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2008 Churchill Cup

The entry of an Argentinian XV into the competition stems from a decision by the New Zealand Rugby Union not to assemble its 'A' team, the Junior All Blacks, in 2008;^[1] as a consequence, the New Zealand Māori, who have taken part in the last three Churchill Cup tournaments, replaced the Juniors in the Pacific Nations Cup and were not available for the Churchill Cup.^[2]

Format[edit]

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[edit]

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 Ontario, Canada: Fletcher's Fields, Markham; Twin Elm Rugby Park, Nepean; and Richardson Memorial Stadium, Kingston. Finals Day took place at Toyota Park, Chicago.

Fixtures[edit]

USA Pool[edit]

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

England Saxons	62 – 10	United States

United States	9 – 46	Ireland A

Ireland A	12 – 34	England Saxons

Canada Pool[edit]

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

Scotland A	24 – 10	Canada

Scotland A	27 – 24	Argentinian XV

Argentinian XV	17 – 16	Canada

Finals[edit]

Bowl Final[edit]

United States	10 – 26	Canada

Plate Final[edit]

Argentinian XV	8 – 33	Ireland A

Cup Final[edit]

England Saxons	36 – 19	Scotland A

See also[edit]

• Churchill Cup

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Churchill Cup official site