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2009 Churchill Cup

Field	Value
date	June 6 – June 21, 2009
teams	6
matches	9
venues	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado
champion	Ireland Wolfhounds
num_championships	1
runner-up1	England Saxons
previous	[2008](2008-churchill-cup)
next	[2010](2010-churchill-cup)

|runner-up1=England Saxons The 2009 Churchill Cup took place between June 6 and June 21, 2009, marking the seventh year of the Churchill Cup.

For the first time in the tournament's history, all rounds were held in the United States. This was done in an effort to reduce the cost of the tournament after the discontinued sponsorship by Barclays and to keep the tournament from being suspended for a year. Six rugby union teams took part: , England Saxons, Ireland A, the , Argentina Jaguars, and for the first time in the tournament, the Georgia national team. Tickets for the event went on sale to USA Rugby members on April 2, 2009, and general sales tickets went on sale on April 24, 2009. The matches were broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK and Setanta Sports North America in the US.

Winners

The Main Cup was won by Ireland A (who beat the England Saxons in the Cup Final), the Plate Competition was won by the Argentina Jaguars (who defeated in the Final), and the Bowl Competition was won by the (who beat Georgia).

Format

The teams played in a round-robin format between two pools to decide the elimination matches which took place on June 20, 2009. 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 Denver, Colorado area which is the future home for the tournament for the next three years. The first three days of round-robin play were at the modern, purpose-built rugby stadium Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado on the south side of Denver. The finals were held at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, which is home to Denver's MLS team, the Colorado Rapids.

Tables

Pool A

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Bonus
points	Table
points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1		2	2	0	0	70	24	+46	2	10
2		2	1	0	1	61	40	+21	1	5
3		2	0	0	2	15	82	-67	0	0

Pool B

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Bonus
points	Table
points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1		2	2	0	0	84	37	+47	1	9
2		2	1	0	1	55	42	+13	0	4
3		2	0	0	2	31	91	-60	0	0

Results

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Finals

Bowl Final

Plate Final

Cup Final

References

(February 25, 2009). "2009 Churchill Cup schedule". americanrugbynews.com.
(February 25, 2009). "Churchill Cup rugby officials scrap plans for round-robin games in Canada". thespec.com.
(April 16, 2009). "2009 Ticket Information!". churchillcuprugby.net.
"United States of America (10) 31 - 13 (10) Georgia (FT)".

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