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 England Saxons 2200696 +6319
2  Scotland A 21011627-1104
3  United States 20021264-5211
2007-05-18
19:45
England Saxons England 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: G. Clancy
2007-05-23
18:00
Scotland A Scotland 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 England 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  Māori 220010945+64210
2 Ireland Ireland A 21016170-926
3  Canada 20024398-5500
2007-05-19
20:00
Ireland A Ireland 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 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

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 Scotland 21 – 22 Ireland 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 England 17 – 13  Māori
Tries: Sackey
Voyce
Croft
Con: Barkley		 (Report) Tries: Tahana
Kawau
Pen: Ellison
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 8,324
Referee: G. Clancy

See also

References

    External links

    Rugby union schedule for 2007
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    H. CupSix Nations ChampionshipHeineken Cup World Cup H. Cup
    Guinness Premiership Guinness Premiership
    Mid-Year Test Series Pre-RWC tests End of Year Tests
    Under 19 World ChampionshipPacific Nations Cup
    Celtic League Celtic League
    Shute Shield
    Top 14 Top 14
    Sevens Australian Rugby Championship Sevens
    Churchill CupAir New Zealand Cup
    Currie Cup
    Super 14Tri Nations
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