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England Saxons reach Churchill Cup final

Monday 15 June 2009

England Saxons are on course for their third successive Churchill Cup with a much improved performance over USA and won 56-17. After not performing to their best against Argentina Jaguars
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Churchill Cup rugby results

Sunday 14 June 2009

Churchill Cup rugby Results on Sunday in the Churchill Cup rugby union tournament:
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Ireland beat Canada as Argentina down USA

Thursday 11 June 2009

A late surge propelled Ireland A past Canada 30-19 while the Argentina Jaguars romped over the United States 35-14 in Churchill Cup rugby on Wednesday.
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Wales smash USA in 'friendly'

Sunday 7 June 2009

Jonathan Davies scored two tries and Nick Robinson was deadly with passes and kicks Saturday, sparking Wales to a 48-15 victory over the United States here in an international rugby union friendly.
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Lacklustre Ireland beat USA

Monday 1 June 2009

An Ireland team missing many of their top players posted a lacklustre 10-27 victory over the United States on Sunday. London Irish captain Bob
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Wales sweat to beat Canada

Sunday 31 May 2009

An under-strength Wales labored to beat Canada 32-23 at York University Stadium in the opener of its North American rugby tour on Saturday.
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Ireland prepare to face former mentor O'Sullivan

Friday 29 May 2009

As Ireland prepare to take on the USA this Sunday in their second and final game of the Summer tour (live on Setanta K.O. 1pm Irish time), Leinster Second row Devin Toner reflects on his call up
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Kidney looking at the positives after opening win

Sunday 24 May 2009

Ireland battled their way to a 25-6 win over Canada in their summer tour opener in Vancouver, with a two-try salvo in the final quarter putting the game beyond the reach of the home side.
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Wallace skips Ireland tour - Doctors orders

Thursday 14 May 2009

Ireland international centre Paddy Wallace will skip his country's North American tour after doctors told him to rest after suffering a series of head injuries this season.
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Best to captain Ireland in N.America

Monday 11 May 2009

The Ireland squad for the summer international tour will be captained by Rory Best and shows a mixture of youth in addition to a strong spine of experience for the two international test matches against Canada and the USA
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Sponsor pullout sends Churchill Cup to Denver

Friday 27 February 2009

The seventh annual Churchill Cup rugby tournament will be staged entirely in Denver this June after a multi-city plan was scrapped following a pullout by Barclays as sponsor.
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Chicago Cup final calling for Scots

Thursday 12 June 2008

Scotland A are through to their second Barclays Churchill Cup final in three years after a 27-24 victory over Argentina A in Kingston.
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England Saxons well satisfied with opening win

Sunday 8 June 2008

After today’s impressive 64-10 victory over the USA, England Saxons are one step closer to retaining their Barclays Churchill Cup title.
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USA to bring NFL skills against England Saxons

Friday 6 June 2008

Toby Booth believes that the Americans will bring skills from the NFL to tomorrow’s Barclays Churchill Cup opener against England. The England Saxons coach
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Casey named Ireland A Captain for Churchill Cup

Thursday 15 May 2008

London Irish Captain Bob Casey has been named Captain of the Ireland A team for the upcoming Churchill Cup to take place in Canada and the USA in June.
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Pumas on prowl in Churchill Cup

Monday 7 April 2008

Argentina will complete a six-nation Barclays Churchill Cup line-up in North America this summer.A Pumas XV will join Canada, USA, England Saxons, Ireland A
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The Churchill Cup will take place in Colorado this summer, marking the first time North America's premier XV-a-side rugby tournament has been staged solely in the United States.

This year will see the U.S. Eagles, Canada, England Saxons, Ireland A, the Argentina Jaguars and Georgia play double headers at Infinity Park, Glendale - the first municipally-owned rugby-specific stadium in North America - on June 6, 10 and 14.

These pool stages will be followed by a triple-header finals day at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, home of Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer side, on June 21.

"The Churchill Cup continues to be a valuable part of our international season, offering top class international competition, as well as allowing us to showcase international rugby to new audiences in the United States," said Nigel Melville, Chief Executive Officer of USA Rugby.

"We are delighted to play at two great facilities in Infinity Park and Dick's Sporting Goods Park. This will give the Churchill Cup and rugby in general a great platform in a wonderful sporting city and help us achieve our objective to grow the sport."

Mike Dunafon, Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Glendale, said: "We are proud to host the Churchill Cup pool matches in Glendale. It has been our vision to bring international rugby competitions to Glendale and the metropolitan Denver area. We look forward to showcasing Infinity Park."

Terry Burwell, Churchill Cup Tournament Director, added: "The Churchill Cup goes from strength to strength and is now established in the international rugby calendar.

"This will be the seventh Churchill Cup and we are pleased to add Denver and Glendale to the eight other cities in Canada and USA who have hosted the tournament since it started in 2003. With the tournament being based solely in one state for the first time we hope that we can build a following throughout the pool stages, culminating in a bumper crowd on finals day."

Dick's Sporting Goods Park Senior Director of Venue Operations Allison Hamilton concluded: "We are very excited about our role in hosting the Churchill Cup during its first time to be played in Colorado. Between Dick's Sporting Goods Park and Infinity Park rugby fans will have an opportunity to experience this wonderful event in two world class facilities."


The 2008 Churchill Cup finals were played at Toyota Park in Chicago and attracted more than 9,000 fans. England Saxons beat Scotland A 36-19 to retain the Cup, while Ireland A and Canada won the Plate and Bowl with 33-8 and 26-10 victories over Argentina A and USA respectively. In 2009, Georgia has replaced Scotland A from last year's line-up.

Tickets for Churchill Cup matches will be on sale to the public starting Saturday, April 11, at 10am for as little as $15 and are available online at TicketHorse.com.

Finals day tickets will also be available at the Dick's Sporting Goods Park Box Office from Monday-Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday 10am-3pm via phone by calling 1-866-461-6556, at the kiosks inside all Colorado Dick's Sporting Goods locations.

The games will be broadcast live on SkySports in the UK and Setanta in North America.

Churchill Cup 2009

Pool A
Canada
Georgia
Ireland A

Pool B
Argentina Jaguars
England Saxons
USA

Fixtures (kick off times local)
Saturday June 6
Infinity Park, Glendale
England Saxons v Argentina Jaguars (2.15pm)
Canada v Georgia (4.30pm)

Wednesday June 10
Infinity Park, Glendale
Canada v Ireland A (4.30pm)
USA v Argentina Jaguars (7pm)

Sunday June 14
Infinity Park, Glendale
USA v England Saxons (1pm)
Georgia v Ireland A (3.30pm)

Sunday June 21
Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Churchill Cup finals (12.05pm, 2.30pm, 4.45pm)

Infinity Park: Opened in September 2007 with a 3,000-seat game-day capacity, Infinity Park is one of the only rugby-specific stadiums in the United States. Owned and operated by the City of Glendale, it is also home to the Division I Glendale Raptors Rugby Football Club, and boasts a state-of-the-art broadcast production facility , a natural grass turf system, and the Try Club, a uniquely-appointed pub-type clubhouse for players, VIP guests, and sponsors.

The Infinity Park complex includes the Glendale Sports Center, a high-tech fitness center with a full range of cardio equipment, weight rooms, basketball court, and deluxe locker room facilities, and the new Infinity Park Event Center, featuring a virtual 360-degree video screen in the 800-seat International Ballroom, as well as smaller meeting rooms for training, board meetings, and conferences.

Dick's Sporting Goods Park: Dick's Sporting Goods Park comprises the 18,086 seat home stadium of the Colorado Rapids and 24-field, fully-lit professional soccer complex. Arguably the biggest and most state-of-the-art professional stadium and field complex in the world, amenities include a total of 20 luxury suites, a unique open concourse design that allows 360-degree sightlines to the field, and a world-class grass field with an underground heating and draining system.

The stadium also features cutting edge technology, featuring the largest video scoreboard and the most LED boards for a stadium its size anywhere, as well as the only fully-integrated digital signboard system in the world. The stadium opened its doors for the first time to the public on April 7, 2007 when it hosted Major League Soccer's season opener as the Colorado Rapids defeated DC United 2-1.

Churchill Cup background
The Churchill Cup is an alliance between the English Rugby Football Union (RFU), Rugby Canada and USA Rugby.

The tournament was launched in 2003 and aims to develop and grow the sport of rugby union across Canada and the USA.

It is named after former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who shared close ties with the United States - his mother was American - and with Canada during the Second World War.

With support from the International Rugby Board, as part of their Rugby World Cup-funded strategic initiatives, the tournament has grown in success since 2003 when 5,000 people attended to watch the three Alliance nations in Vancouver.

In 2008, when the tournament was played in Canada and USA, the finals day in Chicago attracted more than 9,000 spectators.

Since its introduction, both men's and women's teams from England, USA and Canada have participated although since 2005 it has been a men only event.

Invitational sides from Argentina, Ireland, Scotland and New Zealand have all participated, while there was also a women's competition in 2003 and 2004.