Six Nations 2013
| RBS 6 Nations 2013 | |
| Number of nations | 6th |
| winner |
.svg){kind=small} Wales (26th title)
|
| Opening game | February 2, 2013 |
| Tournament end | March 16, 2013 |
| Games | 15th |
| Points | 534 (⌀: 35.6 per game) |
| tries | 37 (⌀: 2.47 per game) |
| spectator | 1,042,965 (⌀: 69,531 per game) |
| Most of the points |
 Leigh Halfpenny (74)
|
| Most attempts |
Alex Cuthbert (4)
|
| Best player |
Leigh Halfpenny
|
 yellow cards
|
13 (⌀: 0.87 per game) |
 Yellow-red cards
|
0 |
 Red cards
|
0 |
| ← Six Nations 2012 | |
| Six Nations 2014 → | |
Six Nations 2013 was the 14th edition of the annual Six Nations rugby union tournament . On five weekends from February 2 to March 16, 2013, the national teams of England , France , Ireland , Italy , Scotland and Wales competed in 15 games. Wales successfully defended the title.
table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Wales
|
5 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 122: 66 | + 56 | 8th |
| 2. |
 England
|
5 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 94:78 | + 16 | 8th |
| 3. |
 Scotland
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98: 107 | - 9 | 4th |
| 4th |
 Italy
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 75: 111 | - 36 | 4th |
| 5. |
 Ireland
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 72:81 | - 9 | 3 |
| 6th |
 France
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 73:91 | - 18th | 3 |
Games and results
First round
| February 2, 2013 13:30 GMT |
Wales
|
22:30 |
Ireland
|
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 71,254 Referee: Romain Poite ( France ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Cuthbert 47th received Halfpenny 58th received Mitchell 75th increments: halfpenny (2/3) Penalty kicks: halfpenny (1/1) 33. |
(3:23) Report |
Attempts: Zebo 10th, Healy, 23rd, O'Driscoll, 42nd, elevation: Sixth tone (3/3) Penalty kicks: Sixth tone (3/3) 20th, 28th, 40th |
| February 2, 2013 4:00 PM GMT |
England
|
38:18 |
Scotland
|
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 81,347 Referee: Alain Rolland ( Ireland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Ashton 30th received Twelvetrees 42nd received Parling 53rd received Care 80th increases: Farrell (3/4) Penalty kicks: Farrell (4/4) 2nd, 13th, 18th, 37th |
(19:11) Report |
Attempts: Maitland 9th a.d. Hogg 70th increments: Laidlaw (1/2) Penalty kicks: Laidlaw (2/2) 19th, 39th |
| February 3, 2013 16:00 CET |
Italy
|
23:18 |
France
|
Stadio Olimpico , Rome Spectators: 67,529 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Parisse fifth erh. Castrogiovanni 57. erh. Increases: Orquera (2/2) penalty kicks: Orquera (1/1) 18 Drop Goals: Orquera (1/1) 15. Burton (1/1) 68th |
(13:15) Report |
Attempts: Picamoles 11th n.erh. Case 34. Increased increases: Michalak (1/2) Penalty kicks: Michalak (2/3) 28., 49. |
Second round
| February 9, 2013 2:30 PM GMT |
Scotland
|
34:10 |
Italy
|
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 50,247 Referee: Jaco Peyper ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Visser 30th, Scott 44th, Hogg 48th, Lamont 70th, Elevation: Laidlaw (4/4) Penalty kicks: Laidlaw (2/2) 16., 25. |
(13: 3) Report |
Attempts: Zanni 75. Increments : Burton (1/1) Penalty kicks : Orquera (1/2) 40. |
| February 9, 2013 18:00 CET |
France
|
6:16 |
Wales
|
Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 80,000 Referee: George Clancy ( Ireland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Penalty kicks: Michalak (2/2) 15., 52. |
(3: 3) report |
Attempts: North 72. Increments : Halfpenny (1/1) Penalty kicks: Halfpenny (3/3) 18th, 42nd, 74th |
| February 10, 2013 3:00 PM GMT |
Ireland
|
6:12 |
England
|
Aviva Stadium , Dublin Spectators: 51,000 Referee: Jérôme Garcès ( France ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Penalty kicks: O'Gara (2/3) 44th, 57th |
(0: 6) report |
Penalty kicks: Farrell (4/6) 2nd, 28th, 63rd, 65th |
Third round
| February 23, 2013 3:30 p.m. CET |
Italy
|
9:26 |
Wales
|
Stadio Olimpico , Rome Spectators: 73,526 Referee: Romain Poite ( France ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Penalty kicks: Burton (3/3) 9th, 29th, 49th |
(6: 9) Report |
Attempts: Davies 44th Cuthbert 61st increases: Halfpenny (2/2) Penalty kicks: Halfpenny (4/5) 7th, 15th, 19th, 52nd |
| February 23, 2013 5:00 PM GMT |
England
|
23: 13 |
France
|
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 82,000 Referee: Craig Joubert ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Tuilagi 54th n.erh. Penalty kicks: Farrell (4/5) 1st, 27th, 33rd, 47th Flood (2/2) 72nd, 76th |
(9:10) Report |
Attempts: Fofana 29. Increments : Parra (1/1) Penalty kicks: Parra (1/3) 4. Michalak (1/1) 56. |
| February 24, 2013 2:00 PM GMT |
Scotland
|
12: 8 |
Ireland
|
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 67,006 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Penalty kicks: Laidlaw 52nd, 59th, 63rd, 73rd |
(0: 3) report |
Attempts: Gilroy 43rd n.erh. Penalty kicks: Jackson (1/3) 35. |
Fourth round
| March 9, 2013 2:30 PM GMT |
Scotland
|
18:28 |
Wales
|
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 67,144 Referee: Craig Joubert ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Penalty kicks: Laidlaw (6/8) 6th, 12th, 26th, 37th, 48th, 60th |
(12:13) report |
Attempts: Hibbard 23rd increments: Halfpenny (1/1) Penalty kicks: Halfpenny (7/10) 4th, 40th, 46th, 55th, 58th, 67th, 71st. |
| March 9, 2013 5:00 PM GMT |
Ireland
|
13: 13 |
France
|
Aviva Stadium , Dublin Spectators: 51,000 Referee: Steve Walsh ( Australia ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Heaslip 10th increments: Jackson (1/1) Penalty kicks: Jackson (2/4) 29th, 32nd |
(13: 3) Report |
Attempts: Picamoles 73. Increments : Michalak (1/1) Penalty kicks: Michalak (1/3) 26. Parra (1/2) 53. |
| March 10, 2013 3:00 PM GMT |
England
|
18: 11 |
Italy
|
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 81,548 Referee: George Clancy ( Ireland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Penalty kicks: Flood (6/6) 3rd, 15th, 37th, 40th, 43rd, 61st |
(12: 3) Report |
Attempts: McLean 48th n.erh. Penalty kicks : Orquera (2/3) 17., 47. |
Fifth round
| March 16, 2013 3:30 p.m. CET |
Italy
|
22:15 |
Ireland
|
Stadio Olimpico , Rome Spectators: 60,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Venditti 48th increments: Orquera (1/1) Penalty kicks : Orquera (4/5) 13th, 21st, 69th, 80th García (1/2) 35. |
(9: 6) Report |
Penalty kicks: Jackson (4/5) 5th, 40th, 52nd, 57th |
| March 16, 2013 5:00 PM GMT |
Wales
|
30: 3 |
England
|
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 74,104 Referee: Steve Walsh ( Australia ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Cuthbert 56th increases, 65th increases: Biggar (1/1) Penalty kicks: Halfpenny (4/4) 10th, 17th, 23rd, 51st Biggar (1/1) 70th drop goals : Biggar (1/1) 64. |
(9: 3) Report |
Penalty kicks: Farrell (1/3) |
| March 16, 2013 9:00 p.m. CET |
France
|
23:16 |
Scotland
|
Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 79,996 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Fofana 65th Médard 70th increases: Michalak (1/1) Machaud (1/1) Penalty kicks : Michalak (3/3) 44th, 49th, 53rd |
(0: 6) report |
Attempts: Visser 75th increments: Jackson (1/1) Penalty kicks: Laidlaw (3/3) 8th, 14th, 58th |