2014 NRL Auckland Nines

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2014 NRL Auckland Nines
Tournament information
Location Eden Park
Dates15 February–16 February
Teams16
Final positions
Champions North Queensland Cowboys (1 title)
Runner-up Brisbane Broncos
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Points scored895 (28.87 per match)
Tries scored177 (5.71 per match)
Attendance89,000
MVP Shaun Johnson
Top scorer(s) Shaun Johnson (40)
Top try scorer(s) Kyle Feldt (5)
Semi Radradra (5)
2015  

The 2014 NRL Auckland Nines (known as the Dick Smith NRL Auckland Nines due to sponsorship) was the first NRL Auckland Nines tournament, contested between all sixteen teams of the National Rugby League. The draw was released on 30 October 2013. [1] It was a two-day, nine-a-side, knockout tournament held at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. All sixteen NRL clubs and 256 players competed over the one weekend (February 15 – February 16) with AUD$2.25 million prize money split between the teams. The North Queensland Cowboys won the tournament defeating the Brisbane Broncos 16 – 7.

Contents

Tournament games

Yellow pool

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 New Zealand Warriors 33008041+396
2 North Queensland Cowboys 31025545+102
3 Canberra Raiders 31023253212
4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 31022553282
Source: [ citation needed ]
15 February 2014 New Zealand Warriors Auckland colours.svg 25 – 14 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Auckland, New Zealand
14:25 NZDT
Bonus point tries: Johnson Ru ball.svg 6' c
Tries: Fisiiahi Ru ball.svg 3' c
Matagi Ru ball.svg 11' c
Kata Ru ball.svg 15' c
Conversions: Johnson (3/3), Tomkins (1/1)
Report Tries: Cornish Ru ball.svg 1'
Heffernan Ru ball.svg 15' c
Kennedy Ru ball.svg 18'
Conversions: Cornish (0/1), Buttriss (1/1), Robinson (0/1)
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 43,600
Referee: Gavin Badger
2:50pm, 15 February
Manly Sea Eagles Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg 17 – 8 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Blair (5), Williams (4), Hiku (4), Cherry-Evans (4) Report
Feldt (4), Rona (4)
6:10pm, 15 February
New Zealand Warriors New Zealand colours.svg 27 – 4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles
Johnson (11), Kata (4), Peyroux (4), Fusitua (4), Lolohea (4) Report
Hasson (4)
6:35pm, 15 February
Canberra Raiders Canberra colours.svg 0 – 24 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Report
Cooper (5), Bowen (5), Thompson (4), Linnett (4), Feldt (4), Lui (2)
1:45pm, 16 February
New Zealand Warriors New Zealand colours.svg 28 – 23 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Johnson (11), Ikahihifo (9), Tuimavave (4), Laumape (4) Report
Winterstein (8), Feldt (6), Santo (5), Linnett (4)
2:10pm, 16 February
Canberra Raiders Canberra colours.svg 18 – 4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles
Robinson (8), Heffernan (4), Tupou (4), Ahearn (2) Report
Satini (4)

Green pool

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Parramatta Eels 32015532+234
2 Brisbane Broncos 32014232+104
3 Sydney Roosters 31022941122
4 Canterbury Bulldogs 31022646202
Source: [ citation needed ]
15 February 2014 Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 11 – 18 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Auckland, New Zealand
13:25 NZDT
Bonus point tries: Pearce Ru ball.svg 9' c
Tries: Tupou Ru ball.svg 9'
Conversions: Pearce (1/2)
Report Tries: Radradra Ru ball.svg 4' c, Ru ball.svg 5', Ru ball.svg 13'
Toutai Ru ball.svg 11'
Conversions: Sandow (1/4)
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 43,600
Referee: Brett Suttor
15 February 2014 Brisbane Broncos Brisbane colours.svg 20 – 4 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Bulldogs Auckland, New Zealand
13:50 NZDT
Tries: Copley Ru ball.svg 9'
McCullough Ru ball.svg 12'
Hunt Ru ball.svg 14'
Mills Ru ball.svg 17'
Barba Ru ball.svg 18'
Conversions: Copley (0/1), Hunt (0/3), Nikorima (0/1)
Report Tries: Mbye Ru ball.svg 6'
Conversions: Mbye (0/1)
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 43,600
Referee: Luke Phillips
5:10pm, 15 February
Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 14 – 7 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Pearce (7), Fittler (5), Friend (2) Report
Parker (5), Hunt (2)
5:35pm, 15 February
Parramatta Eels Parramatta colours.svg 23 – 6 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Bulldogs
Toutai (5), Ma'u (4), Norman (4), Terepo (4), Radradra (4), Sandow (2) Report
Perrett (4), Mbye (2)
12:50pm, 16 February
Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 4 – 16 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Bulldogs
Rokolati (4) Report
O'Hanlon (8), Jackson (4), Graham (4)
1:15pm, 16 February
Parramatta Eels Parramatta colours.svg 14 – 15 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Norman (7), Radradra (5), Sandow (2) Report
Nikorima (7), Hoffman (4), Hunt (4)

Blue pool

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Newcastle Knights 32016229+334
2 Cronulla Sharks 32016047+134
3 Gold Coast Titans 31025062122
4 Wests Tigers 31022862342
Source: [ citation needed ]
15 February 2014 Cronulla Sharks Cronulla colours.svg 15 – 12 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Auckland, New Zealand
12:35 NZDT
Bonus point tries: Tagataese Ru ball.svg 7' c
Tries: Carney Ru ball.svg 11'
Gardner Ru ball.svg 18'
Conversions: Holdsworth (1/3)
Report Tries: Roberts Ru ball.svg 5' c
Leilua Ru ball.svg 13' c
Conversions: Mullen (2/2)
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 43,600
Referee: Ben Cummins
15 February 2014 Wests Tigers Wests Tigers colours.svg 7 – 22 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Auckland, New Zealand
13:00 NZDT
Bonus point tries: Tedesco Ru ball.svg 11' c
Conversions: Richards (1/1)
Report Tries: Gordon Ru ball.svg 4'
Carter Ru ball.svg 6'
Mead Ru ball.svg 7'
Likiliki Ru ball.svg 14' c
Faifai Loa Ru ball.svg 15'
Conversions: Kelly (1/3)
Bird (0/1)
Takairangi (0/1)
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 43,600
Referee: Gavin Reynolds
4:20pm, 15 February
Cronulla Sharks Cronulla colours.svg 15 – 21 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Tagataese (5), Feki (4), Leutele (4), Carney (2) Report
Richards (8), Tedesco (5), Woods (4), Koroibete (4)
4:45pm, 15 February
Newcastle Knights Newcastle colours.svg 25 – 14 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Leilua (12), Smith (5), Mullen (4), Mamo (4) Report
Tighe (10), Gordon (2), Kelly (2)
12:00pm, 16 February
Cronulla Sharks Cronulla colours.svg 30 – 14 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Holdsworth (6), Tagataese (4), Brown (4), Ayshford (4), Holmes (4), Leutele (4), Matt Prior (4) Report
Minichiello (8), Kelly (6)
12:25pm, 16 February
Newcastle Knights Newcastle colours.svg 25 – 0 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Houston (5), Mamo (4), Roberts (4), Mason (4), Gagai (4), Mullen (4) Report

Red pool

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Penrith Panthers 32015337+164
2 South Sydney Rabbitohs 32015338+154
3 Melbourne Storm 3102394012
4 St. George Illawarra Dragons 31022656302
Source: [ citation needed ]
3:15pm, 15 February
Melbourne Storm Melbourne colours.svg 11 – 14 Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Munster (7), Chambers (4) Report
Nabuli (4), Mansour (4), Yeo (4), Moylan (2)
3:40pm, 15 February
South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney colours.svg 23 – 4 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons
Reddy (7), Johnston (4), McQueen (4), Tuqiri (4), Keary (4) Report
Morris (4)
7:00pm, 15 February
Melbourne Storm Melbourne colours.svg 18 – 12 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Chambers (9), Fonua (5), Waqa (4) Report
Merritt (4), Reddy (4), Champion (4)
7:25pm, 15 February
Penrith Panthers Penrith colours.svg 23 – 8 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons
Nabuli (9), Jennings (8), Soward (6) Report
Morris (4), Nightingale (4)
2:35pm, 16 February
Melbourne Storm Melbourne colours.svg 10 – 14 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons
Garbutt (4), Fonua (4), Waqa (2) Report
Morris (8), Dugan (6)
3:00pm, 16 February
Penrith Panthers Penrith colours.svg 16 – 18 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Kingston (4), Campbell-Gillard (4), Mansour (4), Moylan (2), Soward (2) Report
Koroisau (6), McQueen (4), Te'o (4), Walker (4)

Finals

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 11
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 16
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 18
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sharks 14
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 6
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sharks 17
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 7
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 16
New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 17
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 16
New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 0
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 8
Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers 12
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 22
3:30pm, 16 February
Newcastle Knights Newcastle colours.svg 11 – 16 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
McKinnon (5), Mullen (4), Roberts (2) Report
McCullough (4), Nikorima (4), Hoffman (4), Copley (4)
3:55pm, 16 February
Parramatta Eels Parramatta colours.svg 6 – 17 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sharks
Paulo (6) Report
Stapleton (6), Holmes (5), Gardner (4), Holdsworth (2)
4:20pm, 16 February
New Zealand Warriors New Zealand colours.svg 17 – 16 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Johnson (7), Fisiiahi (4), Laumape (4), Tomkins (2) Report
Walker (6), McQueen (4), Merritt (4), Koroisau (2)
4:45pm, 16 February
Penrith Panthers Penrith colours.svg 12 – 22 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Nabuli (4), Jennings (4), Mansour (4) Report
Feldt (10), Sims (4), Rona (4), Morgan (4)
5:45pm, 16 February
Brisbane Broncos Brisbane colours.svg 18 – 14 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sharks
McCullough (4), Barba (4), Hunt (4), Hoffman (4), Gillett (2) Report
Feki (5), Wright (5), Holdsworth (4)
6:10pm, 16 February
New Zealand Warriors New Zealand colours.svg 0 – 8 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Report
Feldt (4), Bowen (4)
7:30pm, 16 February
Brisbane Broncos Brisbane colours.svg 7 – 16 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Hunt (7) Report
Rona (8), Winterstein (4), Lui (2), Morgan (2)

Players

Team of the Tournament

PlayerClub
Andrew McCullough Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Shaun Johnson Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
James Tamou North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Dylan Walker South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Antonio Winterstein North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Andrew Fifita Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Kane Linnett North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Gavin Cooper North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Suaia Matagi Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors

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