2007 Churchill Cup

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.

Format

Churchill Cup Final, 2007

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

USA Pool

Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 England Saxons2200696+6319
2 Scotland A21011627-1104
3 United States20021264-5211
2007-05-18
19:45
England Saxons  51 3  United States
Tries: Ojo
Crane (3)
Armitage (2)
Evans
Forster
Dickson
Con: Lamb (3)
(Report) 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) Pen: Viljoen (3)
Henley
Attendance: 1,200
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

Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Māori220010945+64210
2 Ireland A21016170-926
3 Canada20024398-5500
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

Bowl Final

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) Tries: MacDonald
Sika
Twickenham, London
Referee: C. Pollock

Plate Final

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

Cup Final

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

References

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