2013 International Origin series

The 2013 International Origin series is the third time the rugby league International Origin has been played. This series was just a one off match between England and Exiles RL to give England a good opposition mid-season in preparation for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup in November. It was announce on 11 January that the match will be played on 14 June 2013 at the home of the Warrington Wolves, the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

1st Half

The first 15 minutes were very even as both teams probed each other's try line and each team made a couple of breaks but good cover defence soon rubbed out any threat of a try. However, in the 19th minute a break from James Roby (from a Chris Hill offload) set England up in a good position. First they tried a sweeping move to the right only for Gareth Ellis to be shut down, then a sweeping move to the left saw Sam Tomkins place a delicate grubber kick through the defence for Zak Hardaker to pounce on to score the game's first try. Captain Kevin Sinfield converted to make it 6-0. Another try for England soon followed as the Exiles tried to attack the England line only for Leroy Cudjoe to shoot up and shut Brett Hodgson down who lost the ball. Sinfield picked the loose ball up and offloaded to James Roby who then sprinted 80m to score under the posts. Sinfield converted to make it 12-0. The first half was dominated by England and they showed their dominance as Rangi Chase made a break down the left before being tackled. Then a few passes to the right saw Richie Myler put Gareth Ellis through a gap, he then offloaded to Cudjoe who produced an outrageous dummy to Exiles fullback Hodgson which left Cudjoe to stroll over for a try. Sinfield converted to make it 18-0. Sinfield made a break from dummy half in the 34th minute and found Sam Tomkins in support who sprinted 50m to score under the sticks. Sinfield converted to give his team a 24-0 advantage at half time.

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