2014 Rugby League Four Nations

2014 Four Nations
Number of teams4
Host countries New Zealand
Australia
Winner New Zealand (2nd title)
Matches played7
Attendance144,722 (20,675 per match)
Points scored286 (40.86 per match)
Tries scored52 (7.43 per match)
Top scorerNew Zealand Shaun Johnson (30)
Top try scorerNew Zealand Jason Nightingale (5)
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The 2014 Rugby League Four Nations tournament was the fourth staging of the Rugby League Four Nations tournament played in Australia and New Zealand over three weeks from Saturday, 25 October to Saturday, 15 November 2014. The series was contested by regular participants Australia, England and New Zealand, joined by Samoa, having won their Pacific qualifier against Fiji. New Zealand won the tournament, defeating Australia in the final at Wellington's Westpac Stadium on Saturday 15 November.[1]

Background

The 2014 tournament is the first Four Nations series to be scheduled following the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, with the venues rotating between Europe and the South Pacific.

In addition to automatic inclusions Australia, England and New Zealand, Pacific nations Fiji and Samoa met in a mid-season test match at the Penrith Stadium in western Sydney to determine the fourth entrant in the tournament. Samoa won an entertaining match 32-16 in front of 9,063 fans.

The 34,500 capacity Westpac Stadium in Wellington will play host to the first Four Nations Final played in New Zealand. The last time the final of the tournament was held in New Zealand was at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland when the tournament was known as the Tri-Nations in its inaugural year, 1999.

Teams

Team Coach Captain RLIF Rank Continent
Australia Australia Tim Sheens Cameron Smith 1st Oceania
England England Steve McNamara Sean O'Loughlin 3rd Europe
New Zealand New Zealand Stephen Kearney Simon Mannering 2nd Oceania
Samoa Samoa Matt Parish David Fa'alogo 7th Oceania

Squads

Venues

The games were played at the following venues in Australia and New Zealand. The tournament final was played in Wellington.

Wellington Brisbane Whangārei
Westpac Stadium Suncorp Stadium Toll Stadium
Capacity: 34,500 Capacity: 52,500 Capacity: 30,000
Melbourne Dunedin Wollongong
AAMI Park Forsyth Barr Stadium WIN Stadium
Capacity: 30,050 Capacity: 30,748 Capacity: 23,750

Referees

Touch judges/video referees

  • Anthony Eliott (Touch Judge - New Zealand)[2]
  • Grant Atkins (Touch Judge - Australia)[3]
  • Jason Walsh (Touch Judge - Australia)[3]
  • Robert Hicks (Touch Judge - England)[3]
  • Ian Smith (Video Referee - England)[3]
  • Bernard Sutton (Video Referee - Australia)[3]

Qualifier

Samoa v. Fiji

3 May 2014
Samoa  32–16  Fiji
Tries:
Penani Manumalealii (3) 13' c, 38' c, 44' c
Carlos Tuimavave 54'c
Daniel Vidot 64'c
Sam Tagataese 78'
Goals:
Krisnan Inu (6/6) 13', 38', 44', 50', 54', 64'		 Video
 Tries:
Kevin Naiqama 16' c
James Storer 27' c
Lote Tuqiri 30' m
Goals:
Lote Tuqiri (2/3) 17', 28'
Penrith Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 9,063
Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Player of the Match: Penani Manumalealii (Samoa)

Samoa won the test match by 32–16 after being behind 16–12 at half-time. Samoa's Penani Manumalealii won the man of the match award, scoring 3 tries in the match.

Samoa picked 7 debutantes for the test match, while Fiji featured three. All of the Samoan team were National Rugby League based players, while the Fijian side had 10 players from the NRL. Samoa's most capped player was Daniel Vidot who made his 6th appearance for his country, while Fiji's most experienced players were Alipate Noilea, Aaron Groom, and captain Ashton Sims who all made their 10th appearance for their nation.

Results

Round 1

Saturday, 25 October 2014
5:00pm (AEDT)
England  32–26  Samoa
Tries:
Michael Shenton 21' c
Kallum Watkins 34' c
Liam Farrell 46' c
Joel Tomkins 65' c
Sam Tomkins 68' c
Goals:
Gareth Widdop (6/6) 22', 34', 40', 46', 65', 68'		 Report
 Tries:
Isaac Liu 26' c
Daniel Vidot 30' m
Pita Godinet (2) 55' c, 61' c
Antonio Winterstein 72' c
Goals:
Kyle Stanley (3/4) 26', 55', 61'
Ben Roberts (1/1) 72'
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia[4]
Attendance: 47,813
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Player of the Match: Sam Tomkins (England)
  • Ben Roberts made his 10th appearance for Samoa, only the second player to hit double-digit appearances for his country with George Carmont being the first.
FB1Sam Tomkins
RW2Josh Charnley
RC3Kallum Watkins
LC4Michael Shenton
LW5Ryan Hall
SO6Gareth Widdop
SH7Matty Smith
PR8George Burgess
HK9Josh Hodgson
PR10James Graham (c)
SR11Liam Farrell
SR12Joel Tomkins
LF13Joe Westerman
Substitutions:
BE14Daryl Clark
BE15Brett Ferres
BE16Tom Burgess
BE17Chris Hill
Coach:
England Steve McNamara
FB1Tim Simona
RW2Antonio Winterstein
RC3Ricky Leutele
LC4Joey Leilua
LW5Daniel Vidot
FE6Ben Roberts
HB7Kyle Stanley
PR8Sam Tagataese
HK9Michael Sio
PR10David Fa'alogo (c)
SR11Frank Pritchard
SR12Leeson Ah Mau
LK13Josh McGuire
Substitutions:
BE14Pita Godinet
BE15Jesse Sene-Lefao
BE16Isaac Liu
BE17Mose Masoe
Coach:
Australia Matt Parish
Saturday, 25 October 2014
7:30pm (AEDT)
Australia  12–30  New Zealand
Tries:
Beau Scott 3' c
Greg Inglis 21' c
Goal: Cameron Smith (2/2) 3', 21'		 Report
 Tries:
Proctor 17' c
Lewis Brown 29' c
Shaun Johnson 47' c
Dean Whare 51' c
Jason Nightingale 68' c
Goals:
Shaun Johnson (5/5) 17', 29', 47', 51', 68'
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia[4]
Attendance: 47,813
Referee: Phil Bentham (England)
Player of the Match: Shaun Johnson (New Zealand)
FB1Greg Inglis
RW2Josh Mansour
RC3Michael Jennings
LC4Dylan Walker
LW5Daniel Tupou
SO6Johnathan Thurston
SH7Cooper Cronk
PR8Aaron Woods
HK9Cameron Smith (c)
PR10Sam Thaiday
SR11Beau Scott
SR12Ryan Hoffman
LF13Greg Bird
Substitutions:
BE14Robbie Farah
BE15Aidan Guerra
BE16Josh Papalii
BE17Corey Parker
Coach:
Australia Tim Sheens
FB1Peta Hiku
RW19Gerard Beale
RC3Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LC4Dean Whare
LW2Jason Nightingale
FE6Kieran Foran
HB7Shaun Johnson
PR8Jesse Bromwich
HK9Thomas Leuluai
PR10Adam Blair
SR11Simon Mannering (c)
SR12Kevin Proctor
LK13Jason Taumalolo
Substitutions:
BE14Lewis Brown
BE15Greg Eastwood
BE16Martin Taupau
BE17Tohu Harris
Coach:
New Zealand Stephen Kearney

Round 2

Saturday, 1 November 2014
4:00pm (NZT)
New Zealand  14–12  Samoa
Tries:
Kieran Foran 10' c
Jason Nightingale 64'
Shaun Kenny-Dowall 76'
Goals:
Shaun Johnson (1/3) 11'		 Report
 Tries:
Tautau Moga 6'
Daniel Vidot 18'
Joseph Leilua 44'
Goals:
Tim Lafai (0/3)
Toll Stadium, Whangārei, New Zealand[4]
Attendance: 16,912
Referee: Henry Perenara (New Zealand)
Player of the Match: Kieran Foran (New Zealand)
FB1Peta Hiku
RW2Jason Nightingale
RC3Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LC4Dean Whare
LW5Manu Vatuvei
FE6Kieran Foran
HB7Shaun Johnson
PR8Jesse Bromwich
HK9Issac Luke
PR10Adam Blair
SR11Simon Mannering (c)
SR12Kevin Proctor
LK13Jason Taumalolo
Substitutions:
BE14Lewis Brown
BE15Suaia Matagi
BE16Martin Taupau
BE17Tohu Harris
Coach:
New Zealand Stephen Kearney
FB1Tim Simona
RW20Tautau Moga
RC3Tim Lafai
LC4Joey Leilua
LW5Daniel Vidot
FE6Ben Roberts
HB7Kyle Stanley
PR8Isaac Liu
HK13Josh McGuire
PR10David Fa'alogo (c)
SR11Frank Pritchard
SR12Leeson Ah Mau
LK16Sauaso Sue
Substitutions:
BE9Pita Godinet
BE14Dunamis Lui
BE17Mose Masoe
BE18Dominique Peyroux
Coach:
Australia Matt Parish
Sunday, 2 November 2014
4:00pm (AEST)
Australia  16–12  England
Tries:
Michael Jennings 16'
Ben Hunt 56' c
Greg Inglis 62' c
Goals:
Cameron Smith (2/3) 57', 64'		 Report
 Tries:
Kallum Watkins 28' c
Ryan Hall 33' c
Goals:
Gareth Widdop (2/2) 29', 35'
AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia[4]
Attendance: 20,585
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Player of the Match: Cameron Smith (Australia)
FB1Greg Inglis
RW2Josh Mansour
RC3Michael Jennings
LC4Dylan Walker
LW5Sione Mata'utia
SO6Johnathan Thurston
SH7Daly Cherry-Evans
PR8Aaron Woods
HK9Cameron Smith (c)
PR10Sam Thaiday
SR11Beau Scott
SR12Greg Bird
LF13Corey Parker
Substitutions:
BE14Boyd Cordner
BE15Ben Hunt
BE16David Klemmer
BE17Josh Papalii
Coach:
Australia Tim Sheens
FB1Sam Tomkins
RW2Josh Charnley
RC3Kallum Watkins
LC18Dan Sarginson
LW5Ryan Hall
SO6Gareth Widdop
SH7Matty Smith
PR8George Burgess
HK9Josh Hodgson
PR10James Graham
SR11Liam Farrell
SR12Joel Tomkins
LF19Sean O'Loughlin (c)
Substitutions:
BE14Daryl Clark
BE15Brett Ferres
BE16Tom Burgess
BE17Chris Hill
Coach:
England Steve McNamara

Round 3

Saturday, 8 November 2014
7:00pm (NZT)
New Zealand  16–14  England
Tries:
Jason Nightingale (2) 2' c, 29' c
Manu Vatuvei 45'
Goals:
Shaun Johnson (2/3) 3', 31'		 Report
 Tries:
Ryan Hall (2) 7', 56' c
Josh Charnley 24'
Goals:
Gareth Widdop (1/3) 58'
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand[4]
Attendance: 15,863
Referee: Phil Bentham (England)
Player of the Match: Jason Taumalolo (New Zealand)
  • With the victory, New Zealand secured a place in the final.
FB1Peta Hiku
RW2Jason Nightingale
RC3Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LC4Dean Whare
LW5Manu Vatuvei
FE6Kieran Foran
HB7Shaun Johnson
PR8Jesse Bromwich
HK14Thomas Leuluai
PR10Adam Blair
SR11Simon Mannering (c)
SR12Kevin Proctor
LK13Jason Taumalolo
Substitutions:
BE9Issac Luke
BE15Greg Eastwood
BE16Martin Taupau
BE17Tohu Harris
Coach:
New Zealand Stephen Kearney
FB1Sam Tomkins
RW2Josh Charnley
RC3Kallum Watkins
LC4Dan Sarginson
LW5Ryan Hall
SO6Gareth Widdop
SH7Matty Smith
PR8George Burgess
HK14Daryl Clark
PR10James Graham
SR11Liam Farrell
SR12Joel Tomkins
LF13Sean O'Loughlin (c)
Substitutions:
BE15Brett Ferres
BE16Tom Burgess
BE17Chris Hill
BE18Elliott Whitehead
Coach:
England Steve McNamara
Sunday, 9 November 2014
4:00pm (AEST)
Australia  44–18  Samoa
Tries:
Cooper Cronk (2) 2', 62'
Greg Inglis (2) 11', 26'
Daly Cherry-Evans 30'
David Klemmer 34'
Josh Papalii 76'
Josh Mansour 79'
Goals:
Cameron Smith (4/6)
Daly Cherry-Evans (2/2)		 Report
 Tries:
Tim Simona 20'
Ben Roberts 47'
David Fa'alogo 69'
Goals:
Tim Lafai (3/3)
WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia[4]
Attendance: 18,456
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Player of the Match: Greg Inglis (Australia)
FB1Greg Inglis
RW2Josh Mansour
RC3Michael Jennings
LC4Dylan Walker
LW5Sione Mata'utia
SO6Daly Cherry-Evans
SH7Cooper Cronk
PR8Aaron Woods
HK9Cameron Smith (c)
PR10Josh Papalii
SR11Sam Thaiday
SR12Greg Bird
LF13Corey Parker
Substitutions:
BE14Boyd Cordner
BE15Ben Hunt
BE19David Klemmer
BE21Josh Jackson
Coach:
Australia Tim Sheens
FB1Tim Simona
RW2Antonio Winterstein
RC3Tim Lafai
LC4Joey Leilua
LW5Daniel Vidot
FE6Ben Roberts
HB7Kyle Stanley
PR8Isaac Liu
HK13Josh McGuire
PR10David Fa'alogo (c)
SR11Frank Pritchard
SR12Leeson Ah Mau
LK17Mose Masoe
Substitutions:
BE9Pita Godinet
BE14Dunamis Lui
BE15Reni Maitua
BE16Sauaso Sue
Coach:
Australia Matt Parish

Standings

2014 Four Nations
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 60 38 +22 6 Qualification for Final
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 72 60 +12 4
3  England 3 1 0 2 58 58 0 2
4  Samoa 3 0 0 3 56 90 −34 0
Source: BBC Sport

Final

Saturday, 15 November
8:30pm (NZT)
New Zealand  22–18  Australia
Tries
Manu Vatuvei (35', 63') 2
Jason Nightingale (23') 1
Shaun Johnson (58') 1
Goals
Shaun Johnson 3/5
(25', 29' pen, 36')		 Report
 Tries
1 (11') Michael Jennings
1 (42') Sione Mata'utia
1 (76') Ben Hunt
Goals
3/3 Cameron Smith
(12', 43', 77')
Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand[4]
Attendance: 25,093
Referee: Phil Bentham (England)
Player of the Match: Shaun Johnson (New Zealand)[5]
New Zealand Position Australia
Peta Hiku FB Greg Inglis
Jason Nightingale WG Josh Mansour
Dean Whare CE Michael Jennings
Shaun Kenny-Dowall CE Dylan Walker
Manu Vatuvei WG Sione Mata'utia
Kieran Foran FE Daly Cherry-Evans
Shaun Johnson HB Cooper Cronk
Jesse Bromwich PR Aaron Woods
Isaac Luke HK Cameron Smith (c)
Adam Blair PR Josh Papalii
Simon Mannering (c) SR Sam Thaiday
Kevin Proctor SR Greg Bird
Jason Taumalolo LK Corey Parker
Lewis Brown Int Boyd Cordner
Greg Eastwood Int Ben Hunt
Martin Taupau Int Josh Jackson
Tohu Harris Int David Klemmer

Score Progression:
11th: Australia 6 - 0 (Jennings Try, Smith Goal) 23rd: Even 6 - 6 (Nightingale Try, Johnson Goal) 29th: New Zealand 8 - 6 (Johnson Penalty Goal) 35th: New Zealand 14 - 6 (Vatuvei Try, Johnson Goal) 42nd: New Zealand 14 - 12 (Mata'utia Try, Smith Goal) 58th: New Zealand 18 - 12 (Johnson Try) 63rd: New Zealand 22 - 12 (Vatuvei Try) 76th: New Zealand 22 - 18 (Hunt Try, Smith Goal)

Match records:

Player statistics

Broadcasting rights

In the United Kingdom, Premier Sports televised all the matches live while BBC Two televised England's round robin matches and the final live. BBC One televised highlights of matchday one while BBC Two televised highlights of matchday two while BBC One televised highlights of England's final round robin match against New Zealand while highlights of matchday three was televised on BBC Two in England and England HD at 10:00pm and in Northern Ireland at 10:30pm and in Scotland 11:00pm and in Wales at 11:30pm. BBC One televised highlights of the final.

References

  1. ↑ Brisbane double-header launches Four Nations
  2. 1 2 Officials named for key fixtures nzrl.co.nz, 14 October 2014
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Four Nations referees announced nrl.com, 17 October 2014
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2014 Four Nations Schedule". NRL.com. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kiwis claim second Four Nations title". NRL.com. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  6. ↑ Putting the record straight warriors.co.nz, 18 November 2014
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