The 2005 Churchill Cup was held between 14 June and 21 June 2005 in Edmonton

Edmonton

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, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It was the third edition of the Churchill Cup

Churchill Cup

The Churchill Cup was an annual rugby union tournament, held in June, contested by representative men's teams from Canada, England, the United States, and other invited teams from a wide array of countries....

 competition. three of the four rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 teams taking part in the 2004

2004 Churchill Cup

The 2004 Churchill Cup was held between 14 June and 21 June 2004 in Calgary and Edmonton, Canada. It was the second edition of the Churchill Cup competition...

 men's competition, Canada

Canada national rugby union team

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, England A

England Saxons

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, the USA

United States national rugby union team

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, returned to compete, while Argentina A

Argentina A national rugby union team

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 replaced the Māori

New Zealand Maori rugby union team

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There was no women's event, although a similar event, the 2005 Canada Cup did take place.

Format

The competition took on a straight 'knock-out' format. Four teams played in two semi-final matches, with the North American sides kept apart. The winners of each semi final competed in the final match, while the losers took part in a 3rd/4th place playoff. Four matches were played over a period of two weeks.

Semi Finals

Final

Consolation Final

External links

• Churchill Cup official site