Bledisloe Cup – 3rd test Notes: • Australia's 33 points was the highest ever score by a visiting team against New Zealand. •
Will Genia became just the third Australian scrum-half and the 39th Wallaby to reach 50 caps. •
Peter Betham made his international debut for Australia. ----
2–3 November Notes: •
Dominic Bird,
Frank Halai,
Jeffery Toomaga-Allen and
Luke Whitelock made their international debuts for New Zealand. • This was the first test between the two teams to be played in Japan and outside the
Rugby World Cup. ----
Notes: • England reclaimed the
Cook Cup. •
Joel Tomkins made his international debut for England. ---- ---- ----
8–10 November ---- ----
Notes: •
Luke McLean earned his 50th cap for Italy. •
Tommaso Allan made his international debut for Italy and scored his first test try. ---- ----
Notes: •
Santiago Cordero made his debut for Argentina. • England won the Investec Challenge Cup, the first time the trophy has been contested. ---- ---- ---- ----
Notes: • South Africa retained the
Prince William Cup. •
Frans Malherbe and
Pieter-Steph du Toit made their international debut for South Africa. ----
Notes: • This was Irelands biggest winning margin against Samoa. •
Jack McGrath and
David Kearney, who scored two tries, made their debuts for Ireland, and Isaia Tuifua made his debut for Samoa. ---- ----
Notes: • New Zealand retained the
Dave Gallaher Trophy. •
Richie McCaw became international rugby's most-capped captain, leading New Zealand for the 85th time in his 122nd test. •
Rabah Slimani made his international debut for France. ---- ---- ----
12–17 November ---- ---- ---- ----
Notes: •
Martin Castrogiovanni and
Sergio Parisse become the third and fourth Italian players to earn 100 caps. •
Michele Campagnaro made his international debut for Italy. • Fiji's five yellow cards broke the record for the number of yellow cards by one team in an international match. ---- ----
Notes: •
Dan Carter became the fifth All Black to earn 100 caps. •
Dylan Hartley earned his 50th cap for England, and
Sam Whitelock earned his 50th cap for New Zealand. • New Zealand regained the
Hillary Shield after losing it in
2012. ----
Notes: •
Gethin Jenkins become the fourth Welsh player to earn 100 caps. •
Samson Lee and
Cory Allen made their international debuts for Wales. •
Horacio Agulla earned his 50th cap for Argentina. • This was Wales biggest winning margin over Argentina. ----
Notes: •
Sofiane Guitoune and
Jonathan Pélissié made their international debuts for France. ---- ----
Notes: • Australia retained the
Lansdowne Cup. ---- ----
Notes: •
Jonny Gray made his international debut for Scotland. •
JP Pietersen earned his 50th test cap for South Africa. ----
22–24 November Notes: •
Hallam Amos and
Rhodri Williams made their international debuts for Wales. • Wales head coach
Warren Gatland coached his 100th international game; 59 for Wales, 38 for
Ireland and 3 for the
British and Irish Lions. ----
Notes: • First ever win for Georgia over Samoa. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Notes: •
Kieran Low made his international debut for Scotland. •
Jim Hamilton earned his 50th test cap for Scotland. • Australia reclaimed the
Hopetoun Cup for the first time since 2006 after losing it in 2009 and having been unable to reclaim it in 2012. ---- ----
Notes: • New Zealand were undefeated in 2013, winning 14 from 14 matches, and became the first team in the professional era to win every match in a calendar year. ----
30 November Notes: • Fiji awarded caps for this match. • The traditionally uncapped player of the Barbarians side was scrum-half
TJ Perenara. • Irish lock
Mick O'Driscoll came out of retirement to cover the injured
Eben Etzebeth; Etzebeth's original replacement,
Flip van der Merwe, was not released for the game by ----
Notes: •
Quade Cooper earned his 50th test cap for Australia. • Australia won the
James Bevan Trophy for the eighth time and for the sixth time in a row. •
Israel Folau scored his 10th international try of the year in this match, equalling the Australian record. ----
17–21 December ---- ---- ==See also==