| 2011 Churchill Cup | |
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| Date | June 4–18 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Countries |  Canada |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Final | |
| Venue | Sixways Stadium Worcester, England |
| Attendance | |
| Champions |  England Saxons |
| Runner-up | Canada |
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.
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.
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.
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.
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Table points | |||||
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 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) |
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Touch judges:
Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
Andrew Watson
Television match official:
David Matthews
| 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) |
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) |
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| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Table points | |||||
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 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) |
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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) |
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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 [ permanent dead link ] | 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) |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
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