2009 Churchill Cup

2009 Churchill Cup
Date June 6 to June 21
Teams 6
Countries  Argentina XV

 Canada
 England Saxons
 Georgia
 Ireland A
 United States

Matches played 9
Attendance
Final
Venue Dick's Sporting Goods Park,
Commerce City, Colorado
Attendance
Champions Ireland A
Runner-up 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[1] and to keep the tournament from being suspended for a year.[2] Six rugby union teams took part: Canada, England Saxons, Ireland A, the USA, 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.[3] The matches were broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK and Setanta Sports North America in the US.

  1. ^ "2009 Churchill Cup schedule". americanrugbynews.com. February 25, 2009. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
  2. ^ "Churchill Cup rugby officials scrap plans for round-robin games in Canada". thespec.com. February 25, 2009. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
  3. ^ "2009 Ticket Information!". churchillcuprugby.net. April 16, 2009. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.