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.
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 Date and time Venue Home Score Away 7 June 2014, 19:30 CDT (UTC-05) BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston 6–24 14 June 2014, 14:10 EDT (UTC-04) BMO Field, Toronto 17–19 20 June 2014, 16:20 ART (UTC-03) Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba 19–21 28 June 2014, 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth 55–6
Squads 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. 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 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.
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.
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.
Note: Caps and ages are to pre United States match - 7 June 2014.
Argentina-South Africa leg 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.
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.
On 16 June, Nick De Luca was added to the Argentina-South Africa squad to cover the backs.
On 21 June, Adam Ashe, Tyrone Holmes and Euan Murray were added to the squad ahead of the final tour match against South Africa.
Note: Caps and ages are to pre Argentina match - 20 June 2014.
Matches
United States
FB 15Chris WylesRW 14Blaine ScullyOC 13Seamus KellyIC 12Andrew Suniula LW 11Luke HumeFH 10Shalom SuniulaSH 9 Mike Petri N8 8 Cam DolanOF 7 Scott LaVallaBF 6 Todd Clever (c) RL 5 Hayden Smith LL 4 Louis Stanfill TP 3 Eric Fry HK 2 Phil Thiel LP 1 Olive Kilifi Replacements:HK 16Tom Coolican PR 17Nicholas Wallace PR 18Titi Lamositele LK 19Tai Tuisamoa FL 20Danny Barrett CE 21Folau Niua CE 22Chad London WG 23Tim Maupin Coach: Mike Tolkin FB 15Stuart Hogg RW 14Sean MaitlandOC 13Sean LamontIC 12Duncan Taylor LW 11Tim VisserFH 10Finn RussellSH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)N8 8 Johnnie BeattieOF 7 Blair CowanBF 6 Alasdair Strokosch RL 5 Jim Hamilton LL 4 Richie GrayTP 3 Geoff Cross HK 2 Scott Lawson LP 1 Gordon Reid Replacements:HK 16Pat MacArthur PR 17Alex Allan PR 18Moray Low LK 19Grant Gilchrist FL 20Kieran Low SH 21Grayson HartFH 22Ruaridh Jackson CE 23Max Evans Coach: Vern Cotter Man of the Match: Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
Touch judges: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina) Chris Assmus (Canada) Television match official: Andrew Hosie (Canada) Notes: 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
FB 15James PritchardRW 14Jeff Hassler OC 13Ciaran HearnIC 12Nick Blevins LW 11Taylor ParisFH 10Harry JonesSH 9 Phil Mack N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c)OF 7 John MoonlightBF 6 Jebb Sinclair RL 5 Jamie CudmoreLL 4 Tyler HotsonTP 3 Jason Marshall HK 2 Aaron Carpenter LP 1 Hubert Buydens Replacements:HK 16Ray Barkwill PR 17Andrew Tiedemann PR 18Jake Illnicki FL 19Kyle GilmourLK 20Jon PhelanSH 21Gordon McRorie FB 22Connor Braid WG 23D. T. H. van der Merwe Coach: Kieran Crowley FB 15Stuart HoggRW 14Sean MaitlandOC 13Sean LamontIC 12Peter HorneLW 11Tim Visser FH 10Finn Russell SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)N8 8 Johnnie Beattie OF 7 Kelly Brown BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch RL 5 Grant GilchristLL 4 Richie GrayTP 3 Moray Low HK 2 Scott LawsonLP 1 Gordon ReidReplacements:HK 16Kevin Bryce PR 17Kyle TraynorPR 18Geoff Cross FL 19Kieran Low FL 20Blair Cowan SH 21Grayson Hart FH 22Ruaridh Jackson CE 23Max Evans Coach: Vern Cotter Man of the Match: Greig Laidlaw (Scotland)
Touch judges: Stuart Berry (South Africa) Nick Ricono (United States) Television match official: Davey Ardrey (United States) Notes: Kevin Bryce and Grayson Hart made their international debuts for Scotland.
Argentina
FB 15Lucas González AmorosinoRW 14Santiago Cordero OC 13Matías Orlando IC 12Santiago González IglesiasLW 11Manuel MonteroFH 10Nicolás Sánchez SH 9 Tomás Cubelli (c) N8 8 Tomás de la VegaOF 7 Javier Ortega Desio BF 6 Rodrigo BaezRL 5 Matías Alemanno LL 4 Manuel CarizzaTP 3 Matías Díaz HK 2 Julián Montoya LP 1 Bruno Postiglioni Replacements:HK 16Santiago Iglesias PR 17Lucas Noguera Paz PR 18Tetaz Chaparro LK 19Tomás Lavanini N8 20Antonio Ahualli de Chazal SH 21Martín Landajo CE 22Matías Moroni FB 23Joaquín Tuculet Coach: Daniel Hourcade FB 15Stuart HoggRW 14Sean MaitlandOC 13Nick De LucaIC 12Peter Horne LW 11Tommy SeymourFH 10Duncan WeirSH 9 Grayson Hart N8 8 Kieran LowOF 7 Blair Cowan BF 6 Rob HarleyRL 5 Grant Gilchrist (c)LL 4 Jonny Gray TP 3 Geoff Cross HK 2 Ross Ford LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson Replacements:HK 16Pat MacArthur PR 17Gordon Reid PR 18Jon Welsh LK 19Tim Swinson FL 20Chris Fusaro SH 21Henry Pyrgos FH 22Tom HeathcoteWG 23Dougie Fife Coach: Vern Cotter Touch judges: Pascal Gaüzère (France) Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa) Television match official: Deon van Bloomestein (South Africa) Notes: Matías Moroni made his international debut for Argentina.
South Africa
FB 15Willie le Roux RW 14Cornal HendricksOC 13JP PietersenIC 12Jan SerfonteinLW 11Lwazi MvovoFH 10Handré Pollard SH 9 Fourie du Preez N8 8 Duane Vermeulen OF 7 Schalk BurgerBF 6 Marcell CoetzeeRL 5 Victor Matfield (c) LL 4 Lood de JagerTP 3 Jannie du Plessis HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis LP 1 Coenie Oosthuizen Replacements:HK 16Adriaan Strauss PR 17Trevor Nyakane PR 18Marcel van der Merwe LK 19Stephan Lewies FL 20Oupa Mohojé SH 21Francois Hougaard FH 22Marnitz Boshoff FB 23Zane Kirchner Coach: Heyneke Meyer FB 15Stuart Hogg RW 14Sean Maitland OC 13Nick De LucaIC 12Peter HorneLW 11Tommy SeymourFH 10Duncan WeirSH 9 Henry Pyrgos N8 8 Adam AsheOF 7 Chris Fusaro BF 6 Rob HarleyRL 5 Grant Gilchrist (c)LL 4 Tim Swinson TP 3 Geoff Cross HK 2 Ross Ford LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson Replacements:HK 16Kevin Bryce PR 17Moray Low PR 18Euan Murray LK 19Jonny Gray FL 20Tyrone Holmes SH 21Grayson Hart WG 22Dougie Fife FB 23Peter Murchie Coach: Vern Cotter Man of the Match: JP Pietersen (South Africa
Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Marius Mitrea (Italy) Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand) 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 Key Con: Conversions Pen: Penalties DG: Drop goals Pts: Points
Scotland Statistics NamePlayedTriesConPenDGPtsGreig Laidlaw2044020––Duncan Weir2015017––Stuart Hogg4201013––Grant Gilchrist410005––Henry Pyrgos210005––Tim Visser210005––Geoff Cross400000––Sean Maitland400000––Blair Cowan300000––Grayson Hart300000––Peter Horne300000––Kieran Low300000––Moray Low300000––Gordon Reid300000––Johnnie Beattie200000––Kevin Bryce200000––Alasdair Dickinson200000––Max Evans200000––Dougie Fife200000––Ross Ford200000––Chris Fusaro200000––Jonny Gray200000––Richie Gray200000––Rob Harley200000––Ruaridh Jackson200000––Sean Lamont200000––Scott Lawson200000––Nick De Luca200000––Pat MacArthur200000––Finn Russell200000––Tommy Seymour200000––Alasdair Strokosch200000––Tim Swinson2000001–Alex Allan100000––Adam Ashe100000––Kelly Brown100000––Jim Hamilton100000––Tyrone Holmes100000––Peter Murchie100000––Euan Murray100000––Duncan Taylor100000––Jon Welsh100000––Mark Bennett–––––0––Chris Cusiter–––––0––David Denton–––––0––Alex Dunbar–––––0––Tom Heathcote–––––0––Kyle Traynor–––––0––
Tour statistics NameTeamTriesConPenDGPtsGreig Laidlaw044020Duncan Weir015017Stuart Hogg201013Handré Pollard051013James Pritchard004012Marcell Coetzee200010Lood de Jager200010Lwazi Mvovo200010Nicolás Sánchez00219Chris Wyles00206Javier Ortega Desio10005Grant Gilchrist10005Jeff Hassler10005JP Pietersen10005Henry Pyrgos10005Willie le Roux10005Joaquín Tuculet10005Tim Visser10005Penalty try10005Marnitz Boshoff01002
See also 2014 mid-year rugby union internationals Mid-year rugby union tests History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Scotland History of rugby union matches between Scotland and South Africa
References
External links Scotland Rugby Team – the official site of the Scotland national team