# 2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa

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 | United States | 6–24 | Scotland |
| 14 June 2014, 14:10 EDT (UTC-04) | BMO Field, Toronto | Canada | 17–19 | Scotland |
| 20 June 2014, 16:20 ART (UTC-03) | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba | Argentina | 19–21 | Scotland |
| 28 June 2014, 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | South Africa | 55–6 | Scotland |

## 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.
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Kevin Bryce | Hooker | (1988-09-07)7 September 1988 (aged 25) | 0 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Scott Lawson | Hooker | (1981-09-28)28 September 1981 (aged 32) | 43 | Newcastle Falcons |
| Pat MacArthur | Hooker | (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 27) | 4 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Alex Allan | Prop | (1992-02-28)28 February 1992 (aged 22) | 0 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Geoff Cross | Prop | (1982-12-11)11 December 1982 (aged 31) | 28 | London Irish |
| Moray Low | Prop | (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 29) | 26 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Gordon Reid | Prop | (1987-03-04)4 March 1987 (aged 27) | 0 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Kyle Traynor | Prop | (1986-02-27)27 February 1986 (aged 28) | 4 | Bristol |
| Grant Gilchrist | Lock | (1990-08-09)9 August 1990 (aged 23) | 4 | Edinburgh |
| Richie Gray | Lock | (1989-08-24)24 August 1989 (aged 24) | 37 | Castres |
| Jim Hamilton | Lock | (1982-11-17)17 November 1982 (aged 31) | 55 | Saracens |
| Tim Swinson | Lock | (1987-02-17)17 February 1987 (aged 27) | 7 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Kelly Brown | Flanker | (1982-06-08)8 June 1982 (aged 31) | 63 | Saracens |
| Blair Cowan | Flanker | (1986-04-21)21 April 1986 (aged 28) | 0 | London Irish |
| Kieran Low | Flanker | (1991-01-27)27 January 1991 (aged 23) | 1 | London Irish |
| Alasdair Strokosch | Flanker | (1983-02-21)21 February 1983 (aged 31) | 38 | Perpignan |
| Johnnie Beattie | Number 8 | (1985-11-21)21 November 1985 (aged 28) | 30 | Castres |
| David Denton | Number 8 | (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 24) | 22 | Edinburgh |
| Chris Cusiter | Scrum-half | (1982-06-13)13 June 1982 (aged 31) | 68 | Sale Sharks |
| Grayson Hart | Scrum-half | (1988-06-19)19 June 1988 (aged 25) | 0 | Edinburgh |
| Greig Laidlaw | Scrum-half | (1985-10-12)12 October 1985 (aged 28) | 29 | Gloucester |
| Ruaridh Jackson | Fly-half | (1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 26) | 23 | London Wasps |
| Finn Russell | Fly-half | (1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 21) | 0 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Mark Bennett | Centre | (1993-03-03)3 March 1993 (aged 21) | 0 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Alex Dunbar | Centre | (1990-04-23)23 April 1990 (aged 24) | 8 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Max Evans | Centre | (1983-09-28)28 September 1983 (aged 30) | 42 | Castres |
| Peter Horne | Centre | (1989-10-05)5 October 1989 (aged 24) | 2 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Duncan Taylor | Centre | (1989-09-05)5 September 1989 (aged 24) | 10 | Saracens |
| Sean Lamont | Wing | (1981-01-15)15 January 1981 (aged 33) | 86 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Sean Maitland | Wing | (1988-09-14)14 September 1988 (aged 25) | 9 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Tim Visser | Wing | (1987-05-29)29 May 1987 (aged 27) | 12 | Edinburgh |
| Stuart Hogg | Fullback | (1992-06-24)24 June 1992 (aged 21) | 20 | Glasgow Warriors |

### 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.
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Kevin Bryce | Hooker | (1988-09-07)7 September 1988 (aged 25) | 1 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Ross Ford | Hooker | (1984-04-23)23 April 1984 (aged 30) | 75 | Edinburgh |
| Pat MacArthur | Hooker | (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 27) | 5 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Geoff Cross | Prop | (1982-12-11)11 December 1982 (aged 31) | 30 | London Irish |
| Alasdair Dickinson | Prop | (1983-09-11)11 September 1983 (aged 30) | 34 | Edinburgh |
| Moray Low | Prop | (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 29) | 28 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Euan Murray | Prop | (1980-08-07)7 August 1980 (aged 33) | 59 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Gordon Reid | Prop | (1987-03-04)4 March 1987 (aged 27) | 2 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Jon Welsh | Prop | (1986-10-13)13 October 1986 (aged 27) | 2 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Grant Gilchrist | Lock | (1990-08-09)9 August 1990 (aged 23) | 6 | Edinburgh |
| Jonny Gray | Lock | (1994-03-14)14 March 1994 (aged 20) | 3 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Tim Swinson | Lock | (1987-02-17)17 February 1987 (aged 27) | 7 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Blair Cowan | Flanker | (1986-04-21)21 April 1986 (aged 28) | 2 | London Irish |
| Chris Fusaro | Flanker | (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 24) | 2 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Rob Harley | Flanker | (1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 24) | 4 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Tyrone Holmes | Flanker | (1986-04-15)15 April 1986 (aged 28) | 0 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Kieran Low | Flanker | (1991-01-27)27 January 1991 (aged 23) | 3 | London Irish |
| Adam Ashe | Number 8 | (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 20) | 0 | Glasgow Warriors |
| David Denton | Number 8 | (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 24) | 22 | Edinburgh |
| Grayson Hart | Scrum-half | (1988-06-19)19 June 1988 (aged 26) | 1 | Edinburgh |
| Henry Pyrgos | Scrum-half | (1989-07-09)9 July 1989 (aged 24) | 10 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Tom Heathcote | Fly-half | (1992-02-11)11 February 1992 (aged 22) | 3 | Edinburgh |
| Duncan Weir | Fly-half | (1991-05-10)10 May 1991 (aged 23) | 13 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Nick De Luca | Centre | (1984-02-01)1 February 1984 (aged 30) | 41 | Biarritz |
| Alex Dunbar | Centre | (1990-04-23)23 April 1990 (aged 24) | 8 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Peter Horne | Centre | (1989-10-05)5 October 1989 (aged 24) | 3 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Dougie Fife | Wing | (1990-08-08)8 August 1990 (aged 23) | 1 | Edinburgh |
| Sean Maitland | Wing | (1988-09-14)14 September 1988 (aged 25) | 11 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Tommy Seymour | Wing | (1988-07-01)1 July 1988 (aged 25) | 8 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Stuart Hogg | Fullback | (1992-06-24)24 June 1992 (aged 21) | 22 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Peter Murchie | Fullback | (1986-01-07)7 January 1986 (aged 28) | 2 | Glasgow Warriors |

## Matches
### United States

* 7 June 2014 19:30 CDT (UTC-05)
| United States | 6–24 | Scotland |
| Pen: Wyles (2/3) 11', 51' | Report | 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 Attendance: 20,001 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
| United States | Scotland |
| FB | 15 | Chris Wyles |
| RW | 14 | Blaine Scully |
| OC | 13 | Seamus Kelly |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Suniula | | 19' |
| LW | 11 | Luke Hume |
| FH | 10 | Shalom Suniula |
| SH | 9 | Mike Petri | | 70' |
| N8 | 8 | Cam Dolan |
| OF | 7 | Scott LaValla |
| BF | 6 | Todd Clever (c) | | 77' to 79' | 77' to 79' |
| RL | 5 | Hayden Smith | | 29' | 39' | 53' |
| LL | 4 | Louis Stanfill | | 63' |
| TP | 3 | Eric Fry | | | | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Phil Thiel | | 18' |
| LP | 1 | Olive Kilifi | 29' to 39' | 52' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tom Coolican | | 18' |
| PR | 17 | Nicholas Wallace | | 29' | 39' | 40' |
| PR | 18 | Titi Lamositele | | 52' |
| LK | 19 | Tai Tuisamoa | | 63' |
| FL | 20 | Danny Barrett | | | | 53' |
| CE | 21 | Folau Niua | | 19' |
| CE | 22 | Chad London | | 77' | 79' |
| WG | 23 | Tim Maupin | | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Mike Tolkin ||
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg | 74' |
| RW | 14 | Sean Maitland |
| OC | 13 | Sean Lamont |
| IC | 12 | Duncan Taylor | 62' |
| LW | 11 | Tim Visser |
| FH | 10 | Finn Russell |
| SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Johnnie Beattie |
| OF | 7 | Blair Cowan |
| BF | 6 | Alasdair Strokosch | 62' |
| RL | 5 | Jim Hamilton | 37' |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray |
| TP | 3 | Geoff Cross | 44' |
| HK | 2 | Scott Lawson | 62' |
| LP | 1 | Gordon Reid | 55' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Pat MacArthur | 62' |
| PR | 17 | Alex Allan | 55' |
| PR | 18 | Moray Low | 44' |
| LK | 19 | Grant Gilchrist | 37' |
| FL | 20 | Kieran Low | 62' |
| SH | 21 | Grayson Hart |
| FH | 22 | Ruaridh Jackson | 74' |
| CE | 23 | Max Evans | 62' |
| 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

* 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 | Try: Gilchrist 27' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 28' Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 2', 38', 71' Hogg (1/1) 60' |
* BMO Field, Toronto Attendance: 18,788 Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
| Canada | Scotland |
| FB | 15 | James Pritchard |
| RW | 14 | Jeff Hassler | | 43' |
| OC | 13 | Ciaran Hearn |
| IC | 12 | Nick Blevins | | 63' |
| LW | 11 | Taylor Paris |
| FH | 10 | Harry Jones |
| SH | 9 | Phil Mack | | 70' |
| N8 | 8 | Tyler Ardron (c) |
| OF | 7 | John Moonlight |
| BF | 6 | Jebb Sinclair | 75' |
| RL | 5 | Jamie Cudmore |
| LL | 4 | Tyler Hotson |
| TP | 3 | Jason Marshall | | 77' |
| HK | 2 | Aaron Carpenter | | 58' |
| LP | 1 | Hubert Buydens | | 54' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ray Barkwill | | 58' |
| PR | 17 | Andrew Tiedemann | | 54' |
| PR | 18 | Jake Illnicki | | 77' |
| FL | 19 | Kyle Gilmour |
| LK | 20 | Jon Phelan |
| SH | 21 | Gordon McRorie | | 70' |
| FB | 22 | Connor Braid | | 63' |
| WG | 23 | D. T. H. van der Merwe | | 43' |
| Coach: ||
| Kieran Crowley ||
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg |
| RW | 14 | Sean Maitland |
| OC | 13 | Sean Lamont |
| IC | 12 | Peter Horne |
| LW | 11 | Tim Visser | 73' |
| FH | 10 | Finn Russell | 61' |
| SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Johnnie Beattie | 59' |
| OF | 7 | Kelly Brown | 47' |
| BF | 6 | Alasdair Strokosch | 30' |
| RL | 5 | Grant Gilchrist |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray |
| TP | 3 | Moray Low | 51' |
| HK | 2 | Scott Lawson |
| LP | 1 | Gordon Reid |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Kevin Bryce | 59' |
| PR | 17 | Kyle Traynor |
| PR | 18 | Geoff Cross | 51' |
| FL | 19 | Kieran Low | 47' |
| FL | 20 | Blair Cowan | 30' |
| SH | 21 | Grayson Hart | | 75' |
| FH | 22 | Ruaridh Jackson | 61' | 75' |
| CE | 23 | Max Evans | 73' |
| 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

* 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 | Try: Hogg 6' c Pyrgos 73' m Con: Weir (1/2) 7' Pen: Weir (3/4) 55', 70', 78' |
* Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba Attendance: 22,000 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
| Argentina | Scotland |
| FB | 15 | Lucas González Amorosino |
| RW | 14 | Santiago Cordero | 57' |
| OC | 13 | Matías Orlando | 61' |
| IC | 12 | Santiago González Iglesias |
| LW | 11 | Manuel Montero |
| FH | 10 | Nicolás Sánchez | | 64' | 71' |
| SH | 9 | Tomás Cubelli (c) | 57' | 64' | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Tomás de la Vega |
| OF | 7 | Javier Ortega Desio | 56' |
| BF | 6 | Rodrigo Baez |
| RL | 5 | Matías Alemanno | 55' |
| LL | 4 | Manuel Carizza |
| TP | 3 | Matías Díaz | 46' |
| HK | 2 | Julián Montoya | 50' |
| LP | 1 | Bruno Postiglioni | 57' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Santiago Iglesias | 50' |
| PR | 17 | Lucas Noguera Paz | 57' |
| PR | 18 | Tetaz Chaparro | 46' |
| LK | 19 | Tomás Lavanini | 55' |
| N8 | 20 | Antonio Ahualli de Chazal | 56' |
| SH | 21 | Martín Landajo | 57' |
| CE | 22 | Matías Moroni | 61' |
| FB | 23 | Joaquín Tuculet | 57' |
| Coach: ||
| Daniel Hourcade ||
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg |
| RW | 14 | Sean Maitland |
| OC | 13 | Nick De Luca |
| IC | 12 | Peter Horne | 64' |
| LW | 11 | Tommy Seymour |
| FH | 10 | Duncan Weir |
| SH | 9 | Grayson Hart | 47' |
| N8 | 8 | Kieran Low |
| OF | 7 | Blair Cowan | 61' |
| BF | 6 | Rob Harley |
| RL | 5 | Grant Gilchrist (c) |
| LL | 4 | Jonny Gray | 55' |
| TP | 3 | Geoff Cross | 61' |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford | 61' |
| LP | 1 | Alasdair Dickinson | 61' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Pat MacArthur | 61' |
| PR | 17 | Gordon Reid | 61' |
| PR | 18 | Jon Welsh | 61' |
| LK | 19 | Tim Swinson | 55' |
| FL | 20 | Chris Fusaro | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Henry Pyrgos | 47' |
| FH | 22 | Tom Heathcote |
| WG | 23 | Dougie Fife | 64' |
| 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

* 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 | Pen: Weir (2/2) 7', 36' |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 40,973 Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
| South Africa | Scotland |
| FB | 15 | Willie le Roux | 21' to 27' | 21' to 27' | 75' |
| RW | 14 | Cornal Hendricks |
| OC | 13 | JP Pietersen |
| IC | 12 | Jan Serfontein |
| LW | 11 | Lwazi Mvovo |
| FH | 10 | Handré Pollard | 70' |
| SH | 9 | Fourie du Preez | 28' |
| N8 | 8 | Duane Vermeulen | 66' |
| OF | 7 | Schalk Burger |
| BF | 6 | Marcell Coetzee |
| RL | 5 | Victor Matfield (c) | 70' |
| LL | 4 | Lood de Jager |
| TP | 3 | Jannie du Plessis | 70' |
| HK | 2 | Bismarck du Plessis | 54' |
| LP | 1 | Coenie Oosthuizen | 50' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Adriaan Strauss | 54' |
| PR | 17 | Trevor Nyakane | 70' |
| PR | 18 | Marcel van der Merwe | 50' |
| LK | 19 | Stephan Lewies | 70' |
| FL | 20 | Oupa Mohojé | 66' |
| SH | 21 | Francois Hougaard | 29' |
| FH | 22 | Marnitz Boshoff | 70' |
| FB | 23 | Zane Kirchner | 21' | 27' | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Heyneke Meyer ||
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg | | 71' |
| RW | 14 | Sean Maitland | | 53' |
| OC | 13 | Nick De Luca |
| IC | 12 | Peter Horne |
| LW | 11 | Tommy Seymour |
| FH | 10 | Duncan Weir |
| SH | 9 | Henry Pyrgos | | 76' |
| N8 | 8 | Adam Ashe |
| OF | 7 | Chris Fusaro | | 49' |
| BF | 6 | Rob Harley |
| RL | 5 | Grant Gilchrist (c) |
| LL | 4 | Tim Swinson | 50' to 60' | 60' |
| TP | 3 | Geoff Cross | | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford | | 60' |
| LP | 1 | Alasdair Dickinson | | 79' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Kevin Bryce | | 60' |
| PR | 17 | Moray Low | | 79' |
| PR | 18 | Euan Murray | | 50' |
| LK | 19 | Jonny Gray | | 60' |
| FL | 20 | Tyrone Holmes | | 49' |
| SH | 21 | Grayson Hart | | 76' |
| WG | 22 | Dougie Fife | | 53' |
| FB | 23 | Peter Murchie | | 71' |
| 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