The 2011 Churchill Cup, the ninth and final edition of an annual international rugby union tournament, took place in Northampton, Esher, Gloucester and Worcester. This was just the second time in the tournament's history in which England played host.

2011 Churchill Cup
Date June 4–18
Teams 6
Countries  Canada

 England Saxons
 Italy A
 Russia
 Tonga
 United States

Matches played 9
Final
Venue Sixways Stadium
Worcester, England
Attendance
Champions  England Saxons
Runner-up  Canada

Competitors

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The three regular participants in the event — the senior national sides of the United States and Canada, and England's "A" (second-level) national side, the England Saxons, were joined by second year participants Russia and two first-time competitors: Italy A and Tonga. England Saxons fielded a very young, promising team. At the same time, Italy A picked a very experienced side, with many of the regulars for the main national team.

Format

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The teams played in a round-robin format between two pools to decide the elimination matches. All six teams participate on the finals day: the two pool winners will compete in the Cup Final, the two runners-up will play in a Plate Final, and the two bottom-placed teams will meet in the Bowl Final.

Venues

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The pool rounds were played at Franklin's Gardens in Northampton, Molesey Road in Esher, and Kingsholm Stadium in Gloucester. The finals were played at Sixways Stadium in Worcester.

Fixtures and results

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Pool stage

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Pool A

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Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1   England Saxons 2 2 0 0 128 22 +106 2 10
2   Tonga 2 1 0 1 58 54 +4 1 5
3   United States 2 0 0 2 21 131 −110 0 0

[1]

4 June 2011
17:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
England Saxons  87–8  United States
Try: Benjamin (3) 4' c, 10' m, 57' c
Brown (2) 6' c, 42' m
Young 24' c
Penalty try 40' c
Johnson 49' c
Twelvetrees 52' c
Trinder 60' c
Sharples 67' c
Kitchener 71' c
Hodgson 73' c
Con: Clegg (11/13)
ReportTry: LaValla 78' m
Pen: Enosa 3'
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Mike Brown   50'
RW 14 Topsy Ojo   50'
OC 13 Henry Trinder
IC 12 Billy Twelvetrees
LW 11 Miles Benjamin
FH 10 Rory Clegg
SH 9 Micky Young   65'
N8 8 Jordan Crane (c)
OF 7 Tom Johnson
BF 6 James Gaskell   14'
RL 5 Dave Attwood
LL 4 Mouritz Botha   58'
TP 3 Matt Stevens   37' to 40'
HK 2 Joe Gray   52'
LP 1 Matt Mullan   58'
Substitutes:
HK 16 David Paice   52'
PR 17 Kieran Brookes   37'   40'   58'
LK 18 Graham Kitchener   58'
FL 19 Jamie Gibson   14'
SH 20 Paul Hodgson   65'
FB 21 Alex Goode   50'
WG 22 Charlie Sharples   50'
Coach:
  Stuart Lancaster
FB 15 Mike Palefau
RW 14 Mile Pulu   52'
OC 13 Tai Enosa
IC 12 Junior Sifa   77'
LW 11 Colin Hawley
FH 10 Troy Hall
SH 9 Mike Petri (c)   70'
N8 8 JJ Gagiano   62'
OF 7 Danny LaPrevotte   52'
BF 6 Pat Danahy
RL 5 Scott LaValla
LL 4 John van der Giessen
TP 3 Will Johnson
HK 2 Phil Thiel   47'
LP 1 Eric Fry   47'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Chris Biller   47'
PR 17 Shawn Pittman   47'
LK 18 Louis Stanfill   52'
N8 19 Inaki Basauri   62'
SH 20 Tim Usasz   70'
CE 21 Roland Suniula   52'
CE 22 Andrew Suniula   77'
Coach:
  Eddie O'Sullivan

Touch judges:
Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
Andrew Watson
Television match official:
David Matthews


8 June 2011
17:30 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
  Tonga44–13  United States
Try: Iongi (4) 10' c, 48' c, 58' c, 75' c
Mapakaitolo 80' c
Con: K. Morath (5/5)
Pen: K. Morath (3) 2', 21', 48'
ReportTry: Emerick 33' c
Con: Malifa (1/1)
Pen: Malifa (2) 15', 65'
Molesey Road, Esher
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Mateo Malupo
RW 14 Viliami Helu
OC 13 Suka Hufanga   68'
IC 12 Etueni Siua   71'
LW 11 Viliame Iongi
FH 10 Kurt Morath
SH 9 Soane Havea   61'
N8 8 Vili Maʻafu   52'
OF 7 Pepa Koloamatangi   29'   39'
BF 6 Pasuka Mapakaitolo
RL 5 Emosi Kauhenga   56'
LL 4 Sione Timani
TP 3 Kisi Pulu (c)   66'
HK 2 Ilaisa Maʻasi   75'
LP 1 Tonga Leaʻaetoa   27' to 39'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Atonio Halangahu   75'
PR 17 Taʻu Faingaʻanuku   29'   39'   66'
LK 18 Josh Afu   56'
N8 19 Paula Kaho   52'
SH 20 Daniel Morath   61'
FH 21 Eddie Paea   68'
CE 22 Silivenusi Taumoepeau   71'
Coach:
  Isitolo Maka
FB 15 Roland Suniula
RW 14 Colin Hawley
OC 13 Paul Emerick   66' to 67'   75'
IC 12 Andrew Suniula
LW 11 Kevin Swiryn
FH 10 Nese Malifa   75'
SH 9 Tim Usasz   71'
N8 8 Nic Johnson
OF 7 Todd Clever (c)
BF 6 Inaki Basauri   50'   57'   66'
RL 5 Scott LaValla
LL 4 Louis Stanfill   75'
TP 3 Shawn Pittman   47' to 57'
HK 2 Chris Biller   47'
LP 1 Mate Moeakiola   69'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Phil Thiel   47'
PR 17 Eric Fry   50'   57'   69'
LK 18 John van der Giessen   66'
FL 19 Pat Danahy   75'
SH 20 Mike Petri   71'
CE 21 Tai Enosa   66'   67'   75'
CE 22 Troy Hall   75'
Coach:
  Eddie O'Sullivan

Touch judges:
Luke Pearce
Stuart Terheege
Television match official:
Geoff Warren


12 June 2011
14:30 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
England Saxons  41–14  Tonga
Try: Penalty try (3) 10' c, 32' c, 63' c
Crane 15' c
Twelvetrees 71' c
Con: Clegg (5/5)
Pen: Clegg (2) 40', 46'
ReportTry: Timani 49' c
Koloamatangi 77' c
Con: K. Morath (2/2)
Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Alex Goode   55'
RW 14 Charlie Sharples
OC 13 Henry Trinder   59'
IC 12 Billy Twelvetrees
LW 11 Topsy Ojo
FH 10 Rory Clegg
SH 9 Paul Hodgson   65'
N8 8 Jordan Crane (c)
OF 7 Tom Johnson   73'
BF 6 James Gaskell   69'
RL 5 Dave Attwood
LL 4 Mouritz Botha
TP 3 Matt Stevens
HK 2 David Paice   55'
LP 1 Matt Mullan   65'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Joe Gray   55'
PR 17 Kieran Brookes   65'
LK 18 Graham Kitchener   69'
FL 19 Jamie Gibson   73'
SH 20 Micky Young   65'
CE 21 Jordan Turner-Hall   59'
FB 22 Mike Brown   55'
Coach:
  Stuart Lancaster
FB 15 Eddie Paea
RW 14 Viliami Helu
OC 13 Suka Hufanga
IC 12 Sione Fonua   40'
LW 11 Viliame Iongi
FH 10 Kurt Morath
SH 9 Daniel Morath   55'
N8 8 Pasuka Mapakaitolo   61'
OF 7 Pepa Koloamatangi
BF 6 Josh Afu
RL 5 Emosi Kauhenga   47'
LL 4 Sione Timani   65'
TP 3 Kisi Pulu (c)
HK 2 Semisi Telefoni   58'
LP 1 Tonga Leaʻaetoa   55'   61'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Atonio Halangahu   58'
PR 17 Taʻu Faingaʻanuku   55'   61' to 71'
LK 18 Kele Hehea   47'
FL 19 Tevita Ula   65'
SH 20 Soane Havea   55'
FH 21 Mateo Malupo
CE 22 Silivenusi Taumoepeau   40'
Coach:
  Isitolo Maka

Pool B

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Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1   Canada 2 2 0 0 60 30 +30 1 9
2   Italy A 2 1 0 1 36 45 −9 0 4
3   Russia 2 0 0 2 37 58 −21 1 1

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4 June 2011
14:30 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Italy A  12–26  Canada
Pen: Tebaldi (4) 15', 32', 35', 63'ReportTry: Carpenter 44' m
Marshall 46' m
Pritchard 56' c
Con: Pritchard (1/3)
Pen: Pritchard (2) 8', 70'
Drop: Monro 29'
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB 15 Ruggero Trevisan   68'
RW 14 Andrea Bacchetti
OC 13 Denis Majstorovic
IC 12 Matteo Pratichetti
LW 11 Michele Sepe
FH 10 Riccardo Bocchino
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi   71'
N8 8 Manoa Vosawai
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Valerio Bernabò (c)   42' to 52'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami   53'
LL 4 Corniel van Zyl   62'
TP 3 Fabio Staibano   50'
HK 2 Tommaso D'Apice   71'
LP 1 Alberto De Marchi   45'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Andrea Manici   71'
PR 17 Matías Agüero   45'
PR 18 Dario Chistolini   50'
LK 19 Joshua Furno   53'
SH 20 Giulio Toniolatti   71'
FB 21 DuRandt Gerber   68'
LK 22 Francesco Minto   62'
Coach:
  Gianluca Guidi
FB 15 James Pritchard
RW 14 Ciaran Hearn
OC 13 Conor Trainor
IC 12 Ryan Smith
LW 11 Phil Mackenzie
FH 10 Ander Monro
SH 9 Ed Fairhurst
N8 8 Aaron Carpenter   71'
OF 7 Chauncey O'Toole
BF 6 Jebb Sinclair   18' to 24'
RL 5 Brian Erichsen
LL 4 Tyler Hotson
TP 3 Jason Marshall
HK 2 Pat Riordan (c)
LP 1 Hubert Buydens   65'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Ryan Hamilton
PR 17 Andrew Tiedemann   65'
LK 18 Mitch Gudgeon
FL 19 Nanyak Dala   18'   24'   71'
SH 20 Sean White
CE 21 Mike Scholz
FB 22 Matt Evans
Coach:
  Kieran Crowley

Touch judges:
Andrew Small
Ian Tempest
Television match official:
David Matthews


8 June 2011
20:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Canada  34–18  Russia
Try: Mensah-Coker 12' c
Trainor 35' m
Monro 61' c
O'Toole 70' m
Evans 77' c
Con: Pritchard (3/5)
Pen: Pritchard 17'
ReportTry: Klyuchnikov 20' c
Artemiev 26' m
Con: Kushnarev (1/2)
Pen: Kushnarev (2) 15', 40'
Molesey Road, Esher
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 James Pritchard
RW 14 Matt Evans
OC 13 Conor Trainor   60'
IC 12 Mike Scholz
LW 11 Justin Mensah-Coker
FH 10 Ander Monro (c)
SH 9 Sean White   55'
N8 8 Aaron Carpenter
OF 7 Chauncey O'Toole
BF 6 Jebb Sinclair   66'
RL 5 Jamie Cudmore   74'
LL 4 Tyler Hotson
TP 3 Scott Franklin   67'
HK 2 Ryan Hamilton   24'
LP 1 Tom Dolezel   55'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Pat Riordan   24'
PR 17 Andrew Tiedemann   67'
PR 18 Hubert Buydens   55'
LK 19 Mitch Gudgeon   74'
FL 20 Nanyak Dala   66'
SH 21 Ed Fairhurst   55'
CE 22 Phil Mackenzie   60'
Coach:
  Kieran Crowley
FB 15 Igor Klyuchnikov
RW 14 Vasily Artemiev
OC 13 Igor Galinovskiy   53'
IC 12 Alexey Makovetskiy
LW 11 Vladimir Ostroushko
FH 10 Yuri Kushnarev
SH 9 Alexandr Shakirov   76'
N8 8 Viacheslav Grachev   53'
OF 7 Andrey Garbuzov
BF 6 Andrey Temnov
RL 5 Alexander Voytov
LL 4 Vladimir Boltenkov   64'
TP 3 Ivan Prischepenko   57'
HK 2 Vladislav Korshunov (c)   74'
LP 1 Sergei Popov
Substitutes:
HK 16 Valery Tsnobiladze   74'
PR 17 Alexey Travkin   57'
LK 18 Alexey Panasenko   64'
N8 19 Victor Gresev   53'
SH 20 Andrei Bykanov   76'
CE 21 Sergey Trishin   53'
FH 22 Anton Ryabov
Coach:
  Kingsley Jones

Touch judges:
David Rose
Roy Maybank
Television match official:
Geoff Warren


12 June 2011
17:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Italy A  24–19  Russia
Try: Pratichetti 5' c
Toniolatti 23' m
Con: Tebaldi (1/2) 5'
Pen: Tebaldi (3) 19', 32', 51'
Bocchino 60'
Report[permanent dead link]Try: Yagudin 54' c
Con: Kushnarev (1/1) 54'
Pen: Kushnarev (4) 22', 28', 43', 57'
Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
Attendance: 5,357
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB 15 Ruggero Trevisan
RW 14 Giulio Toniolatti
OC 13 Andrea Pratichetti
IC 12 Matteo Pratichetti
LW 11 Michele Sepe
FH 10 Riccardo Bocchino
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi  
N8 8 Manoa Vosawai
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Francesco Minto
RL 5 Valerio Bernabò (c)
LL 4 Joshua Furno
TP 3 Fabio Staibano
HK 2 Tommaso D'Apice
LP 1 Alberto De Marchi
Substitutes:
16 Andrea Mancini
17 Matías Agüero
18 Dario Chistolini
19 Marco Bortolami
20 DuRandt Gerber
21 Giovanbattista Venditti
22 Nicola Belardo
Coach:
  Gianluca Guidi
FB 15 Igor Klyuchnikov
RW 14 Vasily Artemiev
OC 13 Mikhail Babaev
IC 12 Sergey Trishin
LW 11 Rushan Yagudin
FH 10 Yuri Kushnarev
SH 9 Andrey Bykanov
N8 8 Viacheslav Grachev (c)
OF 7 Mikhail Sidorov
BF 6 Victor Gresev
RL 5 Denis Antonov
LL 4 Alexey Panasenko
TP 3 Alexey Chernyshov
HK 2 Valery Tsnobiladze
LP 1 Grigory Tsnobiladze
Substitutes:
16 Vladislav Korshunov
17 Alexey Travkin
18 Ivan Prischepenko
19 Andrey Garbuzov
20 Alexander Shakirov
21 Anton Ryabov
22 Igor Galinovskiy
Coach:
  Kingsley Jones

Finals

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Bowl final

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18 June 2011
12:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
United States  32–25  Russia
Try: Emerick 23' m
A. Suniula 57' c
Clever 60' c
Enosa 71' c
Con: Malifa (3/4) 58', 61', 72'
Pen: Malifa (2) 5', 49'
ReportTry: Ostroushko 30' m
Voytov 51' c
Artemiev 64' c
Con: Kushnarev (2/3) 51', 64'
Pen: Kushnarev (2) 1', 47'
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

Plate final

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18 June 2011
14:15 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Tonga  18–27  Italy A
Try: Iongi 54' m
Malupo 80' c
Con: K. Morath (1/2) 80'
Pen: Paea 12'
K. Morath 68'
ReportTry: Bocchino 3' c
A. Pratichetti 50' c
Venditti 73' c
Con: Tebaldi (3/3) 3', 50', 73'
Pen: Tebaldi (2) 19', 42'
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Cup final

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18 June 2011
16:30 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
England Saxons  37–6  Canada
Try: Gaskell 21' m
Benjamin (2) 23' c, 59' c
Sharples 67' m
Gibson 75' c
Con: Clegg (3/5) 23', 59', 75'
Pen: Clegg (2) 12', 50'
ReportPen: Pritchard 29'
Drop: Monro 14'
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "The Churchill Cup (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdeskpro.com)". Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.