# 2011 Churchill Cup

The 2011 Churchill Cup, the ninth and final edition of an annual international rugby union tournament, took place in Northampton, Esher, Gloucester and Worcester. This was just the second time in the tournament's history in which England played host.

## Competitors

The three regular participants in the event — the senior national sides of the United States and Canada, and England's "A" (second-level) national side, the England Saxons, were joined by second year participants Russia and two first-time competitors: Italy A and Tonga. England Saxons fielded a very young, promising team. At the same time, Italy A picked a very experienced side, with many of the regulars for the main national team.

## Format

The teams played in a round-robin format between two pools to decide the elimination matches. All six teams participate on the finals day: the two pool winners will compete in the Cup Final, the two runners-up will play in a Plate Final, and the two bottom-placed teams will meet in the Bowl Final.

## Venues

The pool rounds were played at Franklin's Gardens in Northampton, Molesey Road in Esher, and Kingsholm Stadium in Gloucester. The finals were played at Sixways Stadium in Worcester.

## Fixtures and results
### Pool stage
#### Pool A

| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Bonus points | Table points |
| 1 | England Saxons | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 22 | +106 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Tonga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 131 | −110 | 0 | 0 |
* 4 June 2011 17:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
| England Saxons | 87–8 | United States |
| Try: Benjamin (3) 4' c, 10' m, 57' c Brown (2) 6' c, 42' m Young 24' c Penalty try 40' c Johnson 49' c Twelvetrees 52' c Trinder 60' c Sharples 67' c Kitchener 71' c Hodgson 73' c Con: Clegg (11/13) | Report | Try: LaValla 78' m Pen: Enosa 3' |
* Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Mike Brown | 50' |
| RW | 14 | Topsy Ojo | 50' |
| OC | 13 | Henry Trinder |
| IC | 12 | Billy Twelvetrees |
| LW | 11 | Miles Benjamin |
| FH | 10 | Rory Clegg |
| SH | 9 | Micky Young | 65' |
| N8 | 8 | Jordan Crane (c) |
| OF | 7 | Tom Johnson |
| BF | 6 | James Gaskell | 14' |
| RL | 5 | Dave Attwood |
| LL | 4 | Mouritz Botha | 58' |
| TP | 3 | Matt Stevens | 37' to 40' | 37' to 40' |
| HK | 2 | Joe Gray | 52' |
| LP | 1 | Matt Mullan | | | 58' |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | David Paice | 52' |
| PR | 17 | Kieran Brookes | 37' | 40' | 58' |
| LK | 18 | Graham Kitchener | 58' |
| FL | 19 | Jamie Gibson | 14' |
| SH | 20 | Paul Hodgson | 65' |
| FB | 21 | Alex Goode | 50' |
| WG | 22 | Charlie Sharples | 50' |
| Coach: ||
| Stuart Lancaster ||
| FB | 15 | Mike Palefau |
| RW | 14 | Mile Pulu | 52' |
| OC | 13 | Tai Enosa |
| IC | 12 | Junior Sifa | 77' |
| LW | 11 | Colin Hawley |
| FH | 10 | Troy Hall |
| SH | 9 | Mike Petri (c) | 70' |
| N8 | 8 | JJ Gagiano | 62' |
| OF | 7 | Danny LaPrevotte | 52' |
| BF | 6 | Pat Danahy |
| RL | 5 | Scott LaValla |
| LL | 4 | John van der Giessen |
| TP | 3 | Will Johnson |
| HK | 2 | Phil Thiel | 47' |
| LP | 1 | Eric Fry | 47' |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Chris Biller | 47' |
| PR | 17 | Shawn Pittman | 47' |
| LK | 18 | Louis Stanfill | 52' |
| N8 | 19 | Inaki Basauri | 62' |
| SH | 20 | Tim Usasz | 70' |
| CE | 21 | Roland Suniula | 52' |
| CE | 22 | Andrew Suniula | 77' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
Touch judges: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts Andrew Watson Television match official: David Matthews
* This was the highest margin of win of any England national team over the United States.
* 8 June 2011 17:30 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
| Tonga | 44–13 | United States |
| Try: Iongi (4) 10' c, 48' c, 58' c, 75' c Mapakaitolo 80' c Con: K. Morath (5/5) Pen: K. Morath (3) 2', 21', 48' | Report | Try: Emerick 33' c Con: Malifa (1/1) Pen: Malifa (2) 15', 65' |
* Molesey Road, Esher Referee: Romain Poite (France)
| FB | 15 | Mateo Malupo |
| RW | 14 | Viliami Helu |
| OC | 13 | Suka Hufanga | 68' |
| IC | 12 | Etueni Siua | 71' |
| LW | 11 | Viliame Iongi |
| FH | 10 | Kurt Morath |
| SH | 9 | Soane Havea | 61' |
| N8 | 8 | Vili Maʻafu | 52' |
| OF | 7 | Pepa Koloamatangi | 29' | 39' |
| BF | 6 | Pasuka Mapakaitolo |
| RL | 5 | Emosi Kauhenga | 56' |
| LL | 4 | Sione Timani |
| TP | 3 | Kisi Pulu (c) | | | 66' |
| HK | 2 | Ilaisa Maʻasi | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Tonga Leaʻaetoa | 27' to 39' | 27' to 39' |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Atonio Halangahu | 75' |
| PR | 17 | Taʻu Faingaʻanuku | 29' | 39' | 66' |
| LK | 18 | Josh Afu | 56' |
| N8 | 19 | Paula Kaho | 52' |
| SH | 20 | Daniel Morath | 61' |
| FH | 21 | Eddie Paea | 68' |
| CE | 22 | Silivenusi Taumoepeau | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Isitolo Maka ||
| FB | 15 | Roland Suniula |
| RW | 14 | Colin Hawley |
| OC | 13 | Paul Emerick | 66' to 67' | 66' to 67' | 75' |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Suniula |
| LW | 11 | Kevin Swiryn |
| FH | 10 | Nese Malifa | 75' |
| SH | 9 | Tim Usasz | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Nic Johnson |
| OF | 7 | Todd Clever (c) |
| BF | 6 | Inaki Basauri | 50' | 57' | 66' |
| RL | 5 | Scott LaValla |
| LL | 4 | Louis Stanfill | 75' |
| TP | 3 | Shawn Pittman | 47' to 57' | 47' to 57' |
| HK | 2 | Chris Biller | 47' |
| LP | 1 | Mate Moeakiola | | | 69' |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Phil Thiel | 47' |
| PR | 17 | Eric Fry | 50' | 57' | 69' |
| LK | 18 | John van der Giessen | | | 66' |
| FL | 19 | Pat Danahy | 75' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Petri | 71' |
| CE | 21 | Tai Enosa | 66' | 67' | 75' |
| CE | 22 | Troy Hall | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
Touch judges: Luke Pearce Stuart Terheege Television match official: Geoff Warren
* 12 June 2011 14:30 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
| England Saxons | 41–14 | Tonga |
| Try: Penalty try (3) 10' c, 32' c, 63' c Crane 15' c Twelvetrees 71' c Con: Clegg (5/5) Pen: Clegg (2) 40', 46' | Report | Try: Timani 49' c Koloamatangi 77' c Con: K. Morath (2/2) |
* Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester Referee: Romain Poite (France)
| FB | 15 | Alex Goode | 55' |
| RW | 14 | Charlie Sharples |
| OC | 13 | Henry Trinder | 59' |
| IC | 12 | Billy Twelvetrees |
| LW | 11 | Topsy Ojo |
| FH | 10 | Rory Clegg |
| SH | 9 | Paul Hodgson | 65' |
| N8 | 8 | Jordan Crane (c) |
| OF | 7 | Tom Johnson | 73' |
| BF | 6 | James Gaskell | 69' |
| RL | 5 | Dave Attwood |
| LL | 4 | Mouritz Botha |
| TP | 3 | Matt Stevens |
| HK | 2 | David Paice | 55' |
| LP | 1 | Matt Mullan | 65' |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Joe Gray | 55' |
| PR | 17 | Kieran Brookes | 65' |
| LK | 18 | Graham Kitchener | 69' |
| FL | 19 | Jamie Gibson | 73' |
| SH | 20 | Micky Young | 65' |
| CE | 21 | Jordan Turner-Hall | 59' |
| FB | 22 | Mike Brown | 55' |
| Coach: ||
| Stuart Lancaster ||
| FB | 15 | Eddie Paea |
| RW | 14 | Viliami Helu |
| OC | 13 | Suka Hufanga |
| IC | 12 | Sione Fonua | 40' |
| LW | 11 | Viliame Iongi |
| FH | 10 | Kurt Morath |
| SH | 9 | Daniel Morath | 55' |
| N8 | 8 | Pasuka Mapakaitolo | | 61' |
| OF | 7 | Pepa Koloamatangi |
| BF | 6 | Josh Afu |
| RL | 5 | Emosi Kauhenga | 47' |
| LL | 4 | Sione Timani | 65' |
| TP | 3 | Kisi Pulu (c) |
| HK | 2 | Semisi Telefoni | 58' |
| LP | 1 | Tonga Leaʻaetoa | 55' | 61' |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Atonio Halangahu | 58' |
| PR | 17 | Taʻu Faingaʻanuku | 55' | 61' to 71' | 61' to 71' |
| LK | 18 | Kele Hehea | 47' |
| FL | 19 | Tevita Ula | 65' |
| SH | 20 | Soane Havea | 55' |
| FH | 21 | Mateo Malupo |
| CE | 22 | Silivenusi Taumoepeau | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| Isitolo Maka ||

#### Pool B

| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Bonus points | Table points |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Italy A | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 1 | 1 |
* 4 June 2011 14:30 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
| Italy A | 12–26 | Canada |
| Pen: Tebaldi (4) 15', 32', 35', 63' | Report | Try: Carpenter 44' m Marshall 46' m Pritchard 56' c Con: Pritchard (1/3) Pen: Pritchard (2) 8', 70' Drop: Monro 29' |
* Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
| FB | 15 | Ruggero Trevisan | 68' |
| RW | 14 | Andrea Bacchetti |
| OC | 13 | Denis Majstorovic |
| IC | 12 | Matteo Pratichetti |
| LW | 11 | Michele Sepe |
| FH | 10 | Riccardo Bocchino |
| SH | 9 | Tito Tebaldi | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Manoa Vosawai |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Valerio Bernabò (c) | 42' to 52' | 42' to 52' |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami | 53' |
| LL | 4 | Corniel van Zyl | 62' |
| TP | 3 | Fabio Staibano | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Tommaso D'Apice | 71' |
| LP | 1 | Alberto De Marchi | 45' |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Andrea Manici | 71' |
| PR | 17 | Matías Agüero | 45' |
| PR | 18 | Dario Chistolini | 50' |
| LK | 19 | Joshua Furno | 53' |
| SH | 20 | Giulio Toniolatti | 71' |
| FB | 21 | DuRandt Gerber | 68' |
| LK | 22 | Francesco Minto | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Gianluca Guidi ||
| FB | 15 | James Pritchard |
| RW | 14 | Ciaran Hearn |
| OC | 13 | Conor Trainor |
| IC | 12 | Ryan Smith |
| LW | 11 | Phil Mackenzie |
| FH | 10 | Ander Monro |
| SH | 9 | Ed Fairhurst |
| N8 | 8 | Aaron Carpenter | | | 71' |
| OF | 7 | Chauncey O'Toole |
| BF | 6 | Jebb Sinclair | 18' to 24' | 18' to 24' |
| RL | 5 | Brian Erichsen |
| LL | 4 | Tyler Hotson |
| TP | 3 | Jason Marshall |
| HK | 2 | Pat Riordan (c) |
| LP | 1 | Hubert Buydens | 65' |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Ryan Hamilton |
| PR | 17 | Andrew Tiedemann | 65' |
| LK | 18 | Mitch Gudgeon |
| FL | 19 | Nanyak Dala | 18' | 24' | 71' |
| SH | 20 | Sean White |
| CE | 21 | Mike Scholz |
| FB | 22 | Matt Evans |
| Coach: ||
| Kieran Crowley ||
Touch judges: Andrew Small Ian Tempest Television match official: David Matthews
* 8 June 2011 20:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
| Canada | 34–18 | Russia |
| Try: Mensah-Coker 12' c Trainor 35' m Monro 61' c O'Toole 70' m Evans 77' c Con: Pritchard (3/5) Pen: Pritchard 17' | Report | Try: Klyuchnikov 20' c Artemiev 26' m Con: Kushnarev (1/2) Pen: Kushnarev (2) 15', 40' |
* Molesey Road, Esher Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| FB | 15 | James Pritchard |
| RW | 14 | Matt Evans |
| OC | 13 | Conor Trainor | 60' |
| IC | 12 | Mike Scholz |
| LW | 11 | Justin Mensah-Coker |
| FH | 10 | Ander Monro (c) |
| SH | 9 | Sean White | 55' |
| N8 | 8 | Aaron Carpenter |
| OF | 7 | Chauncey O'Toole |
| BF | 6 | Jebb Sinclair | 66' |
| RL | 5 | Jamie Cudmore | 74' |
| LL | 4 | Tyler Hotson |
| TP | 3 | Scott Franklin | 67' |
| HK | 2 | Ryan Hamilton | 24' |
| LP | 1 | Tom Dolezel | 55' |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Pat Riordan | 24' |
| PR | 17 | Andrew Tiedemann | 67' |
| PR | 18 | Hubert Buydens | 55' |
| LK | 19 | Mitch Gudgeon | 74' |
| FL | 20 | Nanyak Dala | 66' |
| SH | 21 | Ed Fairhurst | 55' |
| CE | 22 | Phil Mackenzie | 60' |
| Coach: ||
| Kieran Crowley ||
| FB | 15 | Igor Klyuchnikov |
| RW | 14 | Vasily Artemiev |
| OC | 13 | Igor Galinovskiy | 53' |
| IC | 12 | Alexey Makovetskiy |
| LW | 11 | Vladimir Ostroushko |
| FH | 10 | Yuri Kushnarev |
| SH | 9 | Alexandr Shakirov | 76' |
| N8 | 8 | Viacheslav Grachev | 53' |
| OF | 7 | Andrey Garbuzov |
| BF | 6 | Andrey Temnov |
| RL | 5 | Alexander Voytov |
| LL | 4 | Vladimir Boltenkov | 64' |
| TP | 3 | Ivan Prischepenko | 57' |
| HK | 2 | Vladislav Korshunov (c) | 74' |
| LP | 1 | Sergei Popov |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Valery Tsnobiladze | 74' |
| PR | 17 | Alexey Travkin | 57' |
| LK | 18 | Alexey Panasenko | 64' |
| N8 | 19 | Victor Gresev | 53' |
| SH | 20 | Andrei Bykanov | 76' |
| CE | 21 | Sergey Trishin | 53' |
| FH | 22 | Anton Ryabov |
| Coach: ||
| Kingsley Jones ||
Touch judges: David Rose Roy Maybank Television match official: Geoff Warren
* 12 June 2011 17:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
| Italy A | 24–19 | Russia |
| Try: Pratichetti 5' c Toniolatti 23' m Con: Tebaldi (1/2) 5' Pen: Tebaldi (3) 19', 32', 51' Bocchino 60' | Report | Try: Yagudin 54' c Con: Kushnarev (1/1) 54' Pen: Kushnarev (4) 22', 28', 43', 57' |
* Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester Attendance: 5,357 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
| FB | 15 | Ruggero Trevisan |
| RW | 14 | Giulio Toniolatti |
| OC | 13 | Andrea Pratichetti |
| IC | 12 | Matteo Pratichetti |
| LW | 11 | Michele Sepe |
| FH | 10 | Riccardo Bocchino |
| SH | 9 | Tito Tebaldi |
| N8 | 8 | Manoa Vosawai |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Francesco Minto |
| RL | 5 | Valerio Bernabò (c) |
| LL | 4 | Joshua Furno |
| TP | 3 | Fabio Staibano |
| HK | 2 | Tommaso D'Apice |
| LP | 1 | Alberto De Marchi |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Andrea Mancini |
| | 17 | Matías Agüero |
| | 18 | Dario Chistolini |
| | 19 | Marco Bortolami |
| | 20 | DuRandt Gerber |
| | 21 | Giovanbattista Venditti |
| | 22 | Nicola Belardo |
| Coach: ||
| Gianluca Guidi ||
| FB | 15 | Igor Klyuchnikov |
| RW | 14 | Vasily Artemiev |
| OC | 13 | Mikhail Babaev |
| IC | 12 | Sergey Trishin |
| LW | 11 | Rushan Yagudin |
| FH | 10 | Yuri Kushnarev |
| SH | 9 | Andrey Bykanov |
| N8 | 8 | Viacheslav Grachev (c) |
| OF | 7 | Mikhail Sidorov |
| BF | 6 | Victor Gresev |
| RL | 5 | Denis Antonov |
| LL | 4 | Alexey Panasenko |
| TP | 3 | Alexey Chernyshov |
| HK | 2 | Valery Tsnobiladze |
| LP | 1 | Grigory Tsnobiladze |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Vladislav Korshunov |
| | 17 | Alexey Travkin |
| | 18 | Ivan Prischepenko |
| | 19 | Andrey Garbuzov |
| | 20 | Alexander Shakirov |
| | 21 | Anton Ryabov |
| | 22 | Igor Galinovskiy |
| Coach: ||
| Kingsley Jones ||

### Finals
#### Bowl final

* 18 June 2011 12:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
| United States | 32–25 | Russia |
| Try: Emerick 23' m A. Suniula 57' c Clever 60' c Enosa 71' c Con: Malifa (3/4) 58', 61', 72' Pen: Malifa (2) 5', 49' | Report | Try: Ostroushko 30' m Voytov 51' c Artemiev 64' c Con: Kushnarev (2/3) 51', 64' Pen: Kushnarev (2) 1', 47' |
* Sixways Stadium, Worcester Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

#### Plate final

* 18 June 2011 14:15 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
| Tonga | 18–27 | Italy A |
| Try: Iongi 54' m Malupo 80' c Con: K. Morath (1/2) 80' Pen: Paea 12' K. Morath 68' | Report | Try: Bocchino 3' c A. Pratichetti 50' c Venditti 73' c Con: Tebaldi (3/3) 3', 50', 73' Pen: Tebaldi (2) 19', 42' |
* Sixways Stadium, Worcester Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

#### Cup final

* 18 June 2011 16:30 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
| England Saxons | 37–6 | Canada |
| Try: Gaskell 21' m Benjamin (2) 23' c, 59' c Sharples 67' m Gibson 75' c Con: Clegg (3/5) 23', 59', 75' Pen: Clegg (2) 12', 50' | Report | Pen: Pritchard 29' Drop: Monro 14' |
* Sixways Stadium, Worcester Referee: Romain Poite (France)