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2008 Churchill Cup

Date	7 June – 21 June 2008
Countries	Argentina XV  Canada  England Saxons  Ireland Wolfhounds  Scotland A  United States
Final positions
Champions	England (4th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
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The 2008 Churchill Cup took place between 7 June and 21 June 2008 in what was the sixth year of the Churchill Cup. Six rugby union teams took part: Canada, England Saxons, Ireland A, Scotland A, the USA, and an Argentinian XV.

Participation

The entry of an Argentinian XV into the competition stems from a decision by the New Zealand Rugby Union not to assemble its 'A' team, the Junior All Blacks, in 2008; as a consequence, the New Zealand Māori, who have taken part in the last three Churchill Cup tournaments, replaced the Juniors in the Pacific Nations Cup and were not available for the Churchill Cup.

Format

The teams were split into two pools of three teams each. Within each pool, the teams played one another once. All six teams participated in a finals day: the two pool winners competed in the final for the Churchill Cup, the two runners-up played in a Plate final, and the two bottom-placed teams competed for a Bowl.

Venues

After the 2007 tournament, which was the first to be played outside of North America, the 2008 tournament returned to North America again. The pool games were played at three venues in Ontario, Canada: Fletcher's Fields, Markham; Twin Elm Rugby Park, Nepean; and Richardson Memorial Stadium, Kingston. Finals Day took place at Toyota Park, Chicago.

Fixtures

USA Pool

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	England Saxons	2	2	0	0	98	22	+76	2	10
2	Ireland A	2	1	0	1	58	43	+15	1	5
3	United States	2	0	0	2	19	110	-91	0	0

England Saxons	64 – 10	United States
	Report

United States	9 – 46	Ireland A
	Report

Ireland A	12 – 34	England Saxons

Canada Pool

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Scotland A	2	2	0	0	51	34	17	2	10
2	Argentinian XV	2	1	0	1	41	43	-2	2	6
3	Canada	2	0	0	2	26	41	-15	1	1

Scotland A	24 – 10	Canada

Scotland A	27 – 24	Argentinian XV

Argentinian XV	17 – 16	Canada

Finals

Bowl Final

United States	10 – 26	Canada
	Report

Plate Final

Argentinian XV	8 – 33	Ireland A

Cup Final

England Saxons	36 – 19	Scotland A

See also

• Churchill Cup

References

1. "New Zealand Maori to join IRB Pacific Nations Cup". allblacks.com. 2007-09-26. Archived from the original on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
2. "NZ Maori joins IRB Pacific Nations Cup". IRB. 2007-09-26. Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
3. "England A (24) 64 - 10 (7) United States of America (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
4. "Ireland A (12) 46 - 9 (6) United States of America (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
5. "United States of America (10) 10 - 26 (0) Canada (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

External links

• Churchill Cup official site

• Churchill Cup
• 2008 rugby union tournaments for national teams
• International rugby union competitions hosted by Canada
• International rugby union competitions hosted by the United States
• 2007–08 in Irish rugby union
• 2007–08 in English rugby union
• 2008 in American rugby union
• 2007–08 in Scottish rugby union
• 2008 in Argentine rugby union
• 2008 in Canadian rugby union