2014 Rugby League Four Nations

Last updated
2014 (2014) Four Nations  ()
Number of teams4
Host countriesFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
WinnerFlag of New Zealand.svg  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 scorer Flag of New Zealand.svg Shaun Johnson (30)
Top try scorer Flag of New Zealand.svg 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]

Contents

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

TeamCoachCaptain RLIF Rank Continent
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Tim Sheens Cameron Smith 1stOceania
Flag of England.svg England Steve McNamara Sean O'Loughlin 3rdEurope
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Stephen Kearney Simon Mannering 2ndOceania
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Matt Parish David Fa'alogo 7thOceania

Squads

Venues

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

Wellington Brisbane Whangarei
Westpac Stadium Suncorp Stadium Toll Stadium
Capacity: 34,500Capacity: 52,500Capacity: 30,000
Wellington regional stadium.jpg Suncorp Stadium.jpg
Melbourne Dunedin Wollongong
AAMI Park Forsyth Barr Stadium WIN Stadium
Capacity: 30,050Capacity: 30,748Capacity: 23,750
AAMI Park, Melbourne Storm v North Queensland Cowboys.jpg Forsyth Barr Stadium 95.JPG WIN Stadium5.jpg

Referees

Touch judges/video referees

Qualifier

Samoa v. Fiji

3 May 2014
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg32 – 16Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Tries:
Penani Manumalealii (3) 13' c, 38' c, 44' c
Carlos Tuimavave 54'c
Daniel Vidot 64'c
Sam Tagataese 78' Red card.svg
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: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Klein
Player of the Match: Canterbury colours.svg Penani Manumalealii

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  Flag of England.svg32 – 26Flag of Samoa.svg  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: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerard Sutton
Player of the Match: England colours.svg Sam Tomkins
  • 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.
FB1 Auckland colours.svg Sam Tomkins
RW2 Wigancolours.svg Josh Charnley
RC3 Rhinoscolours.svg Kallum Watkins
LC4 Castleford colours.svg Michael Shenton
LW5 Rhinoscolours.svg Ryan Hall
SO6 Illawarra colours.svg Gareth Widdop
SH7 Wigancolours.svg Matty Smith
PR8 South Sydney colours.svg George Burgess
HK9 HKRcolours.svg Josh Hodgson
PR10 Canterbury colours.svg James Graham (c)
SR11 Wigancolours.svg Liam Farrell
SR12 Wigancolours.svg Joel Tomkins
LF13 Hullcolours.svg Joe Westerman
Substitutions:
BE14 Castleford colours.svg Daryl Clark
BE15 Giantscolours.svg Brett Ferres
BE16 South Sydney colours.svg Tom Burgess
BE17 Wolvescolours.svg Chris Hill
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Steve McNamara
FB1 Wests Tigers colours.svg Tim Simona
RW2 North Queensland colours.svg Antonio Winterstein
RC3 Cronulla colours.svg Ricky Leutele
LC4 Newcastle colours.svg Joey Leilua
LW5 Brisbane colours.svg Daniel Vidot
FE6 Melbourne colours.svg Ben Roberts
HB7 Illawarra colours.svg Kyle Stanley
PR8 Cronulla colours.svg Sam Tagataese
HK9 Auckland colours.svg Michael Sio
PR10 Newcastle colours.svg David Fa'alogo (c)
SR11 Canterbury colours.svg Frank Pritchard
SR12 Illawarra colours.svg Leeson Ah Mau
LK13 Brisbane colours.svg Josh McGuire
Substitutions:
BE14 Wcatscolours.svg Pita Godinet
BE15 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Jesse Sene-Lefao
BE16 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Isaac Liu
BE17 Saintscolours.svg Mose Masoe
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Parish

Saturday, 25 October 2014
7:30pm (AEDT)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg12 – 30Flag of New Zealand.svg  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: Flag of England.svg Phil Bentham
Player of the Match: New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg Shaun Johnson
FB1 South Sydney colours.svg Greg Inglis
RW2 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Josh Mansour
RC3 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Michael Jennings
LC4 South Sydney colours.svg Dylan Walker
LW5 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Daniel Tupou
SO6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Daly Cherry-Evans
SH7 Melbourne colours.svg Cooper Cronk
PR8 Wests Tigers colours.svg Aaron Woods
HK9 Melbourne colours.svg Cameron Smith (c)
PR10 Brisbane colours.svg Sam Thaiday
SR11 Newcastle colours.svg Beau Scott
SR12 Melbourne colours.svg Ryan Hoffman
LF13 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Greg Bird
Substitutions:
BE14 Wests Tigers colours.svg Robbie Farah
BE15 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Aidan Guerra
BE16 Canberra colours.svg Josh Papalii
BE17 Brisbane colours.svg Corey Parker
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Sheens
FB1 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Peta Hiku
RW19 Illawarra colours.svg Gerard Beale
RC3 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LC4 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Dean Whare
LW2 Illawarra colours.svg Jason Nightingale
FE6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Kieran Foran
HB7 Auckland colours.svg Shaun Johnson
PR8 Melbourne colours.svg Jesse Bromwich
HK9 Auckland colours.svg Thomas Leuluai
PR10 Wests Tigers colours.svg Adam Blair
SR11 Auckland colours.svg Simon Mannering (c)
SR12 Melbourne colours.svg Kevin Proctor
LK13 North Queensland colours.svg Jason Taumalolo
Substitutions:
BE14 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Lewis Brown
BE15 Canterbury colours.svg Greg Eastwood
BE16 Wests Tigers colours.svg Martin Taupau
BE17 Melbourne colours.svg Tohu Harris
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Stephen Kearney

Round 2

Saturday, 1 November 2014
4:00pm (NZT)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg14 – 12Flag of Samoa.svg  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, Whangarei, New Zealand [4]
Attendance: 16,912
Referee: Flag of New Zealand.svg Henry Perenara
Player of the Match: New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg Kieran Foran
FB1 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Peta Hiku
RW2 Illawarra colours.svg Jason Nightingale
RC3 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LC4 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Dean Whare
LW5 Auckland colours.svg Manu Vatuvei
FE6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Kieran Foran
HB7 Auckland colours.svg Shaun Johnson
PR8 Melbourne colours.svg Jesse Bromwich
HK9 South Sydney colours.svg Issac Luke
PR10 Wests Tigers colours.svg Adam Blair
SR11 Auckland colours.svg Simon Mannering (c)
SR12 Melbourne colours.svg Kevin Proctor
LK13 North Queensland colours.svg Jason Taumalolo
Substitutions:
BE14 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Lewis Brown
BE15 Auckland colours.svg Suaia Matagi
BE16 Wests Tigers colours.svg Martin Taupau
BE17 Melbourne colours.svg Tohu Harris
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Stephen Kearney
FB1 Wests Tigers colours.svg Tim Simona
RW20 North Queensland colours.svg Tautau Moga
RC3 Canterbury colours.svg Tim Lafai
LC4 Newcastle colours.svg Joey Leilua
LW5 Brisbane colours.svg Daniel Vidot
FE6 Melbourne colours.svg Ben Roberts
HB7 Illawarra colours.svg Kyle Stanley
PR8 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Isaac Liu
HK13 Brisbane colours.svg Josh McGuire
PR10 Newcastle colours.svg David Fa'alogo (c)
SR11 Canterbury colours.svg Frank Pritchard
SR12 Illawarra colours.svg Leeson Ah Mau
LK16 Wests Tigers colours.svg Sauaso Sue
Substitutions:
BE9 Wcatscolours.svg Pita Godinet
BE14 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Dunamis Lui
BE17 Saintscolours.svg Mose Masoe
BE18 Auckland colours.svg Dominique Peyroux
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Parish

Sunday, 2 November 2014
4:00pm (AEST)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg16 – 12Flag of England.svg  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: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerard Sutton
Player of the Match: Australian colours.svg Cameron Smith
FB1 South Sydney colours.svg Greg Inglis
RW2 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Josh Mansour
RC3 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Michael Jennings
LC4 South Sydney colours.svg Dylan Walker
LW5 Newcastle colours.svg Sione Mata'utia
SO6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Daly Cherry-Evans
SH7 Melbourne colours.svg Cooper Cronk
PR8 Wests Tigers colours.svg Aaron Woods
HK9 Melbourne colours.svg Cameron Smith (c)
PR10 Brisbane colours.svg Sam Thaiday
SR11 Newcastle colours.svg Beau Scott
SR12 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Greg Bird
LF13 Brisbane colours.svg Corey Parker
Substitutions:
BE14 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Boyd Cordner
BE15 Brisbane colours.svg Ben Hunt
BE16 Canterbury colours.svg David Klemmer
BE17 Canberra colours.svg Josh Papalii
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Sheens
FB1 Auckland colours.svg Sam Tomkins
RW2 Wigancolours.svg Josh Charnley
RC3 Rhinoscolours.svg Kallum Watkins
LC18 Wigancolours.svg Dan Sarginson
LW5 Rhinoscolours.svg Ryan Hall
SO6 Illawarra colours.svg Gareth Widdop
SH7 Wigancolours.svg Matty Smith
PR8 South Sydney colours.svg George Burgess
HK9 HKRcolours.svg Josh Hodgson
PR10 Canterbury colours.svg James Graham
SR11 Wigancolours.svg Liam Farrell
SR12 Wigancolours.svg Joel Tomkins
LF19 Wigancolours.svg Sean O'Loughlin (c)
Substitutions:
BE14 Castleford colours.svg Daryl Clark
BE15 Giantscolours.svg Brett Ferres
BE16 South Sydney colours.svg Tom Burgess
BE17 Wolvescolours.svg Chris Hill
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Steve McNamara

Round 3

Saturday, 8 November 2014
7:00pm (NZT)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg16 – 14Flag of England.svg  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: Flag of England.svg Phil Bentham
Player of the Match: New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg Jason Taumalolo
  • With the victory, New Zealand secured a place in the final.
FB1 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Peta Hiku
RW2 Illawarra colours.svg Jason Nightingale
RC3 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LC4 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Dean Whare
LW5 Auckland colours.svg Manu Vatuvei
FE6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Kieran Foran
HB7 Auckland colours.svg Shaun Johnson
PR8 Melbourne colours.svg Jesse Bromwich
HK14 Auckland colours.svg Thomas Leuluai
PR10 Wests Tigers colours.svg Adam Blair
SR11 Auckland colours.svg Simon Mannering (c)
SR12 Melbourne colours.svg Kevin Proctor
LK13 North Queensland colours.svg Jason Taumalolo
Substitutions:
BE9 South Sydney colours.svg Issac Luke
BE15 Canterbury colours.svg Greg Eastwood
BE16 Wests Tigers colours.svg Martin Taupau
BE17 Melbourne colours.svg Tohu Harris
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Stephen Kearney
FB1 Auckland colours.svg Sam Tomkins
RW2 Wigancolours.svg Josh Charnley
RC3 Rhinoscolours.svg Kallum Watkins
LC4 Wigancolours.svg Dan Sarginson
LW5 Rhinoscolours.svg Ryan Hall
SO6 Illawarra colours.svg Gareth Widdop
SH7 Wigancolours.svg Matty Smith
PR8 South Sydney colours.svg George Burgess
HK14 Castleford colours.svg Daryl Clark
PR10 Canterbury colours.svg James Graham
SR11 Wigancolours.svg Liam Farrell
SR12 Wigancolours.svg Joel Tomkins
LF13 Wigancolours.svg Sean O'Loughlin (c)
Substitutions:
BE15 Giantscolours.svg Brett Ferres
BE16 South Sydney colours.svg Tom Burgess
BE17 Wolvescolours.svg Chris Hill
BE18 Catalanscolours.svg Elliott Whitehead
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Steve McNamara

Sunday, 9 November 2014
4:00pm (AEST)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg44 – 18Flag of Samoa.svg  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: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerard Sutton
Player of the Match: Australian colours.svg Greg Inglis
FB1 South Sydney colours.svg Greg Inglis
RW2 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Josh Mansour
RC3 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Michael Jennings
LC4 South Sydney colours.svg Dylan Walker
LW5 Newcastle colours.svg Sione Mata'utia
SO6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Daly Cherry-Evans
SH7 Melbourne colours.svg Cooper Cronk
PR8 Wests Tigers colours.svg Aaron Woods
HK9 Melbourne colours.svg Cameron Smith (c)
PR10 Canberra colours.svg Josh Papalii
SR11 Brisbane colours.svg Sam Thaiday
SR12 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Greg Bird
LF13 Brisbane colours.svg Corey Parker
Substitutions:
BE14 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Boyd Cordner
BE15 Brisbane colours.svg Ben Hunt
BE19 Canterbury colours.svg David Klemmer
BE21 Canterbury colours.svg Josh Jackson
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Sheens
FB1 Wests Tigers colours.svg Tim Simona
RW2 North Queensland colours.svg Antonio Winterstein
RC3 Canterbury colours.svg Tim Lafai
LC4 Newcastle colours.svg Joey Leilua
LW5 Brisbane colours.svg Daniel Vidot
FE6 Melbourne colours.svg Ben Roberts
HB7 Illawarra colours.svg Kyle Stanley
PR8 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Isaac Liu
HK13 Brisbane colours.svg Josh McGuire
PR10 Newcastle colours.svg David Fa'alogo (c)
SR11 Canterbury colours.svg Frank Pritchard
SR12 Illawarra colours.svg Leeson Ah Mau
LK17 Saintscolours.svg Mose Masoe
Substitutions:
BE9 Wcatscolours.svg Pita Godinet
BE14 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Dunamis Lui
BE15 Canterbury colours.svg Reni Maitua
BE16 Wests Tigers colours.svg Sauaso Sue
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Parish

Standings

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand W33006038+226
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 32017260+124
3Flag of England.svg  England 3102585802
4Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 30035690–340

Final

Saturday, 15 November
8:30pm (NZT)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg22 – 18Flag of Australia (converted).svg  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: Flag of England.svg Phil Bentham
Player of the Match: New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg Shaun Johnson [5]
New ZealandPositionAustralia
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.

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  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. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  5. "Kiwis claim second Four Nations title". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  6. Putting the record straight warriors.co.nz, 18 November 2014