The 2014 NRL Auckland Nines (known as the Dick Smith NRL Auckland Nines due to sponsorship) was the first NRL Auckland Nines tournament, contested between all sixteen teams of the National Rugby League. The draw was released on 30 October 2013.[1] It was a two-day, nine-a-side, knockout tournament held at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. All sixteen NRL clubs and 256 players competed over the one weekend (February 15 – February 16) with AUD$2.25 million prize money split between the teams. The North Queensland Cowboys won the tournament defeating the Brisbane Broncos 16 – 7.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Eden Park |
| Dates | 15 February–16 February |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | North Queensland Cowboys (1 title) |
| Runner-up | Brisbane Broncos |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Points scored | 895 (28.87 per match) |
| Tries scored | 177 (5.71 per match) |
| Attendance | 89,000 |
| MVP | Shaun Johnson |
| Top scorer(s) | Shaun Johnson (40) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Kyle Feldt (5) Semi Radradra (5) |
Tournament games edit
Yellow pool edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand Warriors | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 6 |
| 2 | North Queensland Cowboys | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 2 |
| 3 | Canberra Raiders | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 2 |
| 4 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 53 | −28 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 15 February 2014 | New Zealand Warriors 
|
25 – 14 |  Canberra Raiders
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 14:25 NZDT |
Bonus point tries: Johnson  6' cTries: Fisiiahi 3' cMatagi 11' cKata 15' cConversions: Johnson (3/3), Tomkins (1/1) |
Report | Tries: Cornish 1' Heffernan 15' cKennedy 18'Conversions: Cornish (0/1), Buttriss (1/1), Robinson (0/1) |
Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 43,600 Referee: Gavin Badger |
2:50pm, 15 February
|
Manly Sea Eagles 
|
17 – 8 |  North Queensland Cowboys
|
|---|---|---|
| Blair (5), Williams (4), Hiku (4), Cherry-Evans (4) | Report |
Feldt (4), Rona (4) |
6:10pm, 15 February
|
New Zealand Warriors 
|
27 – 4 | Manly Sea Eagles
|
|---|---|---|
| Johnson (11), Kata (4), Peyroux (4), Fusitua (4), Lolohea (4) | Report |
Hasson (4) |
6:35pm, 15 February
|
| Canberra Raiders
|
0 – 24 | North Queensland Cowboys
|
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Cooper (5), Bowen (5), Thompson (4), Linnett (4), Feldt (4), Lui (2) |
1:45pm, 16 February
|
| New Zealand Warriors
|
28 – 23 | North Queensland Cowboys
|
|---|---|---|
| Johnson (11), Ikahihifo (9), Tuimavave (4), Laumape (4) | Report |
Winterstein (8), Feldt (6), Santo (5), Linnett (4) |
2:10pm, 16 February
|
| Canberra Raiders
|
18 – 4 | Manly Sea Eagles
|
|---|---|---|
| Robinson (8), Heffernan (4), Tupou (4), Ahearn (2) | Report |
Satini (4) |
Green pool edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parramatta Eels | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 4 |
| 2 | Brisbane Broncos | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 4 |
| 3 | Sydney Roosters | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 2 |
| 4 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 15 February 2014 | Sydney Roosters 
|
11 – 18 |  Parramatta Eels
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 13:25 NZDT |
Bonus point tries: Pearce 9' c Tries: Tupou 9'Conversions: Pearce (1/2) |
Report | Tries: Radradra 4' c, 5', 13' Toutai 11' Conversions: Sandow (1/4) |
Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 43,600 Referee: Brett Suttor |
| 15 February 2014 | Brisbane Broncos 
|
20 – 4 |  Canterbury Bulldogs
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 13:50 NZDT |
Tries: Copley 9' McCullough 12'Hunt 14'Mills 17'Barba 18'Conversions: Copley (0/1), Hunt (0/3), Nikorima (0/1) |
Report | Tries: Mbye 6' Conversions: Mbye (0/1) |
Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 43,600 Referee: Luke Phillips |
5:10pm, 15 February
|
| Sydney Roosters
|
14 – 7 | Brisbane Broncos
|
|---|---|---|
| Pearce (7), Fittler (5), Friend (2) | Report |
Parker (5), Hunt (2) |
5:35pm, 15 February
|
| Parramatta Eels
|
23 – 6 | Canterbury Bulldogs
|
|---|---|---|
| Toutai (5), Ma'u (4), Norman (4), Terepo (4), Radradra (4), Sandow (2) | Report |
Perrett (4), Mbye (2) |
12:50pm, 16 February
|
| Sydney Roosters
|
4 – 16 | Canterbury Bulldogs
|
|---|---|---|
| Rokolati (4) | Report |
O'Hanlon (8), Jackson (4), Graham (4) |
1:15pm, 16 February
|
| Parramatta Eels
|
14 – 15 | Brisbane Broncos
|
|---|---|---|
| Norman (7), Radradra (5), Sandow (2) | Report |
Nikorima (7), Hoffman (4), Hunt (4) |
Blue pool edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Knights | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 29 | +33 | 4 |
| 2 | Cronulla Sharks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 4 |
| 3 | Gold Coast Titans | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 2 |
| 4 | Wests Tigers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 15 February 2014 | Cronulla Sharks 
|
15 – 12 |  Newcastle Knights
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 12:35 NZDT |
Bonus point tries: Tagataese 7' c Tries: Carney 11'Gardner 18'Conversions: Holdsworth (1/3) |
Report | Tries: Roberts 5' c Leilua 13' cConversions: Mullen (2/2) |
Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 43,600 Referee: Ben Cummins |
| 15 February 2014 | Wests Tigers 
|
7 – 22 |  Gold Coast Titans
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 13:00 NZDT |
Bonus point tries: Tedesco 11' c Conversions: Richards (1/1) |
Report | Tries: Gordon 4' Carter 6'Mead 7'Likiliki 14' cFaifai Loa 15' Conversions: Kelly (1/3) Bird (0/1) Takairangi (0/1) |
Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 43,600 Referee: Gavin Reynolds |
4:20pm, 15 February
|
| Cronulla Sharks
|
15 – 21 | Wests Tigers
|
|---|---|---|
| Tagataese (5), Feki (4), Leutele (4), Carney (2) | Report |
Richards (8), Tedesco (5), Woods (4), Koroibete (4) |
4:45pm, 15 February
|
| Newcastle Knights
|
25 – 14 | Gold Coast Titans
|
|---|---|---|
| Leilua (12), Smith (5), Mullen (4), Mamo (4) | Report |
Tighe (10), Gordon (2), Kelly (2) |
12:00pm, 16 February
|
| Cronulla Sharks
|
30 – 14 | Gold Coast Titans
|
|---|---|---|
| Holdsworth (6), Tagataese (4), Brown (4), Ayshford (4), Holmes (4), Leutele (4), Matt Prior (4) | Report |
Minichiello (8), Kelly (6) |
12:25pm, 16 February
|
| Newcastle Knights
|
25 – 0 | Wests Tigers
|
|---|---|---|
| Houston (5), Mamo (4), Roberts (4), Mason (4), Gagai (4), Mullen (4) | Report |
Red pool edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penrith Panthers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 4 |
| 2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 4 |
| 3 | Melbourne Storm | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
3:15pm, 15 February
|
Melbourne Storm 
|
11 – 14 |  Penrith Panthers
|
|---|---|---|
| Munster (7), Chambers (4) | Report |
Nabuli (4), Mansour (4), Yeo (4), Moylan (2) |
3:40pm, 15 February
|
South Sydney Rabbitohs 
|
23 – 4 |  St George Illawarra Dragons
|
|---|---|---|
| Reddy (7), Johnston (4), McQueen (4), Tuqiri (4), Keary (4) | Report |
Morris (4) |
7:00pm, 15 February
|
| Melbourne Storm
|
18 – 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs
|
|---|---|---|
| Chambers (9), Fonua (5), Waqa (4) | Report |
Merritt (4), Reddy (4), Champion (4) |
7:25pm, 15 February
|
| Penrith Panthers
|
23 – 8 | St George Illawarra Dragons
|
|---|---|---|
| Nabuli (9), Jennings (8), Soward (6) | Report |
Morris (4), Nightingale (4) |
2:35pm, 16 February
|
| Melbourne Storm
|
10 – 14 | St George Illawarra Dragons
|
|---|---|---|
| Garbutt (4), Fonua (4), Waqa (2) | Report |
Morris (8), Dugan (6) |
3:00pm, 16 February
|
| Penrith Panthers
|
16 – 18 | South Sydney Rabbitohs
|
|---|---|---|
| Kingston (4), Campbell-Gillard (4), Mansour (4), Moylan (2), Soward (2) | Report |
Koroisau (6), McQueen (4), Te'o (4), Walker (4) |
Finals edit
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Newcastle Knights
| 11 | |||||||||||||
| Brisbane Broncos
| 16 | |||||||||||||
| Brisbane Broncos
| 18 | |||||||||||||
| Cronulla Sharks
| 14 | |||||||||||||
| Parramatta Eels
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Cronulla Sharks
| 17 | |||||||||||||
| Brisbane Broncos
| 7 | |||||||||||||
| North Queensland Cowboys
| 16 | |||||||||||||
| New Zealand Warriors
| 17 | |||||||||||||
| South Sydney Rabbitohs
| 16 | |||||||||||||
| New Zealand Warriors
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| North Queensland Cowboys
| 8 | |||||||||||||
| Penrith Panthers
| 12 | |||||||||||||
| North Queensland Cowboys
| 22 | |||||||||||||
3:30pm, 16 February
|
| Newcastle Knights
|
11 – 16 | Brisbane Broncos
|
|---|---|---|
| McKinnon (5), Mullen (4), Roberts (2) | Report |
McCullough (4), Nikorima (4), Hoffman (4), Copley (4) |
3:55pm, 16 February
|
| Parramatta Eels
|
6 – 17 | Cronulla Sharks
|
|---|---|---|
| Paulo (6) | Report |
Stapleton (6), Holmes (5), Gardner (4), Holdsworth (2) |
4:20pm, 16 February
|
| New Zealand Warriors
|
17 – 16 | South Sydney Rabbitohs
|
|---|---|---|
| Johnson (7), Fisiiahi (4), Laumape (4), Tomkins (2) | Report |
Walker (6), McQueen (4), Merritt (4), Koroisau (2) |
4:45pm, 16 February
|
| Penrith Panthers
|
12 – 22 | North Queensland Cowboys
|
|---|---|---|
| Nabuli (4), Jennings (4), Mansour (4) | Report |
Feldt (10), Sims (4), Rona (4), Morgan (4) |
5:45pm, 16 February
|
| Brisbane Broncos
|
18 – 14 | Cronulla Sharks
|
|---|---|---|
| McCullough (4), Barba (4), Hunt (4), Hoffman (4), Gillett (2) | Report |
Feki (5), Wright (5), Holdsworth (4) |
7:30pm, 16 February
|
| Brisbane Broncos
|
7 – 16 | North Queensland Cowboys
|
|---|---|---|
| Hunt (7) | Report |
Rona (8), Winterstein (4), Lui (2), Morgan (2) |
Players edit
Team of the Tournament edit
Brisbane Broncos edit
Canberra Raiders edit
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs edit
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks edit
Gold Coast Titans edit
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles edit
Melbourne Storm edit
Newcastle Knights edit
North Queensland Cowboys edit
Parramatta Eels edit
Penrith Panthers edit
South Sydney Rabbitohs edit
St. George Illawarra Dragons edit
Sydney Roosters edit
New Zealand Warriors edit
Wests Tigers edit
References edit
- ^ "Full Auckland Nines schedule". nrl.com. National Rugby League. Retrieved 20 September 2014.