2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia
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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.
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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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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.