2013 Women's Six Nations Championship
2013 Women's Six Nations Championship | |||
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Countries | England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Ireland (1st title) | ||
Grand Slam | Ireland (1st title) | ||
Triple Crown | Ireland (1st title) | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Tries scored | 73 (4.87 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Niamh Briggs (43) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Alison Miller (5) | ||
Official website | Official website | ||
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The 2013 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2013 RBS Women's Six Nations, due to the tournament been sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 12th series of the annual women's rugby union competition. Matches were held in February and March 2013, on the same weekends as the men's tournament.
Ireland won their first championship, winning both a Triple Crown and a Grand Slam at the same time. In their opening match of the campaign, Ireland beat Wales 12–10. Then on 9 February 2013 they defeated England for the first time. Alison Miller scored a hat-trick of tries as Ireland won 25–0. On 23 February 2013 they clinched their first Triple Crown with a 30–3 win against Scotland.[1][2][3] On 8 March 2013 Ireland effectively won the championship after they defeated France 15–10. It was confirmed the following day after Italy failed to defeat England.[4][5] Ireland eventually finished four points clear of runners-up France.[6] Ireland secured the Grand Slam with a 6–3 away win against Italy on Saint Patrick's Day. Two penalties from Niamh Briggs gave Ireland their fifth win in a row.[6][7][8]
Italy's defence was one of the revelations of the tournament - aside from the first half against England. This was by far and away their best ever Six Nations. Injuries to key players at the start of the tournament hampered France's challenge, but they were in magnificent form at home, won for the first time at Twickenham, and lost only narrowly in Italy and Ireland. Wales would also have been broadly content with their performance, with narrow defeats to Ireland and England - but wins over Italy and Scotland ensured World Cup qualification, which was their main aim. Scotland, on the other hand, suffered some horrendous defeats in a very disappointing campaign where they scored no tries and only three points. As for England, like 2009, the vast majority of their leading players were left out of the Six Nations squad to prepare for the forthcoming Sevens World Cup taking place in June in Russia, so they used the Sevens World Series as a warm-up for that event. Consequently, they had a largely inexperienced squad with only 3 players remaining from the successful series win over New Zealand in the Autumn of 2012.
Table[]
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | |||
1 | Ireland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 26 | 62 | 13 | 10 |
2 | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 160 | 48 | 112 | 25 | 6 |
3 | England | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 71 | 79 | 24 | 6 |
4 | Wales | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 79 | -24 | 8 | 4 |
5 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 68 | -29 | 3 | 4 |
6 | Scotland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 203 | -200 | 0 | 0 |
Fixtures and results[]
Week 1[]
Test no. 968 2 February 2013 |
Italy | 13 – 12 [9][10][11][12] |
France | , Rovato, Brescia Referee: Claire Hodnett (England)[13] |
Try: 40' Con: 40' Pens: 11', 80'+3' |
Tries: Jade Le Pesq 20' Gaëlle Mignot 45' Con: Jessy Trémoulière 20' |
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Test no. 969 2 February 2013 |
England | 76 - 0 [14][15][16][17] |
Scotland | Molesey Road, Esher, Surrey Referee: (France)[13] |
Tries: Sarah Hunter 19', 70' 29' Amber Reed 35' Kay Wilson 40' Ceri Large 44', 55' 47', 50' 52', 75' Rochelle Clark 67' Cons: Amber Reed 29', 35', 44', 47', 52', 55', 67', 75' |
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Assistant referees:
Sarah Cox (England)[13]
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Test no. 970 3 February 2013 |
Wales | 10 - 12 [18][19][20][21] |
Ireland | Talbot Athletic Ground, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan Referee: Claire Daniels (England)[13] |
Try: 38' Con: Elinor Snowsill 38' Pen: 69' |
Tries: Sophie Spence 22' Gillian Bourke 75' Con: Niamh Briggs 22' |
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Week 2[]
Test no. 971 8 February 2013 |
France | 32 - 0 [22][23][24][25] |
Wales | , Laon, Aisne Referee: (Italy)[26] |
Tries: Jessy Trémoulière 8', 18' Caroline Ladagnous[27] 57' Laëtitia Salles 74' Cons: Jessy Trémoulière 8', 18' Sandrine Agricole 57' Pens: Jessy Trémoulière 3', 33' |
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Test no. 972 9 February 2013 |
Ireland | 25 - 0 [1] |
England | , Ashbourne, Leinster Referee: (Italy)[26] |
Tries: Alison Miller 7', 27', 38' Niamh Briggs 45' Con: Niamh Briggs 38' Pen: Niamh Briggs 12' |
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Test no. 973 10 February 2013 |
Scotland | 0 - 8 [28][29][30][31] |
Italy | Mayfield Playing Fields, Dundee Referee: (Canada)[26] |
Try: Sara Barattin 48' Pen: 20' |
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Week 3[]
Test no. 974 23 February 2013 |
Scotland | 3 – 30 [2][3] |
Ireland | , Bonnyrigg, Midlothian Referee: (Wales)[32] |
Pen: 15' | Tries: Alison Miller 27', 62' Siobhan Fleming 75' Niamh Briggs 78' Cons: Niamh Briggs 62', 75' Pens: Niamh Briggs 22', 57' |
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Test no. 975 23 February 2013 |
England | 20 – 30 [33][34][35][36] |
France | Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: (Scotland)[32] |
Tries: Kay Wilson 17' 76' Cons: Amber Reed 17', 76' Pens: Amber Reed 32', 69' |
Tries: Elodie Guiglion 11' Lucille Godiveau 30' Safi N'Diaye 35' Christelle Chobet 45' Caroline Ladagnous 74' Con: Sandrine Agricole 45' Pen: Sandrine Agricole 25' |
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Assistant referees:
Clare Daniels (England)[32]
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Test no. 976 24 February 2013 |
Italy | 15 – 16 [37][38][39][40] |
Wales | , Benevento Referee: (France)[32] |
Pens: 5', 35', 41', 62', 75' | Tries: Catrin Edwards 27' 40' Pens: 53', 73' |
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Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)[32]
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Week 4[]
Test no. 977 8 March 2013 |
Ireland | 15 - 10 [4][5] |
France | , Ashbourne, Leinster Referee: (New Zealand)[41] |
Tries: Niamh Briggs 16' Ailis Egan 47' Con: Niamh Briggs 47' Pen: Niamh Briggs 79' |
Try: Safi N'Diaye 21' Con: Sandrine Agricole 21' Pen: Sandrine Agricole 7' |
Assistant referees:
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(Ireland)[41]
Test no. 978 9 March 2013 |
England | 34 - 0 [42][43][44][45] |
Italy | Molesey Road, Esher, Surrey Referee: (Ireland)[41] |
Tries: Joanna McGilchrist 7' Rosemarie Crowley 11', 38' Sarah Hunter 18' 33' Emily Scott 68' Cons: Amber Reed 11', 38' |
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Test no. 979 10 March 2013 |
Scotland | 0 - 13 [46][47][48][49] |
Wales | Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow Referee: Claire Hodnett (England)[41] |
Tries: 71' Sioned Harries 77' Pen: 27' |
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Week 5[]
Test no. 980 15 March 2013 |
France | 76 - 0 [50][51][52][53] |
Scotland | , Dijon, Côte-d'Or Referee: (Ireland)[54] |
Tries: Elodie Guiglion 3' 7', 34', 41' Gaëlle Mignot 12' Sandrine Agricole 25', 44' Safi N'Diaye 40' Jessy Trémoulière 47', 60' Christelle Chobet 51' Lucille Godiveau 73' Cons: Aurélie Bailon 3', 7', 12', 25', 34', 41', 47', 60' |
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Test no. 981 17 March 2013 |
Italy | 3 – 6 [6][7][8] |
Ireland | , Parabiago, Milan Referee: Clare Daniels (England)[54] |
Pen: 3' | Pens: Niamh Briggs 10', 51' |
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Test no. 982 17 March 2013 |
Wales | 16 - 20 [55][56][57][58] |
England | Talbot Athletic Ground, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan Referee: (New Zealand)[54] |
Tries: 20' Megan York 69' Pens: Elinor Snowsill 39', 51' |
Tries: Sarah Hunter 14' Lydia Thompson 26' 78' Con: Amber Reed 26' Pen: Amber Reed 1' |
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Leading Scorers[]
Individual Ranking: Tries:
- 5 : Miller (Ireland).
- 4 : Trémoulière (France), Tuson (England) And Hunter (England).
- 3: Briggs (Ireland) Guiglion (France) And Billes (France).
- 2 : Crowley (England), Large (England) Chamberlain (England) Wilson (England), Murray (Wales) Ladagnous (France), Mignot (France), Agricole ( France), N'diaye (France) And Chobet (France).
- 1: Mcgilchrist (England) Gallagher (England), Reed (England) Scott (England) Gallagher (England), Clark (England), Thompson ( England), Le Pesq (France), Salles (France), Godiveau (France), Edwards (Wales), S. Harries (Wales), L. Harries (Wales), Fletcher (Wales), York (Wales), Spence (Ireland), Bourke (Ireland), Egan (Ireland) Fleming (Ireland), Severin (Italy), Barattin (Italy).
Penalties & Conversions:
- 1. Reed (England) 35 Pts
- 2. Schiavon (Italy) 29 Pts
- 3. Briggs (Ireland) 28 Pts
- 4. Bailon (France), 16 Pts
- 5. Trémoulière (France) 14 Pts
- 6. Prosser (Wales) 12 Pts
- 7. Agricole (France) 10 Pts
- 8. Snowsilll (Wales) 8 Pts
- 9. Ritchie (Scotland) 3 Pts
Overall Individual Points
- 1. Briggs (Ireland), 43 Pts
- 2. Reed (England) 40 Pts
- 3. Schiavon (Italy) 29 Pts
- 4. Miller (Ireland) 25 Pts
- 5. Trémoulière (France) 34 Pts
- 6. Hunter (England), Tuson (England), Agricole (France), 20 Pts
- 9. Bailon (France), 16 Pts
- 10. Guiglion (France), Billes (France), 15 Pts
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Miller hat-trick hands Ireland historic win over England". www.sixnationsrugby.com. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Women's Six Nations: Ireland beat Scotland to win Triple Crown". www.bbc.co.uk. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "In pictures: Ireland's women capture first ever Triple Crown". www.the42.ie. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Ireland sink France to close in on RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam". www.sixnationsrugby.com. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Ireland v France – Women's Six Nations Rugby Championship Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Women's Six Nations: Champions Ireland complete Grand Slam". www.bbc.co.uk. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Grand Slam Glory For Ireland Women". www.irishrugby.ie. 17 March 2013. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Narrow win secures Grand Slam for Irish women". www.irishtimes.com. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Women's Six Nations 2013 - Italy Women vs France Women". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "6 Nazioni femminile: l'Italia batte la Francia per 13-12" (in Italian). 2 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Grosse déception pour les Tricolores" (in French). 2 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Schiavon holds her nerve to see Italy Women home". 2 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l "Referees to 4 February 2013". 29 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Women's Six Nations 2013 - England Women vs Scotland Women". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "England Women beat Scotland 76-0 in Esher". 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Scotland Women v England Women". 2 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "England Women romp to 12-try victory over Scotland Women". 2 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Women's Six Nations 2013 - Wales Women vs Ireland Women". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Heartbreaking defeat for Wales Women". 3 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Ireland Women begin with away win". 3 February 2013. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Ireland Women strike late to deny Wales". 3 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Women's Six Nations 2013 - France Women vs Wales Women". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "France - Pays de Galles féminines: la fiche technique" (in French). 9 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Crunch time for Wales Women". 10 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "France women get back on track with Wales win". 8 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Referees to 11 February 2013". 4 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ Some reports awarded the try to Lénaïg Corson, but the FFR Archived 2013-02-08 at the Wayback Machine and video evidence clearly shows the try was by Ladagnous
- ^ "Women's Six Nations 2013 - Scotland Women vs Italy Women". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Much improved but women edged by Italy". 10 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "6 Nazioni femminile: l'Italia batte la Scozia ed è prima" (in Italian). 10 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Italy make it two from two with victory over Scotland". 10 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j "Referees to 25 February 2013". 18 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Women's Six Nations 2013 - England Women vs France Women". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "England Women outmuscled by France". 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Angleterre - France féminines: la fiche technique" (in French). 24 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Five-star France Women sink England at Twickenham". 23 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Women's Six Nations 2013 - Italy Women vs Wales Women". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "6 Nazioni feminile: l'Italia viene battuta dal Galles per 16-15" (in Italian). 24 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Wales Women complete Italian job". 24 February 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Wales Women edge thriller in Italy to keep top-four hopes alive". 24 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l "Referees to 11 March 2013". 4 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Women's Six Nations 2013 - Scotland Women vs Wales Women". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "England Women ease to Italy victory". 9 March 2013. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Sei Nazioni femminile: l'Italia è battuta dall'Inghilterra per 34-0" (in Italian). 9 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "England Women bounce back against Italy as Ireland secure title". 9 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Women's Six Nations 2013 - England Women vs Italy Women". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "Scotland Women 0-13 Wales Women". 10 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Cool Wales freeze out Scotland". 10 March 2013. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Wales Women make it two wins out of two". 10 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Women's Six Nations 2013 - France Women vs Scotland Women". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "France – Ecosse féminines: la fiche technique" (in French). 18 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "Women put to the sword against France". 16 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "France women produce stunning win over Scotland". 16 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Referees to 18 March 2013". 12 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "Women's Six Nations 2013 - Wales Women vs England Women". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Wales Women denied in thriller". 17 March 2013. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Women close 6N campaign with Wales win". 17 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "England Women finish on a high note". 17 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
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