The Rugby Championship 2014

The Rugby Championship 2014
Number of nations	4th
winner	New Zealand (13th title)
Opening game	August 16, 2014
Tournament end	4th October 2014
Games	12
Points	518  (⌀: 43.17 per game)
tries	50  (⌀: 4.17 per game)
spectator	430,582  (⌀: 35,882 per game)
Most of the points	Nicolás Sánchez (52)
Most attempts	Julian Savea (4)
yellow cards	8  (⌀: 0.67 per game)
Yellow-red cards	0
Red cards	0
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The Rugby Championship 2014 was the third edition of the annual rugby union tournament The Rugby Championship , the successor to the Tri Nations competition, which has existed since 1996. The tournament winner was determined in twelve games on six weekends between August 16 and October 4, 2014. Each of the four national teams played in a home and an away game against the other three teams. The New Zealand All Blacks won the title for the third time in a row .

table

	country	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points
1.	New Zealand	6th	4th	1	1	164: 91	+ 73	4th	22nd
2.	South Africa	6th	4th	0	2	134: 110	+ 24	3	19th
3.	Australia	6th	2	1	3	115: 160	- 45	1	11
4th	Argentina	6th	1	0	5	105: 157	- 52	3	7th

Games and results

First round

August 16, 2014 8:05 PM AEST	Australia	12: 12	New Zealand	ANZ Stadium , Sydney Spectators: 68,627 Referee: Jaco Peyper ( South Africa )
	Penalty kicks: Beale (4/5) 11th, 44th, 55th, 69th	(3: 9) Report	Penalty kicks: Cruden (4/5) 3rd, 6th, 21st, 59th

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16 August 2014 17:05 SAST	South Africa	13: 6	Argentina	Loftus Versfeld Stadium , Pretoria Spectators: 30,453 Referee: John Lacey ( Ireland )
	Attempts: Pienaar 1st increments: Pollard (1/1) Penalty kicks: Pollard (1/1) 16. Steyn (1/1) 50.	(10: 3) Report	Penalty kicks: Sánchez (2/2) 7th, 42nd

Second round

23 August 2014 7:35 p.m. NZST	New Zealand	51:20	Australia	Eden Park , Auckland Spectators: 48,211 Referee: Romain Poite ( France )
	Tries: penalty try 27 erh. Savea . 30 erh Read 49. erh. McCaw 53. erh erh 59... Steve Luatua 80. erh. Increases: Cruden (5/5) Smith (1/1) penalty kicks: Cruden (3/4) 5th, 7th, 17th	(23: 6) Report	Attempts: Folau 61st increased Hooper 64th increased increases: Beale (2/2) Penalty kicks: Beale (2/2) 1st, 13th

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23 August 2014 4:10 p.m. AST	Argentina	31:33	South Africa	Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena , Salta Spectators: 17,000 Referee: Steve Walsh ( Australia )
	Attempts: Montero 25th, Cubelli 46th, Tuculet 50th, rev. Raise: Sánchez (2/3) Penalty kicks: Sánchez (2/4) 3rd, 55th Bosch (1/1) 73rd Dropgoals: Hernández (1/1) 12th	(13:16) Report	Attempts: Habana 31st. Hendricks 59th. Coetzee 68th. Increases: Pollard (1/1) Steyn (2/2) Penalty kicks: Pollard (3/3) 10th, 22nd, 29th Steyn (1 / 1) 76.

Third round

September 6, 2014 7:35 p.m. NZST	New Zealand	28: 9	Argentina	McLean Park , Napier Spectators: 21,329 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère ( France )
	Attempts: Savea 26th n.erh., 43rd n.erh. Messam 40th, Smith, 72nd, increases: Slade (1/1) Penalty kicks: Barrett (1/2) 15th Slade (1/1) 64.	(13: 6) Report	Penalty kicks: Sánchez (3/3) 18., 32., 62.

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September 6, 2014 6:05 pm AWST	Australia	24:23	South Africa	Subiaco Oval , Perth Spectators: 25,718 Referee: George Clancy ( Ireland )
	Attempts: Folau 1st n.erh. Horne 77th increments: Foley (1/2) Penalty kicks: Foley (4/4) 16th, 27th, 41st, 68th	(11:14) report	Attempts: Hendricks 12th n.erh. Penalty kicks: Steyn (6/6) 6th, 18th, 24th, 44th, 48th, 62nd

Fourth round

September 13, 2014 7:35 pm NZST	New Zealand	14:10	South Africa	Westpac Stadium , Wellington Spectators: 35,747 Referee: Jérôme Garcès ( France )
	Attempts: McCaw 46th n.erh. Penalty kicks: Cruden (2/3) 10th, 23rd Barrett (1/1) 66.	(6: 7) Report	Attempts: Hendricks 15th raised raises: Pollard (1/1) Dropgoals: Pollard (1/1) 55.

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September 13, 2014 8:05 PM AEST	Australia	32:25	Argentina	Robina Stadium , Gold Coast Spectators: 14,281 Referee: Glen Jackson ( New Zealand )
	Attempts: Hooper 2nd after, 43rd at Betham, 59th after. Elevations: Foley (1/3) Penalty kicks: Foley (5/5) 15th, 38th, 40th, 54th, 73rd	(14: 7) Report	Attempts: Montero 6th received Bosch 63rd received Tuculet 70th received Elevations: Sánchez (2/3) Penalty kicks: Sánchez (2/3) 49th, 57th

Fifth round

September 27, 2014 17:05 SAST	South Africa	28:10	Australia	Newlands Stadium , Cape Town Spectators: 44,955 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales )
	Attempts: Coetzee 12. n.erh. de Villiers 71st received, 80th received Lambie 78th received Raise: Lambie (1/3) Penalty: Pollard (1/1) 43.Dropgoals: Lambie (1/1) 69.	(5:10) Report	Attempts: Ashley-Cooper 25th n.erh. Elevations: Foley (1/1) Penalty kicks: Foley (1/2) 24.

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September 27, 2014 7:10 PM AST	Argentina	13:34	New Zealand	Estadio Ciudad de La Plata , La Plata Spectators: 53,000 Referee: Craig Joubert ( South Africa )
	Attempts: Agulla 78th increments: González Iglesias (1/1) Penalty kicks: Sánchez (1/3) 16., 35.	(6:20) report	Attempts: Smith 11th received Dagg 24th received Savea 56th received Perenara 67th increased increases: Barrett (4/4) Penalty kicks: Barrett (2/2) 3rd, 8th

Sixth round

October 4, 2014 17:05 SAST	South Africa	27:25	New Zealand	Ellis Park Stadium , Johannesburg Spectators: 61,261 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England )
	Attempts: Hougaard 11th, Pollard 26th, 39th, elevations: Pollard (3/3) Penalty kicks: Pollard (1/2) 46. Lambie (1/1) 78.	(21:13) Report	Attempts: Fekitoa 32nd received Smith 65th received Coles 69th received Elevations: Barrett (2/3) Penalty kicks: Barrett (2/2) 8th, 23rd

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October 4, 2014 7:40 PM AST	Argentina	21:17	Australia	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas , Mendoza Spectators: 26,000 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales )
	Attempts: Senatore 34th n.erh. Imhoff 52nd increments: Sánchez (1/2) Penalty kicks: Sánchez (3/5) 40th, 43rd, 74th	(8:14) Report	Attempts: Kuridrani 2nd increased Higginbotham 12th increased increases: Foley (2/2) Penalty kicks: Foley (1/3) 47.

Web links

• Tournament website