2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia
| 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia | |
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The logo of the 2013 Lions tour
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| Date | 1 June – 6 July |
| Coach(es) | Warren Gatland |
| Tour captain(s) | Sam Warburton |
| Test series winners | British and Irish Lions (2–1) |
| Top test point scorer(s) | Leigh Halfpenny (49) |
| Top point scorer(s) | Leigh Halfpenny (114) |
| Top test try scorer(s) | George North (2) |
| Top try scorer(s) |
Alex Cuthbert (4) George North (4) |
The 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia was a rugby union tour of Australia by the British and Irish Lions during June and July 2013. The Lions and Australia contested a three-test series, with the Lions winning 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.
The Lions also played against the five Australian Super Rugby sides, a Combined New South Wales–Queensland Country team, and against the Barbarians in Hong Kong. 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.
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.
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.
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