2011 Churchill Cup

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

England England Saxons
 Italy A
 Russia
 Tonga
 United States

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

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.

Competitors

The three regular participants in the event — the senior national sides of the USA 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, while Italy A picked a very experienced side, with many of the regulars for the main national team.

Format

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

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

Pool stage

Pool A

Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 England 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 England 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)
 Report Try: LaValla 78' m
Pen: Enosa 3'
FB 15Mike Brown  50'
RW 14Topsy Ojo  50'
OC 13Henry Trinder
IC 12Billy Twelvetrees
LW 11Miles Benjamin
FH 10Rory 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 16David Paice  52'
PR 17Kieran Brookes  37'  40'  58'
LK 18Graham Kitchener  58'
FL 19Jamie Gibson  14'
SH 20Paul Hodgson  65'
FB 21Alex Goode  50'
WG 22Charlie Sharples  50'
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster
FB 15Mike Palefau
RW 14Mile Pulu  52'
OC 13Tai Enosa
IC 12Junior Sifa  77'
LW 11Colin Hawley
FH 10Troy 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 16Chris Biller  47'
PR 17Shawn Pittman  47'
LK 18Louis Stanfill  52'
N8 19Inaki Basauri  62'
SH 20Tim Usasz  70'
CT 21Roland Suniula  52'
CT 22Andrew Suniula  77'
Coach:
Ireland 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)
 Tonga 44 - 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'
 Report Try: Emerick 33' c
Con: Malifa (1/1)
Pen: Malifa (2) 15', 65'
FB 15Mateo Malupo
RW 14Viliami Helu
OC 13Suka Hufanga  68'
IC 12Etueni Siua  71'
LW 11Viliame Iongi
FH 10Kurt Morath
SH 9 Soane Havea  61'
N8 8 Vili Ma'afu  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 Ma'asi  75'
LP 1 Tonga Lea'aetoa 27' to 39'
Substitutes:
HK 16Atonio Halangahu  75'
PR 17Ta'u Fainga'anuku  29'  39'  66'
LK 18Josh Afu  56'
N8 19Paula Kaho  52'
SH 20Daniel Morath  61'
FH 21Eddie Paea  68'
CT 22Silivenusi Taumoepeau  71'
Coach:
New Zealand Isitolo Maka
FB 15Roland Suniula
RW 14Colin Hawley
OC 13Paul Emerick 66' to 67'  75'
IC 12Andrew Suniula
LW 11Kevin Swiryn
FH 10Nese 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 16Phil Thiel  47'
PR 17Eric Fry  50'  57'  69'
LK 18John van der Giessen  66'
FL 19Pat Danahy  75'
SH 20Mike Petri  71'
CT 21Tai Enosa  66'  67'  75'
CT 22Troy Hall  75'
Coach:
Ireland 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 England 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'
 Report Try: Timani 49' c
Koloamatangi 77' c
Con: K Morath (2/2)
FB 15Alex Goode  55'
RW 14Charlie Sharples
OC 13Henry Trinder  59'
IC 12Billy Twelvetrees
LW 11Topsy Ojo
FH 10Rory 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 16Joe Gray  55'
PR 17Kieran Brookes  65'
LK 18Graham Kitchener  69'
FL 19Jamie Gibson  73'
SH 20Micky Young  65'
CT 21Jordan Turner-Hall  59'
FB 22Mike Brown  55'
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster
FB 15Eddie Paea
RW 14Viliami Helu
OC 13Suka Hufanga
IC 12Sione Fonua  40'
LW 11Viliame Iongi
FH 10Kurt 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 Lea'aetoa  55'  61'
Substitutes:
HK 16Atonio Halangahu  58'
PR 17Ta'u Fainga'anuku  55' 61' to 71'
LK 18Kele Hehea  47'
FL 19Tevita Ula  65'
SH 20Soane Havea  55'
FH 21Mateo Malupo
CT 22Silivenusi Taumoepeau  40'
Coach:
New Zealand Isitolo Maka

Pool B

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

[1]

4 June 2011
14:30 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Italy A Italy 12 - 26  Canada
Pen: Tebaldi (4) 15', 32', 35', 63'
 Report Try: 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: England Dave Pearson
FB 15Ruggero Trevisan  68'
RW 14Andrea Bacchetti
OC 13Denis Majstorovic
IC 12Matteo Pratichetti
LW 11Michele Sepe
FH 10Riccardo 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 Cornelius van Zyl  62'
TP 3 Fabio Staibano  50'
HK 2 Tommaso D'Apice  71'
LP 1 Alberto De Marchi  45'
Substitutes:
HK 16Andrea Manici  71'
PR 17Matías Agüero  45'
PR 18Dario Chistolini  50'
LK 19Joshua Furno  53'
SH 20Giulio Toniolatti  71'
FB 21DuRandt Gerber  68'
LK 22Francesco Minto  62'
Coach:
Italy Gianluca Guidi
FB 15 James Pritchard
RW 14Ciaran Hearn
OC 13Conor Trainor
IC 12Ryan Smith
LW 11Phil Mackenzie
FH 10Ander 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 16Ryan Hamilton
PR 17Andrew Tiedemann  65'
LK 18Mitch Gudgeon
FL 19Nanyak Dala  18'  24'  71'
SH 20Sean White
CT 21Mike Scholz
FB 22Matt Evans
Coach:
New Zealand 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'
 Report Try: Klyuchnikov 20' c
Artemiev 26' m
Con: Kushnarev (1/2)
Pen: Kushnarev (2) 15', 40'
Molesey Road, Esher
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Wales Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 James Pritchard
RW 14Matt Evans
OC 13Conor Trainor  60'
IC 12Mike Scholz
LW 11Justin Mensah-Coker
FH 10Ander 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 16Pat Riordan  24'
PR 17Andrew Tiedemann  67'
PR 18Hubert Buydens  55'
LK 19Mitch Gudgeon  74'
FL 20Nanyak Dala  66'
SH 21Ed Fairhurst  55'
CT 22Phil Mackenzie  60'
Coach:
New Zealand Kieran Crowley
FB 15Igor Klyuchnikov
RW 14Vasily Artemiev
OC 13Igor Galinovskiy  53'
IC 12Alexey Makovetskiy
LW 11Vladamir Ostroushko
FH 10Yuri Kushnarev
SH 9 Alexandr Shakirov  76'
N8 8 Vyacheslav 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 16Valery Tsnobiladze  74'
PR 17Alexey Travkin  57'
LK 18Alexey Panasenko  64'
N8 19Victor Gresev  53'
SH 20Andrei Bykanov  76'
CT 21Sergey Trishin  53'
FH 22Anton Ryabov
Coach:
Wales 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 Italy 24–19  Russia
Try: Pratichetti 5' c
Toniolatti 23' m
Con: Tebaldi (1/2) 5'
Pen: Tebaldi (3) 19', 32', 51'
Bocchino 60'
 Report Try: Yagudin 54' c
Con: Kushnarev (1/1) 54'
Pen: Kushnarev (4) 22', 28', 43', 57'
Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
Attendance: 5,357
Referee: England Dave Pearson (England)
15Ruggero Trevisan
14Giulio Toniolatti
13Andrea Pratichetti
12Matteo Pratichetti
11Michele Sepe
10Riccardo Bocchino
9 Tito Tebaldi
8 Manoa Vosawai
7 Mauro Bergamasco
6 Francesco Minto
5 Valerio Bernabo (c)
4 Joshua Furno
3 Fabio Staibano
2 Tommaso D'Apice
1 Alberto De Marchi
Substitutes:
16Andrea Mancini
17Matias Aguero
18Dario Chistolini
19Marco Bortolami
20DuRandt Gerber
21Giovanbattista Venditti
22Nicola Belardo
Coach:
Italy Gianluca Guidi
15Igor Klyuchnikov
14Vasily Artemiev
13Mikhail Babaev
12Sergey Trishin
11Rushan Yagudin
10Yuri Kushnarev
9 Andrey Bykanov
8 Vyacheslav Grachev (c)
7 Mikhail Sidorov
6 Victor Gresev
5 Denis Antonov
4 Alexey Panasenko
3 Alexey Chernyshov
2 Valery Tsnobiladze
1 Grigory Tsnobiladze
Substitutes:
16Vladislav Korshunov
17Alexey Travkin
18Ivan Prischepenko
19Andrey Garbuzov
20Alexander Shakirov
21Anton Ryabov
22Igor Galinovskiy
Coach:
Wales Kingsley Jones

Touch judges:
Television match official:

Finals

Bowl final

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'
 Report Try: Ostroushko 30' m
Voytov 51' c
Artemiev 64' c
Con: Kushnarev (2/3) 51', 64'
Pen: Kushnarev (2) 1', 47'
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Referee: England Dave Pearson (England)

Plate final

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'
 Report Try: Bocchino 3' c
A Pratichetti 50' c
Venditti 73' c
Con: Tebaldi (3/3) 3', 50', 73'
Pen: Tebaldi (2) 19', 42'

Cup final

18 June 2011
16:30 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
England Saxons England 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'
 Report Pen: Pritchard 29'
Drop: Monro 14'

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.churchillcuprugby.net/leagues/standingsTotals.cfm?leagueID=10901&clientID=3731
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Churchill Cup
2010		 Churchill Cup
2011 		Succeeded by
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