | Sam Warburton |  |  75'
RL | 5 | Ian Evans |  |  70'
LL | 4 | Alun Wyn Jones
TP | 3 | Adam Jones |  |  73'
HK | 2 | Richard Hibbard |  |  52'
LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins (c) |  |  61'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Ken Owens |  |  52'
PR | 17 | Paul James |  |  61'
PR | 18 | Scott Andrews |  |  73'
LK | 19 | Andrew Coombs |  |  70'
FL | 20 | Aaron Shingler |  |  75'
SH | 21 | Lloyd Williams |  |  75'
FH | 22 | James Hook |  |  75'
CE | 23 | Scott Williams |  |  75'
Coach:
Rob Howley
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Alex Goode |  |  64'
RW | 14 | Chris Ashton
OC | 13 | Manu Tuilagi
IC | 12 | Brad Barritt
LW | 11 | Mike Brown
FH | 10 | Owen Farrell |  |  67'
SH | 9 | Ben Youngs |  |  64'
N8 | 8 | Tom Wood |  |  67'
OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c)
BF | 6 | Tom Croft
RL | 5 | Geoff Parling
LL | 4 | Joe Launchbury |  |  52'
TP | 3 | Dan Cole |  |  72'
HK | 2 | Tom Youngs |  |  52'
LP | 1 | Joe Marler |  |  44'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Dylan Hartley |  |  52'
PR | 17 | David Wilson |  |  72'
PR | 18 | Mako Vunipola |  |  44'
LK | 19 | Courtney Lawes |  |  52'
FL | 20 | James Haskell |  |  67'
SH | 21 | Danny Care |  |  64'
FH | 22 | Toby Flood |  |  67'
CE | 23 | Billy Twelvetrees |  |  64'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Justin Tipuric (Wales)

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)

Notes:

* James Haskell (England) earned his 50th cap.
* This was Wales' biggest ever win over England.
* This was Wales' first back-to-back titles since they won the Five Nations Championship in 1978 and 1979.

* * *

16 March 2013
21:00 CET (UTC+1)

France | 23–16|  Scotland

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Try: Fofana 65' c
Médard 70' c
Con: Michalak (1/1) 66'
Machenaud (1/1) 71'
Pen: Michalak (3/3) 44', 49', 53'| Report[45]| Try: Visser 75' c
Con: Jackson (1/1) 75'
Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 8', 14', 58'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 81,158
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Yoann Huget
RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc
OC | 13 | Mathieu Bastareaud |  |  74'
IC | 12 | Wesley Fofana
LW | 11 | Maxime Médard
FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak |  |  70'
SH | 9 | Morgan Parra |  |  40'
N8 | 8 | Louis Picamoles
OF | 7 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |  |  63' to 67'
BF | 6 | Antonie Claassen |  |  |  |  68'
RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri
LL | 4 | Sebastien Vahaamahina |  |  70'
TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |  |  63'
HK | 2 | Benjamin Kayser |  |  54'
LP | 1 | Thomas Domingo |  |  54'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado |  |  54'
PR | 17 | Vincent Debaty |  |  54'
PR | 18 | Luc Ducalcon |  |  63'
LK | 19 | Christophe Samson |  |  70'
FL | 20 | Yannick Nyanga |  |  63' |  67' |  68'
SH | 21 | Maxime Machenaud |  |  40'
FH | 22 | François Trinh-Duc |  |  70'
CE | 23 | Gaël Fickou |  |  74'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg
RW | 14 | Sean Maitland |  |  30'
OC | 13 | Sean Lamont
IC | 12 | Matt Scott
LW | 11 | Tim Visser
FH | 10 | Duncan Weir |  |  67'
SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw |  |  74'
N8 | 8 | Johnnie Beattie |  |  70'
OF | 7 | Kelly Brown (c)
BF | 6 | Alasdair Strokosch
RL | 5 | Jim Hamilton
LL | 4 | Grant Gilchrist |  |  53'
TP | 3 | Euan Murray |  |  64'
HK | 2 | Ross Ford |  |  74'
LP | 1 | Ryan Grant |  |  63'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Dougie Hall |  |  74'
PR | 17 | Moray Low |  |  63'
PR | 18 | Geoff Cross |  |  64'
LK | 19 | Alastair Kellock |  |  53'
N8 | 20 | Ryan Wilson |  |  70'
SH | 21 | Henry Pyrgos |  |  74'
FH | 22 | Ruaridh Jackson |  |  67'
CE | 23 | Max Evans |  |  30'
Coach:
Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
Wesley Fofana (France)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official:
Carlo Damasco (Italy)

* Gaël Fickou (France) and Grant Gilchrist (Scotland) made their international debuts.
* Despite winning this match, France finished last in the table for the first time since  1999, and was awarded the wooden spoon as a result.

## Statistics

[edit]

### Points scorers

[edit]

| Pos  | Name  | Team  | Pts

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|

1  | Leigh Halfpenny |  Wales | 74
2  | Greig Laidlaw |  Scotland | 61
3  | Owen Farrell |  England | 45
4  | Frédéric Michalak |  France | 33
Luciano Orquera |  Italy
6  | Paddy Jackson |  Ireland | 26
7  | Toby Flood |  England | 24
8  | Alex Cuthbert |  Wales | 20
9  | Johnny Sexton |  Ireland | 15
10  | Kris Burton |  Italy | 14

### Try scorers

[edit]

| Pos  | Name  | Team  | Tries

|
|
|

1  | Alex Cuthbert |  Wales | 4
2  | Wesley Fofana |  France | 2
Stuart Hogg |  Scotland
Louis Picamoles |  France
Tim Visser |  Scotland
6  | 25 players | 1

## Media coverage

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In the United Kingdom, BBC One[46] televised the all matches live apart from the round five match between France and Scotland which was televised live on both BBC HD and BBC Two. There was also a forum show on the BBC Red Button for satellite, cable and Freeview viewers after several matches. Four days after the conclusion of the tournament, there was a highlights programme called “Wales v England: We Did It!” shown at 10:50pm on BBC One in Wales.

In Wales, Wales matches were televised live in Welsh by S4C.

Elsewhere, the tournament's matches were televised live by RTÉ in Ireland,[47] France Télévisions in France, Sky Italia in Italy, ESPN in Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and Japan, SuperSport in South Africa, ESPN+ in Latin America, ESPN Brasil in Brazil, Setanta Sports Asia in Southeast Asia, Dolce Sport in Romania, Nova Sports in Greece, Sport TV in Portugal, Sport 1 in eastern Europe as well as Channel 9, Arena Sport TV and Canal+.

In the United States, BBC America televised one match from each week live[48] while Universal Sports televised all the matches in delay[49] as did Sportsnet World in Canada.

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