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Revision as of 17:07, 15 October 2014
The 2014 end of year rugby tests, also known as the 2014 Autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, are a series of international rugby union matches predominantly played between the visiting Southern Hemisphere countries; Argentina, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa, South Africa, Tonga – and the European sides; England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.
Brazil, Canada, Germany, Georgia, Hong Kong, Japan, Namibia, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Russia, the United States and Uruguay, will all play atleast one test match during the three week international window. Within the window, the three Pacific Island teams will face Tier 1 opposition, with Wales and France hosting Fiji, England and Italy hosting Samoa, with Italy entering the test on the back of 9 consecutive losses and a 15–0 loss to Samoa in Apia. Scotland becomes the first Tier 1 nation to play a Test match on a fully artificial pitch when they host Tonga in Kilmarnock. For Georgia, a rare opportunity to play a Tier 1 Nation, in likes of Ireland, who plays The Lelos for the first since their narrow 14–10 loss during the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Ireland therefore becomes the first Tier 1 nation to play Georgia since Argentina in June 2013, and the first Six Nations team to host a European Nations Cup team, since Scotland's 48–6 win over Romania during the 2006 Autumn Internationals. In addition to this rare fixture, the United States will play host to the All Blacks for the first time on home soil since 1980, though this was not an official test match. The last official test match to take place in America was in 1913, with the All Blacks running out 51–3 victors; and the last meeting between the two nations took place during the 1991 Rugby World Cup. History will be made in Hong Kong and Windhoek, with a first ever meeting between Hong Kong and Russia taking place, acting as a 2–test series, and a first ever meeting between Germany and Namibia on Namibian soil.
Visits to Scotland, Italy and France by Argentina, as they try to build upon their first Rugby Championship win, while the losers of that match Australia, will travel to Wales, Ireland, England and France, who they had beaten 3-0 during the 2014 June Test series'. New Zealand plays Scotland, Wales and England, who also lost 3–0 to the All Blacks during the 2014 June Test series, while South Africa is one match of the Grand Slam tour, competing against Ireland, England, Wales and Italy. Following a reduced 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, the IRB organizes intercontinental matches between the Pacific Islanders and North America at a natural venue in Europe; Tonga and Fiji will play the United States, while Samoa will play Canada. In addition to these, Romania will host both Canada and the United States, while both Romania and Georgia hosting Japan. Georgia will also host Tonga for just their third meeting, and the first since 1999. Following the qualification of Namibia, an IRB–funded tour will allow Namibia to test themselves against higher ranked opposition, when they play Canada in Colwyn Bay and Portugal in Lisbon. In preparation for a big year in Brazilian sport ahead of the introduction of Rugby sevens into the Olympic Games, Brazil will host Uruguay and Paraguay to broaden their depth in the sport before their automatic participation in the 2016 competition.
Several invitational teams will also be in action during the window, with the Barbarians contesting the Killik Cup with Australia, before playing the Leicester Tigers as part of the Tigers 125th anniversary season. The Māori All Blacks will play a 2–match series against Japan, before playing a historic first ever match in Singapore, where they will play the Asia Pacific Dragons, an invitational side made up from top Asian and Polynesian players. The RFU Championship XV team will also be reformed following their last match in 2012, as they play Canada in Worcester, and like recent seasons, the French Barbarians will be in action in a first ever meeting against Namibia on their IRB–funded tour.
Like in recent seasons, New Zealand and Australia will play the third and final Bledisloe Cup test match for the year.
The 2014 November Tests are, for some countries, the last chance to experience Autumn European conditions and high intensity intercontinental matches before the 2015 Rugby World Cup, especially since five of the matches taking place, will appear during the World Cup.[a]
End-of-year test matches
Bledisloe Cup – Part 3
| 18 October 2014 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
Australia  | v |  New Zealand |
| Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane [1] Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
Week 1
| 1 November 2014 14:00 JST (UTC+9) |
Japan  | v | Māori All Blacks |
| Noevir Stadium, Kobe [3] Referee: Luke Pearce (England) |
| 1 November 2014 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
| Barbarians | v | Australia |
| Twickenham, London [4] Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) |
| 1 November 2014 14:30 CDT (UTC-05) |
United States  | v | New Zealand |
| Soldier Field, Chicago [5] Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
| 2 November 2014 15:15 GMT (UTC+0) |
RFU Championship XV  | v |  Canada |
| Sixways Stadium, Worcester [6] Referee: RFU Appointment (England) |
Week 2
| 4 November 2014 19:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
| Leicester Tigers | v | Barbarians |
| Welford Road, Leicester [7] Referee: RFU Appointment (England) |
| 7 November 2014 19:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
| Canada | v |  Namibia |
| Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay [8][9] Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa) |
| 8 November 2014 14:00 JST (UTC+9) |
| Japan | v | Māori All Blacks |
| Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo [3] Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) |
| 8 November 2014 18:00 HKT (UTC+8) |
Hong Kong  | v |  Russia |
| Kings Park Sports Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Akihisa Aso (Japan) |
| 8 November 2014 17:00 GET (UTC+4) |
Georgia  | v |  Tonga |
| Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi [10] Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France) |
| 8 November 2014 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
Italy  | v |  Samoa |
| Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno [11] Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia) |
| 8 November 2014 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
| England | v | New Zealand |
| Twickenham, London [12] Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
| 8 November 2014 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales  | v | Australia |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff [13] Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
| 8 November 2014 18:30 EET (UTC+2) |
Romania  | v | United States |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest [8] Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales) |
| 8 November 2014 17:45 CET (UTC+1) |
France  | v |  Fiji |
| Stade Vélodrome, Marseille [14] Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) |
| 8 November 2014 17:30 WET (UTC+0) |
Ireland  | v |  South Africa |
| Aviva Stadium, Dublin [15] Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
| 8 November 2014 17:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
Scotland  | v |  Argentina |
| BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh [16] Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
Week 3
| 14 November 2014 19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| French Barbarians | v | Namibia |
| Stade Mayol, Toulon [17] Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales) |
| 14 November 2014 19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Samoa | v | Canada |
| Stade de la Rabine, Vannes [8] Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
| 15 November 2014 14:30 SST (UTC+08) |
| Asia Pacific Dragons | v | Māori All Blacks |
| New Singapore National Stadium, Singapore [3] Referee: ARU Appointment (Australia) |
| 15 November 2014 18:00 HKT (UTC+8) |
| Hong Kong | v | Russia |
| Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong Referee: Shuhei Kubo (Japan) |
| 15 November 2014 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Italy | v | Argentina |
| Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa [18] Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
| 15 November 2014 16:00 EET (UTC+2) |
| Romania | v | Japan |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest [19] Referee: JP Doyle (England) |
| 15 November 2014 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
| England | v | South Africa |
| Twickenham, London [12] Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia) |
| 15 November 2014 14:30 WET (UTC+0) |
| Wales | v | Fiji |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff [13] Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France) |
| 15 November 2014 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
| Tonga | v | United States |
| Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester [8] Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand) |
| 15 November 2014 17:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
| Scotland | v | New Zealand |
| BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh [16] Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
| 15 November 2014 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| France | v | Australia |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis [14] Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
| 16 November 2014 14:30 WET (UTC+0) |
| Ireland | v | Georgia |
| Aviva Stadium, Dublin [10][15] Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) |
Week 4
| 21 November 2014 19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Fiji | v | United States |
| Stade de la Rabine, Vannes [8] Referee: John Lacey (Ireland) |
| 22 November 2014 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Italy | v | South Africa |
| Stadio Euganeo, Padua [20] Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France) |
| 22 November 2014 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
| Scotland | v | Tonga |
| Rugby Park, Kilmarnock [22] Referee: JP Doyle (England) |
| 22 November 2014 15:00 WET (UTC+0) |
Portugal  | v | Namibia |
| Estádio Nacional, Lisbon [17] Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina) |
| 22 November 2014 16:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
| Ireland | v | Australia |
| Aviva Stadium, Dublin [15] Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) |
| 22 November 2014 18:30 EET (UTC+2) |
| Romania | v | Canada |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand) |
| 22 November 2014 17:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
| Wales | v | New Zealand |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff [13] Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
| 22 November 2014 19:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
| England | v | Samoa |
| Twickenham, London [12] Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) |
| 22 November 2014 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| France | v | Argentina |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis [14] Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
| 23 November 2014 17:00 GET (UTC+4) |
| Georgia | v | Japan |
| Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi [10] Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
Week 5
| 29 November 2014 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
| England | v | Australia |
| Twickenham, London [12] Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France) |
| 29 November 2014 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
| Wales | v | South Africa |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff [13] Referee: John Lacey (Ireland) |
See also
References
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- ^ "German 2014/15 Fixture list". www.rugby-verband.de. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ a b c "Maori All Blacks to play three-match Asian Series including historic Singapore clash". www.allblacks.com. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Barbarians vs Australia". www.barbarianfc.co.uk. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "USA Eagles to take on New Zealand All Blacks in Chicago". usarugby.org. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ "Sixways to host Championship XV match against Canada". www.warriors.co.uk. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Barbarians are coming to Welford Road!". www.leicestertigers.com. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Top matches for Tier Two nations in November". www.irb.com. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "MCanada v Namibia moved to Northern Wales". ugbyworldcup-argentina2023.blogspot.co.uk. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "Géorgie/Japon programmé en novembre prochain". www.japonrugby.net. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "CARIPARMA TEST MATCH, ITALIA v SAMOA TORNA AL "DEL DUCA" DI ASCOLI". http://www.federugby.it. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ a b c d "England confirm 2014 autumn schedule". www.espn.co.uk. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Wales' remaining 2014 fixtures confirmed". www.wru.co.uk. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "XV France : France – Fidji à Marseille". www.ffr.fr. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ a b c "Details Confirmed For November's GUINNESS Series". www.irishrugby.ie. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Scotland confirm 2014 Test schedule". www.ESPN.com. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Namibia Rugby Union rolled out an extensive plan to prepare the Welwitchias". www.namibianrugby.com. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Test-match: ufficiale, Italia-Argentina si giocherà a Genova". http://www.onrugby.it/. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Le Japon affrontera la Roumanie en novembre". www.japonrugby.net. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "TCARIPARMA TEST MATCH 2014, ITALIA v SUDAFRICA ALL'EUGANEO DI PADOVA". www.federugby.it. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ a b "BRASIL X URUGUAI FAZEM AMISTOSO EM VOLTA REDONDA". http://www.sharklion.com/. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Rugby Park to host Scotland v Tonga autumn Test". www.bbc.co.uk. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ England vs Australia – Georgia vs Tonga – Romania vs Canada – Wales vs Australia – Wales vs Fiji