2006 Churchill Cup

2006 Churchill Cup
Date3 June – 17 June 2006
Countries Canada
 England Saxons
 Ireland Wolfhounds
New Zealand New Zealand Māori
 Scotland A
 United States
Final positions
Champions Māori (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
← 2005
2007 →

The 2006 Churchill Cup was a rugby union competition played between the second teams of various top tier international rugby nations and the first teams of traditionally less prominent teams, such as Canada and the United States. The 2006 tournament began on June 3 and ended on June 17. The 2006 competition marked the fourth year of the Churchill Cup as well as its expansion from four to six teams. The Cup was contested by Canada, England Saxons, Ireland A, New Zealand Māori, Scotland A, and the United States. New Zealand Māori won the competition.

The Tournament

The teams were split into two pools of three. The Canada pool played in Ontario and consisted of Canada, England Saxons and Scotland A. The America pool played their games in Santa Clara, California, and consisted of the US, New Zealand Maori and Ireland A.

The winners of the two pools moved on to compete in the overall final; the two runners up competed for the plate and the two teams to finish third in their group competed for the bowl. All of the finals were played in Edmonton.

Pools

Canada Pool:[1]

Pos 　Name Pld W D L BP Pts
1  Scotland A 2 2 0 0 0 8
2  England Saxons 2 1 0 1 2 6
3  Canada 2 0 0 2 1 1
3 June 2006
England A 7 - 13 Scotland A
York Stadium, Toronto
7 June 2006
Canada 10 - 15 Scotland A
Twin Elm Rugby Park, Ottawa
10 June 2006
Canada 11 - 41England England A
York Stadium, Toronto

USA Pool:[1]

Pos 　Name Pld W D L BP Pts
1  Māori 2 2 0 0 2 10
2  Ireland A 2 1 0 1 1 5
3  United States 2 0 0 2 0 0
3 June 2006
United States 13 - 28 Ireland A
Report[2]
Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara
Attendance: 3,700
7 June 2006
United States 6 - 74New Zealand New Zealand Maori
Report[3]
Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara
Attendance: 3,562
10 June 2006
New Zealand Maori New Zealand27 - 6 Ireland A
Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara

Finals

Fifth Place Final:

17 June 2006
Canada 33 - 18 United States
Report[4]
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Third Place Final

17 June 2006
Ireland A 30 - 27England England A
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

First Place Final

17 June 2006
New Zealand Maori New Zealand52 - 17 Scotland A
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

See also

References

  1. ^ a b The following abbreviations and rules are used in collating the tables:
    • Pos = Table Position
    • Pld = Played
    • W = Win (Worth 4 points)
    • D = Draw (Worth 2 points)
    • L = Loss (Worth 0 points)
    • BP = Bonus Points:
      • One bonus point was awarded to any team that scored four or more tries in a single match, regardless of the result.
      • One bonus point was awarded to any team that lost by seven points or fewer
    • Pts = Progressive points tally
  2. ^ "CHURCHILL CUP , Pool A - Santa Clara, 3 June 2006, 14:00 local, 21:00 GMT". espnscrum. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. ^ "CHURCHILL CUP , Pool A - Santa Clara, 7 June 2006, 19:30 local, 02:30 GMT +1d". espnscrum. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Canada (13) 33 - 18 (6) United States of America (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 29 February 2024.