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2009–10 British and Irish Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2009–10 British and Irish Cup |
| imagesize | 150px |
| caption | Official Logo |
| countries | |
| Ireland Ireland | |
| tournament format | Round-robin and knockout |
| date | November 2009 – May 2010 |
| teams | 24 |
| matches | 63 |
| attendance | {{#expr: |
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| venue | Recreation Ground, Camborne |
| attendance2 | 4,240 |
| champions | ENG Cornish Pirates |
| count | 1 |
| runner-up | IRE Munster A |
| previous year | 2008-09 |
| previous tournament | EDF Energy Trophy |
| next year | 2010–11 |
| next tournament | 2010–11 British and Irish Cup |
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The 2009–10 British and Irish Cup was the first season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. First round matches began on Friday 20 November 2009 and the final was held on Sunday 16 May 2010.
The first competition was heavily criticised, with one reporter describing it as 'dismal'.
A total of 24 teams from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales competed in the inaugural competition. Cornish Pirates lifted the cup, defeating Munster A 23–14 in the final.
Teams
The allocation of teams was as follows:
- ENG – 12 teams from the RFU Championship
- Ireland – 3 Irish provinces represented by 'A' teams
- SCO – 3 Scottish sides, 2 top clubs from the Scottish Premiership and Gael Force, a side made up of a combination of National Academy players
- WAL – 6 top clubs from the Principality Premiership
| England England | Ireland Ireland | Scotland Scotland | Wales Wales |
|---|
Competition format
The teams were divided into four pools of six, playing over five weekends during the Autumn International and Six Nations windows. The four pool winners contested a knock-out stage, with semi-finals on 24 and 25 April and the final on 16 May.
Pool stages
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Knock-out stages
Qualifiers
The four pool winners proceeded to the knock out stages.
| 25 April 2010 - Camborne | ENG Cornish Pirates | 43 | ENG Doncaster | 5 | 24 April 2010 - Thomond Park | IRE Munster A | 27 | IRE Ulster Ravens | 3 | 16 May 2010 - Camborne | ENG Cornish Pirates | 23 | IRE Munster A | 14}}
Semi-finals
Final
Geography
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area/Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAL Aberavon | Talbot Athletic Ground | 3,000 | Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot, Wales |
| SCO Ayr | Millbrae | Unknown | Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland |
| ENG Bedford Blues | Goldington Road | 5,000 (1,700 seats) | Bedford, Bedfordshire, England |
| ENG Birmingham & Solihull | Sharmans Cross Road | 3,500 | Solihull, West Midlands, England |
| ENG Bristol | Memorial Stadium | 12,100 | Bristol, England |
| WAL Cardiff | Cardiff Arms Park | 13,500 | Cardiff, Wales |
| ENG Cornish Pirates | Recreation Ground | 9,000 | Camborne, Cornwall, England |
| ENG Coventry | Butts Park Arena | 4,000 | Coventry, West Midlands, England |
| ENG Doncaster | Castle Park | 3,075 | Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England |
| ENG Exeter Chiefs | Sandy Park | 7,300 (10,744 by the end of the season) | Exeter, Devon, England |
| SCO Gael Force | Bridgehaugh | 4,000 | Stirling, Scotland |
| SCO Heriot's FP | Goldenacre | Unknown | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Ireland Leinster A | Donnybrook | 7,000 | Dublin, Leinster, Ireland |
| WAL Llanelli | Parc y Scarlets | 14,870 | Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| ENG London Welsh | Old Deer Park | 5,850 (1,000 seats) | London, England |
| ENG Moseley | Billesley Common | 3,000+ (650 seated) | Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Ireland Munster A | Musgrave Park | 8,300 | Cork, County Cork, Ireland |
| WAL Neath | The Gnoll | 7,500 | Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales |
| WAL Newport | Rodney Parade | 10,500 | Newport, Wales |
| ENG Nottingham | Meadow Lane | 19,588 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| ENG Plymouth Albion | The Brickfields | 6,500 | Plymouth, Devon, England |
| WAL Pontypridd | Sardis Road | 7,861 | Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales |
| ENG Rotherham | Clifton Lane | 2,500 | Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England |
| Ireland Ulster Ravens | Ravenhill Stadium | 12,125 | Belfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland |
References
References
- Brian Dick. (25 February 2010). "Taxing times for clubs struggling in rugby's Championship". Birmingham Post.
- (6 May 2009). "New British & Irish Cup announced". [[RTÉ Sport]].
- (6 May 2009). "Home unions devise British & Irish Cup". [[The Daily Telegraph]].
- "Goldington Road". Napit.co.uk.
- (4 January 2013). "London Welsh keen to purchase Kassam Stadium". ESPN.
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