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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 at least 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, and England and Italy hosting Samoa, with Italy entering the test on the back of nine 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 the likes of Ireland, who play The Lelos for the first time since their Pool D fixture in 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 two–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 two–match series against Japan, before scheduling a historic first ever match in Singapore, where they would have played the Asia Pacific Dragons, an invitational side made up from top Asian and Polynesian players. However, the match was cancelled on 21 October due to concerns over the safety of the playing surface at the venue.[1] English invitational side The RFU Championship XV will 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 played the third and final Bledisloe Cup Test match for the year, with New Zealand winning 29–28 with a last-minute try.

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 28–29 New Zealand
Try: Phipps 11' c
Foley 38' m
Ashley-Cooper 42'
Con: Foley (2/3) 13', 43'
Pen: Foley (2/2) 32', 58'
White (1/1) 76'		ReportTry: Jane 14' c
Coles 34' m
A. Smith 68' c
Fekitoa 80'
Con: Barrett (2/3) 15', 69'
Slade (1/1) 80+1'
Pen: Barrett (1/1) 53'
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane [2]
Attendance: 45,186
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Notes:

  • Adam Ashley-Cooper becomes the sixth Australian player to earn 100 test caps, and the first to score a try on his Centurion test.
  • Adam Ashley-Cooper equaled David Campese's record of 8 tries scored against the All Blacks.
  • Benn Robinson and Ben Alexander both equaled Al Baxter's 69 test caps and becomes the Wallabies most capped Props.
  • During the post-match press conference, Wallabies Head Coach Ewen McKenzie announced his resignation of his role.[3]

Week 1

29 October 2014
19:00 WAST (UTC+2)
Namibia v Germany
Trustco United Rugby Club, Windhoek [4]
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
1 November 2014
14:00 JST (UTC+9)
Japan v Māori All Blacks
Noevir Stadium, Kobe [5]
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
1 November 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Barbariansv Australia
Twickenham, London [6]
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
1 November 2014
14:30 CDT (UTC-05)
United States v New Zealand
Soldier Field, Chicago [7]
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
2 November 2014
15:15 GMT (UTC+0)
RFU Championship XV Englandv Canada
Sixways Stadium, Worcester [8]
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

Week 2

4 November 2014
19:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Leicester Tigers EnglandvBarbarians
Welford Road, Leicester [9]
Referee: RFU Appointment (England)
7 November 2014
19:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Canada v Namibia
Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay [10][11]
Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa)
8 November 2014
14:00 JST (UTC+9)
Japan v Māori All Blacks
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo [5]
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 [12]
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
8 November 2014
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy v Samoa
Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno [13]
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
8 November 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
England v New Zealand
Twickenham, London [14]
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
8 November 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales v Australia
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff [15]
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
8 November 2014
18:30 EET (UTC+2)
Romania v United States
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest [10]
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
8 November 2014
17:45 CET (UTC+1)
France v Fiji
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille [16]
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
8 November 2014
17:30 WET (UTC+0)
Ireland v South Africa
Aviva Stadium, Dublin [17]
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
8 November 2014
17:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland v Argentina
BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh [18]
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Week 3

11 November 2014
Cook Islands vNew Zealand New Zealand Heartland XV
National Stadium, Cook Islands [19]
14 November 2014
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
French Barbarians Francev Namibia
Stade Mayol, Toulon [20]
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
14 November 2014
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Samoa v Canada
Stade de la Rabine, Vannes [10]
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
14 November 2014
Cook Islands vNew Zealand New Zealand Heartland XV
National Stadium, Cook Islands [19]
15 November 2014
14:30 SST (UTC+8)
Asia Pacific DragonsCancelled Māori All Blacks
New Singapore National Stadium, Singapore [5]
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 [21]
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
15 November 2014
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Romania v Japan
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest [22]
Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa
15 November 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
England v South Africa
Twickenham, London [14]
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
15 November 2014
14:30 WET (UTC+0)
Wales v Fiji
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff [15]
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
15 November 2014
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Tonga v United States
Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester [10]
Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
15 November 2014
17:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland v New Zealand
BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh [18]
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
15 November 2014
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
France v Australia
Stade de France, Saint-Denis [16]
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
16 November 2014
14:30 WET (UTC+0)
Ireland v Georgia
Aviva Stadium, Dublin [12][17]
Referee: JP Doyle (England)

Week 4

21 November 2014
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Fiji v United States
Stade de la Rabine, Vannes [10]
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
22 November 2014
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy v South Africa
Stadio Euganeo, Padua [23]
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
22 November 2014
12:15 BRST (UTC-2)
Brazil v Uruguay 'A'
Estádio da Cidadania, Volta Redonda [24]
22 November 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland v Tonga
Rugby Park, Kilmarnock [25]
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
22 November 2014
15:00 WET (UTC+0)
Portugal v Namibia
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon [20]
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
22 November 2014
16:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland v Australia
Aviva Stadium, Dublin [17]
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 [15]
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
22 November 2014
19:00 GMT (UTC+0)
England v Samoa
Twickenham, London [14]
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
22 November 2014
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
France v Argentina
Stade de France, Saint-Denis [16]
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
23 November 2014
17:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia v Japan
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi [12]
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Week 5

29 November 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
England v Australia
Twickenham, London [14]
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
29 November 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales v South Africa
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff [15]
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
29 November 2014
Brazil v Paraguay
TBA [24]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Third Bledisloe Cup clash for 2014 to be held in Brisbane". www.allblacks.com. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  3. ^ EWEN McKENZIE RESIGNS AS QANTAS WALLABIES COACH
  4. ^ "German 2014/15 Fixture list". www.rugby-verband.de. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
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  15. ^ a b c d "Wales' remaining 2014 fixtures confirmed". www.wru.co.uk. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  16. ^ a b c "XV France : France – Fidji à Marseille". www.ffr.fr. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
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  19. ^ a b "Heartland XV named for Cook Islands tour". www.stuff.co.nz. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  20. ^ a b "Namibia Rugby Union rolled out an extensive plan to prepare the Welwitchias". www.namibianrugby.com. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
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  1. ^ England vs Australia – Georgia vs Tonga – Romania vs Canada – Wales vs Australia – Wales vs Fiji
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