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2014 National Rugby Championship
CountriesAustralia
Date21 August 2014 – 1 November 2014
Official website
www.rugby.com.au/nrc
2015 →
NRC Competition Launch with Buildcorp MD Tony Sukkar and players from all nine teams.

The 2014 National Rugby Championship (known as the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the inaugural season of Australia's National Rugby Championship, involving nine professional rugby union teams from around Australia.[1] The competition kicked off on 21 August 2014.

Teams

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Location of teams in the 2014 National Rugby Championship

Legend:
Template:Rut Brisbane City – Template:Rut Brisbane City
Template:Rut Melbourne Rising – Template:Rut Melbourne Rising
Template:Rut NSW Country Eagles – Template:Rut NSW Country Eagles
Template:Rut Perth Spirit – Template:Rut Perth Spirit
Template:Rut Queensland Country – Template:Rut Queensland Country
Template:Rut University of Canberra Vikings – Template:Rut University of Canberra Vikings

SYD – Sydney (see below)
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Location of the Sydney-based teams in the 2014 National Rugby Championship

Template:Rut Greater Sydney Rams – Template:Rut Greater Sydney Rams
Template:Rut North Harbour Rays – Template:Rut North Harbour Rays
Template:Rut Sydney Stars – Template:Rut Sydney Stars

The nine teams for the 2014 season are the following:[2]

Team Coach(es) Captain Match Venues
Venue City Capacity
Template:Rut Brisbane City Australia Nick Stiles Australia Curtis Browning Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 52,500
Ballymore Brisbane 24,000
Template:Rut Greater Sydney Rams Australia Brian Melrose Australia Jed Holloway Parramatta Stadium Sydney 20,700
Template:Rut Melbourne Rising Australia Sean Hedger Australia Nic Stirzaker AAMI Park Melbourne 29,500
Template:Rut NSW Country Eagles Australia Darren Coleman Australia Matthew Carraro Caltex Park Dubbo 12,000
Oakes Oval Lismore 10,000
Wade Park Orange 8,000
Coogee Oval Sydney 5,000
Template:Rut North Harbour Rays Australia Geoff Townsend Australia Greg Peterson Brookvale Oval Sydney 23,000
Template:Rut Perth Spirit South Africa David Wessels
South Africa Kevin Foote 		Australia Rory Walton HBF Arena Perth 16,000
Thebarton Oval Adelaide 15,000
University of WA Perth Unknown
Rockingham RUC Perth Unknown
Template:Rut Queensland Country Australia Steve Meehan Australia Anthony Fainga'a Cbus Super Stadium Gold Coast 27,000
Ballymore Brisbane 24,000
Bond University Gold Coast 2,200
Mike Carney Toyota Park Townsville Unknown
Template:Rut Sydney Stars Australia Chris Malone Australia Pat McCutcheon Leichhardt Oval Sydney 22,000
Template:Rut University of Canberra Vikings Australia Dan McKellar Australia Fotu Auelua Viking Park Canberra 10,000

Experimental Law Variations

As part of the initial championship, the ARU was given approval by the IRB to conduct experimental law trials as part of the 2014 National Rugby Championship.[3] Proposed law variations were first considered by a panel comprised of the current Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie, former Wallabies coach Bob Dwyer, former Wallaby Rod Kafer and former top referee Wayne Erikson. The variations were then put to the voting public, before returning to the panel.

The variations in place for the 2014 season are listed below.

Existing Law of the Game Variation
Law 9.A.1
Value of a Conversion goal - 2 points
Value of a Penalty goal - 3 points
Value of a Dropped goal - 3 points
Value of a Conversion goal - 3 points
Value of a Penalty goal - 2 points
Value of a Dropped goal - 2 points


Previously trialled in South Africa’s Varsity Cup.[3]

Law 5.7(e)
If time expires and the ball is not dead, or an awarded scrum or lineout has not been completed, the referee allows play to continue until the next time that the ball becomes dead. The ball becomes dead when the referee would have awarded a scrum, lineout, an option to the non-infringing team, drop out or after a conversion or successful penalty kick at goal. If a scrum has to be reset, the scrum has not been completed. If time expires and a mark, free kick or penalty kick is then awarded, the referee allows play to continue. 		Non-offending team is allowed to kick the ball into touch after being awarded a penalty kick, which has been blown after time expires, and the lineout will take place.
Law 19.6
The player taking the throw-in must stand at the correct place. The player must not step into the field of play when the ball is thrown. The ball must be thrown straight, so that it travels at least 5 metres along the line of touch before it first touches the ground or touches or is touched by a player. 		Latitude will be given to the throwing team if the opposing team does not compete for the ball near where the ball is received
Law 9.B.1(e)
The kicker must take the kick within one minute and thirty seconds (ninety seconds) from the time a try has been awarded. The player must take the kick within one minute and thirty seconds even if the ball rolls over and has to be placed again. 		Time limit reduced to 60 seconds for conversion kicks, and 45 seconds for penalty kicks.
Law 20.1(d)
No delay. A team must not intentionally delay forming a scrum. 		Team has 30 seconds to form a scrum from the time the referee gives the mark.
Law 20.12(c)
When a team has won the ball in a scrum, the scrum half of the opposing team is offside if that scrum half steps in front of the ball with either foot while the ball is still in the scrum. 		Opposing scrum half is not allowed to enter the gap between the flanker and number 8, even if they stay behind the ball
Law 21.2(a)
The kicker must take the penalty or free kick at the mark or anywhere behind it on a line through the mark. 		Increased latitude will be given to where penalty and free kicks are to be taken
Law 19.2(d)
For a quick throw-in, the player must use the ball that went into touch. A quick throw-in is not permitted if another person has touched the ball apart from the player throwing it in and an opponent who carried it into touch. The same team throws into the lineout. 		Players will be allowed to take quick throw-ins regardless of whether someone else has touched the ball
Law 17.2(d)
Keeping players on their feet. Players in a maul must endeavour to stay on their feet. The ball carrier in a maul may go to ground providing the ball is available immediately and play continues. 		Greater policing of this law, in order to discourage "hold up tackles", by ensuring that the tackler, who holds up a ball carrier in an effort to form a maul, does not collapse the maul as soon as it has formed.
Competition rule - Bonus point awarded for scoring 4 tries Bonus point awarded if winning team scores 3 or more tries than their opponents.

This particular system has been used in France's professional leagues since the 2007–08 northern hemisphere season.[4][5]
Television match official protocols Television match official to only be consulted about tries and in-goal plays.

Regular season

The nine teams compete in a round-robin tournament for the preliminary rounds, with each team playing four home and four away games, with one bye. The top four teams qualify for the title play-offs with semi-finals and finals.[1][6]

Standings

National Rugby Championship
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Template:Rut NSW Country Eagles 1 1 0 0 31 2 +29 1 0 5
2 Template:Rut Melbourne Rising 1 1 0 0 55 34 +21 1 0 5
3 Template:Rut Canberra Vikings 2 1 0 1 60 46 +14 0 1 5
4 Template:Rut Brisbane City 1 1 0 0 45 20 +25 0 0 4
5 Template:Rut Perth Spirit 1 1 0 0 28 23 +5 0 0 4
6 Template:Rut Queensland Country 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Template:Rut North Harbour Rays 1 0 0 1 34 55 −21 0 0 0
8 Template:Rut Sydney Stars 1 0 0 1 20 45 −25 0 0 0
9 Template:Rut Greater Sydney Rams 2 0 0 2 21 68 −47 0 0 0
Updated: 28 August 2014

Source: rugbyarchive.net
 • Teams 1 to 4 (Blue background) at the end of the preliminary competition rounds qualify for the Title play-offs.

Four points for a win, two for a draw, one bonus point for the winning team scoring three or more tries than their opponent (BP1), one bonus point for losing by eight or less (BP2), and no points for a bye.
If teams are level on points in the standings at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
 • Difference between points for and against
 • Total number of points for
 • Number of matches won
 • Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
 • Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2014 NRC season
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9
Template:Rut Brisbane City 4
(3rd)
Template:Rut Greater Sydney Rams 0
(9th) 		0
Template:Rut Melbourne Rising 5
(2nd)
Template:Rut NSW Country Eagles 5
(1st)
Template:Rut North Harbour Rays 0
(7th) 		0
Template:Rut Perth Spirit 4
(4th)
Template:Rut Queensland Country 0
(6th)
Template:Rut Sydney Stars 0
(8th)
Template:Rut University of Canberra Vikings 1
(5th) 		5

The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season.
For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key: win draw loss bye

Competition rounds

Round 1

21 August 2014 Template:Rut Brisbane City 45–20 Template:Rut Sydney Stars Template:Rus Ballymore Stadium  
19:30 Try: Toby White rugby ball 6', 43'
Chris Kuridrani rugby ball 37', 62'
Jake McIntyre rugby ball 45'
Harry Parker rugby ball 64'
Con: Jake McIntyre rugby goalposts icon 7', 38', 46', 63', 65' (5/6) 		Report[7]
Summary[8] 		Try: Henry Clunies-Ross rugby ball 2'
Sam Quinn rugby ball 20'
James Dargaville rugby ball 25'
Jim Stewart rugby ball 31'
Con: Stuart Dunbar (0/4) 		Attendance: 3,408
Referee: Rohan Hoffmann


23 August 2014 (BP) Template:Rut University of Canberra Vikings 23–28 Template:Rut Perth Spirit Template:Rus Viking Park  
14:30 Try: Isaac Thompson rugby ball 41'
Robbie Coleman rugby ball 54', 63'
Nigel Ah Wong rugby ball 59'
Con: Christian Lealiifano rugby goalposts icon 63' (1/4)
Cards: Tom Staniforth yellow card 65' to 75' 		Report[9]
Summary[10] 		Try: Zack Holmes rugby ball 7'
Dillyn Leyds rugby ball 28'
Amman Matuatu rugby ball 69'
Heath Tessmann rugby ball 80'
Con: Zack Holmes rugby goalposts icon 8' (1/2)
Luke Burton rugby goalposts icon 70' (1/2)
Pen: Luke Burton rugby goalposts icon 76' (1/1)
Cards: Richard Hardwick yellow card 55' to 65'
Alec Hepburn yellow card 56' to 66' 		Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Damien Mitchelmore


23 August 2014 (BP) Template:Rut NSW Country Eagles 31–3 Template:Rut Greater Sydney Rams Template:Rus Coogee Oval  
15:00 Try: Matthew Carraro rugby ball 41'
Andrew Kellaway rugby ball 66'
Will Miller rugby ball 69'
Apakuku Ma’afu rugby ball 80'
Con: Sam Windsor rugby goalposts icon 41', 66', 80' (3/4)
Pen: Sam Windsor rugby goalposts icon 20' (1/1) 		Report[11]
Summary[12] 		Pen: Ben Volavola rugby goalposts icon 9' (1/1)
Cards: Benn Robinson yellow card 66' to 76'
Vasa Falealii yellow card 66' to 76' 		Attendance: 1,000
Referee: James Leckie


24 August 2014 (BP) Template:Rut Melbourne Rising 55–34 Template:Rut North Harbour Rays Template:Rus AAMI Park[13]  
14:00 Try: Telusa Veainu rugby ball 5', 42'
Sefanaia Naivalu rugby ball 14', 67'
Nic Stirzaker rugby ball 24'
Jack Debreczeni rugby ball 43', 78'
Reuben Rolleston rugby ball 68'
Con: Jack Debreczeni rugby goalposts icon 5', 24', 42', 43', 68' (5/8) 		Report[14]
Summary[15] 		Try: Ed Gower rugby ball 15'
David Fletscheer rugby ball 25'
Matt Lucas rugby ball 31'
Mitch Lewis rugby ball 40'
Dave Porecki rugby ball 41'
Con: Hamish Angus rugby goalposts icon 15', 31', 41' (3/5) 		Attendance: 2,187
Referee: Andrew Lees
Bye/s: Template:Rut Queensland Country

Round 2

28 August 2014 Template:Rut Greater Sydney Rams v Template:Rut University of Canberra Vikings Template:Rus Pirtek Stadium  
19:30


30 August 2014 Template:Rut Queensland Country v Template:Rut NSW Country Eagles Template:Rus Bond University  
15:00


31 August 2014 Template:Rut Perth Spirit v Template:Rut Brisbane City Template:Rus McGillivray Oval  
15:30


31 August 2014 Template:Rut Sydney Stars v Template:Rut Melbourne Rising Template:Rus Leichhardt Oval  
15:00
Bye/s: Template:Rut North Harbour Rays

Round 3

4 September 2014 Template:Rut North Harbour Rays v Template:Rut NSW Country Eagles Template:Rus Brookvale Oval  
19:30


6 September 2014 Template:Rut Brisbane City v Template:Rut Melbourne Rising Template:Rus Ballymore Stadium  
15:00


6 September 2014 Template:Rut University of Canberra Vikings v Template:Rut Queensland Country Template:Rus Viking Park  
14:30


6 September 2014 Template:Rut Perth Spirit v Template:Rut Greater Sydney Rams Template:Rus Adelaide Airport Stadium  
14:00
Bye/s: Template:Rut Sydney Stars

Round 4

11 September 2014 Template:Rut Melbourne Rising v Template:Rut Perth Spirit Template:Rus AAMI Park  
19:30


13 September 2014 Template:Rut Queensland Country v Template:Rut North Harbour Rays Template:Rus Cbus Super Stadium  
17:10


13 September 2014 Template:Rut Greater Sydney Rams v Template:Rut Sydney Stars Template:Rus Pirtek Stadium  
15:00


14 September 2014 Template:Rut NSW Country Eagles v Template:Rut Brisbane City Template:Rus Oakes Oval  
15:00
Bye/s: Template:Rut University of Canberra Vikings

Round 5

18 September 2014 Template:Rut Queensland Country v Template:Rut Greater Sydney Rams Template:Rus Ballymore Stadium  
19:30


20 September 2014 Template:Rut NSW Country Eagles v Template:Rut Melbourne Rising Template:Rus Wade Park  
15:00


20 September 2014 Template:Rut North Harbour Rays v Template:Rut Perth Spirit Template:Rus Brookvale Oval  
17:30


20 September 2014 Template:Rut Sydney Stars v Template:Rut University of Canberra Vikings Template:Rus Leichhardt Oval  
15:00
Bye/s: Template:Rut Brisbane City

Round 6

28 September 2014 Template:Rut Melbourne Rising v Template:Rut University of Canberra Vikings Template:Rus AAMI Park  
14:00


28 September 2014 Template:Rut Brisbane City v Template:Rut Queensland Country Template:Rus Ballymore Stadium  
15:00


28 September 2014 Template:Rut Perth Spirit v Template:Rut Sydney Stars Template:Rus HBF Arena  
15:30


28 September 2014 Template:Rut North Harbour Rays v Template:Rut Greater Sydney Rams Template:Rus Brookvale Oval  
15:00
Bye/s: Template:Rut NSW Country Eagles

Round 7

3 October 2014 Template:Rut Greater Sydney Rams v Template:Rut Brisbane City Template:Rus Pirtek Stadium  
19:30


4 October 2014 Template:Rut University of Canberra Vikings v Template:Rut North Harbour Rays Template:Rus Viking Park  
14:30


4 October 2014 Template:Rut Perth Spirit v Template:Rut Queensland Country Template:Rus Rockingham Rugby Club  
15:30


6 October 2014 Template:Rut Sydney Stars v Template:Rut NSW Country Eagles Template:Rus Leichhardt Oval  
15:00
Bye/s: Template:Rut Melbourne Rising

Round 8

9 October 2014 Template:Rut North Harbour Rays v Template:Rut Brisbane City Template:Rus Brookvale Oval[16]  
17:30


11 October 2014 Template:Rut University of Canberra Vikings v Template:Rut NSW Country Eagles Template:Rus Viking Park  
14:30


11 October 2014 Template:Rut Greater Sydney Rams v Template:Rut Melbourne Rising Template:Rus Pirtek Stadium  
15:00


11 October 2014 Template:Rut Queensland Country v Template:Rut Sydney Stars Template:Rus Mike Carney Toyota Park  
15:00
Bye/s: Template:Rut Perth Spirit

Round 9

18 October 2014 Template:Rut NSW Country Eagles v Template:Rut Perth Spirit Template:Rus Caltex Park  
15:00


18 October 2014 Template:Rut Melbourne Rising v Template:Rut Queensland Country Template:Rus AAMI Park  
18:00


18 October 2014 Template:Rut Brisbane City v Template:Rut University of Canberra Vikings Template:Rus Suncorp Stadium  
16:10


19 October 2014 Template:Rut Sydney Stars v Template:Rut North Harbour Rays Template:Rus Leichhardt Oval  
15:00
Bye/s: Template:Rut Greater Sydney Rams

Title play-offs

The top four sides in the regular season advanced to the knock-out stage of semi-finals and final to decide the National Rugby Championship title.

Semi-finals

1st-placed team v 4th-placed team  


2nd-placed team v 3rd-placed team  

Final

Higher-placed semi-final winner v Lower-placed semi-final winner  

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External links

Team webpages

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