In June 2014, the Scotland rugby union team played single test matches against four countries; Argentina, Canada, South Africa and the United States. The opening three tests, United States, Canada and Argentina, coincided with the June international window, whereas the test against South Africa fell outside the international window. This meant players playing outside Scotland at club level were not permitted to be released by their clubs to represent Scotland against South Africa; Scotland effectively picked two separate squads, one for the USA and Canada games, the other for Argentina and South Africa.[1]
| 2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa | |||||
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| Coach(es) | Vern Cotter | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Greig Laidlaw Grant Gilchrist | ||||
| Top test point scorer(s) | Greig Laidlaw (20) | ||||
| Top test try scorer(s) | Stuart Hogg (2) | ||||
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| Opponent |
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 Argentina |
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 Canada |
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 South Africa |
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 United States |
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| Tour chronology | |||||
| Previous tour | Aus, Fij & Sam 2012 | ||||
| Next tour | Japan 2016 | ||||
The tour was the start of Vern Cotter's period in charge. Head coach Andy Robinson had resigned in November 2012, and the Scottish Rugby Union had appointed the subsequent interim coach Scott Johnson as Director of Rugby. Scotland lost their match to South Africa but won all three of their Americas tests.
Fixtures edit
| Date and time | Venue | Home | Score | Away |
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| 7 June 2014, 19:30 CDT (UTC-05) | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston | United States
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6–24 |  Scotland
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| 14 June 2014, 14:10 EDT (UTC-04) | BMO Field, Toronto | Canada
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17–19 | Scotland
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| 20 June 2014, 16:20 ART (UTC-03) | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba | Argentina
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19–21 | Scotland
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| 28 June 2014, 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | South Africa
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55–6 | Scotland
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Squads edit
On 20 May, Head Coach Vern Cotter named two squads for the tour; a 27-man squad for the North America leg and a 25-man squad for the Argentina-South Africa leg - 9 players were initially named in both squads.[1] The reasoning was for Cotter to look at as many players as possible. It also meant that players playing outside Scotland at club level, were not selected in the Argentina-South Africa squad, which was predominantly made up of Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby players.
Jack Cuthbert, Matt Scott, Ross Rennie and Ryan Wilson were not considered due to injury.
Head coach: 
Vern Cotter
North America leg edit
On 1 June, Grayson Hart was added to the North America squad, in addition to the Argentina-South Africa squad, to cover the injured Chris Cusiter. While Mark Bennett was also added to the North America squad to cover the injured Alex Dunbar, who was ruled out of whole tour.[2]
On 2 June, Tom Heathcote and Ruaridh Jackson swapped positions on tour. Jackson was moved to the North America squad, and Heathcote was moved to the Argentina-South Africa squad.[3]
On 9 June, Tim Swinson and Peter Horne were added to the North America squad, in addition to the Argentina-South Africa squad, to cover the injured Duncan Taylor and Jim Hamilton.[4]
Note: Caps and ages are to pre United States match - 7 June 2014.
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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| Kevin Bryce | Hooker | 7 September 1988 (aged 25) | 0 | Glasgow Warriors
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| Scott Lawson | Hooker | 28 September 1981 (aged 32) | 43 |  Newcastle Falcons
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| Pat MacArthur | Hooker | 27 April 1987 (aged 27) | 4 | Glasgow Warriors
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| Alex Allan | Prop | 28 February 1992 (aged 22) | 0 | Glasgow Warriors
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| Geoff Cross | Prop | 11 December 1982 (aged 31) | 28 | London Irish
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| Moray Low | Prop | 28 November 1984 (aged 29) | 26 | Exeter Chiefs
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| Gordon Reid | Prop | 4 March 1987 (aged 27) | 0 | Glasgow Warriors
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| Kyle Traynor | Prop | 27 February 1986 (aged 28) | 4 | Bristol
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| Grant Gilchrist | Lock | 9 August 1990 (aged 23) | 4 | Edinburgh
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| Richie Gray | Lock | 24 August 1989 (aged 24) | 37 |  Castres
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| Jim Hamilton | Lock | 17 November 1982 (aged 31) | 55 | Saracens
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| Tim Swinson | Lock | 17 February 1987 (aged 27) | 7 | Glasgow Warriors
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| Kelly Brown | Flanker | 8 June 1982 (aged 31) | 63 | Saracens
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| Blair Cowan | Flanker | 21 April 1986 (aged 28) | 0 | London Irish
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| Kieran Low | Flanker | 27 January 1991 (aged 23) | 1 | London Irish
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| Alasdair Strokosch | Flanker | 21 February 1983 (aged 31) | 38 | Perpignan
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| Johnnie Beattie | Number 8 | 21 November 1985 (aged 28) | 30 | Castres
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| David Denton | Number 8 | 5 February 1990 (aged 24) | 22 | Edinburgh
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| Chris Cusiter | Scrum-half | 13 June 1982 (aged 31) | 68 | Sale Sharks
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| Grayson Hart | Scrum-half | 19 June 1988 (aged 25) | 0 | Edinburgh
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| Greig Laidlaw | Scrum-half | 12 October 1985 (aged 28) | 29 | Gloucester
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| Ruaridh Jackson | Fly-half | 12 February 1988 (aged 26) | 23 | London Wasps
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| Finn Russell | Fly-half | 23 September 1992 (aged 21) | 0 | Glasgow Warriors
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| Mark Bennett | Centre | 3 March 1993 (aged 21) | 0 | Glasgow Warriors
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| Alex Dunbar | Centre | 23 April 1990 (aged 24) | 8 | Glasgow Warriors
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| Max Evans | Centre | 28 September 1983 (aged 30) | 42 | Castres
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| Peter Horne | Centre | 5 October 1989 (aged 24) | 2 | Glasgow Warriors
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| Duncan Taylor | Centre | 5 September 1989 (aged 24) | 10 | Saracens
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| Sean Lamont | Wing | 15 January 1981 (aged 33) | 86 | Glasgow Warriors
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| Sean Maitland | Wing | 14 September 1988 (aged 25) | 9 | Glasgow Warriors
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| Tim Visser | Wing | 29 May 1987 (aged 27) | 12 | Edinburgh
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| Stuart Hogg | Fullback | 24 June 1992 (aged 21) | 20 | Glasgow Warriors
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Argentina-South Africa leg edit
On 2 June, Tom Heathcote and Ruaridh Jackson swapped positions on tour. Jackson was moved to the North America squad, and Heathcote was moved to the Argentina-South Africa squad.[3]
On 15 June, Kieran Low and Blair Cowan was added to the Argentina-South Africa squad to face Argentina to cover the injured Kelly Brown and Alasdair Strokosch, who were under assessment to feature in the Argentina match.[5]
On 16 June, Nick De Luca was added to the Argentina-South Africa squad to cover the backs.[6]
On 21 June, Adam Ashe, Tyrone Holmes and Euan Murray were added to the squad ahead of the final tour match against South Africa.[7]
Note: Caps and ages are to pre Argentina match - 20 June 2014.
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Matches edit
United States edit
| 7 June 2014 19:30 CDT (UTC-05) |
| United States | 6–24 | Scotland |
| Pen: Wyles (2/3) 11', 51' | Report[8] | Try: Visser 15' c Penalty try 30' c Hogg 66' c Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 16', 31', 67' Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 6' |
| BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston[9] Attendance: 20,001 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France) |
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- Danny Barrett made his international debut for the United States.
- Alex Allan, Blair Cowan, Gordon Reid and Finn Russell made their international debuts for Scotland.
Canada edit
| 14 June 2014 14:10 EDT (UTC-04) |
| Canada | 17–19 | Scotland |
| Try: Hassler 22' m Con: Pritchard (0/1) Pen: Pritchard (4/5) 20', 43', 51', 70' | Report[10] | Try: Gilchrist 27' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 28' Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 2', 38', 71' Hogg (1/1) 60' |
| BMO Field, Toronto[9][11] Attendance: 18,788 Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand) |
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- Kevin Bryce and Grayson Hart made their international debuts for Scotland.
Argentina edit
| 20 June 2014 16:10 ART (UTC-03) |
| Argentina | 19–21 | Scotland |
| Try: Ortega Desio 13' m Tuculet 59' m Pen: Sánchez (2/2) 42', 57' Drop: Sánchez (1/3) 27' | Report[12] | Try: Hogg 6' c Pyrgos 73' m Con: Weir (1/2) 7' Pen: Weir (3/4) 55', 70', 78' |
| Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba[13] Attendance: 22,000 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland) |
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- Matías Moroni made his international debut for Argentina.
South Africa edit
| 28 June 2014 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | 55–6 | Scotland |
| Try: Coetzee (2) 3' c, 51' c Le Roux 10' c Mvovo (2) 16' m, 61' c Pietersen 56' m De Jager (2) 64' c, 78' c Con: Pollard (5/7) 4', 11', 52', 62', 65' Boshoff 79' Pen: Pollard (1/1) 44' | Report[14] | Pen: Weir (2/2) 7', 36' |
| Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth[15] Attendance: 40,973 Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) |
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Notes:
- Marnitz Boshoff, Stephan Lewies, Marcel van der Merwe, Oupa Mohojé and Handré Pollard made their international debuts for South Africa.
- Adam Ashe and Tyrone Holmes made their international debuts for Scotland.
Statistics edit
Key
- Con: Conversions
- Pen: Penalties
- DG: Drop goals
- Pts: Points
Scotland Statistics edit
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Tour statistics edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Six uncapped Scots to make summer tour - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Bennett and Hart join Scotland squad - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Jackson and Heathcote swap summer tour schedules - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Horne and Swinson join Scotland summer tour - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Scotland medical update - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "De Luca added to Scotland squad - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Glasgow trio added to Scotland squad - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Sloppy Scotland prevail in Houston heat". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Scotland confirm 2014 Test schedule". www.ESPN.com. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ Staff, ESPN. "Scotland win but draw few positives". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "CANADA TO FACE SCOTLAND IN 2014". www.rugbycanada.ca. 3 November 2013. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ Staff, ESPN. "Weir stays cool as Scotland again leave it late". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Venta de entradas para la ventana de junio". uar.com.ar. 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ Staff, ESPN. "Outclassed Scotland put to the sword". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Busy year ahead for Springboks". ESPN Scrum. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
External links edit
- Scotland Rugby Team – the official site of the Scotland national team