2007 Churchill Cup

Format

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

date = 2007-05-18 19:45 | home = | score = 51 – 3 | report = Report | away = | homescore = Tries: Ojo Crane (3) Armitage (2) Evans Forster Dickson Con: Lamb (3) | awayscore = Pen: Malifa | stadium = Edgeley Park, Stockport | attendance = 6,050 | referee = George Clancy }}

date = 2007-05-23 18:00 | home = | score = 13 – 9 | report = Report | away = | homescore = Try: Lamont Con: Ross Pen: Ross (2) | awayscore = Pen: Viljoen (3) | stadium = Henley | attendance = 1,103 | referee = P. Smith }}

date = 2007-05-28 15:00 | home = | score = 18 – 3 | report = (Report) | away = | homescore = Tries: Paice Abendanon Con: Barkley Pen: Barkley Mordt | awayscore = Pen: MacRae | stadium = Twickenham, London | attendance = 11,100 | referee = C. Pollock }}

Canada Pool

date = 2007-05-19 20:00 | home = | score = 39 – 20 | report = (Report) | away = | homescore = Tries: Caldwell Cave Earls Hearty O'Connor Staunton Con: Staunton (3) Pen: Staunton | awayscore = Tries: Culpan van Camp Con: Pritchard (2) Pen: Pritchard (2) | stadium = Sandy Park, Exeter | attendance = 5,000 | referee = A. Small }}

date = 2007-05-25 20:00 | home = | score = 59 – 23 | report = (Report) | away = | homescore = Tries: Waldrom Te Whare Tahana (2) Horton Bruce Kawau Ellison Smith Con: Bruce (6) | awayscore = Tries: Kleeberger Pyke Carpenter Con: Pritchard Pen: Pritchard (2) | stadium = Franklin's Gardens, Northampton | attendance = 4,356 | referee = J. Jones }}

date = 2007-05-29 20:00 | home = | score = 50 – 22 | report = (Report)| away = | homescore = Tries: Gear (2) Paku Ellison May (2) Bruce Con: Ellison (5) Sweeney Pen: Ellison | awayscore = Tries: Cave (2) Earls Gannon Con: Sexton | stadium = Sandy Park, Exeter | attendance = 6,295 | referee = A. MacPherson }}

Finals

Bowl Final

date = 2007-06-02 11:30 | home = | score = 52 – 10 | report = Report homescore = Tries: Stephen (2) Spicer Williams (2) Kleeberger D. Pletch Con: Pritchard (7) Pen: Pritchard | awayscore = Tries: MacDonald Sika | stadium = Twickenham, London | attendance = | referee = C. Pollock }}

Plate Final

date = 2007-06-02 13:45 | home = | score = 21 – 22 | report = (report) | away = | homescore = Tries: Lawson Thom Evans Con: McRae Pen: McRae (3) | awayscore = Tries: Murphy Wilson Earls Con: Sexton Keatley Pen: Sexton | stadium = Twickenham, London | attendance = | referee = }}

Cup Final

date = 2007-06-02 16:30 | home = | score = 17 – 13 | report = (Report) | away = | homescore = Tries: Sackey Voyce Croft Con: Barkley | awayscore = Tries: Tahana Kawau Pen: Ellison | stadium = Twickenham, London | attendance = 8,324 | referee = George Clancy }}

References

References

1. "England A (24) 51 - 3 (3) United States of America (FT)".
2. "Scotland A (10) 13 - 9 (3) United States of America (FT)".
3. "Canada (24) 52 - 10 (5) United States of America (FT)".