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2006 Churchill Cup

Date	3 June – 17 June 2006
Countries	Canada  England Saxons  Ireland Wolfhounds New Zealand Māori  Scotland A  United States
Final positions
Champions	Māori (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
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The 2006 Churchill Cup was a rugby union competition played 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 United States. The 2006 tournament began on June 3 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 United States. New Zealand Māori won the competition.

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 US, 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:

Pos	Name	Pld	W	D	L	BP	Pts
1	Scotland A	2	2	0	0	0	8
2	England Saxons	2	1	0	1	2	6
3	Canada	2	0	0	2	1	1

England A	7 - 13	Scotland A

Canada	10 - 15	Scotland A

Canada	11 - 41	England A

USA Pool:

Pos	Name	Pld	W	D	L	BP	Pts
1	Māori	2	2	0	0	2	10
2	Ireland A	2	1	0	1	1	5
3	United States	2	0	0	2	0	0

United States	13 - 28	Ireland A
	Report

United States	6 - 74	New Zealand Maori
	Report

New Zealand Maori	27 - 6	Ireland A

Finals

Fifth Place Final:

Canada	33 - 18	United States
	Report

Third Place Final

Ireland A	30 - 27	England A

First Place Final

New Zealand Maori	52 - 17	Scotland A

See also

• Churchill Cup

References

1. ^ The following abbreviations and rules are used in collating the tables:

   • 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

2. "CHURCHILL CUP , Pool A - Santa Clara, 3 June 2006, 14:00 local, 21:00 GMT". espnscrum. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
3. "CHURCHILL CUP , Pool A - Santa Clara, 7 June 2006, 19:30 local, 02:30 GMT +1d". espnscrum. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
4. "Canada (13) 33 - 18 (6) United States of America (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

External links

• Churchill Cup official site

• Churchill Cup
• 2006 rugby union tournaments for national teams
• International rugby union competitions hosted by Canada
• International rugby union competitions hosted by the United States
• 2005–06 in English rugby union
• 2005–06 in Irish rugby union
• 2005–06 in Scottish rugby union
• 2006 in New Zealand rugby union
• 2006 in Canadian rugby union
• 2006 in American rugby union