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In addition to this, the calendar gave Tier 2 nations the opportunity to host Tier 1 nations outside the November international window leading up to the 2015 Rugby World Cup. All Six Nations teams were in action, with England playing a three-test series against New Zealand , whilst playing a mid-week match against the Crusaders .
The 2014 end-of-year rugby tests, also known as the 2014 autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, were international rugby union matches predominantly played between visiting Southern Hemisphere countries and European nations.
Due to their inclusion in the Quadrangular tournament in South Africa, Samoa did not feature in the 2013 edition of the Pacific Nations Cup., [2] to the competition in 2014. Canada, Japan, and the USA withdrew for the 2016 and 2017 editions due to commitments to 2019 Rugby World Cup qualification. World Rugby Pacific Challenge
October 10, 2013 – May 23, 2014: 2013–14 European Challenge Cup; October 11, 2013 – May 24, 2014: 2013–14 Heineken Cup; February 1 – March 15: 2014 Six Nations Championship; February 15 – August 2: 2014 Super Rugby season; April 7 – 19: 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Hong Kong; August 1 – 17: 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup ...
The 2014 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2014 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 15th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition ...
In June 2014, France played a three-test series against Australia as part of the 2014 mid-year rugby union tests. [1] They played the Wallabies across the three week June International window (2–22 June), and which were part of the third year of the global rugby calendar established by the International Rugby Board, which runs through to 2019. [2]
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 ...
[1] [2] The 2014 Rugby Championship was the first in which New Zealand failed to win all their matches – they drew with Australia in Week 1 and lost to South Africa in Week 6. It also saw the first Championship-match win for Argentina who defeated Australia 21–17 in the last match of the tournament.