2011 Churchill Cup

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 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 young team. At the same time, Italy A picked an 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 Bonuspoints Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference 1 2 2 0 0 128 22 +106 2 10 2 2 1 0 1 58 54 +4 1 5 3 2 0 0 2 21 131 −110 0 0

FB 15Mike Brown RW 14Topsy Ojo OC 13Henry TrinderIC 12Billy TwelvetreesLW 11Miles BenjaminFH 10Rory CleggSH 9 Micky Young N8 8 Jordan Crane (c)OF 7 Tom JohnsonBF 6 James Gaskell RL 5 Dave AttwoodLL 4 Mouritz Botha TP 3 Matt Stevens HK 2 Joe Gray LP 1 Matt Mullan Substitutes:HK 16David Paice PR 17Kieran Brookes LK 18Graham Kitchener FL 19Jamie Gibson SH 20Paul Hodgson FB 21Alex Goode WG 22Charlie Sharples Coach: Stuart Lancaster FB 15Mike PalefauRW 14Mile Pulu OC 13Tai EnosaIC 12Junior Sifa LW 11Colin HawleyFH 10Troy HallSH 9 Mike Petri (c) N8 8 JJ Gagiano OF 7 Danny LaPrevotte BF 6 Pat DanahyRL 5 Scott LaVallaLL 4 John van der GiessenTP 3 Will JohnsonHK 2 Phil Thiel LP 1 Eric Fry Substitutes:HK 16Chris Biller PR 17Shawn Pittman LK 18Louis Stanfill N8 19Inaki Basauri SH 20Tim Usasz CE 21Roland Suniula CE 22Andrew Suniula Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan Touch judges: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts Andrew Watson Television match official: David Matthews This was the highest margin of win of any England national team over the United States.

FB 15Mateo MalupoRW 14Viliami HeluOC 13Suka Hufanga IC 12Etueni Siua LW 11Viliame IongiFH 10Kurt MorathSH 9 Soane Havea N8 8 Vili Maʻafu OF 7 Pepa Koloamatangi BF 6 Pasuka MapakaitoloRL 5 Emosi Kauhenga LL 4 Sione TimaniTP 3 Kisi Pulu (c) HK 2 Ilaisa Maʻasi LP 1 Tonga Leaʻaetoa Substitutes:HK 16Atonio Halangahu PR 17Taʻu Faingaʻanuku LK 18Josh Afu N8 19Paula Kaho SH 20Daniel Morath FH 21Eddie Paea CE 22Silivenusi Taumoepeau Coach: Isitolo Maka FB 15Roland SuniulaRW 14Colin HawleyOC 13Paul Emerick IC 12Andrew SuniulaLW 11Kevin SwirynFH 10Nese Malifa SH 9 Tim Usasz N8 8 Nic JohnsonOF 7 Todd Clever (c)BF 6 Inaki Basauri RL 5 Scott LaVallaLL 4 Louis Stanfill TP 3 Shawn Pittman HK 2 Chris Biller LP 1 Mate Moeakiola Substitutes:HK 16Phil Thiel PR 17Eric Fry LK 18John van der Giessen FL 19Pat Danahy SH 20Mike Petri CE 21Tai Enosa CE 22Troy Hall Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan Touch judges: Luke Pearce Stuart Terheege Television match official: Geoff Warren

FB 15Alex Goode RW 14Charlie SharplesOC 13Henry Trinder IC 12Billy TwelvetreesLW 11Topsy OjoFH 10Rory CleggSH 9 Paul Hodgson N8 8 Jordan Crane (c)OF 7 Tom Johnson BF 6 James Gaskell RL 5 Dave AttwoodLL 4 Mouritz BothaTP 3 Matt StevensHK 2 David Paice LP 1 Matt Mullan Substitutes:HK 16Joe Gray PR 17Kieran Brookes LK 18Graham Kitchener FL 19Jamie Gibson SH 20Micky Young CE 21Jordan Turner-Hall FB 22Mike Brown Coach: Stuart Lancaster FB 15Eddie PaeaRW 14Viliami HeluOC 13Suka HufangaIC 12Sione Fonua LW 11Viliame IongiFH 10Kurt MorathSH 9 Daniel Morath N8 8 Pasuka Mapakaitolo OF 7 Pepa KoloamatangiBF 6 Josh AfuRL 5 Emosi Kauhenga LL 4 Sione Timani TP 3 Kisi Pulu (c)HK 2 Semisi Telefoni LP 1 Tonga Leaʻaetoa Substitutes:HK 16Atonio Halangahu PR 17Taʻu Faingaʻanuku LK 18Kele Hehea FL 19Tevita Ula SH 20Soane Havea FH 21Mateo MalupoCE 22Silivenusi Taumoepeau Coach: Isitolo Maka

Pool B Place Nation Games Points Bonuspoints Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference 1 2 2 0 0 60 30 +30 1 9 2 2 1 0 1 36 45 −9 0 4 3 2 0 0 2 37 58 −21 1 1

FB 15Ruggero Trevisan RW 14Andrea BacchettiOC 13Denis MajstorovicIC 12Matteo PratichettiLW 11Michele SepeFH 10Riccardo BocchinoSH 9 Tito Tebaldi N8 8 Manoa VosawaiOF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Valerio Bernabò (c) RL 5 Marco Bortolami LL 4 Corniel van Zyl TP 3 Fabio Staibano HK 2 Tommaso D'Apice LP 1 Alberto De Marchi Substitutes:HK 16Andrea Manici PR 17Matías Agüero PR 18Dario Chistolini LK 19Joshua Furno SH 20Giulio Toniolatti FB 21DuRandt Gerber LK 22Francesco Minto Coach: Gianluca Guidi FB 15James PritchardRW 14Ciaran HearnOC 13Conor TrainorIC 12Ryan SmithLW 11Phil MackenzieFH 10Ander MonroSH 9 Ed FairhurstN8 8 Aaron Carpenter OF 7 Chauncey O'TooleBF 6 Jebb Sinclair RL 5 Brian ErichsenLL 4 Tyler HotsonTP 3 Jason MarshallHK 2 Pat Riordan (c)LP 1 Hubert Buydens Substitutes:HK 16Ryan HamiltonPR 17Andrew Tiedemann LK 18Mitch GudgeonFL 19Nanyak Dala SH 20Sean WhiteCE 21Mike ScholzFB 22Matt EvansCoach: Kieran Crowley Touch judges: Andrew Small Ian Tempest Television match official: David Matthews

FB 15James PritchardRW 14Matt EvansOC 13Conor Trainor IC 12Mike ScholzLW 11Justin Mensah-CokerFH 10Ander Monro (c)SH 9 Sean White N8 8 Aaron CarpenterOF 7 Chauncey O'TooleBF 6 Jebb Sinclair RL 5 Jamie Cudmore LL 4 Tyler HotsonTP 3 Scott Franklin HK 2 Ryan Hamilton LP 1 Tom Dolezel Substitutes:HK 16Pat Riordan PR 17Andrew Tiedemann PR 18Hubert Buydens LK 19Mitch Gudgeon FL 20Nanyak Dala SH 21Ed Fairhurst CE 22Phil Mackenzie Coach: Kieran Crowley FB 15Igor KlyuchnikovRW 14Vasily ArtemievOC 13Igor Galinovskiy IC 12Alexey MakovetskiyLW 11Vladimir OstroushkoFH 10Yuri KushnarevSH 9 Alexandr Shakirov N8 8 Viacheslav Grachev OF 7 Andrey GarbuzovBF 6 Andrey TemnovRL 5 Alexander VoytovLL 4 Vladimir Boltenkov TP 3 Ivan Prischepenko HK 2 Vladislav Korshunov (c) LP 1 Sergei PopovSubstitutes:HK 16Valery Tsnobiladze PR 17Alexey Travkin LK 18Alexey Panasenko N8 19Victor Gresev SH 20Andrei Bykanov CE 21Sergey Trishin FH 22Anton RyabovCoach: Kingsley Jones Touch judges: David Rose Roy Maybank Television match official: Geoff Warren

FB 15Ruggero TrevisanRW 14Giulio ToniolattiOC 13Andrea PratichettiIC 12Matteo PratichettiLW 11Michele SepeFH 10Riccardo BocchinoSH 9 Tito Tebaldi N8 8 Manoa VosawaiOF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Francesco MintoRL 5 Valerio Bernabò (c)LL 4 Joshua FurnoTP 3 Fabio StaibanoHK 2 Tommaso D'ApiceLP 1 Alberto De MarchiSubstitutes: 16Andrea Mancini 17Matías Agüero 18Dario Chistolini 19Marco Bortolami 20DuRandt Gerber 21Giovanbattista Venditti 22Nicola BelardoCoach: Gianluca Guidi FB 15Igor KlyuchnikovRW 14Vasily ArtemievOC 13Mikhail BabaevIC 12Sergey TrishinLW 11Rushan YagudinFH 10Yuri KushnarevSH 9 Andrey BykanovN8 8 Viacheslav Grachev (c)OF 7 Mikhail SidorovBF 6 Victor GresevRL 5 Denis AntonovLL 4 Alexey PanasenkoTP 3 Alexey ChernyshovHK 2 Valery TsnobiladzeLP 1 Grigory TsnobiladzeSubstitutes: 16Vladislav Korshunov 17Alexey Travkin 18Ivan Prischepenko 19Andrey Garbuzov 20Alexander Shakirov 21Anton Ryabov 22Igor GalinovskiyCoach: Kingsley Jones

Finals

Bowl final

Plate final

Cup final

See also Churchill Cup

References