The 2013 mid-year women's rugby union tests were a series of women's
rugby union matches played through June and July around the world.
United States looked to avenge two losses suffered to
France during last year's
European tour in
Orléans and
Paris.
As a part of a three-year test series agreement between
New Zealand Rugby Union and
Rugby Football Union
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,
New Zealand will play against
England its first match at home since 2007, when the team challenged
Australia
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. The first test will be the curtain-raiser to the
Blues
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–
Chiefs Investec Super Rugby match and will be broadcast live on
Sky
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in
New Zealand.
For England and United States, the matches were warm-ups ahead of the
2013 Nations Cup in
Denver,
Colorado.
United States vs France (1st match)
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United States vs France (2nd match)
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United States vs France (3rd match)
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New Zealand vs England (1st match)
Assistant referees:
Clare Daniels
Clare Daniels (born ) is an English international rugby union referee and is the world's most capped female Test referee.
She has played scrum-half for Tor RFC in Glastonbury for a few years in the late 1990s before the team disbanded and Dani ...
(
England)
Jessica Beard
Jessica Beard (born January 8, 1989) is an American sprinter who qualified for the 2009 IAAF World Championships in the 4x400-meter relay and 400 meters. She won the gold medal with the relay team. She also was fifth in the 400 m at the 20 ...
(
New Zealand)
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New Zealand vs England (2nd match)
Assistant referees:
Nicky Inwood (
New Zealand)
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New Zealand)
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New Zealand vs England (3rd match)
Assistant referees:
Clare Daniels
Clare Daniels (born ) is an English international rugby union referee and is the world's most capped female Test referee.
She has played scrum-half for Tor RFC in Glastonbury for a few years in the late 1990s before the team disbanded and Dani ...
(
England)
(
New Zealand)
Assessor:
n/a
See also
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Women's international rugby union
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2012 end-of-year women's rugby union tests
Notes
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End of year tests
Mid-year rugby union internationals