The 2007 Churchill Cup was held from May 18 to June 2, 2007. It was the fifth year of the Churchill Cup. Six rugby union teams took part: Canada, England Saxons, Ireland A, New Zealand Māori, Scotland A, and the USA.
| Date | 18 May – 2 June 2007 |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Canada England Saxons Ireland Wolfhounds New Zealand Māori Scotland A United States |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | England (3rd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
← 2006 2008 → | |
Format
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The teams were split into two pools of three teams each. The winners of the two pools moved on to compete in the overall final, while the two runners-up competed for the Plate, and the two bottom-placed teams contested the Bowl. All of the finals were played on 2 June 2007 at Twickenham.
2007 was the first occasion where the competition was played outside of North America. This was because many players were to be in Europe ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
Results
editUSA Pool
edit| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | England Saxons |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 6 | +63 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Scotland A |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | United States |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 64 | -52 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007-05-18 19:45 |
| England Saxons | 51 – 3 | United States |
| Tries: Ojo Crane (3) Armitage (2) Evans Forster Dickson Con: Lamb (3) | Report[1] | Pen: Malifa |
| Edgeley Park, Stockport Attendance: 6,050 Referee: George Clancy |
| 2007-05-23 18:00 |
| Scotland A | 13 – 9 | United States |
| Try: Lamont Con: Ross Pen: Ross (2) | Report[2] | Pen: Viljoen (3) |
| Henley Attendance: 1,103 Referee: P. Smith |
| 2007-05-28 15:00 |
| England Saxons | 18 – 3 | Scotland A |
| Tries: Paice Abendanon Con: Barkley Pen: Barkley Mordt | (Report) | Pen: MacRae |
| Twickenham, London Attendance: 11,100 Referee: C. Pollock |
Canada Pool
edit| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | Māori |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 45 | +64 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Ireland A |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 70 | -9 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Canada |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 98 | -55 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-05-19 20:00 |
| Ireland A | 39 – 20 | Canada |
| Tries: Caldwell Cave Earls Hearty O'Connor Staunton Con: Staunton (3) Pen: Staunton | (Report) | Tries: Culpan van Camp Con: Pritchard (2) Pen: Pritchard (2) |
| Sandy Park, Exeter Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A. Small |
| 2007-05-25 20:00 |
| Māori | 59 – 23 | Canada |
| Tries: Waldrom Te Whare Tahana (2) Horton Bruce Kawau Ellison Smith Con: Bruce (6) | (Report) | Tries: Kleeberger Pyke Carpenter Con: Pritchard Pen: Pritchard (2) |
| Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Attendance: 4,356 Referee: J. Jones |
| 2007-05-29 20:00 |
| Māori | 50 – 22 | Ireland A |
| Tries: Gear (2) Paku Ellison May (2) Bruce Con: Ellison (5) Sweeney Pen: Ellison | (Report) | Tries: Cave (2) Earls Gannon Con: Sexton |
| Sandy Park, Exeter Attendance: 6,295 Referee: A. MacPherson |
Finals
editBowl Final
edit| 2007-06-02 11:30 |
| Canada | 52 – 10 | United States |
| Tries: Stephen (2) Spicer Williams (2) Kleeberger D. Pletch Con: Pritchard (7) Pen: Pritchard | Report[3] | Tries: MacDonald Sika |
| Twickenham, London Referee: C. Pollock |
Plate Final
edit| 2007-06-02 13:45 |
| Scotland A | 21 – 22 | Ireland A |
| Tries: Lawson Thom Evans Con: McRae Pen: McRae (3) | (report) | Tries: Murphy Wilson Earls Con: Sexton Keatley Pen: Sexton |
| Twickenham, London |
Cup Final
edit| 2007-06-02 16:30 |
| England Saxons | 17 – 13 | Māori |
| Tries: Sackey Voyce Croft Con: Barkley | (Report) | Tries: Tahana Kawau Pen: Ellison |
| Twickenham, London Attendance: 8,324 Referee: George Clancy |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "England A (24) 51 - 3 (3) United States of America (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Scotland A (10) 13 - 9 (3) United States of America (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Canada (24) 52 - 10 (5) United States of America (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
External links
edit- Churchill Cup official site