2014 Rugby Championship

April 2022 2014 Rugby Championship ARGAUSNZLRSA 16 August 2014 – 4 October 2014 12 ARG Nicolás Sánchez (52) NZL Julian Savea (4) New Zealand 13 NZL NZL RSA AUS 2013 2015 1 The 2014 Rugby Championship was the third edition of the expanded annual southern hemisphere Rugby Championship consisting of Argentina, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. The tournament was won by New Zealand, with South Africa second, Australia third, and Argentina last. The Championship began on 16 August with Australia hosting the defending champions, New Zealand, at the Stadium Australia in Sydney and South Africa hosting Argentina at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria. The tournament continued for seven weeks, which included two byes, and concluded on 5 October with South Africa versus New Zealand at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg and Argentina versus Australia at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza. On 27 September, New Zealand clinched their third consecutive Championship after a bonus-point 34–13 win against Argentina in La Plata. https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/29358194 New Zealand beat Argentina to win title 27 September 2014 BBC Sport 3 October 2014https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/sep/28/all-blacks-beat-argentina-to-seal-rugby-championship All Blacks beat Argentina to seal Rugby Championship 27 September 2014 Guardian 3 October 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141009044605/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/sep/28/all-blacks-beat-argentina-to-seal-rugby-championship October 9, 2014 The 2014 Rugby Championship was the first in which New Zealand failed to win all their matchesthey drew with Australia in Week 1 and lost to South Africa in Week 6. It also saw the first Championship-match win for Argentina who defeated Australia 21–17 in the last match of the tournament. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-union/rugby-wallabies-defeated-2117-by-argentina/news-story/1fa2652c8fdb76dfe641e91a80b54551 Wallabies defeated 21–17 by Argentina 4 October 2014 The Australian subscription 6 October 2014 Format and standings The format for the 2014 tournament was the same as that for the 2012 and 2013 editions. http://www.sanzarrugby.com/therugbychampionship/news/sanzar-announces-draw-for-the-rugby-championship-2014/ SANZAR Announces Draw for The Rugby Championship 2014 SANZAR News Service 3 December 2013 6 October 2014 Each side played the other once at home, and once away; giving a total of six matches each, and twelve in total. A win earns a team four points, a draw two points, and a loss no points. A bonus point can be earned one of two ways: by scoring four tries or more in a match, or by losing within seven points. http://www.sanzarrugby.com/therugbychampionship/news/rules-for-determining-the-winner-of-the-rugby-championship/ Rules for Determining the Winner of The Rugby Championship SANZAR News Service 3 December 2013 16 August 2014 The competition winner is the side with the most points at the end of the tournament, however if two sides finish equal on points the side with the most wins is placed higher. Tournament standings http://www.espnscrum.com/the-rugby-championship-2014/rugby/series/207941.html?template=pointstable Rugby Championship 2014 – Points table 6 October 2014 ESPN Place Nation Games Points TryBonus LosingBonus Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff Difference 1 NZL 6 4 1 1 164 91 +73 3 1 22 2 RSA 6 4 0 2 134 110 +24 1 2 19 3 AUS 6 2 1 3 115 160 −45 0 1 11 4 ARG 6 1 0 5 105 157 −52 0 3 7 Summary right|thumb|Richie McCaw made a record 134th appearance for New Zealand when he faced South Africa on 4 October 2014, overtaking the New Zealand record held by Colin Meads. The first match of the championship was between New Zealand (also known as the All Blacks) and Australia (the Wallabies) in Sydney, Australia. The fixture doubled as a Bledisloe Cup match, and ended as a 12–12 draw. The All Blacks started stronger, and led 9–3 at half time, but Australia were much better in the second half. New Zealand had two players temporarily sent-off after being awarded yellow cards, but Australia were unable to capitalize on that advantage during their late dominance. All points were scored from penaltiesfour from each side. The draw ended a 17-match winning streak by the All Blacks. http://www.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2014/rugby/story/237701.html All Blacks' winning run ends in Bledisloe draw 16 August 2014 6 October 2014 Withers Andy ESPN http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby-championship/news/article.cfm?c_id=351&objectid=11310237 All Blacks: Poor night at the office down to too many mistakes Paul Gregor nzherald.co.nz 6 October 2014 18 August 2014 The following week both side met in their second Bledisloe Cup match of the Championship (the third is played following the tournament), but this time at Eden Park in New Zealand. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby-championship/news/article.cfm?c_id=351&objectid=11313404 All Blacks thrash Wallabies to retain Bledisloe Paul Gregor nzherald.co.nz 6 October 2014 23 August 2014 http://www.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2014/rugby/story/238531.html All Blacks humiliate Wallabies 23 August 2014 6 October 2014 Withers Andy ESPN The match was comfortably won by New Zealand 51–20, whose scored six tries to Australia's two. The All Blacks were regarded as the more physical of the two teams, and scored two tries from mauls. The win meant that New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup (Australia needed to win the three-match series to regain the cup). The second match of the tournament was between South Africa (the Springboks) and Argentina (the Pumas) and played at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa. South Africa won 13–6 and scored the only try of the match, which was played in wet and raining conditions. http://www.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2014/rugby/story/237779.html Boks edge past resilient Pumas 16 August 2014 6 October 2014 ESPN The following week the two teams met again, this time at Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena in Salta, Argentina. The Springboks won again, but were considered lucky to get the 31–33 victory. At one stage Argentina were winning by 12 points, and were leading with five minutes remaining, but Springbok Morné Steyn kicked a penalty in the 76th minute to give South Africa the lead and the win. http://www.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2014/rugby/story/238615.html Steyn breaks Pumas' hearts 23 August 2014 6 October 2014 ESPN In weeks three and four, Argentina and South Africa both travelled to Australasia for two away matches. Argentina played the All Blacks in Napier where they lost 28–9, before facing Australia on the Gold Coast where they lost 32–25. The Pumas loss to the All Blacks was played in wet conditions, with New Zealand scoring four tries, and Argentina three penalties. http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/239785.html All Blacks too good in wet conditions 6 September 2014 6 October 2014 ESPN Argentina's loss to Australia was much closer than their defeat in New Zealand. Despite leading by 16 points after 60 minutes, Australia conceded twelve points in the final quarter. Argentina trailed by seven points, the value of a converted try, when they had a scrum deep within Wallabies' territory, but Australia were awarded a free-kick after the Pumas' scrum-half fed the ball too early and the game ended. http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/241045.html Wallabies escape to victory over Argentina 13 September 2014 6 October 2014 Withers Andy ESPN In the third week the Springboks played Australia in Perth, where the Wallabies won 24–23. The Wallbies had trailed 23–14, but scored ten unanswered points after Springbok wing Bryan Habana, who was playing in his 100th test match, was yellow carded for a high tackle. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby-championship/news/article.cfm?c_id=351&objectid=11320326 Rugby: Australia beat South Africa in late comeback 7 September 2014 6 October 2014 nzherald.co.nz AAP The following week South Africa played the All Blacks in Wellington. The match was won 14–10 by New Zealand, but only after they resisted repeated South African attacks on their try-line late in the game. http://www.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2014/rugby/story/240959.html New Zealand resist Springboks in Wellington ESPN 13 September 2014 6 October 2014 The win was the 36th consecutive victory for the All Blacks in New Zealanda record stretching back to 2009. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby-championship/news/article.cfm?c_id=351&objectid=11324558 All Blacks: Breaking down the 36-win home streak 15 September 2014 6 October 2014 nzherald.co.nz The last two weekends of matches were played in South Africa and Argentina. First up the Wallabies faced the Springboks in Cape Town, where South Africa won 28–10. The victory came after a ten-minute period at the end of the match where the Springboks scored three-tries. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby-championship/news/article.cfm?c_id=351&objectid=11332894 nzherald.co.nz 6 October 2014 27 September 2014 AP Rugby: Springboks clinch late win over Wallabies The same weekend Argentina faced the All Blacks in La Plata. For the New Zealanders the match was overshadowed by the omission of Aaron Cruden, who had missed the flight to Argentina, and was subsequently dropped from the squad for the last two weeks of the Championship. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby-championship/news/article.cfm?c_id=351&objectid=11329580 Boozin' Cruden's bad miss nzherald.co.nz 6 October 2014 23 September 2014 Teuila Fuata The All Blacks won 34–13, and with the bonus-point win took an unassailable lead in the Championship http://www.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2014/rugby/story/242667.html All Blacks retain Rugby Championship AAP ESPN 6 October 2014 28 September 2014giving them their third Rugby Championship, and 13th overall since the inception of the Tri-Nations Championship in 1996. Despite New Zealand having secured the Championship title a week earlier, the final week of matches proved historic. The first match was the Springboks hosting the All Blacks at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. All Blacks' captain Richie McCaw played his 134th match for the side, surpassing the national record held by Colin Meads. http://www.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2014/rugby/story/243299.html Springboks beat New Zealand at the death 4 October 2014 6 October 2014 ESPN However the New Zealanders 22-match unbeaten run (going back to December 2012) was ended after a 55 m penalty kicked by South African Patrick Lambie in the 78th minute gave his side a 27–25 win. https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/29490798 Rugby Championship: South Africa beat New Zealand in thriller BBC 6 October 2014 4 October 2014 The last match of the tournament was between Argentina and Australia at Mendoza. The test was won 21–17 by the Pumastheir first win in the Rugby Championship since joining the competition in 2012. Australia led 14–0 within the first 15 minutes after scoring two early tries, however Argentina slowly accumulated points to overhaul their opponents. Pumas win first Rugby Championship match http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/243331.html 5 October 2014 4 October 2014 Sponsorship The 2014 Rugby Championship was also known, for sponsorship reasons, as The Castle Lager Rugby Championship in South Africa, The Investec Rugby Championship in New Zealand, The Castrol Edge Rugby Championship in Australia and The Personal Rugby Championship in Argentina. Fixtures Week 1 16 August 2014 20:05 AEST (UTC+10) AUS 12–12 Reporthttp://www.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2014/rugby/story/237701.html All Blacks' winning run ends in Bledisloe draw espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 NZL Beale (4/5) 11', 44', 55', 69' Cruden (4/5) 3', 6', 21', 59' Stadium Australia, Sydney 68,627 Jaco Peyper (South Africa) FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Pat McCabeOC 13Adam Ashley-CooperIC 12Matt To'omuaLW 11Rob HorneFH 10Kurtley Beale 70SH 9 Nic White 66N8 8 Wycliff Palu 70OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)BF 6 Scott Fardy 66RL 5 Rob SimmonsLL 4 Sam CarterTP 3 Sekope Kepu 78HK 2 Nathan CharlesLP 1 James Slipper 70Replacements:HK 16James HansonPR 17Pekahou Cowan 70PR 18Ben Alexander 78LK 19Will Skelton 70N8 20Scott Higginbotham 66SH 21Nick Phipps 66FH 22Bernard Foley 70CE 23Tevita KuridraniCoach:AUS Ewen McKenzie350px FB 15Ben SmithRW 14Cory JaneOC 13Malakai FekitoaIC 12Ma'a Nonu 57LW 11Julian SaveaFH 10Aaron Cruden 63SH 9 Aaron SmithN8 8 Kieran ReadOF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Jerome Kaino 38 48 69RL 5 Sam WhitelockLL 4 Brodie RetallickTP 3 Owen Franks 70HK 2 Dane Coles 52LP 1 Wyatt Crockett 38 48 48Replacements:HK 16Keven Mealamu 52PR 17Ben Franks 38PR 18Joe Moody 70FL 19Steve LuatuaFL 20Sam Cane 69SH 21TJ PerenaraFH 22Beauden Barrett 69 79 63CE 23Ryan Crotty 57Coach:NZL Steve Hansen Man of the Match: James Slipper (Australia) Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Stuart Berry (South Africa) Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) Notes: Conrad Smith was named in the starting XV, but was withdrawn from the team on 15 August to attend the birth of his first child. Joe Moody made his international debut for New Zealand. The draw ended New Zealand's 17-match winning streak, preventing them from taking sole charge of the record for longest winning streak by a Tier 1 nation. 16 August 2014 17:05 SAST (UTC+02) RSA 13–6 Reporthttp://www.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2014/rugby/story/237779.html Boks edge past resilient Pumas ESPN Staff espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 ARG (1 BP) Pienaar 1' c Pollard (1/1) 2' Pollard (1/1) 16'Steyn (1/1) 50' Sánchez (2/2) 7', 42' Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 30,453 John Lacey (Ireland) FB 15Willie le RouxRW 14Cornal HendricksOC 13Damian de AllendeIC 12Jean de Villiers (c)LW 11Bryan HabanaFH 10Handré Pollard 45SH 9 Ruan PienaarN8 8 Duane VermeulenOF 7 Marcell CoetzeeBF 6 Francois LouwRL 5 Lood de JagerLL 4 Bakkies Botha 40TP 3 Jannie du Plessis 66HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis 55LP 1 Tendai MtawariraReplacements:HK 16Adriaan Strauss 55PR 17Trevor NyakanePR 18Frans Malherbe 66LK 19Eben Etzebeth 40FL 20Oupa MohojéSH 21Francois HougaardFH 22Morné Steyn 45CE 23Jan SerfonteinCoach:RSA Heyneke Meyer350px FB 15Joaquín TuculetRW 14Horacio Agulla 60OC 13Marcelo BoschIC 12Santiago González IglesiasLW 11Manuel MonteroFH 10Nicolás Sánchez 64SH 9 Martín Landajo 40N8 8 Juan Manuel LeguizamónOF 7 Juan Martín Fernández LobbeBF 6 Pablo Matera 57RL 5 Tomás Lavanini 75LL 4 Mariano GalarzaTP 3 Ramiro Herrera 60HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c)LP 1 Marcos AyerzaReplacements:HK 16Matías CortesePR 17Lucas Noguera PazPR 18Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 60LK 19Matías Alemanno 75N8 20Leonardo Senatore 57SH 21Tomás Cubelli 40CE 22Jerónimo de la Fuente 64WG 23Lucas González Amorosino 60Coach:ARG Daniel Hourcade Man of the Match: Francois Louw (South Africa) Touch judges: Steve Walsh (Australia) Marius Mitrea (Italy) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland) Notes: Willem Alberts and Juan Martín Hernández were both named in their respective starting XV, but were withdrawn from their teams hours before kick off due injuries. Damian de Allende made his international debut for South Africa. Week 2 23 August 2014 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) (1 BP) NZL 51–20 Reporthttp://www.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2014/rugby/story/238531.html All Blacks humiliate Wallabies espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 AUS Penalty try 27' cSavea 30' cRead 49' cMcCaw (2) 53' c, 59' cLuatua 80' c Cruden (5/5) 28', 31', 50', 55', 59'A. Smith (1/1) 81' Cruden (3/4) 5', 7', 17' Folau 61' cHooper 64' c Beale (2/2) 62', 65' Beale (2/2) 1', 13' Eden Park, Auckland 48,211 Romain Poite (France) FB 15Ben SmithRW 14Cory Jane 45OC 13Conrad SmithIC 12Ryan Crotty 40LW 11Julian SaveaFH 10Aaron Cruden 75SH 9 Aaron SmithN8 8 Kieran ReadOF 7 Richie McCaw (c) 12 22BF 6 Liam Messam 62RL 5 Sam WhitelockLL 4 Brodie Retallick 71TP 3 Owen Franks 60HK 2 Dane Coles 65LP 1 Wyatt Crockett 60Replacements:HK 16Keven Mealamu 65PR 17Ben Franks 76 80 60PR 18Charlie Faumuina 60FL 19Steve Luatua 62FL 20Sam Cane 71SH 21TJ Perenara 75FH 22Beauden Barrett 45CE 23Malakai Fekitoa 40Coach:NZL Steve Hansen350px FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Pat McCabe 62OC 13Adam Ashley-CooperIC 12Matt To'omua 55LW 11Rob HorneFH 10Kurtley BealeSH 9 Nic White 51N8 8 Wycliff Palu 55OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)BF 6 Scott Fardy 64RL 5 Rob Simmons 22 32LL 4 Sam CarterTP 3 Sekope Kepu 64HK 2 Nathan Charles 31LP 1 James SlipperReplacements:HK 16James Hanson 31PR 17Pekahou CowanPR 18Ben Alexander 64LK 19Will Skelton 64N8 20Scott Higginbotham 55SH 21Nick Phipps 51FH 22Bernard Foley 55CE 23Tevita Kuridrani 62Coach:AUS Ewen McKenzie Man of the Match: Brodie Retallick (New Zealand) Touch judges: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) Stuart Berry (South Africa) Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) Notes: Cory Jane earned his 50th test cap for New Zealand. New Zealand retain the Bledisloe Cup. 23 August 2014 16:40 AST (UTC-03) (1 BP) ARG 31–33 Reporthttp://www.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2014/rugby/story/238615.html Steyn breaks Pumas' hearts ESPN Staff espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 RSA Montero 25' cCubelli 46' cTuculet 50' m Sánchez (2/3) 26', 46' Sánchez (2/4) 3', 55Bosch (1/1) 73' Hernández (1/1) 12' Habana 31' cHendricks 59' cCoetzee 68' c Pollard (1/1) 32'Steyn (2/2) 59', 69' Pollard (3/3) 10', 22', 29'Steyn (1/1) 76' Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta 17,000 Steve Walsh (Australia) FB 15Joaquín TuculetRW 14Lucas González AmorosinoOC 13Marcelo BoschIC 12Juan Martín HernándezLW 11Manuel Montero 77FH 10Nicolás Sánchez 77SH 9 Martín Landajo 33N8 8 Juan Manuel LeguizamónOF 7 Juan Martín Fernández LobbeBF 6 Pablo Matera 35RL 5 Tomás Lavanini 69LL 4 Mariano GalarzaTP 3 Ramiro Herrera 67HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c) 80LP 1 Marcos Ayerza 77Replacements:HK 16Matías Cortese 80PR 17Bruno Postiglioni 77PR 18Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 67LK 19Matías Alemanno 69N8 20Leonardo Senatore 35SH 21Tomás Cubelli 33CE 22Jerónimo de la Fuente 77WG 23Horacio Agulla 77Coach:ARG Daniel Hourcade350px FB 15Willie le RouxRW 14Cornal HendricksOC 13Damian de AllendeIC 12Jean de Villiers (c)LW 11Bryan HabanaFH 10Handré Pollard 55SH 9 Ruan Pienaar 59N8 8 Duane VermeulenOF 7 Juan Smith 51BF 6 Francois LouwRL 5 Lood de JagerLL 4 Eben Etzebeth 69TP 3 Jannie du Plessis 45 78HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis 51LP 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp 45Replacements:HK 16Adriaan Strauss 51PR 17Tendai Mtawarira 45PR 18Frans Malherbe 45 78LK 19Bakkies Botha 69FL 20Marcell Coetzee 51SH 21Francois Hougaard 59FH 22Morné Steyn 55WG 23Lwazi MvovoCoach:RSA Heyneke Meyer Man of the Match: Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina) Touch judges: John Lacey (Ireland) Marius Mitrea (Italy) Television match official: Vinny Munro (New Zealand) Notes: Marcos Ayerza earned his 50th test cap for Argentina. This loss was Argentina's seventh consecutive loss at home, the most consecutive losses at home. Week 3 6 September 2014 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) (1 BP) NZL 28–9 Reporthttp://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/239785.html All Blacks too good in wet conditions espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 ARG Savea (2) 26' m, 43' mMessam 40' mA. Smith 72' c Slade (1/1) 73' Barrett (1/2) 15'Slade (1/2) 64' Sánchez (3/3) 18', 32', 62' McLean Park, Napier 21,329 Pascal Gaüzère (France) FB 15Israel DaggRW 14Ben SmithOC 13Conrad SmithIC 12Ma'a NonuLW 11Julian SaveaFH 10Beauden Barrett 55SH 9 Aaron Smith 73N8 8 Kieran ReadOF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Liam Messam 43RL 5 Sam Whitelock 27LL 4 Brodie RetallickTP 3 Owen Franks 65HK 2 Dane Coles 65LP 1 Wyatt Crockett 58Replacements:HK 16Keven Mealamu 65PR 17Joe Moody 58PR 18Ben Franks 65LK 19Jeremy Thrush 27FL 20Sam Cane 43SH 21TJ Perenara 73FH 22Colin Slade 55CE 23Malakai FekitoaCoach:NZL Steve Hansen350px FB 15Joaquín TuculetRW 14Horacio Agulla 65OC 13Marcelo BoschIC 12Juan Martín HernándezLW 11Lucas González AmorosinoFH 10Nicolás Sánchez 73SH 9 Martín Landajo 54N8 8 Leonardo Senatore 65OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández LobbeBF 6 Juan Manuel LeguizamónRL 5 Tomás LavaniniLL 4 Mariano Galarza 73TP 3 Ramiro Herrera 66HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c) 73LP 1 Marcos Ayerza 65Replacements:HK 16Matías Cortese 73PR 17Lucas Noguera Paz 65PR 18Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 66LK 19Matías Alemanno 73FL 20Rodrigo Baez 65SH 21Tomás Cubelli 54FH 22Santiago González Iglesias 73WG 23Juan Imhoff 65Coach:ARG Daniel Hourcade Man of the Match: Brodie Retallick (New Zealand) Touch judges: Jérôme Garcès (France) Rohan Hoffmann (Australia) Television match official: Peter Marshall (Australia) 6 September 2014 18:05 AWST (UTC+08) AUS 24–23 Reporthttp://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/239827.html Wallabies steal the win at the death ESPN Staff espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 RSA (1 BP) Folau 1' mHorne 77' c Foley (1/2) 78' Foley (4/4) 16', 27', 41', 68' Hendricks 12' m Steyn (6/6) 6', 18', 24', 44', 48', 62' Subiaco Oval, Perth 25,718 George Clancy (Ireland) FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Adam Ashley-CooperOC 13Tevita KuridraniIC 12Matt To'omua 72LW 11Rob HorneFH 10Bernard FoleySH 9 Nick PhippsN8 8 Wycliff Palu 59OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)BF 6 Scott Fardy 70RL 5 Rob SimmonsLL 4 Sam Carter 59TP 3 Sekope Kepu 66HK 2 James HansonLP 1 James Slipper 52Replacements:HK 16Joshua Mann-ReaPR 17Pekahou Cowan 52PR 18Ben Alexander 66LK 19James Horwill 59N8 20Scott Higginbotham 59FL 21Matt Hodgson 70SH 22Nic WhiteFH 23Kurtley Beale 72Coach:AUS Ewen McKenzie350px FB 15Willie le RouxRW 14Cornal HendricksOC 13Jan SerfonteinIC 12Jean de Villiers (c)LW 11Bryan Habana 65 75FH 10Morné SteynSH 9 Ruan PienaarN8 8 Duane VermeulenOF 7 Marcell CoetzeeBF 6 Francois Louw 69RL 5 Victor MatfieldLL 4 Eben Etzebeth 72TP 3 Jannie du Plessis 66HK 2 Adriaan Strauss 60LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira 69Replacements:HK 16Bismarck du Plessis 60PR 17Trevor Nyakane 69PR 18Marcel van der Merwe 66LK 19Lood de Jager 72N8 20Warren Whiteley 79SH 21Francois HougaardFH 22Pat Lambie 69 79CE 23Damian de AllendeCoach:RSA Heyneke Meyer Man of the Match: Tevita Kuridrani (Australia) Touch judges: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Notes: Saia Fainga'a was named on the bench, but was withdrawn from the squad to attend the birth of his child. Bryan Habana became the fourth South Africa player to earn 100 test caps. Warren Whiteley made his international debut for South Africa. Week 4 13 September 2014 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) NZL 14–10 Reporthttp://www.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2014/rugby/story/240959.html New Zealand resist Springboks in Wellington ESPN Staff espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 RSA (1 BP) McCaw 46' m Cruden (2/3) 10', 23'Barrett (1/1) 66' Hendricks 15' Pollard (1/1) 16' Pollard (1/1) 55' Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 35,747 Jérôme Garcès (France) FB 15Israel DaggRW 14Ben SmithOC 13Conrad SmithIC 12Ma'a Nonu 40LW 11Julian SaveaFH 10Aaron Cruden 58SH 9 Aaron SmithN8 8 Kieran ReadOF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Steve Luatua 50RL 5 Jeremy Thrush 77LL 4 Brodie RetallickTP 3 Owen Franks 58HK 2 Dane Coles 70LP 1 Wyatt Crockett 58Replacements:HK 16Keven Mealamu 70PR 17Joe Moody 58PR 18Ben Franks 58LK 19Patrick Tuipulotu 77FL 20Sam Cane 50SH 21TJ PerenaraFH 22Beauden Barrett 58WG 23Cory Jane 40Coach:NZL Steve Hansen350px FB 15Willie le Roux 70RW 14Cornal HendricksOC 13Jan SerfonteinIC 12Jean de Villiers (c)LW 11Bryan HabanaFH 10Handré PollardSH 9 Ruan Pienaar 35N8 8 Duane VermeulenOF 7 Marcell CoetzeeBF 6 Francois Louw 47RL 5 Victor MatfieldLL 4 Eben Etzebeth 70TP 3 Jannie du Plessis 77HK 2 Adriaan Strauss 54LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira 66Replacements:HK 16Bismarck du Plessis 54PR 17Trevor Nyakane 66PR 18Marcel van der Merwe 77LK 19Lood de Jager 70N8 20Warren Whiteley 47SH 21Francois Hougaard 35FH 22Pat Lambie 70CE 23Damian de AllendeCoach:RSA Heyneke Meyer Man of the Match: Duane Vermeulen (South Africa) Touch judges: Pascal Gaüzère (France) Rohan Hoffmann (Australia) Television match official: Peter Marshall (Australia) Notes: Jean de Villiers became the fifth South Africa player to earn 100 test caps. New Zealand retained the Freedom Cup. 13 September 2014 20:05 AEST (UTC+10) AUS 32–25 Reporthttp://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/241045.html Wallabies escape to victory over Argentina espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 ARG (1 BP) Hooper (2) 2' m, 43' cBetham 59' m Foley (1/3) 44' Foley (5/5) 15', 38', 40', 54', 73' Montero 6' cBosch 63' cTuculet 70' m Sánchez (2/3) 7', 65' Sánchez (2/3) 49', 57' Robina Stadium, Gold Coast 14,281 Glen Jackson (New Zealand) FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Peter Betham 70OC 13Tevita KuridraniIC 12Matt To'omua 52LW 11Rob HorneFH 10Bernard FoleySH 9 Nick PhippsN8 8 Ben McCalman 69OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)BF 6 Scott Fardy 49RL 5 Rob SimmonsLL 4 Sam Carter 61TP 3 Sekope Kepu 58HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau 40LP 1 James Slipper 49Replacements:HK 16James Hanson 40PR 17Pekahou Cowan 49PR 18Ben Alexander 58LK 19James Horwill 61N8 20Scott Higginbotham 49FL 21Matt Hodgson 69SH 22Nic White 70FH 23Kurtley Beale 52Coach:AUS Ewen McKenzie350px FB 15Joaquín TuculetRW 14Juan ImhoffOC 13Marcelo BoschIC 12Juan Martín Hernández 50LW 11Manuel Montero 79FH 10Nicolás SánchezSH 9 Martín Landajo 55N8 8 Leonardo Senatore 35 40OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández LobbeBF 6 Juan Manuel Leguizamón 50RL 5 Matías AlemannoLL 4 Mariano Galarza 67TP 3 Ramiro Herrera 58HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c) 72LP 1 Marcos Ayerza 50 66 67Replacements:HK 16Matías Cortese 72PR 17Bruno Postiglioni 50 66 67PR 18Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 58N8 19Benjamín Macome 35 40 67FL 20Rodrigo Baez 50SH 21Tomás Cubelli 55CE 22Jerónimo de la Fuente 50WG 23Lucas González Amorosino 79Coach:ARG Daniel Hourcade Man of the Match: Bernard Foley (Australia) Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland) Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Notes: The attendance of 14,281 was the lowest attendance for an Australia home test match this century."Woeful turn out for Wallabies win on the Gold Coast", ESPNscrum, September 13, 2014. Tatafu Polota-Nau earned his 50th test cap for Australia. Australia retained the Puma Trophy. Week 5 27 September 2014 17:05 SAST (UTC+02) (1 BP) RSA 28–10 Reporthttp://www.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2014/rugby/story/242655.html South Africa's late rally sees off Australia ESPN Staff espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 AUS Coetzee 12' mDe Villiers (2) 71', 80'Lambie 78' m Lambie (1/3) 80+2' Pollard (1/1) 43' Lambie (1/1) 69' Ashley-Cooper 25' c Foley (1/1) 27' Foley (1/2) 24' Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 44,955 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Willie le RouxRW 14Cornal HendricksOC 13Jan SerfonteinIC 12Jean de Villiers (c)LW 11Bryan Habana 26 37 40FH 10Handré Pollard 58SH 9 Francois Hougaard 77N8 8 Duane Vermeulen 61OF 7 Oupa Mohojé 54BF 6 Marcell CoetzeeRL 5 Victor MatfieldLL 4 Eben EtzebethTP 3 Jannie du Plessis 65HK 2 Adriaan Strauss 58LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira 69Replacements:HK 16Bismarck du Plessis 58PR 17Trevor Nyakane 69PR 18Marcel van der Merwe 65LK 19Bakkies Botha 61FL 20Schalk Burger 54SH 21Cobus Reinach 77FH 22Pat Lambie 58CE 23JP Pietersen 26 37 40Coach:RSA Heyneke Meyer350px FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Adam Ashley-CooperOC 13Tevita KuridraniIC 12Matt To'omua 54LW 11Joe Tomane 66FH 10Bernard FoleySH 9 Nick PhippsN8 8 Ben McCalman 58OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)BF 6 Scott FardyRL 5 Rob Simmons 40LL 4 Sam CarterTP 3 Sekope Kepu 69HK 2 Saia Fainga'a 61LP 1 James Slipper 65Replacements:HK 16James Hanson 61PR 17Benn Robinson 65PR 18Ben Alexander 69LK 19James Horwill 40N8 20Scott Higginbotham 58SH 21Nic WhiteFH 22Kurtley Beale 54WG 23Rob Horne 66Coach:AUS Ewen McKenzie Man of the Match: Francois Hougaard (South Africa) Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England) Mathieu Raynal (France) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: Cobus Reinach made his international debut for South Africa. South Africa retain the Mandela Challenge Plate. 27 September 2014 19:10 AST (UTC-03) ARG 13–34 Reporthttp://www.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2014/rugby/story/242667.html All Blacks retain Rugby Championship espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 NZL (1 BP) Agulla 78' c González Iglesias (1/1) 79' Sánchez (2/3) 16', 35' B. Smith 11' cDagg 24' cSavea 56' cPerenara 67' c Barrett (4/4) 12', 25', 57', 68' Barrett (2/2) 3', 8' Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata 37,000http://www.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2014/rugby/match/207973.html Argentina (6) 13 – 34 (20) New Zealand (FT) espn.co.uk 6 October 2014 Craig Joubert (South Africa) FB 15Joaquín TuculetRW 14Juan ImhoffOC 13Marcelo Bosch 65IC 12Juan Martín Hernández 58LW 11Manuel MonteroFH 10Nicolás SánchezSH 9 Tomás Cubelli 53N8 8 Leonardo Senatore 58OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández LobbeBF 6 Benjamín MacomeRL 5 Tomás LavaniniLL 4 Mariano Galarza 62TP 3 Ramiro Herrera 52HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c) 69LP 1 Marcos Ayerza 64Replacements:HK 16Matías Cortese 69PR 17Lucas Noguera Paz 64PR 18Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 52LK 19Matías Alemanno 62FL 20Rodrigo Baez 58SH 21Martín Landajo 53FH 22Santiago González Iglesias 58WG 23Horacio Agulla 65Coach:ARG Daniel Hourcade350px FB 15Israel DaggRW 14Ben SmithOC 13Conrad Smith 71IC 12Malakai FekitoaLW 11Julian SaveaFH 10Beauden BarrettSH 9 Aaron Smith 64N8 8 Kieran ReadOF 7 Richie McCaw (c) 64BF 6 Jerome KainoRL 5 Sam WhitelockLL 4 Brodie Retallick 53TP 3 Owen Franks 71HK 2 Keven Mealamu 71LP 1 Wyatt Crockett 1 12 53Replacements:HK 16Nathan Harris 71PR 17Joe Moody 1 12 53PR 18Ben Franks 71LK 19Jeremy Thrush 53FL 20Sam Cane 64SH 21TJ Perenara 64FH 22Colin Slade 71WG 23Cory JaneCoach:NZL Steve Hansen Man of the Match: Jerome Kaino (New Zealand) Touch judges: Jérôme Garcès (France) Leighton Hodges (Wales) Television match official: Deon van Blommestein (South Africa) Notes: Nathan Harris made his international debut for New Zealand. Week 6 4 October 2014 17:05 SAST (UTC+02) RSA 27–25 Reporthttp://www.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2014/rugby/story/243299.html Springboks beat New Zealand at the death ESPN Staff espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 NZL (1 BP) Hougaard 11' cPollard (2) 26' c, 39' c Pollard (3/3) 12', 27', 39' Pollard (1/2) 46'Lambie (1/1) 78' Fekitoa 32' cB. Smith 65' cColes 69' m Barrett (2/3) 33', 66' Barrett (2/2) 8', 23' Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 61,261 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15Willie le RouxRW 14Cornal Hendricks 57OC 13Jan SerfonteinIC 12Jean de Villiers (c)LW 11Bryan HabanaFH 10Handré Pollard 62SH 9 Francois Hougaard 67N8 8 Duane VermeulenOF 7 Oupa Mohojé 49BF 6 Marcell CoetzeeRL 5 Victor MatfieldLL 4 Eben Etzebeth 62TP 3 Jannie du Plessis 62HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis 52LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira 72Replacements:HK 16Adriaan Strauss 52PR 17Trevor Nyakane 72PR 18Marcel van der Merwe 62LK 19Bakkies Botha 62FL 20Schalk Burger 49SH 21Cobus Reinach 67FH 22Pat Lambie 62CE 23JP Pietersen 57Coach:RSA Heyneke Meyer350px FB 15Israel DaggRW 14Ben SmithOC 13Conrad Smith 73IC 12Malakai FekitoaLW 11Julian SaveaFH 10Beauden BarrettSH 9 Aaron Smith 65N8 8 Kieran ReadOF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Jerome Kaino 60RL 5 Sam WhitelockLL 4 Jeremy Thrush 48TP 3 Owen Franks 57HK 2 Keven Mealamu 48LP 1 Joe Moody 40Replacements:HK 16Dane Coles 48PR 17Ben Franks 40PR 18Charlie Faumuina 57FL 19Steve Luatua 60FL 20Liam Messam 48SH 21Tawera Kerr-Barlow 65 74FH 22Colin Slade 74CE 23Ryan Crotty 73Coach:NZL Steve Hansen Man of the Match: Duane Vermeulen (South Africa) Touch judges: Pascal Gauzère (France) JP Doyle (RFU) Television match official: Graham Hughes (RFU) Notes: This loss, was New Zealand's first loss in The Rugby Championship since its formation in 2012. South Africa becomes the first team to beat New Zealand, since the All Black's 38–21 loss to England in 2012. This was South Africa's first win over New Zealand since their 18–5 win during the 2011 Tri Nations Series. 4 October 2014 19:40 AST (UTC-03) ARG 21–17 Reporthttp://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/243331.html Pumas win first Rugby Championship match espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 AUS (1 BP) Senatore 34' mImhoff 52' c Sánchez (1/2) 53' Sánchez (3/5) 40', 43', 74' Kuridrani 2' cHigginbotham 12' c Foley (2/2) 4', 13' Foley (1/3) 47' Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza 26,000 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Joaquín Tuculet 74RW 14Juan ImhoffOC 13Horacio Agulla 69IC 12Juan Martín HernándezLW 11Lucas González AmorosinoFH 10Nicolás SánchezSH 9 Martín Landajo 58N8 8 Leonardo SenatoreOF 7 Benjamín Macome 13BF 6 Rodrigo BáezRL 5 Tomás LavaniniLL 4 Mariano Galarza 73TP 3 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 63HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c)LP 1 Marcos Ayerza 66Replacements:HK 16Matías CortesePR 17Bruno Postiglioni 66PR 18Ramiro Herrera 63LK 19Matías Alemanno 73FL 20Javier Ortega Desio 13SH 21Tomás Cubelli 58CE 22Marcelo Bosch 69CE 23Jerónimo de la Fuente 74Coach:ARG Daniel Hourcade350px FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Adam Ashley-CooperOC 13Tevita KuridraniIC 12Matt To'omua 30LW 11Joe TomaneFH 10Bernard FoleySH 9 Nick Phipps 42 52 63N8 8 Scott Higginbotham 58OF 7 Michael Hooper (c) 73 80BF 6 Scott FardyRL 5 James Horwill 67LL 4 Sam CarterTP 3 Sekope Kepu 58HK 2 Saia Fainga'a 71LP 1 James Slipper 58Replacements:HK 16Joshua Mann-Rea 71PR 17Benn Robinson 58PR 18Ben Alexander 58LK 19Will Skelton 67N8 20Jake Schatz 58FL 21Matt HodgsonSH 22Nic White 63WG 23Rob Horne 30Coach:AUS Ewen McKenzie Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Leighton Hodges (Wales) Television match official: Deon van Blommestein (South Africa) Notes: This was Argentina's first ever win in The Rugby Championship since its formation in 2012. This was Argentina's first win over Australia since their 18–16 win in 1997. Jake Schatz and Joshua Mann-Rea made their international debuts for Australia. Warm-up matches On 25 July and 2 August, Argentina played two uncapped matches against French Top 14 side Grenoble in preparation for the tournament.http://rugbyworldcup-argentina2023.blogspot.com.br/2014/07/los-pumas-catamarca-to-host-rugby.html Los Pumas: Catamarca to host Rugby Championship Warm-up match Paul Tait 2014-07-03 2014-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714181149/http://rugbyworldcup-argentina2023.blogspot.com.br/2014/07/los-pumas-catamarca-to-host-rugby.html dead This was the third year in which Argentina had played two warm-up matches pre Rugby Championship; New South Wales Waratahs Barbarians in 2013 and Stade Français in 2012. 25 July 2014 20:10 AST (UTC-03) ARG 44–21 Reporthttp://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=3063 NOTICIAS - UAR - UNIÓN ARGENTINA DE RUGBY 2014-08-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043917/http://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=3063 2014-08-08 dead (In Spanish) Grenoble Imhoff 21' cLeguizamón 24' mMontero 34' mPenalty try 60' cMoroni 66' cGonzález Amorosino 78' c Sánchez (2/4) 21', 61'González Iglesias (2/2) 67', 78' Sánchez (2/3) 6', 51' Caminati 27'Héguy 80' m Wisniewski (1/2) 28' Wisniewski (3/3) 32', 37', 41' C.A.S.I., San Isidro Federico Anselmi (Argentina) 2 August 2014 16:10 AST (UTC-03) ARG 56–22 Reporthttp://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=3081 NOTICIAS - UAR - UNIÓN ARGENTINA DE RUGBY 2014-08-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044520/http://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=3081 2014-08-08 dead (In Spanish) Grenoble Imhoff (2) 13' c, 65' cDe la Fuente 16' cFernández Lobbe 56' cSenatore 67' cTuculet 70' cAgulla 75' m Sánchez (4/4) 14', 17', 57', 65'González Iglesias (2/3) 68', 71' Sánchez (3/4) 26', 59', 63' Thiéry 7' cRoodt 32' cHayes 46' m Wisniewski (2/3) 7', 33' Wisniewski (1/1) 36' Estadio Bicentenario Ciudad de Catamarca, Catamarca Francisco Pastrana (Argentina) Squads Summary NationMatch venuesHead coachCaptainNameCityCapacityARGEstadio Ciudad de La PlataLa Plata53,000ARG Daniel HourcadeAgustín CreevyEstadio Malvinas ArgentinasMendoza40,268Estadio Padre Ernesto MartearenaSalta20,408AUSStadium AustraliaSydney84,000AUS Ewen McKenzieMichael HooperSubiaco OvalPerth43,500Robina StadiumGold Coast27,400NZLEden ParkAuckland50,000NZL Steve HansenRichie McCawWellington Regional StadiumWellington34,500McLean ParkNapier22,000RSAEllis Park StadiumJohannesburg62,567RSA Heyneke MeyerJean de VilliersNewlands StadiumCape Town51,900Loftus Versfeld StadiumPretoria51,762 Note: Ages, caps and domestic side are of 16 August 2014 – the starting date of the tournament. Argentina Argentina 30-man squad for the Championship was announced on 23 June.http://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=2985 Los Pumas para viajar a Pensacola 2014-07-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728012936/http://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=2985 2014-07-28 dead In addition to the 30-man squad, a further nine players were invited to train with the squad and acted as stand-by players should a call-up have been necessary.http://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=3020 Jugadores entrenarán con Los Pumas 2014-07-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728010757/http://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=3020 2014-07-28 dead Those players are: hookers Julián Montoya (Newman) and Santiago Iglesias (Uni. Tucumán), lock Guido Petti (San Isidro), number 8 Benjamín Macome, scrum-half Felipe Ezcurra (Hindú), fly-half Patricio Fernández (Jockey Club), centres Matías Moroni (CUBA) and Javier Rojas (Uni. Tucumán) and winger Ramiro Moyano (Lince R.C.) On 15 July, Marcos Ayerza was added to the squad to provide further options in the front row.http://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=3030 Marcos Ayerza se suma al plantel de Los Pumas 2014-07-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728004616/http://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=3030 2014-07-28 dead On 10 September, Benjamín Macome was promoted to the main squad as cover for Tomás Lavanini, who was unable to play in the fourth round.http://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=3209 Formación de Los Pumas vs Wallabies 2014-09-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20140911001727/http://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=3209 2014-09-11 dead HK Matías Cortese 2014 8 16 1985 10 1 y 7 Liceo ARG HK Agustín Creevy (c) 2014 8 16 1985 3 15 y 28 Worcester Warriors ENG PR Marcos Ayerza 2014 8 16 1983 1 12 y 48 Leicester Tigers ENG PR Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 2014 8 16 1989 11 6 y 7 La Plata ARG PR Ramiro Herrera 2014 8 16 1989 2 14 y 2 Castres FRA PR Lucas Noguera Paz 2014 8 16 1993 5 10 y 5 Lince R.C. ARG PR Bruno Postiglioni 2014 8 16 1987 4 8 y 13 La Plata ARG LK Matías Alemanno 2014 8 16 1991 12 5 y 5 Tablada ARG LK Mariano Galarza 2014 8 16 1986 12 11 y 18 Gloucester ENG LK Tomás Lavanini 2014 8 16 1993 1 22 y 10 Hindú ARG FL Rodrigo Báez Rodrigo Báez (rugby union) Baez 2014 8 16 1989 2 8 y 11 Liceo ARG FL Juan Manuel Leguizamón 2014 8 16 1983 6 6 y 55 Lyon FRA FL Pablo Matera 2014 8 16 1993 7 18 y 11 Leicester Tigers ENG FL Javier Ortega Desio 2014 8 16 1990 6 14 y 8 Paraná ARG FL Tomás de la Vega 2014 8 16 1990 9 28 y 12 CUBA ARG N8 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe 2014 8 16 1981 11 19 y 56 Toulon FRA N8 Benjamín Macome 2014 8 16 1986 10 01 y 18 Unattached N8 Leonardo Senatore rugby union 2014 8 16 1984 5 13 y 20 Worcester Warriors ENG SH Tomás Cubelli 2014 8 16 1989 6 12 y 25 Belgrano ARG SH Martín Landajo 2014 8 16 1988 6 14 y 31 C.A.S.I. ARG FH Santiago González Iglesias 2014 8 16 1988 6 16 y 7 Alumni ARG FH Nicolás Sánchez Nicolás Sánchez (rugby union) Sanchez 2014 8 16 1988 10 26 y 21 Unattached CE Marcelo Bosch 2014 8 16 1984 1 7 y 25 Saracens ENG CE Jerónimo de la Fuente 2014 8 16 1991 2 24 y 4 Duendes ARG CE Matías Orlando 2014 8 16 1991 11 14 y 9 Huirapuca ARG WG Horacio Agulla 2014 8 16 1984 10 22 y 51 Bath ENG WG Lucas González Amorosino 2014 8 16 1985 11 2 y 33 Unattached WG Juan Imhoff 2014 8 16 1988 5 11 y 20 Racing Métro FRA WG Manuel Montero 2014 8 16 1991 11 20 y 13 Pucará ARG FB Santiago Cordero 2014 8 16 1993 12 6 y 7 Regatas ARG FB Juan Martín Hernández 2014 8 16 1982 8 7 y 44 Unattached FB Joaquín Tuculet 2014 8 16 1989 8 8 y 11 Unattached Australia Australia 32-man squad for the Championship was announced on 23 July.http://www.rugby.com.au/wallabies/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1516/ArticleID/12016/Qantas-Wallabies-announce-squad-for-2014-Castrol-Edge-Rugby-Championship.aspx Qantas Wallabies announce squad for 2014 Castrol Edge Rugby Championship Although Henry Speight has been named in the squad, he is not eligible to play for the Wallabies until September 11, after round three of the Championship. On 30 July, Peter Betham was called up to the squad as cover for Henry Speight, who was ruled out with a hamstring injury.http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/wallabies/peter-betham-called-up-to-wallabies-squad-as-hamstring-injury-sidelines-henry-speight/story-e6frf55l-1227007510241 Betham called up to Wallabies squad 30 July 2014 foxsports.com.au 14 September 2017 On 5 August, Tolu Latu and Laurie Weeks were called up to the squad as cover for Tatafu Polota-Nau, who was ruled out of the opening match with a ligament injury, and Scott Sio who was ruled out with an ankle injury.http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/12101/Qantas-Wallabies-make-two-changes-to-squad.aspx Qantas Wallabies make two changes to squad On 10 August, Tom English and Paddy Ryan were called up to the squad to cover Joe Tomane and Laurie Weeks who both suffered hamstring injuries in training, thus being ruled out of the start of the Championship.http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/wallabies/wallabies-dealt-further-injury-blow-with-joe-tomane-and-laurie-weeks-sidelined/story-e6frf55l-1227019508995 Wallabies hit with more injuries 10 August 2014 foxsports.com.au 14 September 2017 On 11 August, Saia Fainga'a was called up to the squad to replace Tolu Latu who was withdrawn from the squad due to a broken arm.http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/the-rugby-championship/saia-faingaa-called-into-wallabies-squad-as-injury-further-depletes-hooking-stocks/story-e6frf4qc-1227020719441 Faingaa called into Wallabies squad 11 August 2014 foxsports.com.au 14 September 2017 On 27 August, Kyle Godwin was called up to the squad to replace Pat McCabe who was withdrawn from the squad due to a retirement enforced injury.http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/12278/Qantas-Wallabies-announce-squad-for-Perth-Test.aspx Qantas Wallabies announce squad for Perth Test On 4 September, Josh Mann-Rea was called up to the squad as cover for Saia Fainga'a, who potentially would have to leave the squad for the birth of his child during the week leading up to Round 3.http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/brumbies-hooker-josh-mannrea-on-the-verge-of-a-shock-wallabies-callup-20140904-10ch5i.html Brumbies hooker Josh Mann-Rea on the verge of a shock Wallabies call-up The Sydney Morning Herald 4 September 2014 Although Mann-Rea remained in the squad for Round's 5 and 6 with Polota-Nau withdrawing from the squad due to injury.http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/12390/Qantas-Wallabies-announce-squad-for-tour-of-South-Africa-and-Argentina.aspx Qantas Wallabies announce squad for tour of South Africa and Argentina On 7 September, Will Genia and Benn Robinson was added to the squad as training cover for their respective positions.http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/will-genia-returns-to-wallabies-training-squad-but-henry-speight-stays-behind-20140907-10djkt.html Will Genia returns to Wallabies training squad but Henry Speight stays behind The Sydney Morning Herald 7 September 2014 Although they remained in the squad for Round's 5 and 6 as a full squad member. On 8 September, Jake Schatz was added to the squad as cover for Wycliff Palu who was ruled out of Round 4.http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/240415.html Wallabies dealt double injury blow ESPN Staff ESPN scrum yes HK Nathan Charles 2014 8 16 1989 1 9 y 2 Force HK Saia Fainga'a 2014 8 16 1987 2 2 y 29 Reds HK James Hanson 2014 8 16 1988 9 15 y 1 Reds HK Tolu Latu 2014 8 16 1993 2 23 y 0 Waratahs HK Joshua Mann-Rea 2014 8 16 1981 2 19 y 0 Brumbies HK Tatafu Polota-Nau 2014 8 16 1985 7 26 y 49 Waratahs PR Ben Alexander 2014 8 16 1984 11 13 y 62 Brumbies PR Pekahou Cowan 2014 8 16 1986 6 2 y 7 Force PR Sekope Kepu 2014 8 16 1986 2 5 y 41 Waratahs PR Benn Robinson 2014 8 16 1984 7 19 y 66 Waratahs PR Paddy Ryan 2014 8 16 1988 8 9 y 3 Waratahs PR Scott Sio 2014 8 16 1991 10 16 y 5 Brumbies PR James Slipper (vc) 2014 8 16 1989 6 6 y 52 Reds PR Laurie Weeks 2014 8 16 1986 4 5 y 2 Rebels LK Sam Carter 2014 8 16 1989 9 10 y 1 Brumbies LK James Horwill 2014 8 16 1985 5 29 y 51 Reds LK Rob Simmons 2014 8 16 1989 4 19 y 40 Reds LK Will Skelton 2014 8 16 1992 5 3 y 1 Waratahs FL Scott Fardy 2014 8 16 1984 7 5 y 13 Brumbies FL Matt Hodgson 2014 8 16 1981 6 25 y 6 Force FL Michael Hooper (c) 2014 8 16 1991 10 29 y 31 Waratahs N8 Scott Higginbotham 2014 8 16 1986 9 5 y 24 Rebels N8 Ben McCalman 2014 8 16 1988 3 18 y 32 Force N8 Wycliff Palu 2014 8 16 1982 7 27 y 51 Waratahs N8 Jake Schatz 2014 8 16 1990 7 25 y 0 Reds SH Luke Burgess 2014 8 16 1983 8 20 y 37 Rebels SH Will Genia 2014 8 16 1988 1 17 y 55 Reds SH Nick Phipps 2014 8 16 1989 1 9 y 17 Waratahs SH Nic White 2014 8 16 1990 6 13 y 13 Brumbies FH Kurtley Beale 2014 8 16 1989 1 6 y 42 Waratahs FH Bernard Foley 2014 8 16 1989 9 8 y 7 Waratahs CE Kyle Godwin 2014 8 16 1992 7 30 y 0 Force CE Tevita Kuridrani 2014 8 16 1991 3 31 y 11 Brumbies CE Christian Lealiifano 2014 8 16 1987 9 24 y 13 Brumbies CE Pat McCabe 2014 8 16 1988 3 21 y 22 Brumbies CE Matt To'omua 2014 8 16 1990 1 2 y 13 Brumbies WG Adam Ashley-Cooper (vc) 2014 8 16 1984 3 27 y 94 Waratahs WG Peter Betham 2014 8 16 1989 1 6 y 1 Waratahs WG Tom English 2014 8 16 1991 3 8 y 0 Rebels WG Rob Horne 2014 8 16 1989 9 4 y 16 Waratahs WG Henry Speight 2014 8 16 1988 3 24 y 0 Brumbies WG Joe Tomane 2014 8 16 1990 2 2 y 9 Brumbies FB Israel Folau 2014 8 16 1989 4 3 y 18 Waratahs New Zealand New Zealand 31-man squad for the Championship was announced on 28 July.http://www.allblacks.com/News/25551/all-blacks-named-for-investec-rugby-championship All Blacks named for Investec Rugby Championship All Blacks 2014-07-28 2014-10-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20141011231824/http://www.allblacks.com/News/25551/all-blacks-named-for-investec-rugby-championship dead On 6 August, Colin Slade was added to the squad as cover for Dan Carter, who will miss the opening two matches of the Championship.http://www.allblacks.com/News/25617/slade-replaces-carter-in-all-blacks-squad Slade replaces Carter in All Blacks squad All Blacks 2014-08-06 2014-08-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808054017/http://www.allblacks.com/News/25617/slade-replaces-carter-in-all-blacks-squad dead Joe Moody was also named in the squad as an injury replacement for Tony Woodcock who was initially meant to miss the start of the Championship. However, on 8 August he was ruled out of the whole Championship with Moody replacing Woodcock fully in the squad. Jeremy Thrush was also added to the squad on 8 August, to cover Dominic Bird who will miss the opening two matches due to injury.http://www.espn.co.uk/newzealand/rugby/story/236439.html Tony Woodcock ruled out for remainder of season ESPN Staff ESPN scrum 2014-08-08 2016-02-16 On 15 August, Ryan Crotty was added to the squad to cover Conrad Smith who returned to New Zealand pre-round 1 due to the birth of his child.http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/10387015/Conrad-Smith-out-Crotty-in-for-Bledisloe-test Conrad Smith out, Crotty in for Bledisloe test Stuff On 16 September, Nathan Harris was added to the squad for Round's 5 and 6 as cover in his position.http://www.allblacks.com/News/25955/all-blacks-squad-for-argentina-and-south-africa All Blacks squad for Argentina and South Africa All Blacks 2014-09-16 2014-09-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20140917165241/http://www.allblacks.com/News/25955/all-blacks-squad-for-argentina-and-south-africa dead On 22 September, Tom Taylor was added to the squad to replace Aaron Cruden who was withdrawn from the squad as a disciplinary action.http://tvnz.co.nz/rugby-news/tom-taylor-replaces-cruden-in-all-blacks-squad-6088720 Tom Taylor replaces Cruden in All Blacks squad TVNZ yes HK Dane Coles 2014 8 16 1986 12 10 y 18 Wellington / Hurricanes HK Nathan Harris 2014 8 16 1990 3 8 y 0 Bay of Plenty / Chiefs HK Keven Mealamu 2014 8 16 1979 3 20 y 113 Auckland / Blues PR Wyatt Crockett 2014 8 16 1983 1 24 y 27 Canterbury / Crusaders PR Charlie Faumuina 2014 8 16 1986 12 24 y 20 Auckland / Blues PR Ben Franks 2014 8 16 1984 3 27 y 31 Hawke's Bay / Hurricanes PR Owen Franks 2014 8 16 1987 12 23 y 57 Canterbury / Crusaders PR Joe Moody 2014 8 16 1988 9 18 y 0 Canterbury / Crusaders PR Tony Woodcock 2014 8 16 1981 1 27 y 110 North Harbour / Blues LK Dominic Bird 2014 8 16 1991 4 9 y 1 Canterbury / Crusaders LK Brodie Retallick 2014 8 16 1991 5 31 y 27 Bay of Plenty / Chiefs LK Jeremy Thrush 2014 8 16 1985 4 19 y 5 Wellington / Hurricanes LK Patrick Tuipulotu 2014 8 16 1993 1 23 y 2 Auckland / Blues LK Sam Whitelock 2014 8 16 1988 10 12 y 54 Canterbury / Crusaders FL Sam Cane 2014 8 16 1992 1 13 y 14 Bay of Plenty / Chiefs FL Steve Luatua 2014 8 16 1991 4 29 y 11 Auckland / Blues FL Richie McCaw (c) 2014 8 16 1980 12 31 y 127 Canterbury / Crusaders FL Liam Messam 2014 8 16 1984 3 25 y 32 Waikato / Chiefs N8 Jerome Kaino 2014 8 16 1983 4 6 y 51 Auckland / Blues N8 Kieran Read 2014 8 16 1985 10 26 y 62 Canterbury / Crusaders HB Tawera Kerr-Barlow 2014 8 16 1990 8 15 y 14 Waikato / Chiefs HB TJ Perenara 2014 8 16 1992 1 23 y 3 Wellington / Hurricanes HB Aaron Smith 2014 8 16 1988 11 21 y 29 Manawatu / Highlanders FF Beauden Barrett 2014 8 16 1991 5 27 y 19 Taranaki / Hurricanes FF Dan Carter 2014 8 16 1982 3 5 y 100 Canterbury / Crusaders FF Aaron Cruden 2014 8 16 1989 1 8 y 32 Manawatu / Chiefs FF James Deslauriers 2014 8 16 1991 01 29 y 11 Canterbury / Crusaders FF Tom Taylor 2014 8 16 1989 3 11 y 3 Canterbury / Crusaders CE Ryan Crotty 2014 8 16 1988 9 23 y 6 Canterbury / Crusaders CE Malakai Fekitoa 2014 8 16 1992 5 10 y 2 Auckland / Highlanders CE Ma'a Nonu 2014 8 16 1982 5 21 y 91 Wellington / Blues CE Conrad Smith 2014 8 16 1981 10 12 y 77 Wellington / Hurricanes WG Cory Jane 2014 8 16 1983 2 8 y 48 Wellington / Hurricanes WG Julian Savea 2014 8 16 1990 8 7 y 22 Wellington / Hurricanes WG Ben Smith 2014 8 16 1986 6 1 y 29 Otago / Highlanders FB Israel Dagg 2014 8 16 1988 6 6 y 39 Hawke's Bay / Crusaders FB Charles Piutau 2014 8 16 1991 10 31 y 10 Auckland / Blues South Africa South Africa 30-man squad for the Championship was announced on 2 August.http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/21037?view=news&leagueId=1664 De Villiers back to lead Boks in Rugby Champs 2015-08-25 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924200757/http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/21037?view=news&leagueId=1664 dead On 6 August, Juan Smith was called up to the squad to cover Victor Matfield who has been ruled out of the opening match of the championship.http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/21050?view=news&leagueId=1664 Juan Smith drafted into Springbok squad South African Rugby Union 6 August 2014 6 August 2014 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924200805/http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/21050?view=news&leagueId=1664 dead On 16 August, Warren Whiteley was added to the squad as cover for Willem Alberts, who was ruled out of Round 2 with a hamstring injury.http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/21091?view=news&leagueId=1664 Coetzee replaces injured Alberts in Pretoria 2015-08-25 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924200832/http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/21091?view=news&leagueId=1664 dead On 25 August, Marcel van der Merwe was added to the squad to replace Frans Malherbe who was withdrawn from the squad prior to Round 3 due to an injury.http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/21132?view=news&leagueId=1664 Springbok squad named for Australasian tour 2015-08-25 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924200905/http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/21132?view=news&leagueId=1664 dead On 14 September, JP Pietersen was added to the squad for the final two matches of the Championship.http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/21211?view=news&leagueId=1664 Pietersen replaces injured Pienaar for Springboks 2015-08-25 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924201002/http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/21211?view=news&leagueId=1664 dead On 17 September, Schalk Burger was added to the squad to replace Francois Louw who withdrew from the squad for Round's 5 and 6 due to injury.http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/21223?view=news&leagueId=1664 Burger replaces injured Louw in Springbok squad 2015-08-25 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924201005/http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/21223?view=news&leagueId=1664 dead HK Schalk Brits 2014 8 16 1981 5 16 y 7 Saracens ENG HK Bismarck du Plessis ‡ 2014 8 16 1984 5 22 y 60 Sharks (Currie Cup) y HK Adriaan Strauss 2014 8 16 1985 11 18 y 34 Free State Cheetahs y PR Jannie du Plessis ‡ 2014 8 16 1982 11 16 y 54 Sharks (Currie Cup) y PR Frans Malherbe 2014 8 16 1991 3 14 y 2 Western Province y PR Tendai Mtawarira ‡ 2014 8 16 1985 8 1 y 55 Sharks (Currie Cup) y PR Trevor Nyakane 2014 8 16 1989 5 4 y 4 Free State Cheetahs y PR Gurthrö Steenkamp 2014 8 16 1981 6 12 y 51 Toulouse FRA PR Marcel van der Merwe 2014 8 16 1990 10 24 y 1 Blue Bulls y LK Bakkies Botha 2014 8 16 1979 9 22 y 79 Toulon FRA LK Lood de Jager 2014 8 16 1992 12 17 y 3 Free State Cheetahs y LK Eben Etzebeth ‡ 2014 8 16 1991 10 29 y 23 Western Province y LK Victor Matfield 2014 8 16 1977 5 11 y 113 Blue Bulls y LK Juan Smith 2014 8 16 1981 7 30 y 69 Toulon FRA FL Willem Alberts ‡ 2014 8 16 1984 5 11 y 32 Sharks (Currie Cup) y FL Schalk Burger 2014 8 16 1983 04 13 y 71 Suntory Sungoliath JPN FL Marcell Coetzee ‡ 2014 8 16 1991 5 8 y 16 Sharks (Currie Cup) y FL Francois Louw 2014 8 16 1985 6 15 y 30 Bath ENG FL Oupa Mohojé 2014 8 16 1990 8 3 y 1 Free State Cheetahs y N8 Duane Vermeulen ‡ 2014 8 16 1986 7 3 y 19 Western Province y N8 Warren Whiteley ‡ 2014 8 16 1987 9 18 y 0 Golden Lions y SH Francois Hougaard ‡ 2014 8 16 1988 4 6 y 28 Blue Bulls y SH Ruan Pienaar 2014 8 16 1984 3 10 y 76 Ulster IRE SH Cobus Reinach 2014 8 16 1990 2 7 y 0 Sharks (Currie Cup) y FH Pat Lambie ‡ 2014 8 16 1990 10 17 y 32 Sharks (Currie Cup) y FH Handré Pollard 2014 8 16 1994 3 11 y 1 Blue Bulls y FH Morné Steyn 2014 8 16 1984 7 11 y 56 Stade Français FRA CE Damian de Allende 2014 8 16 1991 11 25 y 0 Western Province y CE Jean de Villiers (c) ‡ 2014 8 16 1981 2 24 y 96 Western Province y CE JP Pietersen 2014 8 16 1989 7 12 y 54 Panasonic Wild Knights JPN CE Jan Serfontein 2014 8 16 1993 4 15 y 12 Blue Bulls y WG Bryan Habana 2014 8 16 1983 6 12 y 97 Toulon FRA WG Cornal Hendricks 2014 8 16 1988 4 18 y 3 Free State Cheetahs y WG Lwazi Mvovo 2014 8 16 1986 6 3 y 9 Sharks (Currie Cup) y FB Willie le Roux ‡ 2014 8 16 1989 8 18 y 15 Free State Cheetahs y ‡ denotes players who are contracted to the South African Rugby Union. Statistics Points scorers PosNameTeamPts1Nicolás SánchezARG522Bernard FoleyAUS43Handré PollardRSA4Aaron CrudenNZL375Beauden BarrettNZL306Morné SteynRSA287Kurtley BealeAUS228Julian SaveaNZL209Cornal HendricksRSA15Michael HooperAUSRichie McCawNZL12Pat LambieRSA1313Marcell CoetzeeRSA10Israel FolauAUSManuel MonteroARGBen SmithNZLJoaquín TuculetARGJean de VilliersRSA19Marcelo BoschARG820Aaron SmithNZL721Horacio AgullaARG5Adam Ashley-CooperAUSPeter BethamAUSDane ColesNZLTomás CubelliARGIsrael DaggNZLMalakai FekitoaNZLBryan HabanaRSAScott HigginbothamAUSRob HorneAUSFrancois HougaardRSAJuan ImhoffARGTevita KuridraniAUSSteve LuatuaNZLLiam MessamNZLTJ PerenaraNZLRuan PienaarRSAKieran ReadNZLLeonardo SenatoreARGColin SladeNZL42Juan Martín HernándezARG343Santiago González IglesiasARG2 Try scorers PosNameTeamTries1Julian SaveaNZL42Cornal HendricksRSA3Michael HooperAUSRichie McCawNZL5Marcell CoetzeeRSA2Israel FolauAUSManuel MonteroARGHandré PollardRSABen SmithNZLJoaquín TuculetARGJean de VilliersRSA12Horacio AgullaARG1Adam Ashley-CooperAUSPeter BethamAUSMarcelo BoschARGDane ColesNZLTomás CubelliARGIsrael DaggNZLMalakai FekitoaNZLBryan HabanaRSAScott HigginbothamAUSRob HorneAUSFrancois HougaardRSAJuan ImhoffARGTevita KuridraniAUSPat LambieRSASteve LuatuaNZLLiam MessamNZLTJ PerenaraNZLRuan PienaarRSAKieran ReadNZLLeonardo SenatoreARGAaron SmithNZL See also History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Australia History of rugby union matches between Argentina and New Zealand History of rugby union matches between Argentina and South Africa History of rugby union matches between Australia and South Africa History of rugby union matches between Australia and New Zealand History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa References 2 2014 Category:2014 in New Zealand rugby union Category:2014 in South African rugby union Category:2014 in Australian rugby union Category:2014 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:2014 in Argentine rugby union