International rugby league in 2014
| International rugby league in 2014 | |
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This is a list of international rugby league matches played throughout 2014. A † denotes a recognised, but unofficial match that did not contribute to the IRL World Rankings.
May
ANZAC Test
2 May 2014
8:05pm (AEST) |
| Australia | 30 – 18 | New Zealand |
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| Tries Brett Morris (18', 52') 2 Greg Bird (12') 1 Greg Inglis (61') 1 Cooper Cronk (73') 1 Goals Johnathan Thurston 5/5 (13', 20', 54', 62', 75') |
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Tries Jesse Bromwich (6') 1 Tohu Harris (22') 1 Sam Moa (26') 1 Goals Shaun Johnson 3/3 (7', 23', 29') |
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 25,429 Referee: Shayne Hayne Player of the Match: Johnathan Thurston |
Four Nations Qualifier
3 May 2014
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| Samoa | 32 – 16 | Fiji |
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| Tries: Penani Manumalealii (3) 13' c, 38' c, 44' c Carlos Tuimavave 54'c Daniel Vidot 64'c Sam Tagataese 78' Goals: Krisnan Inu (6/6) 13', 38', 44', 50', 54', 64' |
Video |
Tries: Kevin Naiqama 16' c James Storer 27' c Lote Tuqiri 30' m Goals: Lote Tuqiri (2/3) 17', 28' |
Penrith Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 9,063 Referee: Ashley Klein Player of the Match: Penani Manumalealii |
June
European Bowl
| 28 June 2014 |
| Malta | 18–32 | Greece |
| Tries: Wills, Attard (2) Conv: Keep (3) | (Report) | Tries: Kanellopoulos, Constantinou, Giorgas-Spanos, Bosmos, Korkidas Conv: Sue-Tin (6) |
| FC Melita, Pembroke |
| 12 July 2014 |
| Czech Republic | 8–34 | Malta |
| Tries: Suchopár Conv: Petr Šedina (2) | (Report) | Tries: Muscat (3), Briffa (2), Mizzi Conv: Keep (4), Parker (1) |
| Havlichkuv, Brod |
| 11 October 2014 |
| Greece | 68–16 | Czech Republic |
| Tries: Meads (6), Korkidas, Syti, Kannellopoulos, Arfaras, Sell, Bosmas Conv: Sue-Tin (7), Meads (2), Bosmos (1) | (Report) | Tries: Sedina, Kristof, Caslavka Conv: Kucera (2) |
| Athens |
July
Samoa men in United States
- USA 18–12 Samoa
August
Colonial Cup
Sunday, 10 August
19:00 (local time) |
| Canada | 52 – 14 | United States |
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| Tries: Billy Skidgmore Jonathan Cregg (2) Enoch Wamalwa (2) Tom Clancy Denny McCarthy Matt Wyles Brett King Goals: Steve Piatek (8/9) |
Report |
Tries: Arber Corbaj Matt Walsh CJ Catalano Goals: Matt Walsh (1/3) |
October
Tonga men in Papua New Guinea
- Papua New Guinea 32–18 Tonga
Balkans Championship
Day 1
Serbia v. Hungary
17 October 2014
15:00 (GMT+2) |
| Serbia | 50 – 0 | Hungary |
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| Tries: Slobodan Manak (2) 4' c, 10' c Stefan Nikolić (2) 15' c, 23' c Milan Ilić (2) 20' c, 47' Aleksandar Radovanović 29' c Milan Čobanović 33' c Djordje Gak 77' Goals: Vladislav Dedić (7/9) 5', 11', 16', 21', 24', 30', 34' |
[ Report] |
Bosnia v. Greece
17 October 2014
15:00 (GMT+2) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 – 58 | Greece |
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| Try: Nedeljko Suvajčević 80' Goals: Vladan Kikanović (0/1) |
Tries: Jordan Kidis (2) 2', 60' Alvaro Zota 15' George Tsikrikas (2) 26' c, 42' c Jordan Meads (2) 34' c, 63' c Nikolaos Bosmos 37' c Jake Vrahnos (2) 55' c, 74' Ioannis Nake 76' c Goals: Liam Sue-Tin (5/9) 26', 34', 37', 42', 55' Jordan Meads (1/2) 63' Jordan Kidis (1/1) 76' Terry Constantinou (0/1) |
Day 2 - Finals Day
Third Place Final: Bosnia v. Hungary
19 October 2014
12:30 (GMT+2) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32 – 6 | Hungary |
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| Tries: Miloš Kulašević 3' c Aleksandar Sakan 11' Vladan Kikanović 24' c Sreten Zec 38' c Elvis Martić 44' Slaviša Zekić 59' c Goals: Vladan Kikanović (3/5) 3', 24', 38' Ognjen Dedić (1/1) 59' |
Try: Grimm 62' c Goals: Nikowitz (1/1) 62' |
Grand Final: Serbia v. Greece
19 October 2014
15:00 (GMT+2) |
| Serbia | 22 – 50 | Greece |
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| Tries: Džavid Jašari 19' c Nikola Srbljanin 34' c Pero Madžarević (2) 54' c, 71' Goals: Stefan Nedeljković (3/5) 19', 34', 54' |
Report |
Tries: Sebastian Sell 2' Billy Tsikrikas 4', 45' c, 59' Jake Vrahnos 9' c Panagiotis Lampoussis 39' Jordan Meads (2) 49', 62' c George Tsikrikas 65' c Terry Constantinou 68' c Goals: Liam Sue-Tin (4/9) 9', 45', 62', 65' Jordan Meads (1/1) 68' |
- Greece are the inaugural Balkans Cup champions
European Cup
17 October 2014
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| Scotland | 42–18 | Wales |
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| Try: Brough Thomas Kilday J Walker Scott (2) C Phillips B Phillips Goal: Brough (5/8) |
Match Report |
Try: Williams Roets Farrer (2) Goal: Hough (0/2) Reece (1/2) |
18 October 2014
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| Ireland | 22–12 | France |
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| Try: McDonnell (2) Peacock (2) Murphy Goal: Dunne (1/5) |
Match Report |
Try: Larroyer Pélissier Goal: Marginet (2/2) |
25 October 2014
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| Ireland | 4–25 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Try: James Toole Goal: Dunne (0/1) |
Match Report |
Try: C Phillips Hurst Addy Thomas Goal: Brough (3/4) Drop Goal: Brough (1/1) |
25 October 2014
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| France | 42–22 | Wales |
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| Try: Soubeyras Fages Baile Pala (2) Marginet (2) Goal: Marginet (7/7) |
Match Report |
Try: Fleming Fozard Williams Roets Goal: Reece (3/4) |
31 September 2014
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| Scotland | 22–38 | France |
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| Try: Kavanagh Hellewell A Walker J Walker Goal: Brough (3/4) |
Match Report |
Try: Marginet (3) Baitieri Pélissier Decarnin Gigot Goal: Marginet (5/7) |
Netherdale, Galashiels
Attendance: 1,432 Referee: Richard Silverwood Player of the Match: Rémy Marginet |
2 November 2014
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| Wales | 14–46 | Ireland |
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| Try: Williams Grant Hughes Goal: Reece (1/2) Emanuelli (0/1) |
Match Report |
Try: Hope Hargreaves (3) Ambler Finn Peacock Dunne Goal: Finn (7/8) |
Four Nations
Round 1
Saturday, 25 October 2014
5:00pm (AEDT) |
| England | 32 – 26 | Samoa |
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| Tries: Michael Shenton 21' c Kallum Watkins 34' c Liam Farrell 46' c Joel Tomkins 65' c Sam Tomkins 68' c Goals: Gareth Widdop (6/6) 22', 34', 40', 46', 65', 68' |
Report |
Tries: Isaac Liu 26' c Daniel Vidot 30' m Pita Godinet (2) 55' c, 61' c Antonio Winterstein 72' c Goals: Kyle Stanley (3/4) 26', 55', 61' Ben Roberts (1/1) 72' |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia[2]
Attendance: 47,813 Referee: Gerard Sutton Player of the Match: Sam Tomkins |
- Ben Roberts made his 10th appearance for Samoa, only the second player to hit double-digit appearances for his country with George Carmont being the first.
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Saturday, 25 October 2014
7:30pm (AEDT) |
| Australia | 12 – 30 | New Zealand |
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| Tries: Beau Scott 3' c Greg Inglis 21' c Goal: Cameron Smith (2/2) 3', 21' |
Report |
Tries: Proctor 17' c Lewis Brown 29' c Shaun Johnson 47' c Dean Whare 51' c Jason Nightingale 68' c Goals: Shaun Johnson (5/5) 17', 29', 47', 51', 68' |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia[2]
Attendance: 47,813 Referee: Phil Bentham Player of the Match: Shaun Johnson |
- Dallin Watene-Zelezniak could have made his international test debut in the starting XIII for New Zealand on the right-wing, but was ruled out for the game and for the rest of the tournament with an ankle injury and Gerard Beale replaced him.
- Jason Taumalolo made his international test debut for New Zealand.
- Daniel Tupou, Josh Mansour, Dylan Walker, Aaron Woods and Aidan Guerra made their international test debut for Australia
- With the victory, this was New Zealand's first Test win over Australia since the 2010 Four Nations Final.
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Round 2
Saturday, 1 November 2014
4:00pm (NZT) |
| New Zealand | 14 – 12 | Samoa |
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| Tries: Kieran Foran 10' c Jason Nightingale 64' Shaun Kenny-Dowall 76' Goals: Shaun Johnson (1/3) 11' |
Report |
Tries: Tautau Moga 6' Daniel Vidot 18' Joseph Leilua 44' Goals: Tim Lafai (0/3) |
Toll Stadium, Whangārei, New Zealand[2]
Attendance: 16,912 Referee: Henry Perenara Player of the Match: Kieran Foran |
- Suaia Matagi made his international test debut for New Zealand
- Tautau Moga and Dominique Peyroux made their international test debut for Samoa
- With the victory, New Zealand retained the Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy.
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Sunday, 2 November 2014
4:00pm (AEST) |
| Australia | 16 – 12 | England |
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| Tries: Michael Jennings 16' Ben Hunt 56' c Greg Inglis 62' c Goals: Cameron Smith (2/3) 57', 64' |
Report |
Tries: Kallum Watkins 28' c Ryan Hall 33' c Goals: Gareth Widdop (2/2) 29', 35' |
AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia[2]
Attendance: 20,585 Referee: Gerard Sutton Player of the Match: Cameron Smith |
- Perth born Dan Sarginson made his international test début for England.
- Ben Hunt and David Klemmer made their international test debuts for Australia.
- Sione Mata'utia also made his international test début for Australia and becoming the youngest ever player to play for Australia at aged 18 years and 129 days, eclipsing Israel Folau's seven-year-old record by 65 days.
- Cameron Smith becomes the 6th Kangaroo-Test player, to play 40-Test games for Australia.
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Round 3
Saturday, 8 November 2014
7:00pm (NZT) |
| New Zealand | 16 – 14 | England |
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| Tries: Jason Nightingale (2) 2' c, 29' c Manu Vatuvei 45' Goals: Shaun Johnson (2/3) 3', 31' |
Report |
Tries: Ryan Hall (2) 7', 56' c Josh Charnley 24' Goals: Gareth Widdop (1/3) 58' |
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand[2]
Attendance: 15,863 Referee: Phil Bentham Player of the Match: Jason Taumalolo |
- With the victory, New Zealand secured a place in the final.
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Sunday, 9 November 2014
4:00pm (AEST) |
| Australia | 44 – 18 | Samoa |
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| Tries: Cooper Cronk (2) 2', 62' Greg Inglis (2) 11', 26' Daly Cherry-Evans 30' David Klemmer 34' Josh Papalii 76' Josh Mansour 79' Goals: Cameron Smith (4/6) Daly Cherry-Evans (2/2) |
Report |
Tries: Tim Simona 20' Ben Roberts 47' David Fa'alogo 69' Goals: Tim Lafai (3/3) |
WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia[2]
Attendance: 18,456 Referee: Gerard Sutton Player of the Match: Greg Inglis |
- Josh Jackson made his international test debut for Australia.
- With the victory, Australia secured a place in the final.
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 6 | Qualification for Final |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 4 | |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 90 | −34 | 0 |
Source: BBC Sport
Final
Saturday, 15 November
8:30pm (NZT) |
| New Zealand | 22 – 18 | Australia |
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| Tries Manu Vatuvei (35', 63') 2 Jason Nightingale (23') 1 Shaun Johnson (58') 1 Goals Shaun Johnson 3/5 (25', 29' pen, 36') |
Report |
Tries 1 (11') Michael Jennings 1 (42') Sione Mata'utia 1 (76') Ben Hunt Goals 3/3 Cameron Smith (12', 43', 77') |
Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand[2]
Attendance: 25,093 Referee: Phil Bentham Player of the Match: Shaun Johnson[3] |
| New Zealand | Position | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Peta Hiku | FB | Greg Inglis |
| Jason Nightingale | WG | Josh Mansour |
| Dean Whare | CE | Michael Jennings |
| Shaun Kenny-Dowall | CE | Dylan Walker |
| Manu Vatuvei | WG | Sione Mata'utia |
| Kieran Foran | FE | Daly Cherry-Evans |
| Shaun Johnson | HB | Cooper Cronk |
| Jesse Bromwich | PR | Aaron Woods |
| Isaac Luke | HK | Cameron Smith (c) |
| Adam Blair | PR | Josh Papalii |
| Simon Mannering (c) | SR | Sam Thaiday |
| Kevin Proctor | SR | Greg Bird |
| Jason Taumalolo | LK | Corey Parker |
| Lewis Brown | Int | Boyd Cordner |
| Greg Eastwood | Int | Ben Hunt |
| Martin Taupau | Int | Josh Jackson |
| Tohu Harris | Int | David Klemmer |
Score Progression:
11th: Australia 6 - 0 (Jennings Try, Smith Goal) 23rd: Even 6 - 6 (Nightingale Try, Johnson Goal) 29th: New Zealand 8 - 6 (Johnson Penalty Goal) 35th: New Zealand 14 - 6 (Vatuvei Try, Johnson Goal) 42nd: New Zealand 14 - 12 (Mata'utia Try, Smith Goal) 58th: New Zealand 18 - 12 (Johnson Try) 63rd: New Zealand 22 - 12 (Vatuvei Try) 76th: New Zealand 22 - 18 (Hunt Try, Smith Goal)
Match records:
- This was Australia's first game at Wellington's Westpac Stadium since 2007, when they beat New Zealand 58–0.
- This was New Zealand's first home game at Wellington's Westpac Stadium since the 2010 Four Nations Round 1 clash with England, when they won 24–10.
- With the victory, New Zealand won this year's Four Nations Title, as well as their second Tournament Title.
- New Zealand became the second team since Australia (in the 2011 Four Nations series), to go through the tournament undefeated.
- New Zealand won 2 consecutive matches against Australia, for the first time since 1998.[4]
- New Zealand earned their first victory over Australia at a home venue since 2003, when they won 30–16 over Australia at Auckland's North Harbour Stadium.
- Manu Vatuvei becomes New Zealand's all-time leading try-scorer, passing Nigel Vagana's record (of 19 tries) after scoring his second try in the game for a total of 20 test tries.
- Simon Mannering became the fifth Kiwi-Test player to play 40 tests for New Zealand.
References
- ^ Report
- ^ a b c d e f g "2014 Four Nations Schedule". NRL.com. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Kiwis claim second Four Nations title". NRL.com. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
- ^ Putting the record straight warriors.co.nz, 18 November 2014