2013 Six Nations Championship

Northern hemisphere rugby union championship 2013 Six Nations Championship 2 February  – 16 March 2013 ENGFRA 1974IREITASCOWAL WAL 26 15 {{#expr: + 71254 + 81347 + 57547 + 50247 + 80000 + 51000 + 73526 + 82000 + 67006 + 67144 + 51000 + 81458 + 74174 + 74104 + 81158 | tries ={{#expr: + 6 + 6 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 3 }} | top point scorer = WAL Leigh Halfpenny (74) | top try scorer = WAL Alex Cuthbert (4) | Player of the tournament = WAL Leigh Halfpenny | website = http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/home.php | previous year = 2012 | previous tournament = 2012 Six Nations Championship | next year = 2014 | next tournament = 2014 Six Nations Championship }} 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 NationStadiumHead coachCaptainHome stadiumCapacityCityENGTwickenham Stadium82,000LondonENG Stuart LancasterChris RobshawFRA 1974Stade de France81,338Saint-DenisFRA 1974 Philippe Saint-AndréPascal Papé, Thierry DusautoirIREAviva Stadium51,700DublinIRE rugby union Declan KidneyJamie HeaslipITAStadio Olimpico72,698RomeFRA 1974 Jacques BrunelSergio Parisse2SCOMurrayfield Stadium67,144EdinburghAUS Scott Johnson (interim)Kelly BrownWALMillennium Stadium74,500CardiffWAL Rob Howley (caretaker)Ryan Jones, Sam Warburton, Gethin Jenkins 2 Except the round 3 match as he was suspended. Squads 2013 Six Nations Championship squads Overview thumb|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. France, enjoying a winning streak prior to the competition, were also considered strong contenders.Six Nations 2013: Who will win the title? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/21279247 BBC News 1 February 2013 In contrast defending champions Wales had suffered seven consecutive defeats (4 versus Australia) and were without their regular head coach Warren Gatland.Six Nations Team Guide https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jan/26/six-nations-team-guide The Guardian 26 January 2013 London Paul Rees 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.http://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/story/176412.html Six Nations: Ireland hold off second half comeback by Wales | Live Rugby Match Pack ESPN Scrum 2014-02-08http://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/story/176414.html England 38-18 Scotland - England ease to Calcutta Cup win | Live Rugby Match Pack ESPN Scrum 2014-02-08 France however were upset in their first game, going down 23–18 against Italy.http://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/story/176480.html Six Nations: Italy record famous win over France | Live Rugby Match Pack ESPN Scrum 2014-02-08 The following week both England and Wales won their matches, against Ireland and France respectively.http://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/story/176748.html Six Nations: France 6-16 Wales: Wales stop the rot in Paris | Live Rugby Match Pack ESPN Scrum 2014-02-08http://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/story/176814.html Six Nations: England keep Grand Slam dreams alive | Live Rugby Match Pack ESPN Scrum 2014-02-08 Scotland meanwhile beat Italy 34–10 in the other game,Mike Averis at Murrayfield https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/feb/09/scotland-italy-six-nations Scotland 34-10 Italy | Six Nations match report | Sport | The Observer Guardian 9 February 2013 2014-02-08 London their first Six Nations victory since 2011.Standley James https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/21345281 BBC Sport - Six Nations 2013: Scotland 34-10 Italy Bbc.co.uk 2013-02-09 2014-02-08 In round three Wales defeated Italy 9–26 and England beat France 23–13.Hugh Godwin https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/rugby/england-23-france-13-england-defeated-france-in-six-nations-8508209.html England 23 France 13: England defeated France in Six Nations - Rugby Union - Sport - London Evening Standard Standard.co.uk 2013-02-23 2014-02-08Terry Daley Reuters https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/02/23/wales-overwhelm-italy-in-torrential-rain/ Wales overwhelm Italy in torrential rain - Chicago Tribune Articles.chicagotribune.com 2013-02-23 2014-02-08 In the remaining match, Scotland defeated Ireland for a second consecutive victory.Mike Averis at Murrayfield https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/feb/24/six-nations-2013-rugby-union Scotland 12-8 Ireland | Six Nations match report | Sport The Guardian 24 February 2013 2014-02-08 London 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.http://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/story/178410.html Six Nations - Scotland 18-28 Wales: Leigh Halfpenny boots Wales to victory | Live Rugby Match Pack ESPN Scrum 2014-02-08http://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/story/178510.html Six Nations: England survive Italy scare | Live Rugby Match Pack ESPN Scrum 2014-02-08 Ireland and France tied 13–13, giving France their first points in the competition.http://www.thenewstribe.com/2013/03/10/france-force-draw-but-wooden-spoon-still-looms/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130311140049/http://www.thenewstribe.com/2013/03/10/france-force-draw-but-wooden-spoon-still-looms/ usurped March 11, 2013 France force draw but wooden spoon still looms The News Tribe 2014-02-08 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.Wales v England: Cardiff Six Nations Showdown http://news.sky.com/story/1065390/wales-v-england-cardiff-six-nations-showdown Sky News 16 March 2013 England were slight favourites heading into the game due to their unbeaten run,Shaun Edwards https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/mar/14/england-wales-six-nations-decider England may be favourites, but Wales have built up a real head of steam The Guardian 14 March 2013 2014-02-08 London although Wales had the advantage of a more experienced side and playing at home in the Millennium Stadium.Rees Paul https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/mar/14/breakdown-wales-england-six-nations-grandslam Six Nations: Welsh eyes on the prize, not just stopping England's slam guardian.co.uk 2013-03-14 2014-02-08 London Going into the final round Scotland were on 4 points, Ireland on 3, Italy on 2 and France on 1.http://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/series/133756.html?date=10+Mar+2013;template=pointstable Rugby Union | Six Nations 2013 | Points table ESPN Scrum 2014-02-08 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).http://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/series/133756.html?template=pointstable Rugby Union | Six Nations 2013 | Points table ESPN Scrum 2014-02-08 France ended up with the wooden spoon, the first time they had finished last in the competition since 1999.France finish with Six Nations wooden spoon despite win over Scotland https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/mar/16/france-six-nations-scotland The Guardian 16 March 2013 London Mike Averis Wales defeated England by an emphatic 30–3, their biggest ever win over England.Wales bask in Six Nations title after slamming England in Cardiff rout https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/mar/16/wales-england-six-nations The Guardian 16 March 2013 London Paul Rees 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.Steve Douglas http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/8436472/Wales-dominate-England-to-snatch-Six-Nations Six Nations | Wales dominate England to snatch Six... Stuff.co.nz 2013-03-17 2014-02-08http://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/match/133795.html Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Wales v England at Millennium Stadium, Mar 16, 2013 ESPN Scrum 2014-02-08 Wales coach Rob Howley described the victory as a better achievement than their 2012 Grand Slamhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/21817120 Six Nations 2013: Wales win 'better' than 2012 Grand Slam BBC March 16, 2013 March 17, 2013 and Welsh captain Sam Warburton described the win as the "best moment" of his career.Wales Six Nations win: Pride and joy at title triumph https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-21821486 BBC News 17 March 2013 England coach Stuart Lancaster admitted that his side "didn't turn up" to their final match.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/21817911 Six Nations 2013: England 'didn't turn up' – Lancaster BBC March 16, 2013 March 17, 2013 Table main Rugby Q n n 2 1 0 WAL WAL ENG ENG SCO SCO ITA ITA IRE IRE FRA FRA 1974 4 0 1 122 66 9 4 0 1 94 78 5 2 0 3 98 107 7 2 0 3 75 111 5 1 1 3 72 81 5 1 1 3 73 91 6 complete ESPN Fixtures As with the 2012 Six Nations Championship, there were no Friday night fixtures.Gavin Mairs Six Nations: Friday night games scrapped for 2012 and 2013 fixture lists https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/sixnations/8284527/Six-Nations-Friday-night-games-scrapped-for-2012-and-2013-fixture-lists.html telegraph.co.uk Telegraph Media Group London 26 January 2011 4 February 2013 Round 1 2 February 2013 13:30 GMT (UTC+0) WAL 22–30 Reporthttp://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/match/133782.html Wales v Ireland ESPN scrum 14 September 2017 IRE Cuthbert 47' cHalfpenny 58' mMitchell 75' c Halfpenny (2/3) 49', 76' Halfpenny (1/1) 33' Zebo 10' cHealy 23' cO'Driscoll 42' c Sexton (3/3) 11', 25', 43' Sexton (3/3) 20', 28', 40' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 71,254 Romain Poite (France) FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14Alex CuthbertOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie RobertsLW 11George NorthFH 10Dan Biggar 73SH 9 Mike Phillips 63N8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Sam Warburton (c)BF 6 Aaron Shingler 44RL 5 Ian Evans 73LL 4 Andrew CoombsTP 3 Adam Jones 73HK 2 Matthew Rees 13 21 51LP 1 Gethin Jenkins 38 40 66Replacements:HK 16Ken Owens 13 21 51PR 17Paul James 38 40 66PR 18Craig Mitchell 73LK 19Ollie Kohn 73FL 20Justin Tipuric 44SH 21Lloyd Williams 63FH 22James Hook 73CE 23Scott WilliamsCoach:WAL Rob Howley350px FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Craig GilroyOC 13Brian O'DriscollIC 12Gordon D'Arcy 44LW 11Simon ZeboFH 10Johnny SextonSH 9 Conor Murray 69 79N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c)OF 7 Seán O'BrienBF 6 Peter O'Mahony 51RL 5 Donnacha RyanLL 4 Mike McCarthy 73TP 3 Mike Ross 68HK 2 Rory Best 57LP 1 Cian Healy 73Replacements:HK 16Seán CroninPR 17Dave Kilcoyne 73PR 18Declan Fitzpatrick 68LK 19Donncha O'Callaghan 73FL 20Chris Henry 51SH 21Eoin Reddan 79FH 22Ronan O'GaraCE 23Keith Earls 44Coach:IRE rugby union 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. 2 February 2013 16:00 GMT (UTC+0) ENG 38–18 Reporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/21274428 Six Nations: England 38-18 Scotland 2 February 2013 14 September 2017 www.bbc.co.uk SCO Ashton 30' cTwelvetrees 42' cParling 53' mCare 80' c Farrell (3/4) 31', 43', 80' Farrell (4/4) 2', 13', 18', 37' Maitland 9' mHogg 70' c Laidlaw (1/2) 70' Laidlaw (2/2) 19', 39' Twickenham Stadium, London 81,347 Alain Rolland (Ireland) FB 15Alex Goode 67RW 14Chris AshtonOC 13Brad BarrittIC 12Billy Twelvetrees 67LW 11Mike BrownFH 10Owen FarrellSH 9 Ben Youngs 57N8 8 Ben Morgan 45OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)BF 6 Tom WoodRL 5 Geoff ParlingLL 4 Joe Launchbury 64TP 3 Dan Cole 73HK 2 Tom Youngs 53LP 1 Joe Marler 57Replacements:HK 16Dylan Hartley 53PR 17David Wilson 73PR 18Mako Vunipola 57LK 19Courtney Lawes 64FL 20James Haskell 45SH 21Danny Care 57FH 22Toby Flood 67CE 23David Strettle 67Coach:ENG Stuart Lancaster350px FB 15Stuart Hogg 78RW 14Sean MaitlandOC 13Sean LamontIC 12Matt ScottLW 11Tim VisserFH 10Ruaridh JacksonSH 9 Greig Laidlaw 73N8 8 Johnnie BeattieOF 7 Kelly Brown (c)BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch 13RL 5 Jim Hamilton 55LL 4 Richie GrayTP 3 Euan MurrayHK 2 Dougie Hall 47LP 1 Ryan GrantReplacements:HK 16Ross Ford 47PR 17Moray LowPR 18Geoff CrossLK 19Alastair Kellock 55FL 20David Denton 13SH 21Henry Pyrgos 73FH 22Duncan WeirCE 23Max Evans 78Coach:AUS 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. 3 February 2013 16:00 CET (UTC+1) ITA 23–18 Reporthttp://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/match/133784.html Italy v France ESPN scrum 14 September 2017 FRA 1974 Parisse 4' cCastrogiovanni 56' c Orquera (2/2) 5', 58' Orquera (1/1) 17' Orquera 14'Burton 68' Picamoles 11' mFall 33' c Michalak (1/2) 33' Michalak (2/3) 27', 49' Stadio Olimpico, Rome 57,547 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Andrea MasiRW 14Giovanbattista VendittiOC 13Tommaso Benvenuti 71IC 12Alberto SgarbiLW 11Luke McLeanFH 10Luciano Orquera 63SH 9 Tobias Botes 55N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Simone Favaro 63BF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Francesco MintoLL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys 71TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni 62HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 55 79LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero 55Replacements:HK 16Davide Giazzon 79 55PR 17Alberto de Marchi 55PR 18Lorenzo Cittadini 62LK 19Antonio Pavanello 71FL 20Paul Derbyshire 63SH 21Edoardo Gori 55FH 22Kris Burton 63 79CE 23Gonzalo Canale 71Coach:FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel350px FB 15Yoann Huget 71RW 14Wesley FofanaOC 13Florian Fritz 62IC 12Maxime MermozLW 11Benjamin FallFH 10Frédéric MichalakSH 9 Maxime Machenaud 62N8 8 Louis Picamoles 68OF 7 Thierry DusautoirBF 6 Fulgence OuedraogoRL 5 Yoann MaestriLL 4 Pascal Papé (c) 58TP 3 Nicolas Mas 67HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski 52LP 1 Yannick Forestier 52Replacements:HK 16Benjamin Kayser 52PR 17Vincent Debaty 52PR 18Luc Ducalcon 66LK 19Romain Taofifénua 58N8 20Damien Chouly 68SH 21Morgan Parra 62FH 22François Trinh-Duc 71CE 23Mathieu Bastareaud 62Coach:FRA 1974 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. Round 2 9 February 2013 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) SCO 34–10 Reporthttp://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/match/133785.html Scotland v Italy ESPN scrum 14 September 2017 ITA Visser 28' cScott 42' cHogg 47' cLamont 68' c Laidlaw (4/4) 30', 44', 48', 69' Laidlaw (2/2) 15', 24' Zanni 73' c Burton (1/1) 74' Orquera (1/2) 39' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 50,247 Jaco Peyper (South Africa) FB 15Stuart Hogg 71RW 14Sean MaitlandOC 13Sean LamontIC 12Matt ScottLW 11Tim VisserFH 10Ruaridh JacksonSH 9 Greig Laidlaw 75N8 8 Johnnie BeattieOF 7 Kelly Brown (c) 70BF 6 Rob HarleyRL 5 Jim Hamilton 66LL 4 Richie GrayTP 3 Euan Murray 70HK 2 Ross FordLP 1 Ryan Grant 59Replacements:HK 16Pat MacArthurPR 17Moray Low 59PR 18Geoff Cross 80 70LK 19Alastair Kellock 66FL 20David Denton 70SH 21Henry Pyrgos 75FH 22Duncan WeirCE 23Max Evans 71Coach:AUS Scott Johnson350px FB 15Andrea MasiRW 14Giovanbattista VendittiOC 13Tommaso BenvenutiIC 12Gonzalo CanaleLW 11Luke McLeanFH 10Luciano Orquera 47SH 9 Tobias Botes 47N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Simone Favaro 67BF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Francesco MintoLL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys 59TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni 63HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 59LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero 59Replacements:HK 16Davide Giazzon 59PR 17Alberto de Marchi 59PR 18Lorenzo Cittadini 63LK 19Antonio Pavanello 59FL 20Paul Derbyshire 67SH 21Edoardo Gori 47FH 22Kris Burton 47CE 23Gonzalo GarciaCoach:FRA 1974 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. 9 February 2013 18:00 CET (UTC+1) FRA 1974 6–16 Reporthttp://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/match/133786.html France v Wales ESPN scrum 14 September 2017 WAL Michalak (2/2) 14', 52' North 71' c Halfpenny (1/1) 73' Halfpenny (3/3) 17', 42', 74' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 80,000 George Clancy (Ireland) FB 15Yoann HugetRW 14Wesley FofanaOC 13Mathieu BastareaudIC 12Maxime Mermoz 75LW 11Benjamin Fall 40FH 10Frédéric MichalakSH 9 Maxime Machenaud 55N8 8 Louis PicamolesOF 7 Thierry Dusautoir (c)BF 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo 51RL 5 Yoann MaestriLL 4 Jocelino Suta 65TP 3 Nicolas Mas 55HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski 50LP 1 Yannick Forestier 50Replacements:HK 16Benjamin Kayser 50PR 17Vincent Debaty 50PR 18Luc Ducalcon 55LK 19Romain Taofifénua 65N8 20Damien Chouly 51SH 21Morgan Parra 55FH 22François Trinh-Duc 40CE 23Florian Fritz 75Coach:FRA 1974 Philippe Saint-André350px FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14Alex CuthbertOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie Roberts 78LW 11George NorthFH 10Dan BiggarSH 9 Mike Phillips 70N8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Justin TipuricBF 6 Ryan Jones (c) 78RL 5 Ian Evans 78LL 4 Andrew CoombsTP 3 Adam Jones 78HK 2 Richard Hibbard 58LP 1 Gethin Jenkins 38 40 58Replacements:HK 16Ken Owens 55PR 17Paul James 38 40 58PR 18Craig Mitchell 78LK 19Lou Reed 78FL 20Aaron Shingler 78SH 21Lloyd Williams 70FH 22James HookCE 23Scott Williams 78Coach:WAL 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.Griffiths John Just how influential is Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll? http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/176984.html espnscrum.com 14 February 2013 10 February 2013 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) IRE 6–12 Reporthttp://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/match/133787.html Ireland v England ESPN scrum 14 September 2017 ENG O'Gara (2/3) 44', 57' Farrell (4/6) 2', 28', 63', 65' Aviva Stadium, Dublin 51,000 Jérôme Garcès (France) FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Craig GilroyOC 13Brian O'DriscollIC 12Gordon D'ArcyLW 11Simon Zebo 10FH 10Johnny Sexton 31SH 9 Conor MurrayN8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c)OF 7 Seán O'Brien 65BF 6 Peter O'MahonyRL 5 Donnacha Ryan 65LL 4 Mike McCarthyTP 3 Mike Ross 78HK 2 Rory Best 74LP 1 Cian Healy 74Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 74PR 17Dave Kilcoyne 74PR 18Declan Fitzpatrick 78LK 19Donncha O'Callaghan 65FL 20Chris Henry 65SH 21Eoin ReddanFH 22Ronan O'Gara 31CE 23Keith Earls 10Coach:IRE rugby union Declan Kidney350px FB 15Alex GoodeRW 14Chris AshtonOC 13Brad BarrittIC 12Billy Twelvetrees 47LW 11Mike BrownFH 10Owen FarrellSH 9 Ben YoungsN8 8 Tom WoodOF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)BF 6 James HaskellRL 5 Geoff ParlingLL 4 Joe Launchbury 47TP 3 Dan Cole 76HK 2 Tom Youngs 50LP 1 Joe Marler 58Replacements:HK 16Dylan Hartley 50PR 17David Wilson 76PR 18Mako Vunipola 58LK 19Courtney Lawes 47 70N8 20Thomas Waldrom 70SH 21Danny CareFH 22Toby FloodCE 23Manu Tuilagi 47Coach:ENG 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.Fordyce Tom Six Nations 2013: Ireland 6–12 England https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/21372581 BBC Sport 13 February 2013 This win was England's first Six Nations victory in Ireland since their Grand Slam triumph in 2003. England retained the Millennium Trophy they won in 2012. Round 3 23 February 2013 15:30 CET (UTC+1) ITA 9–26 Reporthttp://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/133788.html Italy v Wales ESPN scrum 14 September 2017 WAL Burton (3/3) 9', 29', 49' Davies 44' cCuthbert 61' c Halfpenny (2/2) 45', 61' Halfpenny (4/5) 7', 15', 19', 52' Stadio Olimpico, Rome 73,526 Romain Poite (France) FB 15Andrea MasiRW 14Giovanbattista VendittiOC 13Tommaso BenvenutiIC 12Gonzalo Canale 63LW 11Luke McLeanFH 10Kris BurtonSH 9 Edoardo Gori 65N8 8 Manoa Vosawai 65 68OF 7 Simone Favaro 69BF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Francesco Minto 54LL 4 Antonio PavanelloTP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni (c) 58 70HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 54LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero 54Replacements:HK 16Davide Giazzon 54PR 17Alberto de Marchi 54PR 18Lorenzo Cittadini 65 68 70LK 19Quintin Geldenhuys 54FL 20Paul Derbyshire 69SH 21Tobias Botes 65FH 22Luciano OrqueraCE 23Gonzalo Garcia 63Coach:FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel350px FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14Alex CuthbertOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie Roberts 70LW 11George NorthFH 10Dan Biggar 68SH 9 Mike Phillips 63N8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Justin TipuricBF 6 Ryan Jones (c) 68RL 5 Ian EvansLL 4 Andrew Coombs 51TP 3 Adam Jones 73HK 2 Richard Hibbard 51LP 1 Gethin Jenkins 45Replacements:HK 16Ken Owens 51PR 17Paul James 45PR 18Craig Mitchell 73LK 19Alun Wyn Jones 51FL 20Sam Warburton 68SH 21Lloyd Williams 63FH 22James Hook 68CE 23Scott Williams 70Coach:WAL 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) ENG 23–13 Reporthttp://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/133789.html England v France ESPN scrum 14 September 2017 FRA 1974 Tuilagi 54' m Farrell (4/5) 1', 27', 33', 47'Flood (2/2) 72', 76' Fofana 29' c Parra (1/1) 31' Parra (1/3) 4'Michalak (1/1) 56' Twickenham Stadium, London 82,000 Craig Joubert (South Africa) FB 15Alex GoodeRW 14Chris AshtonOC 13Manu TuilagiIC 12Brad BarrittLW 11Mike BrownFH 10Owen Farrell 61SH 9 Ben Youngs 58N8 8 Tom WoodOF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)BF 6 Courtney Lawes 51RL 5 Geoff ParlingLL 4 Joe LaunchburyTP 3 Dan Cole 79HK 2 Dylan Hartley 51LP 1 Joe Marler 51Replacements:HK 16Tom Youngs 51PR 17Dave WilsonPR 18Mako Vunipola 51FL 19James Haskell 51N8 20Thomas WaldromSH 21Danny Care 58FH 22Toby Flood 61CE 23Billy TwelvetreesCoach:ENG Stuart Lancaster350px FB 15Yoann HugetRW 14Vincent ClercOC 13Mathieu Bastareaud 73IC 12Wesley FofanaLW 11Benjamin FallFH 10François Trinh-Duc 52SH 9 Morgan Parra 64N8 8 Louis PicamolesOF 7 Thierry Dusautoir (c)BF 6 Yannick Nyanga 68RL 5 Yoann MaestriLL 4 Christophe Samson 64TP 3 Nicolas Mas 64HK 2 Benjamin Kayser 55LP 1 Thomas Domingo 55Replacements:HK 16Dimitri Szarzewski 55PR 17Vincent Debaty 55PR 18Luc Ducalcon 64LK 19Jocelino Suta 64FL 20Antonie Claassen 68SH 21Maxime Machenaud 66FH 22Frédéric Michalak 52CE 23Florian Fritz 73Coach:FRA 1974 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) SCO 12–8 Reporthttp://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/133790.html Scotland v Ireland ESPN scrum 14 September 2017 IRE Laidlaw (4/4) 52', 59', 63', 73' Gilroy 43' m Jackson (1/3) 35' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 67,006 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15Stuart HoggRW 14Sean MaitlandOC 13Sean LamontIC 12Matt ScottLW 11Tim VisserFH 10Ruaridh Jackson 59SH 9 Greig LaidlawN8 8 Johnnie Beattie 71OF 7 Kelly Brown (c) 45 50BF 6 Rob Harley 18 25RL 5 Jim Hamilton 71LL 4 Richie GrayTP 3 Geoff Cross 75HK 2 Ross Ford 45LP 1 Ryan Grant 15Replacements:HK 16Dougie Hall 45PR 17Moray Low 18 25 75PR 18Jon WelshLK 19Alastair Kellock 71FL 20David Denton 45 50 71SH 21Henry PyrgosFH 22Duncan Weir 59CE 23Max EvansCoach:AUS Scott Johnson350px FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Craig Gilroy 59OC 13Brian O'DriscollIC 12Luke MarshallLW 11Keith EarlsFH 10Paddy Jackson 64SH 9 Conor Murray 69N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c)OF 7 Seán O'BrienBF 6 Peter O'Mahony 71RL 5 Donnacha RyanLL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan 71TP 3 Mike RossHK 2 Rory BestLP 1 Tom Court 55Replacements:HK 16Seán CroninPR 17Dave Kilcoyne 55PR 18Declan FitzpatrickLK 19Devin Toner 71FL 20Iain Henderson 71SH 21Eoin Reddan 69FH 22Ronan O'Gara 64WG 23Luke Fitzgerald 59Coach:IRE rugby union 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 9 March 2013 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) SCO 18–28 Reporthttp://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/match/133791.html Scotland v Wales ESPN scrum 14 September 2017 WAL Laidlaw (6/8) 6', 12', 26', 37', 48', 60' Hibbard 23' c Halfpenny (1/1) 23' Halfpenny (7/10) 4', 40', 46', 55', 58', 67', 71' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 67,144 Craig Joubert (South Africa) FB 15Stuart HoggRW 14Sean MaitlandOC 13Sean LamontIC 12Matt ScottLW 11Tim VisserFH 10Duncan Weir 78SH 9 Greig LaidlawN8 8 Johnnie Beattie 68OF 7 Kelly Brown (c)BF 6 Rob HarleyRL 5 Jim HamiltonLL 4 Richie Gray 29TP 3 Euan Murray 76HK 2 Ross FordLP 1 Ryan GrantReplacements:HK 16Dougie HallPR 17Moray LowPR 18Geoff Cross 76LK 19Alastair Kellock 29N8 20Ryan Wilson 68SH 21Henry PyrgosFH 22Ruaridh Jackson 78CE 23Max EvansCoach:AUS Scott Johnson350px FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14Alex CuthbertOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie Roberts 72LW 11George NorthFH 10Dan BiggarSH 9 Mike Phillips 72N8 8 Taulupe Faletau 80+1OF 7 Sam WarburtonBF 6 Ryan Jones (c) 48RL 5 Ian EvansLL 4 Alun Wyn JonesTP 3 Adam JonesHK 2 Richard Hibbard 60LP 1 Paul James 77Replacements:HK 16Ken Owens 60PR 17Ryan Bevington 80+1PR 18Scott AndrewsLK 19Andrew CoombsFL 20Justin Tipuric 48SH 21Lloyd Williams 72FH 22James HookCE 23Scott Williams 72Coach:WAL 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) IRE 13–13 Reporthttp://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/match/133792.html Ireland v France ESPN scrum 14 September 2017 FRA 1974 Heaslip 10' c Jackson (1/1) 11' Jackson (2/4) 29', 32' Picamoles 73' c Michalak (1/1) 74' Michalak (1/3) 26'Parra (1/2) 53' Aviva Stadium, Dublin 51,000 Steve Walsh (Australia) FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Fergus McFadden 62OC 13Brian O'Driscoll 71 75IC 12Luke Marshall 71LW 11Keith EarlsFH 10Paddy JacksonSH 9 Conor Murray 62 71 75N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c)OF 7 Seán O'BrienBF 6 Peter O'Mahony 76RL 5 Donnacha Ryan 67LL 4 Mike McCarthyTP 3 Mike RossHK 2 Rory BestLP 1 Cian HealyReplacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 80PR 17Dave KilcoynePR 18Stephen ArcherLK 19Donncha O'Callaghan 67FL 20Iain Henderson 76SH 21Eoin Reddan 62 80FH 22Ian Madigan 71WG 23Luke Fitzgerald 62Coach:IRE rugby union Declan Kidney350px FB 15Yoann HugetRW 14Vincent ClercOC 13Florian Fritz 51 57 67IC 12Wesley FofanaLW 11Maxime MédardFH 10Frédéric MichalakSH 9 Morgan ParraN8 8 Louis PicamolesOF 7 Thierry Dusautoir (c)BF 6 Yannick Nyanga 65RL 5 Yoann Maestri 50LL 4 Christophe SamsonTP 3 Nicolas MasHK 2 Benjamin Kayser 67LP 1 Thomas Domingo 65Replacements:HK 16Guilhem Guirado 67PR 17Vincent Debaty 65PR 18Luc DucalconLK 19Sebastien Vahaamahina 50FL 20Antonie Claassen 65SH 21Maxime MachenaudFH 22François Trinh-DucCE 23Mathieu Bastareaud 51 57 67Coach:FRA 1974 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) ENG 18–11 Reporthttp://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/match/133793.html England v Italy ESPN scrum 14 September 2017 ITA Flood (6/6) 3', 15', 37', 40', 43', 61' McLean 48' m Orquera (2/3) 17', 47' Twickenham Stadium, London 81,458 George Clancy (Ireland) FB 15Alex GoodeRW 14Chris AshtonOC 13Manu TuilagiIC 12Brad Barritt 66LW 11Mike BrownFH 10Toby FloodSH 9 Danny Care 57N8 8 Tom WoodOF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)BF 6 James Haskell 50RL 5 Geoff Parling 45LL 4 Joe LaunchburyTP 3 Dan Cole 75HK 2 Tom Youngs 71LP 1 Mako Vunipola 57Replacements:HK 16Dylan Hartley 71PR 17David Wilson 75PR 18Joe Marler 57LK 19Courtney Lawes 45FL 20Tom Croft 50SH 21Ben Youngs 57FH 22Freddie BurnsCE 23Billy Twelvetrees 66Coach:ENG Stuart Lancaster350px FB 15Andrea Masi 34 40RW 14Giovanbattista VendittiOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Gonzalo GarciaLW 11Luke McLean 71FH 10Luciano OrqueraSH 9 Edoardo Gori 30 57N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Robert Barbieri 62BF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Joshua Furno 62LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys 62TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni 28HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 58LP 1 Alberto de Marchi 75Replacements:HK 16Davide Giazzon 58PR 17Andrea Lo Cicero 75PR 18Lorenzo Cittadini 28LK 19Antonio Pavanello 62LK 20Francesco Minto 62FL 21Simone Favaro 62SH 22Tobias Botes 34 40 57CE 23Tommaso Benvenuti 71Coach:FRA 1974 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 16 March 2013 15:30 CET (UTC+1) ITA 22–15 Reporthttp://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/match/133794.html Italy v Ireland ESPN scrum 14 September 2017 IRE Venditti 48' c Orquera (1/1) 49' Orquera (4/5) 13', 21', 69', 80'Garcia (1/2) 35' Jackson (5/6) 5', 40', 52', 57', 63' Stadio Olimpico, Rome 74,174 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15Andrea Masi 65RW 14Giovanbattista VendittiOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Gonzalo GarciaLW 11Luke McLeanFH 10Luciano OrqueraSH 9 Edoardo Gori 74N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) 51OF 7 Simone Favaro 57BF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Joshua Furno 57LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys 64TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini 74HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 74LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero 64Replacements:HK 16Davide Giazzon 74PR 17Michele Rizzo 64PR 18Alberto de Marchi 74LK 19Antonio Pavanello 64LK 20Francesco Minto 57FL 21Paul Derbyshire 57SH 22Tobias Botes 74CE 23Tommaso Benvenuti 65Coach:FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel350px FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Craig GilroyOC 13Brian O'Driscoll 29IC 12Luke Marshall 27LW 11Keith Earls 24FH 10Paddy JacksonSH 9 Conor Murray 79N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c)OF 7 Seán O'BrienBF 6 Peter O'MahonyRL 5 Donnacha Ryan 68 79LL 4 Mike McCarthy 64TP 3 Mike Ross 66HK 2 Rory Best 69LP 1 Cian Healy 69Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 69PR 17Dave Kilcoyne 69PR 18Stephen Archer 66LK 19Devin Toner 64FL 20Iain Henderson 36SH 21Paul Marshall 79FH 22Ian Madigan 27WG 23Luke Fitzgerald 24 36Coach:IRE rugby union 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) WAL 30–3 Reporthttp://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/match/133795.html Wales v England ESPN scrum 14 September 2017 ENG Cuthbert (2) 56' m, 65' c Biggar (1/1) 66' Biggar 64' Halfpenny (4/4) 10', 17', 23', 51'Biggar (1/1) 70' Farrell (1/3) 20' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,104 Steve Walsh (Australia) FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14Alex CuthbertOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie Roberts 75LW 11George NorthFH 10Dan Biggar 75SH 9 Mike Phillips 75N8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Justin TipuricBF 6 Sam Warburton 75RL 5 Ian Evans 70LL 4 Alun Wyn JonesTP 3 Adam Jones 73HK 2 Richard Hibbard 52LP 1 Gethin Jenkins (c) 61Replacements:HK 16Ken Owens 52PR 17Paul James 61PR 18Scott Andrews 73LK 19Andrew Coombs 70FL 20Aaron Shingler 75SH 21Lloyd Williams 75FH 22James Hook 75CE 23Scott Williams 75Coach:WAL Rob Howley350px FB 15Alex Goode 64RW 14Chris AshtonOC 13Manu TuilagiIC 12Brad BarrittLW 11Mike BrownFH 10Owen Farrell 67SH 9 Ben Youngs 64N8 8 Tom Wood 67OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)BF 6 Tom CroftRL 5 Geoff ParlingLL 4 Joe Launchbury 52TP 3 Dan Cole 72HK 2 Tom Youngs 52LP 1 Joe Marler 44Replacements:HK 16Dylan Hartley 52PR 17David Wilson 72PR 18Mako Vunipola 44LK 19Courtney Lawes 52FL 20James Haskell 67SH 21Danny Care 64FH 22Toby Flood 67CE 23Billy Twelvetrees 64Coach:ENG 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) FRA 1974 23–16 Reporthttp://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2013/rugby/match/133796.html France v Scotland ESPN scrum 14 September 2017 SCO Fofana 65' cMédard 70' c Michalak (1/1) 66'Machenaud (1/1) 71' Michalak (3/3) 44', 49', 53' Visser 75' c Jackson (1/1) 75' Laidlaw (3/3) 8', 14', 58' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 81,158 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Yoann HugetRW 14Vincent ClercOC 13Mathieu Bastareaud 74IC 12Wesley FofanaLW 11Maxime MédardFH 10Frédéric Michalak 70SH 9 Morgan Parra 40N8 8 Louis PicamolesOF 7 Thierry Dusautoir (c) 63 67BF 6 Antonie Claassen 68RL 5 Yoann MaestriLL 4 Sebastien Vahaamahina 70TP 3 Nicolas Mas 63HK 2 Benjamin Kayser 54LP 1 Thomas Domingo 54Replacements:HK 16Guilhem Guirado 54PR 17Vincent Debaty 54PR 18Luc Ducalcon 63LK 19Christophe Samson 70FL 20Yannick Nyanga 63 67 68SH 21Maxime Machenaud 40FH 22François Trinh-Duc 70CE 23Gaël Fickou 74Coach:FRA 1974 Philippe Saint-André350px FB 15Stuart HoggRW 14Sean Maitland 30OC 13Sean LamontIC 12Matt ScottLW 11Tim VisserFH 10Duncan Weir 67SH 9 Greig Laidlaw 74N8 8 Johnnie Beattie 70OF 7 Kelly Brown (c)BF 6 Alasdair StrokoschRL 5 Jim HamiltonLL 4 Grant Gilchrist 53TP 3 Euan Murray 64HK 2 Ross Ford 74LP 1 Ryan Grant 63Replacements:HK 16Dougie Hall 74PR 17Moray Low 63PR 18Geoff Cross 64LK 19Alastair Kellock 53N8 20Ryan Wilson 70SH 21Henry Pyrgos 74FH 22Ruaridh Jackson 67CE 23Max Evans 30Coach:AUS 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 Points scorers PosNameTeamPts1Leigh HalfpennyWAL742Greig LaidlawSCO613Owen FarrellENG454Frédéric MichalakFRA 197433Luciano OrqueraITA6Paddy JacksonIRE267Toby FloodENG248Alex CuthbertWAL209Johnny SextonIRE1510Kris BurtonITA14 Try scorers PosNameTeamTries1Alex CuthbertWAL42Wesley FofanaFRA 19742Stuart HoggSCOLouis PicamolesFRA 1974Tim VisserSCO625 players1 Media coverage In the United Kingdom, BBC OneRugby union on the BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/16658830 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 20 January 2012 4 February 2013 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,http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/six-nations/2012/1011/341212-rte-retain-six-nations-rights-until-2017/ RTÉ to broadcast Six Nations until 2017 RTÉ 11 October 2012 4 February 2013 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 live6 Nations Rugby Championship | BBC America Press https://web.archive.org/web/20120501160841/http://press.bbcamerica.com/program.jsp?id=60715 May 1, 2012 while Universal Sports televised all the matches in delay2013 Rugby schedule on Universal Sports http://universalsports.com/2013/01/11/2013-rugby-schedule-on-universal-sports/ Universal Sports 23 January 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130127000709/http://universalsports.com/2013/01/11/2013-rugby-schedule-on-universal-sports/ 27 January 2013 as did Sportsnet World in Canada. 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