2014 in rugby union

none 2014 rugby union Here are the match results of the 2014 Rugby union season. Qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, meanwhile the Six Nations Championship and The Rugby Championship are set for another season. International tournaments Worldwide October 10, 2013 – May 23, 2014: 2013–14 European Challenge Cup October 11, 2013 – May 24, 2014: 2013–14 Heineken Cup February 1 – March 15: 2014 Six Nations Championship February 15 – August 2: 2014 Super Rugby season April 7 – 19: 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Hong Kong August 1 – 17: 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup in France June 2 – 20: 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in New Zealand June 7 – 21: 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup August 16 – October 4: 2014 Rugby Championship Rugby sevens October 12, 2013 – May 11, 2014: 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series October 12 & 13, 2013: 2013 Gold Coast Sevens at Robina Stadium in AUS Gold Coast Cup winner: NZL Plate winner: FIJ Bowl winner: FRA Shield winner: USA November 29 & 30, 2013: 2013 Dubai Sevens at the Sevens Stadium in UAE Dubai Cup winner: FIJ Plate winner: ARG Bowl winner: AUS Shield winner: FRA December 7 & 8, 2013: 2013 South Africa Sevens at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in RSA Port Elizabeth Cup winner: RSA Plate winner: FIJ Bowl winner: ENG Shield winner: SCO January 24 – 26, 2014: 2014 USA Sevens at the Sam Boyd Stadium in USA Las Vegas Cup winner: RSA Plate winner: ENG Bowl winner: FIJ Shield winner: USA February 7 & 8, 2014: 2014 Wellington Sevens at the Wellington Regional Stadium in NZL Wellington Cup winner: NZL Plate winner: AUS Bowl winner: KEN Shield winner: USA March 22 & 23, 2014: 2014 Japan Sevens at the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in JPN Tokyo Cup winner: FIJ Plate winner: AUS Bowl winner: WAL Shield winner: ARG March 28 – 30, 2014: 2014 Hong Kong Sevens at the Hong Kong Stadium in Cup winner: NZL Plate winner: RSA Bowl winner: SCO Shield winner: KEN World Series Core Team Qualifier winner: JPN (becomes core team in the 2014–15 series) May 3 & 4, 2014: 2014 Scotland Sevens at the Scotstoun Stadium in SCO Glasgow Cup winner: NZL Plate winner: ENG Bowl winner: FRA Shield winner: WAL May 10 & 11, 2014: 2014 London Sevens at Twickenham Stadium (final) Cup winner: NZL Plate winner: RSA Bowl winner: CAN Shield winner: USA November 28, 2013 – May 17, 2014: 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series November 28 & 29, 2013: 2013 Dubai Women's Sevens at the Sevens Stadium in UAE Dubai Cup winner: AUS Plate winner: ENG Bowl winner: FIJ February 15 & 16: 2014 USA Women's Sevens at the Fifth Third Bank Stadium in USA Kennesaw, Georgia Cup winner: NZL Plate winner: USA Bowl winner: NED February 21 & 22: 2014 São Paulo Women's Sevens at the Arena Barueri in BRA Barueri Cup winner: AUS Plate winner: ESP Bowl winner: USA April 5 & 6: 2014 China Women's Sevens at the Guangzhou University City Stadium in CHN Guangzhou Cup winner: NZL Plate winner: ENG Bowl winner: IRE May 16 & 17: 2014 Netherlands Women's Sevens at the NRCA Stadium in NED Amsterdam (final) Cup winner: NZL Plate winner: USA Bowl winner: NED March 8–9: 2014 South American Games News March 24: The Australian Rugby Union announces the launch of the National Rugby Championship, the newest attempt to establish a nationwide domestic competition in that country. The inaugural season will feature nine teams and will begin in August 2014.http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/11186/ARU-Board-approves-nine-team-National-Rugby-Championship-to-start-in-August-2014.aspx ARU Board approves nine team National Rugby Championship to start in August 2014 Australian Rugby Union 2014-03-24 2014-03-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140324074858/http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/11186/ARU-Board-approves-nine-team-National-Rugby-Championship-to-start-in-August-2014.aspx 2014-03-24 April 10 – An agreement is reached to replace the current European club championships, the top-level Heineken Cup and second-tier European Challenge Cup, with a new structure. Details are as follows:https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/26981154 European Rugby Cup: Heineken Cup replacement gets go-ahead BBC Sport 2014-04-10 2014-04-10 The Heineken Cup will be replaced by the new European Rugby Champions Cup, with the number of competing teams reduced from 24 to 20. The European Challenge Cup will have a minor name change to European Rugby Challenge Cup. It will continue to involve 20 clubs. A completely new third-tier Qualifying Competition will be introduced. It will involve top clubs from Italy's National Championship of Excellence, plus clubs from European nations outside of those involved in the Six Nations. Two teams will advance from this competition to the Challenge Cup. European Rugby Cup, which ran the Heineken Cup and original Challenge Cup, will be replaced by a new body known as European Professional Club Rugby. 31 July – The International Rugby Board announces that it and Global Rugby Enterprises Limited, owner of the International Rugby Hall of Fame, have reached an agreement to merge the International Hall into the IRB Hall of Fame. The merger is to take effect by the end of 2014, and will see all 37 members of the International Hall not previously honoured by the IRB enter what will eventually become the World Rugby Hall of Fame (see 28 August item below for more details).http://www.irb.com/history/halloffame/newsid=2072560.html#rugby+greats+join+definitive+hall+fame Rugby greats to join definitive Hall of Fame International Rugby Board 31 July 2014 10 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140812213421/http://www.irb.com/history/halloffame/newsid=2072560.html#rugby+greats+join+definitive+hall+fame 2014-08-12 dead 28 August – The IRB announces that effective 19 November, it will change its name to World Rugby.http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid=2072837.html#irb+change+name+world+rugby IRB to change name to World Rugby International Rugby Board 28 August 2014 28 August 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140903113040/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid%3D2072837.html 3 September 2014 See also 2014 in sports References Category:Years of the 21st century in rugby union