2011 Churchill Cup Explained

2011 Churchill Cup
DateJune 4–18
Teams6
Countries





Matches played9
Final
Venue
Attendance
Champions
Runner-up

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 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

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

PlaceNationGamesPointsBonus
points
Table
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference
1 2 2 0 0 128 22 +106 2 10
2 2 1 0 1 5854 +4 1 5
3 2 0 0 2 21 131 −110 0 0
[1]
FB 15
RW 14
OC 13Henry Trinder
IC 12Billy Twelvetrees
LW 11Miles Benjamin
FH 10Rory Clegg
SH 9
N8 8 Jordan Crane (c)
OF 7 Tom Johnson
BF 6
RL 5 Dave Attwood
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Substitutes:
HK 16
PR 17
LK 18
FL 19
SH 20
FB 21
WG 22
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
FB 15Mike Palefau
RW 14
OC 13Tai Enosa
IC 12
LW 11Colin Hawley
FH 10Troy Hall
SH 9 Mike Petri (c)
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6 Pat Danahy
RL 5 Scott LaValla
LL 4 John van der Giessen
TP 3 Will Johnson
HK 2
LP 1
Substitutes:
HK 16
PR 17
LK 18
N8 19
SH 20
CE 21
CE 22
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
Touch judges:
Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
Andrew Watson
Television match official:
David Matthews

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FB 15Mateo Malupo
RW 14Viliami Helu
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11Viliame Iongi
FH 10Kurt Morath
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6 Pasuka Mapakaitolo
RL 5
LL 4 Sione Timani
TP 3 Kisi Pulu (c)
HK 2
LP 1
Substitutes:
HK 16
PR 17
LK 18
N8 19
SH 20
FH 21
CE 22
Coach:
Isitolo Maka
FB 15Roland Suniula
RW 14Colin Hawley
OC 13
IC 12Andrew Suniula
LW 11Kevin Swiryn
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8 Nic Johnson
OF 7 Todd Clever (c)
BF 6
RL 5 Scott LaValla
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Substitutes:
HK 16
PR 17
LK 18
FL 19
SH 20
CE 21
CE 22
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
Touch judges:
Luke Pearce
Stuart Terheege
Television match official:
Geoff Warren----
FB 15
RW 14Charlie Sharples
OC 13
IC 12Billy Twelvetrees
LW 11Topsy Ojo
FH 10Rory Clegg
SH 9
N8 8 Jordan Crane (c)
OF 7
BF 6
RL 5 Dave Attwood
LL 4 Mouritz Botha
TP 3 Matt Stevens
HK 2
LP 1
Substitutes:
HK 16
PR 17
LK 18
FL 19
SH 20
CE 21
FB 22
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
FB 15Eddie Paea
RW 14Viliami Helu
OC 13Suka Hufanga
IC 12Sione Fonua
LW 11Viliame Iongi
FH 10Kurt Morath
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7 Pepa Koloamatangi
BF 6 Josh Afu
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3 Kisi Pulu (c)
HK 2
LP 1
Substitutes:
HK 16
PR 17
LK 18
FL 19
SH 20
FH 21Mateo Malupo
CE 22
Coach:
Isitolo Maka

Pool B

PlaceNationGamesPointsBonus
points
Table
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference
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
[1]
FB 15
RW 14Andrea Bacchetti
OC 13Denis Majstorovic
IC 12Matteo Pratichetti
LW 11Michele Sepe
FH 10Riccardo Bocchino
SH 9
N8 8 Manoa Vosawai
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Valerio Bernabò (c)
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Substitutes:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
SH 20
FB 21
LK 22
Coach:
Gianluca Guidi
FB 15James Pritchard
RW 14Ciaran Hearn
OC 13Conor Trainor
IC 12Ryan Smith
LW 11Phil Mackenzie
FH 10Ander Monro
SH 9 Ed Fairhurst
N8 8
OF 7 Chauncey O'Toole
BF 6
RL 5 Brian Erichsen
LL 4 Tyler Hotson
TP 3 Jason Marshall
HK 2 Pat Riordan (c)
LP 1
Substitutes:
HK 16Ryan Hamilton
PR 17
LK 18Mitch Gudgeon
FL 19
SH 20Sean White
CE 21Mike Scholz
FB 22Matt Evans
Coach:
Kieran Crowley
Touch judges:
Andrew Small
Ian Tempest
Television match official:
David Matthews----
FB 15James Pritchard
RW 14Matt Evans
OC 13
IC 12Mike Scholz
LW 11Justin Mensah-Coker
FH 10Ander Monro (c)
SH 9
N8 8 Aaron Carpenter
OF 7 Chauncey O'Toole
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4 Tyler Hotson
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Substitutes:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
CE 22
Coach:
Kieran Crowley
FB 15Igor Klyuchnikov
RW 14Vasily Artemiev
OC 13
IC 12Alexey Makovetskiy
LW 11Vladimir Ostroushko
FH 10Yuri Kushnarev
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7 Andrey Garbuzov
BF 6 Andrey Temnov
RL 5 Alexander Voytov
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2 Vladislav Korshunov (c)
LP 1 Sergei Popov
Substitutes:
HK 16
PR 17
LK 18
N8 19
SH 20
CE 21
FH 22Anton Ryabov
Coach:
Kingsley Jones
Touch judges:
David Rose
Roy Maybank
Television match official:
Geoff Warren----
FB 15Ruggero Trevisan
RW 14Giulio Toniolatti
OC 13Andrea Pratichetti
IC 12Matteo Pratichetti
LW 11Michele Sepe
FH 10Riccardo Bocchino
SH 9
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:
16Andrea Mancini
17Matías Agüero
18Dario Chistolini
19Marco Bortolami
20DuRandt Gerber
21Giovanbattista Venditti
22Nicola Belardo
Coach:
Gianluca Guidi
FB 15Igor Klyuchnikov
RW 14Vasily Artemiev
OC 13Mikhail Babaev
IC 12Sergey Trishin
LW 11Rushan Yagudin
FH 10Yuri 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:
16Vladislav Korshunov
17Alexey Travkin
18Ivan Prischepenko
19Andrey Garbuzov
20Alexander Shakirov
21Anton Ryabov
22Igor Galinovskiy
Coach:
Kingsley Jones

Finals

Cup final

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Churchill Cup (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdeskpro.com) . 12 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110620093141/http://www.churchillcuprugby.net/leagues/standingsTotals.cfm?leagueID=10901&clientID=3731# . 20 June 2011 . dead .