- 2006 Churchill Cup
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The 2006 Churchill Cup is a Rugby Union competition, typically between the second teams of various top tier international Rugby nations and the first teams of traditionally less prominent teams, such as Canada and the USA. It first began on June 3, 2006 and ended on June 17. The 2006 competition marked the fourth year of the Churchill Cup as well as its expansion from four to six teams. The Cup was contested by Canada, England Saxons, Ireland A, New Zealand Māori, Scotland A, and the USA. New Zealand Māori won the competition.
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The Tournament
The teams were split into two pools of three. The Canada pool played in Ontario and consisted of Canada, England Saxons and Scotland A. The America pool played their games in Santa Clara, California, and consisted of the USA, New Zealand Maori and Ireland A.
The winners of the two pools moved on to compete in the overall final; the two runners up competed for the plate and the two teams to finish third in their group competed for the bowl. All of the finals were played in Edmonton.
Pools
Canada Pool: [1]
Pos Name Pld W D L BP Pts 1 
Scotland A2 2 0 0 0 8 2 
England Saxons2 1 0 1 2 6 3 
Canada2 0 0 2 1 1 Date Time[2] Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Ground 2006-06-03 14:45 Scotland A 13 England Saxons7 (1 BP) York University, Toronto 2006-06-07 18:30 Canada 10 (1 BP) Scotland A15 Twin Elm Rugby Park, Ottawa 2006-06-10 14:45 England Saxons 41 (1 BP) Canada11 York University, Toronto USA Pool: [1]
Pos Name Pld W D L BP Pts 1 
New Zealand Māori2 2 0 0 2 10 2 
Ireland A2 1 0 1 1 5 3 
United States2 0 0 2 0 0 Date Time[2] Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Ground 2006-06-03 14:00 United States 13 Ireland A28 Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara 2006-06-07 19:30 United States 6 New Zealand Māori74 (1 BP) Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara 2006-06-10 14:00 New Zealand Māori 27 (1 BP) Ireland A6 Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara
Finals
2006-06-17 14:30 Final Scotland A 17 New Zealand Māori52 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton 2006-06-17 12:00 Plate Final England Saxons 27 Ireland A30 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton 2006-06-17 16:30 Bowl Final Canada 33 United States18 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton Notes
- ^ a b The following abbreviations and rules are used in collating the tables:
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- Pos = Table Position
- Pld = Played
- W = Win (Worth 4 points)
- D = Draw (Worth 2 points)
- L = Loss (Worth 0 points)
- BP = Bonus Points:
- One bonus point was awarded to any team that scored four or more tries in a single match, regardless of the result.
- One bonus point was awarded to any team that lost by seven points or fewer
- Pts = Progressive points tally
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- ^ a b All times are local
See also
External links
- Churchill Cup official site
The Churchill Cup Permanent Teams Invited Teams, 2011 Former Teams Season Rugby union schedule for 2006 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Celtic League IRL in NZ and AUS Celtic League H. Cup Six Nations Championship Heineken Cup WAL in ARG H. Cup AUS in ITA, IRL, SCO H. Cup Guinness Premiership ENG in AUS Guinness Premiership Top 14 FRA in RSA Top 14 Super 14 NZ in ARG Tri Nations NZ in ENG, FRA, WAL Shute Shield World Sevens Series Sevens Powergen Cup North America 4 SCO in RSA North America 4 RSA in IRL and ENG GFI Hong Kong Tens U21 World C'ship Air New Zealand Cup ARG in ENG, ITA, FRA Commonwealth Sevens Pacific Rugby Cup Churchill Cup Australian Provincial C'ship PI in SCO, WAL, IRL European Challenge Cup Pacific Five Nations Currie Cup 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying Categories:- Churchill Cup
- 2006 in rugby union
- Rugby union competitions in Canada
- Rugby union competitions in the United States
- ^ a b The following abbreviations and rules are used in collating the tables:
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