The 2013

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, also known as the 2013 RBS Women's Six Nations, due to the tournament been sponsored by the

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, was the 12th series of the annual

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competition. Matches were held in February and March 2013, on the same weekends as the men's tournament. won their first championship, winning both a

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and a

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at the same time. In their opening match of the campaign, Ireland beat 12–10. Then on 9 February 2013 they defeated for the first time.

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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. On 8 March 2013 Ireland effectively won the championship after they defeated France 15–10. It was confirmed the following day after failed to defeat England. Ireland eventually finished four points clear of runners-up France. Ireland secured the Grand Slam with a 6–3 away win against Italy on

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. Two penalties from

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gave Ireland their fifth win in a row. 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

Fixtures and results

Week 1

Assistant referees:
Barbara Guastini (

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Monia Salvini (

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Assessor:
Valeria Ballardini (

) Assistant referees:
Sarah Cox (

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Simon Bourne (

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Assessor:
David Warren (

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Kelvin Shorte (

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Peter Evans (

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Assessor:
Vernon Brown (

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Week 2

Assistant referees:
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Helen O'Reilly (

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Michael Carroll (

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Week 3

Assistant referees:

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Michael Patz (

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Assessor:
Keith Page (

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Federica Guerzoni (

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Week 4

Assistant referees:
Ken Henley-Willis (

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Gary Glennon (

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Assessor:
Tim Aplin (

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Steve Riley (

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Mhairi Hay (

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Andy Clift (

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Week 5

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Barbara Guastini (

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Doranna De Carlini (

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Valeria Ballardini (

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Simon Rees (

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Alan Jenkins (

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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

References

External links

The official RBS Six Nations Site
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