2017 Humpty's Champions Cup

The 2017 Humpty's Champions Cup is the final Grand Slam of curling event of the 2016–17 curling season.

2017 Humpty's Champions Cup
Host cityCalgary, Alberta
ArenaWinSport Arena, Canada Olympic Park, Calgary, AB
DatesApril 25–30, 2017
Men's winnerOntario Brad Jacobs
Curling clubCommunity First CC
SkipBrad Jacobs
ThirdRyan Fry
SecondE. J. Harnden
LeadRyan Harnden
FinalistAlberta Kevin Koe
Women's winnerOntario Rachel Homan
Curling clubOttawa Curling Club
SkipRachel Homan
ThirdEmma Miskew
SecondSarah Wilkes
LeadLisa Weagle
FinalistSweden Anna Hasselborg
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Teams

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The teams are listed as follows: [1]

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Greg Balsdon Don Bowser Jonathan Beuk Scott Chadwick   Kingston, Ontario
Tom Brewster Glen Muirhead Ross Paterson Hammy McMillan Jr.   Aberdeen, Scotland
Benoît Schwarz (fourth) Claudio Pätz Peter de Cruz (skip) Valentin Tanner   Geneva, Switzerland
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wrana Christoffer Sundgren   Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping Mathew Camm Patrick Janssen Tim March   Toronto, Ontario
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker   St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Grant Hardie Blair Fraser Dave Reid Duncan Menzies   Dumfries, Scotland
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden   Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert   Calgary, Alberta
Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Matt Dunstone Dallan Muyres   Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Yusuke Morozumi Tetsuro Shimizu Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Kosuke Morozumi   Karuizawa, Japan
Jim Cotter John Morris Catlin Schneider[a] Tyrel Griffith   Vernon, British Columbia
Braeden Moskowy[b] Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Craig Savill   Winnipeg, Manitoba
John Shuster Tyler George Korey Dropkin[c] John Landsteiner   Duluth, Minnesota

Round-robin standings

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Pool A W L SO#
  Kevin Koe 3 1 8
  John Epping 2 2 4
  Niklas Edin 2 2 6
  John Shuster 2 2 10
  Greg Balsdon 1 3 12
Pool B W L SO#
  Brad Gushue 4 0 2
  Mike McEwen 3 1 9
  Steve Laycock 2 2 7
  Tom Brewster 1 3 13
  Yusuke Morozumi 0 4 15
Pool C W L SO#
  Peter de Cruz 3 1 1
  Brad Jacobs 3 1 3
  John Morris 3 1 5
  Braeden Moskowy 1 3 11
  Grant Hardie 0 4 14

Tiebreakers

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Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Epping   1 2 1 0 1 0 X X 5
  John Shuster 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1
Player percentages
  Team Epping   Team Shuster
Tim March 92% John Landsteiner 92%
Patrick Janssen 100% Korey Dropkin 65%
Mathew Camm 92% Tyler George 69%
John Epping 86% John Shuster 70%
Total 93% Total 74%
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Niklas Edin   2 0 4 0 0 2 5 X 13
  Steve Laycock 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 X 5
Player percentages
  Team Edin   Team Laycock
Christoffer Sundgren 95% Dallan Muyres 87%
Rasmus Wrana 99% Matt Dunstone 71%
Oskar Eriksson 86% Kirk Muyres 90%
Niklas Edin 91% Steve Laycock 70%
Total 93% Total 79%

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1   Brad Gushue 5
8   Niklas Edin 8
8   Niklas Edin 4
5   Kevin Koe 6
4   John Morris 2
5   Kevin Koe 7
5   Kevin Koe 2
3   Brad Jacobs 6
2   Peter de Cruz 3
7   John Epping 8
7   John Epping 5
3   Brad Jacobs 9
3   Brad Jacobs 9
6   Mike McEwen 8

Quarterfinal

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Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Gushue   1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5
  Niklas Edin 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 8
Player percentages
  Team Gushue   Team Edin
Geoff Walker 87% Christoffer Sundgren 97%
Brett Gallant 90% Rasmus Wrana 87%
Mark Nichols 93% Oskar Eriksson 88%
Brad Gushue 94% Niklas Edin 98%
Total 91% Total 92%
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Morris 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
  Kevin Koe   0 3 0 2 1 0 1 X 7
Player percentages
  Team Morris   Team Koe
Rick Sawatsky 86% Ben Hebert 80%
Tyrel Griffith 86% Brent Laing 69%
John Morris 70% Marc Kennedy 100%
Jim Cotter 81% Kevin Koe 85%
Total 81% Total 84%
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Peter de Cruz   1 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 3
  John Epping 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 X 8
Player percentages
  Team de Cruz   Team Epping
Valentin Tanner 89% Tim March 90%
Peter de Cruz 75% Patrick Janssen 66%
Claudio Pätz 76% Mathew Camm 95%
Benoit Schwarz 60% John Epping 74%
Total 75% Total 81%
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Jacobs   2 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 9
  Mike McEwen 0 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 8
Player percentages
  Team Jacobs   Team McEwen
Ryan Harnden 86% Denni Neufeld 99%
E. J. Harnden 86% Matt Wozniak 76%
Ryan Fry 90% B.J. Neufeld 82%
Brad Jacobs 77% Mike McEwen 77%
Total 85% Total 83%

Semifinal

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Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Niklas Edin 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4
  Kevin Koe   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6
Player percentages
  Team Edin   Team Koe
Christoffer Sundgren 84% Ben Hebert 97%
Rasmus Wrana 90% Brent Laing 85%
Oskar Eriksson 96% Marc Kennedy 82%
Niklas Edin 96% Kevin Koe 84%
Total 91% Total 87%
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Epping 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 5
  Brad Jacobs   0 2 0 2 0 3 2 X 9
Player percentages
  Team Epping   Team Jacobs
Tim March 91% Ryan Harnden 74%
Patrick Janssen 76% E. J. Harnden 79%
Mathew Camm 99% Ryan Fry 73%
John Epping 77% Brad Jacobs 97%
Total 86% Total 81%

Final

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Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Koe 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2
  Brad Jacobs   0 2 0 2 1 0 1 X 6
Player percentages
  Team Koe   Team Jacobs
Ben Hebert 91% Ryan Harnden 98%
Brent Laing 92% E. J. Harnden 72%
Marc Kennedy 79% Ryan Fry 67%
Kevin Koe 65% Brad Jacobs 87%
Total 82% Total 81%

Women

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Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[4]

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Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs   Sundbyberg, Sweden
Kerri Einarson Selena Kaatz Jennifer Clark-Rouire[d] Kristin MacCuish   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Isabella Wranå Jennie Wahlin Almida de Val Fanny Sjöberg   Stockholm, Sweden
Allison Flaxey Clancy Grandy Lynn Kreviazuk Morgan Court   Caledon, Ontario
Jamie Sinclair Alex Carlson Vicky Persinger Monica Walker   Blaine, Minnesota
Jacqueline Harrison Janet Murphy Stephanie Matheson Melissa Foster   Mississauga, Ontario
Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Sarah Wilkes[e] Lisa Weagle   Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Victoria Moiseeva Uliana Vasilyeva Galina Arsenkina Julia Guzieva   Kaliningrad, Russia
Eve Muirhead Anna Sloan Vicki Adams Lauren Gray   Stirling, Scotland
Alina Paetz Nadine Lehmann Marisa Winkelhausen Nicole Schwägli   Zürich, Switzerland
Casey Scheidegger Cary-Anne McTaggart Jessie Scheidegger Kristie Moore   Lethbridge, Alberta
Val Sweeting Lori Olson-Johns Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown   Edmonton, Alberta
Silvana Tirinzoni Cathy Overton-Clapham[f] Esther Neuenschwander Marlene Albrecht   Aarau, Switzerland
Wang Bingyu Zhou Yan Liu Jinli Ma Jingyi[g]   Harbin, China

Round-robin standings

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Pool A W L SO#
  Val Sweeting 3 1 5
  Rachel Homan 3 1 7
  Kerri Einarson 2 2 11
  Casey Scheidegger 1 3 3
  Victoria Moiseeva 1 3 13
Pool B W L SO#
  Alina Pätz 4 0 9
  Jennifer Jones 3 1 6
  Allison Flaxey 1 3 1
  Eve Muirhead 1 3 12
  Isabella Wranå 1 3 14
Pool C W L SO#
  Silvana Tirinzoni 3 1 2
  Anna Hasselborg 3 1 10
  Jacqueline Harrison 2 2 4
  Jamie Sinclair 2 2 8
  Wang Bingyu 0 4 15

Tiebreaker

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Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jamie Sinclair   1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 7
  Kerri Einarson 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 6
Player percentages
  Team Sinclair   Team Einarson
Monica Walker 80% Kristin MacCuish 97%
Vicky Persinger 77% Jennifer Clark-Rouire 92%
Alexandra Carlson 86% Selena Kaatz 83%
Jamie Sinclair 90% Kerri Einarson 80%
Total 83% Total 88%

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1   Alina Pätz 5
8   Jamie Sinclair 4
1   Alina Pätz 0
5   Rachel Homan 5
4   Jennifer Jones 5
5   Rachel Homan 9
5   Rachel Homan 5
6   Anna Hasselborg 4
2   Silvana Tirinzoni 4
7   Jacqueline Harrison 9
7   Jacqueline Harrison 2
6   Anna Hasselborg 7
3   Val Sweeting 4
6   Anna Hasselborg 5

Quarterfinal

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Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Alina Pätz   1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 5
  Jamie Sinclair 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
Player percentages
  Team Pätz   Team Sinclair
Nicole Schwägli 78% Monica Walker 93%
Marisa Winkelhausen 81% Vicky Persinger 87%
Nadine Lehmann 85% Alexandra Carlson 66%
Alina Pätz 77% Jamie Sinclair 81%
Total 80% Total 82%
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jennifer Jones 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 X 5
  Rachel Homan   0 2 0 3 1 0 3 X 9
Player percentages
  Team Jones   Team Homan
Dawn McEwen 100% Lisa Weagle 89%
Jill Officer 76% Sarah Wilkes 90%
Kaitlyn Lawes 86% Emma Miskew 87%
Jennifer Jones 79% Rachel Homan 83%
Total 86% Total 87%
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Silvana Tirinzoni   1 2 0 2 0 0 0 X 4
  Jacqueline Harrison 1 0 2 0 0 5 1 X 9
Player percentages
  Team Tirinzoni   Team Harrison
Marlene Albrecht 96% Melissa Foster 85%
Esther Neuenschwander 72% Stephanie Matheson 74%
Cathy Overton-Clapham 67% Janet Murphy 68%
Silvana Tirinzoni 60% Jacqueline Harrison 79%
Total 74% Total 76%
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Val Sweeting 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4
  Anna Hasselborg   0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
Player percentages
  Team Sweeting   Team Hasselborg
Rachelle Brown 90% Sofia Mabergs 69%
Dana Ferguson 77% Agnes Knochenhauer 91%
Lori Olson-Johns 73% Sara McManus 85%
Val Sweeting 88% Anna Hasselborg 95%
Total 82% Total 85%

Semifinal

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Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Alina Pätz   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0
  Rachel Homan 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 X 5
Player percentages
  Team Pätz   Team Homan
Nicole Schwägli 80% Lisa Weagle 96%
Marisa Winkelhausen 96% Sarah Wilkes 89%
Nadine Lehmann 75% Emma Miskew 88%
Alina Pätz 47% Rachel Homan 87%
Total 75% Total 90%
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jacqueline Harrison 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
  Anna Hasselborg   1 3 0 1 1 0 1 X 7
Player percentages
  Team Harrison   Team Hasselborg
Melissa Foster 89% Sofia Mabergs 84%
Stephanie Matheson 64% Agnes Knochenhauer 73%
Janet Murphy 76% Sara McManus 89%
Jacqueline Harrison 70% Anna Hasselborg 90%
Total 75% Total 84%

Final

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Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rachel Homan 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5
  Anna Hasselborg   0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4
Player percentages
  Team Homan   Team Hasselborg
Lisa Weagle 88% Sofia Mabergs 63%
Sarah Wilkes 86% Agnes Knochenhauer 79%
Emma Miskew 66% Sara McManus 65%
Rachel Homan 70% Anna Hasselborg 55%
Total 77% Total 66%

Qualification

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Qualification method[h] Qualifying team Scenario if team has already qualified Notes
Defending Champion 2016 Humpty's Champions Cup   Reid Carruthers Carruthers playing in 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship;[5] team will be skipped by Braeden Moskowy[6]
Winner of 2016 GSOC Tour Challenge   Niklas Edin None (first qualifier) ..
Winner of 2016 GSOC The Masters   Niklas Edin WCT #5 Event Winner (not already qualified)
Winner of 2016 GSOC The National   Brad Jacobs None (first qualifier) ..
Winner of 2016 European Championship   Niklas Edin WCT #6 Event Winner (not already qualified)
Winner of 2016 Asia/Pacific Championship   Yusuke Morozumi None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 GSOC Canadian Open   Brad Gushue None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 U.S. National Championship  John Shuster None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 World Junior Championship   Lee Ki-jeong None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 Tim Hortons Brier   Brad Gushue
Winner of 2017 GSOC The Elite 10   John Morris
Winner of 2017 World Championship   Brad Gushue Already qualified
Winner of 2017 GSOC The Players' Championship   Niklas Edin Already qualified
WCT #1 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Kevin Koe None (first qualifier) AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic
WCT #2 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Reid Carruthers Already qualified Canad Inns Prairie Classic
WCT #3 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Brad Jacobs Already qualified College Clean Restoration Curling Classic
WCT #4 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Niklas Edin Already qualified Stu Sells Oakville Tankard
WCT #5 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Steve Laycock None (first qualifier) Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic
WCT #6 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Brad Gushue Already qualified Stu Sells Toronto Tankard
WCT #7 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Niklas Edin Already qualified Swiss Cup Basel
WCT #8 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Peter de Cruz None (first qualifier) Baden Masters
WCT #9 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   John Epping None (first qualifier) Challenge de Curling de Gatineau
WCT #10 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Greg Balsdon None (first qualifier) GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2
WCT #11 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Mike McEwen None (first qualifier) DeKalb Superspiel
WCT #12 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Kevin Koe Already qualified Red Deer Curling Classic
WCT #13 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Steffen Walstad None (first qualifier) German Masters
WCT #14 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Grant Hardie None (first qualifier) Aberdeen International Curling Championship
WCT #15 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   John Epping Already qualified CookstownCash presented by Comco Canada Inc
WCT #16 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Mike McEwen Already qualified Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic
WCT #17 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Tom Brewster None (first qualifier) Mercure Perth Masters

Women

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Qualification method[h] Qualifying team Scenario if team has already qualified Notes
Defending Champion 2016 Humpty's Champions Cup   Jennifer Jones
Winner of 2016 GSOC Tour Challenge   Val Sweeting None (first qualifier) ..
Winner of 2016 GSOC The Masters   Allison Flaxey None (first qualifier) ..
Winner of 2016 Asia/Pacific Championship   Kim Eun-jung [7] None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2016 GSOC The National   Kerri Einarson None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2016 European Championship   Victoria Moiseeva None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 GSOC The Canadian Open   Casey Scheidegger None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 U.S. National Championship   Jamie Sinclair None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts   Rachel Homan None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 World Junior Championship   Isabella Wranå None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 World Championship   Rachel Homan Already qualified
Winner of 2017 GSOC The Players' Championship   Jennifer Jones Already qualified
WCT #1 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Rachel Homan Already qualified Canad Inns Women's Classic
WCT #2 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Wang Bingyu None (first qualifier) Colonial Square Ladies Classic
WCT #3 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Casey Scheidegger Already qualified Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic
WCT #4 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Anna Hasselborg None (first qualifier) Stockholm Ladies Curling Cup
WCT #5 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Eve Muirhead None (first qualifier) Women's Masters Basel
WCT #6 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Marla Mallett None (first qualifier) Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic
WCT #7 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Silvana Tirinzoni None (first qualifier) Stu Sells Oakville Tankard
WCT #8 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Casey Scheidegger Already qualified HDF Insurance Shoot-Out
WCT #9 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Jennifer Jones Already qualified DeKalb Superspiel
WCT #10 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Jacqueline Harrison None (first qualifier) GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2
WCT #11 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Allison Flaxey Already qualified City of Perth Ladies International
WCT #12 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Rachel Homan Already qualified AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic
WCT #13 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Alina Pätz None (first qualifier) International Bernese Ladies Cup

Notes

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  1. ^ Schneider replaced Rick Sawatsky, who was injured.[2]
  2. ^ Moskowy skipped Team Carruthers for skip Reid Carruthers, who was playing at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
  3. ^ Dropkin replaced Matt Hamilton, who was playing at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
  4. ^ Clark-Rouire replaced Liz Fyfe.
  5. ^ Wilkes replaced Joanne Courtney, who was playing at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
  6. ^ Overton-Clapham replaced Manuela Siegrist, who was injured.
  7. ^ Ma replaced Wang Rui, who was playing at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
  8. ^ a b World Curling Tour (WCT) events shown are the 7 highest ranked that have winners not qualified through other routes.

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Humpty's Champions Cup: Men's Teams". Archived from the original on 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  2. ^ https://www.facebook.com/TeamMorrisBC/ [user-generated source]
  3. ^ "Sweeting, Gushue to open Humpty's Champions Cup". Archived from the original on 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  4. ^ "2017 Humpty's Champions Cup: Women's Teams". Archived from the original on 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  5. ^ @Reidarama (10 April 2017). "Mixed DBLS worlds here we come!..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Moskowy to skip Team Carruthers at Champions Cup". Archived from the original on 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  7. ^ "Elite 10 winner Morris can't wait for Humpty's Champions Cup". Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2017-03-20.