2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia

The 2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia was a rugby union tour during June and July 2013. The British & Irish Lions played ten matches - a three-test series against Australia, and matches against the five Australian Super Rugby sides, a Combined New South Wales–Queensland Country team, and a match en route to Australia against the Barbarians.

2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia
The logo of the 2013 Lions tour
Date	1 June – 6 July
Coach(es)	Warren Gatland
Tour captain(s)	Sam Warburton
Test series winners	British & Irish Lions (2–1)
Top test point scorer(s)	Leigh Halfpenny (49)
Lions' top point scorer(s)	Leigh Halfpenny (114)
Top test try scorer(s)	George North (2)
Lions' top try scorer(s)	Alex Cuthbert (4) George North (4)
Player of the Series	Leigh Halfpenny
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2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia
Summary	P W D L
Total	10 08 00 02
Test match	03 02 00 01
Opponent	P W D L
Australia	3 2 0 1

The Lions won the test series 2–1. The first test was won by the Lions 23–21, the second by Australia 16–15, and the final test by the Lions 41–16. The victory was the Lions' first test series win since defeating South Africa in 1997. Aside from the second test, the Lions' only loss was 14–12 to the Brumbies in Canberra.

Wales head coach Warren Gatland was the Lions' head coach, and their tour captain was Sam Warburton.

Schedule

Ahead of the tour of Australia, the Lions played the Barbarians in Hong Kong on 1 June to mark the 125th anniversary of the first Lions tour. They then played the five Australian Super Rugby teams, a Combined Country team and three tests in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

Notes: Bold denotes the winner of each match.

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
1 June	British & Irish Lions	59–8	Barbarians	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Match details
5 June	Western Force	17–69	British & Irish Lions	Patersons Stadium, Perth	Match details
8 June	Queensland Reds	12–22	British & Irish Lions	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	Match details
11 June	Combined Country	0–64	British & Irish Lions	Hunter Stadium, Newcastle	Match details
15 June	New South Wales Waratahs	17–47	British & Irish Lions	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	Match details
18 June	Brumbies	14–12	British & Irish Lions	Canberra Stadium, Canberra	Match details
22 June	Australia	21–23	British & Irish Lions	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	Match details
25 June	Melbourne Rebels	0–35	British & Irish Lions	AAMI Park, Melbourne	Match details
29 June	Australia	16–15	British & Irish Lions	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne	Match details
6 July	Australia	16–41	British & Irish Lions	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	Match details

Test series

The Lions won the best-of-three test series 2–1, after a convincing victory in the deciding third test followed narrow victories for both teams in the preceding two matches. The teams competed for the Tom Richards Cup, which was first presented in 2001, the last time the Lions toured the country. Australia won the 2001 test series 2–1. Before the start of the 2013 series, the Lions had won 15 of their 20 tests against Australia dating back to 1899.

First test

The Lions won the first test 23–21. Australia's Christian Lealiifano, making his debut, had to be replaced after just 52 seconds when he was knocked out attempting to tackle Jonathan Davies. Australia recovered from that setback to score the opening try, Israel Folau scoring on his debut with a sprint to the line after a chip through by scrum-half Will Genia. George North then added to a Leigh Halfpenny penalty with a try of his own, evading Pat McCabe and James O'Connor on his way to the line. He might have had a second a few minutes later, but the television match official deemed him to have been in touch before grounding the ball, meaning that the Lions had to settle for another penalty. Instead it was Folau who picked up a second try, beating Johnny Sexton and Halfpenny to cut the Lions' lead to a single point at half-time.

After two more Australian backs – Berrick Barnes and McCabe – suffered injuries, Michael Hooper had to move into the centres, and Liam Gill took his place in the back row. The Lions took advantage of Hooper's unfamiliar position and Alex Cuthbert scored under the posts. An exchange of penalties left Australia within two points of the Lions going into the last five minutes. Kurtley Beale had two late penalty opportunities for Australia, but missed twice, slipping as he made his second attempt with the last kick of the game.

Second test

Australia won a close game. Leigh Halfpenny's penalty kicking gave the Lions the lead, but the Wallabies scored the only try of the game through Adam Ashley-Cooper in the 74th minute, eventually winning 16–15. In the last minute of the game, a Leigh Halfpenny penalty kick that would have won the game for the Lions dropped short of the posts, meaning that the series would be decided by the final test.

Third test

The Lions made six changes to their starting team. Tour captain Sam Warburton and 2009 captain Paul O'Connell were both injured. Pre-game controversy focused on the decision of the Lions coaches to drop experienced centre Brian O'Driscoll, who had been widely expected to take over the captaincy, in favour of the Welsh combination of Jamie Roberts and Jonathan Davies. The Lions' starting team included 10 Welshmen in all. Australia were unchanged except for the selection of George Smith, returning from international retirement, at openside flanker.

Australia gave away possession at the kick-off, and Alex Corbisiero scored an early try for the Lions. The Lions extended this lead through four penalties from Leigh Halfpenny. The Wallabies conceded several penalties, as well as a sin-binning, at the scrum, although in the period either side of half-time, they recovered to trail only 19–16. The Lions, however, scored three further tries to win 41–16, thus recording the most points by a Lions side in a test match.

Squads

Lions

Tour manager Andy Irvine announced an initial squad of 37 on 30 April 2013, made up of 15 players from Wales, 10 from England, nine from Ireland and three from Scotland.

Wales' Sam Warburton was named captain; at the age of 24, he was the youngest man to lead the Lions. Warburton was captain of Wales during their Six Nations Grand Slam in 2012, and during the 2011 World Cup, where they finished fourth. Previous Lions captains Paul O'Connell (from 2009) and Brian O'Driscoll (2005) were also chosen.

Dylan Hartley was initially selected but was removed from the squad before the squad departed, after being suspended for 11 weeks for abusing a referee. Rory Best replaced Hartley later that day, meaning that the squad that set off to Hong Kong on 27 May consisted of 15 Welsh, 10 Irish, nine English and three Scottish players.

Alex Corbisiero was called up to the squad to replace Cian Healy, who suffered ankle ligament damage in the match against the Western Force, while Ryan Grant was called up to replace the injured Gethin Jenkins. Tommy Bowe broke his hand against the Queensland Reds, and Simon Zebo was brought into the squad. England's Brad Barritt, Christian Wade and Billy Twelvetrees were called in to provide further cover for the backs.

Gatland made a surprise selection on 16 June, calling up former Wales wing Shane Williams for the game against the Brumbies. Williams, playing club rugby in Japan, was already due to travel to Australia as a radio commentator, and was brought into the squad for only three days.

Ireland prop Tom Court was called up on 23 June before the final mid-week fixture against Melbourne Rebels, allowing Mako Vunipola to miss that match. Alex Corbisiero had injured his calf in the first test, so the Lions faced a shortage of props. Court was already in Australia visiting his home town of Brisbane.

O'Connell and Warburton were injured in the first and second tests respectively, ruling them out of playing in any more games in the tour.

Notes: Ages listed are as of the first tour match on 1 June. Bold denotes that the player was selected for a previous Lions squad.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	National team	Club/province	Notes
Rory Best	Hooker	(1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 30)	Ireland	Ulster	Replaced Dylan Hartley
Dylan Hartley	Hooker	(1986-03-24)24 March 1986 (aged 27)	England	Northampton Saints	Originally selected, suspended before tour
Richard Hibbard	Hooker	(1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 29)	Wales	Ospreys
Tom Youngs	Hooker	(1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 26)	England	Leicester Tigers
Dan Cole	Prop	(1987-05-09)9 May 1987 (aged 26)	England	Leicester Tigers
Alex Corbisiero	Prop	(1988-08-30)30 August 1988 (aged 24)	England	London Irish	Replaced Cian Healy
Tom Court	Prop	(1980-11-06)6 November 1980 (aged 32)	Ireland	Ulster	Called up to cover props
Ryan Grant	Prop	(1985-10-08)8 October 1985 (aged 27)	Scotland	Glasgow Warriors	Replaced Gethin Jenkins
Cian Healy	Prop	(1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 25)	Ireland	Leinster	Withdrew due to ankle injury
Gethin Jenkins	Prop	(1980-11-17)17 November 1980 (aged 32)	Wales	Toulon	Withdrew due to calf injury
Adam Jones	Prop	(1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 32)	Wales	Ospreys
Matt Stevens	Prop	(1982-10-01)1 October 1982 (aged 30)	England	Saracens
Mako Vunipola	Prop	(1991-01-13)13 January 1991 (aged 22)	England	Saracens
Ian Evans	Lock	(1984-10-04)4 October 1984 (aged 28)	Wales	Ospreys
Richie Gray	Lock	(1989-08-24)24 August 1989 (aged 23)	Scotland	Unattached
Alun Wyn Jones	Lock	(1985-09-19)19 September 1985 (aged 27)	Wales	Ospreys
Paul O'Connell	Lock	(1979-10-20)20 October 1979 (aged 33)	Ireland	Munster
Geoff Parling	Lock	(1983-10-28)28 October 1983 (aged 29)	England	Leicester Tigers
Tom Croft	Flanker	(1985-11-07)7 November 1985 (aged 27)	England	Leicester Tigers
Dan Lydiate	Flanker	(1987-12-18)18 December 1987 (aged 25)	Wales	Newport Gwent Dragons
Seán O'Brien	Flanker	(1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 26)	Ireland	Leinster
Justin Tipuric	Flanker	(1989-08-06)6 August 1989 (aged 23)	Wales	Ospreys
Sam Warburton (c)	Flanker	(1988-10-05)5 October 1988 (aged 24)	Wales	Cardiff Blues
Taulupe Faletau	No. 8	(1990-11-12)12 November 1990 (aged 22)	Wales	Newport Gwent Dragons
Jamie Heaslip	No. 8	(1983-12-15)15 December 1983 (aged 29)	Ireland	Leinster
Conor Murray	Scrum-half	(1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 24)	Ireland	Munster
Mike Phillips	Scrum-half	(1982-08-29)29 August 1982 (aged 30)	Wales	Bayonne
Ben Youngs	Scrum-half	(1989-09-05)5 September 1989 (aged 23)	England	Leicester Tigers
Owen Farrell	Fly-half	(1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (aged 21)	England	Saracens
Johnny Sexton	Fly-half	(1985-07-11)11 July 1985 (aged 27)	Ireland	Leinster
Brad Barritt	Centre	(1986-08-07)7 August 1986 (aged 26)	England	Saracens	Called up as backline cover
Jonathan Davies	Centre	(1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 25)	Wales	Scarlets
Brian O'Driscoll	Centre	(1979-01-21)21 January 1979 (aged 34)	Ireland	Leinster
Jamie Roberts	Centre	(1986-11-08)8 November 1986 (aged 26)	Wales	Cardiff Blues
Manu Tuilagi	Centre	(1991-05-18)18 May 1991 (aged 22)	England	Leicester Tigers
Billy Twelvetrees	Centre	(1988-03-26)26 March 1988 (aged 25)	England	Gloucester	Called up as backline cover
Tommy Bowe	Wing	(1984-02-22)22 February 1984 (aged 29)	Ireland	Ulster
Alex Cuthbert	Wing	(1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 23)	Wales	Cardiff Blues
Christian Wade	Wing	(1991-05-15)15 May 1991 (aged 22)	England	London Wasps	Called up as backline cover
Sean Maitland	Wing	(1988-09-14)14 September 1988 (aged 24)	Scotland	Glasgow Warriors
George North	Wing	(1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 21)	Wales	Scarlets
Shane Williams	Wing	(1977-02-26)26 February 1977 (aged 36)	Wales	Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars	Called up for Brumbies match
Simon Zebo	Wing	(1990-03-16)16 March 1990 (aged 23)	Ireland	Munster	Called up to cover Tommy Bowe
Leigh Halfpenny	Full-back	(1988-12-22)22 December 1988 (aged 24)	Wales	Cardiff Blues
Stuart Hogg	Full-back	(1992-06-24)24 June 1992 (aged 20)	Scotland	Glasgow Warriors
Rob Kearney	Full-back	(1986-03-26)26 March 1986 (aged 27)	Ireland	Leinster

Management and staff

Andy Irvine was the Lions' tour manager, having succeeded Gerald Davies, who became Lions chairman.

Although Irvine originally stated that it was unlikely that a current coach of one of the Home unions would be appointed to coach the Lions, New Zealander Warren Gatland was offered the role in March 2012 with the Welsh Rugby Union's support, before being confirmed in September 2012. Gatland promised impartial selection and said he believed that Graham Henry in 2001 picked too many Welsh players who were not good enough to go on the tour. Gatland signed a 10-month contract with the Lions, taking a sabbatical from coaching Wales, although he would coach his Welsh team against Australia and New Zealand in autumn 2012.

Role	Name
Management
CEO	John Feehan
Chairman	Gerald Davies
Tour Manager	Andy Irvine
Coaching and conditioning
Head coach	Warren Gatland
Assistant coach (Attack)	Rob Howley
Assistant coach (Forwards)	Graham Rowntree
Assistant coach (Defence)	Andy Farrell
Assistant coach (Kicking)	Neil Jenkins
Head of Strength & Conditioning	Adam Beard
Fitness coach	Paul Stridgeon
Sports scientist	Brian Cunniffe
Head of Performance Analysis	Rhys Long
Video analyst	Rhodri Bown
Video analyst	Michael Hughes
Medical
Head doctor	James Robson
Masseur	Richard Wegrzyk
Physiotherapist	Bob Stewart
Physiotherapist	Prav Mathema
Physiotherapist	Phil Pask
Doctor	Eanna Falvey

Australia

Australia head coach Robbie Deans selected a 31-man squad for the test series against the Lions, to be captained by James Horwill.

Luke Morahan was added to the squad following an injury Joe Tomane sustained in training.

Following the first test, George Smith, Jesse Mogg and Ben Tapuai were called up to the squad.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Saia Fainga'a	Hooker	(1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 26)	18	Queensland Reds
Stephen Moore	Hooker	(1983-01-20)20 January 1983 (aged 30)	76	Brumbies
Ben Alexander	Prop	(1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 28)	48	Brumbies
Sekope Kepu	Prop	(1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 27)	23	NSW Waratahs
Benn Robinson	Prop	(1984-07-19)19 July 1984 (aged 28)	56	NSW Waratahs
Scott Sio	Prop	(1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 21)	0	Brumbies
James Slipper	Prop	(1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 24)	34	Queensland Reds
Kane Douglas	Lock	(1989-06-01)1 June 1989 (aged 24)	6	NSW Waratahs
James Horwill (c)	Lock	(1985-05-29)29 May 1985 (aged 28)	35	Queensland Reds
Hugh McMeniman	Lock	(1983-11-01)1 November 1983 (aged 29)	21	Western Force
Rob Simmons	Lock	(1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 24)	23	Queensland Reds
Dave Dennis	Flanker	(1986-01-10)10 January 1986 (aged 27)	15	NSW Waratahs
Liam Gill	Flanker	(1992-06-08)8 June 1992 (aged 21)	8	Queensland Reds
Michael Hooper	Flanker	(1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 21)	13	NSW Waratahs
Peter Kimlin	Flanker	(1985-07-11)11 July 1985 (aged 27)	2	Brumbies
Ben McCalman	Flanker	(1988-03-18)18 March 1988 (aged 25)	21	Western Force
George Smith	Flanker	(1980-07-14)14 July 1980 (aged 32)	110	Brumbies
Ben Mowen	Number 8	(1984-12-01)1 December 1984 (aged 28)	0	Brumbies
Wycliff Palu	Number 8	(1982-07-27)27 July 1982 (aged 30)	46	NSW Waratahs
Will Genia	Scrum-half	(1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 25)	41	Queensland Reds
Nick Phipps	Scrum-half	(1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 23)	12	Melbourne Rebels
Kurtley Beale	Fly-half	(1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 24)	36	Melbourne Rebels
James O'Connor	Fly-half	(1990-07-05)5 July 1990 (aged 22)	37	Melbourne Rebels
Adam Ashley-Cooper	Centre	(1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 29)	77	NSW Waratahs
Rob Horne	Centre	(1989-08-15)15 August 1989 (aged 23)	14	NSW Waratahs
Christian Lealiifano	Centre	(1987-09-24)24 September 1987 (aged 25)	0	Brumbies
Pat McCabe	Centre	(1988-03-21)21 March 1988 (aged 25)	19	Brumbies
Ben Tapuai	Centre	(1989-01-19)19 January 1989 (aged 24)	7	Queensland Reds
Nick Cummins	Wing	(1987-10-05)5 October 1987 (aged 25)	6	Western Force
Digby Ioane	Wing	(1985-07-14)14 July 1985 (aged 27)	34	Queensland Reds
Joe Tomane	Wing	(1990-02-11)11 February 1990 (aged 23)	1	Brumbies
Luke Morahan	Wing	(1990-04-13) 13 April 1990	1	Queensland Reds
Berrick Barnes	Fullback	(1986-05-28)28 May 1986 (aged 27)	50	NSW Waratahs
Israel Folau	Fullback	(1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 24)	0	NSW Waratahs
Jesse Mogg	Fullback	(1989-06-08)8 June 1989 (aged 24)	0	Brumbies

Match details

1 June 2013 19:30 HKT (UTC+8)

British & Irish Lions	59–8	Barbarians
Try: O'Connell 27' c Phillips (2) 31' c, 42' c Davies 57' c Cuthbert (2) 60', 68' Lydiate 74' A.W. Jones 80+1' m Con: Farrell (3/3) 27', 32', 43' Sexton (2/5) 58', 76' Pen: Farrell (3/4) 3', 20', 40'	Report	Try: Fotuali'i 56' m Pen: Daly (1/1) 15'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 28,643 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

Team details

FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Alex Cuthbert OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts  66' LW 11 Sean Maitland FH 10 Owen Farrell  57' SH 9 Mike Phillips  57' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau  62' OF 7 Justin Tipuric BF 6 Dan Lydiate RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c) 27' to 36'  62' LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 Adam Jones  54' HK 2 Richard Hibbard  52' LP 1 Mako Vunipola  54' Replacements: HK 16 Tom Youngs  52' PR 17 Cian Healy  54' PR 18 Matt Stevens  54' LK 19 Alun Wyn Jones  27'  36'  62' N8 20 Jamie Heaslip  62' SH 21 Conor Murray  57' FH 22 Johnny Sexton  57' WG 23 George North  66' Coach: Warren Gatland FB 15 Jared Payne RW 14 Joe Rokocoko OC 13 Elliot Daly IC 12 Casey Laulala  68' LW 11 Takudzwa Ngwenya  59' FH 10 Nick Evans SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili  52' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Sam Jones BF 6 Samu Manoa  10'  19' RL 5 Dean Mumm  52' LL 4 Marco Wentzel  59' TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  68' HK 2 Schalk Brits 7' to 17'  44' LP 1 Paul James  57' Replacements: HK 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini  10'  19'  44' PR 17 Duncan Jones  57' PR 18 Andrea Lo Cicero  68' LK 19 Jim Hamilton  59' N8 20 Imanol Harinordoquy  52' SH 21 Kahn Fotuali'i  52' FH 22 James Hook  68' WG 23 Mike Tindall  59' Coach: Dai Young Man of the Match: Mike Phillips (British & Irish Lions) Touch judges: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa) Angus Gardner (Australia) Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)

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5 June 2013 18:00 AWST (UTC+8)

Western Force	17–69	British & Irish Lions
Try: R. Brown 46' c McCaffrey 62' c Con: Sheehan (2/2) 47', 63' Pen: Sheehan (1/1) 32'	Report	Try: Sexton 10' c O'Driscoll (2) 33' c, 64' c Croft 40' c Heaslip 42' c Vunipola 50' c Bowe 58' c Farrell 65' c Parling 75' c Con: Halfpenny (9/9) 11', 34', 40', 43', 51', 59', 64', 66', 76' Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 3', 36'

Patersons Stadium, Perth Attendance: 35,103 Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

Team details

FB 15 Sam Christie RW 14 Dane Haylett-Petty  71' OC 13 Ed Stubbs 57' to 67' IC 12 Chris Tuatara-Morrison LW 11 Corey Brown  61' FH 10 Sam Norton-Knight SH 9 Brett Sheehan  71' N8 8 Richard Brown OF 7 Matt Hodgson (c) BF 6 Angus Cottrell  52' RL 5 Phoenix Battye LL 4 Toby Lynn  65' TP 3 Salesi Ma'afu  49' HK 2 James Hilterbrand  78' LP 1 Salesi Manu  77' Replacements: HK 16 Hugh Roach  78' PR 17 Sione Kolo  49' PR 18 Tim Metcher  77' LK 19 Ben Matwijow  65' FL 20 Lachlan McCaffrey  52' SH 21 Alby Mathewson  71' WG 22 Nick Haining  61' CE 23 Junior Rasolea  71' Coach: Michael Foley FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 Tommy Bowe  77' OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c) IC 12 Manu Tuilagi LW 11 George North FH 10 Johnny Sexton  65' SH 9 Conor Murray  65' N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 Seán O'Brien BF 6 Tom Croft  71' RL 5 Ian Evans  59' LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones 71' to end' TP 3 Dan Cole  67' HK 2 Rory Best  59' LP 1 Cian Healy  36' Replacements: HK 16 Tom Youngs  59' PR 17 Mako Vunipola  36' PR 18 Matt Stevens  67' LK 19 Geoff Parling  59' N8 20 Taulupe Faletau  71' SH 21 Ben Youngs  65' FH 22 Owen Farrell  65' WG 23 Sean Maitland  77' Coach: Warren Gatland Man of the Match: Jamie Heaslip (British & Irish Lions) Touch judges: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) Garratt Williamson (New Zealand) Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

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8 June 2013 19:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Queensland Reds	12–22	British & Irish Lions
Try: Morahan 17' c Frisby 62' m Con: Cooper (1/1) 17'	Report	Try: B. Youngs 33' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 34' Pen: Farrell (5/5) 13', 22', 40', 50', 76'

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 50,136 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

Team details

FB 15 Ben Lucas  69' RW 14 Rodney Davies OC 13 Ben Tapuai IC 12 Anthony Fainga'a  52' LW 11 Luke Morahan  43' FH 10 Quade Cooper (c) SH 9 Nick Frisby  63'  69' N8 8 Jake Schatz OF 7 Beau Robinson  53' BF 6 Ed Quirk RL 5 Ed O'Donoghue 12' to 18' LL 4 Adam Wallace-Harrison  53' TP 3 Greg Holmes 35' to 40'  68' HK 2 James Hanson LP 1 Ben Daley  22' Replacements: HK 16 Albert Anae  22'  77' PR 17 Sam Denny  77' PR 18 Jono Owen  35'  40'  68' FL 19 Radike Samo  12'  18'  53' N8 20 Jarrad Butler  53' CE 21 Jono Lance  63' FH 22 Mike Harris  52' WG 23 Dom Shipperley  43' Coach: Ewen McKenzie FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Alex Cuthbert OC 13 Manu Tuilagi  19' IC 12 Jonathan Davies LW 11 Tommy Bowe  45' FH 10 Owen Farrell SH 9 Ben Youngs N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)  73' BF 6 Dan Lydiate RL 5 Geoff Parling LL 4 Richie Gray  64' TP 3 Matt Stevens  71' HK 2 Tom Youngs  64' LP 1 Mako Vunipola  64' Replacements: HK 16 Richard Hibbard  64' PR 17 Dan Cole  64' PR 18 Adam Jones  71' LK 19 Paul O'Connell  64' FL 20 Justin Tipuric  73' SH 21 Conor Murray FH 22 Johnny Sexton  45' WG 23 George North  19' Coach: Warren Gatland Man of the Match: George North (British & Irish Lions) Touch judges: Jérôme Garcès (France) Garratt Williamson (New Zealand) Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

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11 June 2013 19:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Combined NSW-QLD Country	0–64	British & Irish Lions
	Report	Try: Cuthbert 7' c Murray 9' c Hogg 11' m North (2) 19' c, 32' m Hibbard 26' c O'Driscoll 49' m Halfpenny 55' c O'Brien 65' c Davies 79' c Con: Hogg (4/6) 8', 10', 20', 27' Halfpenny (3/4) 56', 66', 80'

Hunter Stadium, Newcastle Attendance: 20,071 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

Team details

FB 15 Nathan Trist RW 14 Alex Gibbon OC 13 Lewie Catt  62' IC 12 Tereta-Junior Siakisini LW 11 Tom Cox  57' FH 10 Angus Roberts SH 9 Michael Snowden  72' N8 8 Tim Davidson (c) OF 7 Jarrad Butler BF 6 Richard Stanford  64' RL 5 Blake Enever LL 4 Phoenix Battye  50'  64'  72' TP 3 Tim Metcher  68' HK 2 Joshua Mann-Rea  61' LP 1 Haydn Hirsimaki  53' Replacements: HK 16 Tom Kearney  61' PR 17 Dylan Evans  53' PR 18 Rikki Abraham  68' LK 19 Rory Arnold  72' N8 20 Trent Dyer  50' SH 21 Adam McCormack  72' FH 22 Shaun McCarthy  57' WG 23 Dale Ah-Wang  62' Coach: Cam Blades FB 15 Sean Maitland RW 14 Alex Cuthbert OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c) IC 12 Jamie Roberts  57' LW 11 George North  40' FH 10 Stuart Hogg SH 9 Conor Murray  68' N8 8 Jamie Heaslip  53' OF 7 Justin Tipuric BF 6 Seán O'Brien RL 5 Ian Evans LL 4 Richie Gray  40' TP 3 Dan Cole  50' HK 2 Richard Hibbard  50' LP 1 Alex Corbisiero  50' Replacements: HK 16 Rory Best  50' PR 17 Ryan Grant  50' PR 18 Matt Stevens  50' LK 19 Alun Wyn Jones  40' N8 20 Taulupe Faletau  53' SH 21 Mike Phillips  68' CE 22 Jonathan Davies  57' FB 23 Leigh Halfpenny  40' Coach: Warren Gatland Man of the Match: Stuart Hogg (British & Irish Lions) Touch judges: Angus Gardner (Australia) James Leckie (Australia) Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)

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15 June 2013 19:40 AEST (UTC+10)

New South Wales Waratahs	17–47	British & Irish Lions
Try: Carter (2) 13' c, 45' c Con: McKibbin (2/2) 15', 46' Pen: McKibbin (1/1) 33'	Report	Try: Sexton 5' c Halfpenny (2) 39' c, 43' c Croft 54' c Davies 71' c Con: Halfpenny (4/4) 7', 40', 44', 54' Farrell (1/1) 72' Pen: Halfpenny (4/4) 3', 18', 26', 51'

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 40,805 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Team details

FB 15 Drew Mitchell RW 14 Cam Crawford OC 13 Rob Horne IC 12 Tom Carter  46' LW 11 Peter Betham  72' FH 10 Bernard Foley SH 9 Brendan McKibbin  72' N8 8 Dave Dennis (c) OF 7 Pat McCutcheon  55' BF 6 Jed Holloway  49' RL 5 Ollie Atkins LL 4 Will Skelton TP 3 Paddy Ryan  72' HK 2 John Ulugia  72' LP 1 Jeremy Tilse  72' Replacements: HK 16 Luke Holmes  72' PR 17 Richard Aho  72' PR 18 Sam Talakai  72' N8 19 Lopeti Timani  49' FL 20 AJ Gilbert  55' SH 21 Matt Lucas  72' FH 22 Ben Volavola  72' WG 23 Tom Kingston  46' Coach: Michael Cheika FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny  58' RW 14 Sean Maitland OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 Simon Zebo FH 10 Johnny Sexton  49' SH 9 Mike Phillips  58' N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 Sam Warburton (c) BF 6 Tom Croft  58' RL 5 Paul O'Connell  58' LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones TP 3 Adam Jones  58' HK 2 Tom Youngs  58' LP 1 Mako Vunipola  58' Replacements: HK 16 Richard Hibbard  58' PR 17 Alex Corbisiero  58' PR 18 Dan Cole  58' LK 19 Geoff Parling  58' FL 20 Dan Lydiate  58' SH 21 Ben Youngs  58' FH 22 Owen Farrell  49' FB 23 Rob Kearney  58' Coach: Warren Gatland Man of the Match: Jonathan Davies (British & Irish Lions) Touch judges: Jérôme Garcès (France) Glen Jackson (New Zealand) Television match official: Keith Brown (New Zealand)

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18 June 2013 19:40 AEST (UTC+10)

Brumbies	14–12	British & Irish Lions
Try: Kuridrani 4' m Pen: Mogg (3/4) 39', 45', 53'	Report	Pen: Hogg (2/4) 40+2', 55' Farrell (2/2) 63', 71'

Canberra Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 21,655 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

Team details

FB 15 Jesse Mogg RW 14 Henry Speight OC 13 Tevita Kuridrani IC 12 Andrew Smith  75' LW 11 Clyde Rathbone  71' FH 10 Matt To'omua SH 9 Ian Prior N8 8 Peter Kimlin (c) OF 7 Colby Fainga'a BF 6 Scott Fardy RL 5 Sam Carter  67' LL 4 Leon Power  75' TP 3 Scott Sio HK 2 Siliva Siliva  56' LP 1 Ruan Smith Replacements: HK 16 Joshua Mann-Rea  56' PR 17 JP Smith PR 18 Chris Cocca LK 19 Etienne Oosthuizen  75' FL 20 Jordan Smiler  67' SH 21 Mark Swanepoel FH 22 Robbie Coleman  71' CE 23 Zack Holmes  75' Coach: Jake White FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Christian Wade OC 13 Brad Barritt IC 12 Billy Twelvetrees LW 11 Shane Williams  68' FH 10 Stuart Hogg  59' SH 9 Ben Youngs  59' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Justin Tipuric BF 6 Seán O'Brien  56' RL 5 Richie Gray LL 4 Ian Evans  59' TP 3 Matt Stevens  56' HK 2 Rory Best (c)  56' LP 1 Ryan Grant  56' Replacements: HK 16 Richard Hibbard  56' PR 17 Alex Corbisiero  56' PR 18 Dan Cole  56' LK 19 Geoff Parling  59' FL 20 Dan Lydiate  56' SH 21 Conor Murray  59' FH 22 Owen Farrell  59' WG 23 Simon Zebo  68' Coach: Warren Gatland Man of the Match: Tevita Kuridrani (Brumbies) Touch judges: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) Jaco Peyper (South Africa) Television match official: Keith Brown (New Zealand)

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First test

22 June 2013 20:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	21–23	British & Irish Lions
Try: Folau (2) 12' c, 34' m Con: O'Connor (1/2) 13' Pen: O'Connor (1/3) 51' Beale (2/4) 61', 68'	Report	Try: North 25' c Cuthbert 48' c Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 27', 48' Pen: Halfpenny (3/4) 23', 31', 65'

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 52,499 Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

FB 15 Berrick Barnes  38' RW 14 Israel Folau OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper  76' IC 12 Christian Lealiifano  1' LW 11 Digby Ioane FH 10 James O'Connor SH 9 Will Genia N8 8 Wycliff Palu OF 7 Michael Hooper BF 6 Ben Mowen RL 5 James Horwill (c) LL 4 Kane Douglas  68' TP 3 Ben Alexander  57' HK 2 Stephen Moore LP 1 Benn Robinson  68' Replacements: HK 16 Saia Fainga'a PR 17 James Slipper  68' PR 18 Sekope Kepu  57' LK 19 Rob Simmons  68' FL 20 Liam Gill  46' SH 21 Nick Phipps  76' CE 22 Pat McCabe  1'  46' FH 23 Kurtley Beale  38' Coach: Robbie Deans

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 Alex Cuthbert OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll IC 12 Jonathan Davies LW 11 George North FH 10 Johnny Sexton SH 9 Mike Phillips  62' N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 Sam Warburton (c) BF 6 Tom Croft  72' RL 5 Paul O'Connell LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones  70' TP 3 Adam Jones  51' HK 2 Tom Youngs  64' LP 1 Alex Corbisiero  51' Replacements: HK 16 Richard Hibbard  64' PR 17 Mako Vunipola  51' PR 18 Dan Cole  51' LK 19 Geoff Parling  70' FL 20 Dan Lydiate  72' SH 21 Ben Youngs  62' FH 22 Owen Farrell WG 23 Sean Maitland Coach: Warren Gatland

Man of the Match: Israel Folau (Australia) Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Romain Poite (France) Television match official: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

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25 June 2013 19:40 AEST (UTC+10)

Melbourne Rebels	0–35	British & Irish Lions
	Report	Try: Murray 15' c Maitland 27' c O'Brien 49' c Penalty try 62' c B. Youngs 72' c Con: Farrell (3/3) 16', 28', 50' Hogg (2/2) 63', 73'

AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 28,648 Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

Team details

FB 15 Jason Woodward RW 14 Tom English OC 13 Mitch Inman  52' IC 12 Rory Sidey LW 11 Lachlan Mitchell FH 10 Bryce Hegarty  72' SH 9 Luke Burgess  55' N8 8 Gareth Delve (c)  55' OF 7 Scott Fuglistaller BF 6 Jarrod Saffy RL 5 Hugh Pyle  41' LL 4 Cadeyrn Neville TP 3 Laurie Weeks  60' HK 2 Ged Robinson  60' LP 1 Nic Henderson  60' Replacements: HK 16 Patrick Leafa  60' PR 17 Cruze Ah-Nau  60' PR 18 Paul Alo-Emile  60' LK 19 Luke Jones  41' FL 20 Jordy Reid 62' to 72'  55' SH 21 Nic Stirzaker  55' FB 22 Angus Roberts  72' WG 23 Cooper Vuna  52' Coach: Damien Hill FB 15 Rob Kearney  60' RW 14 Sean Maitland OC 13 Manu Tuilagi IC 12 Brad Barritt 32' to 40' LW 11 Simon Zebo FH 10 Owen Farrell  51' SH 9 Conor Murray  63' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Seán O'Brien  55' BF 6 Dan Lydiate (c)  65' RL 5 Ian Evans LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 Dan Cole  55' HK 2 Richard Hibbard  55' LP 1 Ryan Grant  55' Replacements: HK 16 Rory Best  55' PR 17 Tom Court  55' PR 18 Matt Stevens  55' FL 19 Tom Croft  65' FL 20 Justin Tipuric  55' SH 21 Ben Youngs  63' CE 22 Billy Twelvetrees  32'  40'  60' FB 23 Stuart Hogg  51' Coach: Warren Gatland Man of the Match: Taulupe Faletau (British & Irish Lions) Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Craig Joubert (South Africa) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

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Second test

29 June 2013 20:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	16–15	British & Irish Lions
Try: Ashley-Cooper 74' c Con: Lealiifano (1/1) 76' Pen: Lealiifano (3/3) 16', 23', 36	Report	Pen: Halfpenny (5/7) 9', 27', 32', 39', 62'

Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 56,771 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

FB 15 Kurtley Beale RW 14 Israel Folau OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper IC 12 Christian Lealiifano LW 11 Joe Tomane FH 10 James O'Connor SH 9 Will Genia N8 8 Wycliff Palu  60' OF 7 Michael Hooper BF 6 Ben Mowen RL 5 James Horwill (c) LL 4 Kane Douglas  53' TP 3 Ben Alexander  58' HK 2 Stephen Moore LP 1 Benn Robinson  60'  76' Replacements: HK 16 Saia Fainga'a PR 17 James Slipper  60'  76' PR 18 Sekope Kepu  58' LK 19 Rob Simmons  53' FL 20 Liam Gill  60' SH 21 Nick Phipps CE 22 Rob Horne FB 23 Jesse Mogg Coach: Robbie Deans

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 Tommy Bowe OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll IC 12 Jonathan Davies LW 11 George North FH 10 Johnny Sexton SH 9 Ben Youngs  53' N8 8 Jamie Heaslip  62' OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)  66' BF 6 Dan Lydiate RL 5 Geoff Parling LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones TP 3 Adam Jones  58' HK 2 Tom Youngs  56' LP 1 Mako Vunipola Replacements: HK 16 Richard Hibbard  56' PR 17 Ryan Grant PR 18 Dan Cole  58' FL 19 Tom Croft  66' FL 20 Seán O'Brien  62' SH 21 Conor Murray  53' FH 22 Owen Farrell WG 23 Alex Cuthbert Coach: Warren Gatland

Man of the Match Christian Lealiifano (Australia) Touch judges: Chris Pollock (New Zealand) Romain Poite (France) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

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Third test

6 July 2013 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	16–41	British & Irish Lions
Try: O'Connor 40' c Con: Lealiifano (1/1) 40' Pen: Lealiifano (3/3) 8', 41', 45'	Report	Try: Corbisiero 1' c Sexton 57' c North 64' m Roberts 67' c Con: Halfpenny (3/4) 2', 57', 69' Pen: Halfpenny (5/5) 7', 12', 15', 25', 51'

ANZ Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 83,702 Referee: Romain Poite (France)

FB 15 Kurtley Beale RW 14 Israel Folau  27' OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper IC 12 Christian Lealiifano LW 11 Joe Tomane FH 10 James O'Connor SH 9 Will Genia  70' N8 8 Wycliff Palu  60' OF 7 George Smith  4'  9'  27'  35'  66' BF 6 Ben Mowen RL 5 James Horwill (c) LL 4 Kane Douglas  62' TP 3 Ben Alexander 24' to 34'  35' HK 2 Stephen Moore 55' to 63'  72' LP 1 Benn Robinson  66' Replacements: HK 16 Saia Fainga'a  55'  63'  72' PR 17 James Slipper  66' PR 18 Sekope Kepu  27' LK 19 Rob Simmons  62' FL 20 Ben McCalman  60' FL 21 Michael Hooper  4'  9'  66' SH 22 Nick Phipps  70' FB 23 Jesse Mogg  27' Coach: Robbie Deans

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 Tommy Bowe OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts  69' LW 11 George North FH 10 Johnny Sexton  63' SH 9 Mike Phillips  51' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau 55' to 59' OF 7 Seán O'Brien  59' BF 6 Dan Lydiate RL 5 Geoff Parling  67' LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones (c) TP 3 Adam Jones  55' HK 2 Richard Hibbard  47' LP 1 Alex Corbisiero  67' Replacements: HK 16 Tom Youngs  47' PR 17 Mako Vunipola  67' PR 18 Dan Cole  55' LK 19 Richie Gray  67' FL 20 Justin Tipuric  55' SH 21 Conor Murray  51' FH 22 Owen Farrell  63' CE 23 Manu Tuilagi  69' Coach: Warren Gatland

Man of the Match Leigh Halfpenny (British & Irish Lions) Touch judges: Chris Pollock (New Zealand) Craig Joubert (South Africa) Television match official: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

Attendances

The tour drew record attendances to several of the 10 matches. The Lions opened the tour in front of 28,643 for a game against the Barbarians at the Hong Kong Stadium. Their first game in Australia attracted 35,103 to Patersons Stadium for their opening match in Australia against the Western Force, while their next game against the Queensland Reds at Suncorp Stadium attracted a record Reds home attendance of 50,136. The game against the ACT Brumbies attracted 21,655 to Canberra Stadium for the Lions first loss of the tour. Three days before the game against the Brumbies, 40,805 saw the Lions thrash the New South Wales Waratahs 47–17 at the Sydney Football Stadium. In the only tour game played after the test series had started, the Lions attracted a rugby union record crowd of 28,648 to AAMI Park where they defeated the Melbourne Rebels 35–0.

The test series against Australia was even more successful and drew the record sporting attendance to each stadium used. The first test saw 52,499 at Suncorp Stadium, the second test drew 56,771 to Melbourne's Etihad Stadium, while 83,704 attended the third and deciding test at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney.

Broadcasting

Fox Sports and Network Ten televised the tour in Australia, and in the UK and Ireland the games were shown by Sky Sports. Talksport provided live UK radio commentary of all matches.

Sky Sports NZL covered the tour in New Zealand and SuperSport in South Africa. In Europe, Sky Italia showed the tour in Italy, Vatican City and San Marino while Canal+ covered it in France, Andorra and Luxembourg. The tour was covered by Setanta Sports Asia across most of Asia and the Pacific Islands and J Sports showed fixtures in Japan. Gulf DTH covered the Arabic countries in Asia. ESPN Latin America showed the tour in South America and DirecTV in America (on Channel 490) and Setanta Sports Canada in Canada.

Sponsors

HSBC is the main sponsor of the Lions, having also sponsored their 2009 tour to South Africa. Adidas are the playing and training supplier and have been since the 1997 tour, while Rhino supply training aids. Microsoft are the Lions' technology partners and Thomas Pink supply the official formal and evening wear for the team. Qantas are the official airline of the tour, as well as the main sponsors of the Wallabies. DHL are the sponsors of the tour itself and Gilbert provide all match balls. Specsavers are the sponsors of all match officials.

External links

• Official Site
• 2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia at ESPN