2010 Churchill Cup
| 2010 Churchill Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 June – 19 June 2010 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Countries |  Canada
England Saxons  France A Russia Uruguay United States |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Attendance | |
| Final | |
| Venue | Red Bull Arena
Harrison, New Jersey |
| Attendance | |
| Champions |  England Saxons (5th title)
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| Runner-up | Canada
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| ←2009 | |
| 2011→ | |
The 2010 Churchill Cup, the eighth edition of an annual international rugby union tournament, was taking place in the Denver and New York City metropolitan areas. This was the second consecutive year in which Denver was a host city, and the third in a row for the competition to be held in the United States.
Competitors
The three regular participants in the event — the senior national sides of the
Format
The teams played in a round-robin format between two pools to decide the elimination matches. 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
Fixtures and results
Pool stage
Pool A
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | Canada |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 33 | +48 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | France A |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Uruguay |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 91 | −75 | 0 | 0 |
| June 5, 2010 1 PM (MDT) |
| Uruguay | 6 – 48 | Canada |
| Report |
| Infinity Park, Glendale, CO Referee: Jérôme Garces (France) |
| June 9, 2010 5:30 PM (MDT) |
| Uruguay | 10 – 43 | France A |
| Report |
| Infinity Park, Glendale, CO Referee: Chris Henshall (United States) |
| June 13, 2010 3:30 PM ( New Zealand ) |
Pool B
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | England Saxons |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 26 | +55 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | United States |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Russia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 88 | −49 | 0 | 0 |
| June 5, 2010 3:30 PM ( New Zealand ) |
| June 9, 2010 3 PM ( England Saxons | ||
| Report |
| Infinity Park, Glendale, CO Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy) |
| June 13, 2010 1 PM ( United States | ||
| Report |
| Infinity Park, Glendale, CO Referee: Jérôme Garces (France) |
Finals
Bowl final
| June 19, 2010 12 noon ( Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ |
Plate final
| June 19, 2010 5:30 pm ( Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ |
Cup final
| June 19, 2010 2:45 pm ( Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ |