2008 Churchill Cup

Summary

The 2008 Churchill Cup took place between 7 June and 21 June 2008 in what was the sixth year of the Churchill Cup. Six rugby union teams took part: Canada, England Saxons, Ireland A, Scotland A, the USA, and an Argentinian XV.

Participation edit

The entry of an Argentinian XV into the competition stems from a decision by the New Zealand Rugby Union not to assemble its 'A' team, the Junior All Blacks, in 2008;[1] as a consequence, the New Zealand Māori, who have taken part in the last three Churchill Cup tournaments, replaced the Juniors in the Pacific Nations Cup and were not available for the Churchill Cup.[2]

Format edit

The teams were split into two pools of three teams each. Within each pool, the teams played one another once. All six teams participated in a finals day: the two pool winners competed in the final for the Churchill Cup, the two runners-up played in a Plate final, and the two bottom-placed teams competed for a Bowl.

Venues edit

After the 2007 tournament, which was the first to be played outside of North America, the 2008 tournament returned to North America again. The pool games were played at three venues in Ontario, Canada: Fletcher's Fields, Markham; Twin Elm Rugby Park, Nepean; and Richardson Memorial Stadium, Kingston. Finals Day took place at Toyota Park, Chicago.

Fixtures edit

USA Pool edit

Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1   England Saxons 2 2 0 0 96 22 74 2 10
2   Ireland A 2 1 0 1 58 43 15 1 5
3   United States 2 0 0 2 19 108 -89 0 0


2008-06-14
14:00
Ireland A  12 – 34  England Saxons
Fletcher's Fields, Markham

Canada Pool edit

Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1   Scotland A 2 2 0 0 51 34 17 2 10
2   Argentinian XV 2 1 0 1 41 43 -2 2 6
3   Canada 2 0 0 2 26 41 -15 1 1
2008-06-07
16:30
Scotland A  24 – 10  Canada
Twin Elm Rugby Park, Nepean


2008-06-14
16:30
Argentinian XV  17 – 16  Canada
Fletcher's Fields, Markham

Finals edit

Bowl Final edit

2008-06-21
16:15
United States  10 – 26  Canada
Toyota Park, Chicago

Plate Final edit

2008-06-21
11:45
Argentinian XV  8 – 33  Ireland A
Toyota Park, Chicago

Cup Final edit

2008-06-21
14:00
England Saxons  36 – 19  Scotland A
Toyota Park, Chicago

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "New Zealand Maori to join IRB Pacific Nations Cup". allblacks.com. 2007-09-26. Archived from the original on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
  2. ^ "NZ Maori joins IRB Pacific Nations Cup". IRB. 2007-09-26. Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-01-17.

External links edit

  • Churchill Cup official site