Top-level rugby league in 2014 centred on Australasia's 2014 NRL Auckland Nines, 2014 NRL season and the Super League XIX. High-profile representative competitions included the 2014 Rugby League Four Nations (held in Australia and New Zealand) and the 2014 State of Origin series.

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January

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February

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7: Super League XIX begins with the Huddersfield Giants upsetting last year's champions Wigan Warriors at the DW Stadium in Wigan.[1]
14 & 15: Inaugural NRL Auckland Nines are held at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. The North Queensland Cowboys are inaugural champions after beating Brisbane 16–7 in the final.[2]
22: Sydney Roosters win the 2014 World Club Challenge after beating Wigan Warriors 36–14 at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia.[3]
25: Europe's Bradford Bulls team are deducted six Super League competition points after entering administration.[4]

March

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6: 2014 NRL season begins with the South Sydney Rabbitohs upsetting last year's champions Sydney Roosters at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney.[5]

April

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2: The 2014 ANZAC Test is played, with Australia defeating New Zealand 30–18 before 25,429 at Allianz Stadium.[6]
3: The Pacific Rugby League International is played, with Samoa defeating Fiji 32–16 before 9,063 at Sportingbet Stadium in Penrith, Australia. In doing so they also secured qualification as the fourth and final team to compete at the 2014 Four Nations later in the year.[7]
3: The City vs Country Origin is played, with City and Country drawing for only the second time since being 'Under origin selection rules'. The match finished 26 points apiece in front of a packed crowd at Dubbo's Apex Oval.[8]
17 & 18: The Northern Hemisphere's Super League held its special Magic Weekend. The Magic Weekend was held at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England. It made several records such as attendance with Day 1 recording the biggest ever attendance with 36,339 fans attending the ground on one day. While the total aggregate attendance of 64,552 is the biggest ever attendance recorded for Super League's showcase weekend.[9]

June

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14: New South Wales made history, finally winning the State of Origin series after losing 8 consecutive. New South Wales won the historic third-match in the series 6–4 before 83,421 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales.[10]

July

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13: London Broncos are relegated from the Super League.[11]
19: Canada have beaten Jamaica in the fourth annual Caribbean Carnival Cup.[12]
27: Barrow Raiders are relegated from the Championship.[13]

August

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3: Swinton Lions are relegated from the Championship.[14]
10: Rochdale Hornets are relegated from the Championship.[15]
10: The lone Colonial Cup series match is played, with Canada making history and defeating USA 52–14 before 7,356 at Lamport Stadium to win their first ever Colonial Cup since the competition inaugurated in 2010.[16]
11: North Wales Crusaders are relegated from the Championship.[17]
23: The 2014 Challenge Cup final is played, with the Leeds Rhinos defeating the Castleford Tigers 23–10 before 77,914 at Wembley Stadium.[18]

September

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7 : Keighley Cougars are relegated from the Championship on a dramatic final day of the regular season. They finished just one point behind 8th placed Batley Bulldogs and 9th placed Whitehaven.[19]
12: Bradford Bulls are relegated from the Super League. They have been participating in the Super League since its inauguration in 1996 and have won four titles being 1997, 2001, 2003 and 2005.[20]

October

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5: 2014 NRL Grand Final is played and South Sydney are the new premiers after defeating the Canterbury Bulldogs 30–6 in front of a record 'Rectangular Shaped (ANZ) Stadium' crowd of 83,833 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney. This is also the Rabbitohs' first premiership title in 43 years[21]
7: Hunslet Hawks win promotion to the Championship for the 2015 season.[22]
11: 2014 Super League Grand Final is played and St. Helens are the new champions after defeating a '12-man' Wigan Warriors team 14–6 before 70,102 at Old Trafford in Strentford, England.[23]
19: 2014 Hayne/Mannah Cup is played and Fiji are the champions after defeating Lebanon 40–28 at Remondis Stadium in Woolooware, New South Wales.[24]

November

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2: 2014 European Cup is won by Scotland for the first time. Scotland have therefore qualified to play alongside Australia, England and New Zealand in the 2016 Four Nations.[25]
15: 2014 Four Nations Final is won by New Zealand who defeated Australia 22–18 before 25,093 at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand.[26]

December

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19: New Zealand halfback, Shaun Johnson is announced as the best official player in 2014 after being awarded the Golden Boot.[27]

Test Matches

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2 May 2014
Australia   30–18   New Zealand
Try: B Morris (2)
Bird
Cronk
Inglis
Goal: Thurston (5/5)
Match Report
Try: Bromwich
Harris
Moa
Goal: Johnson (3/3)
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 25,429
Referee:   Shayne Hayne
Player of the Match: Johnathan Thurston
3 May 2014
Samoa   32–16   Fiji
Try: Manumalealii (3)
Tuimavave
Vidot
Goal: Inu (6/6)
Match Report
Try: Naiqama
Storer
Tuqiri
Goal: Tuqiri (2/3)
Sportingbet Stadium Penrith
Attendance: 9,063
Referee:   Ashley Klein
Player of the Match: Penani Manumalealii
17 October 2014
Scotland   42–18   Wales
Try: Brough
Thomas
Kilday
J Walker
Scott (2)
C Phillips
B Phillips
Goal: Brough (5/8)
Match Report
Try: Williams
Roets
Farrer (2)
Goal: Hough (0/2)
Reece (1/2)
Derwent Park, Workington
Attendance: 2,036
Referee:   James Child
Player of the Match: Danny Brough
18 October 2014
Ireland   22–12   France
Try: McDonnell (2)
Peacock (2)
Murphy
Goal: Dunne (1/5)
Match Report
Try: Larroyer
Pélissier
Goal: Marginet (2/2)
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 1,428
Referee:   Tim Roby
Player of the Match: Josh Toole
25 October 2014
Ireland   4–25   Scotland
Try: James Toole
Goal: Dunne (0/1)
Match Report
Try: C Phillips
Hurst
Addy
Thomas
Goal: Brough (3/4)
Drop Goal: Brough (1/1)
25 October 2014
France   42–22   Wales
Try: Soubeyras
Fages
Baile
Pala (2)
Marginet (2)
Goal: Marginet (7/7)
Match Report
Try: Fleming
Fozard
Williams
Roets
Goal: Reece (3/4)
Stadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi
Attendance: 5,225
Referee:   Tim Roby
31 September 2014
Scotland   22–38   France
Try: Kavanagh
Hellewell
A Walker
J Walker
Goal: Brough (3/4)
Match Report
Try: Marginet (3)
Baitieri
Pélissier
Decarnin
Gigot
Goal: Marginet (5/7)
Netherdale, Galashiels
Attendance: 1,432
Referee:   Richard Silverwood
Player of the Match: Rémy Marginet
2 November 2014
Wales   14–46   Ireland
Try: Williams
Grant
Hughes
Goal: Reece (1/2)
Emanuelli (0/1)
Match Report
Try: Hope
Hargreaves (3)
Ambler
Finn
Peacock
Dunne
Goal: Finn (7/8)
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 1,293
Referee:   Ben Thaler
25 October 2014
England   32–26   Samoa
Try: Shenton
Watkins
Farrell
J Tomkins
S Tomkins
Goal: Widdop (6/6)
Match Report
Try: Liu
Vidot
Godinet (2)
Winterstein
Goal: Stanley (3/4)
Roberts (1/1) 72'
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 47,813
Referee:   Gerard Sutton
Player of the Match: Sam Tomkins
25 October 2014
Australia   12–30   New Zealand
Try: Scott
Inglis
Goal: Smith (2/2)
Match Report
Try: Proctor
Brown
Johnson
Whare
Nightingale
Goal: Johnson (5/5)
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: Attendance combined with England v Samoa
Referee:   Phil Bentham
Player of the Match: Shaun Johnson
1 November 2014
New Zealand   14–12   Samoa
Try: Foran
Nightingale
Kenny-Dowall
Goal: Johnson (1/3)
Match Report
Try: Moga
Vidot
Leilua
Goal: Lafai (0/3)
Toll Stadium, Whangārei
Attendance: 16,912
Referee:   Henry Perenara
Player of the Match: Kieran Foran
2 November 2014
Australia   16–12   England
Try: Jennings
Hunt
Inglis
Goal: Smith (2/3)
Match Report
Try: Watkins
Hall
Goal: Widdop (2/2)
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 20,585
Referee:   Gerard Sutton
Player of the Match: Cameron Smith
  • Sione Mata'utia made his international test début for Australia and becoming the youngest ever player to play for the 'Kangaroos' at age of 18 years and 129 days, eclipsing Israel Folau's seven-year-old record by 65 days.[28]
8 November 2014
New Zealand   16–14   England
Try: Nightingale (2)
Vatuvei
Goal: Johnson (2/3)
Match Report
Try: Hall (2)
Charnley
Goal: Widdop (1/3)
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 15,863
Referee:   Phil Bentham
Player of the Match: Jason Taumalolo
9 November 2014
Australia   44–18   Samoa
Try: Cronk (2)
Inglis (2)
Cherry-Evans
Klemmer
Papalii
Mansour
Goal: Smith (4/6)
Cherry-Evans (2/2)
Match Report
Try: Simona
Roberts
Fa'alogo
Goal: Lafai (3/3)
WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Attendance: 18,456
Referee:   Gerard Sutton
Player of the Match: Greg Inglis

Final

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15 November
New Zealand   22–18   Australia
Try: Vatuvei (2)
Nightingale
Johnson
Goals
Johnson (3/5)
Report
Try: Jennings
Mata'utia
Hunt
Goals
Smith (3/3)
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 25,093
Referee:   Phil Bentham
Player of the Match: Shaun Johnson

Other Test Match results

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Regional Tournaments – Europe

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Name Participants First Played Last Played Frequency Holder Tier
European Championship C 3 – Czech Republic, Greece, and Malta 2008 2014 Annual   Greece 3rd Tier
Balkans Championship 4 – Bosnia-Herzegovina, Greece, Hungary, and Serbia 2014 2014 Annual   Greece 3rd Tier
Nordic Cup 3 – Denmark, Norway, and Sweden 2011 2014 Annual   Denmark 3rd–4th Tier
Jerome Cup 2 – Denmark and Belgium 2014 2014 Annually   Denmark 4th Tier

Regional Tournaments – Asia/Middle East & The Atlantic

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Name Participants First Played Last Played Frequency Holder Tier
Colonial Cup 2 – Canada, and United States 2010 2014 Annually   Canada 2nd–3rd Tier
Caribbean Carnival Cup 2 – Canada, and Jamaica 2010 2014 Annually   Canada 3rd Tier

Trans-Continental

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Name Participants First Played Last Played Frequency Holder Tier
Ohana Cup 2 – United States and 1 pacific nation (2014 – Samoa) 2012 2014 Annually   United States 2nd Tier
Magellan Cup 2 – Philippines and Latin Heat 2014 2014 Annually   Philippines 4th Tier

Domestic Competitions

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Australasia

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NRL Auckland Nines

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The 2014 NRL Auckland Nines tournament will run over two days from 14 to 15 February 2014. All the matches are held at Auckland's Eden Park.

National Rugby League

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The 2014 NRL Season will run from 6 March 2014 to 5 October 2014, with the latter date hosting the Grand Final at Sydney's ANZ Stadium.

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Sydney Roosters 24 16 0 8 2 615 385 +230 36
2   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 16 0 8 2 502 399 +103 36
3   South Sydney Rabbitohs (P) 24 15 0 9 2 585 361 +224 34
4   Penrith Panthers 24 15 0 9 2 506 426 +80 34
5   North Queensland Cowboys 24 14 0 10 2 596 406 +190 32
6   Melbourne Storm 24 14 0 10 2 536 460 +76 32
7   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 13 0 11 2 446 439 +7 30
8   Brisbane Broncos 24 12 0 12 2 549 456 +93 28
9   New Zealand Warriors 24 12 0 12 2 571 491 +80 28
10   Parramatta Eels 24 12 0 12 2 477 580 −103 28
11   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 11 0 13 2 469 528 −59 26
12   Newcastle Knights 24 10 0 14 2 463 571 −108 24
13   Wests Tigers 24 10 0 14 2 420 631 −211 24
14   Gold Coast Titans 24 9 0 15 2 372 538 −166 22
15   Canberra Raiders 24 8 0 16 2 466 623 −157 20
16   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 5 0 19 2 334 613 −279 14

State of Origin

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2014 State of Origin series

Europe

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Super League XIX

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The Super League is the top club competition in Europe. In 2014 there are thirteen English teams and one French team in the 2014 season, known as Super League XIX with the bottom two teams on the table set to be relegated at the end of the regular season.

Position Club Played Won Drawn Lost Pts for Pts agst Points
1   St. Helens 27 19 0 8 796 563 38
2   Wigan Warriors 27 18 1 8 834 429 37
3   Huddersfield Giants 27 17 3 7 785 626 37
4   Castleford Tigers 27 17 2 8 814 583 36
5   Warrington Wolves 27 17 1 9 793 515 35
6   Leeds Rhinos 27 15 2 10 685 421 32
7   Catalans Dragons 27 14 1 12 733 667 29
8   Widnes Vikings 27 13 1 13 611 725 27
9   Hull Kingston Rovers 27 10 3 14 627 665 23
10   Salford Red Devils 27 11 1 15 608 695 23
11   Hull F.C. 27 10 2 15 653 586 22
12   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 10 1 16 557 750 21
13   Bradford Bulls 27 8 0 19 512 984 *10
14   London Broncos 27 1 0 26 438 1237 2

(* – Bradford Bulls deducted 6 points on 25 February 2014 for entering administration)

  Teams in position to qualify for the Super League play-offs
  Teams in position to be relegated from the Super League to the Championship next season

Carnegie Challenge Cup

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The Rugby League Challenge Cup is the most prestigious knock-out competition in the world of Rugby League. It features teams from across Europe including England, Scotland, Wales, France and Russia.

The final of the 2014 Cup is held at the prestigious Wembley Stadium in London on 23 August.

Other competition results

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Australia & Oceania

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Nations Competition Teams Instituted Last Season Winner Tier/Division
  AUS/  NZL National Youth Competition (NYC) 16 2008 2014   New Zealand Warriors   Youth
  New South Wales Cup (NSWRL) 13 1908 2014   Penrith Panthers   2nd Tier
  AUS/  PNG   Queensland Cup (QRL) 13 1996 2014   Northern Pride
  AUS   Ron Massey Cup 12 2003 2014   The Entrance Tigers   3rd Tier
  FOGS Cup 11 2001 2014   Eastern Suburbs Tigers
  COK Cook Islands League 6 1994 2012   Titikaveka Bulldogs   1st Tier
  FIJ Vodafone Cup 14 2010 2014   Saru Dragons   1st Tier
  NZL Pirtek National Premiership (NZRL) 7 2010 2014   Canterbury Bulls   1st Tier
  PNG PNG Digicel Cup 10 1990 2014   Hela Wigmen   1st Tier
  SAM Samoa Rugby League 6 ? 2014   Apia Barracudas   1st Tier
  TON Tongan National Rugby League 12 1988 ?   Lapaha Knights   1st Tier

Europe

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Nations Competition Teams Instituted Latest Year Winner Tier/Division
  BIH Bosnia & Herzegovina Championship 3 2013 2014   RLC Bjeli Zecevi   1st Tier
  CZE CZRLA First Division 7 2011 2014   Lokomotiva Beroun   1st Tier
CZRLA Second Division 4 2011 2014   Chrudim Rabbitohs   2nd Tier
  ENG/  WAL Championship 12 2003 2014   Leigh Centurions   2nd Tier
  ENG/  WAL Championship 1 14 2003 2014   Hunslet Hawks   3rd Tier
  DEN/  SWE Pan-Scandinavian Cup 3 2013 2014   Skåne Crusaders  /  1st Tier
  DEN Danish Rugby League Championship 2 2013 2014   Copenhagen RLFC   1st Tier
  FRA Elite One Championship 8 1931 2013–14   Toulouse Olympique   1st Tier
Elite Two Championship 13 1982 2013–14   RC Baho XIII   2nd Tier
National Division 1 21 1976 2013–14   Realmont XIII   3rd Tier
National Division 2 34 1978 2013–14   Val de Dagne XIII   4th Tier
  GRE Hellenic Championship ? 2014 2014   Rhodes Knights   1st Tier
Hellenic Championship B Division ? 2014 2014   Neapoli Lakonia   2nd Tier
  IRE All-Ireland Championship 10 2001 2014   Barnhall Butchers   1st Tier
  LAT Latvian Rugby League Crown 4 2013   Valmieras Fēnikss   1st Tier
  MLT MRL Dove Men+Care Championship ? ? 2013   Malta Origin RL   1st Tier
  NED NRLB Nationale Kampioenschap 2 2014   1st Tier
  NOR Norge National Championship 5 2010 2013   Oslo Capitals   1st Tier
  RUS Russian Championship 6 1991 2014   Vereya Bears   1st Tier
  SCO Deuchars IPA National League 4 1997 2014   Aberdeen Warriors   1st Tier
  SER Serbian Championship 6 2002 2014   Red Star RLC   1st Tier
  SPA Campeonato Nacional de Liga 4 2014 2014   Irreductibles Edetans   1st Tier
Copa España 6 2014 2014   Ciencias Valencia
  SWE Sweden Super League 4 2011 2013   Spartacus Reds   1st Tier
  UKR Ukrainian Championship 8 2012 2014   Legion XIII   1st Tier
  WAL South Wales Premiership 8 2003 2014   Torfaen Tigers   1st Tier
North Wales Conference 4 2012 2014   Conwy Celts

Africa

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Nations Competition Teams Instituted Latest Year Winner Tier/Division
  GHA Ghana Championship 6 2014 2014 no final played   1st Tier
  RSA Protea Cup 8 2013 2013–14   TUKS Blues   1st Tier
Rhino Cup 4 2011 2014   TUKS Reds   2nd Tier

Asia & the Middle East

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Nations Competition Teams Instituted Latest Year Winner Tier/Division
  LIB Lebanon Championship 5 2002 2013–14   Jounieh Al-Galacticos   1st Tier
  PHI Philippines National Rugby League (PNRL) 9 2013 2013   MAAP Warriors   1st Tier
  THA Thailand Rugby League Premiership 6 2014 2014 TBC   1st Tier
  UAE Emirates Rugby League (ENRL) ? 2013 2014   Abu Dhabi Harlequins   1st Tier

The Americas

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Nations Competition Teams Instituted Latest Year Winner Tier/Division
  CAN  British Columbia Rugby League (BCRLC) 6 2012 2014   Surrey Beavers   1st Tier
 Ontario Rugby League (ORL) 4 2010 2014   Toronto Centruions
  JAM Jamaican Club Championship 5 2005 2014   GC Foster College   1st Tier
  USA USA Rugby League (USARL) 8 2011 2014   Philadelphia Fight   1st Tier

See also

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References

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