2013 in rugby union
Here are the match results of the 2013 Rugby union season. Qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, meanwhile the Six Nations Championship and The Rugby Championship are set for another season.
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International tournaments
- 2 February – 16 March: Six Nations Championship
- May 17: Amlin Challenge Cup Final at RDS Arena, Dublin:
- May 18: Heineken Cup Final at Aviva Stadium, Dublin:
- May 28 – June 9: 2013 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Temuco, Chile[2]
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- June 1 – July 6: British and Irish Lions tour to Australia
- The Lions win the three-Test series against
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- The Lions win the three-Test series against
- June 5–23: 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France
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- August 17 – October 5: The Rugby Championship
Rugby sevens
- IRB Sevens World Series:
- World Series Core Team Qualifier:
- IRB Women's Sevens World Series:
- June 28–30: 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow, Russia
- Men's:
- Women's:
- Men's:
Domestic competitions
- Suntory Sungoliath defeat Toshiba Brave Lupus 19–3 to defend their title from last season. It is also Suntory's third league title overall.
- 15 February – 13 July: Super Rugby: The
- Super Rugby Final, August 3 at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand:
- The Chiefs successfully defend their title from last season, defeating the
- The Chiefs successfully defend their title from last season, defeating the
- In the
- Super Rugby Final, August 3 at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand:
- Leicester Tigers defeat Northampton Saints 37–17 to claim their 10th Premiership crown.
- RFU Championship Final, May 23 and 30:
- Newcastle Falcons defeat Bedford Blues 49–33 on aggregate in the two-legged final. As Newcastle were confirmed as meeting the Premiership's minimum standards, they replaced the Premiership's bottom club, London Welsh.
- Rugby Pro D2:
- Oyonnax automatically promoted to Top 14 as champion. Brive also earn promotion as winner of playoffs between the next four teams. They replaced the bottom two teams in Top 14, Agen and Mont-de-Marsan.
- Premiership Final, October 26 at Westpac Stadium, Wellington: Canterbury defeat Wellington 29–13 to claim their sixth consecutive title in New Zealand's top level, and 11th overall.
- Championship Final, October 25 at Trafalgar Park, Nelson: Tasman defeat Hawke's Bay 26–25 and are promoted to the 2014 ITM Premiership, replacing bottom-placed Bay of Plenty.
- The Sharks defeat Western Province 33–19 for their seventh Currie Cup crown.
See also
- 2013 in sports
- Rugby union in 2009
References
- "Wales thrash England to defend RBS 6 Nations crown in style" (Press release). Official RBS 6 Nations. 16 March 2013. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- "Temuco excited to be new host for JWRT 2013" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
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