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{{Infobox rugby tournament
|name         = 2006 Churchill Cup
|date         = 3 June – 17 June 2006
|countries    ={{Ru|CAN}}<br />{{ruA|ENG}}<br />{{ruA|IRE}}<br />{{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand Māori rugby union team|New Zealand Māori]]<br>{{ruA|SCO}}<br />{{ru|USA}}
|champion     = Maori
|count        = 2
|matches      = 9
|tries        = 
|attendance   = 
|top scorer   = 
|most tries   = 
|preceded by  = [[2005 Churchill Cup|2005]]
|succeeded by = [[2007 Churchill Cup|2007]]
}}
The '''2006 Churchill Cup''' was a [[rugby union]] competition played between the second teams of various top tier international rugby nations and the first teams of traditionally less prominent teams, such as [[Canada national rugby union team|Canada]] and the [[United States national rugby union team|United States]]. The 2006 tournament began on June 3 and ended on June 17. The 2006 competition marked the fourth year of the [[Churchill Cup]] as well as its expansion from four to six teams. The Cup was contested by [[Canada national rugby union team|Canada]], [[England Saxons]], [[Ireland Wolfhounds|Ireland A]], [[New Zealand Māori rugby union team|New Zealand Māori]], [[Scotland A national rugby union team|Scotland A]], and the [[United States national rugby union team|United States]]. New Zealand Māori won the competition.

==The Tournament==
The teams were split into two pools of three. The Canada pool played in [[Ontario]] and consisted of Canada, England Saxons and Scotland A. The America pool played their games in [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]], [[California]], and consisted of the US, New Zealand Maori and Ireland A.

The winners of the two pools moved on to compete in the overall final; the two runners up competed for the plate and the two teams to finish third in their group competed for the bowl. All of the finals were played in [[Edmonton]].

===Pools===
'''Canada Pool:'''<ref name="Table Notes">
The following abbreviations and rules are used in collating the tables:
::*Pos = Table Position
::*Pld = Played
::*W   = Win (Worth 4 points)
::*D   = Draw (Worth 2 points)
::*L   = Loss (Worth 0 points)
::*BP  = Bonus Points:
::** One bonus point was awarded to any team that scored four or more tries in a single match, regardless of the result.
::** One bonus point was awarded to any team that lost by seven points or fewer 
::*Pts = Progressive points tally
</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0
! bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pos
! bgcolor="#efefef" width="185"|　Name
! bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pld
! bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|W
! bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|D
! bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|L
! bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|BP
! bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pts
|- align=center
|align=left|'''1'''
|align=left|'''{{RuA|SCO}}'''
|2||2||0||0||0||'''8'''
|- align=center
|align=left|'''2'''
|align=left|'''{{RuA|ENG}}'''
|2||1||0||1||2||'''6'''
|- align=center
|align=left|'''3'''
|align=left|'''{{Ru|CAN}}'''
|2||0||0||2||1||'''1'''
|}

{{Rugbybox
|date=3 June 2006
|home={{RuA-rt|ENG|name=England A}}
|score=7 - 13
|away={{ruA|SCO}}
|stadium=[[York Stadium]], [[Toronto]]}}
----
{{Rugbybox
|date=7 June 2006
|home={{ru-rt|CAN}}
|score=10 - 15
|away={{ruA|SCO}}
|stadium=[[Twin Elm Rugby Park]], [[Ottawa]]}}
----
{{Rugbybox
|date=10 June 2006
|home={{ru-rt|CAN}}
|score=11 - 41
|away={{flagicon|ENG}} [[England Saxons|England A]]
|stadium=[[York Stadium]], [[Toronto]]}}
----

'''USA Pool:'''<ref name="Table Notes" />
{| class="wikitable"
|-border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0
! bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pos
! bgcolor="#efefef" width="185"|　Name
! bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pld
! bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|W
! bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|D
! bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|L
! bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|BP
! bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pts
|- align=center
|align=left|'''1'''
|align=left|'''{{Ru|New Zealand Māori|old}}'''
|2||2||0||0||2||'''10'''
|- align=center
|align=left|'''2'''
|align=left|'''{{RuA|IRE|name=Ireland A}}'''
|2||1||0||1||1||'''5'''
|- align=center
|align=left|'''3'''
|align=left|'''{{Ru|USA}}'''
|2||0||0||2||0||'''0'''
|}

{{Rugbybox
|date=3 June 2006
|home={{ru-rt|USA}}
|score=13 - 28
|away={{RuA|IRE|name=Ireland A}}
|stadium=[[Buck Shaw Stadium]], [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]]
|attendance=3,700
|report=Report<ref name="USA IRE 2006">{{cite web |title=CHURCHILL CUP , Pool A - Santa Clara, 3 June 2006, 14:00 local, 21:00 GMT |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/churchillcup/rugby/match/25188.html |website=espnscrum |access-date=1 May 2021}}</ref>}}
----
{{Rugbybox
|date=7 June 2006
|home={{ru-rt|USA}}
|score=6 - 74
|away={{flagicon|NZL}} [[Maori All Blacks|New Zealand Maori]]
|stadium=[[Buck Shaw Stadium]], [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]]
|attendance= 3,562
|report=Report<ref name="USA Maori 2006">{{cite web |title=CHURCHILL CUP , Pool A - Santa Clara, 7 June 2006, 19:30 local, 02:30 GMT +1d |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/churchillcup/rugby/match/25196.html |website=espnscrum |access-date=1 May 2021}}</ref>}}
----
{{Rugbybox
|date=10 June 2006
|home=[[Maori All Blacks|New Zealand Maori]] {{flagicon|NZL}}
|score=27 - 6
|away={{RuA|IRE|name=Ireland A}}
|stadium=[[Buck Shaw Stadium]], [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]]}}
----

===Finals===
''' Fifth Place Final''':
{{Rugbybox
|date=17 June 2006
|home={{ru-rt|CAN}}
|score=33 - 18
|away={{Ru|USA}}
|stadium=[[Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)|Commonwealth Stadium]], [[Edmonton]]
|report=Report<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada (13) 33 - 18 (6) United States of America (FT) |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/churchillcup/rugby/match/25217.html |website=espnscrum |access-date=29 February 2024}}</ref>}}
----

''' Third Place Final'''
{{Rugbybox
|date=17 June 2006
|home={{ruA-rt|IRE|name=Ireland A}}
|score=30 - 27
|away={{flagicon|ENG}} [[England Saxons|England A]]
|stadium=[[Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)|Commonwealth Stadium]], [[Edmonton]]}}
----

'''First Place Final'''
{{Rugbybox
|date=17 June 2006
|home=[[Maori All Blacks|New Zealand Maori]] {{flagicon|NZL}}
|score=52 - 17
|away={{ruA|SCO}}
|stadium=[[Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)|Commonwealth Stadium]], [[Edmonton]]}}
----

==See also==
* [[Churchill Cup]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516042950/http://www.barclayschurchillcuprugby.com/ Churchill Cup] official site

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