2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa
In June 2014, the Scotland rugby union team toured four countries, playing a single test against each of the countries; Argentina, Canada, South Africa and the United States. The opening three tests, United States, Canada and Argentina, coinceded 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.
The tour was the start of the Vern Cotter era, after Head Coach Andy Robinson resigned in November 2012, and with the Scottish Rugby Union appointing the then interim Head Coach Scott Johnson, as Director of Rugby for Scotland. In the tour, Scotland lost their match to South Africa but won all three of their Americas tests.
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 behind the dual squad was for Cotter to look at as many players as possible within the first tour being in charge. 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.
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