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2009 Churchill Cup - Wikipedia

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2009 Churchill Cup
Date	June 6 to June 21
Teams	6
Countries	Argentina XV Canada England Saxons Georgia Ireland A United States
Matches played	9
Attendance
Final
Venue	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado
Attendance
Champions	Ireland A
Runner-up	England Saxons

The 2009 Churchill Cup took place between June 6 and June 21, 2009, marking the seventh year of the Churchill Cup.

For the first time in the tournament's history, all rounds were held in the United States. This was done in an effort to reduce the cost of the tournament after the discontinued sponsorship by Barclays^[1] and to keep the tournament from being suspended for a year.^[2] Six rugby union teams took part: Canada, England Saxons, Ireland A, the USA, Argentina Jaguars, and for the first time in the tournament, the Georgia national team. Tickets for the event went on sale to USA Rugby members on April 2, 2009, and general sales tickets went on sale on April 24, 2009.^[3] The matches were broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK and Setanta Sports North America in the US.

Winners

The Main Cup was won by Ireland A (who beat the England Saxons in the Cup Final), the Plate Competition was won by the Argentina Jaguars (who defeated Canada in the Final), and the Bowl Competition was won by the USA (who beat Georgia).

Format

The teams played in a round-robin format between two pools to decide the elimination matches which took place on June 20, 2009. All six teams participated on the finals day: the two pool winners competed in the Cup Final, the two runners-up played in a Plate Final, and the two bottom-placed teams met in the Bowl Final.

Venues

After the 2008 tournament, which was played both in Canada and the United States, in 2009 all rounds of the tournament as well as the Finals Day were played around the Denver, Colorado area which is the future home for the tournament for the next three years. The first three days of round-robin play were at the modern, purpose-built rugby stadium Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado on the south side of Denver. The finals were held at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, which is home to Denver's MLS team, the Colorado Rapids.

Tables

Pool A

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Table points
Place	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Bonus points	Table points
1	Ireland A	2	2	0	0	70	24	+46	2	10
2	Canada	2	1	0	1	61	40	+21	1	5
3	Georgia	2	0	0	2	15	82	-67	0	0

Pool B

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Table points
Place	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Bonus points	Table points
1	England Saxons	2	2	0	0	84	37	+47	1	9
2	Argentina XV	2	1	0	1	55	42	+13	0	4
3	United States	2	0	0	2	31	91	-60	0	0

Results

Day 1

June 6, 2009
14:15

England Saxons	28–20	Argentina XV
	Report

Infinity Park, Glendale, CO
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

June 6, 2009
16:30

Canada	42–10	Georgia
	Report

Infinity Park, Glendale, CO
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)

Day 2

June 10, 2009
16:30

Canada	19–30	Ireland A
	Report

Infinity Park, Glendale, CO
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)

June 10, 2009
19:00

United States	14–35	Argentina XV
	Report^[usurped]

Infinity Park, Glendale, CO
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

Day 3

June 14, 2009
13:00

United States	17–56	England Saxons
	Report

Infinity Park, Glendale, CO
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

June 14, 2009
15:30

Georgia	5–40	Ireland A
	Report

Infinity Park, Glendale, CO
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)

Finals

Bowl Final

June 21, 2009
16:30 (PST)

Georgia	13–31	United States
	Report

Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)

Plate Final

June 21, 2009
12:05 PST

Canada	29–44	Argentina XV
	Report

Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

Cup Final

June 21, 2009
14:30 PST

Ireland A	49–22	England Saxons
	Report

Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)

References

^ "2009 Churchill Cup schedule". americanrugbynews.com. February 25, 2009. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
^ "Churchill Cup rugby officials scrap plans for round-robin games in Canada". thespec.com. February 25, 2009. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
^ "2009 Ticket Information!". churchillcuprugby.net. April 16, 2009. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.

External links

v t e The Churchill Cup
Permanent Teams	Canada England Saxons United States
Invited Teams, 2011	Italy A Russia Tonga
Former Teams	Argentina Jaguars France A Georgia Ireland A Māori All Blacks Scotland A Uruguay
Season	2003 Men / Women 2004 Men / Women 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Rugby union schedule for 2009

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