2008 Churchill Cup
The 2008 Churchill Cup took place between 7 June and 21 June 2008 in what was the sixth year of the
Argentinian XV
.
Participation
The entry of an Argentinian XV into the competition stems from a decision by the
Pacific Nations Cup and were not available for the Churchill Cup.[2]
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
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 | 96 | 22 | 74 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |  Ireland A |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 43 | 15 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  United States |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 108 | -89 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
Finals
Bowl Final
| 2008-06-21 16:15 |
Toyota Park, Chicago |
Plate Final
| 2008-06-21 11:45 |
Toyota Park, Chicago |
Cup Final
| 2008-06-21 14:00 |
Toyota Park, Chicago |
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "NZ Maori joins IRB Pacific Nations Cup". IRB. 2007-09-26. Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
External links
- Churchill Cup official site